THE ANGEL I HURT

Heart or a baby?

I immediately withdrew from Chaira's house. I promise I'll come again.

"I hope you have an answer to my request, Chai, I want us to get together again soon" I said.

After saying my greetings I immediately drove my car to my office. I'm so excited today. I have to start working hard again to advance my company that is almost clean.

From now on I have to work even harder because I will start to support my wife and provide for my two children. They're my ardors. I don't want to disappoint them.

I decided not to worry about Ray's affairs that could be said to have turned me silent. I realized it was all because I was the one who gave her a gap in Chaira's life.

Ray would forever be Chaira's best friend if I hadn't hurt him just yet.

I'm chairing the board meeting today. I brought them new ideas and for sure it would be good for my company. The board of directors accepted the return of my leadership over the company with great pleasure.

They basically know I deserve to be a leader. I used to be a leader they were very reluctant to because I was always good at treating all my employees.

"Lord, give me a chance to return to being a good man and always walk your way" I pray

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Ray closed the employee meeting he was leading this morning. He went back to his room. He picked up his phone and checked if there were any messages or calls coming in from Chaira.

Ray was disappointed that only messages and calls from clients came in. He put the phone back on the table a little rough.

"Is Darren still there with you Chai? Have you guys finished discussing your problems?" thought Ray.

Ray took a breath.

"I have to be patient and give him time to finish things" he explained again and began calling his assistant to accompany him to meetings elsewhere.

Dreeett,,,,, uh,,,,

Ray quickly snatched his phone when it vibrated. He wished it was from Chaira. His eyes were round when he saw Darren's name on his phone screen.

"Why did he call me?" thought Ray just before pressing the answer button.

"Hello Ray, I'd like us to meet if you have any free time. I'm sure you know what I want to talk to you about" I said

"I know. Meet me in three hours at the cafe in front of my office" Ray replied

"Ok" I answered briefly and hung up.

Ray thought for a moment after hanging up the phone.

"I'd better meet him. I want to know what he wants to say. I'll face it. It's about time we two gentlemen got along and maturely got on this thing" Ray thought.

Don't wanna waste any more time. The two adult men who are in love with one woman are racing to work hard in order to make her woman and her child happy.

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The clock shows the number 2:45 when Ray arrives at the cafe he promised. I, who had arrived five minutes earlier, waved my hand at him.

Ray's headed to my place right away.

I gave him a chance to order a drink first before we started talking.

"Ray, I don't think I need to talk to you anymore. I know you don't have much time. So I just go straight" I said.

"I want you to give up Ray, give me one more chance to make Chaira happy. Let me accompany our daughter's son" I'll just go.

"I know you loved her so much even earlier than me, I'm so grateful for the love you've given her all along. Your love protects her when I'm not by her."

"I don't hate you for your love, nor do I blame you for filling the void between us. That gap, I'm the one who made it,,, "

"Now I just want to expect the kindness of your heart once again to let us reunite. Let me atone for all my sins against him. Let me remove the wound I have inflicted on his heart"

I keep talking.

Ray's silent. Heart rages. Mom's happy face flashed through her mind.

"Did Chaira give you an answer to your referral request? " ask Ray

I'm shaking.

"I don't want to force it too much. I know he will make the best decision especially when it comes to our son" I said

Ray understands.

"We should both be equally patient awaiting his decision. And be glad to accept whoever he chooses. Both you and I, we're all grown up. I'm sure we can be just as good at it" Ray said again

"I love him Ray, you know that. It's heavy for me to release it again." I said

"And I want you to know that I love him too. I shut myself out of all women because my heart only chose them" Ray said

"If there's nothing else you want to say I want to say goodbye" Ray said then after we similarly drowned in silence.

"Thank you for taking your time. And once again I thank you for taking care of Chaira all this time" I said

Ray looked at me and looked at me.

"I can give my whole life to take care of him without getting a thank you from him or from him. I'm sincere to him. Whatever I did to him wasn't all I wanted to get his sympathy."

"I love her, always, every second of her,,, ever since we first met,,, even when she accepted you, when she was your wife, when you hurt her, when you hurt her, and when she did,,, when you talk to me right now, and until God takes back what HE has right over me, I still love him" Ray closes his sentence and leaves.

"Thank you Ray, thank you for your love for him. A love that may even exceed my love for her. But I can't let it go with you like you let it go with me first." I said

"I admit I lost to you Ray" my inner self

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Chaira closed her prayer by rubbing her face with both hands

"Aamiin"

After the prayer, he felt calmer. His soul was cold and peaceful. He begged his Lord for guidance to open the eyes of his heart and get the right answer to my request for reference.

He saw the two children who fell asleep in his bed. Kissed their cheeks.

How much he wants to see their growth and development until they grow up later. He wanted to see them grow up in a happy family.

Unlike her old self who grew up without the presence of her ashes. Accompanied by umi. Always feel longing for the figure of abi who became a protector.

She recalled crying and sulking at umi because she wanted her report to be taken at school by Abi like some of her other friends whose father was always present.

She remembers Imi crying that day.

He used to not understand why Umi was crying but now he understands. Umi is sad because she can not please me by granting my wish because Umi does not know where abi was at that time.

Even when Umi has known the existence of abi, umi still often cries every time she asks when abi came home.

"Chaira miss abi umi,,,"

That's what always makes Umi cry first.

I really don't want my two kids to feel what I used to feel. I really don't want them to lack his father's affection if I decide to refuse his referral.

Then Ray's shadow came,,,

Chaira looked at Ray's proposal ring she had received.

Really he accepted the proposal not because he felt Ray had filled his emptiness all this time, Really not because he felt he owed Ray a lot of money, Ray,, It's not because he can't resist Ray, really,,

But because his heart also loves Ray,,, and,,,

Ray is his first love, Ray is his best friend, Ray is always there for him from the past until the god reunites them,, and,,,

Ray who has been able to make her fall in love for the first time and is disappointed also because Ray who used to be honest says he is not ready if he has to marry Chaira,,, and,,,

Chaira has been trying to cut off her love for Ray when it is now reunited in the condition of Ray who has been ready to marry him and his love that is back in bloom,,,, and,,,

But his Lord still wants to test his love once again by re-presenting me in his life,,,

Chaira's worried,,,

Which one to give priority to,,, and,,,

His heart?? Or his baby??

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