This Taste

wounded

Today the rain from the morning has not subsided until the afternoon. Nat stops near the office to wait for a taxi at a stop near his office. There were a few people at the stop. One by one people leave. Nat and two school children who still survive. Nat looked from the left there was a suspicious person. Wearing a red jacket, hat, and mask that covered his face. The man walked quickly towards Nat. Makes Nat wary. He kept watching the guy. Suddenly the man in the jacket attacks Nat with a knife. Nat dodged but he fell. His arm was scratched by a knife. Two school children were shocked and ran in fear while asking for help.

The guy in the jacket is gonna drive Nat again. But just as he was about to sink the knife, suddenly someone hit him from behind. The hat came off, and the man ran away. But Nat caught a glimpse of yag attacking a woman.

"Aren't you papa?" said the guy who helped Nat. A man wearing neat clothes. He reached out his hand helping Nat stand up.

"Grandfather... Thank you" said Nat politely.

"Your hands are bleeding, preferably to the hospital" he said again after seeing Nat's hand hit by a knife.

"Little wound, no papa"

"Sir Andrew, we have to get to the airport" said a middle-aged man who appeared to be a driver.

"OK sir." said the man to the driver.

"I'm sorry, I can't get you, because I have to go to the airport" Andrew told Nat.

"No papa, I can be alone. Thanks" Andrew smiled and nodded. He left with his driver.

At home Nat immediately took a shower and cleaned his wound. He remembers the time he was injured and Ryan helped treat him. Suddenly he felt sad. But then he thought who would harm him. He remembered the stature of the person who attacked him earlier. He said he saw a glimpse of the man's hair like Fara's. But Nat doesn't want to accuse. He just hoped such an event would not happen again.

The next day at the office, Nat meets Ryan. Ryan saw Nat's hand still in the bandage to cover his wound. Ryan wanted to know what was going on, but he was reluctant to ask. And Nat just passed by. Seeing Nat walk away from her, her heart was sad.

"Why do you always worry Nat, and why do you always get hurt" Ryan said in his heart.

Ryan calls Bob, and asks if he knows what happened to Nat.

"I heard yesterday that our employees were attacked by people at the front stop, but I didn't know it was Nat" Bob said.

"Find out who attacked him, check every cctv around that stop" Ryan said. He wants the man who's gonna hurt Nat to get caught.

"Oh yes... He said there was a man helping him. So Nat only had a cut on his hand."

"Who?"

"Either... I don't know."

Tok tok tok tok

"Get in" said Ryan. Nat walks into Ryan's room with a file. Ryan looked at his injured hand. Heart hurts. But he tried to act cold. Don't care.

"This is sir, the requested file" Nat said, handing over the file.

"Just put it on the table" replied Ryan coldly. Nat put it on the table. Then he turned around and went out.

"What's your hand?" ryan couldn't help but ask directly.

"What's wrong, just accidentally scratched, excuse me" replied Nat without looking at Ryan. He went straight out of the room.

Ryan remained silent. Why doesn't Nat want to be honest. He wants to protect Nat. But Nat himself refused. Even now lying to him. Ryan is impatient. He went out and went to Nat. Without a second thought he pulled Nat's hand. Everyone who saw him was surprised. He took Nat to his room.

"Take off, what does he want you to" Nat said, pulling his hand. But Ryan doesn't care if he puts Nat in the chair.

"Have you used medicine for your wounds?"

"Uda.."

"You bandage yourself? Messy bandages, you're not going to the hospital?" Ryan's question pissed Nat off.

"Yes I bandage myself" replied Nat Ketus.

"Why not go to the hospital? There's no money? This is what saying you want to take care of yourself? Why are you so stubborn"

"I said I could take care of myself. Yes, I have no money. Take it easy to pay the debt to you I'll work on. I'm not gonna run away." Nat pulled out his hand which Ryan still held.

"Shut up" said Ryan, seeing Nat muttering. Turns out Ryan took off Nat's bandage. He gave me medicine. Nat moaning in pain while drugged the medicine. Ryan blew that wound. Nat surprised. Ryan closed the wound again neatly.

"Anyone else got hurt?" ask Ryan gently. Nat shook his head. Unknowingly she shed tears. Why Ryan always gives us hope.

"Don't cry Nat" Ryan wiped Nat's tears with his hands. But Nat then regained his senses and hurriedly cleaned his tears.

"Thank you, excuse me. Please don't give me Ryan's hope" Nat said then out.