The Side Away
10
Spending time caring for Mario is not easy, Laura admitted. He takes Mario to his apartment on the grounds of reluctance to hear Lucy's babble. After the accident, Mario suffered an injury to the arm so that the man could not move freely. Jason explains about the accident that nearly killed Mario. A car passed from the opposite direction and hit the road divider so Mario was forced to slam the steering wheel to avoid the car. From the back there was a truck and Mario could not escape. The crash claimed at least two lives at the scene. Laura couldn't imagine Mario being one of those victims. He was grateful that the man was still alive even though his arm was injured. Jason also explained that Mario can recover if he does traditional Chinese medicine. Jason's best doctor will help Mario until the man is cured. Laura thanked Jason for leaving her apartment. He owes Jason a lot of money after Mario and Lucy.
Laura tells Mario to get back to work, it's been a month since the accident that Laura did not come to work. Whether Gino still needs his services or not, Laura must accept the possibility that Gino will fire him.
Laura arrived at the apartment and saw the transportation services located not far from the apartment unit owned by Gino. Looks like there's a new resident who's going to live there. Laura only took a quick look and entered the apartment. He was shocked to see the condition of the apartment, it seems that Gino deliberately did not clean it for one month. Laura tied her hair and took off her coat. He rolled up his shirt to the elbow and started cleaning the apartment. Two hours later her work ended, Laura threw her body on the sofa while adjusting her messy breathing. The job seems to kill him, Gino deserves credit for torturing him on the first day Laura returned to work.
The sound of the door opening distracts him. Gino was not alone, a beautiful woman trailing behind the man. Laura looked at the two carefully. So, Gino already had another woman and his remark that day was just a joke. Laura got up from her seat and grabbed her coat before Gino realized her whereabouts. But too late, Laura felt her wrists firmly blocked.
"Don't go La."
Laura turned to look at Gino. "Why?" tanyakanya.
"Hands handsome looks like my arrival isn't exactly the next time I come here. Thank you for inviting me to visit and greetings from new neighbors."
The beautiful woman turns out to be a new neighbor, Laura thinks excessively because of it. He let go of Gino's hand and sat back down on the sofa letting the man speak first. Long enough for the silence to make her uncomfortable, Laura pulls out her phone and sends Mario a text message.
"Rahma's parents are very ill and have been hospitalized for two weeks. La, I want to tell you about your uncle's illness but I'm afraid that you're avoiding it" Gino said.
"Oh,"
Laura smiled slightly, either worried because of what things considering her relationship and Rahma deteriorated after the incident. Laura does not know how to face Rahma if she decides to return to Jogja despite the reason for visiting her uncle. He can reconcile with Gino and be casual with the man. However, it is different with Rahma. Laura could not help but keep her emotions in check while past memories were well stored in her head.
"Udahlah No, I don't want to talk about them" said Laura.
"Sorry La,"
"You're talking about this, do you want to go back to Jogja?" ask Laura to make sure.
"Maybe, I haven't been back in a long time."
"Make Rahma meet?"
"I have nothing to do with Rahma, why don't you ever give me a chance to explain it?"
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