Heart Darkness
Chapter 43 Aruhi, I Miss You ....

Dinner time was so moody in Reinha's absence. Elgio did not speak at all even though his hand continued to hold Marya's hand under the table. His face was not excited.

"Abner, did Enya tell you?" asked Elgio finally tried to reduce anxiety especially he could not stand the silence.

"No ...."

"Why do my instincts suspect anything?"

Abner pushed the empty bowl and rubbed his lips. He frowned.

"Lucky Luciano is in intensive care for his bruised face. You may have harmed her little brain, just in case you thought Lucky was chasing Miss to the Capital. You know he shut down a bar full of prostitution practices on 25th Avenue turning it into a distro. He infuriated Familly Club's executives'. They are also being messed around by our very orderly mayor plus he may be sanctioned by the leader of their organization for being heavily dissident during this week. So, I don't think he'll waste any time chasing after Miss. I installed spies everywhere because Augusto might be a double guard. He works for me but looks very obedient to Miss Reinha, too na'if to believe him right now."

"alright. Don't we have a schedule at all at Dream Fashion? Meeting maybe? I have to see Enya." Elgio leaned back into the dining chair.

Abner clenched his palms and propped them up on the dining table while Aunt Maribel took care of the tableware. Marya stood up, took off Elgio's hand and helped Aunt Mai fix the dinner table.

"Listen Elgio, believe in Miss Reinha that, it's important. He is depressed at the moment. Give him time! I think he seriously doesn't like Lucky."

"Only God knows. Lucky has a manly charm that can make women run to him willingly. Reinha is very young and I'm afraid she'll be fascinated by that son of a bitch."

Whenever the name Lucky Luciano is called, Elgio always eats liver. He had to drag the man into a wild fight and break his neck. He grinned happily if he could beat Lucky Luciano to death.

Abner sneered, "You are great, but Lucky Luciano can always provoke your anger. You have to learn from him how to control emotions."

"Well, you can invite that son of a bitch over here to be my teacher in emotional control practice and you can be a cushion of emotional outlet. It's nice when I can peck your face," replied Elgio shrugging against Abner, just as Marya returned to his side.

"We're leaving. Watch Enya, Abner!"

Elgio wanted to take Marya to the bathroom and do simple things together to replace the girl's bad memories. Marya was always pale when she went to the bathroom, her breathing was wheezing despite having improved a lot, not as bad as when she found Marya some time ago.

"Stop there, Elgio Durante. There's something else, I need to talk to you both seriously."

Elgio looked up at the sky and complained. Abner always acts at the right time to dissolve his pleasure.

"What else? Can you go back to your apartment? You're wandering around like a bloodthirsty mosquito. I've been working all day follow your wishes. We'll just watch a romantic movie and chat, Marya'll go home to her room when the movie's over."

"I've been moving into the guest room since yesterday. You're not conscious?" Abner folded his hands in front of his chest. "I recite the words of a wise man, Ali Bin Abi Talib. There are two kinds of human beings: first those who seek but cannot find, and second those who find but still want more. You're in the second group, look you've been so drunk that I have to keep my eyes and ears. Have pity on this old and tired me, Elgio Durante. I'll resign if you don't start being serious and off the mark."

"Ais, you're this .. What do you want? You used to tell me to go on dates, now I'm actually dating you're always raving shit."

"Don't cross the line. Remember, Miss Marya will be taking the third grade." Abner's eyes moved gesturing toward Marya's stomach. Elgio glared at him.

"I'm listening, we've talked over and over again with Marya about this. Aih this you, I think you are in the first group, humans who seek but can not find. So, you're troubling people in the second group."

Elgio carried Marya away on the stairs, chuckling mockingly from the stairs at Abner's snarling face.

"Hey, you ... Elgio Durante's. Look out for you ...."

Elgio leads Marya to the bathroom in her own room, observing Marya's mimicry, which paled every time she faced the bathroom mirror.

"Alright, let's brush our teeth together! We will do it together starting today. But before that, take a deep breath and exhale. Whenever you feel like breathing too fast, close your eyes, take a deep breath and exhale slowly. Do it again until you're calm," she says, starting what she calls "elgio-style therapy.

Marya looked doubtfully at herself then felt confident at Elgio supporting her from behind. Elgio holds Marya's hand making her as comfortable as possible. He breathed heavily, closing his eyes. It was undeniable that he thought of Reinha as well. Maybe his sister had trouble sleeping on the bus. He breathed out strongly.

