Heart Darkness
Chapter 64 Aruhi And Salsa....

"Is Mom better?"

Marya walks into Salsa's room and greets try to sound cheerful. Although it has improved, Mother's condition has not really recovered. Salsa looked at Marya frowning. The girl looks a little messed up.

"You look puffy, son? Are you having trouble with Elgio?" ask Salsa carefully. Aruhi reminds her of her blind and momentary love for Ebenn, her personal bodyguard, Aruhi's father. She was just a young girl and na'if, stupid and passionate. He falls in love with Ebenn and they make one mistake in the sweetest surrender, it ends tragically. Although, he wrote the ugliness.

Marya turned to the mirror in her room. Her face looks tangled and Marya regrets not washing her face before meeting Mom after returning from the tomb.

"No, Ma. Elgio loves me very much, he won't hurt me, Mom" Marya replied softly.

"But your face looks grim. Is there something that's stuck?"

Marya bit her lips hard. How'this? He could not have hurt his mother. However, he was still thinking about Father and Dad's face kept being shadowed throughout this afternoon.

After Dad's funeral, Aruhi always cried under the covers, especially when it was raining, when the air was able to freeze the leaves and the wind blew strong in winter. Aruhi thought of her father lying on the burial ground, wondering, is Dad cold? Aruhi wants to go there and envelop Dad but is afraid to say that wish to Aunt Mai.

He had been to the tomb with his Aunt Mai, he hid one apple and two oranges in his coat pocket. When he was going home he put it in the grave Father wished Dad would eat it so that Dad would not starve for days without eating, but until the next month when he returned to the tomb, he said, the fruits were still there, shriveled and dried.

So Aruhi is getting sad because Dad is never there again. Dad has disappeared and vanished, he was left alone. Her tears suddenly broke. Years passed and the pain did not go away easily. Whatisthis? Does he have a syndrome before marriage?

"What's wrong?" Salsa panicked and approached. The woman reached out her hand wanting to hug but hesitated, she hesitated to touch Marya.

"Ti-ti-dak, ma'am."

"Talk to Mom, maybe there's something I can do for you. Hmm?!"

Marya tried to stem the crying, she sobbed even louder.

"A, I just miss my dad. I will marry Elgio and I will step on the altar alone. It makes me so sad."

Salsa stopped in the middle of the road, silent without a word. He thought about this for days, would Aruhi forgive easily while the memories he made for Aruhi were too bitter? His eyes were fogged with endless regret. He is afraid that reality will not be able to reach Aruhi.

Can he remove the wound in the heart of the Princess that he had wasted? Living with abundant wealth does not necessarily make him immortal in happiness. He was just a bloody flesh full of sin and nothing to a little child. Regrets too late to be redeemed. He didn't know what he had done to the boy. Sunny said that Aruhi was suffering from a kind of mental disorder, the girl was afraid of the social environment and Salsa herself was the cause of the girl's trauma.

"Aruhi ...."

"I'm sorry, Mom, I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm just so sad. I'm going to the kitchen and make you some food." Marya turned around in a hurry to leave.

"No! Don't go," stop Salsa. "Mommy wants to ask you, I'm sorry Aruhi. A-a-does your father suffer so much?" The glancing question surprised Marya, though barely audible. Marya looked at her mother's face. Will the answer affect my mother? But even so, it will not fix the situation. I'm not going back to how hard you regret.

Marya nodded, "Dad didn't tell me that she suffered so much but I know she loves you so much, Mother. I was there the last time Dad said he was going to the sky and be the brightest star. He asked me, don't hate Mom because I love you so much, Mom." Marya returned sad. Why does he feel like he has no power if it's about Dad? It's so obvious, Dad's life wasn't okay after Mom left. Father suffered until his last breath.

"I'm sorry." It was an apology over and over again, the more pronounced the deeper the regret that gnawed at him. Salsa is cursed by the past. "Did you really forgive Mom, Aruhi?"

Marya fell silent before nodding and approaching her mother, she grabbed Salsa's hand and held it affectionately, "I love you so much even though I am confused on many things. I wish we could be together like a mother and son."

The response that boasted, Salsa hugged Marya trying to reduce the suffering of her daughter and herself.

