The Delayed Soul
Chapter 57

" Ndin, what are you doing? where are you going?" asked Andini's grandmother who saw her grandson remove the infusion needle in her hand.

"I want to meet someone, Grandma," Andini said. He took a cotton swab in the nightstand drawer next to the bed to cover the wound of the infusion needle that he had pulled.

"But, baby. Your condition is so weak like this. You don't go anywhere, son, after you get better, we're going to Singapore, your marriage can be postponed until you're healthy" said the grandmother.

"I have to see that woman, Grandma, I have to defend what I've been fighting for all this time, grandma. I don't want to be lost to Varel," said Andini. He took his blazer to cover the hospital gown.

Yes, since returning from Varel's house at that time, Andini ngedrop and unconscious two days, only yesterday he realized. Her grandmother, who had intended to arrive early for her wedding, found her granddaughter in the hospital.

"Don't be like this, son. If Varel doesn't love you, let him go. You should focus on your own health. When you're sick like this, he's never been by your side. Grandma doesn't want you to do anything," andini's grandmother started sobbing.

" I can survive this far because of Mas Varel, Grandma. He didn't know I was sick. It's not her fault that was never there when I dropped like this. Only he who buay Andini spirit and can survive with this disease until now. If you have to lose him, you can't? "

" Is she the only one that matters to you, are your grandmother, aunt and aunt, they mean nothing to you, too, dear? So that you ignore the concern and sadness of our feelings?"

" I'm sorry Andini, Grandma. But Andini has to go. In a moment, Andini will come back here, please don't tell me. And auntie if they call,"

"Andini, where are you going?" ask Renata's doctor who just walked into her nursery. They passed in front of the door.

"I have to go for a minute, Ren. There's important business!"

Doctor Renata saw Andini's grandmother crying, "Is there anything more important than your current health?" tanyanya.

"Let him go, doc. If it can make him back the spirit to stay afloat," said Andini's grandmother. Not without reason he gave Andini permission to leave. The twilight-aged woman was worried that her granddaughter would leave with regret if she did not do what she wanted to do if. He was already pessimistic about the disease of the grandson who increasingly gnawing on the health of Andini.

Grandma wants Andini to be happy, she does not want any regrets in the future because of restraining the grandchild.

Doctor Renata sighed deeply, "Let me accompany you!" said it.

Andini shook her head, "No need, ren," he said.

"I'll drop you off, or I won't let you go!" kekeuh Renata and Andini nodded

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Andini asks Renata to wait in the car while he will enter the cafe whose owner is not located. In that place itself.

"Are you sure you're going in by yourself?" renata asked, he was worried about the condition of his best friend smiling.

"Hem, I'll be fine. You just wait here. I'm not going to lam" said Andini as soon as he got off Renata's car and stepped into the cafe.

There, Adel looks to have come and ordered a strawberry flavored drink that he has drunk almost half. Apparently the woman had been waiting for Andini.

"What message do you want?" tanya Adel tried to be as friendly as possible even though he had seen the face of the jutek from Andini, not friendly as usual.

"No need, I came here just to ask you to stay away from mas Varel!" andini to the point. He tried to be strong even though his body was actually very weak.

Adel frowned, "Ma-you mean?" Adel pretended not to understand.

"No need to play anymore, I already know everything. From the beginning, I knew that there was something between you. And I'm asking you to stay away from Varel. Leave him alone, your coming back only makes trouble between us. Anyway, I will not remove the VAREL mas," said Andini.

Andini recalled how she had become suspicious of the two men's gazes, an interaction between Varel and Adel that was unlike any ordinary air they had said until the moment she caught them kissing. He harbored and chose to pretend not to know all this time. It hurts when he remembers it.

The deg! Adel did not think that Andini had known all along. Avoid it feeling free. Maybe now is the right time to reveal everything.

"I'm sorry, ndin. But, the feeling we can't lie. Varel and I love each other, that's the truth. I'm sorry if this hurts you" Adel spoke carefully.

"Ck, love each other? Are you ashamed to confess your love to another woman's husband? No wonder, you are so proud to be an actor," Andini said cynically.

Jem! It hurts Adel's heart to hear Andini's accusations, although he also does not deny it.

"I don't deny your accusations. None of us is halal for him, Ndin. No one has been lawful and has the right to claim Varel's om as his own,"

Andini just snorted cynically hearing it.

"I'm really sorry. You certainly know, if the man who has the status as your future husband loves other women. I'm sorry that I'm shameless, but if you continue this, not only will Varel suffer but you too, Ndin. You will marry a man who clearly loves another woman. Can you accept that? You deserve to be happy, married to a man who also loves you not because you are forced to like Varel. You can't take advantage of his guilt to tie Varel to your life, make him a debt-redeeming husband, this isn't fair to him either.

"Before we were fine, because your return teased Mas Varel, making him stay away from me, even our marriage threatened to be annulled!" andini.

Adel shook his head, "I never teased him. He who still loves me, long ago. He hasn't changed at all. But, you are pushing yourself too hard as if you were a happy couple before. In the past, I made a big mistake, leaving him because of my selfishness. And you know what? Because of my selfishness, in the end we both got hurt. And it does not rule out the possibility of passing with you. If you stay selfish to keep Varell's om, you two will both get hurt, too,"

Andini was stunned, in his heart he justified Adel's words, but the purpose here is not to release Varel, but vice versa.

"I don't want to hear anything from your mouth. I'm just here to ask you to get out of Varel's life. And don't ever kick us again" Andini said.

Adel did not expect, it turns out Andini this soon. Whether this woman really loved Varel more than herself, or rather this was an obsession. I knew I wouldn't be happy, I still was.

"As I said, I made a mistake once, and now I don't want to repeat it again. So, sorry Ndin. Your request to leave him I cannot grant. If there's nothing else to talk about, I'm sorry!" Adel knows, this is gonna hurt Andini. But if Varel doesn't have a chance to meet Andini, let him tell the woman. It makes the woman angry, disappointed and hateful.

"I'm sick, Del!" andini's voice stopped Adel's steps.

"I'm seriously ill, not knowing when it'll last. I just want to spend the rest of my life with the people I love, Mas Varel. Please, let him go!"

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