"Hows it? Are you feeling better?"

Marya opened her eyes. He practiced once more while listening to the reflection of Elgio's countenance on the glass. These few days thanks to Elgio, he felt he could overcome the problems in his soul. He finds himself freer with the love of Elgio.

"Are you thinking about Reinha?"

Elgio looked at the mirror blankly,"Let's start! Then you'll help me shave." Elgio took two toothbrushes and stood beside the girl. He applied the paste and thrust it at Marya.

"Is your hand really hurting?"

Elgio nodded while brushing his teeth using his left hand. They share a look in the mirror and are unable to hold amused because they look funny when brushing their teeth. But they finished quickly. Elgio then prepared shaving equipment.

"I usually shave in the morning. But tomorrow I may be very busy anyway my hands still hurt, I can't shave properly."

"What am I supposed to do?"

Elgio pushed the chair high with his long legs. He sat on a chair and grabbed Marya by him and wrapped her around his waist with his left arm.

"First, take a shaving cream and apply it on the area here. You can feel them like this."

He wrapped the back of Marya's hand and took Marya's palms around under her jaw and chin to her neck. Marya smiled broadly while Elgio closed her eyes enjoying the sensation of that gentle touch. He did not expect so fell in love with a little girl who used to often make him upset because of the girl's very high crybaby rate.

"Did you find them?"

"Yes, why did you lose them Elgio? I think they make you more handsome." Marya's voice choked in her throat, resisting the urge to touch Elgio's lips.

"Is that so?" Elgio opened his eyes and found Marya's eyes being attached to him.

"I don't like messy."

"All right." Mary slowly applied the shaving cream while Elgio continued to look at her without getting bored. Reveals many of the meanings expressed about her love and affection for Marya that flows as clear as a spring in the mountains.

"Emmm, do I need to apply shaving cream to your eyes as well as Elgio?" marya asked widening a smile.

After some time his hand held Marya's hand and began to shave in the opposite direction. Marya looks very enthusiastic. The hue of the face turned red and his eyes were beaming and did not stop smiling. He will save this moment as the best memory.

"Well, shall we see the results?" They turned on the mirror when Elgio's face had been completely snooty. "Fun, for an amateur."

Marya rubbed the moisturizer off the aloe vera gel and champour, patting the sharp jaw gently on Elgio. Swiping slowly.the touch of skin to the skin was ended passionately restrained. Elgio gulped and his jakun who moved up and down made Marya unable to stem the will anymore. He hugged Elgio by the neck and kissed the man.

"I love you so much, Elgio Durante."

Sweet and fun. Elgio tightens the hug. He holds Marya and takes her out of the bathroom without letting go of the pagutan. They kiss in the middle of the room and it will not end quickly.

"Are we going to watch a movie or make a movie?" ask Elgio parau.

Desire quickly served and ruled over him and he wholeheartedly resigned to ignore Abner's rebuke that flashed on the ceiling of his head. Elgio's eyes glinted under the room lights. He tried to hold back but he failed. So he kissed Mary again and again.

"Not watching a movie?"

Marya shook her head, "No. Go sleep. Goodnight, Elgio." Marya kissed the man's chest before breaking Elgio's arm and leaving.

Marya sumringah's face and she patted her heated cheeks as she entered into her own bedroom. He opened the cupboard and took the box out of the cupboard. Be careful he turns on the old cell phone Dad gave me. He pushed button one.

Please leave a message after the following tone. Beep ....

"Dad, I'm so happy. I won't cry in the bathroom like I did yesterday. I'm going to go to therapy and I'm going to get well and I'm going to marry Elgio. Dad, I'm so happy. Please be happy with Mr. Leon there. Sorry about Mom, I hate Mom so much. He didn't want me at all and didn't want to see me. I only have Dad and now I have Elgio. I love you and I miss you always."

Marya turns off the call and that's when her eyes hit the mailbox at the end of the screen, flickering, begging to be accessed. Marya frowned and opened the message. He's surprised.

"Aruhi, forgive me."

"Aruhi, can we meet? I miss you."

"Aruhi, where are you? I'm sorry, Son. I miss you so much. Can we meet?"

