
Marchel tightened her embrace on Sheila, covering Sheila's body with hers. They were still lying on the floor as Marchel pushed Sheila's body to avoid the shot. Fresh blood flowed through Marchel's right arm and seeing that alone frightened Sheila.
"You're okay, right?" tanya Marchel followed the headband by Sheila.
"Sister Marchel was shot." Sheila touched Marchel's right arm, which was bleeding.
"I'm fine" Marchel said, smiling to endure the pain, trying to convince Sheila she was okay.
"But this..."
It's just a small wound It's okay. Just get an arm." Marchel immediately helped Sheila to stand up.
Without them realizing there was someone else who was a victim in the shooting. Mr. Herdian was silent when he realized who he had just shot.
"Breasure..." The middle-aged man has not fully believed if his own son was shot. Bima becomes a shield for Marchel and Sheila who returns will be the victim of her father's crimes. While Rayhan immediately ran to catch Bima's body that had collapsed. For a moment, she turned to Sheila and Marchel who were still in the corner of the room.
"You all right?" ask Rayhan.
"It's okay" Marchel replied, holding his right arm.
"But Brother Marchel was shot" Sheila said worriedly.
"It's just a small wound, Sheila. It's okay."
Fresh blood flowed in the left abdomen of Bima, her body trembling withstanding the pain. "A-ay-ah." call Bima in a disjointed tone.
Herdian immediately approached the boy, as did Sheila and Marchel who were still enduring the pain in his arms. Some of the policemen who had been outside had entered as soon as they heard gunshots.
"Male... My boy!" lirih Mr. Herdian.
Wh-father... Wh-why did you do all this to Sheila? He's my brother too, Dad. I didn't know all along that Dad was this bad to Sheila." My breath is starting to get heavy. His consciousness is also declining. Herdian was trembling to see his son dying.
"Please, Rayhan! Please take Bima to the hospital!" said Mr. Herdian while dropping his tears, seeing Bima who groaned in pain because of his own actions. Two bullets had been lodged in the vital part of his son's body.
Some police immediately helped Rayhan bring Bima out of the room, and some others detained Mr. Herdian. While Sheila was still frozen, still could not believe if Bima sacrificed herself to protect her.
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"Good, Brother."
Sheila got into the car where Marchel was. The woman was so afraid to see the right arm of the man who was still her husband continued to bleed freshly.
The car drove straight to the hospital.
Along the way Sheila continued to cry while holding Marchel's arm.
"Sister Marchel..."
"I'm fine, Sheila! It's just a small wound." Trying to calm Sheila who had been so agitated. Worried about seeing Marchel's paled face, enduring the pain, as well as her desire to soon meet her son.
Marchel rubbed Sheila's long hair. "Michella is so happy to know that you're her mother."
Sheila's tears flowed back to Marchel's words. From the very beginning of meeting the little girl, Sheila had already felt something else. However, the young woman was completely unaware that what she felt was a mother's inner bond with her child.
"Michella... He's my... Brother Marchel is not lying, is he?"
"How could I lie to you for something as important as this. Michella is our son." Marchel wiped away the tears flowing down Sheila's face.
The two men did not even know what was going on with their son.
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A car stopped in front of a hospital lobby. Marchel helped Sheila down the car. Some health workers immediately led Marchel to a room to remove the bullet lodged in the doctor's right arm.
Sheila was sitting in a chair in front of the room. Until Willy arrives after being told by Rayhan that Marchel was shot.
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