Trapped in the Love of the Young Master

14. Guilt

Tiara wriggled slowly, as a chill pierced the surface of her skin. A second later he blinked, as he felt an arm tightly coiled around his waist. It took a while, until his consciousness returned. Then, after the last night's memory piece flashed again, he felt a crushing blow on his heart.

A second later he turned his body, turning his back to the man who was holding him tightly under the blanket. In fact, at this time the surface of their skin is still touching each other without clothing.

Tiara closed tightly, removing the clear grain from the corner of the eye. He covered his mouth with the back of his hand so that his soaking could not be heard. However, still the small movements he did woke Prabu, because they were still not apart from each other.

“You're up?” ask Prabu. With an uncollected awareness, he glanced at the wall clock that pointed at the number four.

“Still in the morning, sleep again.” Thus Prabu said, then kissed Tiara's open shoulder.

He wanted her to close back, but that's when he realized something, if the girl in the arms was crying. Prabu opened his eyes and realized what had happened between the two of them last night.

“Tiara .. ak—aku ...”

Prabu is at a loss for words, then attempts to reverse Tiara in order to have their position face-to-face. The girl then curled up with her head bowed, reluctant to face.

“I'm sorry, Tiara. I really don't intend to make you this sad. I just ...”

Tiara did not reply. He closed more closely, also the body that increasingly vibrated violently. He did not expect to be this stupid, and dissolved in the cradle for a moment. Last night, for some reason his heart was so broken, because the taste was forced to fade before it could bloom. Until when Prabu came to reveal his forgiveness with all tenderness, he was complacent.

Seeing Tiara sobbing, Prabu is increasingly haunted by guilt. Things that invite the pieces of memory in the past are present again, with a stab increasingly hurt.

Slowly he raised Tiara's head to rest on his arm. The girl's chin, forcing their eyes against each other.

“Did I hurt you?” He asked slowly.

The sentence that was thrown gently made Prabu hesitate, if the one who asked really himself. All his life, he only remembered ever happening this gently to two people. Lusi, and Tiara.

Still not answering, now Tiara was stunned. More and more water flowed in the corner of his eyes.

“Please don't do this, Tiara. Speak.” Prabu pulls the girl in a cuddle. Make their bodies again not far behind the blanket.

“Tiara .. answer me. Don't punish me by acting like this.” Prabu cuddled again. However, what he found remained the same, as Tiara remained dissolved in his cries.

***

“Bu Nurma, from now on, prepare the room above. Then, move Tiara's stuff there.” Prabu said as he chewed his breakfast slowly. Not far from him, Nurma was standing with reverence.

“Upper room?” The butler repeated the master's sentence.

“Yes. Right next to my room.”

Hearing that, Nurma was a little surprised. He never thought, how could Prabu give the order to move Tiara to that room? Meanwhile, it is Arini's room, the only daughter of Sundari puppet, who is none other than Prabu's mother.

Since her mother died decades ago, the room has remained empty, despite being well cared for. Given how special the room is in this house. Occasionally, even Sundari visited there, if you miss the baby. But now?

“But, Sir? Isn't that—“

“Do it.” Prabu said slowly, then stared intently at Nurma. The thing that made the butler bowed obediently.

“Good, I will have some waiters prepare it, also move the stuff Tiara.”

“Oh yes. Today, have Lisa accompany Sister Eri to look after Eyang.” Prabu gulped down the orange juice in front calmly.

“Enight, Eyang gives Tiara a holiday. As compensation has accompanied a week more in the hospital, also a gift because he passed the test of the first three months of working life here.” Prabu again explained, before Nurma asked.

After wiping the corner of the lips with a tissue, Prabu who had been neatly wrapped in a gray suit was raised. The abandonment of Nurma who was still fixated on disbelief, with what she heard. However, the middle-aged woman could not dispute what had become the decree. He then called several servants to carry out the duties of the master.

Leaving the dining table still packed, Nurma headed for Tiara's room located under the stairs. The room is in the middle of the building, and can reach the living room and kitchen easily. For a moment Nurma stood up, then knocked slowly.

The pensive Tiara in front of the simple dressing table turned her head. To meet whoever was in front of his room right now, he was so scared. Plus his puffy face and puffy eyes, he did not know what to answer if someone asked.

“Tiara, can I come in?”

Nurma's faint voice rang out, making Tiara swallow her tongue with great difficulty. I want her to cry so hard, but it's all useless now. It only raises suspicion, for the things he wants to close.

“Tiara? You're awake, ‘kan?” Again, Nurma's voice was heard.

After tidying up her hair and closing the shirt to the top button, Tiara got up from the chair. He grimaced slightly and held the edge of the table, as pain invaded the lower part of his body. He even bit his lips so as not to cry, because the pain was again reminiscent of what happened last night.

He came to the door limped, and opened it. Right now, in front of her looked Nurma standing with a judging gaze.

“M—maaf, Ms. Nurma. I just finished dressing.” Tiara lowered her head, not daring to return Nurma's gaze. “Please enter.”

After saying, Tiara precedes. Intentionally he made Nurma close the door, so that he had more space. He did not want Nurma to suspect, how her steps were taken with great difficulty.

