Reaching Hope
Chapter 63 Love Should Not Have

"Assalamualaikum, Clara," Cindy said on the phone.

"Waalaikumsalam" replied Clara.

"Brother where? Why go without saying goodbye, brother? Then who was the woman who took Brother away earlier?" ask Clara streak.

"I'm in the apartment now. She's Bima's mother. Go home and bring Andre here, yes, I want to have an important conversation with him" Cindy replied.

"Will Brother return to Brother Bima? What about Mr. Andre, brother?" clara asked sadly.

"You know, I'll wait in the apartment." Cindy replied.

"All right, sister." replied Clara.

Now Clara is really worried, she does not have the heart if people are as good as Andre to get hurt. But all the decisions are in Cindy's hands, because she's the one who lives this story.

"Hi, Honey. I'm sorry I couldn't get here soon, suddenly there was a project that I had to finish, it just finished straight here" said Juan.

"It's okay this also just want to go home, let's quickly go to Mr. Andre's room," asked Clara.

"Did Cindy meet?" ask Juan.

"Sister had to call, he said he was already in the apartment. He told me to take Mr. Andre there after the office, he said something important to talk about. It turns out that the woman who came here was Bima's mother" explained Clara.

"Will he be back with Bima? What about Andre?" juan panicked.

"Don't know, honey, I don't know either. He must have thought carefully before making a decision" replied Clara.

"I'm actually not willing that if Cindy and Andre split up, they just got together. Andre will definitely fall again, I hope Cindy can make the right decision." Juan replied.

They had reached Andre's room, seen he was sitting in his chair with his eyes closed.

"If you sleep in a bed, do not sit in a chair so," said Juan.

"Oh you guys, have I been asleep for a long time?" andre asked surprised.

"We have been waiting for 2 hours for you to sleep until you sleep too" Juan said.

"Huh? Was I really asleep that long?" asked Andre innocently.

"No sir, we just came. Dear Juan, you're so fad," replied Clara as she pinched her lover's waist.

"Basic, Juan," said Andre upset at work.

"Let's go to the apartment, Cindy's waiting for you there" Juan asked.

"really? You know where you came from, didn't you just come?" andre asked in disbelief.

"Really, Sir. Just called, we were told to go to the apartment" replied Clara.

"Thank God he's okay, let's get there, let's get excited" Andre asked.

Cindy waited for the presence of her lover with uneasiness. He was very scared if Andre could not accept his decision. He would quit Andre's office after deciding on it so that the man could soon forget about it. He will bury deeply into the love that is actually flourishing for the man in his heart. Yes it was his choice, a choice that he hoped would be the best path for everything.

Cindy rushed out of the room when she saw they had come.

"Darling, where have you been? Why did you leave without saying goodbye? I'm so worried." asked Andre as he hugged Cindy tightly.

Cindy returned Andre's embrace sincerely, maybe this will be her first and last hug for the man who loved her so much. Juan and Clara just silently looked at the two hugging each other. Cindy could not hold back her tears that she tried not to spill.

"Darling, why are you crying? Has anyone hurt you?" ask Andre to worry.

"No, Mas. It is I who hurt you" he replied with tears.

"What do you mean? I don't feel like you're hurting me, honey," Andre replied as he wiped Cindy's tears away.

"Mas, I'm sorry. I can't be with you anymore, Mas Andre," Cindy said, in between her increasingly violent cries.

"Calm down, don't cry anymore. I'll listen, why can't you be with me anymore? Are you unhappy with me?" asked Andre softly.

"No, Mas. I love you, I'm so happy with you. But Bima made me have to take this tough decision" Cindy explained after being quite calm.

"He's a guy who just left you behind, why would you want to go back with him and get away from me?" andre asked without thinking.

Cindy told me the real story slowly. He told the reason Bima did not give news, about the accident Bima made him disabled, even the suicide by the man he also told. He doesn't want Andre to misunderstand, he knows Andre is a good man so he can definitely understand his decision.

"It was my heart that decided to be with you, Mom. But after the news of her suicide I was in shock. I had no other choice, I was afraid he would end his life again. I don't want to because I have a soul to go to, Mas" Cindy said.

"A relationship based on compassion is not good, Cindy. I know your position is difficult. But honestly this is also very difficult for me, because I already love you very much," replies Andre makes Cindy feel more guilty.

For a moment of silence, all that was heard was sobs and heavy sighs. They were drowning in their own daydreams. Clara clasped Juan's hand, enduring her grief. Juan was very sorry to see his best friend would return sad, but he did not blame Cindy because the situation was very complicated.

"Do you love me, Cindy?" asked Andre to break the silence.

"Will it be so hard for me to make a decision if I don't love you, Mom?" answer Cindy with a question too.

"How much do you love me?" ask Andre again.

"If I could, I would willingly wound your heart into my wound, your screams into my screams, I'd be willing to Mas never meet you so I would never hurt you like this" Cindy replied with tears.

This time Andre was seen shedding tears, the streaks of pain that he had been enduring since earlier shed also wet his cheeks. This is a reality that is so heavy for him, even heavier than the loss of his lover first.The happiness that for a moment he just stretched out crashed just like that in a matter of minutes.

"It may be true that if anyone says that love doesn't have to have, it means the same thing as our story today. I have to be willing to see you live with another man" said Andre smiling bitterly.

"I'm sorry, Mas" Cindy asked as she knelt in front of Andre.

"Wake, sweetheart. I know you're in a difficult position, but I'm sorry I couldn't just accept all this" Andre said, clasping Cindy's hand and rubbing her face gently.

"I will try to be sincere even for that somehow long time I need. Your love will accompany my life as the most beautiful memories. If we are still in love, God will bring us back together. May you always be happy even if you are not with me" said Andre then stepped away.

"Mas Andre.." call Cindy, but Andre keeps on going and doesn't look back. Maybe his heart was too disappointed and hurt.