The Bridge of Sin
The Devil with Flowers in His Heart (Chapter 4)
There was absolutely no chatter along the way, absolutely no destination. Bella is still very shocked, with her eyes flowing aimlessly.
Besides there was Brian who realized that thinking of the mastermind behind the events that had just happened, there was a name in his mind at this time, which he thought was the perpetrator of the tragedy this time.
Brian shook his head trying to get rid of a moment of thought about the tragedy that had just happened, his net glanced at Bella who was walking impassively.
'He who is so cheerful, there comes a time of silence when he sees something as pathetic as that. But I can't bear to see it like this!' Think Brian, his hand clasped tightly to Bella's palm, feeling that Bella was glancing at little Brian who was walking to the front.
"Aren't we far enough from that place? Why are you still moody?" Brian Lirih.
"The bad nostalgia that I almost forgot to re-emerge, ripping through the pit of grief I've been so hard-earned to save."
"So scared you're with an explosion?"
"Very, an explosion instantly changed my life."
Brian pity to hear that, he thought about what it was like to be a family of abandoned victims. Before this, Brian had already felt how bitter life was.
"Before you accept solitude, I first accept that silence from you. You're lucky you still had time to enjoy the warmth of affection until the end of this moment." Said Brian, Bella glanced at little Brian.
"What do you mean?"
Without responding to Bella's remarks, Brian finds a Starbuck still open. Brian pulled Bella's wrist into the starbuck. The two of them sat by the window, the night view behind the window seemed to be a pretty beautiful figure. A young ministry worker approaches Brian and Bella.
"You want to order, sir?" Said Maid.
"Two Matcha glasses."
"Okay sir, is there anything you want?"
"No thanks, that's enough."
The waiter went to get Brian's order. Brian watched closely the girl in front of him who was daydreaming staring at the window. Brian threw out his coarse breath, his loneliness melted him for some reason his heart so longed for the cheerful figure of Bella.
"Bella's." Bella turned her eyes when her name was called.
"What?"
"What's wrong with you?"
"I'm fine."
"Your behavior doesn't show you're okay!"
"Why do you care now? Am I not a troublesome girl? Why do you care?"
Hearing that Brian felt a little guilty. But didn't Brian decide to say something very important to Bella today.
"I'm sorry." Bella turned her gaze again towards Brian, the scene in front of her slightly warmed her heart. Funny for him, seeing Brian fretting both ears while looking at him.
"Do you forgive me?" Successfully, this time Brian managed to make Bella smile because of it.
"What are you doing?" Lirih Bella held back her laughter.
"I love that smile, try to stay that way as long as you're with me!" Brian said, Bella was a little unsure of what Brian was saying.
"What did you say?"
"After this we go home, you have to rest!"
Brian's suddenly warm nature makes Bella happy, a change of nature that is so drastic according to him. When their order arrives, Brian and Bella begin to enjoy the order. While enjoying a glass of matcha Bella remembers something a little, her detective instincts begin to emerge.
"Why do you know there's a bomb in the building?" Brian looked at Bella for a moment.
"You're a detective, aren't you? Then why don't you know any suspicious gestures there?" Bella was surprised to hear that, how carefully Brian was able to notice the strange gestures in the party, Bella was amazed this time at him.
"How do you know I'm a detective?"
"That's not important, is it? Finish your matcha and go home."
"Are you a detective, too?"
"SPend off! Then go home, don't ask too many questions!"
"What's wrong if I want to know a little?"
"Recide and go home!" Bella threw her breath rough, before long they both began to enjoy her matcha again.
Long enough to be in Sturbuck, Brian and Bella decided to go home after enjoying two glasses of matcha. The trauma, the fear of the past that haunts Bella still remains to this day.
Brian glanced at the girl beside him who looked down like he was thinking about something, his sturdy palm grabbed Bella's hand tightly grasping it.
Warm, soothing warmth for Bella he let the palm hold his hand.
Many questions in his mind at this time about the incident a moment ago, making his heart a little doubt on the young man beside him, various questions have been asked but there is absolutely no answer to all that.
Negative thoughts arrive directed at Brian, is Brian a member of a vile organization? But if it's possible Brian won't let himself survive, with enough tenacity this time Bella wants to dare herself to ask.
"Can I ask you a few questions?" Lirih Bella while facing Brian, looked at him seriously.
"Of course." Bella nodded at the agreement.
"How do you know I'm a detective? How did you get so smart about the suspicious situation inside the building?" Brian smiled slightly at Bella.
"First, I've seen your badge as well as your identification, there's your post... That's where I found out."
"When that?"
"When you passed out on the beach." Bella tries to remember the incident that Brian explained to her, she also remembers the incident.
"Secondly, I'm the son of a Marine who's as genius as a detective as what my parents taught me." Obviously Brian.
