EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 28's

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“A—I love Icha! What are you talking about!”

“You have always been like this! Ever since you cheated on me, that kid's sick. It was because he took away the sins of his parents. You should have thought it was there!”

“You're outrageous! Thankfully I divorced you! Besides your ugly nature like this I know if you've been treating Icha like a money machine all along. I didn't know Icha could get her aunt's inheritance because you didn't consider her a child after we got divorced! Basic hypocrite!”

“Mas—you!!”

“Bu, sir. It's up.”

It was another man's voice, I took a deep breath waking up to my composure after hearing that voice. Even

just breathing it feels so painful. It was as if a heavier load twice as much as before squeezed through my chest cavity.

I don't know since when I've been crying in silence, these tears don't seem to stop dripping down my cheeks, plus my throat hurts so much.

“Pak, please leave us a moment here. I will pay double!” That was my firm voice again. Before long I heard like the sound of a closed car door.

Wanting to keep the phone away and turn off the phone but I can't, I still want to hear everything though it might break my heart to pieces.

“I can also pay the cost of this taxi three times! Don't be arrogant!”

“You sure you can pay for it? Didn't you just go to Icha's house to find her land and home certificate and her inheritance from her aunt?”

“Heh! You don't accuse me so much! I can report you to the police for defamation!”

“Good name? Hahah you are funny. Since when do you have a good name? Your name does not exist, it is ugly! Do the police believe the same? The one they have is going to catch because of the theft.”

“Toward you want to say what! What is clear is that Icha would want to come with me to see how his mother behaves like this. He must have missed me! Even though she might not be staying with me, she definitely wants to help her father!”

“Heh mas don't dream! You don't know Icha! Does he believe that to you? In the forehead mas already there is a writing if the mas come to Icha after nineteen years because of money.”

“I don't care. The important thing is I can save the business and treat my son to America! If you tell Icha about this, I will tell the child everything if you have taken the certificate of land in Bali and now the process you sell. Yes ‘kan?”

“Mas you watched me all this time?!”

My eyes are full of tears. How Mom and Dad fought over aunt's inheritance made me feel unloved by them. All the good things that had crossed my mind just disappeared.

I couldn't hear it anymore, I threw the phone on the bed. My chest hurts so much!

I miss aunt.

I want to tell her.

I want to get his embrace.

I want to taste his hot chocolate, or I want to smell his body that always smells fresh.

I finally sobbed slowly realizing how stupid I was to lose such a precious thing. Maybe aunt will be disappointed in me.

The thought of Aunt Rose's disappointed face and expression made my chest even more painful. I wanted to stop crying and start doing something to save that land but couldn't!

It felt like I hadn't cried like this for a long time until I forgot Bayu who had opened the door.

My cheeks were already wet and my tears were constantly dripping despite our sight meeting. My gaze that looks faint, saw Bayu walking quickly towards me. This man holds both my shoulders and asks me.

I don't care, I still cry as much as I can in front of her while looking up at her. I want to look at his black eye lens. I want to see the sparkle of worry and affection that is only for me.

Several times Bayu's fingers and hands wiped away these tears, removing my cheeks that had been wet since.

Although I still did not answer him, but patiently Bayu tried to calm me down. Swiping the top of my head.

Waiting for me to speak.

I pulled the edge of his shirt which he answered quickly with a slow mutter as if he was ready. As if he would grant all my requests.

“Wa—heritage from aunt Rose, land in Bali. The land is in the process of selling. I don't understand stuff like this. What should I do to prevent it?”

“That land was bequeathed to you?” I nodded quickly though I could still feel these tears dripping more and more past my jaw.

“You have a lawyer contact who takes care of that inheritance?” Once again I nodded, actually I had no energy to answer it. All my energy evaporated with this cry. Although I was crying, my heart still hurt, no better.

Bayu immediately took the phone that I had thrown on the bed and handed it to me. Then I

saw him contact someone with a view that could not be separated from my face.

I've been trying so fast to find the lawyer's name. Seno sir whom I met yesterday the day after tomorrow.

“Y.. For any reason it will not be legal without the direct consent of the owner. If need take the matter to court.”

I was quite surprised to hear Bayu's voice talking to other people on the phone. When our gaze met, Bayu still did not take his eyes off from earlier. His free right hand lifted and then rubbed my two wet cheeks repeatedly. I don't know why her treatment made me sob sob sob so much.

The feeling of longing for an attention rippled in my chest cavity. All this time, I was alone in this house.

All this time I also evilly left Bayu.

All this time I still love him very much, especially it turns out without realizing my heart really needs it.

It had been a long time since I had seen his worried gaze, his affectionate gaze like this or his gentle gaze as he patted the top of my head.

Bayu didn't say much when he finished talking to his phone and he took my phone to

contacting Mr. Seno. Before they spoke his hand pulled me to sit on the edge of my bed while he was still standing before me without letting go of his gaze, as if I would disappear from before him when he blinked.

My mind is not able to respond clearly to Bayu's conversation with Seno sir. I could only stare at my feet in silence, now I no longer cry as much as I could, only that my eyes still shed tears and my cheeks were still wet.

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