Maybe I Love You
69. Apologizing
“Well introduce, he is the one who will be your bodyguard.”
“Bodyguard?” Mera saw a tall man and wore a neat black suit against her. Mera's mind suddenly rippled violently upon seeing the person's posture, reminding her of someone.
“This is Mera, My sister. The man you're gonna look after.”
As soon as Leon introduced Mera, the man slowly turned around revealing his face. Mera's heart suddenly skipped a beat. Slowly the man's face began to look, Mera's breath seemed to stop as the face was fully beginning to look.
“My name is Rico Kim. From today I will work as your bodyguard.” The man named Rico bowed in salute to Mera.
Mera's breath returned to work, she was too worried about something that couldn't possibly happen. In front of him was just someone else. If it is a matter of posture, of course there must be the same. A meaningless anxiety.
“Why Brother gives bodyguard everything?”
“Because I love you so much. If you have a problem later but I'm out of town how? If there's a bodyguard to take care of you I'll be calmer. Yeah just think of her as your servant is fine too, you can tell her anything. Right Rico?” Leon smiled meaningfully at Rico.
Rico also smiled in reply, “True Mr.”
Mera notices Rico for a long time, if she says she doesn't need a bodyguard Leon will still force her to accept Rico or even find someone else. Leon is like siscon.
“Good. I received it.”
Leon smiles in relief, “Mera, it's your waffle coming. I'll leave you two here so you can get to know each other.” Mera didn't respond, “I leave it to you Rico.”
Mera also sat down to enjoy the waffle she made earlier. Rico himself stood beside Mera. A piece by piece of waffle entered into Mera's mouth, crisp, soft, and sweet making Mera feel calm. But... Mera could not be made relaxed by the presence of Rico who was now standing beside her.
Mera exhales, “Sit down! Why just stand?”
“But..”.
“How do I explain it, you're acting normal to me. That is, don't call me Miss. Just call me my name, Mera. I don't like the name difference. Just be normal.” Wafle plate coming delivered waiter, “Sit and eat.”
“Thank you.”
“I've never had a bodyguard before, I don't know what to treat you like. If there's a bad word you hear or if there's any of my behavior that bothers you, I want to apologize.”
Rico smiled thinly, “Nothing. This is also my first time working directly. I hope I can keep... Mera is good. I also want to apologize if later there are things that you do not like from my actions.”
“I told you not to be too formal. Me, you. I don't know why but I feel like we could be friends.”
“Alright, Mera.”
After a change in Rico's style of speech, Mera smiles. He feels more comfortable now.
“Oh yes, you will stay here?”
“Mr Leon told me to take care of you 24 hours.”
“Don't listen! Brother Leon is very protective of me, but if it's time to rest you can rest in your own room. Then you're not married yet?”
Mera did not get the answer immediately, so they called Rico's name to get the answer immediately.
“Already. But we are divorced.”
“I'm sorry. Do you have any children?”
“But.” Mumbles Rico
“Before?” Rico nodded, “Hopefully you can stay here. Is the waflen good?”
“It's delicious, very tasty.” Mera smiled happily got that compliment, “How many months has it been?”
Mera rubbed her stomach, “Eight months. Time goes very fast, I did not expect that soon he will be born.”
“Why don't you stay with your husband?”
Rico's question made Mera's countenance change, sadness, wounds, longing, mixed into one. “We are divorced. I'm sure he could be happier with the person he loves so much.”
“Maskudmu he cheated?”
“Maybe I'm the third person. I felt that he loved me, but I never heard him say the word love that I wanted to hear. He was also dishonest about his first wife, so I relented.”
“Job!”
Mera chuckles, “What?”
“Iya, that's a jerk guy. He should be honest about his first marriage to you.” Mera just laughed in response, “But I'm sure she loves you.”
“Why do you think like that?”
“Only my instincts as a man.”
“I wish your instincts were true, but it turns out that she would rather agree to divorce from me. I've been expecting nothing more, I'm happy now for having her.”
From behind the window Leon smiled happily because Mera could already get along with Rico. Leon started to feel calm. The phone he was holding sounded.
“Hallo!”
...
...
“Take it easy. Everything will definitely go back to how it was, we just have to wait for time. As the wise man said, it will be beautiful in time.”
...
“Iya just relax.”
Phone call ended,
“I hope that happiness will come soon. I don't want to see him constantly sad, no matter how you cover it, I can know everything you feel Mera.”
