Attracting a Heart-Captured Dragon
Chapter 16's

Silence turns what we want into something we don't expect. This is my current state.. When I saw them making out, I really blamed myself.. Before it got too far, I stepped back.. But what happens sometimes does not match what we expect. My phone accidentally fell in the car online vehicle I was riding, the driver came down and rang the bell so that Serkan was surprised, especially when he saw me. Our eyes turned to look at each other and I tried to remain silent and step in half-running to retreat, the man still kept calling my name trying to make me stop moving my legs.. Luckily my phone was left in the car so I could run in and ask the driver to lock all the doors and ask him to drive as soon as possible. With confusion the driver began to drive, heard the man still calling and knocking on the windows and doors of the car, but I tried not to pay attention to him.

The day after tomorrow was the final hearing of my thesis, I had to focus on not wanting to think about anything.. All I want now is to get out of here and go back to my house.. Yes, I miss my mom, dad, and brother.. I need to get back to Indonesia soon. Distracting my mind by reading books and books and finding any information that can help me better in my thesis session later, but often when this heart decides something, it can even be distracted by a conscience. The phone that rang more than dozens of times this, finally broke the firm intention of standing up.

“ Hello?”

“ Amira, I have something to talk to you about”

“ Nothing to talk about”

“ Can't at least give me your time to talk?”

“ Then what do I do now?”

“ Almira.”

“ Stop Drawing. The day after tomorrow is my thesis trial exam, I want to focus”

" When can I talk to you?"

" What's so important you want to talk to me about? We don't have anything to talk about, do we? So stop making these calls because it bothers me so much"

“ That's how you feel?. All right, I'm sorry.”

Closing this call without letting her talk to me again, knowing what I'm doing is not good, but I feel enough for everything right now. Try to focus again by processing the data back. I don't know why all I did was press the up and down arrow keys on my laptop.. I repeatedly did that, trying to focus but in reality it was a big lie.. Yes, this heart feels more crowded at this time until I cry again.. Did I really put my heart on her? Why do I do that when it's not possible for me and for him.. My world and his world are very different.. I stopped pressing the button on my laptop by moving to rub my chest which felt very tight.. Enough almira.. Stopit.. You're not for him..

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Morning is back towards my last summer here, but the weather is a little cold at this time, will it change to autumn? I don't know why by noon I want to get some fresh air and enjoy the atmosphere near the bosphorus strait.. Many are selling there, and children play cheerfully, will definitely make my mood better.. Getting ready, Kirey came into my room and asked me where I was going.. I also told him what my plans were today.. Kirey who understood my nervousness for my thesis exam tomorrow, walked towards me and suddenly hugged me.. What, did he hear me cry last night? But I held my voice as much as I could to keep it from being heard by him and also lillian.. Soon Kirey let go of her embrace and told me to be careful.. I smiled at him and left..

On the way I was surprised by accidentally meeting a pregnant woman.. The woman told me that it looked like she was going to give birth.. Hearing him say that, I immediately panicked.. She gave me her phone to talk to her husband.. The husband of this woman was surprised and asked for my help to take his wife to the hospital she was referred to.. I finally helped the woman and took her to the hospital in question.. Shortly afterwards in the ER, the woman's husband came and went straight to the medical room. Looking around all around me, this hospital.. Well, my hope is that when I return to Indonesia, there is a hospital that wants to accept me to work there..

I don't know why my original intention came to see the bosphorus turn into sitting pensive in the main lobby of this hospital.. It doesn't even feel like I've been here 3 hours seeing what's going on.. Before long the woman's husband ran away with an unclear view.. I saw him and he finally saw me.. He ran towards me and with a happy smile on his face told me that his son was born and his wife begged to see me.. I finally went with him to the room..

“ Hi.. How are you?"

Almira said, greeting the woman in Turkish

“ Thanks to you, I was able to give birth to a child safely.. Do you want to see it?"

The woman smiled and let Almira see the baby

“ Bo, can I?"

“ Tenru only, definitely..Comehere"

“ Beautiful child.. What's name?"

Almira said as she touched the little baby's hand

“ What's your name?"

The husband said to Almira

“ Me? I'm Almira.."