"I don't know which demon possessed me Aruhi. How sorry I left you that day. Were you scared then?"

Marya wants to say she suffered half the sociophobia for years and was very tormented but Mother suffered enough by her own sins, Marya does not want to add burden to her.

"Mother, I'm glad to see you today. Sorry if my behavior made you uncomfortable

I'm gonna go to the kitchen and cook something you like."

Marya opened the door and left Salsa alone. Salsa was silent in the middle of the room. Doesn't he deserve the lash of suffering that feels like it's just beginning? Aruhi is so sweet, growing up to be a very earthy and charismatic girl like her father.

"Marya?!"

Elgio, Abner and Sunny, who were sitting in the living room, were shocked to see Marya stepping in with a half-wet face from Salsa's room.

"Hey, what's up?" ask Elgio. The man came to Marya quickly. He doesn't seem to like it. "You crying? What's up?" tanyanya.

Marya looked very somber, "I don't think I've really recovered yet, Elgio. I still feel pain whenever I think of my father."

"Come here!"

One embrace of warmth soothed Marya's heart. Without Elgio by her side, Marya was like a fish without water, she could die of suffocation and Elgio was the air that saved her.

"You're well, Marya. If not, you will not be what you are today. Everyone has a past and, what is so painful is a bit hard to forget. That's why making sweet memories is important. Are we going home?!" ask Elgio while Abner and Sunny stand not far away.

Marya shook her head, "No Elgio. I'm gonna make Mom something."

"Aruhi .. "call Sunny over. "In the kitchen quite a lot of housekeepers and they can provide food for your mother. How about you take Elgio for a little air in the back garden? It's not too late."

The two look at each other. Elgio rubbed Marya's wet face and took her away.

"I want to know what happened" Salsa said, telling Abner to go to Salsa's room. Marya and Elgio just went around in silence.

"You can't be sad all the time, Marya. It makes me feel like I failed to be by your side" Elgio said, opening a heart-to-heart conversation between them as Marya calmed down. They stopped stepping. Elgio breathed in the air strongly and deeply. "We can't go back in time to change things, but, in the future, I promise you'll get all the happiness you haven't felt in 17 years. I promise, I'll take care of you ...." Elgio meant it and Marya had no doubt about it. Elgio has done a lot for him, more than he needs.

"You know, if you don't find me, I might not live long, Elgio. I may die sooner because of suffering."

Elgio pulled him closer. Marya's face lifted and Elgio looked at her fixedly.

"I've told you Albert Einstein and his philosophy of no space in free will?! Do you remember?" elgio asked, removing the hair from Marya's forehead.

"Yes. Everything is determined, beginning and end, by forces we cannot control?"

Elgio nodded. "We all dance to a mysterious rhythm, chanted in the distance by an unseen cast." Elgio grabbed the girl and hid Marya in his coat. Elgio's two hands are closely related, confining Marya in her embrace. "What if we just dance to the beat and let God set everything up for us?

Marya nodded behind her coat, hugging Elgio tightly.

"Let's go to Bali, I'm curious about a lot of things. Kecak dance and why is the sun in Kuta so sensational when it's the same sun we have here?"

"Emm .. in fact, Bali is an island surrounded by the sea and not just the sunset in beautiful Kuta. Every beach facing West from Bali is very beautiful and they have many sunset, Marya. Not only that, each beach facing the east is also very beautiful with its sunrise."

"really?"

"Emmm .... Too bad, we're not going to Kuta, it's too crowded. You wouldn't like that much. There is a very beautiful place in Bali, overlooking the vast ocean and you can watch dolphins in the morning in their native habitat."

"really?" Marya raised her head even more enthusiastically. It was fortunate that he had Elgio Durante in this life.

"Emmm .. You'll be blown away." Elgio invites her to dance without rhythm still clutching her tightly in the mantle.

"I can't wait to go there with you."

"All right." Elgio rubbed the girl's head with his chin. "Did you stop being sad?" Elgio opened his coat and peeked at the girl who would not escape his embrace.

"Yes. I have an amazing boyfriend. Your love so beautiful, Elgio Durante."

Elgio chuckled, peeping Marya's head. Their legs are still dancing.

"Go back inside and talk to your mother. You may have made him nervous. When you received your mother back, I thought it shouldn't be half-hearted. You look like you're going to torture her."

