A Thousand Flowers
Chaptre 48. The Unexpected Meeting

Satisfied with enjoying Biryong waterfall, Izzah and his friends set foot to the top through vertical stairs. The height of the stairs was about four hundred meters. For twenty-five minutes the adrenaline raced vigorously each time it saw the expanse of the valley below.

However, all the fatigue paid off when he arrived at the multi-storey rest yard on the side of the stairs. The energy that had been drained seemed to be replenished when witnessing the peerless beauty.

From a height of three hundred and twenty meters, Towangseong waterfall flows down the mountain slope like a strand of white ribbon waving from a distance, winding in the wind as if greeting every visitor who docked there.

Staring at the sunlight that had been leaning towards the West, Shin Seo Hyun ventured in search of a quieter courtyard. Once he found a corner with a spectacular view, he rested his body for a moment. Izzah and his friends joined together.

Ten minutes later, Shin Seo Hyun unscrewed the lid of the large mineral water bottle he was carrying, then faded away. Ihsan and Dimas did the same. Not long after that they drifted into the martyrdom of the universe under the command of Shin Seo Hyun as his priest.

Izzah was flabbergasted to see Shin Seo Hyun. Suddenly the rumors of his comrades reverberated in his memory.

“Zah, you've seen Director Shin worship as you do not?” ask Kang So Ra.

“You mean salad?” ask Izzah. Kang So Ra nodded.

“Never. Is Director Shin a Muslim?” ask Izzah in shock. He never questioned his boss's beliefs.

“Heard that way. Therefore Director Shin tends to be cold to women, even if it is to fellow men, Director Shin is very friendly lo,” said Kang So Ra.

Izzah's forehead is wrinkled. If so, he could understand why Shin Seo Hyun was acting so cold. Not arrogant or indifferent, but he only tried to carry out the teachings of his religion as well as possible.

Izzah sighed. His eyes did not blink observing every move Shin Seo Hyun made. All this time he did not really believe the rumors of the medical personnel at his workplace. But today, seeing how solemn Shin Seo Hyun was craving himself before his Rabb, a light of admiration flashed in his heart.

And somehow, the indistinct fear that had greeted him every time he was near Shin Seo Hyun since the incident that made him feel lost face, slowly disappeared, changing the warmth that he did not understand. Suddenly in his eyes Shin Seo Hyun looked so bright.

Quickly Izzah looked away when Shin Seo Hyun said his prayer greeting was fulfilled.

The deg! The deg!

Unknowingly, his heart was racing. Izzah stroking chest.

“What is this? My cheeks are so hot, huh?” inner Izzah. He flapped his cheeks with both hands.

Feeling her heartbeat getting irregular, Izzah decided to go down first, leaving Shin Seo Hyun and his friends still lulled in a long daze.

Not wanting to be drugged in boredom a wait, once back in the courtyard Biryong waterfall, Izzah filled the time with selfie ria. Activities he had not done.

For the sake of getting a charming background, Izzah repeatedly shifted his position.

BUKS!

Suddenly Izzah hit someone standing behind him.

“You're blind ya!” a woman who was hit by Izzah.

“Sorry. I accidentally, Miss,” said Izzah bowing after twisting his body.

“Basic! In a place as beautiful as this why also I have to meet a pesky carrier woman,” rutuk woman with spicy speech.

Izzah immediately stood up straight, watching the woman in front of him who had a razor-sharp mouth.

“One more time, forgive me! I was completely unintentional,” Izzah said repeating his apology sincerely.

The woman watched Izzah from top to bottom. Then he gaped and covered his mouth with his hands.

“Gosh! You ... You're Izzah, right?” exclaimed the woman, pointing right at Izzah's nose.

“Huh! Of course you can't recognize me. I'm not like you. You from before until now I still just kucel. Son has no father where can possibly live properly,” said the woman looked at Izzah with a contemptuous look.

Hearing the harsh words of the woman, suddenly the events of a dozen years ago dancing in the eyes of Izzah. He was only seven years old. He was sitting on a bench not far from his school gate. Picking up a spare bag containing typical snacks of school children he peddled before the entrance bell rang

or when the break bell rings.

A beautiful girl with her long hair came over. Her clothes are very neat. A pink flower-shaped hairpin decorated his head. Her smooth white skin and fashionable style show that the girl is not an average person.  Two other girls stood beside him like two bodyguards.

THE HUT!

“Superficial food like this should not be sold in this school,” he said as he swept a rustling pouch in Izzah's lap with both hands, making most of its contents scatter out.

“Don't Nadira!” stop Izzah, but it's too late.

Izzah cried sobbing watching the food that had been made with difficulty by his mother was so dirty with dirt and sand. With a heart of grief, Izzah collected the food that had been discarded by the girl named Nadira.

“Hahaha ..” Nadira laughed out loud, followed by her two friends.

“This is how if the child does not have a Father. Wretched life. Already kuel, eeeh ... also do not have money for snacks!” hina Nadira, staring at Izzah cynically.

Izzah who was still trying to reach his mother's cakes could only look at Nadira in silence. His heart was really sliced.

“Cuih!” Nadira spits on Izzah's wares while stepping on the girl's fingers with her expensive shoes. Izzah grimaced with pain.

From a parked car not far from where Izzah was sitting, waiting for the driver to shop at a small shop across the street, a twelve-year-old boy watched all of that furiously. When Nadira and his two friends left, the boy got out of his car and squatted down next to Izzah. He helped the teary-eyed girl reclaim her source of livelihood.

As soon as it was over, the boy smiled sweetly. Wiping Izzah's tears with his fingers.

“Don't cry, little sister! You're a strong girl. I'm sure someday you'll be a great woman,” persuade the boy, appease Izzah. Izzah smiled back.

“Master, let's go!” there was a scream from the car, calling the boy. The boy looked.

“Shortly, Uncle,” shouted, ask for time.

“This, take! He will accompany you and will always smile for you,” said the boy, handing over a sweet smiling little teddy bear. Izzah received the doll with trembling hands.

“Thank you,” whispered Izzah slowly.

The boy stood up and left Izzah after gently rubbing his head.

Receiving such affectionate treatment, Izzah's heart felt so warm.

“Thank you, God. Have you sent an angelic hearted man to treat my pain,” thanks Izzah in heart.

The entrance bell rings. Izzah ran into the school gate with a burning determination.

“Starting today, I will be a strong and tough woman. No one can demean me just because I never knew who my father was,” Izzah said, promising myself.

Since then, he began to pursue martial arts and increasingly studying. Achievements for achievement have been achieved. However, all of that actually makes Nadira's hatred for him increase. Insults after insults continue to afflict him. Izzah doesn't care. He remains focused on his goal.

Recalling the incident, Izzah's eyes glazed over. How deep the wounds he felt. And now, far away in the land of people he was reunited with the girl who had broken his heart to the lowest point.

“Yes God, what other plan are you planning for me?” izzah asked, I said to his Lord.

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