SYAHDU (Contract Sleep Friends)

Torn by Status

"But you sleep with my son." (But you slept with my son)

Syahdu looks furious. She squeezed the fabric of her skirt while holding back the tears that were about to fall.

"There's no way he's giving you treatment for free. He must have asked you to serve him. I know my son." He said again with a small smile on his lips, confidently feeling his guess was correct.

"Ther's no difference between you and your muther." (It makes no difference between you and your mother)

Alex ignored Syahdu who was hardening his jaw and furiously stared at him. Alex pulled out a piece of paper from behind his suit. Then put the paper on the front desk Syahdu.

"That's a blank check. Fill as you please, but stay away from Alexander."

"I don't need your money." Reply Syahdu with a voice holding back crying. He didn't even look at the blank check in front of him.

The girl stood up, about to leave. But Alex's laughter made him step aside.

"Why are people like you always the same. As if you don't need money."

Alex stood with both hands in his pants pocket.

"It's like you're not a stupid girl, I know that. That's why I'm sure you can think far. Alexander has a good future. I'm not gonna let any trash stick to her."

"If the subtle way doesn't make you go, just wait for the rough way." Alex smiled before stepping out.

"I'm going to go."

Alex looked back. "Good girl."

"But after you make sure Arga won't get in the way of my departure." Said the girl boldly even though she also felt worried that there would be a fight between Arga and her father because of her departure later.

"Don't worry about it." Alex then walked out of the room. (Don't worry about that)

Syahdu sat down again. The water dam was spilled onto the cheek of Syahdu which he had managed to hold. Being treated badly long ago has often been felt. But this, Arga's biological father, thinks of him like trash.

Syahdu. He didn't know why his heart was so sick. Equated with prostitutes, it is considered garbage until it must be removed so strongly.

After trying to get all the water out, Syahdu moved out of the room to see the doctor first, asking if tomorrow he and his grandmother could get out of the hospital immediately.

It was time for Syahdu to tell his grandmother his plan. Because he no longer wants any more commotion between Arga and his family. This also has the potential for relationships and Arga that can be revealed. He did not want it to happen, that's why Syahdu strengthened his resolve that he would soon go with his grandmother.

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Arga went into Margaret's house with rage raging in her chest.

The man's wide steps got the attention of Julia and Margaret who were sitting in the living room.

"Arga, what's wrong?" Margaret asked who was surprised to see Arga's beaver face.

The man did not answer. He continued his steps up the stairs quickly. Seeing that, Julia also rushed upstairs, afraid that the child and father were fighting again.

The powerful doorway didn't surprise Alex. The cold man simply broke his focus off the laptop, then looked at his son who was standing on the doorstep with clenched hands.

"I said she had nothing to do with this!!" Shouted Arga with his neck stiffened.

"Dear." Julia immediately held her son who was about to come to the father at his desk. "What's up, baby. Why are you angry with me?"

"Mami tell him! He does not have to come and threaten Syahdu like that. A coward! You face me, not the girl, goddamn it!" Strangled Arga while trying to remove Julia's hand from her body.

"Alexander!!" Jerky Julia. "That's not how you talk to your papa!"

Alex opened the glasses that had been perched on his nose. He closed the laptop, but had no intention of getting off his desk.

"It turns out he's complaining to you." Alex's calm face made Arga hate him even more.

"Gue knew what you were doing without a complaint from him. You should have confronted me!" Arga's body is held by Julia when she again wants to come to Alex to teach him a lesson.

"Are you threatening Syahdu?" Julia asked her husband.

"I didn't do anything." Alex shrugged his shoulders.

"Trus why did you come to the hospital, huh? You told him to get out of town, didn't you?!" Again, Arga shouted at the father with reddened eyes. His breathing sounded harsh due to the anger that was almost at its peak.

"I didn't tell him he was going himself. He also asked me not to stop him from leaving." Alex stood up. "He himself wants to get away from you, son. You have to realize that."

Anger Arga restrained. Suddenly he felt defeated hearing what Alex said. Is it really Syahdu who wants to go away from him?

"She refused all of the thing I offer to." (He refused everything I offered him)

"We had a deal, he's pretty smart and self-conscious." Call Alex again.

