THE ALEXIS
STRONG GIRL'S

“Your woman was even stronger after the rape than after being abandoned by her cousin,” Adit said.

“How can that be?“ alex asked with both eyebrows linked.

According to Alex, the death of a person is certain. It is natural to grieve when a person leaves his family to the afterlife, but usually the sadness will heal by itself as time passes.

While the rape experienced by a woman, usually will destroy it until they will try to end her life, if they are unable to bear the burden.

That was Alex's thinking, without him looking back at how devastated he was when abandoned by Khiara. Though Khiara only left it to a different country, not to the afterlife.

So, what is his thinking with himself? Looks like his head must be bent into the glass so that his brain can return to logic as well as glass.

“Entahlah. Maybe because he had lost his biological father before, so losing someone became a trauma for him.“ Adit expressed his opinion.

“Or maybe after the rape, you've strengthened it. Because honestly I can't tell the difference, between her being depressed or just venting emotions.“ Aditya added.

“You mean?“ Honestly Alex did not understand what Adit meant in his last sentence.

Adit turned to Alex with a questioning look. Honestly he himself also did not understand why Khiara could be that strong back then. What he saw in his mind was that Alex must have managed to convince Khiara to move on with her life.

“Try you imagine! Is it natural that she was raped, but it was precisely she who calmed her best friend so as not to be destroyed by knowing it?“ adit asked Alex who was also looking at him with her gaze.

Four years ago after Khiara asked him to come to Los Angeles...

Starting from Adit who got a phone call from Kak Kalvin and Kael that it has been the last month Khiara could not be contacted. While Kael is on duty and can not visit his sister.

And some time ago, the woman finally contacted him after he repeatedly tried to dial-up his mobile number. A week later, Adit flew to Los Angeles and visited Khiara's unit.

Adit who had memorized outside the code head of the house Khiara directly entered the house with two floors after several times knocked on the door inaudible answer.

How surprised Adit when he found the living room of this house turned like a battlefield. All the stuff is scattered everywhere. Khiara is not a very neat woman, but she is also not a woman who likes messy conditions. What else is like a ship breaking like this.

Feeling worried, Adit immediately looked for Khiara to the second floor whose condition was no less bad. How surprised he was when he saw knives sticking at one point. Not only that, bullet holes also decorate the walls of the room at various target points. Adit grew increasingly wary and called out the name Khiara many times.

“What's screaming?” Khiara emerged from the bathroom soaking wet. His face looked so puffy, and so messy. Looks so tired, like a person who hasn't slept for days. Khiara really looks pretty fucked up.

“What's wrong with you?” ask Adit who was so worried.

“Stop!” Khiara. “Do not approach!” khiara Pinta.

Adit shook his head and kept trying to advance. But those tired eyes turned into blocked eyes. “I warn you, Dit!”

A few seconds later Khiara turned back into the bathroom and locked the door. Adit could hear Khiara vomiting in the bathroom.

“Khiara, are you okay?” There's no answer. “Khiara!!”

“I’m fine,” sahut the woman from inside.

“You're sick, huh?” A few minutes later the bathroom door opened.

“You think I'm in good health, huh?” khiara's voice sounded faint.

“We go to the doctor now!” bring Adit.

Adit goes to Khiara's closet to retrieve it, then throws it at Khiara. He immediately changed his wet clothes and went out to meet Adit.

“What's wrong with you? Why is your house like a ship broke?” ask Adit with a huff.

“According to you?” Khiara asked back.

“You are like crazy with apartment and appearance like this.” Khiara smiled cynically hearing that.

“It seems like it is.”

“It seems like it is?? Why are you this? Kael's sister called you many times but you didn't answer. And now you look pathetic like this.” Adit seemed to want to explode seeing Khiara at this time.

He couldn't, he didn't like Khiara's current state. Again Khiara let out her cynical grin. Adit had never seen Khiara do it before. Khiara looks very much different from the Khiara she knows.

“I need a break, Dit. After that we talk again later.” Khiara stepped towards her bed.

“We go to the doctor now!”

“Dit!” Khiara warned me again.

Somehow this time Adit felt unable to refute it. Normally, if Khiara was sick, Adit or the others would definitely forcefully draw Khiara to the doctor. But this time, Khiara's aura was completely different. It is indisputable.

“Can you clean up all this mess while I sleep?” Adit glared at her.

One thing that is still the same from him, likes to arbitrarily rule people. And Adit could at least refuse if it was Khiara who asked.

Adit breathed out to start it. Where should he start? Adit had never cleaned up a house before, let alone one like this broken ship.

Finally he ordered house cleaning services and began plucking knives and bullet marks lodged in the wall so that people who would clean this apartment did not feel afraid later.

A few hours later the apartment was clean and tidy. And Khiara had also woken up from her sleep. Adit came up with a glass of ginger tea and a piece of sandwich he bought earlier for Khiara. Adit himself was surprised, there was almost no food in this house. Khiara is someone who is very fond of eating.

“Eat, and this tea to relieve your nausea.” Adit sat some distance away from Khiaydan thrust the tray at Khiara.

Khiara looked at him with no taste. Then he looked at Adit with a strange look, as if there was a debate in his cranium. He sighed and grabbed the sandwich.

Even with no taste, he kept chewing it. Khiara really appreciates what someone does for her. From then until now, nothing will change.

“After this we go to the doctor! No objection!” take Adit in a low tone but full of coercion.

“No need, I already went to the doctor four days ago,”.

“Then why are you still like this? We go to another doctor!” Adit still insisted.

“No need, it will disappear by itself later,” reject Khiara again.

“You are ...” Adit held back the growl. “Ok, can you tell me why you are like this?” Eventually Adit overpowers and chooses to ask her the reason why this woman is so fucked up.

“What if I refuse?”

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