Love Lanterns
CHAPTER 43 ”You Jump, I Jump

Ayunda was still in the operating room since six this morning, four hours had passed but there was no sign of the operation would be completed, no one came out of the room either the doctor or the nurse could ask.

Waiting is the thing Nathan hates the most, but that's not the case for waiting for Ayunda. Five years waiting for the presence of Ayunda he can, then why wait for Ayunda which is only how many hours he has to give up?

"Sit" Mother Siska's voice distracted Nathan who had been pacing back and forth indistinctly, already like a hot iron.

Nathan sat down to follow his mother's orders. "What should be more unsettled is Aunt Miramu, as Ayunda's mother, but you see" pointed Siska's mother to Mama Mira who was sitting at the end of the hospital hallway, and then she was just there, she deliberately stayed away to calm herself down while drinking the warm tea she had just made "She sits quietly and prays" continued Ms Siska.

"I'm just worried ma, mama knows for herself how I feel" Nathan replied with a hearty, spoiled look.

"Yes, you know since childhood you have liked Rara, a smart and worried little girl" Siska said with a chuckle and then let out her most beautiful smile while stopping Nathan's behavior after meeting Ayunda.

Now that Nathan's memory returns when he meets Ayunda, after Ayunda returns home from his residence, Nathan asks his father to ask him if he meets Om Richad. Nathan's request was obeyed by Mr. Robert, he was invited to visit the Richad residence.

Nathan sees Ayunda playing with his beloved cat. "Who's the cat's name Ra?" nathan asked, surprising Ayunda.

"Good sister" said Ayunda when she saw who greeted her. Nathan only smiles upon hearing the call for him from Ayunda.

Nathan can only meet Ayunda three times after the first meeting, he must accept the fact that Ayunda moved to Germany because of Om Richad's job.

Over time, Nathan forgets Ayunda, even more so when he has a lover, the prettiest girl at his school. Unfortunately, he had to be disappointed because his girlfriend cheated on him.

Nathan is heartbroken at being betrayed, so he becomes a cold man to a creature whose name is a woman, even more so when he finds out Luna's true feelings for him.

His heart was touched when he accidentally hugged a girl who hit him, too bad he did not get to know the girl, but he intended to keep looking and should be able to get the girl.

Ayunda's presence led him to the girl he hugged accidentally, especially when Ayunda was near him, there was something happiness that blurred in his heart.

When he realized Ayunda was the girl he had been in his car for five years, then he would not waste it and let go again. Her happiness again increased when she found out Ayunda was Rara the little girl she had liked for a long time.

"Did you know that Ayunda was Om Richad's son?" nathan asked after waking up from his daydream.

"Papa who accidentally knew it when reading the application file that has been given by the HRD"

"At that time Mr. Lukman said that the files and test results of Ayunda and three others met all the requirements to be accepted in the company"

"When your papa read Om Richad's name in Ayunda's bio, without looking at the other files he received Ayunda directly without taking the third stage selection test" obviously Ibu Siska Ayunda chronology is accepted in the company Adhipramana Group.

"Ma, doesn't Om Richad have a company? Why isn't Ayunda taking care of it?" nathan asked who did not know that his Om Richad company was taken over by his sister in a sneaky way.

Siska's mother finally explained everything that happened with Richad's company and how Ayunda lived after the departure of her father and the loss of the company.

"I will help Ayunda to get back Om Richad ma's company" Nathan said after hearing his mother's story.

"Ma, mama has known about Ayunda's whereabouts since she got into the company, why don't you tell me?"

"Don't you know I'd be so happy to see her again" Nathan asked excitedly.

"I mean mama?" nathan asked who didn't understand what his mother meant.

"When Ayunda was accepted into the company she already had a lover, and her lover was..." Siska's mother paused her speech while looking at Nathan.

"Who is ma's girlfriend?" nathan asked impatiently.

"Your cousin Kevin"

Nathan's face immediately changed in disbelief "Nathan once invited Ayunda to meet Kevin before the dinner that you held" Nathan told his mother.

"But they are like people who have never known before" Nathan explained.

"Yes it's because their relationship was over shortly before Ayunda's accident" explained Ms Siska.

"I mean mama?"

"Kevin ended their relationship at the request of your uncle, your uncle thought that Ayunda was only using Kevin's wealth and threatened Kevin would end Ayunda's life if Kevin continued to be in contact with Ayunda" obviously Siska's mother.

"Kevin still loves Ayunda to this day. Three months after Ayunda's accident, Kevin came and told her everything that happened to mom and dad. At that time he had trouble paying for the hospital for Ayunda because of your uncle"

"He came to ask for help and your father is happy to bear the cost of Ayunda hospital, because Om Richad is very helpful for the progress of the company Adhipramana Group" said Ibu Siska.

"Kevin Ayunda's past, you're Ayunda's present and Ayunda's future" Siska's mother encouraged her son.

"Either.... Ayunda has never answered that she loves Nathan ma" Nathan said, although he seems to force Ayunda to accept it, still he wants Ayunda to really love him. Therefore Nathan continued to give his attention to Ayunda, hoping that the girl would melt down and really love her, like his love for Ayunda.

Do you still love Kevin, Ayunda? nathan thought to himself. But I'm gonna try to make you love me. Nathan's promise is quite happy at this time, he can talk a lot with his mother, take care of the company to make Nathan pass the time with his mother.

Elsewhere, Alisa and Dariel were chatting at Ayunda's secretarial desk. While Ayunda was ill, Alisalah was asked to become Nathan's secretary. Besides being Ayunda's best friend, she is already quite close to Nathan even more so with Dariel's assistant.

"Nathan asked me to look for strong evidence to be able to sue Luna for the Ayunda accident" explained Dariel who was tangent, in what way he proved it, Luna was very neat to commit her crime, he said, so there is no gap to refer to him.

"Ayunda asked me to save something that might help" explained Alisa who made Dariel's eyes now shine again.

"Beforehand" Alisa asked Dariel to wait.

Alisa took her bag and took the plastic she kept well. "This" Alisa handed over to Dariel.

"Injection?" Dariel looked at Alisa for an explanation.

Alisa explains to Dariel as Ayunda told her. "This is the story of Ayunda, El"

"It's hard to believe Luna did all this" Dariel breathed a rough breath.

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