GIRL IN RED
CHAPTER 8. A DIFFERENT SWEET ATTITUDE ARIMBI
“Arimbi do you know how much I do to care for these plants? They just bloomed so I took them out of the greenhouse and put them here as decorations. Now, look what you're doing?” said Amanda in a high voice as it boiled. He had no idea what had happened to the village girl, but he felt like Arimbi had changed overnight.
Not only is she reluctant to eat the porridge that Amanda cooked but Arimbi also acts like a spoiled child to their mother and even tries to trap her. She also breaks the flower Reza gave Amanda, the flower she kept half dead.
“Mother! I'm just trying to help. I did not know that it turned out that I even damaged it.” said Arimbi with an innocent and childish attitude. Arimbi looked very sorry and desperate, tears began to trickle down his smooth white cheeks.
Seeing that, Mosha approaches him and comforts Arimbi, “It's okay, dear! The origin of the plant is still alive surely the stalks will grow back.” Then Mosha turned to Amanda and said, “Amanda! Your sister is just trying to pay attention to you. He's not very good at taking care of plants like you, he thinks they'll bloom better if they're pruned. Don't blame him, okay.”
Arimbi nodded repeatedly and said, “I just cut the stems off so they can grow better. I accidentally did it and killed that plant.”
Hearing his daughter's words, Mosha's heart was touched and then took a piece of tissue and gave it to Arimbi, “It's a shame, it's okay. Your brother won't scold you. Don't cry, you're still limp. I've made soup for you, it will soon be ripe and you can eat.”
“Thanks, Bu.” said Arimbi. He caught the corner of his eye, but his fist was not wet because he was not crying. In a life now in imitation of all Amanda's behavior to avenge him.
Arimbi forced himself to let his tears out so that Mosha felt pity and defended him. She must show her parents who Amanda really is to prevent her tragic past from happening. Not only that, Arimbi also wants to destroy what Amanda cares about even if it's just a few flower pots. Arimbi could not hold himself back.
No one knows that Reza gave the flowers to Amanda except Arimbi who was reborn. In her previous life, when Arimbi appeared before her, Amanda boasted of being a winner. His stepbrother told him everything.
“Mother!” Amanda could not hold back anymore and sulked, “I've spent my time taking care of these plants.”
“What are these flower pots so much more important than your own sister? Didn't Arimbi just say that he just wanted to help you? She's not like you who grew up with mom and got a lot better supervision of your mom and your education than her and you know everything. These flowers are not dead! So why do you even want to fight with your sister? She had just woken up and was still weak and hungry, but she decided to tidy up your flowers. You should be kind to him.”
Amanda immediately swallowed back all the words she wanted to say when she saw Mosha's face darken and look annoyed.
“How about I buy you a new flower tomorrow instead?” Arimbi tried to give Amanda advice. That made Amanda grit her teeth. Did he think the flowers in the market could be compared to this? All these flowers are gifts from Reza.
“Forget it! Next time, ask before you do anything. Maybe what you want to do does not help at all.” replied Amanda who is almost exploded, but she tried to stay calm.
He could not fight with Arimbi just because of the flower pot let alone make his mother feel as if he deliberately wanted to prank Arimbi. After all, even though she was the adopted child in the family, she still carries the identity of the eldest daughter of the Rafaldi family. It's for this reason that Amanda's trying to control herself.
“Alright, it's okay. But Arimbi do not be sad yes, if you like to take care of plants I will buy you many plants.” said Mosha persuaded his daughter.
Arimbi's sweet smile made Mosha's heart moved and when she heard the phrase ‘I love mother’, her heart melted even more.
“Stupid girl! You're my daughter. Who else would I be nice to if not you? Oh my goodness my soup.” cried Mosha who forgot she was cooking soup in the kitchen. Then he ran back to the kitchen.
At the same time Yadid Rafaldi was stepping into the living room and saw his half-run wife heading into the kitchen. He immediately took off his coat and asked, “Your mother why?”
“Dad already home?”
Amanda was just about to put her scissors down and get to her father but Arimbi was a step ahead of her. Arimbi was in front of his father and welcomed their father with a sweet smile that adorned his beautiful face.
“Let me bring father's jacket.” Arimbi attentively grabbed the jacket from his father's hand and answered his father's question with a smile, “Mommy is busy chatting with us and forgets that she is cooking.”
Arimbi's behavior makes Yadid surprised because his biological son has never been this close to him after he returned for almost a year. Usually every time they met, he just greeted her and did nothing.
But today, the girl greeted him even attentively carrying his jacket. But he saw the hand still wrapped in bandages and stopped his steps.
Yadid raises Arimbi's injured hand and his eyebrows furrow, “Arimbi, what happened to your wrist?”
Before Arimbi had a chance to answer, Amanda had snatched first, “Dad, Arimbi had come to the residence of the Serkan family and slashed his wrist in front of Mr. Emir to cancel his marriage.”
Yadid's face was dumbfounded, as he dropped Arimbi's hand he was holding.
With a stern face he barked at Arimbi,”Arimbi Raphaldi! You don't have to marry her if you don't want to. Could you go there and slice your hand in protest and make everyone see it? Have you apologized to them? Did he forgive you? If you haven't apologized to her, go there now and apologize. Please forgive her and promise that you will not repeat that again.”
Back then, Yadid thought that his daughter had offended the Emir. It could bring an inevitable disaster to his company, Rafaldi Group. That's why he asked his daughter to apologize and beg for forgiveness. Only then can his company be saved, and everyone in the Rafaldi family will be safe from the anger of Emir Serkan.
“Dad! Arimbi just woke up so he hasn't had time to apologize to Mr. Emir.” Amanda can't wait to see how the situation ends. After all, Arimbi who had pretended to be kind and slashed the flowers he had painstakingly nurtured was like that.
Although Mosha sided with Arimbi, Yadid would only worry about the future of his company. As Arimbi saw the scornful expression on Amanda's face, he put on a regretful and pleading face.