I'm Not Your Bridge
Chapter 22

Today Nayyara has been allowed to go home. Although the doctor said that his condition was fine, but Albert did not let him do anything.

"I'm tired of it going on like this, sir!" cebik Nayyara is upset that Albert didn't let her get out of bed. All day on the bed and just lying down without doing anything makes his body feel stiff."

"No! anyway you can't get off the bed."

"But I want to go to the bathroom. I've been wanting to pee." Nayyara deliberately looking for an excuse by going to the bathroom so that she could escape from Albert's observation.

"Then let me carry you to the bathroom" Albert said, bowing slightly to lift Nayyara's tiny body.

Nayyara's eyes were perfectly rounded hearing Albert's words. He brushed his hand before touching his body. "No, I can do it myself. You may take a chance in a cringe again."

"If you can, why should you refuse?."

Albert's reply just succeeded in making Nayyara throw a pillow at him. "Basic bum!!."

Albert laughed heartily at the annoyance on Nayyara's face. "Say I'm going to the bathroom, how come it's still here?" after mastering laughter.

"Not so!!" spray Nayyara while throwing her face to the side.

Suddenly it made Albert's laughter again broke. "I know that you're just pretending and trying to avoid me. That's why I didn't let you do it."

"If you know, then why are you still here?" nayyara shouted annoyedly. "You think all day in bed like a sick person isn't tiring?."

Albert let out a heavy sigh, sat down before Nayyara, then raised his face to look into her eyes. "Listen to me, Nay. I'm doing this for your own good too. You just got out of the hospital. And I don't want anything to happen to you."

Slowly the frustration in Nayyara's heart began to disappear when she saw the magnitude of Albert's attention to her. "But I'm fine, sir. I can do anything myself."

"Don't call me master, because I'm not your master" Albert joked. There was a flash of anger in his eyes.

"Then what should I call you? It would be impolite if I just called you by name," asked Nayyara confusedly.

"Just call me Al."

"What's? Al?" asked Nayyara, confused.

"Yes, Al. That was my calling when I was a kid. Only those closest to me can call me that. And you're one of them."

Nayyara's heart warmed again when she heard Albert call her one of his closest people. Albert treated her very special.

"Why do you love me so much?" nayyara asked, repeating the same question she asked at the hospital yesterday.

"Don't I tell you, I don't need a reason to love you. Clearly, you are a very special person in my heart."

"But I can't give you anything, Al."

"I'm not asking anything from you. You're by my side, and love me with all your heart."

Nayyara turned her face away, still taking herself low. "I'm a nobody, Al. I'm not the person you're worth."

"Yes! I'm not worth it to you. Cause I'm nothing without you by my side."

Nayyara fell silent, unable to say anything more. And for a moment silence was created between them.

After saying so, Albert got up from his seat, walked towards the door, and left Nayyara in solitude.

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"Nay, I have a gift for you!" albert said the next morning, handing a box in front of Nayyara.

"What's this?" nayyara asked confusedly.

"Open yourself! You'll know what it is like."

Nayyara rushed to open the box and saw the contents. There are several brochures with various choices of holiday destinations in it to make Nayyara's heart more wondering.

"What is this, Al?" he asked while holding the brochure in hand.

"Did you still not understand? It's a holiday brochure."

"But for what?" nayyara asked, not understanding.

"For what else? Of course for both of us to go on vacation," replied Albert casually. "Choose whatever you like. I'll take my time for you. Didn't you say you're bored at home."

Nayyara gaped in disbelief at Albert's words. "This is really for me?I'm free to choose whatever I like?" tanyanya was still in disbelief, asking for affirmation from Albert.

"No, but for the wife of the next-door neighbor!" replied Albert. "Of course for you. Who else do you think you're doing."

"These are not funny!" midget Nayyara was upset while stomping her feet.

Albert ran after him. "I'm sorry. I'm just kidding" he said, clasping Nayyara's hand. "Now choose! Let me take care of everything."

"How about we go to Paris?" nayyara said quickly. Turn to look at Albert with pleading eyes. "I've dreamed of going there for a long time."

Albert smiled sweetly, clutching Nayyara's tiny body in his arms. "Then your wish will soon be fulfilled. Your wish is my command."

Nayyara let out a small laugh at the sentence that Albert had just said. "You're so funny, Al. Like the story of a magical genie in a bottle," he said while breaking away from Albert.

Slightly bowing the body saluted with one hand folded under the chest while the other hand stretched to the side. Nayyara imitated Albert's way of speaking which was combined with the way the magic genie spoke like in a scene of a children's film he had watched as a child. "Your desires are an order to the servant."

Albert laughed heartily at Nayyara's silly behavior. "Really, Nay, you're a very unique woman. No one can make me laugh like this. And you can do it so easily."

"Ish, it's delicious! I'm a comedian, '" Nayyara was upset, of course, she was just pretending.

Trying to overcome his laughter again. Albert walked over to Nayyara and was acting romantically. "I'm not lying, Nay. You are so different. You're the only one who can make me happy."

Nayyara's cheeks are red like boiled crabs. He turned his face to hide his shame.

Albert smiled looking at Nayyara's face that was whistling in shame. "Never turn your face away from me again. You're even prettier when you blush in shame" she said, raising Nayyara's chin to look at her.

Suddenly, it made Nayyara even more embarrassed. "Do you want to seduce me all day or go to work soon?."

Albert laughed again at Nayyara's sentence which contained a subtle innuendo to him. "All right, I'm going to the office right now. You take good care of yourself at home and don't act stupid again like yesterday. If everything's ready, I'll tell you soon when we're going on vacation."

Nayyara is upset that Albert keeps reminding him of his actions to try to end his life yesterday. "You just calm down. I'll never do that again."