Don Gabriel Emerson lantern
Eps 26 - Bringing Witnesses
"How do you fix it, huh? His future can be ruined, his self-esteem destroyed, his feelings destroyed, even his life that was always cheerful, also destroyed. Then how are you going to fix it? You think he also wants to marry a guy who's been harassing a girl who's been really nice all along? If you were to be so bad at a foreign girl, then how bad would you treat your own wife? "
Farhan's words continued to ring in Gabriel's mind, not allowing him to close his eyes or live quietly.
John forces Gabriel to return home, as they are also very different people from Gabriel. Responsible to Firda in the form of marriage is of course a very impossible thing, they also consider Gabriel a rapist and logically, they are, any parent would not let his child marry such a lowly man. What's more people like the Firda family, as Farhan and Firda say, Gabriel is bad at foreign girls. Then what is his guarantee he won't do bad to his wife someday?
Gabriel gave up, he knew he was different from Firda and even by this time he had gone home and was sitting contemplating at his desk at his home.
The shadow of Firda sleeping on the bed with her continued to spin in Gabriel's gaze, as if she was seeing it again this time, directly. And the sound of Firda's cries full of anger and wounds also continued to be heard in her ears, as if Firda was still yelling at her at this moment.
"What should I do?" gabriel asked himself. He looked up and rubbed his face violently. And at once he remembered Farhan who had asked him to pray with "O Lord, if You hear me, then answer me, what should I do?" Gabriel murmured softly in his solitude.
The door of his study room opened and suddenly his cat appeared and immediately ran up to Gabriel, Gabriel immediately caught the cat and brought him to the sofa.
"What's wrong?" gabriel asked while stroking the cat's fine fur.
Gabriel's cat continued to squirm and as if to be separated from Gabriel, Gabriel let go and at the same time Gabriel's phone rang. The number is not in why on the screen of his phone and Gabriel immediately reject the call. The number came back and Gabriel returned to reject it. Then there was a message coming in and as Gabriel read the message, there came a faint smile engraved on the corner of his lips. Even that smile was visible in his eyes.
"Come, Cat. We go pick up your lover" Gabriel said "Before that, we have to pick up the witch. Because only a witch can release the curse from the princess"
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While Firda's condition is getting worse and worse, he is severely depressed and can't even put out a tear in his heart. Because Firda does not want to be a burden on anyone and he also does not want anyone to know his current condition.
During the day Firda was always asleep, while at night he was always crying.
Almost the same situation experienced by Aisyah and Farhan, they are also so stressed and hit thinking about their daughter. Even Aisyah also fell ill but she immediately tried to get back up, because the one power that Firda currently has is Abi and Ummi. To the departure of Firda to the boarding school also arrived at the delay, his grandparents also joined the fog with the condition of Firda who suddenly fell ill like this.
Grandma Firda came to Firda's room with a bowl of mixed ice.
"Son, Grandma bought mixed ice. You want?" asked her grandmother and Firda who was currently sitting limp on the bed just nodded while forcing her lips to smile.
"Nake?" asked the grandmother and Firda just smiled while nodding.
"What are you sick of, my child?" asked grandma again so gently, and it even made Firda's eyes feel hot and back glassy. Wanting her taste she cried but Firda held back.
"Mr..." Firda put his head on the lap of the grandmother who is currently sitting on the edge of the bed. Her grandmother rubbed Firda's head gently "Firda is afraid.." - Shout Firda with a choked voice.
"Don't worry and don't be afraid, son. God is always with you. Together with people who still want to remember it" said the gentle grandmother.
"Sir, how..what if someday Firda makes a mistake that causes grandparents to be embarrassed" lirih Firda and she could no longer hold back her tears but Firda immediately wiped them off quickly
"If it's a crime that means you're not on purpose, your grandparents will definitely punish you and help you get out of that bad thing. And if it's a mistake you don't even know, your grandparents will forgive you, support you, always be there for you, no matter what anyone will say" Firda smiled her thin smile at the grandmother's words, she turned around and looked for the most comfortable position on the grandmother's lap.
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Gabriel returns to Firda's house, but this time he is not alone. Gabriel brought Maddison along with his and even Maddison's two parents.
Gabriel is determined to be honest and even brings witnesses to what happened. Even he was not wrong what else Firda, all of it was happening beyond his will.
"You crazy, Gabriel? Why did you bring me and my parents here?" ask Maddy astonished.
"Tell me what you did at my hotel a few days ago, what medicine you put in my drink. Admit that you framed me, and because of you, that innocent girl became a victim"
"What's? You mean you fucked her? Oh my god, it's only fitting that you don't come to my room" Maddy exclaimed.
"Shut your mouth, Maddison. Admit the truth or I'll destroy both of your parents" Gabriel said.
While both of Maddy's parents were silent, they dared not argue with Gabriel's words and he would certainly agree on what Gabriel would command.