Child Genius - Beyond Recollection
CHAPTER 4 ~ Together Again ~

By the night Raffa opened his eyes, his head was still painful due to the influence of anesthesia which is still felt today.

"Aware yet? how you feeling?" david asked as soon as Raffa opened his eyes.

Raffa immediately looked at David and looked around the room, his heart immediately disappointed. Remembering the incident and the room he now occupies. Raffa instantly realized, the girl had ignored her desire to return to Villa.

Raffa scowled his painful forehead, but the man felt more of his heartache. Raffa doesn't understand why it feels that way. Even David's questions were not answered.

The girl had ignored his request, and now Raffa was sure never to see her again. The girl left him.

Raffa wanted to sit but was banned by David because the injury suffered by Raffa was quite severe, the man was forbidden to move too much.

"How did you know I was here?" ask Raffa at last.

"Police came to the office and told me how you are. Your car also hit this hospital flower pot until it was destroyed, there is some damage that must be cleaned" he said with a wry smile.

David behaves like a friend to Raffa, when there is no company there. Raffa is shocked to hear David's story about his car crashing. The man was immediately worried about Celina.

"What's a severe collision?" ask Raffa worried.

"Lumayan, but not to develop the airbag" said the man describing the situation of the Raffa car.

Raffa was relieved, to be honest the man was not worried about the state of his car but worried about the girl. Hearing the picture of the situation, Raffa thought the impact was not to the point of hurting the girl.

"You don't want a story, what happened? these few days your behavior is very strange, out of your habit" said David.

Raffa looked the other way, the man was confused as to how. What happened to him is unusual. David his best friend knows all about him, nothing is covered up from him. But for some reason, this time the man refused to tell.

"If anything happens, I'll have a hard time helping you" David told Raffa again.

Raffa turned to David, his heart troubled. Actually David knew a little bit of the incident that befell his best friend through the news on television. But David wanted to hear his explanation directly from Raffa.

"Why can you help that club girl over there? isn't that location not far from the Villa?" David Fishing.

Raffa is shocked, David can find out about the girl. That night they came together to the nightclub. Raffa who does not accept Celina ignored then chased after the girl and left David there. Raffa asks David to return home in a taxi. Raffa did not tell him why he quit the club that night.

"The girl was declared missing a few days ago, a lot of bad issues are raging about the girl's disappearance. The police even went to the nightclub for an investigation, the girl disappeared just as you were leaving the club that night" David said.

"Then the girl showed up at this hospital using your car, I didn't care about her story to the media. I just want to know the real story from you" David said again.

"What's? what did the girl say to the media?" ask Raffa to panic.

The girl had disappeared from before him, worried that the girl would tell him the truth. His good name will be immediately tarnished, not only that, the good name of his family and company will be at stake.

Raffa was upset why he didn't think long that night. Celina's rejection made the man feel slighted. He did not accept being rejected by a girl. Such girls would usually immediately bend their knees to him.

Raffa squeezed his hair violently, regretting? half of his heart was sorry, but the other half was satisfied.

"Am I going to be arrested?" ask Raffa worried.

"Caught? you're a hero, why get caught?" david asked still trying to digest Raffa's reaction.

"Hero?" raffa was astonished.

"It looks like there's a chronological difference here, will I explain it to you or hear from the news myself?" david says he then presses the remote control button to find news of Celina's return.

Raffa looked at the TV screen seriously, there are two channels currently discussing about the girl.

How do I not know the news of the girl's disappearance? inner Raffa.

Yes, since taking her to Villa, I don't care about any news, I forgot, there must be a person who feels lost to her, Celina Rose, that girl named Celina Rose, she's a student? batin Raffa followed the news.

Raffa heard carefully, there was not the slightest news about the captivity let alone about rape. Raffa was both astonished and relieved, the girl told him nothing about her treatment of the girl.

Raffa closed his eyes, a clear grain dripping from the corner of his eye, regretting his evil deeds.

Though treated cruelly, the girl protects him. Raffa suddenly felt like he missed her, no, to be honest the man always missed her. Ever since first touching Celina, the man had always missed her.

