Just Love Figurant
Chapter 40

The wind is blowing hard tonight. The air was cold because the rain had just stopped. Cold pierced to the bone, along with the wind that seemed to be able to melt the sturdy body that was standing on the balcony.

Twelve hours ago, Marcel let go of Lusi with helplessness. The compulsion made by the Papa, made Marcel regret everything.

Now, Marcel is back on his own, parting ways with Luci and his future son who will be born in a few months. Although the boy was present because of Marcel's mistake, Marcel also had a conscience and instincts as a father. Undoubtedly, Marcel was filled with happiness when he remembered in a moment, he would be called Father by the little angel that Lusi would give birth to.

No one met him, even if only to give spirit and meaning. Look, even Mom and Dad didn't come just to beat him up. Lusi misses Mom's nagging. Unfortunately, being let go is much more painful than being blindly beaten.

Destroyed has been a newly built household for several months with Lusi. The stubborn woman succumbed to fate, and left Marcel alone in this apartment, as he once was.

Maybe Lusi is not strong, maybe also not able to survive in the household ark full of dilapidated everywhere. And all the blemishes of that depravity, Dady Marcel himself.

The gust of wind slowly made Marcel feel comfortable enjoying the smell of wet soil that made him calm. The man's eyes closed, enjoying the memories of when Luci was still by his side.

There was empty space that felt hollow in the corner of Marcel's heart. When Lusi smiled at him when he woke up, Lusi's smile when he had just returned from his office and campus, as well as Marcel who was exhausted often get an injection of spirit from his wife.

Yes, Lusi really served Marcel well during his time as Marcel's wife. Marcel was the only one who was never grateful.

Now, after Lusi left, is it possible that he did not miss the figure of the cute woman? Ah, Marcel felt his heart was not as strong as he had imagined it to be. Afterwards, Marcel decided to talk to Papa to negotiate this matter.

As hope grows in Marcel's heart, he can bring Lusi back into his life. It's not too late, if Marcel has to distance himself from Renata.

In the midst of a rather engrossing daydream, the man's focus turned to the slow ringing of his cell phone. Back, Renata bothers him again this time, even though he asks Renata not to revisit him again all day. Unfortunately, Renata is not as understanding as Lusi who, if asked, immediately executes Marcel's orders.

Lazily, Marcel was forced to take Renata's call, "Hello," said Marcel first, in a flat voice. Marcel is too lazy.

"Marcel, let's meet. I can't resist longing" said Renata shamelessly.

"I'm sorry, Renata, I wanted to be alone all day. Can you understand me and not bother me for a day or two?" marcel asked in a cold voice.

Across the street, Renata is shocked by Marcel's strange request. Usually, Marcel would say beautiful words to her. The words love mean.

"You're why, Marcel? You're not usually like this. Tell me, there is a problem what makes you like this," Renata said again.

"Come to my apartment, Lusi has not been living with me since this morning, I will tell you about my problems that make me unsettled" said Marcel.

"Well, I'll be there soon, don't sleep first" Renata said before deciding on her call.

Actually Renata was also depressed by this kind of situation. Unfortunately, he couldn't avoid it anymore, about his feelings for Marcel since that night.

Ah, very sorry Renata had refused to introduce Lusi with Marcel. If Renata knew about Marcel, Renata would not make Lusi lose because of this. The future of the woman was shattered for a moment. Luckily, Marcel's family is rich enough to make Lusi and his life fully guaranteed.

At least, that's how Renata's mindset is.

Until then Renata came out in a hurry, calling his taxi driver to drive him to Marcel as soon as possible.

The trip was passed briefly by Renata, because indeed the apartment unit himself and Marcel are fairly close. This is what makes Lusi often suspicious lately, because not infrequently, Marcel's shirt and all clothes smell good perfume Renata is familiar to Luci.

"Marcel, you're fucked. Oh, my God, what's going on?" renata asked the first time, when he got into Marcel's apartment unit, "This lantas, why are you battered like this?"

Renata admitted that he never knew if Marcel could play or not. But seeing the bruises and the remaining blood spots on some corner of Marcel's face, making Renata think, Marcel has been scraped.

"Sit, Ren. Lusi has now left me, to be exact, he has been taken away by my family, somewhere," Marcel said later, hinting at Renata to sit on the sofa, "and I got battered because Papa beat me up, Renata. I don't know what to do. I think of Lusi and his contents continuously."

Renata was surprised by her perfectly open eyelids and said, "what are you saying, Marcel?"

"Lusi already knows that we have a scandal. He turned cold all of a sudden, since this morning we had a fight, until Papa came and I was beaten all out," replied Marcel.

"Lantas, where is Lusi now? Maybe Lusi already lives in your family's house," Renata said.

"Cannot be. There's no way Lusi is in my family's house, I know very well how Papa's character is. He's furious, and I can't dodge it anymore because I'm guilty, Renata. Our love is wrong" Marcel said, exhaling a long breath.

"We are guilty, Marcel. But God certainly has a reason why we are given such deep feelings. After all, we love each other, not one-sided love," Renata still insists on not being blamed.

Marcel was silent in place, folding both hands in the chest while staring intensely at Renata.

Only now did Marcel realize how far Renata was from Luci. Renata is typical of people who do not want to be blamed, in contrast to Lusi who will admit his mistakes and tend to improve afterwards.

Not only that, Lusi also never cornered Marcel. If only Luci had, Marcel wouldn't have been this mess of his mind.

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