Suspicion disappeared from his heart, but still the trauma Bella felt still remained. His memory never escaped the tragedy that destroyed his family. Bella lowered her head, walking with fear haunting her, Brian noticed it saw the girl in front of him who was fragile making his heart ache.
I don't know why Brian was so eager to see his smile right now. Brian walked ahead of Bella, stood right in front of her, then stared inside the frail girl.
"Can you not think about that again? I know you must be very scared, but it's happened, isn't it?" Brian said, Bella stopped her steps for a moment.
"I tried to forget it but couldn't?" Brian looked at the girl in front of him, his hand cupped Bella's face directed her to look at him.
"Forget it, do you want to live with fear for the rest of your life? Don't you want to forget that? If it hurts you so much, then why remember it? Your life is still long, don't be a coward who is slumped in the suffering that has happened?" Surprised to hear such a wise speech from the young man before her, Bella smiled slightly.
"Thank you, for such good advice." Brian smiled slightly hearing that, his hand he kept away from Bella's face this time he held a pair of soft hands belonging to Bella.
"Thank you again, thanks to you I no longer fall into the worst nostalgia I experienced. In five days you have to leave my house, Bella listen to me! When I found out there was a bomb in the building, the first person I wanted to protect the most was you!" Bella still faithfully looked into the sharp eyes of Brian who was now looking at her.
"Well what's with my frozen heart, every time you're with you it's as if it's gone! You can save it all the time, I want me to step back to live with that heart. Can you forget the five days that will end? Don't go, stay with me! Don't you see this young man in front of you so desperately wants you! Can I ask for a little more mercy for me who has hurt your heart many times, I promise after this no more harsh words for you! Can you allow me, to meet you in your heart, Bella I love you, I want to open a new page with you!" Whether the statement of love as sincere as whether it was to be able to make Bella a little shed tears she did not expect, Brian loved her. Bella tries to release Brian's hand on her hand.
"Is this really you? Where did that sweet, touching expression come from? What book are you reading that makes you willing to memorize that sweet sentence? You I know aren't like this, please don't play." His heart hesitated a little about what Brian said. Brian smiled sweetly hearing that.
"There is not a single book I read to express my heart, it's me! And all the words I say are so sincere for you."
"Is this a joke? Or do you just want to tease me?" Brian took off his grip on bella's hand, both palms were raised pinching the squeamishness of both cheeks, Brian smiled after doing that.
"It's a joke to you, for me, if you want to take it that way, but know that my frozen heart is tired of sticking to its principles because of you. Don't take for granted the thing I revealed today to you, remember that! I don't need an answer from you right now, I'll wait for him until you turn around and tell me you love me too." A sincere smile for the first time Bella saw in Brian, the colorless handsome young man in his life now smiled right for him.
His heart trembled at that smile, sweet so sincere a smile that he had never seen. Bella was glued to look at the young man before her, a sweet expression that Brian had just uttered to her, a stormy figure seemed to disappear in Brian.
"Don't look at me for too long, lest you be fascinated by my charisma so endearing." Canda Brian while randomizing Bella's head. Brian turned around to leave Bella still fixated on his words. Bella tries to neutralize her current feelings, comfort is always there every time Brian is with her. The moment when the young man was far from his eyes, longing always haunted his heart, as if unwilling that young man was far from him. Bella tries to understand the feeling, not since when this happened to her.
"Stupid, why don't you think of me?" Lirih Bella, her eyes were staring right at a young man in front of her who was walking indifferently, no longer looking back, the young man who had just knocked on her heart.
He ran after the young man, just as the distance between them was close, his hands tightly hugged the young man from behind. Brian stopped feeling the weight behind his body. The warm, soothing embrace of a girl he deeply loved.
"Surprisingly, I feel the same way because of you!" Bella Lirih. Her sweet smile was re-engraved on Brian's face, she turned to look at Bella who was also looking at him gently.
"Tell me, do you love me too?" Brian asked, Bella nodded at hearing that.
"I want a real answer not a cue." Bella was throwing her breath rough.
"Yes, I love you."
"One more time!"
"I'm sneaking...." The sweet speech was cut off when Brian pulled her into his warm embrace, Bella was surprised for a moment but she soon secured herself in that embrace.
"Thank you Bella." Brian, Bella nods shortly as she keeps her body away from Brian.
"Can I ask you?" Brian nodded in response to Bella's words.
"From the beginning of our meeting to the present you never told me what your name was? Can you tell me now?" Brian smiled briefly hearing that, after all his identity still had to be kept secret even though it was on the girl he loved.
"Call me Nico! More precisely Nicolas." Brian said, Bella nodded hearing that.
"Well Nic, let's start a new chapter." Said Bella, the smile did not fade from Brian's face, he was so happy.
