Reaching Hope
Chapter 123 Looking for Clara

Juan cried after reading a letter from Clara. His heart was completely broken, he could not believe Clara would leave him even when his status was already his wife. Juan was devastated, he cried curled up on the floor while holding a letter from Clara.

"Why did you leave me, why?" juan asked as he continued to cry.

Juan took a photo album of his wedding with Clara, he looked at a picture of his wife with tears. He kissed the photo while continuing to shed tears.

"You promised me you'd never leave me no matter what. But why are you gone now, I can't live without you" Juan cried.

Suddenly she stopped crying and wiped her tears. He took his phone and called.

"Hello Cindy, is Clara at your place?" ask Juan.

"No, he's not here at all. Is he not there?" Cindy asked back.

"Later I'll tell you, yes thank you," Juan turned off the phone.

Juan called in January, but Clara wasn't there either.

"Did he go back to the village?" juan asked, he immediately contacted Mr. Jarwo.

"Assalamualaikum sir," said Juan trying to calm down.

"Waalaikum greetings, what's up, son?" ask Mr. Jarwo.

"Is Clara there, sir?" juan asked carefully.

"No boy, he's not here at all. What's wrong? Did you guys fight?" ask Mr. Jarwo.

"No sir, we're fine. Yes, I've been looking for my wife first, assalamualaikum," said Juan.

"Greetings waalaikum,"

Juan thought to whom else he would ask. He thought Jhony was Clara's best friend, maybe he knew something.

"Hello Jhony, where are you?" ask Juan.

"You are indeed one way yes, the phone is the same question. I'm home" replied Jhony.

"What do you mean?" juan did not understand.

"So Clara also called, which she asked the first time exactly as you asked,"

"Did he call you? What's he talking about?"

"He called for a minute, just asked about his family, nothing else,"

"Oh,"

"Did you guys fight? You seem to have cried?" jhony asked as if he had a sixth sense.

"Astagfirullah, be patient. I'll help find him, but he can't leave if there's no reason. I know he loves you so much, he's willing to be insulted by your father. But he's been by your side all this time, maybe he feels intimidated" Jhony said.

"Looks not, he's gone of his own accord. He wrote me a letter, he left because he didn't want to be a barrier between me and my parents. He even told me not to look for him anymore" Juan explained.

"That's it, but I still can't believe she left on her own accord. But I promise I'll help you find him" Jhony said.

"Thank you Jhon, please let me know if you find him" Juan replied.

***

While at the boarding house Clara seemed to wake up from sleep, she immediately checked her phone. It turned out that the phone was not on because it ran out of battery. He immediately charged.

"It was 9pm, I fell asleep for a long time too" Clara said.

Clara immediately took a shower and changed clothes, her stomach feeling very hungry. He remembered the last time he had eaten at lunch. He immediately went out looking for food and bought a new starter card. Fifteen minutes later he returned to the boarding house and ate voraciously.

After eating she turned on her phone, many missed calls from her husband, her father, her brother, Jhony and even January also called her. They all knew he was gone. What caught his attention was his father's phone, meaning Juan's father had completely let go of his family. Clara called him immediately.

"Sir, is everything okay?" clara began to cry.

"Thank God we're all safe, how are you okay too?" asked Mr. Jarwo touched by the voice of his daughter.

"I'm good sir, I've left Juan. I don't want them to do harm to my family" Clara replied.

"Father is also worried about your safety, they threaten to kill you if we don't comply. It's better you go, son, Juan's father was able to do desperate," said Mr. Jarwo.

"Yes sir, don't ever tell anyone if I call. I'll change the new number, and I'll call you later. Pray that Clara is okay and can survive sir" Clara replied.

After she finished speaking Clara immediately texted Bella.

[Sister Bella please convey my apology to everyone, from tomorrow I can no longer work there. I'll go far, brother. If my salary is given alhamdulillah, but if not I am sincere because it has not been a month. I'm sorry if I've been wrong all this time, sorry if I can't come to your wedding later. I pray that you will last.]

After the text message was sent, Clara immediately moved the contact on the card to her mobile phone, then she broke her old card and replaced it with a new card that she had bought at the counter. After he finished he re-charged his phone, and began to lay down.

'What are you doing, honey? I miss you so much Clara's inner.

Clara began to cry again, taking a picture of her marriage to Juan. He took the picture while crying. His heart hurt so much, his chest was so tight. He felt unwilling, but there was no other choice.

Clara went home to the apartment, she opened the door with the key she was carrying. She saw her husband asleep curled up on the floor near the bed she used to sleep with her husband. Her tears fell as she saw her husband's eyes puffy, with her hands still clutching the letter she wrote. His phone was also lying on the floor.

Clara immediately approached him, rubbed his hair and kissed him on the forehead. The man did not wake up as if he did not feel the presence of his wife.

"I'm sorry honey, I'll never leave you again" whispered Clara.

Hearing his wife's voice made Juan open his eyes, he clasped Clara's hand and would not let go.

"You're here, honey?"