TITISAN MY DAUGHTER

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Anggara still has a fever, forced Shabita to continue to treat him. Talia was there to help him, she was happy because her stepmother had made peace with Anggara.

"If I'm dating Anggara, what do you think?" that question is still in Shabita's memory. It would have been terrible if Talia had told Anggara about her father.

"Why are you daydreaming?" ask Anggara. The young man leaned on the head of the bed.

"If Talia likes you how?" ask Shabita.

"Em, that's impossible!'' anggara.

"Maybe," he asked. "Are you going to choose it?" ask again.

Anggara shook weakly. "For what? There's you, right."  ... "It could also be an alternative, rather than running away from marrying her, so we're cheating on her, '" Anggara joked.

Shabita looked at Anggara, he was not impressed by the joke, instead he was upset. "What I'm afraid of is not that, but his father" Shabita said.

"I've never met in person, so where could there be a problem, right?"

Shabita looked at the young man, sighing. "Who's my name?" tanyakanya.

"Rani?" anggara replied hesitantly, because Shabita instead asked his name which was clear he himself who introduced himself as Rani.

Shabita shook her head while smiling. "Va-ne-sa!" his taunts.

"Vanesha?" anggara muttered. "As you've heard?"

"Sha-bi-ta," he mocked again.

Anggara raised his eyeballs. "Who are you really?"

"Who do you think?" ask Shabita.

Anggara shook weakly. "I don't know. Can't remember!" Then Anggara laughed, he had dreamed of calling that name, even his colleagues had mentioned that name. "Are you the girl I've been looking for all this time?"

"Sustt..... Talia will hear" whispered Shabita.

"Who are you really?" ask the young man again.

Shabita did not answer, instead he walked to the door and locked it then the key was deliberately left in the hole so that Talia did not enter the room. "Do you not regret being with me, Anggara? I'm afraid you're sorry then in vain" Shabita said. He sat on the side of the bed.

"No" answered Anggara.

Shabita lay by his side, closing her eyes. "Sleep," he said.

"You haven't answered my question?"

Shabita opened her eyes, she turned her back to the young man, sobbing from him, making Anggara embrace her immediately. Shabita turned around and embraced the young man back. "Why did you come again, Anggara? Why don't you stay away even if you've forgotten our past" he exclaimed.

"Past time? Whatchu mean?" Anggara let go of Shabita, he now demands that his curiosity be answered. "Tell me all, tell me about your past! Why did you say that?"

"Ak-I ... confused where to start?' Shabita looked at Anggara. "I'm afraid of Toni" he said.

"Why did you leave me, why?"

"I'm scared!" press the girl. "I'm really afraid of losing you" he said.

"If you're afraid why leave me? Why, Rani?"

"Vanesa, you used to call me that" Shabita denied. "Vena ... Vanesa, I love the way you say my name, love to hear your voice." Shabita reached for the young man's face. "How persistent were you to reach for me, always by my side even though I kept rejecting you." Anggara grabbed Shabita's hand and kissed her. He just listened to the girl tell him a story. "I didn't want to leave you, but I had to. Because of Toni, she forced me to make a choice." Shabita was silent, he looked at Anggara.

"Have it, don't tell me anymore." Anggara embraced Shabita tightly. "It doesn't matter now whether we met or not, what matters now is that you're with me. You like Vanesa's kupangil, don't you? I'll call that."

"Aren't you angry?"

"No, if you're angry for what I'm here for," Anggara replied.

Shabita smiled, she did not know until when they would survive. But it will be together until the end.

***

"Little down," he replied as he grabbed the mineral bottle on top of the refrigerator.

"What needs to be checked to be sure?"

"No need," he refused.

"How's my mom, okay?" Talia looked at Anggara who poured water into the glass.

"From yesterday."

"Em, can I ask you something?"

"What?" Anggara glanced at a glance.

"Why is the time at the party you didn't bring your girlfriend? Lying, huh?" talia Goda.

"Didn't bring a girlfriend on duty?" anggara Syndir.

"Oh, that's it," Talia murmured.

"Udah, yes. I'm gonna take a break." Anggara leaves Talia.

"Why did you get into this room?" ask Shabita. "Should just go back to your room" she kicked him out.

"Suddenly my head was dizzy." Anggara massaged his forehead.

"Reason! Just tell me you don't want to move" Shabita sneered.

Anggara laughed off. He approached the girl. "Not that anymore."

"When do we go?" ask Shabita.

"From the right time" Anggara replied.

"I don't want Toni to come and see you. When that happens run and leave me in-"

Anggara covered Shabita's lips with his right palm. "Don't say that. I'll take you, just wait."

Shabita sighed, she brushed Anggara aside. "No idea, I'm tired of wishing you were happy."

Anggara's phone is ringing. "Yes, Sean."

"Seriously you want to run away with a bunch of people?" ask Sean. He is now in Caffe.

"Have read my message, right? Yeah, that means it."

"Crazy! Talia's gonna kill you both."

"Let's go," replied Anggara lightly. He rubbed Shabita's hair.

"I'm just helping you run, for a fee don't expect me to help!" press it.

"Ish, stingy!" anggara mockery.

"Basic! You're kere, pretentious to bring a bunch of people, where's a bunch of rich people again."

"Udah, ah shut up! Two more days."

"Okay, two days." Sean hung up on them.

"What's two days?" ask Shabita.

"Prepare yourself. Two more days we're gone" Anggara whispered.

"Crazy, that kid. It could have escaped unprepared" Sean murmured.

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