
The appeal hearing conducted by Vidi with the help of the legal representative of the agency went well and smoothly. Vidi was declared parole by the court, he was required to perform rehabilitation for one year at the Narcotics Agency, and his activities were limited to going abroad.
The 28-year-old immediately held a press meeting with the rest of his band. Vidi apologizes for all the scandals that have befallen him to the whole community, especially the fans and extended family.
Vidi sat among the many reporters who kept attacking him from one question to another. No exception about Nadia who continues to be harassed by the journalist. Compared to the news, people are more curious about Vidi's response to the sudden marriage of Nadia who was his future wife four months ago.
"Vidi, how did you feel about Nadia? How's your relationship now?"
Vidi smiled, as she was escorted by a bodyguard to enter her car. "I'll be back with a new album." Vidi was well-mannered, saying goodbye to getting in the car. Not responding to the question, but rather opening a notification session to the media.
Vidi leaned his head on the car seat and snorted violently, until his manager was quite surprised by the sudden reaction.
"That's a real damn thing. I told you, there is no press first. How can I speak so bluntly if the question is about Nadia!" vidi's nagging at his manager.
The manager smiled wryly. "We've tried not to hold a press conference, but how else. The news of your appeal trial was already spread even before the court tapped the hammer."
Vidi scrambles her hair that is long enough than before, of course Vidi must immediately visit the salon and tidy up her appearance.
"Lusa, prepare a trip to Flores, yes. Gotta be the day after tomorrow, tell me everything's ready."
"Huh? To Flores? Don't be crazy, Vid!" the manager was shocked.
Vidi smiled slanted towards the manager who was looking at him in disbelief. "Yes, don't be surprised. There's Nadia, right? I already know her address from Liza. I don't need a crew, I want to go there myself. Also, don't let any media know!"
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Nadia and Johnny had just finished teaching children at an elementary school in the countryside. Instead of schools, buildings that are used as the main place to study for children and adolescents it looks like a hut that does not have proper facilities for the teaching and learning process, even out of the 40 students there, there was only one teacher teaching.
Nadia is quite happy if she can help the teacher who is there, even though she is not so good at dealing with children. But he at least knows how to socialize and pass on a little knowledge.
While Johnny is a soldier who also has a MIPA education degree. According to Chandra, Johnny was one of those officers who was good at arithmetic and knew a lot about biology. Therefore, the existence of Johnny in Flores is very helpful for the continuity of the border region.
"They pity yes, not as lucky as we can school with complete facilities. However, sometimes when I went to school first .. I still feel lazy," muttered Nadia with a sad face. Johnny who listened to Nadia's outpouring of heart also smiled slightly in response.
"Hm, being here can make us a lot of grateful. Hence, the general did not want to go anywhere before Flores was truly worthy of children" Johnny replied.
Nadia smiled, she was lucky to marry a man like Chandra. "So the reason you're a border soldier is also this?"
Johnny nodded. "Yes, I learned a lot here. I have also been stationed in Papua. The conditions were not much different with Flores, but at that time I chose to move, because I thought Flores was better. But .. yeah, here's how things are."
"Eh. Johnny, your hands are bleeding." tell Nadia when you see Johnny's left arm is injured and leaves half-dry blood.
Johnny checked his arm. "Ah. Yeah, looks like it's been scratched by a nail."
Nadia grimaced, the girl immediately pulled something out from inside her backpack and hurriedly pulled Johnny to sit on the wooden bench.
"Geez, can't be ignored. Your wound will be infected. Here, I have the same red medicine wound plaster. Moreover, the wound from the nail rusted."
Nadia was immediately busy wiping Johnny's wounds which were actually quite terrible for a layman with the military world. But for Johnny of course the wound is nothing, it can heal by itself.
"The general has a lot of scars on his back with his arms. Hmm, just try the general has known you a long time ago, maybe the scar will not be there." tell Johnny after Nadia finished covering the wound with plaster.
Nadia was stunned, she took a deep breath. "Hem. I have seen, he said the wound was used through a collapsed tunnel, and also because of the sabetage of a robber knife who wanted to steal food supplies while in Iran."
Nadia shudders. "I wouldn't let him bleed that way. I'm afraid of real blood" he added.
Unconsciously by the two, since then the incident was noticed by a group of people who were walking towards them. There was Ong who was anxious about Nadia's behavior towards Johnny, there was Yuta who now nudged his general's arm, and Chandra himself frowned when he saw Nadia treating Johnny's small wounds.
"Oh, ouch, sick!!" Ong suddenly dropped himself as he ran from his place to head for school.
Hearing Ong's loud scream of pain, Nadia and Johnny approach him and help Ong to stand up.
"Lu why run, fell, right?!" asked Johnny while carrying Ong's body to wake up.
