Marrying the Killer of my Girlfriend
OPEN HEARTS

My eyes glared in shock.

Seeing the four faces coming together into my cage room.

Finish me.

I was finally caught too.

The whole fight I've been doing for the truth will end here.

…

However, I was wrong.

My surprised face changed into a wide smile upon seeing the hue of the four people.

I was no longer surprised, but now I was running towards them.

And hugged the two people I worried about the most while I was involved in the drama of Gurnawijaya's intrigue.

My mom and dad.

Standing in front of the door with a relieved face saw me fine.

My arms now embrace both.

An unbearable sigh of relief finally spilled.

My father and mother returned my arms tightly.

Father stroked my head and my mother kept a tight grip on my waist.

Meanwhile, the two faces beside them also gripped me.

Gery and Anna.

I finally got home.

Where I can see the people I love gathered in a state of fine.

So then…

Aldebaran didn't hold me?

He gave me back to my parents?

“You're fine, aren't you, son?” ask my mom to worry.

I nodded for sure. “I'm sorry. Because of me, you guys have to hide like this.”

I'm really sorry that my problems have put them in danger.

My father still stroked my head gently.

“As long as you are always right we always stand up for you, My son” said.

I felt like I was back as a child. When I got caught beating bullies at school with my taekwond kick.

At that time I had to be suspended because the man who said I was a child from a poor family who likes to beg had to go to the hospital because his nose was torn.

At that time, my mother and father said the same thing.

As long as I stand up for the truth, they also support me.

Although, they regretted why I had to be violent to others.

Since then, I have never taken martial arts classes again. Because in order to fight for the right thing, I learned that there was no need to use excessive physical strength.

But it is the mind that determines everything.

And this time, my father and mother were fully supportive because they understood my position.

I was fighting to fight the wrong thing.

Although, now the whole situation has become very dangerous for me and my family.

I have now taken off my arms to them. And now look at my two best friends who are always there when I am happy or difficult.

Gery and Anna.

“I don't know how to reply you guys,” I said full day.

Anna shook her head while holding my hand, while Gery again lashed out about the massage voucher. But when Anna belched at him, Gery immediately whistled as if he didn't say it.

We laughed together.

“Selena, it's just a coincidence that I have a villa at the top to live in. I'm also on leave, and Gery is also on leave from his office due to recovery after yesterday's accident. So we can gather here while waiting for you to come home,” Anna said in a humble manner.

How could I forget?

Anna told me that she and Gery had taken my parents to a safe place, a villa on top of hers.

Why didn't I think that this was Anna's villa?

Why am I still thinking no to Aldebaran?

Why do I still have such bad thoughts that she is locking me up to be handed over to Celine and her flock?

Instantly, I felt bad for Ale.

So far, he has really kept his word. To protect me and bring me back home.

I should thank him later.

“And if Josh Rainer hadn't asked me and Anna to bring you here, maybe your parents would've.

Oh yes Josh Rainer.

He was the one who took the initiative to protect my family from the start.

So that my parents will not be the target of mass siege due to hoax news about me who brought her escape.

Thank you, Josh.

However, I still feel very sad.

I don't want to remember it first.

I just want to heal myself with the people I love and gather for me right now.

Then try to forget you.

Slowly I have to forget you.

Because this is what I should be doing, right? It is very inappropriate and unethical for me to disturb the relationship that Josh and Helena have fostered after all this time.

I know it hurts, but I need to be able to beat this pain.

“And also.the handsome man who carried you home today! Geez Selena, why don't you ever tell me you have such a cool sister!” Anna began to be as forthright as her usual nature, no matter which of my parents had heard her praise of Aldebaran.

Both of my parents laughed at Anna's admiration for Ale, while Gery seemed to shrivel with a maniacal face next to Anna.

“So that's the Ale-Ale you used to tell me about as a kid? What are you saying I can't replace her as the best sister?” Gery now looks upset because he feels there is a match.

I pinched Gery's arm.

“You are still my favorite sister, don't be a manyun,” I said to encourage her.

“Sih she can't compare, Cell,” chirps Anna too honestly.

Gery again showed a sour face.

I don't know why, it seems Gery is not upset and jealous because Aldebaran is the figure that I often tell when we were little.

But he seems to be upset that Anna is praising Aldebaran wholeheartedly?

I smile if this is true.

If Gery does like Anna, I'll try to influence Anna.

Two of my best friends if we could be together would be very funny, right?

My thoughts of matching them were interrupted by my mother's invitation to dinner. Not wasting time, we then headed to the dining table downstairs to eat the food that my mother prepared.

At the dinner table, there is already my favorite food. Balado cow's eye eggs, fried ampella stews and my mother's mouth-watering tofu sapo. I gasped when I saw another dish my mother had prepared at the table.

Dried jerky sambal matah.

Ale's favorite food that my mom used to make as a kid for her.

I looked at my mother, like I was asking for an explanation.

“He went fast once. I couldn't help it when I cooked this jerky for her. He said there was business to protect you,” said my mother with a teary look.

It's not just me who misses Ale.

So was my mother.

I still remember how my mom didn't mind Ale trying to snatch her handbag first.

Lovingly, she had instead taken care of Ale for three months and was already considered like her own child.

I know that my mother wanted a boy. From my mother's family lineage, only mothers have no sons.

Both my parents had tried to make a sister for me, but I heard that my mother's womb was weak after giving birth to me and was very risky for my mother if she returned to pregnancy.

I'm sure my father misses Ale, too.

Ale always wins every time against dad's chess game. Even though my father was a chess athlete during his college and had competed to the national level.

I remember my father's words back then that Ale was very talented and would be a long-sighted adult.

And that is proven now.

He is not only clever, but also very manipulative.

How could he protect me like this when his mother meticulously devised a plan to get rid of me?

How could he have conspired with Josh Rainer, the person his mother wanted most to destroy?

Ale, I'm waiting for your explanation.

And Ale..

With all the sacrifices you've made for me...

Should I really try to open my heart to you?