I Don'T Want To Be Cinderella #1
69. Bi

Bi

“Antar me to the police station, I want to talk to him!”

Caraka looked at me. “Are you sure you want to meet him at this time?”

“Iya, I want to know the reason. Hear it straight from his mouth.”

Caraka looked at me for a moment, there was doubt within her bead of eyes. And I can understand that. Right now you're feeling uncalled, between conscious and not, still wondering if this is just a nightmare? If so, I want to wake up and go back to the real world.

Waking up as Kirana Az Azhra, the receptionist of hotel M where my problems are only limited to being the subject of gossip mama-emak complex, not as cool as now. But ... This matter is not because of my relationship with Caraka. This is the effect of the actions taken by my father's family. Yep! They are the problem here.

A lot of ‘if’ that flashed in my head, but free everything has happened, and who became a victim here again.

I told you, I don't care if I'm the only one hurt, but don't expect me to be quiet when they hurt Mamah, Oka, and the – people I care about. I will never forgive anyone, including if it's my sister who I've been looking for.

When I heard that Anggi told Ferdi Izam about my whereabouts, I wanted to find out what reason he told me about my whereabouts? Is it really because of Caraka or for some other reason? Did he know that Ferdi and Marcel used to harass me? I want to hear all those answers before I decide what path I should take.

“Kang, I just want this nightmare to end quickly. Find the answer to everything, without waiting any more. If I could I want to meet my father this time also ask him, and hear the answer whatever it is. 20 years is enough I wait, I'm waiting, I don't want it to be too late and create new problems in the future.”

Caraka was still speechless looking at me, before she finally nodded with a smile.

“I'll take you to meet him.”

“Thank you.”

“Listen to me .. whatever Anggi answers, I hope you won't change your mind to continue with me.”

I smiled and hugged him.

“Cinderella will never leave her Prince.” I think Caraka is peeping my head. “I should have asked ... will you continue to choose me after knowing my family like this? Will there be no regrets?”

“Didn't you ever say, Prince is always next to Cinderella to protect and love her. And now my chance to prove that I too will always be by your side, protecting and loving you, no matter what.”

My heart was at ease hearing his words, at this moment I realized how much he loved me, by accepting me after knowing my family's chants .. Caraka was the best gift God sent me to accompany me at this time. And I'm very – very grateful for that.

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Along the way to the police my heart was again struck by turmoil, in fact I was afraid of the possible answer that would be given by Anggi, because after all he was my brother … the one I've been looking for and I miss. Whatever it is, I have to face it.

When Caraka and I arrived at the police station, Dimas, Caraka's lawyer had been waiting for us and introduced us to a man with a neat appearance, his body almost as tall as Caraka with a sweet black skin, his face looked serious and almost expressionless. Birendra, he's a lawyer for Andi Santoso's family. My papa.

“The finger is inside, I've asked permission to the officer so you can talk to him.”

I'm nodding. “Allow me to talk only alone with him.” I see Birendra hesitating a little. “I won't hurt him, I just want to talk to him.”

“We can wait in front here, if there is anything we can go directly in.” Caraka helped me convince the man I would have praised for his charismatic aura had we met elsewhere, not at the police station with the case that ensnared me and my sister.

Birendra now nodded then opened the door of the room where Anggi was.

I breathed deep air, tried to calm my heart that was pounding, and prepared my heart with answers to what I would hear later, from the sister I would meet after 20 years of separation.

I stepped my foot into the room 3x3 meters, there was nothing in there only three chairs facing a table in the middle. Anggi who was sitting on one of the chairs now stood surprised looking at me.

For a moment it seemed to stop with our eyes locked onto each other. I see her eyes now glazed over at me, reminding me of Bi the crybaby penguin. There is no longer a picture of Anggi Santoso who is full of confidence and arrogance, in front of me now there is only the figure of Sagita Bentari the penguin whiny. Bi, sister. Makes me want to run to hug her right now and tell her that I'm her brother, but does she remember me? He doesn't even remember his own name.

“A-are you okay?” my voice trembled slightly trying to ask her condition which looked pale. We have now sat facing each other separated only by a table.

