Touching Hearts

Four

"Cry, if it makes you relieved. Everything's gonna be fine. Believe that..."

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The sound of samsak filled the soundproofed luxurious sports hall. I can't tell you how many times the guy kept doing it without stopping. The hair and clothes he was wearing were already very wet by the sweat that kept flowing. Even without caring about the backs of his hands that had been bleeding from behind Handrwap due to a blow that was too hard, he still punched him in disobedience. Wreaking his anger on the samsak was one of his attempts to temper his emotions.

Not without reason he did such a crazy thing. If not every time I remember what happened at her house. He is sick of seeing Ara's loving gaze on the stranger named Axcel Leonard. He was so angry especially when the man calmly hugged Ara in front of him. If not given his Ara condition, he would definitely beat up the man who was slightly inferior to him. Knowing that the atmosphere that was lurking it would not last for a while, without saying a word, Ellard just left from there.

And here he is. Beat up for almost two hours without stopping. The wound on the back of his hand was no longer felt. Until a knock on the new door managed to stop the activity.

"Sir" called a young man who was one year below him

"Say" he said as he opened the handwrap

"The perpetrators who persecuted Ms. Ara have been cleared up. Their parent company has been acquired and all their facilities have been withdrawn. And as you ordered, they've been sent to a remote island." Report Blake, his personal secretary.

"Good! Make sure they never show up again around Ara."

"Good, Master"

"Hm "

"Master.your hands are bleeding. I'll call dok—"

"no need. Rest back. Your job is done."

"Tap—"

"Don't argue with me, Blake"

"Good, Sir. Then I resign" Blake said, bowing before leaving the room.

After his secretary died, Ellard approached the large window and stood there looking out at the dark outside. There is only illumination from decorative lights along the fountain and the garden is so spacious. Blake had already done his bidding to acquire the company and assets of the women who had dared to persecute his Ara. Now those people and their families have become homeless in a remote city because of what they did. Has he said it before? That he would avenge many times more terrible the deeds of those who dared to harass him.

One cockroach has been finished. Now he only needs to focus on his marriage to Ara. Ah, recalling the fat girl who had managed to steal his heart long ago, again upset him. Inadvertently his eyes glanced at the wound on the back of his hand. His blood has dried up there.

"Ck, what have you done to me, Ara." He looked at his hand. "Alright, this is the last time I'll let you be alone with him. But for the next— don't hope." The conversation then laughed blandly.

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Meanwhile, clad in sleeping pajamas Ara stood near the same window, looking at the dark night sky accompanied only by thousands of stars shining beautifully. Ara remembered an object that had been adhering beautifully to her wrist ever since.

A beautiful bracelet clad in gold and white diamonds. Where the middle is in the form of a goose which according to Ara is very beautiful. Seeing that beautiful thing, Ara again commented a smile. Especially when the owner directly put it into his hands. Well, the bracelet was a gift from Axcel Leonard. The first love that was never delivered. Ara recalled their brief conversation after Ellard and Angel left her room earlier this afternoon.

The Flashback

"Why didn't you say you were hurt like this?" ask Leo gently

Ara smiled clumsyly "i'm already okay sister. Actually" he said as much as possible while moving his hands and feet

"Ara—" said Leo, knowing that the girl was acting "is this Elsa and her friends again?"

Ara started writhing like a heated worm. Leo knows the habit. His little friend was trying to find an excuse again.

"Ah, it's true." Leo nodded his head. "It seems like they didn't take my warning seriously back then" Leo clenched his arms starting to get emotional.

"Sak—had it." whine Ara took Leo's fist and opened it again.

"This can't be allowed anymore, Ra. They've gone too far. I'll report them to the authorities." growled Leo did not accept

"If you do that, I won't see Leo again." Threatening Ara

"But Ra—"

"No! Get everyone here."

"Ck, you've always been like this. How could they not feel more in the wind." snorted Leo turned his gaze to the side.

Ara smiled and saw him.

"How's brother doing?" tanya Ara shifted the topic

"As you can see" he replied still not looking at her

Ara shut up for a moment. He turned his head to look at the figure before him from top to bottom in a pose like thinking.

"Shit!" his curse suddenly made Leo look at him in wonder. Leo raised his eyebrows next to him as if looking forward to an explanation.

"Lebay lu big bear" said Leo to gently nudge Ara's anxious forehead

"Iihh seriously kali" chuckled Ara while rubbing her forehead which was actually not sick.

