The Horizon Boundaries

Ch.73 Who's That Man?

Maisa accompanies Mia to her subscription boutique. The girl asked him for advice. He only watched Mia pick a shirt. Occasionally give comments if there are less suitable.

Mia came out in a white-purple knee-length dress. She was so beautiful in that dress. Maisa gave a thumbs up. Mia smiled widely, deciding to take the dress.

“We are now where?” mia asked after leaving the boutique.

Maisa rubbed her chin, thinking for a moment. “Then what if you accompany me to the painting equipment store, yes!”

“Yuk! sometime paint me, dong.”

“Bby! Sometime, yeah."

Both of them entered the painting equipment shop. Maisa bought quite a lot of painting equipment such as paints, brushes, and canvases. After that they went home.

Maisa parted ways with Mia because the direction of her return was different. His hands were full, a little difficulty carrying painting equipment. At home, Kio, Ken, and two basketball teammates. They were joking.

“Maisa, make us drink dong,” said Kio realized the girl just came home.

“Oh, yes? Just sec. Aunt where?” Maisa asked him back. He put his groceries on the middle room table.

“How do I know. Am I Aunt's maid?” sahut Kio with a tinge from the guest room.

Maisa blew her hair bangs. Need extra patience to face the attitude of her brother.

“Iya. Just a minute now!” reply Maisa while stepping into the kitchen. He opened the refrigerator. There's still some cocopandan syrup.

The girl poured the syrup into a plastic teapot, added a little sugar and milk. Lastly add a piece of ice.

Ken approached the girl. He helped bring a glass. Maisa puts a teapot of ice copandan onto the guest table.

“Thanks. I'm bored, here. Get me a DVD in my room, dong. All of you enter the player, yes,” said Kio again.

Two of his teammates smiled seeing Kio play the girl. Maisa still held back her frustration. He nodded and picked up the DVD containing the game in Kio's room. He inserted it into the computer in the living room, where Kio used to play games.

Ken wants to help her but is rejected by the girl, saying he is okay.

"I'll reply if it's too late, sister," said Maisa with her lips raised.

Maisa intends to return to her room. Kio called him and told him to get a snack in the back closet. Still holding back patience, the girl took it. Kio asked him to write a book in his room. Okay. His face began to turn coarse. The girl kept taking it.

"Don't prank your sister that way" Ken scolds the game-playing Kio.

"It's okay once in a while." With a light tone Kio replied to his words.

“Take my favorite music cassette in the room, dong,” said Kio still moving the game stick sparing with his friend.

Maisa's anger is mounting. Maybe his head is already feeling right now. “You want to die, yes!"

The girl's voice boomed. Kio and his two friends were shocked. That girl looks creepy. Cold sweat ran down Kio's face. He realized it seemed to have been too late to work on it.

“I'm not your maid. Once again bothering me, I'll break your neck bone right now.”

Kio's face paled instantly. The threat looks no joke. Ken held back his laughter seeing the man not twitching.

Maisa snatched her shopping bag earlier and rushed into her room. Ken's laughter immediately gushed out. Kio glared at him.

"A fascinating spectacle to know. I'm waiting for Maisa to really beat you up."

"You're crazy, huh?" Kio grumbled softly.

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Her mother and father were waiting for the results of the examination to come out. The doctor studied the results of the scan.

"The results of the MRI examination, the condition of your daughter's body is normal. A former brain hemorrhage that has healed. But since he's been asleep for three years, he'll have trouble walking."

The mother shed happy tears. She hugged her husband. The two returned to their son's room. Lucy looked at the ceiling with a blank look.

The middle-aged woman clasped her hands. The girl looked at her mother crying happily. His father seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. His eyes blinked not understanding.

After his parents left, a young man entered his room. In his hand was a red rose. He seemed surprised to see it coming.

Evan held back all his feelings. He put the rose in a vase and sat down next to the girl. Her tears trickled slowly seeing the girl open her eyes. I wanted to embrace the girl but her body looked fragile.

"Thank God you're awake, Lucy. I miss you so much."

Lucy doesn't know this guy at all. But in the corner of his heart he did not feel foreign. Like I knew him somewhere. Her tears did not feel like they were dripping. He doesn't understand why he is like this. Who is this man really? His face bore wounds and longing.

Evan wiped the girl's tears. He smiled gently at her. "Don't cry, Lucy."

Mr. Dari and his wife went back to his son's room. There's stuff left behind. He found the man with his son. Instantly emotions filled him. He pulls Evan rough and hits him in the face. Haira kept her husband from beating her again.

"I told you, I don't want to see you. Turns out you still dare to appear here," snapped Mr. Dari.

Evan lowered his head. "Sorry, Sir. But I can't leave Lucy. I love her."

"I would believe in someone like you! Go there and don't come back."

Evan looked at Lucy's face. He smiled at the girl and left the room. He leaned his back against the wall. His hand held onto his cheek which was throbbing pain. His heart was relieved that the girl regained consciousness.

Lucy wanted to hold him. No sound came out of his throat. His hands were helpless. The girl could only shed tears.

Haira wiped her son's tears. Her chest feels tight. He was crying too.

"Lucy, don't cry for the man. He's no good to you" said Mr. Dari, gently stroking his daughter's head. He smiled softly. The wrinkles on his face were clearly age-eaten.

Ken approached Maisa who was reading on the balcony. He sat beside her. The girl was unaware of her existence, too busy with her own world. The wind blew his hair.

...****...

Ken watched the girl long enough, as if sucked in her charms. He cleared slowly. Maisa looked towards him. The man put on his best smile.

"Don't play a game with Kak Kio?"

Ken shrugged his shoulders. "I'm more interested in sitting near you."

"But Brother Kio is your friend, brother."

"But we're not my boyfriend either. It's only natural that I want to be alone with you. You'll be going to Paris soon."

Maisa's lips were slightly open. He was out of words to reply. He closed the book he read. The two sat quietly enjoying the wind.

Maisa's phone is ringing. Evan's name is on there. He lifted. The girl closed her mouth. Eyes glazed.

"Did something happen?" ask the man.

Maisa hugged Ken. "Lucy is back. I don't know what to say. Glad to hear it."

Ken returned the girl's embrace. He patted her gently on the back. "You want company to take it."

Maisa nodded slowly. Ken smiled, tightening his arms. He was glad that girl was starting to count on him.