
Diah can understand Melani's feelings. It is hard to deal with this sensitive issue. Melani is faced with various difficulties that surround her. No woman in the world wants to suffer the same bad luck as Melani. Rape victims usually bear the burden of trauma and deep heart injury, it is carried for life. They also face various difficulties and obstacles in living life ahead. They are overshadowed by fear, anxiety, shame, and bear the disgrace of having been tarnished. They experience barriers in social relationships. And all of that is not easy to get through!
“Sometimes I have nightmares, Di. He came with a very scary face. I got scared. Oh, why is this heavy ordeal inflicted on me. What is my fault and my sin? Hu hu hu...” Melani gurgled.
Diah immediately hugged Melani to calm and comfort her heart. In Diah's heart there is also sadness to see the suffering of his best friend. He condemned the savage rapist who had ruined Melani's life. Such a person deserves to go to hell!
“Already, Mel. Break heart. Trust me, God is Ever Fair!” said comforting.
Melani just nodded while biting both her lips.
That afternoon Deni returns to pick up Diah and Melani at the office. But unlike usual Melani will not join Deni's car. Of course this raises the question of Diah and Deni.
“Why don't you want to go home together, Mel?” ask Diah to be surprised.
“Eee... i..,” Melani is confused to answer. He is not ready to give the reason.
Suddenly passing Toni with his motorcycle. Melani found an idea. He pointed towards Tony.
“I go home with Toni, Di!” says steady.
“Toni?!!” Diah looked shocked and frowned.
“Yes! I made a deal with him!” melani replied steadily without caring for Diah's confused expression and covered with thousands of question marks. Melani immediately waved her hand to stop Toni. Instantly the young man stopped his motorbike right next to Melani.
“What's up, Mel?” ask Tony from behind his helmet.
“We promised to go home together. Yuk, I'm ready!” said Melani while riding to the bonfire of Toni's motorcycle. He then waved to Diah.
Although still confused and not understood by Melani's attitude, but not stopped Toni felt very happy. He then took his motorcycle out of the place. While Deni and Diah are still made glued and dumbstruck staring at the departure of Melani with Toni. Deni's face was riled up, the look in his eyes implying a sense of jealousy. Honey, Diah didn't even notice.
On the way Toni can not hide his love because Melani deigned to ride his motorbike.
“Finally, you want me to go home too, Mel? My heart is happy not to play. It's like this a lot, I don't mind. From every day you are ushered Deni, your name can fall!” toni said while slowing down the speed of the bike so they can have casual conversations on the road.
“What do you mean my name can fall?” ask Melani curious.
“Lo, indeed you have not heard that in the office blows unpleasant rumors that you have taken Deni from Diah's hands? You are rumored to have cheated with your best friend's girlfriend!”
Melani's eyes glared at Toni's testimony. “Gosh! Who made that fit? Let me lower his head!” hissing riled.
“You know Deni familiar?”
“Akrab anyway, no. But he used to be on campus with me. We went to college together. I know, he's a big boy. Got some cars, like parties, dugem, and play boy. He is nicknamed a land crocodile because he likes to play with girls. I don't know how many girls he's had. But strangely, the same Diah can last. Though he was the most anti-restrained woman. He prefers to live free. There must be something wrong with their relationship!”
“You don't slander people, Ton. Deni is not what you think. He's a good guy!” tukas Melani fierce.
“I'm talking what it is, Mel. Deni was a jerk. If you do not believe, just ask the same former college friends. He had even impregnated a girl, but he did not want to admit it. Somehow the case went on, I don't know. If Deni now looks good and pious, maybe he has already repented. He is insyaf. But I don't think she's changed!”
Melani is stunned to hear Toni's story. I don't think he believes Deni ever had a black past. During this time Diah himself never told about Deni's life in the past. Lest this is just a Toni essay to drop the name Deni. He knew Toni had a heart for him. Maybe he wanted to get me away from Deni, Melani thought. But Melani could not just ignore the story of Toni. As a former college friend, Toni certainly knows a lot about Deni's past.
“You're not making it up, are you, Ton?” ask Melani to convince.
“Do I lie, Mel?” sahut Toni firmly.
Melani was silent for a moment. His heart became more curious.
“Then, from tomorrow I want you to drop me off and pick me up at the office, Ton!” melani suddenly asked.
“That's right, Mel?” Toni doesn't believe me.
“Really!”
“Cihuiii..!” cheer Toni happy.
In her place Melani smiled a little.
Toni's story is indeed quite interesting to Melani. He wanted to know more about Deni's past. He was curious, was it true that Deni who had known him well and alim had done a disgraceful deed. Deni who has a personality like a god was once a ‘son jerk’? Because it was made curious that, Melani deliberately opened Toni's opportunity to be close to him. He accepted Toni's offer to take her to the office every day. That way he can pry evidence on Toni around Deni's life in the past.
Such is. Now every time you leave and go home from the office Melani always escorted Toni. This of course made Diah, his best friend, so astonished. He had questioned the actions of Melani who wanted to get close to Toni. Toni hurt Melani and humiliated her in public. Even Toni is still suspected as the perpetrator of the rape of Melani. But Melani steadfastly replied that Toni was not the culprit. Toni apologized for her behavior a while ago. Melani thinks Toni is actually a fine young man. But the real reason Melani was none other than an attempt to avoid chasing Deni.
Meanwhile there are people who secretly do not like the closeness of Melani with Toni. Who else if not Deni. Deni's eyes were adorned with jealousy whenever he saw Melani and Toni's familiarity. Even he was disappointed when he wanted to pick up Melani, but Melani did not want to ride her car and chose to ride Toni's motorbike. Deni's heart was filled with anger and rage. But Melani seems not to care about Deni's anger. He did all this to save his friendship with Diah. He wouldn't hurt Diah if he knew Deni was secretly in love with his best friend !