“ Then his name is Almira"

The husband returned with a smile to Almira

“ WHAT?? WH WHY?? I didn't mean to ask for anything in return by being in this hospital for long.. Actually I'm going to graduate from graduate school, I wish there was a hospital that would accept me later,"

“ We wish you the best for a good person like you"

The two husband and wife smiled happily looking at Almira

“ Te, Thank you very much.. Then I congratulate you, and then I say goodbye.. Good afternoon"

Before leaving the woman suddenly withdrew my hand, with a questioning look, she smiled at me.. Then he pulled out his polaroid camera and asked me to stand right next to the cot.. He told me to smile and take 2x pictures of me.. As soon as it was printed, he wrote down the photo that it was dated today and my name on both of these photos.. He handed me 1 photo and 1 for her.. Feeling moved I hugged the woman and she returned my embrace.. Then I say goodbye and leave..

The time did not seem to have shown at 4 pm.. Finally I booked a vehicle online to drive me to the park near the Bosphorus strait I used to go to.. When I arrived, the weather had started to feel a little cold but again I was amazed to see the twilight at this time, this season the bosphorus really looks very beautiful.. I walked and tried to find an empty bench.. But my steps came to a standstill when I saw the man I wanted to avoid.. Again he sat pensively alone with his empty gaze.. When will he do this? Should I approach her? Stop almira! Stay away from her.. But somehow, for the umpteenth time my heart and brain could not be invited to cooperate.. When my mind says something else, my heart always makes me do things I shouldn't do to this man..

“ Sorry, this seat is empty?”

Almira who immediately sat beside Serkan

“ ALMIRA?”

“ File.. I'm sorry when, you.…”

“ I just don't want you to misunderstand me in the middle of all this mess”

Leave her to lower her head by clenching both her hands

" Are you not tired? And why are you still like this? When are you going to be like this? Maybe if Safiye saw you this time, she would be so mad at you”

“ Yes, you are absolutely right.”

“ Stop coming here by yourself.. Search other busy”

“ I know”

“ Quiet.. Are you afraid I'll complain to Farrah Prihal's mom that night?”

Said Almira who tried to tease Serkan by pushing Serkan shoulder

“ That night Berguzar kissed me unilaterally. I didn't think he would do that. If you look the other way, Emre was also in my house at that time”

“ You. . . .don't have to explain it to me.”

“ Yes.. You're right”

This time it felt different from the other twilight.. We can talk and even joke with laughter and smiles.. But this time we were with eyes that only looked at the bosphorus without looking at each other.. The topic of conversation disappeared.. The atmosphere became very stiff and made us confused as to what to do.. What exactly happened to him and me? We can't go back to how we used to.. Sometimes I look at him, but he doesn't care about me at all.. Returning silent when time turned into night, the light seemed to defeat the resplendent stars at night today.. I have to return soon to prepare for my thesis exam tomorrow..

“ Do you still want to be here?”

“ Ya”

“ There are things I have to..”.

“ I know.. Thank you.”

“ Almira.”

“ Yes?”

“ Good luck and run smoothly tomorrow day”

" Thank you.."

Hearing him say that I wanted to sit down and talk to him again. Being aware of all this also made me choose to be quiet and leave. I've ignored this tightness in my heart, I have to get used to feeling this tightness in my heart. Because, it was my own fault I couldn't lock this heart to not run towards it.. I went back to the lobby apartment, kirey, Lilian was waiting for me outside.. I went to them and I don't know why they invited me to dinner together.. I agree with their advice at this time, because maybe this will be the last time I can enjoy dinner with them in this beautiful city.. We went out and enjoyed our dinner with laughter as if forgetting about any problems behind us..

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I honestly feel very nervous today.. Because lilian and kirey are in college, Hazal and ozge are like my guard guards.. Even if I told them to relax or go to the campus cafeteria to calm down, they still refused.. It seems like they are also preparing themselves by looking at my thesis trial exam today.. Seeing the panicked hazal and ozge himself made the nervousness turn into laughter that I could not endure.. They hit my hand because they were upset with me.. Soon the door of the room opened and my name was heard to enter the room.. Hazal and Ozge are encouraging me and I will certainly fight as hard as I can..

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“ Almira still not out? Why did it take so long?"

Said Kirey and Lilian behind him who ran and spoke to Hazal and Ozge in Turkish

“ Lilian.. The Almira Examiner is a 3-man Professor who is well-known for his discipline and is very assertive."

Hazal explained

“ What? Really true?)

“ May the result be satisfactory.."

Ozge said as if he were praying

“ Yes.."

Lilian and Kirey pray for Almira together

My thesis trial exam took quite a long time especially because the thesis trial examiners knew I made an academic journal with onur bay while practicing and graduating by getting a certificate directly from the faculty.. Every detail they ask me and I try to answer every question.. When I finished, I waited for the final results for my thesis examination, worried about failure or bad judgment.. Even with the prayer and moral support of mama, papa, and also andre at this time.. Can make me a little calm..

