Shattering Hearts

(S2): Sergei's phone call

Ivander walks leisurely while enjoying the natural aroma of being around him, the sound of birds and gusts of wind make birch trees rub against each other as if they are singing a song to nature. He was halfway to his house behind a forest of birch trees. I have no regrets about moving to this beautiful village.

Not far in front of him there is a simple tiny house whose walls there are many honeysuckle tree tendrils. Smoke billowed out of the fireplace chimney. He thought who lived here might be a small family and his only neighbor who was close to his house. The warmth emanated very strongly from the house.

He saw an old woman knitting in front of the window of his room and was a little surprised when the old woman watched him intently without blinking. Ivander finally sped up his pace, Juliana his wife must have been waiting for him for breakfast.

Ivander was shocked when he saw the thick smoke coming from inside his house with a racing heart and a deathly pale face. He ran in and was relieved that the smoke was coming from his backyard.

His wife, Juliana, was burning dry leaves.He saw the blazing fire from the pile of leaves he burned, slowly from the fire came the faces that had always disturbed his memory.Vaguely heard back a man who begged him to save his baby. This time his voice sounded clearer .

’’Save my son, Lizzie and get out of here."

Ivander saw a blaze that had devoured part of the house. The fire was so alive in his eyes, it was as if it had a soul thirsting to swallow everything before it.

The scenery changed, he saw himself talking to a man who was in the middle of a fire in the garden behind his house. His face showed his anxiety and looked gloomy.

‘’Only you can I trust. I feel like someone is going to hurt my family. I'm worried about my son and my wife. I want you to keep an eye on the two of them, because it's not every time I'm around them. I don't know who that person is, but these past few days, I've felt someone watching me and trying to harm me, so please watch over my son and my wife."

Ivander regained consciousness from his daydreams and looked at his wife with an anxious face. Unaware of kneeling with her aching head, Juliana sat her in the nearest chair, not long after she returned with a glass of water.

’’Seeing you like that makes me very anxious, not only once have I seen you like that, but many times in the past two months. I think you should go to the hospital."

"Sorry to worry you. Juliana, before I married you, I told you that I don't remember my past at all. I think I'm starting to remember it little by little, even if it's just pieces of memory that I don't understand. I felt like I had a sad past and was afraid to remember it, but I couldn't stop a small part of my memory from coming back and it always appears the same guy with the same face is asking me to save the baby and it looks like I've brought the baby."

"I know, it's because of your amnesia, but why haven't you ever told me about the man who's always been in your memory."

"I'm sorry, Juliana. I don't want to make you worry anymore."

"We went to the hospital and checked your head."

"But...’’.

"This time you must obey my request. Do you understand darling?’’

Ivander smiled soothingly as he stroked the back of his wife's hand. "I understand."

"Then where's the baby you brought?’’

"I don't know where I'm taking her, but once my memory recovers I'll definitely find her soon."

"Hopefully you can remember everything, even though it will make you feel sad, because it recalls your bad past memories." Juliana kissed her husband's forehead and entered the house together.

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Lizzie arrives at her school just as the entrance bell rings. He felt sad when he had to see the seat next to him empty again. He kept his bag on the table and began to take out his textbooks.The first lesson was a history lesson he did not like.

Just a few minutes into the beginning, Lizzie was already getting sleepy, but she tried to keep listening to the explanation from her teacher. Lizzie's eyes were almost closed when she faintly saw a beautiful young woman standing beside the lake. The water was surging, due to the strong wind. 

Lizzie kept looking at him from behind the window and wondered what the woman would do. He took off his shoes and started walking into the lake. Lizzie felt cold goosebumps watching the woman splash into the lake water which was very cold like ice water.

"There are also people who go swimming in cold weather like this,’’he thought.

The strange movements of the woman kept Lizzie awake . His little mouth was wide open. He realized the woman was not about to swim, but was trying to kill herself. Lizzie immediately stood up and made her friends and teachers surprised.

"Lizzie, what's up?’’

Lizzie pointed towards the lake with trembling hands.’’There's a woman who tried to kill herself at Lake Olivia's teacher."

"What did you say?’’

"See!’’

Everyone looked towards the lake Lizzie was pointing at. His friends were jostling behind the window to see him.

"We'd better send someone to save him. I don't think he can swim."

"alright. You guys wait here. Don't leave class and don't make a fuss."

Lizzie was anxious to see the woman drown in the lake. He prayed that the woman would be saved quickly.Without a second thought he finally decided to go to the lake.

