Prison of Love
Perfect Man

#61

My days feel like I just won a multi-billion dollar lottery. There was no more tear fog every time that afternoon came to my mind, no more claustrophobic and panic attacks when I accidentally saw Andy. Amazingly, I was even able to smile and joke around with him a little.

Hengky's words that morning were truly like a magic potion that could instantly heal the trauma and shed light on the darkness of a future journey that I could not reach.

It's been six months since that morning. The morning always made me love the air and the morning sunshine. Every time the morning sunlight began to reveal itself, my lips automatically smiled, my memory memory seemed to understand by displaying the shadow of a Hengky smile and his gentle kiss after pinning the ring on my ring finger.

The ring that made Mom squeaky was surprised when I came home after Hengky drove me to the boarding house. I took the time to go home because it was rude to torture Mom who sent chat continuously asking, “when to go home, Naya? Still off, right?”

“Tumben you wear a ring? I used to love the gold ring even you concluded not to be made,” asked Mom at that time.

I turned my face away, hiding my reddened face. I don't know, when it comes to this ring, I've always been overreacting.

“Dikasih who..?”

“Eh, what?”

Mom raised both eyebrows, “What do you think? Mom gets suspicious.”

“Aduh, Mom... The ring is a twin of Shinta. Naya just suddenly keinget when we debate want to buy a ring model which is suitable for us to wear, the face of Shinta at that time was very funny when losing and trying to accept Naya's choice. Look, it's good that Naya's choice, Bu?” I close my fingers to the mother who is reading a book.

When panicked, Shinta's name was just spoken by me. There was a bit of pain in my heart, realizing that Shinta was no longer beside me.

Mom lifts glasses while her eyes narrow, “Humm... Your choice of tumben is good..”.

“IYA DOONGG...!” seruku proud.

Though I know that Mom praised my ring, not the one who gave me this ring, but I'm glad I didn't flounder. Gosh...it seems like I'm really getting drunk on Hengky's love spell right now.

It takes a long time to develop love into love. Starting from, ‘Alright, there is no harm in me trying..”, then slowly developed into a sense of like and slowly grew into love.

Such a careful and slow step made the roots of the tree of love that I did not realize grew to be firmly planted at the bottom of my heart. When I came to, that was when he began to develop soothing twigs and leaves. Making a sense of tightness when remembering the trauma that afternoon with Andy slowly lost carried away oxygen love that Hengky kept giving me.

Yeah, I love her so much. To the point of imagining him leaving, it felt like I couldn't.

Not about his handsome face, nor about his wealth and self-worth, this sense grew so strong as his treatment and patience faced me. I crumbled, finding myself kneeling before him.

Especially when he handled the problems of Gilang and Shinta very neatly. He greatly guarded Gilang's privacy from his boarding neighbors when He, Alfian, and three messenger men Om Hariyanto came to Kosan Gilang to secure evidence as an act of anticipation if Gilang acted again.

One of them asked Alfian about what happened, even some directly shot accusing Gilang must be involved in a big problem.

Just as Alfian was about to reply, Hengky patted Alfian on the shoulder then smiled at the people who asked as he said,

“We are only emissaries from Yayasan Kasih Bunda. Brother Gilang was selected as a lucky student to receive a full scholarship from the Foundation. Sorry, you better back off a little, don't block our steps. I am not responsible if the burly men, who are transporting the belongings of the Gilang brothers, push or nudge Mothers for blocking their steps.”

Hengky's words successfully puffed their mouths and made their footsteps step back a few steps back. Some of them even whispered,

“No surprise ya sii Gilang person pinter. Kirain mah mental disorder.”.

Alfian who was then telling me laughed out loud when he reached this part. He shook his head while looking at Hengky, “May Hengky talk about the Gilang as if the student excels. That's why I almost laughed when my mother thought Gilang was mentally ill. Lah, it really is...! Hahahaha..!”.

“Look just doesn't live in the same world as us, Bro. If we live in the world of Gilang, experiencing what he feels, lest we even hurt more than him!”

Suddenly Alfian's laughter stopped hearing Hengky's reply. He breathed while shrugging his shoulders. Honestly he admitted Hengky's sentence, but his ego keeps his mouth locked tightly.

Yeah, who knows? We just want to judge and accuse others without knowing what they are going through, the world they live in.

Hengky's right, lest we are even worse than Gilang if we receive treatment and live in his world.

Not only Gilang, Hengky even came personally to the Shinta family's new home and said that Shinta was also selected as an outstanding student who will receive a full scholarship from his Mother's Foundation. He asks Father and Mother Shinta not to worry because Shinta has been in good hands.

Shinta's mother at that time even cried a mouthful, repeatedly saying thank you that Hengky still wanted to treat Shinta as before regardless of the amount of mistakes Shinta had made.

Hengky said, Father and Mother Shinta leave greetings to me. They apologized for representing her son because they knew Shinta would never apologize to me.

Yeah, I know. Until at any time, if I expected Shinta to apologize to me, she wouldn't do it. Maybe he'd rather be in jail than apologise.

As per my agreement and Hengky, that matter will not be brought into the realm of law. Because honestly they just need special attention and a warmer environment atmosphere.

After all, the problems they brought at that time actually made my life calmer.

At that time Hengky said something that made my admiration even greater,

“Everyone has untold stories of pain and sadness that make them love and live differently from you. Stop judging, try to understand. You know, when we're busy judging others, we're not defining them, we're defining ourselves.”

Look, where else can I find a perfect man like this?