"Say, why have you been avoiding me for two months. Why?" sue Leo after remembering one of the purposes of coming here is to ask about it.

"Idihh kepedean is avoided. What's in it try" Ara's pretext laughed discordantly

"So?" still not satisfied

"Cih, here's the story of the noble king almighty. These two months I have a lot of college assignments Kak. Not to mention I was suddenly asked by one of the lecturers to be his assistant temporarily. Well, I'm so busy."

Ara wasn't completely lying. As he explained just now, it was indeed being experienced. But the real reason to avoid Leo is not because of that. But he was intentional. Not meeting the man who broke her heart for the first time was the best way to heal her wounded heart.

Especially now that the man already has a new lover who is very beautiful and both are very suitable. Leo introduced his lover to Ara two months ago, who broke her heart. Plus Leo's loving gaze on Sarah has awakened Ara to have to stop her feelings. There is no place for Leo to be a woman except as a best friend.

But even after two months passed, the feeling did not go away. Not once! His heart still belongs to Leo. Especially when Leo hugged him so tightly that his heart was back to blow.

My Lord.. Save heart!

"Don't really lie?" leo's question manages to break Ara's brief daydream.

"D-well, right." she replied, "Sarah's not coming?"

"No. He's on assignment with his friend"

Ara ber oh ria.

"The guy here was called Ellard, right?"

"Huh? How do you know?"

"What I don't know about you."

"There! Brother doesn't know my true feelings" Ara muttered barely audibly

"What?" Leo paro

"Huh? Ahh is nothing" Ara chuckled as she tried to cover her sloppy mouth.

"I knew from Angel yesterday. She told me all that you were going to marry this guy." Leo explained

"the child's mouth is!" grunts Ara

"Honestly, I was disappointed when I heard it all. I'm disappointed because of this big thing you didn't tell me. We have been together since childhood and there are no secrets between us." - Leo

"Ma-sorry brother. I didn't mean to keep it a secret. Everything came so suddenly. Daddy with his irrefutable decision made me unable to do anything. I'm honestly not ready, brother. But if I refused, daddy and mommy would be disappointed." said Ara hoarsely lowered her head and her eyes were already glazed over.

"Mom..."

Leo could not bear to see the girl shed her tears. Leo quickly brought Ara's body into his arms. It stroked the girl's back slowly as the sound of her stuffing started to come out.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that without knowing the truth from you."

Ara shakes. "Son Leo is not wrong."

Leo no longer answered. In silence the two still hugged each other. Trying to calm each other's hearts. In silence Ara's tears were flowing more and more. Crying when his feelings are clapping one hand. Crying because it is not the power to refuse a marriage that has been in sight. And now the embrace of the man he loved in silence, trying to calm and strengthen his heart.

"Cih, why is the ending so this way anyway. Brother Leo... Please take me away!" raung Ara in the heart

Long they were in such a state until then Ara ended her own crying session after being felt strong.

"Udah ah, Ara heavy. Later sexy bones brother Leo bonyok again" kekeh Ara

Leo was silent, looking at him with a hard-to-understand look. Then a second later his hand moved to reach something in his bag. A small box was now in his hand.

"What's that?" asked Ara frowned

"Get your hand." Ara had not responded but Leo had already grabbed her hand and put on a bracelet removed from the box she was carrying.

"It's.." Ara rounded her eyes in disbelief when she saw clearly that the diamond-encrusted gold bracelet had wrapped around her wrist.

"For you, think of it as the beginning of me for your marriage. Wear it and don't try to eliminate it, Big Bear" he said mengultimatum "i've been preparing it for a long time. And only now can I give it to you considering that you're suddenly a busy ass beyond donal trump" he said

Ara came back crying. "Law... Brother Leooooo. Thank you" his roar pulled the man's body into his arms and returned crying loudly to make Leo chuckle with anxiety.

"Please promise me this is the last time you cry. After this you have to be happy, hm" said Leo as he stroked and warmed the top of the head of the girl he loved so much.

Ara did not answer anymore. He's tightening his arms. Trying to relieve the tightness that squeezes his chest.

Flashback Off

"Sir leo.." isak Ara.

Her tears are flowing again. The feeling of tightness has not stopped. Suppose he had a little courage to express his feelings first. If only he could let the man know. No matter what the man's reaction was. But again until finally he couldn't. He's too cowardly. And now, only he felt the pain itself.

To be continued