But now that he had left, Raffa felt like he would never see her again. David lowered his head, looking at Raffa's sad expression, his heart raging. I want to do something to help my friend.

But Raffa still hasn't told him, until he doesn't know what action to take.

By midnight David returns home, the man offers Raffa to move to a larger hospital in the city centre but Raffa refuses. The man still hoped that Celina would come to see him at this hospital.

Raffa herself cries, remembering her evil treatment of Celina. His words and actions made the girl almost commit suicide. Raffa recalled every tear drop of the girl as she was frightened, sad and frustrated.

Please give me a chance, I want to meet you. Please let me see you one more time, Raffa screamed.

Never before has Raffa felt this way. The guilt was very strong and it was only this time that he went too far like this.

The man tried to sleep but Celina's shadow made him unable to close his eyes. The girl he is wicked with protects his good name.

Celina looked at the moon from her dorm window, the girl thought about Raffa's state. Still worried about men. Once transferred to the inpatient room, the girl chose to leave the hospital without waiting for Raffa to wake up first.

That afternoon, Celina was pensive on the bench under a shady tree, the girl wanted to wait for her next lecture schedule. His gaze was blank, the girl felt that something was missing from her. I don't know when the girl will feel that way.

Celina wiped away the dripping water from her eye patch. The longer the more water droplets drip. Celina wants to get away from that place, she does not want to be the attention of students who pass by there. Suddenly stood before him Maura with an annoyed face.

"Where are you going? why not go to work?" ask the girl without warning.

"I've stopped" Celina said as she looked into Maura's eyes.

"When you don't work, where do you get money? you know what your highest bid is now?" ask Maura.

"What do you mean?" asked Celina not understanding.

"Those guests promised me ten percent if you agreed. Just one play what is difficult, why do you maintain self-esteem if it runs out hungry and dies" said Maura rudely, because annoyed to know Celina out of the night club.

"What's? so, you spread the issue that I." Celina couldn't continue her words.

"Yes.., why? do not sell expensive at that price. You should be grateful, it could be a price that high because of their ego that does not want to lose, if not your only value...,"

"Close your mouth !!!" Celina raised her hand about to slap at Maura.

But Celina stopped him, with all her might the girl finally stopped her intention of committing the violent act. As a result, her tears flowed, her body trembled. Maura looked at Celina's stalled hands, her eyes widening.

"You are truly beyond help, I.e., have no friends like you, never show your face to me again" Celina said with a sharp look, then passed from the face of Maura.

The girl cried alone, intermittently wiping away her tears in the corner of the campus building.

Celina attended the second lecture with an erratic feeling. The girl was reprimanded by the lecturer for being caught daydreaming. Luckily Celina was able to answer the questions asked until the incident was not too embarrassing.

This was Celina's second day staring at Raffa through the glass hole of the hospital room door. After going through college the girl always stopped by the hospital where the man was treated.

Staring at Raffa who only looked alone. Sometimes the girl wants to come but for what. Just looking at that man was enough for him.

Sometimes the girl has to hide if anyone visits Raffa. The girl did not want to be seen by anyone. After asking the nurse about her condition, the girl would look at Raffa and go back to her dorm.

The girl was grateful that Raffa's condition was getting better.

Today is the last day I visit you after that I will forget you, inner Celina to herself.

That was what he said every day but still the girl came back to visit. Come but never want to see. The girl went through the days blankly, her mind only wanting to go to that hospital. Staring at Raffa, looking at the man who was just sitting down.

However, this time Celina did not see him in the room. As usual after asking the state of Raffa on the nurse the girl will stop by to see the state of the man. But this time he did not see Raffa in his room.

Where's she? inner Celina wondered.

"Suster, where's Mr Raffa?" ask the girl to the sister who happened to pass by.

"Maybe in the park, Mr. Raffa's condition has improved. I can walk slowly. Yesterday I saw her again sitting in the garden" the nurse explained.

Celina thanked the nurse, then walked towards the garden located beside the hospital. The girl walked slowly around the park but still did not see the man.

