DEALLOVES
25 | Heart Wounded

Dera releases Al's touch. He must realize his relationship with Al is over. Al is married to Natasha.

"Sir Al. I can't."

"What's up, honey? You why?"

Al is approaching Dera.

"Please Al, stop! Don't deletin me!"

Al insisted he now held Dera's hands together.

"Ra, why the hell? We haven't seen each other in a long time. You know, I miss you a lot."

"It's Al's fault."

"What's wrong? Love is never wrong, right?"

"There is no love between us Al. We're done. You have to take that."

"Who said? We're done for you, not for me, honey. To me, you're my old Dera, the same Dera, the Dera I love and the love I love."

"Please Al!"

"Never again."

"Al I beg you. I really can't."

"Oh yeah? So your love for me can be lost so soon? How-how? Tell me Ra! Teach me! Teach me how to throw away my love for you!"

"AL--"

"Splitting.. Look me in the eye, honey! Now look me in the eye and tell me you don't love me! Go Ra!"

"l.. I don't love you. We're over" said Dera loudly while looking into Al's eyes.

After saying that, Dera passed leaving Al.

While Al keeps raving to himself, "Huh.. Why Dera? I know you lied, honey. Your eyes speak. You can't lie to me. You still love me. We still love each other. I know your heart still belongs to me, Dera!"

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Dera goes to Nanda's room to check if Nanda needs anything or not. When he reached Nanda's room, he found no one.

"Where are you going? Hasn't he finished seeing his client yet" thought Dera.

Dera had even asked his mother's father, but they did not know where Nanda was.

Meanwhile, Nanda who is being sought by Dera is actually unconscious. Nanda's been at the bar ever since. He is currently heavily drunk. Already a few glasses of drink he upheld, it still feels less to him. Nanda kept asking and asking for more.

Nanda decided to spend time at the bar after seeing Dera's affection with Al on the beach earlier. Nanda really doesn't accept it, he's jealous, he's angry. He could not see the girl he loved being touched by another man, let alone the man who was his former lover.

"Why? What is my lack? Dera, you can't even see how much love I have. You don't care about my heart. It hurts Dera! Sick," raved Nanda at the bar.

Nanda continued to drink and mumbled incoherently.

...

Dera's phone rang. Dera was surprised to find out it was a call from Nanda. However, when Dera picked him up, it was not Nanda who spoke but rather one of the waiters at the bar who told him that Nanda was currently heavily drunk. The waiter called Dera because Dera's number was on Nanda's first quick call list.

Dera panicked to hear the news. He went straight to the bar and made sure his mother's father didn't know about this.

Arriving Dera at the bar, it was true that he found Nanda sitting curled up with her head lying on the bar table while continuing to rampage and rummaging for another drink. Nanda was heard calling Dera.

"Manda.. NANDA'S ENOUGH!"

"Ehh you.. What are you doing here? Go there! I know you don't care about me at all. Stayin me! Let me be here!"

"Why? WH WHY? HA? Care what you are? Hehh, who am I? I'M NOBODY TO YOU, RIGHT!"

"NAN, it's Nan! Let's get out of here!"

"Gak Dera's. I don't want to."

"Nanda, come on! Don't do this!"

"I said no. Enough Dera! Let me be here. After all, you don't have to be so smart about this. There go! Go that far! That meeting was your most beautiful ex-son Darmajaya."

Dera was silent for a moment. It seemed that he knew why Nanda was behaving the way she is now. Nanda must have seen Dera with Al earlier.

"Manda.. Excuse me. I can clear everything. But please come with me, yes, we're out of here, we're back at the hotel."

"****.. I don't need any explanation. You can't even understand me. My heart, my taste, my love, Dera.. You never care."

"Sorry Nan, I beg you to go back!"

Dera manages to bring Nanda back to the hotel room. He enlists the help of one of the barmaiders to retrieve Nanda. Luckily Nanda had already begun to lose consciousness, that was why he could be brought back to the hotel without a fight.

After taking off Nanda's alcohol-smelling shoes and suit, Dera enveloped Nanda. Dera then intends to return to his room, letting Nanda rest. However, unexpectedly, Nanda's hand pulled Dera's hand so tight that Dera fell into the bed and lay beside Nanda.

"Ah.. Whipping.. Where are you going, honey? I am here, yes! I want to talk to you a lot of things. This is an order from your CEO, you can't refuse!"

"Mrs.. What do you want? You're still unconscious, you're still drunk, Nanda. We can talk tomorrow. Let me go now!"

Nanda shook his head, he hugged Dera's body with their position still lying together in one bed.

"Sunder. I have a question. There are so many questions you have to answer. So you said yes!"

"Dutch-"

"First question, who am I in your eyes?"

"..."

"Why diem? Hm? Is it too difficult to answer? Okay, second question, are you still in love with Al?"

"..."

"Huh, question three, do you agree to our deal just for Al? Could you not have missed that deal?"

"..."

"Fourth question, do you love me? Or are you just thinking I'm your boss, your CEO, someone who can only command you?"

"..."

"Abson't come! When do you want to be treated like this? Okay, question five, are you happy to be my secretary? You comfortable decking me?"

"More sign-of-the-"

"Why hesitate? Hm? Just answer me. Dera, the sixth question, when can you love me as I love you? When should I wait? Is it forever like this?"

"..."

"God.. This is a bonus question for you. The seventh question, Dera, if I'm serious, I want to propose to you in front of your mother's father now, will you accept me? Will you marry me?"

"Sir Nanda. I can't."

"Wow, of all my questions, you can only answer the last question, the bonus question. That's also you can be that loud. Another question, where? You'd rather be quiet. You're just diem."

"Nanda please .... "

"Please Dera! Okay. Now you are in! Let me do the talking and you're going through it all. You are quite horrified. Don't say anything. Don't answer anything, you diem! Yes yes, yes!"