Ong grimaced, and looked towards Nadia. "Duh, sick. I think my knee is injured" Ong told Johnny and Nadia. Ong's face was clear, while Chandra and Yuta who were there were also just staring at the behavior of Ong who was initially healthy.
Ong smiled happily as Nadia wiped the small wound on her knee, Chandra who was tidying up the pile of wood to build the school occasionally noticed Nadia and Ong who were even cool chatting on the bench.
"And, for a long time his eyes were shining laser light, you know!" said Yuta who had caught Chandra staring intensely at Ong.
Chandra shook his head hurriedly. "Yuta, please clean up this section first. I want to see Ong."
"Ready, perform. And!"
Yuta laughs at Chandra's unusual behavior. Indeed, Chandra and Ong never get along because of Ong's very childish attitude, but this time not because Chandra is annoyed at Ong's attitude, but, but because Chandra doesn't like it when Nadia's familiar with Ong.
"Well, tomorrow can you take me to the market? I want to buy stationery for the kids."
"SUM! EKHM!!" Chandra interrupted the two people's chatter with a deliberate cough.
The smiling Ong immediately put on a stern look, and Nadia certainly welcomed her husband with a faint smile.
"Ong, tomorrow you don't leave the office location. If there is an impromptu inspection from the center you will be suspended, as a result of which your assignment will be added one month!" tell Chandra firmly.
Ong snorted slowly. "But, Dan. Tomorrow ...." Ong could not continue his sentence, because it was useless to argue.
"Let me go to the market to buy stationery for the children" Chandra added, hiding her smile.
Ong frowned, and Chandra looked towards Ong with a view Ong had already understood. "Sana, you help Yuta and Johnny. They haven't rested since."
"Yes, yes!" answer Ong lazily, and walk grubbyly towards Johnny and Yuta who are still actively working.
Chandra then turned to Nadia who had only been a listener to his chat with Ong.
"Hi" said Chandra to his wife.
Nadia smiled amusedly. "Why the hell, so weird."
Chandra scratched his non-itchy nape, he rolled up his shirt sleeves to the elbows and exposed a very small blister on Nadia. Nadia frowned in confusion with Chandra's intentions.
"You, why, anyway?" Nadia wonder.
Chandra swallowed his coarse salivary. "This, earlier, um, I .. was hit by a thorn of weed on my way here. Try, you .. can check no?"
Chandra thrust his right arm at Nadia, and Nadia looked for the wound Chandra meant on her long arm.
Chandra smiled faintly as Nadia continued to wipe her arm and tried to look for the thorns left there.
"There's nothing. Your skin is not scuffed at all."
Chandra grimaced softly, it seemed that his feet could not be invited to act naturally like Ong. "That's it, huh? Is it really okay? What about infection? It's not that weeds in the tropics can be allergic, is it?"
Nadia laughed a little. "No, you're fine. 100 percent healthy. Which might be the general who has been around the Gaza Strip, could be infected by grass spines."
Chandra forced her laughter, but she was still disappointed as to why Nadia did not treat him like the others as well. Chandra's ultimate goal is a complete failure.
"Oiya, tomorrow you want me to take you to buy stationery?"
Nadia nodded. "Hm, pity the kids here. You, don't mind 'would we do some grocery shopping tomorrow, too?"
"No problem, as long as I can help."
The two were silent, so there was no conversation at all. They both enjoyed the bright sun that afternoon accompanied by the sound of children's jokes in the semi-finished building. Chandra took a deep breath and glanced at Nadia who was staring at him.
Nadia smiling. "Mauro ...."
"Hm?"
"Thank you, yeah. Take care of me. It also makes me feel like I live here."
Chandra nodded. "Nadia, can I ask you something?"
"Just ask, why the hell always ask permission," replied Nadia relaxed, she also brought her body closer to Chandra.
"I've read articles about you. He said your ex-boyfriend is a lot. Is that true?"
Nadia rounded her cat eyes before the girl gave a small laugh in response to a plain question from Chandra. It's true, Chandra is not like his appearance of a gallant and courageous, behind his uniform that is so charismatic still stored the typical childish mind of a man who rarely socializes with women.
"What besides Vidi, is there still another ex-boyfriend of yours?"
"They, just hitchhiking through the door. A typical date that's not serious."
Chandra pursed her lips and her confused face became increasingly visible to Nadia.
"I'm not just gonna ride through, am I?"
Nadia shook her head, her laughter was still left because Nadia was feeling very funny with Chandra's attitude lately. The girl shut her mouth because she could not stop her laughter when she saw Chandra's expression.
"Eh, it's afternoon. We go home yuk, pity you have worked from earlier. We'll talk at home," take Nadia while tidying up her clothes and luggage to go home soon, Chandra could not argue and immediately the man gave command to his soldiers to finish the job today.
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