Never mind, I don't have to see it, sister said her condition has improved, maybe it is not necessary to see her again, whispered Celina.

Celina flipped her body about to go home as she bowed the girl stepped slowly. His steps came to a standstill in front of Raffa's room, hoping to see him once more.

Celina was downcast, the man was still invisible. The girl decided to leave. But his steps stopped, someone stood before him. A person in the patient's clothes stood in his way.

Celina raised her face, looking at the owner of that tall body. Celina was fixated, Raffa standing right in front of her staring intently at her.

"Every day comes but don't want to meet, why are you here?" raffa shouted out loud.

Celina was startled backwards, the girl was downcast.

Raffa insisted on driving David to the parking lot because he was bored just sitting in the room. While walking slowly the man asked the state of his family.

"It looks like they haven't heard the news about you. I might be maki because I didn't tell them" replied David walking with his head down.

"Don't worry, just tell me I forbid you" Raffa said with a smile.

Raffa and his parents are not home, Raffa in his luxury apartment. While the lord and mistress of Saltano occupied his own magnificent mansion.

The man, who is believed to be leading his family-owned company, chose to live separately for reasons of independence and privacy.

Raffa is very grateful for the attention of his best friend. David is the only place that depends. His place shared his problems and his most beloved best friend.

After dropping off David, Raffa stepped back into his room.

"Oh..., apparently the master is here? I think in the park" said a nurse who was shocked to see her walking down the aisle.

Raffa just smiled, nodded for a while then continued his steps slowly.

"Have you met him?" the sister asked curiously because she had already given Celina the wrong clue.

Raffa's steps came to a standstill, turning his back to look in wonder at the nun.

"Who?" ask Raffa curiously.

"Miss Celina, the girl who drove you to this hospital" replied the nurse again who had known Celina so well.

"He came here?" raffa asked curiously until she stepped closer to the nurse.

The nurse was slightly astonished by Raffa's surprised expression.

"Yes, he comes every day asking about the state of the master. Didn't you meet him?" ask the sister again.

"Every day?" raffa asked in amazement.

The nurse nodded strongly because she was sure that every day Celina asked Raffa's state to her.

"Where is he now?" raffa asked in a hurry.

"I told her to look for the master in the garden" the nurse replied.

Raffa immediately stepped in a hurry, the nurse shouted to ask Raffa to walk slowly. But the man did not care, the pain of his stomach was not ignored at all.

Raffa wanted to immediately look for the girl, he wanted to look at that face, he did not want to lose the girl anymore.

Has not yet reached the park Raffa's footsteps have stalled. His eyes were fixed on the figure ahead. Staring at the tiny standing body looking towards his inpatient room.

It felt like immediately catching him, hugging him, holding him, keeping him in a room and not going to let go. However, a sense of resentment ruled the man's heart.

Raffa wanted to quietly stare at the girl for longer but the girl wanted to step away. Raffa quickly stepped towards him, blocking the girl from leaving him.

"What did you come here for?" the man repeated.

Celina's body was shaken in shock upon hearing Raffa's clasping. The girl's eyes glazed over, immediately Celina stepped past the male before her. Raffa grabbed Celina's hand and pulled the girl's body into her arms.

Celina's tears immediately poured out. The girl wanted to break away from Raffa's embrace. But his heart wanted to stay there. Raffa strengthened his embrace, his longing for the girl had taken hold of him.

Raffa quickly pushed Celina into his room. Leaning the girl against the wall, cupping her pretty face, kissing her rough full of naps.

Celina closed her eyes, letting the man do what he wanted. The longer the rough kiss turns into a soft kiss.

Celina's hand holding Raffa's waist slowly climbed onto the man's back. Raffa who felt a touch on her back tightened her embrace, deepening her kiss.

Raffa wanted to do that longer but he had run out of breath. Raffa stretched out his embrace looking at the face he so missed.

"Don't leave me again, I'd rather die at Villa as long as I can stay with you" Raffa said, re-embracing Celina's tiny body.

...~ Connect ~...