"Where are you going?’’ask Marry.

"I'll help that woman."

"Are you crazy? Let the adults help him. We can't leave class anyway."

"I know."

Lizzie finally leaves the classroom without caring for her friend's warning. By the time he left the school some people had been heading there. But he knew the journey of some of his teachers to the lake would take a little while and it was likely that the woman could not be saved. Only he knew the shortcut to the lake.

Lizzie immediately went in the opposite direction to her teachers. Running through the bushes and not caring for his hand scratched and finally he arrived at the edge of the birch forest. A road that is rarely passed by many people, a road that is considered by all villagers is no longer used.The water rippling lake is not calm. Lizzie immediately took off her clothes and shoes. He no longer cared about the very cold lake water and immediately threw himself.

The woman had already started to look weak and had already started to drown. Lizzie swam smartly and before long she was able to grab the woman with great difficulty she pulled him to her knees. Just then his teachers started to come and help him. They were surprised to see one of his students here. They immediately pulled Lizzie and gave her a blanket.

Lizzie's body was shivering and her lips had already started turning blue. He watched as people began to rescue the unconscious woman. I hope it's not too late to save him. Before long the woman regained her senses and began to spit out a lot of water from her mouth. Lizzie is relieved, but she gets an angry look from Olivia's teacher's mom, then takes her back to school. Before leaving he looked back to make sure the woman was okay.

The arrival of Lizzie back to class greeted her friends with joyous cheers.

’’Kanu is great and brave. Last time I saw you save that woman,’’ Paul said as he patted her shoulder . Lizzie just silently shivered in response to the praise of her friends.

‘’See you so drenched and cold!’’says Mary.’’I think you'll stay like this until your clothes dry again and I hope you won't get sick."

Lizzie put the blanket back together. Meanwhile the woman Lizzie had helped was still sitting by the lake accompanied by some of her teachers . Lizzie kept looking at him behind her classroom window. He was grateful that the woman survived.

’’Nona what is your name? We will contact your family,’’thanya pack Jerry Segal geography teacher Lizzie

"I'm Angela Romanov."

Angela swept away all the beautiful scenery of autumn around the lake, she was just about to make this lake the place of her death. The loud sound of frogs and the air that obscures autumn fragrance. The scorching rays of the sun illuminated the entire lake. The water sparkled like a jewel, he almost forgot the beauty of this village. For years he had been away from this village and preferred to settle in a big city that was noisy and filled with air pollution.

’’Thank you for saving me."

‘’Don't thank me, thank Lizzie if it wasn't for herwe wouldn't have known there was a woman who almost drowned here. You should not attempt suicide here. I'm not sure why you did it, but I've decided not to tell you about your attempt to kill yourself here."

"thank you. Please give my thanks to Lizzie."

"I hope one day I can meet him."

The two people in the uniform came with anxious faces and immediately approached their master, afraid that if the master knew this all the servants would get angry, what else if they got sick. Angela's father was known to be very fierce and all the servants were afraid and submissive to her.Therefore she did not want to risk her being fired.

Angela understood with her servant's anxiety, knowing that her father would be fired by one of the servants, like Milly, her sister's nanny who had made an unintentional mistake, so he decided not to say anything to his father and he told his servant. A look of relief on his servant's face and looked at him with a look of gratitude.

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Moscow

Vladimir who was casually reading a magazine was startled by the ringing of his cell phone in his pants pocket and he smiled. ‘’Siang grandpa! What's the matter early in the morning grandpa called me?’’

"If today your activities are empty, can we meet? It's been a long time since we both talked. Grandpa missed you. It feels so lonely here."

Valdimir smiled. ‘’Alright, I'll meet grandfather and stay there."

Thank ye. There's something Grandpa wants to talk to you about. Only you can trust me."

"Thank you for believing me. I'll see you there."

Vladimir hung up his phone and got dressed immediately. He must immediately meet his grandfather even though he is not his biological grandfather, he knows now his grandfather is in need of him. He also could not cover the curiosity about the thing he wanted to talk about. Her voice sounded so serious when she said she wanted to talk to him.

Vladimir parked his car in a hurry in front of his grandfather's mansion house was large and luxurious. The walls are made of beige stone walls and some of the walls have been graced by ivy and honeysuckle tree tendrils.Today the house has been bathed in sunlight, as far as his eyes looked at the many red and golden maple trees that lined up neatly on a path as well as whitewashed houses.

After Dimitri, his uncle and his wife went into a coma and his grandson went missing, his grandfather chose to stay in his mansion and rarely went out of the house to enjoy the view around his mansion.

