
Guests began to flock to the ballroom of a star-rated hotel. There are also some media crews who will capture the welcoming event for a girl named Qiandra Sheila Darmawan.
Time has shown at seven o'clock at night, but the princess who was predicted to be very beautiful has not yet appeared in the room that has been decorated as beautiful as possible.
In the corner, there were two doctors sitting together. Marchel was silent, while Willy, his curiosity towards his new boss was so mounting. Since then, I have been glancing here and there.
"Why hasn't he come yet?" muttered Willy while glancing at Marchel who had just daydreamed. "Marchel!! What are you thinking?"
Marchel simply returned the glance with her tail, then looked back at her phone screen where Sheila's portrait became her wallpaper.
"I went to my son's grave this morning. Sheila's out of there, too." Marchel's words made Willy tick. Believe it and not Marchel said. After four years of disappearing like the earth, Sheila came to the surface.
"You mean you met him at your son's grave?"
Marchel shook her head slowly, "No! He was gone when I came. There was a white rose and a little doll like Sheila's first time to Angel's grave."
"Then?" Willy grew curious to the point of forgetting his main purpose of coming to the show.
"I asked the tomb guard. He said that the one who came was not a girl with thick glasses, but another girl. But I'm pretty sure it's Sheila." Marchel was constantly staring at the screen of her phone without any boredom.
"Sheila is still in town. But where is he. You've been looking for him for four years, but you haven't found any traces."
"At least I can be relieved. My wife is alive. And I hope he's okay."
Willy patted his best friend's shoulder. Seeing Marchel destroyed for the second time makes Willy not bear. "If you're still dating him, you'll meet someday. The soul mate is not going anywhere. He'll keep coming back to you."
Suddenly, the room that had been crowded by the sounds of people who were busy chatting became silent. Along with everyone who had already stood up from his seat. Willy who realized that the princess had arrived immediately stood up from his seat. While Marchel was still at home looking at Sheila's photo on her phone. Without caring about the people around him.
The eyes of everyone in the room were only fixed on the figure of the beautiful girl who had just entered the room being escorted by a few large-bodied men. Stepping gracefully on the red carpet, made all clucked in awe. Not only men, women are also stunned by its charm. Willy did not blink looking at her.
Marchel who had just regained consciousness from her daydream, immediately stood up from her seat and approached Willy who had been standing there.
"Look! The Qiandra Sheila Darmawan. Isn't she very pretty and still young?" willy whispered to his friend.
Marchel did not answer. His gaze was fixed on the figure of the girl who had been complaining for some time lately.
A middle-aged man was seen welcoming the girl with his bright smile.
"Welcome, Son! I'm really happy, you're back in our midst" said Mr. Herdian, embracing Sheila's shoulder.
"Thank you, this is a great welcome," he replied in a slightly judes tone.
Some Darmawan Group officials also approached, giving a welcome to the princess.
While Willy and Marchel were still frozen in place. Both of them looked at the girl. To Marchel's surprise was the figure of the man he knew named Rayhan, walking in front of the girl. Someone who should have been a good friend of Sheila during school first. Marchel thought Rayhan was the one who impregnated Sheila.
"Aren't you going to give her a welcome?" ask Willy.
"For what?"
Willy glanced at Marchel with the tail of his eyes, then shook his head slowly. "He's our boss. You as a subordinate should have welcomed him with a welcome."
"I'm not interested, you're all." Marchel retreated slowly, towards the table where she had been sitting. Returning out the phone from the pocket of the suit he was wearing, then looking at a photo of Sheila on the screen of his phone.
Willy watched Marchel who had returned glumly could only cluck in surprise. Concerned about the fate of his best friend. Willy soon followed and sat down beside Marchel. He watched the young lady from where she sat.
"Isn't Miss Qiandra really pretty? He's like an angel" Willy said excitedly.
"It's normal." Marchel answered briefly.
Willy sighed while shaking his head, "Yes, to you the beautiful one is only Sheila, right?"
***
Sheila was sitting at a special table up ahead with Mr. Arman and Rayhan. The show also began with the appearance of some top singers who were deliberately invited that night.
Sheila glanced sharply at the few people who gave her welcome. To him they were just a bunch of sycophants, especially Mr. Herdian who was walking towards him with a young man.
"Qiandra... Meet, this is Bima. He's Om's son, he's your cousin's brother" Mr. Herdian said, pushing his son's back to Sheila.
