Just For Escape
Chapter 79

Rey invites Gita into her study and they sit side by side on a sofa

" I understand that you may be confused by all the events that have just happened to you, as well as your presence in my house with all the facilities I provide, and all that I did was because I had a strong reason !"

Rey gulps her saliva trying to neutralize her feelings and hopes she can tell it all to the end

Adam suggests that Rey give Gita time to adapt before Rey tells them the secret

But Rey thinks she won't waste her time after they've been separated for nearly twenty-two years and Rey has to put it off again, no...Rey wants Gita to know who she is soon

" But before I tell you why I'm doing all this I have a story and I hope you'll hear it !" said Rey while staring at Gita who was also staring at him

" Of course my master will hear her !" answer Gita enthusiastically

" A time there were lovers who loved each other and they tied the promise of a lifetime, but it turns out that their lives are being wiped out by greedy and vile people who heartlessly separate the two men in the condition of the big pregnant woman !"

Rey was silent for a while trying to hold back her feelings and moreover she had to reopen the old wounds that she was trying to bury deeply

" The man tried to find his soul mate but he never found it and the man who knew its existence chose to die and take it to his grave !"

" But the man never gave up hope, he kept looking for the whereabouts of his wife and son until he finally found a bright spot, but it was too late...!"

Rey fell silent again, she took a deep breath trying to win her feelings, with Rey clenched hands back to continue the story

" The man only found a tombstone in his wife's name on the edge of the forest without anyone taking care let alone visiting her, he was there alone without anyone caring about his whereabouts !"

" The man's heart is so broken to see the fact that the woman he loves is gone, after he finds out if his son is still alive and lives in a village with the family who loves him !"

Rey paused the story, he opened a photo album that had been lying on the table before him

Rey opens a photo album full of pictures of herself and Shinta enjoying their days together until the wedding photo and the last photo Rey took before Shinta disappeared slowly like nostalgia

Gita who heard Rey's story seemed to feel the pain of Rey's heart especially when Gita realized that the story turned out to be Rey's own past story

Gita wiped her tears out without her noticing and immediately her face was glued to a photo of a long-haired woman wearing a white dress with a sunflower motif smiling towards the camera while hugging his belly

Gita rubbed the photo with a frown, Gita looked at the photo closely as if she had seen it but somewhere

" This is my wife, her name is Shinta !" said Rey slowly

Rey sees the reaction of Gita who just turned her head for a while and then looked back at the photo of Shinta, Rey suddenly stood up and gently grabbed Gita's arm to follow her

Gita obeys Rey's orders with a look of wonder but Gita does not feel afraid, he actually feels more curious

Rey tells Gita to stand in front of a mirror and gently draped Gita's long hair on her right shoulder

Gita is silent and increasingly curious about what Rey is doing until suddenly Rey stands next to her and puts a large photo right next to Gita's face

Gita stared fixedly at the woman's face in the photo and her face through the mirror and immediately her eyes widened with her mouth open

Gita does not believe what she sees, several times Gita blinked her eyes hoping she saw it wrong

But as much as Gita rubbed her eyes still her face and the woman in the photo was so much like a twin sister

Gita's body trembled, various thoughts raging in her head then Gita slowly turned towards Rey who was still holding the photo while looking at her

And the look of Rey's face that was swollen by tears was staring at her with trembling lips holding back tears made Gita more confused

Rey and Gita look at each other and Rey can be seen nodding her head with trembling lips holding back her tears Rey rubbed Gita's head

Rey could no longer hold back her feelings and hugged Gita who was still confused while crying

" My son.my son...I can finally hold you !" Rey was crying hysterically she could no longer hold her baby

While Gita, although still not fully understood, still returned Rey's embrace and she also cried

After a while, Rey calms down and slowly releases her arms from Gita's body

Rey stared fixedly at Gita's face and then gently Rey wiped the tears that were still left on Gita's face with both hands

" I'm sorry.I'm sorry Papa just found you !" rey hugged and kissed the head of Gita

Rey and Gita have sat back down because there are still many unfinished stories

" I'm sorry.tu.an.why are you so sure that I am your daughter, because after I my biological parents are Nurmala Sari's mother and Irwan's father !"

