After You Left Me
My Wife's Dark Past

"Look, please listen to my explanation first" Edric said

"You want to explain? All right then we'll just sit there" Estian walked first to the bench that was close to where her car was parked

"Daniel Justin, come here too" said Edric

As the two assistants were called by Edric to approach him, they quickly walked side by side to where their boss was sitting

"Well since we've found a comfortable place to sit, now explain everything in a dric" Estian said

"So this is the day after me and you (Estian) met, I went straight home. After dinner, we decided to go straight to bed because we were both sleepy. After the shower I put on my clothes, and suddenly the walk in closet lights went off. After I realized that all the electricity in the house was off, I walked straight to my wife's bed"

"Then next, what happened to mrs Elena sir? " ask Daniel's assistant curiously

"I saw that my wife was crying in bed, calling out to Estian. Because at that time I was panicking, I just said if 'you don't have to be afraid baby, I'm here'. After saying that slowly my wife opened her eyes, then she hugged me while saying the same thing that she was afraid of"

"So Elena was crying because your house was dead? " ask Estian

"Yes that night it was not only my house that the lights went out, but almost all the houses died" Edric replied

"Okay, but after the lights went off Elena stopped crying, right? " Estian asked to confirm the state of his sister

"Of course tian, even he fell asleep in my arms. But if I may ask, what exactly is the reason you've always been protecting Elena so tightly like this. Even to his identity, you also protect him. Because so far after I've seen the relationship between you two, it's been very noticeable that you're very possessive of my wife. Why is tian? "

Edric asked Estian, because so far after seeing the relationship between Elena and Estian. Edric grew curious, actually what made Estian a possessive type of older sister

"So that time, who was trying so hard to find the identity of my sister You're dric? " looked at Edric with a probing look

Edric who was discovered, immediately threw away his gaze from the Estian. Because Edric is so embarrassed

"Then I'll tell you Elena's past, because it also has to do with Elena's fear of the dark" Estian said, to Edric's surprise

"Why did my wife cry that night because she was afraid of the dark? " edric's face was anxious

"If you can't tell her, it's better not to!" said Justin's assistant

"No way, because I have to tell Edric this" denied Estian

"Well if that's what you want" Justin replied resignedly

"The worst day in our family came, after Elena told me she wanted to marry a handsome sister and it was exactly the day Elena disappeared from being kidnapped. At that time everyone was very hit with this incident, papa and mama who were in America also immediately ordered a ticket to return to Indonesia. My family and the boy's family went to the police station to report Elena's disappearance, and the police only said we were all patient. Every day our family lived a life of sadness, and finally after 2 months the police called us if Elena was found. We realize that the technology was not as advanced now. My family quickly left with the police, where Elena was. Up there I was very surprised, because I saw the condition of Elena who was very thin and many bruises all over her body. For 2 months Elena was held in a very dark room, and only got lighting from a small hole from a hollow wall. And what saddens me most is that Elena was found right on her birthday. What should have been that day was a happy day because she had a birthday, but Elena was the opposite. She wasn't happy in the slightest" Estian grew sobbing from telling him all this

"Wrap your tears using this tissue tian" Daniel gave a piece of tissue to Estian

"Thank you Daniel, after the incident Elena became a quiet child and she always daydreamed. Even Elena only called me when she wanted to sleep, because there had to be people hugging her. He once said that he felt safe in the arms of those he trusted. After 2 days after Elena was found, my family decided to take Elena to a psychiatrist and it worked. The psychiatrist told us that Elena told him a lot of things. Starting from every day he was always beaten by two men, a day only ate once and it was only rice without side dishes, every night there was always the sound of people from outside telling horror stories about murder, he said, kidnapping, ghost. Try to imagine how the child who is still 9 years old, every day always at a hit-hicks... I'm sorry, I can't go on. Because I don't want to remember those times anymore, which was a very hard time for me. Because I have to try to get myself closer to Elena"

The three of them who heard the explanation from Estian, could only remain silent while crying out tears that flowed profusely especially Edric. He never expected, if his wife had a very heavy past. Even Edric had thought, if he would not be able to live life again if he experienced the things his wife experienced

"What is this, isn't it all very interesting. And I accidentally got some very important information. They are so stupid" said someone who looked at the four of them while revealing his sneaky grin

"That's my reason, why all this time I've always been possessive of Elena's dric" Estian opened the conversation with a state of still crying

"Yes I know tian, thank you very much. And I'm sorry, because you have to tell me this very heavy thing. Which you should have forgotten, but you remembered it instead. Once again I apologized profusely" Edric moved from his seat, then crouched down before Estian to apologize while holding her hand

"It's a dric that's okay" Estian stood up from her seat, then grabbed Edric's shoulder and patted him

"Right now I want to go straight home, then take my wife into my arms and kiss her continuously" Edric said, picturing her

"Well then I'll come with you, 'cause after telling you all this I miss Elena so much. And I want to hug her all day"

"Ta-But tian Elena right." said Edric stammering.

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