Love Me Please, Mas Duda
06 - Endless Sadness

Today is the anniversary of Nola's death for a year. It did not feel that Dea had been at the Hutama family home for almost a year.

From morning on, Shady locked himself in his room. Makes Dea confused what to do. However, Nilam convinces Dea that Shady will be fine. He needs time to be alone. Dea understands that. Seeing her inside the house must have made Shady feel claustrophobic.

As usual, Dea prepared breakfast for the whole family. He continues to carry out his role as a good wife and surrogate mother for Naura who has begun to learn to walk.

"I can't believe we're gonna live in a house with Nola's killer!" Clara never allowed Dea to live quietly in that house.

Clara still dislikes Dea even though the girl is always nice to her.

"Clarah! Watch your talk! She's your sister-in-law!" lerai Nilam who does not like the attitude of his daughter.

"Mother! Why did Shady have to marry her? And when does this wedding have to go? Don't you feel guilty about Shady's bang for being nice to his wife's killer?"

"Clar!" The sound of Nilam rose an octave. Dea rubbed her mother-in-law's arm. Dea shook her head slowly, telling her she was okay.

"Well! I look at this drama every day. I hope your marriage contract with Bang Shady expires soon. You have to graduate quickly so you can get out of this house!" Clara moved out of her chair and left her breakfast.

Dea just kept quiet and said nothing. He was tired of defending himself. He was tired of convincing everyone that he wasn't a murderer.

Dea went to her room to prepare the equipment to go to college. He passed by Shady's room which was still tightly sealed.

"Is Mas Shady okay? At least he should eat even if he doesn't go to the office."

While in the room, Shady looked at a picture of his late wife in a messy condition. The disheveled hair and the shabby clothes he hadn't changed since last night.

Shady continues to apologize to Nola for marrying Dea. At first Shady just wanted to teach Dea a lesson. But it turns out that the charm of Dea is able to attract mothers and daughters.

Even Naura was as close to Dea as Naura's birth mother. Shady's phone has been shaking ever since. A call from Roni the assistant was always ignored.

Until finally Shady decided to answer Roni's umpteenth call.

"Hmmm!" Shady simply replied with a dehumane.

"Good, Master! Where have you been?" Roni's grouse across the phone.

"What's wrong? Didn't I tell you today I'm not going to the office?"

"Yes, I know, sir. But there's something else I should report to you. It's about the mysterious flower deliveryman at Nola's mistress's grave."

Shady's eyes suddenly rounded perfectly. He was excited to hear the assistant's report.

"Say! Who's the guy?!" Urge Shady.

"She is the mistress of Dea, sir."

"What?! The dea? Are you sure?"

"Yes, Sir. I'm convinced. I'll send the picture to you."

Call ended. Shady pecked after hearing Roni's report. Shady's phone shook again. A message came in from Roni.

Shady opened his phone and saw a picture of a woman resting in a tomb. The woman in the photo is Dea. And it looks like the photo was just taken today.

Shady clenched his hands. "Why do you give her flowers every day, huh?! Even that won't make Nola come back to life!" shady Grunts.

While in a different place, Dea was gathered in front of Nola's tomb. Today Dea ventured to visit Nola's tomb.

"Sorry, Madam. It took me a year to strengthen my heart to come here. Sorry about me..." Dea was unable to contain her sadness and guilt. The memory of the accident a year ago came back out.

Dea held onto her claustrophobic chest. Even Dea had never heard from Shezi again. Once upon a time Dea went to the cafe where he worked first, but everyone there was silent and did not want to talk to Dea. Even Dea found out where Shezi lived.

And finally he found the fact that everything that happened to him would not be able to repeat itself. The stately home and power, made Dea the one to blame for what Shezi did. No one will believe what Dea said. Dea had to swallow her own disappointment in her life.

...***...

Today the schedule of Dea lectures is very busy. Because he wanted to graduate faster, Dea deliberately took a lot of courses that are quite a lot every day. He no longer cares about anything that gets in the way. All he wanted was one. Soon freed from Shady and his family.

Tonight Dea came home late for a lecture at the library. A sense of fatigue that whack makes him stagger to hit someone.

"Sorry..." I don't know what Dea's thinking is so unfocused.

Dea stepped back but a hand blocked her arm.

"You think by doing all that you can atone for your sins?"

DEG!

Dea immediately regained her senses and looked up.

"Mas Shady?" dea Mumm.

Shady clutches Dea's body until they face each other.

"What do you mean sending flowers every day to Nola's tomb, huh?!" shady asked with reddened eyes.

Dea shook her head slowly. "I don't understand what you're saying, Mom."

"Don't pretend to be stupid! Obviously you came to Nola's grave this morning. What the hell are you doing? What by sending her flowers, she'll come back to life?"

Dea still doesn't understand what Shady's talking about.

"I don't send flowers every day. I even just came to Madame Nola's grave today." Dea tried to explain. But Shady would not believe it.

Shady instead shows his anger at Dea by throwing the girl's body violently until it falls to the floor.

"Aw!" One screech escaped Dea's lips.

"Don't ever do that again or I'll make you feel like you're in hell!" threaten Shady then passed.

With the rest of his strength, Dea got up and limped towards his room. Dea could guess if after today, Shady would come back to hate her. His warm attitude will never see Dea again.

Dea laid her body on the bed. He cried sobbing by burrowing his face into the pillow.

...***...

This morning, Shady was getting ready to go back to the office. He prepared all his own office clothes. Somehow there was less when Dea did not serve him as usual.

His attitude last night must have kept the girl from coming to Shady's room. The man was daydreaming while wearing his tie.

Shady felt a little guilty towards Dea. Shady looks in Dea's eyes if the girl isn't lying.

"If it wasn't Dea, then who sent flowers every day to Nola's tomb during this time?" shady Lirih.

Shady deliberately asked Roni to investigate this because one day when he visited Nola's tomb, there was a bouquet of flowers on top of Nola's tomb. Shady investigated for months but has yet to find the culprit. Until yesterday Roni sent a photo where Dea was seen visiting the tomb of Nola.

Of course Shady should feel suspicious of Dea as the mysterious sender of flowers in Nola's tomb. But remembering Dea's gaze last night .. made Shady hesitate.

"I'm sure if he's telling the truth" Shady murmured then out of his room. He looked at Dea who had just come out of his room.

"Is this not related to the actual perpetrator of the accident?" inner Shady.

B e r s a m b u n g

*Who is the sender of the mysterious flower?