His grandfather now lives with a few servants . The three-story mansion that looked gloomy. Every time he set foot in front of the mansion grounds, he felt there was always the impression of no warmth and cheer from within his house anymore. His bright blue eyes looked soft at his grandfather's mansion which was getting increasingly cold.

A servant opened the door for him and drove him to meet his grandfather. He saw his grandfather reading a newspaper accompanied by a steaming cup of tea and a still-warm apple pie. Her grandfather's favorite cake and hers. The fragrant taste that emanates from the pie has made his stomach hungry.Without hesitation he took it and ate it.’’I know you really like that cake. Eat as you please!’’

"It looks like grandpa's looking fine."

"You too. How's your school?’’

"Good."

"In the near future you will graduate, have you decided where to go to college?’’

"I'm going to college where my dad and Dimitri's uncle went to college."

"Moscow University is a good choice, hopefully you can be accepted into the university, but I'm sure you can get in there."

His grandfather smiled happily . Vladimir felt that there was something strange about his grandfather not as usual this time his face looked fresher and cheerful. His body was also not as thin as it used to be, gaining a little fat. The sadness that had always emanated from his face had faded even disappeared altogether. Vladimir was sure something had happened to his grandfather.

"Is there anything strange about your grandfather's face?’’

Vladimir felt bad to look at his grandfather like that. He allowed his way of sitting and drinking his tea.’’Nothing strange, but it looks like grandpa looks different."

"Oh yeah what's different from me."

"Grandfather looks cheerful and also a little fat."

"Your answer is right. That's why I wanted to tell you why I told you to come here."

Vladimir looked curious about what his grandfather would say.He sat up straight and crossed his legs.

"Before you had to promise me to keep everything I said a secret."

"I promise."

"Well, I believe you will keep that promise."

Sergei started telling stories and Vladimir listened to them seriously, and he could not hide his surprise. ‘’So grandpa's grandson is alive?’’

"Truly my grandson is still alive and now lives somewhere. Now I'm trying to find him. I just got a call from Ophelia Esther Constantine. Do you know who he is?’’

"I knew. Aunt Esther. She's grandpa's nanny."

"really. Esther said that she had seen the man who had brought my granddaughter to be in the village of Zelenogradsk."

"It was the village where my father lived. Grandpa's granddaughter also lives there."

"That possibility certainly exists. Grandfather hopes my granddaughter will be found soon and I've sent someone there to investigate."

 "I can't believe it, it's like a miracle that's suddenly coming. I'm so happy. He must have grown up."

"Now he is eight years old ."

"I became curious as to what my little cousin was like,’’ muttered Vladimir.Sergei's face suddenly looked mysterious, then he said in his heart.

"So how's your relationship with Angela?’’ask Sergei suddenly.

"Not so good. I've said things that have made her sad and she seems to be very angry with me. I have rejected his love."

"Correct? But if you are not surprised. I don't know how many women Angela you've rejected, but it's a pity that you've rejected her love when she's so beautiful. I don't think Angela's your type of woman."

"Grandfather's right. He's not my type."

"She's a spoiled girl and always gets what she wants . She is a girl who likes to spend money, and likes to party, also often waste the money given her father.Angela was used to living surrounded by luxury.She became like that was not entirely her fault, as well as her father, it was also the fault of his parents. If only my niece Victor and his wife Elizabeth had not spoiled him so much she would have grown up to be a good and independent girl. I feel so sorry for him. I don't know if someone like Angela would understand loving someone, but I think this time she did understand and she loves you so much, hasn't she been following you everywhere you go."

"That's right, Angela always followed me as if I were hers, but maybe now she'll never follow me again."

"You know, I can't imagine seeing Angela living in a simple house and requiring her to work in a garden, just imagining it makes me want to laugh. You must remember when I forced him to clean up the pumpkin orchard, he refused desperately, but I kept forcing him, he finally wanted to. But after in the garden he was reluctant to hold the ground and did not want to clean the weeds around the pumpkin tree.But he finally wanted to do it, when he found worms in the ground he ran in and swore he would never work cleaning the garden again. Angela finally cried seeing her fingers dirty exposed to the ground."

"I remember that incident. At that moment his facial expression was extremely angry and annoyed."They both laughed out loud.

"true."

"You better rest in the room must be tired because you have traveled far enough."

"I think I'm gonna take a little nap."

"The waiter will wake you when dinner arrives." Before leaving Vladimir finished his tea and entered with his grandfather. [ ]