"I'm guilty of her." Marya hid in Elgio's chest. He may have made his mother very sad.

"Look at me! Don't think too seriously about the past. We can't be stuck there forever. Hmm?!"

Marya tried to smile, keeping Dad in her heart even though her sadness was still warming.

From behind the window panes, Salsa and Sunny notice the two lovebirds. Elgio Durante looks so very understanding and is able to cope with Aruhi's sadness very well.

"I can't believe we found Aruhi. Moreover, that girl is like the incarnation of an angel."

Salsa nodded, "Sunny, I haven't calmed down yet. I'm sure Valerie won't stay quiet. We stay away from her and marry Aruhi to Elgio Durante. Do something!"

"The situation is worsening, brother. Lucky Luciano is stuck on Reinha Durante and the man has lost his way. Valerie will be so happy to finish us off."

"Are you scared?" ask Salsa slowly.

"No, Brother. It's time to stop for Aruhi and Arumi. We can't leave them names and treasures."

"I'm not worried about Aruhi, Sunny. My daughter is with a gentleman like Elgio Durante. I could die peacefully. I'm thinking about Arumi." Salsa breathes heavily. Every thought of Arumi her head throbbed in pain.

"Arumi is out of control, especially if he is very close to Valerie."

"I'll ask Aruhi to find a private tutor for Arumi. Don't let him shoot!"

"alright. Don't mind too much, brother." Sunny touched Salsa's arm and stroked her excitedly.

"One more time, don't let Valerie touch Aruhi. I'm nervous that woman's interrupting my daughter's marriage."

"I'll take care of it, brother. Time to eat, brother! The punk and his girlfriend have come."

Yeah, exactly.

Lucky Luciano held Reinha's hand hoping that Mr. Abner would see them understand their relationship. Abner shook his head. He always looked at Lucky Luciano. He held his stiffened nape. Both are indicated high dose love drunk, could be over dosage.

"Are we late for dinner, Mr Abner?" ask Lucky politely.

Abner shook his head, "You guys should have stayed outside for longer and come 15 minutes after the dinner started. That way, I haven't seen you for too long."

Reinha pouted and sat down beside Abner, hugging Abner's arm and leaning against him. She was like a beautiful princess.

"I don't like it when you're evil, Mr. Abner. You're the only one I can count on when my brother gets angry. You're making me sad."

Abner chuckled, "This stupid girl, is so good at making me feel guilty."

They gathered at the dining table in the most awkward atmosphere. Elgio exhaled heavily as he glanced at Lucky Luciano who was sitting right beside him and Reinha before him who was constantly staring, as if they were going to cross the dining table and run away together, both of them, go to a quiet place. Oh my God, what kind of stupidity is this? Finally Elgio could not stand it either. He leaned slightly on Lucky and rebuked.

"Can you stop staring at Enya like my sister's a fried chicken crispy?"

Lucky gasped before folding his forehead. Elgio's been investigating it ever since. Was his gaze like he wanted to chew Reinha? He must control his face. Lucky Luciano painstakingly turned his gaze from Reinha and the fairy-tale face to the dinner plate. She saw Reinha there and kissed them this afternoon. The man grumbled softly because Reinha had once again ensnared him.

"That's because this one room contains strange people who are silent to each other. I'd better look at Enya" she replied bluntly.

"You don't look sane." Elgio said again. So, just like that Abner saw her fall in love with Marya. Such a daze is exactly Lucky Luciano at the moment. Elgio returned to the sitting position.

"I didn't expect to have dinner with the criminals I hunted" Elgio said more to himself, quite loudly to Lucky Luciano. Of course Elgio was devastated that he would marry Aruhi Diomanta, which meant that Salsa would be his father-in-law, while his sister was dating Lucky Luciano.

"You married their daughter. Lucky it's Aruhi not Arumi."

"Be quiet! You know, our business hasn't been around. I haven't stopped chasing you."

"Yes, okay. I thought you were talking to me. I gave up on you because of Enya. I love her so much."

"You know for sure if you're messing with Enya. Get that dirty face off of him. It's ridiculous to look at."

"Calm Elgio Durante! Stop fuming! My God, you and Enya are so grumpy, aren't you?!"

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