
Flora is currently in a taxi. Her tears kept flowing, soaking her face. Flora stared at the window, looking at the rainwater that had fallen down the streets of New York City. Every now and then he sighed, he could not wait to meet someone.
Flora looked at the phone she had been holding. Time showed at 10 p.m., but it was not ignored by Flora. He can't delay anymore. He doesn't want to.
The taxi stopped in the courtyard of the most luxurious apartment in New York. Flora got out of the taxi immediately after paying for it. He stared for a moment at the apartment, then he ran into the apartment.
There are several pairs of eyes that see him confused and amazed, because now Flora only uses loose-fitting T-shirts and hotpants that are actually covered by her T-shirts. Flora clipped her hair, until clearly emblazoned with her white and smooth neckline.
he immediately took the elevator to take her to the top floor. While in the elevator, Flora was restless, she was unceasingly knocking her feet on the floor.
The tringg!
The elevator opens on the 30th floor. He was immediately greeted by several men wearing black suits, who were looking at him in surprise.
"Miss, what's the matter Miss came here night-night?" ask one of the men who approached her.
"I-I want to meet de-ngan Charles. Is he inside?" asked Flora nervously.
Ken smiled at Flora.
"Please enter Miss, Young Master is in his room. Since this afternoon he has not come out of his room at all" replied Ken. He allowed Flora to enter Charles' penthouse.
With hesitation Flora stepped her feet to enter the penthouse that she had not visited for a long time. A place he used to hate.
"Mrs Marline was inside, too" said Ken. Which made Flora's footsteps stop.
Ken who realized that, looked towards Flora who was silent sculpting.
"Mrs is asleep. Come on!" said Ken. Because he knew what the girl beside him was thinking.
Flora stepped into the luxurious penthouse.
Ken drove Flora to the living room.
The nervousness he was feeling right now, what he was going to do when he met Charles. Flora exhaled violently, and walked towards Charles' room.
Right in front of the room door, he knocked first. But there is no response. Then Flora had to open the door.
Blank. That was what Flora was looking at at this moment. There was nobody in that room. But Flora's eyes were locked on the open balcony door. He moved his feet towards the balcony. Slowly seeing the back of someone standing on the balcony, Flora was convinced it was Charles.
When Flora tried to open her mouth to greet Charles, she was surprised to see Charles gulping down the drink in his hand. Charles was sipping an alcoholic drink, right out of his bottle.
For the first time he saw Charles like that, because as long as he knew Charles, Flora had never seen Charles drink alcoholic beverages, unless he had seen it on Renatta's social media story at the time. Given that, it made Flora feel hurt. He tried to keep the thought out of his brain.
Flora sighed first, before she eroded her distance with Charles. Her tears suddenly came back down. Remembering the words of his parents.
"Charles, enough!" shouted Flora. Holding the hand of Charles who was holding a bottle of drink that intended to be re-stirred by Charles.
Charles's body stiffened, before the man turned to face Flora.
Once again Flora was surprised, she saw the man before her very messy. Messy hair, reddened and puffy eyes, his messy shirt shirt with 2 buttons over it that were open. Flora silenced her mouth with both hands. He cried again in front of Charles.
"Why is your shadow always present?" charles Lirih. Looking at Flora.
"God!" he snapped and threw the bottle on the floor until it broke. And it made Flora surprised and slightly grimaced, because the broken glass bottle hit her smooth legs. To make Flora's left leg hurt and bleed. Because Charles slammed the bottle, right next to Flora.
"Flora."
"RUSHH... Flora!" charles shouted back, turning his back to Flora. Charles pulled his hair in frustration.
Flora's heart seemed to be sliced by a sharp object. It hurts so much to see Charles like this, it turns out he does not know Charles completely. Behind his selfish and stubborn nature, Charles turned out to be destroyed also like this. In fact, at this time Flora was very surprised to hear Charles's sobbing. Charles crying.
With all her might, Flora pulled Charles by the arm, making him face to face. Then Flora wrapped her hands around Charles' neck before she dropped her lips on Charles' sexy lips.
Flora kisses Charles for the first time. It was the first time he ever kissed a man. Flora kissed Charles very deeply and softly, and it made Charles silent.
After that, Flora kissed Charles on the cheek, then climbed into both of Charles' eyelids which made the man close his eyes, then finally he kissed Charles's stiffened jaw.
Flora clung her forehead to Charles's forehead. His hands gently caressed Charles's jaw which was covered by a thin sideburn.
"I'm sorry," said Flora, holding back her sobbing. It made Charles fully aware that the figure before him was really the girl he loved.
Charles pushed Flora's shoulder away from him. He looked at Flora with question marks.
"Is this really you?" charles did not believe it.
Flora smiled before nodding her head. Charles opened his mouth in surprise. "Is this a dream?"
"Did you still say it was a dream?" ask Flora annoyed.