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The more the day goes by Mera and Rico get closer, especially plus they live in one house. Mera feels that she has known Rico for a long time, or because of her similar behavior and nature? Mera herself was also confused. A sense of comfort and safety suddenly appeared from the first time they met.
“Let me take it.”
“It's just flowers. I can do it myself.”
“It's okay. Here!” Mera finally handed the bouquet to Rico,
Walking through the bustling urban streets, Rico never goes far from the Mera side. While passing by the liquor store, Rico asks Mera to wait, the man enters the store. Hose a while Rico out while carrying a drink.
“Ice Choco.”
Mera was surprised because Rico could know her favorite drink, she never told me about her favorite kiss on Rico or things like that spele.
“You're a chocolate maniac.”
“Hm?”
“I mean, Leon told me that you really like chocolate. So I thought you liked this drink too.” Mera receives the drink from Rico's hands.
For the people who saw the two of them, no one would have thought that Rico was actually a bodyguard, most people who see will definitely think that Rico and Mera are a married couple who are spending this day alone. Moreover, Rico who was not dressed formally black anymore, because Mera also asked him to look ordinary like people in general, Mera wants to not be too flashy to have a bodyguard because he is also a regular person.
“Sena..”
Minho smiled after calling out Mera's old name, the man came closer even though he still felt that Sena had already considered him as someone else who was full of mistakes.
“Can we talk to you for a minute?”
Mera finally agrees, they go to a city park. After arriving they immediately sit on the bench of the garden under a tree whose leaves have fallen.
“I know you don't need to know anything else about me. But I want to meet you for the last time.” Mera was shocked because Minho said this meeting was the last time, but she chose to remain silent, leaving Minho alone to speak.
“I'll move to Venice. I'll start my new life there.”
Venice, still from the mainland of the European Continent. A city that people say is mentioned as one of the romantic cities with large canals and gondolas as objects of interest.
“I also want to apologize to you. I should have apologized a long time ago, ever since you said that my feelings and actions were wrong I should have listened to you, but I was too stubborn to want to get you, because I wanted to have you. I'm too selfish never to think about how hurt you are because of my selfishness.”
Minho's words made his two eyes start to heat up, though,
“I even used Helena to achieve my goal. Getting you to meet him, use him in my game, making you sacrifice things just for my own sake. I'm sorry Sena, I'm really sorry. I don't deserve to be your sister. I'm really sorry.”
Mera could not hold back her tears, everything that happened, everything she experienced, pain and love that was so painful, her memories with Minho and Jaeha also made Mera shed her tears. The first person he loved was not supposed to love, the pain of the love he first felt was from his love for Minho. The second pain he felt from love was that of loving Jaeha who turned out to belong to someone else.
Minho hugged Mera, wanting to give her warmth one last time to someone who was truly precious to her. A hug of apology for making her cry and hurt for a short time. He was a sinner, a truly great sinner.
“What if you cannot forgive me. But I want to hear you call me Brother.”
Sena still sobbed in Minho's arms, as a child he always cried in Minho's arms when getting pain and Minho was always able to calm him. If Grandma can't calm Mera down then Grandma will call Minho because Minho is the only person who can calm her down. But Mera has now mengikhlaskan everything, all has already happened and can not be repeated.
“Kakak.”
Mera looked at Minho with a smile of happiness, “Kakak.”
Minho rubbed Mera's tears that kept flowing, “Sorry for making you cry again, sorry that I can't take good care of you, and thank you you still want to call me Brother.” Minho wiped back Mera's tears, even though he himself was crying.
“Can I touch it?” Mera nodded
“Hai little buddy, this is the first and last time I touched you. It doesn't matter who I am, but I love you and your mother very much. Be a good boy, never make your mother miserable. I will continue to pray for the best for you. And I want to apologize from you for making you part from your father, I really apologize from you.”
The baby responds, giving a kick right where Minho's hand touched it. Mera nodded, telling Minho that they had forgiven him.
“Thank you. I can go quietly.”
After Minho leaves, Mera calls Rico to take him home. But unexpectedly Rico hugged him.
“Rico!”
When Mera mentioned her name then Rico let go of her embrace. “Sorry! Ii'm sorry. I reflexively did that, I just—“
“It's okay. Because you're listening, you know a little about what's going on in my life. Thanks for the hug, we're home now. I'm tired.”