Run Away
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It has been almost a week since the Princess returned to the Blanks of the Rainbow. The princess is still often moody and more often confined to the room. Even to eat he was not tasteful. Toriq was the one who sent food to the Princess' room through Pak Ali every day, because he still refused to meet her.

But this afternoon, as the Princess was pensively staring at the street in the afternoon from Kos Pelangi's attic, she accidentally saw Toriq giving a plastic bag containing food to Mr. Ali. The Princess thought it was Mirna who had been sending her food, but she was wrong. The man he hated and stayed away cared about him. Dada Putri suddenly rippled sadly, how he had been evil to Toriq.

Slowly the Princess went down from her place of contemplation, at least she should thank Toriq, right?? From the beginning he was the one who took care of the Princess..

When he arrived at the 1st floor where the men's boarding room lined up, the Princess looked for the figure of Toriq that she had just seen coming out of her car and gave the package to Mr. Ali. Toriq was gone, he seemed to have returned to his room. Doubt the Princess set her foot in Toriq's room. Arriving at the door of the brown-painted room slowly the Princess knocked him doubtful, there was no word but a step closer and opened the door.

"Daughter??" toriq exclaimed in shock to see the Princess already standing in front of the door of his room. Toriq got out and closed the door again.

"What's the matter Put? Tumben?" ask Toriq confused.

The princess watched Toriq keki, "I'm just here to say thank you."

Toriq looked at the Princess in surprise, "thank you for that??"

"Thank you for the food you've been sending through Mr. Ali."

Toriq held his breath nervously, he was caught off guard now.

"Oh, that, hehe.." muttered Toriq while scratching his forehead which suddenly felt itchy.

The princess looked at Toriq full of probing, she looked cute while being nervous.

"You don't have to be that good as me, Riq."

"It's wrong with people??" tukas Toriq fast.

"You can be good to anyone, except me," explained the Princess

Toriq returned his gaze sharply, "why is that so? Since when do I have to choose people to do good?"

"Since now. Stop caring about me, you're making me feel more guilty, I'm becoming a bad person.."

"Is it because of Reza? Are you still unaware that you've been dumped?"

"He didn't dump me, Riq, I decided to go."

Toriq chuckled at the Princess' statement,

"And he didn't stop you from leaving, did he? It's no different from him throwing you away, Put."

The princess did not reply, she was busy regulating her breathing which began to rise and fall irregularly.

"Conscious! Don't waste your time expecting the person who dumped you to come back."

"He didn't dump me, Riq!! He just lost all his memories of me!!"

Toriq looked up, "you mean??"

The Princess held back her tears that were about to drip, "we were in an accident a few months ago and sister Reza amnesia," the Princess sighed at the end of the sentence. Cry broke.

Toriq watched the surroundings and opened the door of his room swiftly. He then pulled the Princess inside, he did not want to provoke an uproar.

The princess wiped her tears and scanned the entire room of the gloomy Toriq. Dark and sweet smell stung his nose.

"Explain to me, Put, is that why you split up?" ask Toriq curiously.

The princess shook her head, she bowed sadly and her cries broke again. Toriq approached and hugged the Princess hesitantly, when the Princess did not rebel he tightened his arms and buried the Princess' head in his chest. Warmly, Toriq had even forgotten what it was like to cuddle up, his chest pounding strangely.

The Princess cried for a long time in Toriq's arms, a hug she never felt after Reza's amnesia. Hearing Toriq's rhythmic heartbeat made the Princess feel a little calm, but then she untangled her hug and pushed Toriq slightly away from her.

The princess shook her head not knowing, she herself did not understand how long it would take to wait for Reza to return. Half of his life was dead with the passing of Reza.

"I'll wait for you to open your heart, for whatever it is."

"Don't, Riq, don't wait for me. I'm not as good as you think."

"Make me only the best! Only you can change me for the better!" toriq exclaimed loudly, he got up from before the Princess and rushed to turn on the light switch.

Instantly his room became bright.

The princess squinted her eyes at the glare,

"Look! You saw that closet, right??" Toriq pointed to a glass cabinet containing bottles of drink.

"A few months ago, I stopped drinking because I wanted to change! I want to turn out to be as good as Reza just so you like me, Put," Toriq explained sincerely.

The princess was stunned, she did not know what to say seeing dozens of intoxicating bottles in the closet. Some are empty and most are intact.

Toriq turned again and opened the drawer of the nightstand closet beside his bed. He grabbed a key and took it, then stood in front of the Princess and pulled her hand.

"Now! You hold my closet key now, so you can believe that I've changed and want to keep changing for the better!" cecar Toriq while giving a key in the hands of the Princess.

The princess was still silent, she watched Toriq and the key took turns.

"Just so you can trust me if I love you, Put. I want you to open your heart to me just a little!"

The princess clasped the key in her hand and looked down miserably.

"I don't care if you're somebody's wife or anything! I love you and my heart is never wrong!" toriq reassured the Princess.

People's wives?? The princess smiled wryly..

"At least don't avoid me, even if you don't fully open your heart, please don't reject me.." Pinta Toriq explained, he tightly grasped the Princess's two hands.

The princess dared to look at Toriq, she did not know what to answer. There was a hopeful gurat from that gaze. But he himself did not want to give hope to Toriq. His heart is dead, it's all because of Reza.

"Click, give me a chance to prove to you that I could be better than Reza."

The princess was silent, her lips were soft. His body stiffened not knowing what to do. All this time the Princess could avoid because Toriq thought he and Reza were married, but it seems that it will not last long because now Toriq still forced him to open his heart.

"Give me time, Riq, I'm still afraid of failing again.."

"I'll wait, Put, as long as you need time, I'll wait."

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