Anggi simply answered me with a nod, quickly wiping away her tears.

“Did they treat you badly?”

Anggi shook his head and his tears came out.

“Do not cry, I will not hurt you.”

Anggi now holds me with her wet eyes, she bites her deep lips looking to hold back the tears making me want to hug her back and say, it's okay everything will be fine. But all I can do now is give her a tissue to wipe her tears that just keep rolling, either out of fear of the current situation or maybe tears of regret because I could see it all from her wet eyes. But either my judgment is wrong or it's real because I see the longing there.

“Is it true that you told me my stay here on ... Ferdi Izam?”

Anggi looked at me, his eyes again shone with deep regret making my heart break knowing the answer before he even nodded his head in doubt then bowed.

“May I know what reason you told him?” She's speechless. “What's Caraka for?” This time he shook his head making me sigh in relief that Caraka was not the main reason he did that. “So because of me?”

Anggi fell silent again.

“Did I make a mistake with you? I'm sorry if I made a mistake.”

Anggi shook his head vigorously, tears returning to wet his cheeks which he removed quickly.

“Do you know that Ferdi and Mercel tried to .... harassed me a few months ago?”

His eyes were round in surprise looking at me, making me breathe a sigh of relief. He didn't know anything about what happened a few months ago.

“Me-abuse?” his voice vibrates.

“Iya, a few months ago Ferdi and Marcel had harassed me when I was still working at hotel M, at that time because the law could not ensnare him finally Caraka and Papah gave them a little lesson in private, and for that reason they tried to destroy me to avenge Caraka.”

“A-I really don't know,” he said with round eyes shocked.

I nodded in understanding while smiling a little. “Thank God you didn't know it .. Now can I know the reason why you told me where I was here?”

Anggi fell silent before he finally replied.

“Because I am envious,” Anggi replied making me raise an eyebrow clueless with his answer.

“Eri? You envy me?”

Anggi bows his head. “When returning from Haryanto, Marcel saw you there, he said that he and Ferdi had a grudge against you and Caraka. Marcel asked me to work together to get revenge that I only heard back then.”

Anggi bowed his head and started telling stories.

“That day I went to E-world, actually I gave up on getting Caraka, because I knew the feeling of being unable to be forced just to watch you show off the ring arrogantly as if laughing at my matchmaking failure with Caraka made me forget myself. I again remembered Marcel's remark about Ferdi making me without a second thought contact Ferdi and tell him about your whereabouts here.”

I remember that day, the day I made sure that Anggi wasn't Bi. I remember when I arrogantly showed off Caraka's gift ring to her. .. I shouldn't have done that, however Anggi was the one who would have had the title of Mahesa's future son-in-law before, after all, and I also know for sure about her feelings for Caraka, but I arrogantly flaunt the ring without thinking about her feelings.

Is this a reply to my arrogance? Astagfirullahadzim, this is indeed my fault for my own arrogance.

“Sorry it's all because of my mistake. Because of my arrogance.”

“No, Brother, not wrong!” pekiknya with round eyes looking at me who was no less surprised by he said.

The sister? He called me brother?

“Sister, not wrong! It's my fault I should have given up from the beginning against Caraka, I shouldn't have envied Big Brother, I shouldn't have contacted Ferdi.” Anggi said between his cries.

“Don't cry, you crybaby!” I said while wiping away her tears.

I saw him back biting his lower lip, his eyes wet with tears were now touching me with a quivering voice he said,

“Bi, great! Bi is not a crybaby! Bi is not a crybaby penguin!”

My heart stopped falling, my tongue was twisted for a moment, my vision began to blur with tears.

“Sorry Bi, Brother, sorry, Bi! Bi, wrong! Bi, it's hurt sister, it's wrong Bi!”

While crying I stood up and hugged her tightly.

“Alhamdulillah o Allah, thank God!”

“Kak Nana ... sister .. Sister!”

No longer can we hold back the crying out all the longings that have been held back. We hugged each other tightly. In between weeping, we called each other hoping that this was not a dream like the 20 years we felt.

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