Gita ventured into questioning Rey's belief about her

" Papa doesn't carelessly acknowledge you as my daughter unless you have solid evidence !"

Gita reads the results of the DNA test and she does not believe if it turns out that Sari and Irwan are not her biological parents

" Ta ..but how is it possible ?!" back Gita questions the reality that lies ahead of her

" Look Gita, Mama Shinta and Sari's mother met at a maternity clinic owned by a village midwife and they gave birth at the same time, but because of health conditions during captivity, they said, Mama Shinta was malnourished until she died shortly after giving birth to you, while Sari's mother who just lost her baby immediately accepted you who was given directly by your biological mother because at that time it seemed she already knew if she would not be able to survive !"

" But before dying Mama Shinta had given you the name of Maharani and leave some of her personal belongings to Sari's mother who was found by Irwan's father and Irwan's father who gave all the goods to papa at the time papa came to your house to make sure you got the information !"

Gita stares Rey between believing and not, Gita is still undecided with her own feelings because for her this is too fast and elusive

" Papa understands if you are still confused, at first papa also tried not to expect too much for fear of disappointment, but after seeing all the evidence finally papa sure if you are indeed the daughter of papa's birth !" Rey clasped Gita's hand sitting next to her

" Did Irwan's father know ?!" ask Gita

" Just like papa, your father also only found out after papa came to your house because among the items that Shinta left there is a photo of papa with your mama !"

Gita looked back at Rey trying to digest all the stories she had just heard

" And so that you may be sure the day after tomorrow we will visit Irwan's father's house !" rey said expectantly

But Gita's face turns pale and frightened when Rey plans to visit her father

" why don't you want to meet your father and brother ?!" Rey looked at the frightened Gita

" Mom..it's not like that.we should not go there first...!" Gita looks more worried

" What are you afraid of ?!" Rey looked at Gita who looked terrified

" Are you afraid of your stepmother ?!" guess Rey while staring intently at Gita who immediately looked up her head staring at Rey

" Are you really afraid of your stepmother ?!" rey asked back

" i.iii...!" answer the Gita

" From now on there's nothing else you should be afraid of, because papa won't let anyone bother you let alone hurt you !" rey's promise while tightly grasping Gita's hand

" Oh yes dear.From now on your name is Maharani and please call me Papa don't call master again !" pinta Rey looked at Gita expectantly

" pbu.pa !" call Gita slowly and Rey immediately hugged her with a face full of happiness

Rey and Gita are still hugging when Rey's office door is knocked from the outside and it's not long for Nim to come in and walk up to Rey and Gita

" I'm sorry young lady, dinner is ready !" mr. Nim bowed his body

" Oh, we'll be there soon !" rey answered while looking at Gita

Mr. Nim just nodded his head and passed from the room to the dining room

Rey clasped Gita's hand as if she was afraid that the Gita would disappear again

They walked together to the dining table where various menus had been prepared by the servants

" Did the young lady want another meal, let us prepare !" asked Mr. Nim when he saw Gita who looked at all the food in front of him

" Oh.no.no need this is enough, I was just confused to see so much food !" gita answered plainly without knowing the reaction of Rey who seemed hit by hearing the words of her son

" I hope the young lady loves all our cooking and do not hesitate if the lady wants another meal !" back, Mr. Nim offered Gita

" Thank you in advance, sir !" gita replied with a smile towards Mr. Nim

Soon Rey and Gita eat their dinner

Rey took almost all the food on the table until Gita's plate was full

" It's enough Pa..this is too much !" reject Gita when Rey tries to grab other food

" You should eat a lot baby.see you're so skinny !" said Rey while pointing at the body of the Gita

" Yes.but not so much, right ?!" sulking Gita while staring at his plate full of food

Rey laughed as she rubbed Gita's head looking at Gita who was staring at the plate in front of her

God I can finally hear again the laughter of the great master who has long disappeared, hopefully with the presence of the young lady of this house again filled with happiness

Mumbled Mr. Nim while staring at Rey and Gita full of haru