Faithfulness Ratih And Darma
Chapter 17
Ratih pov's
The night is getting worse. I walk the streets. It's dark tonight, a silent witness to my destruction.
Destroyed when he heard Aunt Arum, told Mas Darma to break with me.
How painful I am. I love Mas Darma, but his parents don't approve of my relationship.
This love. The pain was so piercing that it reached the deepest recesses of my heart. When I really fell in love and chose her.
And so quickly love destroyed me.
I walked aimlessly with tears that never receded.
I look at sky. A black cloud seemed to envelop tonight. A flash of lightning struck, and the drizzle that had accompanied me, grew larger and more rainy.
hiks..
I was crying in the cold.
The rain this evening accompanied me every step of the way. Tonight, I don't want to go home.
My body is soaked. My dress, my make-up, and my high heels. Ah, it all means nothing anymore.
Aaaaaaaagh
Train frustration. He walks like a drunk.
"Why love hurts so much!. If you know the end will be like this, mending first I do not need to know with Mas Darma. Why..why should I fall in love...!"
The flashback
Trainer opens the bathroom door. He stepped into the family room.
"Train." Darma.
"I want to go home." Ratih's lips quivered.
"Dear I'll take you."
"No, thanks for everything. And goodbye."
Ratih run out. He can't hold back his tears. She was crying while running.
"Ah...He must have heard everything. Shit!" furious Darma.
Darma looked at her mother. His face showed anger, disappointment, sadness and anxiety.
"Ma, why did Mama have to talk like that. I'm sure he must have heard everything." Said Darma looking anxious.
"Yes great. Let him realize. If she doesn't deserve to be a wife.
He was a kid. And your age is also far away. He will not serve you well. If you really marry her, I don't know Mama can't imagine the hassle."
"But Mama doesn't know who Ratih is yet. If there's anything with Ratih, I don't want to apologize Mama!" Said Darma in a high tone.
Darma remembered Ratih's words. At that time Ratih had said, if he could kill himself if Darma left him.
Do not let Ratih do such reckless deeds. I know who Ratih is. Ratih can act recklessly if he is injured.
Without thinking any longer Darma came out and followed Ratih. But Darma lost quickly to Ratih. Ratih has disappeared somewhere.
Flasback.
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Ratih spread his arms out in the middle of the road, hoping that a car might hit him.
Ah, really a stupid girl.Have a heart to kill yourself.
Suddenly a black car was speeding very fast. The car honked repeatedly. But Ratih did not pay attention. He still stands.
"ciiiiiiit" Sudden brake
A man in the car snarled.
"Ah, fuck! Stupid girl. Why are these nights suicidal!" The man, dressed in a suit and tie, got out of his car.
Ratihpun crying.
"Hey stupid girl. Why do you rain - rain in the middle of the road like this. Do you want to die, huh?" The man stared hard at Ratih.
"Why, why didn't you hit me earlier. You should have hit me earlier. Let me die...!"Train back to crying and getting worse.
With her hair that was already disheveled, her dress that was soaking wet, her Make-up that had worn off, and her high heels that were now in her grafts, Ratih muttered incoherently. I don't know where the destination is.
"Life is not fair. Why I fell in love with him. If I knew I'd be hurt like this, I wouldn't have known him. I can't afford to lose him. This heart is so painful."
This must be the heartbroken brother. Ah you stupid girl. The only man in this world is one. Ngapain lo nangisin guy. Mending you another nyari.
The man looked at Ratih without blinking.
He looked at the face of Ratih.
This is a cute kid too. Honey I saw him in a mess. Try if she's not this confused, she must be very beautiful, future candidate.
The man grinned. I don't know what's on his mind right now. He was admiring Ratih or I don't know.
"Why do you get to rain like this?" The man's voice suddenly softened. He was like pity to see the current state of Ratih.
But he also did not know what the cause was.
The man held onto Ratih's shoulder and aligned his tall body with Ratih's petite body. The man also started getting soaked.
His hands occasionally wiped the rain that soaked his handsome face.
"Where's your house? let me drive you home."
Ratih.
"I don't want to go home." Said Ratih while bowed.
"Continue going where? It's late at night. No good girl night-night alone outside dangerous..."
"I don't know where I'm going, but for tonight, I don't want to go home." Trained to stay with her stance.
"alright. Get in the car and come with me. You just calm down. I'm not a bad guy, I'm gonna take you to my place, until you can rest easy. After that, I'll drive you home."
Ratih.
"Now you wear my suit first. I'm sure you've been raining. You're so pale, get in my car! "
The man then put his suit on the tiny body of Ratih who already looked shivering.
the man then opened the car door.
After that, Ratih got into the car. Then Ratih and the handsome man left the dark street.
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Darma rattled her hair in frustration. He had been looking for Ratih, but never met.
"Where are you Ratih" muttered Darma as his eyes continued to watch out for the car.
Who knows, he found the figure of Ratih in his car.
He looked around every corner. But the results are still nil. The rain tonight was quite heavy.bMakes Darma very worried about the state of Ratih.
"So, where else should I find you. I called your Mama. And he said, you haven't reached home yet. Why do you always make Mas worry adek. Love is with you. And I promise I won't leave you. I'll marry you soon Dek."
Darma is still focused on driving. Suddenly in the middle of the road he stopped. Darma finds a necklace that Ratih was wearing. The necklace is now lying in the middle of the road.
Darma stopped his car and ran out to get the necklace.
"so he was here?" he murmured softly while keeping the necklace into his pants pocket.
"Where is he now? Did he go home. But with whom? While it rained like this. Rarely does a car pass by. Rehearsed...Train...!"
Darma has seemed to give up a little.
Hopefully, he will not act foolishly to harm himself again.
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