After the afternoon break, the wait for all my hard work paid off.. It is very unexpected, the predicate of graduation Cum Laude on my behalf with a GPA of 3.9 I managed to achieve.. With legs that feel vibrating and shed tears like they are no longer unstoppable.. Hazal, Ozge, Lilian, and Kirey who saw and heard the announcement shouted hysterically and hugged me until I felt tight.. Not when I see lillian and kirey even to the point of sniffling about this achievement I got.. Then, hazal and ozge decided to hold a celebration for the restaurant owned by cashew bay.. I would not refuse their offer either..

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There is a wooden board in front of the restaurant that provides information that the restaurant closed faster today.. It was originally hazal and ozge who would treat me to food and drink today.. But when I heard the good news about me, Mete bey immediately asked to bestow all the burden of payment on her and Ozcan hanim called all employees to decorate with decorations at the back of the restaurant.. Everyone laughed so happily.. In the middle of this laughter, it dawned on me that I was standing where I first saw Serkan sitting pensively alone in that seat.. The view of the Bosphorus at night looks very beautiful.. Will he come here later? Come on, Mir, what are you thinking! Stopit.. While talking inwardly, Lilian and Kirey called out to me..

“ Emre? A hammet? You guys been here since? Wait for.. What flowers are in your hands.. For me? Come onl.. Doesn't it overdo it.??”

“ Of course not. For yours.. Congratulations Almira”

Said Emre who handed the flower to her

“ Congratulations on her graduation Almira.."

Hammett spoke Turkish

“ Thank you very much Hammet.."

“ Mir.. Take a look at what's in that box.”

“ What? Who gave him? What's that big box for me?”

“ Yes.. Open.”

" Why is this box so big? Did you throw away a lot of money for me??"

" It's not us. Open it so you know who gave it.."

I walked to the table and touched the big box with a pink ribbon on it.. Who sent this? As soon as I opened, I was surprised to see the contents of the box.. The latest version of the tablet.. Isn't this expensive? Then beside it there is a watch that can be connected directly to the mobile phone.. Finally at the bottom of the box there is a laptop where the features are very modern.. At the end of the box, there is a back pack with flower decorations on it, opened an expensive brucat shirt with a circular sweet lace decoration. With a face full of surprise I set my eyes on all of them.. From the end I saw the cashew bey to the back end where the hammet stood they admitted that it was not from them.. And by arriving, Emre stepped forward by giving me 1 bouquet of flowers back with a beautiful looking greeting card on it..

Congratulations on your graduation. I know you'll get a proud result. Hope you find what you're looking for. Almira, be happy always. - Give it up

Is this all he prepared? For me? I asked emre, where is he? Is he not coming here? Then emre explained there was a very important sudden affair in the office so Serkan with several directors had to go out of town for several days.. Then I ask you again, how many days do you think it will be? Emre replied at least Serkan left for no more than a week.. But 4 more days is the schedule of my return to Indonesia, does that mean I can not see him last time? Everyone is happy tonight and so am I, but I can't deny that I'm feeling a little disappointed..

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I don't feel like the time of my return has come.. At 10:00 am I will return to Indonesia.. Last night I said goodbye to Mr. Mete and Mr. Ozcan .. Ozcan sadly gave me a gift of an expensive ink pen and told me to use it only for the most important moment of my life.. He immediately hugged me as well as I returned his embrace.. This morning, Lilian and Kirey drove me to the airport..

" Don't cry! You promised"

Said Almira who let go of Lilian and Kirey's embrace

" Why do 3 years pass so quickly?"

" Remember the promise of the three of us later Almira. You'll have to stick to it later when we graduate"

Said Lilian and Kirey who held Almira's hand

" I know.. Hope your thesis goes well, too.."

" We will miss you very much, the Apartment will definitely feel lonely, especially when we pass through your room.. Ko's.. Songs"

Lilian finally cried

" Emre and Hammett said, I'm sorry I didn't get here because there's a job.."

Kirey explained to Almira

" I know, I know.. It's time, I'm leaving now.. You can miss your flight if you take longer"

" Call us mir! Don't forget!

" I know..I'll go first"

Almira who picked up her bag and passed away waved her hand

Promise to meet again after they graduate in Jakarta.. Even with the details of giving addresses or anything else to each other.  These tears that did not feel falling with a goodbye smile when I had to leave this beautiful city, remembering all my memories here.. Can I come back one day, take the part of my heart that was split and fell in the hand of someone I know that hand cannot grasp...