The Journey of Young CEO Love

Part 82's. Buddy

It has been two weeks Ara and Aldi know each other and this 2 weeks also the relationship between the two is getting closer. But so far, Aldi does not know if Ara is pregnant. All he knows is that Ara, a girl from the city, returns to her grandfather's hometown to live independently.

Now both are walking around the tea garden owned by residents. The air this afternoon is really cool.

"Like it?" ask Aldi.

So far Aldi has always treated Ara well. Even so, Ara had no more feelings than being a good friend. Together with Aldi, Ara bida forgets a moment of sadness but that does not mean he easily beautifies the position of Gio with others. In Ara's heart, Gio still held the supreme throne. Even Ara was unsure of being able to replace Gio with someone else later.

Ara was a little disappointed because Gio did not look for her but she also realized, she had closed all access to the people closest to her first. Ara changed her phone number, disabled all her social media and even went out in the middle of the night to avoid anyone knowing her whereabouts. Ara was conscious and she should not be disappointed. After all, Gio must have been happy with the girl he slept with that night, right?.

"Cock-awkwardly?" tanya Aldi flicked Ara's forehead making the girl gasp in shock.

"It's a real jail, anyway" said Ara rubbing her forehead.

"Part of earlier bengong mulu, I asked even kept silent," said Aldi.

"What do you think you are?" tanyakanya.

"Don't I bring it here?" ask Aldi again.

"Like it but I'm tired of going on" replied Ara.

Aldi chuckled at Ara's reply. The man approached and wiped the sweat on Ara's face with his hands. Ara just silently watched the handsome face that was so close to her face. After Aldi finished, the man did not move instead of staring at Ara in a distance as close as this.

"You're beautiful, Ra," she said slowly.

Ara smiled slightly, "Thank you," said Ara.

"Aaaa gemsin terbit sihh," said Aldi menguyel-nguyel cheeks Ara puffed.

"It hurts to know,"

"Who told me to rumble, I want to bite your cheek, tuh,"

"God,"

"No, kidding. Let's sit there,"

Aldi took Ara's hand to a chair not far from them. Without the two of them noticing, some of the citizens who passed by earlier looked at the two with small smiles. According to the residents both are suitable.

"Your courtship" chirped one mother after both sat down.

"No, ma. We're just calm," said Ara politely.

"You're good to know, why not just go out?" ask the middle-aged woman again.

Ara and Aldi only scratched his awkward nape while smiling thinly as the mothers left without receiving an answer from the question earlier. Ara and Aldi looked back to the front, staring at the expanse of tea gardens and mountains lined up and the sun was about to sink.

"Why did you choose to live here alone?" tanya Aldi started the conversation without looking at Ara.

"Father, here is quiet and far from the noise of the city" replied Ara.

"You......escape?" ask Aldi carefully. This time he had already turned his head to look at Ara who continued to stare at the sinking sun with a small smile.

"It's more about isolation" he replied.

"What's wrong?"

Ara turned to look at Aldi with a frown, confused by the short question that Aldi threw at him.

"Why isolate yourself, from whom ?"

"What about the people who still love you?"

"Udah does not exist. Dad and mom were not there before I grew up, and then a few months ago grandma followed. People who love me don't exist, so why do I stay there, waiting for people to hurt me? It doesn't seem like it, I need to save myself" Ara replied.

"Husband?" tanya Aldi recalled Ara's reply that night at her cake shop.

Ara again shook her head, "Udah does not exist" he replied again.

"But Ra, not everyone there hates you, right? There's still something dear to you, I'm sure of that. Then what about them, they know you're gone?" ask Aldi again.

The question succeeded in making Ara speechless. His thoughts were immediately fixed on Kevin, Vio, Gea, Dara, Arsal and Gio. They are the ones who love him. Yes, someone still loves him there. But the reason Ara survived was no longer loving her. The reason Ara remained there was because of Gio but now, Gio no longer loved her then why was Ara still there? Until now no one has looked for him and no one knows his place. Ara selfish? Well he admitted that, but for him there was nothing wrong with saving himself right? He also needs to be happy and there his happiness is gone, his Gio has hurt him more than a punch Bimo gives him every day. Even to this day the pain still felt if he remembered the man. He wants to live a quiet life with those people.

"There comes a time to go on being the best way," that's just Ara's answer to Aldi's long question.

"Never forever, Ara. People who love you must miss you and be worried about you suddenly disappearing like this,"

"The wound is too severe to heal, Al. It was too broken to be repaired. I just wanted to calm down and get back to my happiness. I don't know if I'll ever come back or it's not clear if it happens I should be fine and ready for everything I'm going to face," answer Ara at length.

For Ara there is no tolerance and justification for an affair. Ara will forgive Gio's mistakes of any size except the affair, especially until it has been intimate. Ara can't, it's too painful.

"You're sure there's nothing left there. I mean, the people there don't have the same responsibility as you anymore in any way. Are you completely free of them?" tanya Aldi successfully back to silence Ara.

The woman was silent. Responsibility? Ara did not forget that, there was still a bridge connecting Ara and Gio. His son, that will always bind Ara and Gio up to any time. His son will need the figure of his father, as well as himself he will need a partner. But can Ara change Gio's position? No, she had already loved him so much, giving all her heart to the man. Even Ara doubted there was someone who just shifted Gio's place in his heart.

Slowly Ara shook her head to answer Aldi's question. After all, Aldi did not have to know how he was.

Aldi patted the top of the woman's head slowly, making Ara turn and look right at Aldi's brown eye bead.

"Pardon is difficult, Ra but sincere is also necessary" said Aldi.

"There are some people who are present in our lives only temporarily to teach us a lesson and some who settle down to accompany us against the rigors of the world" he continued.

"Don't give up, there's still a lot you have to finish. Once your heart is calm and forgiving, go back to them and say goodbye properly."

"There are some people who love you there, I'm sure of that. The way you go without them knowing like this is the same as running away from reality. And it will make those who love you worry about your circumstances."

"Whatever happens, no matter what hurt they ever give you, we don't know the reason behind it all. No one would intentionally hurt the person he loves, Ara unless that person is already bored and wants to get away from us,"

Ara kept listening and trying to see what Aldi meant to her.

"Take care of yourself for a while here, after feeling comfortable and leaving is your choice, turn around again and say right to them. As if they knew you were okay. After that, you want to live alone is your choice." said Aldi at length.

"Must be strong, Ara."

"Gio's beauty has to be strong"

Suddenly Gio's speech that day flashed on his head. In the past if you feel down like this, Gio who will be there to calm and give advice so as not to be weak. But now it was no longer, now the other person who strengthened him was not the one he loved.

Ara sighed softly and nodded once, "I'll be back but whether it's when or maybe not at all" he said. If people say he's a coward, it's up to Ara not to care that clearly she just wants peace and happiness together with her son later.

"It's your comfort, I just take advice," replied Aldi gently.

"Nothing else needs to be fixed. Like I said, everything is too broken to be repaired. I'm not a very important person in their lives so they'll never feel lost if I don't exist" Ara said.

Aldi was silent and nodded once. At least he had told Ara, whether or not Ara wanted to return was his choice. After all Aldi did not know what kind of Ara's problem was so he could not say much. Ara's choice may be the best for herself.

"Everything's done" Ara's mind.

...-To be continued-...