The Bond of Our Love

Chapter 18 - You are My Eyes, And I am Your Legs

Rahul did not expect if the aerophone type of musical instrument was really an entertainment for him.

Satisfied playing flute on the bridge, both switch to the meadow located across the river. The field is decorated with a stretch of colorful wildflowers that feel beautiful to the eye.

Rahul was swaying the blooming flower. Then pluck one of the stalks and thrust it at Zahra. Makes the girl stunned by the action of the man who seemed somewhat romantic towards her. Zahra received flowers from Rahul's hand.

"Thank you" said Zahra cheerfully.

"Is the flower beautiful?"

"of course. Very pretty" Zahra kissed the flower petals.

"What color"

"Dragon"

"Do you like it?"

"Yes of course"

"Which one do you like better?"

"meaning?" ask Zahra confused.

"Do you prefer the flowers, or the giver?" asked Rahul with a seductive look. Making Zahra's face flushed with embarrassment.

With a shy smile that adorned his face, Zahra brushed Rahul's face gently with a flower in his hand. Then a little run left him. Rahul let go of the girl with a big smile on his face.

Back river. They play and spout water at each other. The two seemed so lulled by the togetherness that they forgot the land. Rahul enjoyed the atmosphere. That girl could completely shift her world. Able to make him laugh.

For years, he had forgotten how to laugh. Let alone to laugh, to smile alone it feels like he can't. His life is dominated by two things. Darkness and loneliness.

But now the darkness seems no longer a problem for his life. After the loneliness brought him to Zahra. Ruttered girls and bar-bars, yet have a soft and affectionate heart. When his heart was tired of love, somehow a wave of taste appeared?

Rahul looked so bright as he braided Zahra's long black, wavy hair. So did Zahra, who cheerfully enjoyed what the man did to the crown of her head.

As soon as the braid was over, the girl was very satisfied with the result.

Zahra took out a shaver from her skirt pocket. Then use the small object to shave the bewok that began to grow dense in the area of the chin and jaw Rahul.

Rahul rubbed his face that felt rough with the existence of a thin brew that was still left. Eyes glazed. The shadow of the dark life he had experienced for several years returned to pass in his mind. For the past two and a half years, he has never cared about his appearance. He looks good or ugly to her. In the eyes of everyone, he was also worthless.

But now, this girl broke that belief, and urged her to change.

Zahra wiped away the tears that had begun to pool in Rahul's eyes. He could understand the man's feelings. Rahul once plainly told her about her lover who dumped her. It even said that his life would be ruined, if he was with the man.

To him, such thoughts were too petty. If you really love someone, you should be able to accept that person with all their advantages and disadvantages. Not just its advantages.

Zahra only hopes that she can be a figure that will make Rahul forget his lover and dark past. Being a person who will share his pain and be happy with him. Because he really cares about that guy.

It did not feel they had spent almost all day under the waterfall. The two only realized when the day was already near evening. Inevitably, they had to leave the place and return to their original destination.

As they were walking through the flow of water and large granite rocks, Zahra suddenly felt her legs cramp.

"Look!"

"Why? You okay?" Rahul was panicked.

"My leg suddenly cramped. It seems I won't be able to walk" Zahra leaned over and massaged her cramped calf with her right hand. While the other hand held the rocks beside him. Making the big granite stone as a pedestal of the hand, to hold his body so as not to waver.

"How did dong go? It's afternoon. You also said you wanted to accompany me to find a job"

"Well, how else? My leg is hurting. Can't it be forced to walk?"

"Yes already then" Rahul groped the stone in front of him, then he sat on the rather small rocks.

"What do you want? Why sit there?" ask Zahra astonished.

"Let's get on my back"

"Huh?"

"Huh hoh, huh hoh. Your leg hurts. Then how do you get out of here? Want to wander between the water and the rocks?"

"You're scared because I'm blind? It was just taken dizzy. There are you who can see. If you can be my eyes, then why can't I be your feet?"

Zahra was stunned to hear Rahul's words. His heart felt racing.

"Why is he silent? Let's hunt up" urged Rahul who made Zahra jump.

"Mmm.mmm fine, if you force it" Zahra finally obeyed Rahul's words to ride on his back.

Rahul got up with both hands propped up and held Zahra's body above his back. He walked slowly.

"Street on. Look out for stones. Little left. Yes, be careful" Zahra who was being carried on Rahul's back, continued to give instructions so that the man could walk properly between the water and the large granite rocks.

In addition, the wand he used to guide his path, now held by Zahra first.

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"What?! I didn't hear wrong? You want me to take your friend here to work in this factory?" exclaimed Mr. Mahdi, the manager at the guitar factory in the village.

"Yes Sir"

"Jeez Zahra, Zahra. It's a factory, it's employees. Not a social parlor that needs displaced people to be accommodated. indeed you can not see, what is the condition of your friend like?" Mr. Mahdi glanced at Rahul with a condescending look.

"Yes sir, I know, this friend of mine can't see. But I'm sure he can work well as a craftsman in this factory. The only problem is his eyes. While his hands, feet and ears were fine" Zahra continued to coax slowly.

"Listen to Zahra, everywhere the vision is number one. Especially for an employee. They should be able to see and pay attention to the work they are doing. If this friend of yours just sees it can not, what does it mean that his legs, hands and ears are fine?"

Mr. Mahdi still firmly doubts Rahul's physical condition.

"But Sir...."

"Udah Ra, everything he said was true. I can't work here. There I can only trouble. We'd better just go..ayo" Rahul said. Then he pulled Zahra's hand, took her away from the factory. Zahra held Rahul's hand gently.

"Don't start being affected again. Remember, you promised to get up. A little more you've come upstairs. Don't let yourself fall into a deeper hole. Let's just say his words are only the last wind, which should not shake you" Zahra advised softly, then back to glance at Mr. Mahdi.

"Sir, I beg you. Please give him a chance once. You can give him a trial period first, like employees in general. If he is not able, you can refuse him. But on the contrary, if he has the same ability as other craftsmen, you have to accept him to work here" said Zahra.

"Oh.... So you challenged me?" Mahdi looked at Zahra.

"Yes.... If that's what you think, what can you do? Think of it that way" Zahra replied casually. It felt like he was getting upset arguing with the about forty-year-old man who he thought was a little arrogant.

Mahdi seemed to think before answering.

"Alright, but on one condition"

"What are the conditions"

"I'll give him a one-day probation. If he can work well like any other employee, even if he is blind, I will accept him here. But if he can't, and instead makes a loss in this factory, then you have to compensate three times the loss he made. Hows it? you agree.....?"

Mr. Mahdi challenged Zahra with a firm tone.

"Can't be so, sir! That's not fair" Rahul said. He doesn't want Zahra to get in trouble because of him.

"Why? you afraid.....?" Ask Mr. Mahdi cynically.

"Not sir. We're not afraid. Instead, I strongly agree with the terms you submit" replied Zahra quickly.

"R...." Tegur Rahul's.

"But I also have conditions" Zahra said again regardless of Rahul's reprimand.

"What?"

"If this friend of mine can work as well as any other employee, I want him to get triple the salary of other employees. Because what? wouldn't it be amazing, if he could have an ability that was on par with the others? Even though he was blind. Yes...just consider it a bonus for him" challenged Zahra back calmly.

"All right, I agree. Deal?" The Mahdi extended his hand to Zahra.

"Deal" Zahra replied to the hand.

Both of them shook hands and gave each other ugly looks. Rahul can only be a witness to the deal, with no power to stop him.