"Aruhi, my dear daughter. I miss you so much and I don't know what to do?"

"Aruhi, your mother is dying and doesn't have much time. Meet Mother. I miss you so much."

The phone almost slipped out of his hand. He stepped back until he fell on the bed unconsciously hugging his cell phone.

"Mom, I miss you too. Miss you so much, but ...."

He ran to Elgio's room and was surprised to find the man without a boss.

"What's going on?" elgio asked when he saw Marya's teary eyes almost crying. Didn't the girl leave with a sparkling face. Why did he come back with tears?

Marya hands Elgio a cell phone.

"What's this?"

"I used to talk to Dad when I was sad and I called him earlier to share my happiness. But I found the messages on that phone."

Elgio moved quickly and grabbed the phone, checking and dumbfounded.

"So, Benn's number was used by Miss Salsa to find you?"

Marya nodded unable to recognize the rumbling feeling that was fighting inside her. Mom misses him too, but why ...?!

"Sound Marya! You can't believe this fast. You saw for yourself, how Miss Salsa turned you down yesterday, right? If he receives your voicemail from this phone, then he knows you're alive. Then why isn't he looking for you? Did you mention my name reserved your voice?"

Marya nodded. Elgio's right, why don't you try to find him?

"alright. You won't see him now, Marya! I won't allow it."

"Elgio, my mother is sick and she wants to see me."

"What if it's a trap, Marya?"

"He's dying, Elgio."

"Oh!!!" elgio's rough snaps made Marya very surprised. The man's jaw was petrified, so Elgio looked angry. His eyes are gray.

"How can you worry so much about your mother after what Miss Salsa left you is just suffering?" Elgio asked coldly and when he saw Marya was sad, Elgio cursed himself.

"A, I didn't mean that. Hey, honey." He approached and grabbed Marya into his arms. "What if it's a trap? You can't go see your mother until I tell you the right time."

Marya nodded but was already crying. Elgio thought he might tell Abner and discuss it first before taking action. Salsa and Sunny somehow don't look like ordinary humans. They are like the incarnate demons.

While Abner faces a very large portrait of Mr. Leon in the workspace Elgio.

In his hand the gadget is still on play video Reinha Durante in the bus. He becomes very dizzy watching the video footage of the spy who is told to look after Reinha at close range but not to be seen. Abner can't guess, what really happened? One thing is certain, his spies at Luciano's residence have betrayed him.

Elgio would really punish Reinha if he saw a very long video inside his gadget. It could be that Elgio will follow Reinha tomorrow morning and shoot Lucky Luciano in the head.

"Your children really give me a headache, sir. If this continues, I will have no descendants. I was in vain with a handsome face but kept on wrinkling every day. Please take care of Miss Reinha."

Abner complained and arranged the flowers in a vase in front of a portrait of Mr. Leon Durante.

While in the bus ....

Reinha slept in the arms of Lucky Luciano who constantly stroked her hair. The man clasped Reinha's hand, clutching her as if he would never see Reinha again. Lucky lay in the dim light of the bus and forbade his sleepy eyes. He will enjoy Reinha in the silence and subtle roar of the bus engine that breaks the silence of the night. In a few hours, he would part from Reinha Durante and try his luck, changing his destiny to live honorably. He circled Reinha's hand with a GPS tracker bracelet. Accidentally has made Reinha stuck to her. He will take care of the girl from far away. Reinha siuman from her deep sleep.

"I'm sure you put something in my food so I'm very sleepy and very limp" Reinha said heavily. He tried to fight the drowsiness that attacked him so fiercely. Her eyelashes are as if they are glued together. Lucky's masculine scent touched his nose and he had been leaning fully on the man.

Wait till Elgio sees this. You're done, Enya. He groaned helplessly in his heart.

"Yes, but not an anesthetic .. just a high-dose anti-sickness drug. You're very noisy, so I need to shut you up."

"You're a criminal."

"But you dreamt of me in your sleep" said Lucky, hugging and stroking Reinha's fingers before holding her back. I hope this night never ends.

"It is before it reaches the Capital or Elgio will smash your face. You can't seduce a woman without your nose anymore" whispered Reinha Iirih almost completely losing her consciousness. He couldn't even pull a hand out of Lucky's hand. He was suffocated by a severe sleeping hangover.

"You're the only one I want to tease, Enya."

"You crazy jerk ...."

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