Aster Veren
Episode 165's
- Esther
After a long conversation with Nathan's brother, I decided to return to the hospital with Nathan.
We left together without much discussion, and somehow it made me feel a little awkward. I wanted to start the conversation while walking towards the hospital, but nothing came to my head, there was no topic of conversation I could discuss with him.
Our steps were getting closer to the hospital, but my eyes had caught the figure of Hans walking quickly towards me with a worried expression.
"I'm looking for the lady everywhere, why is the lady's headphone not active either?" He said when he came before me.
"That's it, my headphone battery's gone to–"
"Thank God the lady is fine." His murmur cut me off, I saw that Uncle Hans was already sighing with relief.
"Because there's Hans, I'm going first." Nathan's words made me look at him.
"Yes, go. Your grandmother and mother must have been waiting inside." I made her smile before leaving me.
How now? Should I go to Dad's nursery again? But if you throw me out again how? My mind is worried.
"I'd better go back to the hotel and finish my job." I continued muttering as I remembered there were some jobs I had not finished today.
"Miss wants to come back?" Uncle Hans asked me to nod my head in response.
"Yes, we'll just go back to the hotel."
"Ti– won't see you again?"
"No, for today it's enough to get here." My breakup tried to shake my mind back to remember the figure of a father, a father who looked foreign and was rude to me when he let go of the embrace of my miss.
"Then I'll get the car ready." Hans said immediately to the parking lot and I followed him from behind. Don't wait long in the hospital room alone. So I decided to go to the parking lot with Uncle Hans.
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- Carel
I looked at my watch which showed at 04:25 pm with my annoyance. I don't know, I'm really upset right now, because Teo hasn't contacted me since he left the academy to visit the hospital. Seeing the condition of Aster that I have not heard from him for a long time, but I have asked Hans to tell me if Aster is awake. But there was no incoming call from him, not even a short message.
Totally useless!
"What exactly is he doing?" I grumbled as I recalled Teo's departure a few hours ago.
He should have arrived, right? The streets are still crowded and not yet jammed. But why did my inner– come to a halt when I got an incoming call from Teo, I quickly picked up the call.
"You made me wait on purpose?" I asked a little bit to beat him.
"I was lazy to tell you before I got the full information." His grunting makes me even more upset.
"You hear me?" This made me breathe a short breath.
"Say!" Let me feel a little stubbornly waiting for the information Teo will tell me.
Hopefully his condition has improved, hopefully Aster–
"So Aster's back at his house? And he flew to Singapore this morning? Why didn't Hans tell me? If only I had known ...," I murmured that I was upset at that one Veren worker. Though I wish I could take Aster to his residence.
And again, why they can go to Singapore when Aster's condition has just recovered. Can't they wait one or two days until Aster's condition is completely restored?
"If you knew what you wanted? Escape from the academy and get caught again?" Teo's voice roused me from my short daydream.
"Whisper! Shut your mouth!" I cried before turning off my phone.
Are they going on any more business? Or go to see the old man? Dwi said she stayed there for a while until the work was done.
"Hah~ I hope nothing bad happens to her again." I muttered after a long sigh, recalling the condition of Aster that afternoon. As he was in pain and gripped tightly onto Hans hand with all his strength.
***
It was 10:00 p.m., and I was still awake while Teo was wandering in his dream.
I looked at my headphone screen carefully, trying to weigh up my decision to contact Dwi or not. I don't know, I feel like he should start telling me when he can tell me his secret.
I couldn't wait any longer because I felt like I was on time. I feel, if the time continues to be pushed back, then I will miss a lot of things. And that makes me cranky now.
After gathering all my courage, I finally decided to contact Dwi. Send a short message to him.
...Dwi...
^^^ When are you going to start telling me?^^^
^^^¹⁰•⁰³^^^
^^^ About your secret.^^^
^^^¹⁰•⁰³^^^
Later.
¹⁰•⁰⁴
I threw my headphone over my bed while reading a reply from her. He can only reply to my message with one word. Can't he reply to her any longer? And set the date as well? I am sending him another message.
"Stupid!" My grunts while throwing my body on my bed and covering my head with a pillow. Trying to shake off my curiosity at the secret that my annoying sister meant.
"... first, I was secretly betrothed to Lusy until our engagement I didn't know. The reason being that the old grandfather's family threatened my family, they would spread bad rumors about me one year ago. Plans to ruin my life at the academy." I muttered as I took off the pillow on my face and stared inside the ceiling of my room. Trying to rethink the whole incident I almost forgot.
"Secondly, Aster suddenly turned into a person I didn't recognize and continued to avoid me. Then suddenly his two friends Lusy became silent, even though before they continued to disturb Aster. Was Aster threatened to get away from me by them?" I continue to remember all the moments when Aster kept avoiding me, even I still remember his words that made my heart ache when I asked him to go to the hospital with me, because mom wanted to meet him. But he rejected it in a way I never expected from an Aster.
"Three .. I even just found out that the old man has long lived in Singapore for his work. Though previously he was busy taking care of Aster problems that were plagued by his two friends Lusy. But after that, the news suddenly disappeared. Does that have anything to do with what my father and grandfather said when they asked me to understand my situation? What situation do they mean? Are they planning something behind me? Without telling me?"
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