Sheila stood up from her seat, welcoming Bima's helping hand. "It's nice to meet you, Bima."
"I'm also glad you're back" Bima said with a big smile.
While Rayhan stared intently at Bima. Straight up from his seat, and stood his back to Sheila, so that his position faced Bima.
Rayhan glanced at Sheila who was behind his back with the tail of his eyes, "Qiandra, sit where you are!" his orders were on Sheila, then looked back at Bima. "And you... Go back to your place, or I'll kick you out of this room!" rayhan's words that sound relaxed but meaningful threaten seriously, making Bima's hair goosebumps.
Not wanting to be ashamed of himself, Bima immediately moved away and returned to his place. Rayhan sat next to Sheila.
Marchel and Willy who saw the situation were silent.
"It looks like the little miss is going to be the snatch of the men, huh! See, the young man did not make room for Bima to get close to him, but who was with him? I've never seen him" asked Willy at length.
"It looks like he's Mr. Arman's son. I heard him call him Dad. I was surprised too. She was a friend of Sheila's at school first" Marchel replied.
"really?" willy asked followed by a nod by Marchel.
"Yes, he's the only kid who wants to be friends with Sheila."
There, Sheila was still seen shaking hands with some people who approached her to just mince words of welcome. Although feeling uncomfortable, but the young woman was still trying to keep a friendly smile.
Until his eyes were fixed on a beautiful woman who was walking towards him. The room was hot for Sheila. That woman is what made him lose his son.
"Miss Qiandra, I'm Doctor Audry. One of the doctors who works at Cipta Harapan hospital. I welcome you" Audry said kindly.
Sheila glanced sharply at Audry from toe to head, as if her gaze contained reproach. He welcomed Audry's hand.
"Thank you."
"I am so happy to meet Miss. I did not expect that the heir of Darmawan Group was very young and beautiful. I hope we can be good friends."
"Yes, of course. It just so happens that I don't know anyone here either" Sheila replied.
Audry smiled broadly. It would be a fortune for him to be close to this boss Miss. It would be beneficial for him. "All right, thank you, Miss."
I want to see where you can lick me. You used to insult me all out. And now you are nothing more than a sycophant Sheila said inwardly.
Sheila smiled meaningfully after getting acquainted and having a brief conversation with the figure of the woman she hated so much. Sitting back in his place, while glancing at Rayhan. "Isn't this a good start?" Rayhan only replied with a smile.
*****
The series of events that night continued smoothly. Sheila returns to sit with Rayhan after taking the stage where she is introduced to the wider community. The show aired live on several television stations and became a trending topic everywhere.
Both of Sheila's eyeballs went around inside the large room. The thousands of people who were there were not enough to fill the void in Sheila's heart. He felt alone in the crowd. Until the pat on the shoulder disperse the daydream.
"Why are you quiet from now on? Are you that sad because Doctor Marchel didn't recognize you?" ledek Rayhan made Sheila round her eyes.
"What is Rayhan's brother talking about? I'm fine." Sheila rolled her eyeballs lazily, making Rayhan come back to tease her.
"Haha, it's pretty complicated. He really doesn't recognize you. Yes, you transformed from Sheila into Qiandra, who can recognize you? But legally he's still your husband. Don't you have any other feelings, when you first see her again?"
Sheila looked at Rayhan in annoyance. "No! I don't care about him."
"Hm... Alright, Miss! I trust you. You don't care about her. Then stop glancing there."
Rayhan mocked Sheila again, since he had noticed Sheila who had glanced secretly several times towards Marchel.
The regret on Sheila's face became more obvious, because Rayhan did not stop teasing her. There was nothing Sheila could do but pucker her lips.
****
Secretly, Sheila walked out of the hotel's ballroom alone in the back garden. Breathing a lot of air. His chest felt tight among those thousands of people. Painful memories of the past continued to dance through his mind.
A single tear escaped just like that, drenching her beautiful face. Although Sheila tried to perform as strongly as possible, in fact meeting Marchel still made her feel weak.
Between the mounting hatred, and also her pent-up love for Marchel mixed into one.
Brother Marchel doesn't recognize me either. He's just like all of them. Why should my heart be this weak. Shouldn't I hate Brother Marchel? But why does it feel so hard for me? I wanted to make her feel my pain, but why did I sink into my own grief?
Sheila was still pondering to herself, when suddenly a figure of a hand pulled on her body, and hugged tightly. Sheila froze, inhaling that familiar body scent.
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