The Ghost Story of LESTARI

60. Candour

Damar stretched out his hand, rubbing Lestari's face to stop her tears from flowing.

It hurts the heart to see the lover so far is not calm because it is waiting for him.

A world he should have left a long time ago.

Lestari looked at my Damar who was sitting in front of her.

"What do you want to say Bang? Say it, I'll listen."

Lestari.

Damar sighed.

Now he looked at the fingers of Lestari in his lap, grabbed by the fingers, fingers that were still soft as before, just no longer warm, cold, very cold.

Damar kissed the fingers, tried to hold tears so as not to fall, he wanted to look tough, after a long time Lestari survived for him, how could he as a man just show his weak side.

And...

Damar looked at Lestari again.

The two looked at each other again.

"Lestari, did you really forget the cause of your death, dear?"

Ask Damar at last.

Lestari fell silent, after a few seconds she nodded.

Damar tightened his hand.

"A... L'm... I'm the one who killed you Lestari."

At last...

Finally, the confession came out of Damar's own mouth, his voice trembling, as well as his hand on Lestari's.

Lestari looked at the lover.

Of course he did not immediately believe, it is difficult to imagine he used to die because of Damar.

Yet...

Suddenly Lestari's memory seemed to enter her head, along with Lestari felt her head was very dizzy.

Flashbacks, flashbacks,

That day Lestari all night was unable to close her eyes, afraid that Damar would why-why make him not calm.

Lestari lay on the dusty but unheeded floor of the attic.

He cries, misses and worries the beloved.

I'll wait for him anytime. I'll wait for him to come, even if I die here. Batin Lestari's.

Until then, so early in the morning before and Lestari just feel tired and began to sleepy, suddenly...

Lestari who still survives in the attic heard a voice trying to open the door, he also immediately moved from his position lying down.

Worried it was the Japanese and the Indonesians who were going to kill him, Lestari had her chest pounding very hard.

And when the attic door opened, Lestari looked at the door with great fear.

But...

Lestari was so relieved, because then the one standing there was Damar.

Yes Damar, the lover who has taken all parts of him.

His heart and his purity.

Lestari seemed to welcome Damar so happily.

"Dude..."

Call Lestari, while looking directly up and running towards Damar.

Hugged Damar the lover of his heart with all his feelings.

"Thank God you're back, thank God you don't go again... Don't go again. I'm afraid."

Lestari.

However, this time Damar came like it was not Damar who had previously left.

His face was pale, his eyes red and teary.

He continued to look at Lestari, his embrace of Lestari felt too tight and his body trembled as if holding back sorrow, fear and many other things that Lestari did not understand.

"What's wrong? Why is Bang Damar's face so pale? Sick brother?"

Lestari asked gently and so affectionately rubbed Damar's face.

Of course Lestari did not want Damar sick, if after all there must be a sick between the two of them, then Lestari wanted him to be the one who was sick.

But instead of answering Lestari's question, Damar grabbed Lestari's hand, and kissed her as she began to cry.

"What exactly is a bang?"

Tanya Lestari was getting confused.

Not to mention Damar was able to make a sound, suddenly heard from outside a series of gunshots towards the house.

Lestari was terrified.

He looked at Damar in his overwhelming fear.

"Get out!! It's been over five minutes!!"

Scuffles and screams followed after a spate of gunfire that destroyed the entire house.

They then started to crumble.

Damar pushed Lestari deeper into the attic.

Hugged then Lestari tightly.

"I love you Lestari, would you believe me if I loved you so much?"

Whisper Damar while still hugging Lestari.

Lestari who was in her fear and was in the arms of Damar replied.

"Yes, of course I believe..."

Lirih Lestari's.

Damar further tightened his embrace, almost making Lestari unable to breathe.

Suddenly, Damar whispered in Lestari's ear,

"By rest in peace here Lestari, I will come to you after avenging me."

Damar.

Lestari who did not understand the meaning of Damar's words was about to ask, but...

"Well..."

Lestari suddenly felt something sharp piercing through her stomach.

Be ill...

So hurt.

Damar sobbed, while still hugging Lestari, something sharp again thrust Damar into Lestari's stomach for the second time.

Blood poured out of Lestari's stomach. Lestari's eyes looked up, her whole body in Damar's arms twitched.

Damar continued to tighten his embrace, while then screaming with all his might.

What was?

Why did Bang Damar stab me?

What am I wrong?

I love him and give it my all?

I waited for him here as he wanted, but why was I killed?

Is he tired of me?

Does he love me no more?

What's wrong?

Is it because I am of Dutch descent who is considered to have colonized the country?

What wrong?

Didn't I also flow the blood of Mother Soemitri who is bleeding Nusantara as well?

Lestari's body was getting weaker and weaker due to the loss of a lot of blood, his breathing that was stingy and faded and then stopped completely.

And a force seemed to pull Lestari from her body.

Lestari screamed with all her might as it felt excruciating pain.

The pain was a hundred times that of when his stomach was pierced.

Lestari's eyes brimmed, when she saw her body covered with blood.

Lestari screamed, and a force that came out of nowhere pulled her, throwing her far out.

Bang Damar's...

Bang Damar's...

Lestari called out Damar's name.

Flashback over.

Lestari looked at Damar in front of her who was now crying roared as if feeling her chest so sore and tight.

"I love you so much, and I'm too afraid you're being taken by the Japanese who could be their slaves at any moment."

Damar crying.

"I know it's not fair, but I don't know how else to save you that day. I. I was unable to resist the power of Father who wanted to have you, nor was I able to fight the Japanese forces alone at that."

Damar said it while crying and holding Lestari's hand.

Lestari returned to tears.

Because of his love for Damar, he was unable to remember what Damar did to him.

What is remembered and recorded in his memory is all the good things Damar did to him.

His gentle gaze, his loving touch, his loving words, his warm and soothing embrace.

Lestari sobbed in her place.

Should he hate Damar because it turns out the right man killed him, but...

"I love you Lestari, I just want you to never be tarnished by any man again."

Damar said, making Lestari's heart unable to feel hate.

Lestari hugged Damar.

"I'm tired Bang, I've heard everything you want to say, I accept it. If that's the reason, I accept it."

Lestari.

Damar moved, and...

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