Charles was completely shocked by Flora's sudden presence. However, he could not hide his passion, after what the girl had done.
Charles immediately pulled the nape of Flora and kissed the girl roughly, leaving Flora shocked. However, he tried to balance Charles with his kiss back.
Charles clasped Flora's body very tightly, as if he was afraid that Flora would leave him.
Charles further pressed Flora's nape to deepen her kiss. They twisted their tongues and exchanged saliva. It felt like there were a lot of butterflies in him.
Flora tightened her arms around Charles' neck. Then he subconsciously dropped his tears again which pooled at the end of his eye peluk. These are not tears of sadness, but tears of happiness.
Charles lowered his kiss to Flora's perfectly exposed neck, showering the neck with his hot kiss. Flora grabbed Charles' hair.
Charles put a lot of marks on the girl's neck. "I don't like your beautiful neck, you show it to others. Because it's just mine" whispered Charles right around Flora's neck. Which makes Flora's body bristling. Holding groans.
***
"Do Mom and Dad know, if C-charles ...." Flora bit her lower lip.
"If what?" chandra asked impatiently.
"C-charles... Charles is engaged to another woman?"
Silent.
Only silence covered the room. Flora was feeling uneasy at this moment. What will happen after? why is he so worried.
The sound of breath from Chandra makes Flora fret. He knows very well the nature of the very harsh papa. However, behind her such nature, she had a gentle heart.
"That son of a bitch," said Chandra lowly.
Flora closed her eyes. He couldn't bear to see Chandra wrathfully.
"She's too stubborn on her desire to marry you, Flo!" chandra said that made Flora open her eyes. And look at the papa.
"Papa wants you to get married soon. Not because of anything. But this is for your own sake, you are Papa's only Princess. Papa doesn't want anything bad to happen to you. Therefore, papa always warns you to always take care of yourself. This is the reason why papa forbids you to study abroad, so papa must threaten you by saying that papa will never finance your college. It's all because papa wants you to give up on your desire to study here. But because of the scholarship, you're getting stubborn enough to go to college here. Papa's worried about your association. No one's watching you, papa doesn't want your daughter ruined by someone else. You are the most precious treasure to papa, papa will feel like the worst parent if something happens to you." Chandra sighed.
"Therefore papa wants you to get married soon. But that doesn't mean you have to marry someone who is attached to someone else" she continued.
Flora's eyes glazed over hearing the heartfelt words from her papa. He knew his father loved him very much. Therefore Chandra had always been strict with Flora, all she had done was to protect Flora.
"Papa," said Flora.
Nadia stroked Flora's head very gently.
"At first your father was very angry when he found out Charles was still attached to other people, but the man dared to propose to you. Until your papa got Charles hospitalized. Because your father hit that man blindly. But Charles didn't give up one bit, he kept trying to convince your dad and mom to trust him, if he really loved you" Nadia said.
Flora rounded her eyes. "C-charles in the hospital? So Papa and Mama know it all?" ask Flora.
Nadia nodded. And that made Flora's heart ache even more.
"Papa did not expect that Charles would dare to show his face back in front of papa. Papa admitted that the man was really brave and very strong. He didn't give up on stealing papa's heart in order to accept it. Even she told him everything, about her forced engagement. Papa had given her a choice, if she wanted you then she had to let go of her fiance. But Charles said he couldn't, because he remembered your words not to break off his engagement with your friend, he had to ask you for permission first for that matter" Chandra explained.
"Charles said he was really serious about you, Flo. Even long before he knew Renatta, he knew you and liked you first" she said.
Flora frowned "What Papa means?"
"Do you remember, 16 years ago when we were visiting Bali. Precisely in the hotel, at that time there was a boy about 13 years old who was very handsome. And you who were 6 years old, always followed the man, everywhere, you said you wanted to be the boy's lover. Do you remember?" ask Chandra.
Flora fell silent, turning back the old memory. But finally he could remember the incident at that time.
"You mean Papa, that bule man?" ask Flora.
Chandra nodded. "He is Charles. Charles found out when he found out your grandfather owned the hotel. He asked the name of the hotel, it turns out he had stayed there for 1 week when he first came to Indonesia. Charles recalled that he had met the little girl, the granddaughter of the hotel owner. Then he asked if the little girl was you, and at that moment papa realized that Charles was the one you always chased after first."
Deg.
Flora was really jerked. She did not expect that the boy she used to love was Charles. Yeah, he remembers everything. Because his father and mother always told him about it. So it's impossible if Flora forgets. He even thought how embarrassing he was at the time. This was truly a destiny that God had written for her.
Unconsciously Flora let out her tears. He really did not expect the way his life was always related to Charles. That shitty guy. But Flora really loved him.
Connect ....
The ep is rather long, about 1846 words. If I'm not busy, I'll be up again.