Meanwhile, Nurma closely watched the girl in front. Nothing escapes, from the tip of the foot to the head of the Tiara. After closing the door, he caught up with Tiara who was now sitting on the edge of the bed.

“You sick?” Without warning, Nurma touched Tiara's forehead, then sucked the fingers into the girl's neck. Not without reason Nurma asked, because indeed this morning Tiara's face was paler than usual.

Tiara shakes. “No. I just—“

“What's the problem?” Nurma began to suspect. Moreover, when the usually cheerful girl moping, and did not dare to look at him. This was not the Tiara he had known three months ago.

“I heard, last night Mr. Prabu prepared a poolside dinner for you. Is that true?” Nurma said carefully, but remained full of probes.

Tiara nodded slowly, and said, “Yes, Miss Nurma. Sir said, it was as a welcome because I managed to escape the first three months.”

Tiara nodded again. “True. As an expression of gratitude, for accompanying her during her time in the hospital.” Tiara replied quietly, with her hands squeezing each other in her lap.

“Do you know, this morning Master moved you to the upper room?”

Tiara lifted the face that had been bowed since. “No. I don't know about that. Since morning, I have not been out of the room at all.”

Nurma sighed softly. Then look out the window. Look at the trees out there, which are moving along the breeze of the morning. But then he looked at the door when he heard a knock.

Tiara looked up, looking at the door. He then looked at Nurma, who was equally confused.

“Let me open. You rest. Enjoy your vacation, because not all servants here can be that privilege, especially from the Madam directly.”

Hearing that sentence, Tiara simply nodded slowly. He observed Nurma now rising up and repairing the uniform. Before long, the butler opened the door.

Tiara was surprised to see who was standing there, right in front of Nurma. Prabu, with a tray containing breakfast.

***

“Master? You do not need to bother, let me give it to Tiara.” Nurma tried to grab the tray from the master's hand. The presence of Prabu in front of Tiara's room is not unusual.

“Leave us.” Prabu said calmly. It was so quiet that it sounded like a threat to Nurma.

The butler nodded, then looked at Tiara once more. The girl was still sitting in her place, not shifting in the slightest.

“Good, Mr.”

After Nurma died, Prabu stepped in, and closed the door with his feet. He then placed the tray onto the table, which was on the side of the bed. For the size of the servant's room, the room occupied by Tiara is indeed quite luxurious. Only, the dressing table located on one side of this room is indeed an old model, so it looks simple.

“Are we okay?” Prabu approached Tiara, and pulled out a chair. Now he sat in front of the bowed Tiara girl.

“Did I hurt you?” Prabu reached out his hand, and framed the white cheek in front. Forcing Tiara to look at him with a sad look.

“Master need not overdo it. Will only invite the suspicion of the waiter who saw it.”

“Tiara—“

“I'll assume this never happened, Sir. So, I beg you, do not overdo it.”

“But I cannot, Tiara!”

“Then, what will you do?” Tiara looked at the master with teary eyes.

Silence, with guilt clutching each other's hearts.

Getting such a demanding sentence, Prabu gulped a few times. For the first time in his life, he felt so guilty for sleeping with a girl. Not because Tiara was a servant, but because she was the first for the girl.

Of course this is a burden, because usually, Prabu do with many women on the basis of liking, equally need impingement, and use safety. However, that was last night ....

Seeing the Tiara being so injured, Prabu ruffled his hair in annoyance. “Give me time.”

“For what? I just want to delete everything, and hope all of us enough to get here.” Tiara removed Prabu's hand from her cheek, at the end of the sentence she spoke.

“I assume, I've never heard of any of it.”

“Tuan, please. Don't make my life harder here. I don't want to be branded as a waitress who seduces her employer. I just got well received. So I beg—“

“Tiara ...”

“I need this job, Sir. I have a mother who still has to undergo treatment and it costs a lot. I have a sister who is still in school, I—“

Tiara's sentence is not finished, because Prabu pulls her in a crib. Like this morning when he woke up, he was again touched in the arms of the master.

“I beg to forget everything, and let me keep working like nothing ever happened.” Tiara said in between tears.

Prabu patted the shaken back, as if trying to give it some calm. “Good. But on one condition. Obey my orders and move to the upper room. There is more comfortable, and you can rest well than here.”

Prabu pauses a hug, practice removing wet traces on pale cheeks. He got up, and brought a tray of breakfast to the bed, putting it right in front of Tiara.

“Now eat. Don't think of anything, because I stay here, if something happens to you later.”

Tiara wiped her face, then grabbed a glass of water in front. While Prabu followed his every move until he felt uncomfortable.

“Please go, Sir. I can do it myself.” Tiara said for the sake of preventing Prabu from bribing her.

“Did I hurt you last night?” prabu asked curiously, when he saw Tiara inching while biting her lips. Without an answer he knew, because now Tiara's face was red.

“I'm fine, Sir. Thank you.”

Seeing Tiara who continued to fortify himself, Prabu got up. He saw again Tiara who started bribing food into the mouth, then said, “Good. Rest up. We'll talk later.”

When Prabu disappeared behind the door, Tiara was once again stunned. Dunking the face in the knee, so that the crying muffled and not heard out there.

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