
The days had changed, Adnan was again preoccupied with endless work. Tonight, he had to come home late to finish the job.
Adnan who slowly closed his eyes should be surprised because the driver, Mr. Ahmad, suddenly braked suddenly.
“What's up Sir?” Ahmad looked back in fear. That confused Adnan. As soon as he looked ahead, there was a woman blocking the road of his car.
“Bapak wait here, let me down” Mr. Ahmad just shook his head slowly and more frightened.
“Ja-don't Sir, what if it's a ghost or begal, this is dangerous” prevent Mr. Ahmad, but Adnan did not pay attention to the words and immediately opened the car door and went down.
Slowly Adnan walked while observing around, Adnan scanned around, no one but the girl still stretched out her hands while closing her eyes.
“Hei back!” shouted one of the big tall men approaching the girl who was now opening her eyes crying with her body trembling in fear.
Adnan was no stranger to that face, his memories instantly reminding him of the halfway house girl whose name was..
“Anum?!” pekik Adnan is happy to have remembered that name.
“Please me Mas, they want to do evil to me” Anum fight with a voice of fear.
Without being asked Adnan immediately wanted to protect the girl in front of him.
As the man's hand was about to grab Anum's arm, Adnan first pulled it and positioned himself in front of Anum.
“Hei Man! Don't interfere, hand over the girl, then you can go” Adnan's jaw hardens, he still stands firmly in his stand protecting Anum.
“It is better that you go, he is with me now” the stranger looked at Adnan dislikes.
“Well if you challenge” without saying stale the man immediately beat Adnan with a barrage of attacks, Anum who was behind Adnan can only close his eyes, he does not like fights.
Adnan can beat back his opponent easily thanks to the karate he mastered, the man who was arrogant and challenged Adnan was retreating regularly and then running quickly.
Anum, kept his eyes closed, until a pat on the shoulder surprised him and opened his eyes instantly.
There was also a bruise on the face of his helper making Anum grimace for a moment.
The guilt filled Anum's chest cavity making him faceless to face with Adnan.
“Mas hurt because of me, I'm sorry mas” Adnan smiled, although he had forgotten but he was sure that Anum was the one who forgot him.
"You don't remember who I am Anum?" hearing that Anum fell silent he also just realized that this man knew him, with carefree Anum stared at the handsome face gathering his memories.
At such a gaze Adnan chuckled, making Anum aware.
"Astaghfirullah, sorry" said Anum, looking down again.
A very graceful attitude and very rarely done women today when seeing Adnan.
“Nothing, let's go in, let me take you” the firm voice moved Anum to look at the speaker, just the smile he got and Anum looked down again.
“Ayo Anum, it's getting late, you want the man to come back by bringing his friends who do not know how many?” said Adnan half scare Anum, also in order to get a little time to be together.
“But Mas.”
“Look down, I won't mess with you, and not just the two of us, there's my driver in the car” with his head down Anum nodded, and followed Adnan who first opened the door for him.
"I'm Adnan, the injection happened a few days ago, remember?" adnan said trying to remind her, Anum widened her eyes, making her look cute.
"Look down Anum"
“Who was Anum? Why are they after you?” adnan asked curiously after his car drove back.
“That thugs near our village Mas, they want.” is going to escape from Anum's lips that can't finish his words.
“No matter if you are safe, you can tell me if you want” Anum just keep quiet.
“Bos they want to make me as his fourth wife, Mas” replied Anum who made Adnan gaped in disbelief.
The atmosphere became quiet, Adnan who did not know what to say, Anum-sama.
“Where do you want me to drive Anum?”
“We went to the front hospital first yes Mas” Adnan just nodded and ordered Ahmad sir to stop at the front hospital.
“Mas come with me for a while yes, I beg” forcibly Anum when the car they are riding in has reached the hospital yard that Anum intended.
Adnan who did not have the heart to see the condition of Anum immediately agreed to his request, maybe Anum needed other help from him.
“Loh, Anum?! You here?” Adnan just followed where Anum went and fell silent as the voice interrupted their steps.
”Husna, thank goodness we met here, help me, take care of Adnan” Husna who heard the name Foreign immediately realized there was a man who was behind his best friend.
Husna immediately pulled Anum to come closer and whispered “He who is Anum? and why were you still out last night? I will definitely be worried looking for you” Anum just remembered about his mother.
“I was kidnapped by Mr. Adi, then Adnan helped me” explained Anum short, Husna who actually had a task can only give a box of P3K and advised Anum to go home soon, not to forget he also thanked Adnan for helping his best friend.
Adnan watched the beautiful face carefully, now they were in a park, Anum painstakingly treated the wound which Adnan said was not a big problem for him.
Adnan's chest rippled as for the first time Anum's soft hand accidentally touched the tip of his lips.
Their first physical contact that Anum did not realize because he was too focused on the debt he was carrying.
“Once again forgive me, yes mas?” Adnan turned his face wrong, as Anum looked up.
“Sama-sama” Anum just smile. The dimples on Anum's cheeks made him look beautiful, Adnan was fascinated by it.
“Thank you for taking care of my wound, Anum” Anum, who was cleaning up the P3K equipment that Husna gave, just nodded slowly.
“How is the halfway house? How are Andi and the others?” asked Adnan consecutively who broke their silence, Anum was flabbergasted when Adnan asked all that, he thought people like Adnan would not bother asking such trivial things.
But Anum is wrong, Adnan is an exception, with a sparkling face Anum recounts the funny events that happened there, tells about Andi, and, and all the things that Anum found interesting to tell Adnan who had been good with him.
Adnan was happy to listen to all the stories of Anum until he forgot with fatigue in his body that has been struggling since then to be immediately rested.
They both forget about the time that goes on without them noticing.
“If Mas have time, come to the halfway house, the kids would be glad there are new volunteers coming and take time for them” Adnan nodded.
Inwardly, he promised to come to the halfway house to fulfill this invitation from Anum.
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