"But why did you do that?" Julia asked with fused eyebrows.

"I just don't like any trash in our family. Am I wrong?"

Julia shook her head at what her husband was doing.

"It's very similar to Soraya. It makes no difference between the two of you!" Tukas Arga then walked out of Alex's room.

"That is why I choose her." Alex answered lightly. (that's why I chose him)

Arga stopped briefly to face the grandmother. His eyes seemed to be asking for help. But Arga realized, he had lost, especially Margaret did not know who the real Syahdu was. If he knew, of course Margaret who was concerned about the descendants would reject him as well.

The man left, without a word coming out of his mouth. Margaret kept staring at Arga who disappeared behind the door. His grandson's clutter, he could see it. How Arga screamed putting up a body for Syahdu, he could feel it.

Margaret did not want to ask her daughter anything. He goes into the room and lets his confidants dig up information on what is currently going on.

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Shahdu bends his knees on the chair. He looked at the sleeping grandmother. His hands held her grandmother tightly. Later in the night, Suriani will take off the infusion hose and tomorrow she will prepare to go home. At this time Syahdu was still worried, whether he would tell Wicak, or leave the man as well.

Syahdu's eyes hurt, since then he just cried. Tears also did not subside. He immediately wiped away the tears that fell on his cheeks. In his heart he wanted freedom.

Syahdu wanted to scream. Why from the first he could not breathe quietly without any burden on his mind.

He wants to be happy. He wanted his brain to stop looking for a way out of any problem. But why is it so hard. There are problems that he faces.

Syahdu turned his head when he saw the door open and Arga stood there.

Syahdu lowered his head and immediately wiped away his tears.

"Gue. want to talk."

"Speak here."

Arga looked at Suriani who was sleeping on top of her safe.

"Get out a minute." The man retreated and stood in front of the door, waiting for Syahdu.

Slowly Syahdu took his hand off the grandmother, then went out and closed the door.

"What did that guy say to you?"

For a moment Syahdu thought, who 'that person' is Arga.

"I mean.your father?" He asked in a raucous voice, but Arga just silently looked at him.

"Ga there's nothing. He's just asking grandma's condition." Answer Syahdu.

"Gausa lied."

"I'm not lying."

Arga sighed. Then grab Syahdu's hand. "Gue ain't gonna tell anybody nyakitin lo. I promise. I just need time to find a way so that I or you can be free from her threats."

The sight of Syahdu fell into his hand which Arga held. Then slowly he pulled it.

"There's no threat whatsoever. You also don't need to promise anything because I'm fine."

"Gue tau lo threatened. That's why you want to leave me. Yeah, right."

Syahdu was silent. He also just looked down, not daring to see Arga's face.

"Lo don't need to leave this town. I'm gonna make him leave and you don't have to bother moving."

Syahdu looked at Arga's sad eyes which made Syahdu realize there was something different from the way Arga looked at him. Butwhat? It can't be love.

"I wasn't threatened. That's my own will."

Arga turned his face aside. Since then he tried to dismiss the words of Alex about Syahdu who asked to be separated from him. He thought it was just Alex saying to bring him down. But hearing directly from the mouth of Syahdu, it really made his heart ache.

"You want a fiancee. So I thought our contract was over."

"Gue never said that the fiancee for the contract was over. You'll still be my bedmate for two years or I'll be alone."

"Ga can do that, Ga. You want to get married and I-"

"Someone wants to get married. I'm not married. I'm just following his will until I find a way!" The Arga tone rose by an octave. There was no one in the corridor, he knew that.

"But I have to go, Ga." Say Syahdu with tears.

"Gue Permitin lo go as long as you can pay compensation for hospital funds that I have been out to make you."

"Arga, please.."

"Why do you want to run away from me? Threatened, aren't you?"

Syahdu wiped away her tears. "Not that, Gaa.."

"If you don't have a reason!"

The debate left someone behind the door holding his thumping heart. Suriani who is about to come out must be restrained because of pain in his chest. He held on to the iron gurney, trying to walk back to his bed.

Suriani regulated her tight breathing. He couldn't even hold back the tears that were spilling when he learned that the little girl he had been caring for had sold herself for her treatment.

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