The Love of Mr. Erick
GCTE | Chapter 27

"Russia ... " Bagas calling out the girl's name made Elena who was looking down instantly fixated, looking at her.

Erick boasted a more bitter smile, he put both his hands in his pants pocket, his eyes looking at Elena with a very shady look.

"Go away, your future husband calls." The hoarse voice he let out tried to swallow the sadness that was currently whackling his heart.

"Oh yes, about your foster mother .. I'm sorry," said Erick later, a little late to find out the orphanage woman he had met several times accidentally, it was dead.

Elena nodded her head, she rubbed the clear feather that had shed on her cheek. Looking at Erick who was about to turn around, he gasped unintentionally holding her back.

"Mr ... " Elena looked clumsy for a moment as Erick looked back at her. "Will Mr. Erick come to my wedding later .. "slowly, Elena said she held out an invitation card in her hand.

Erick stared at the gamang, he received the invitation card. "I don't know, but yeah .. You invited me. No reason for me not to come."

Elena then smiled but somehow the glasses in her eyes could not condition. "Then I go ... " They exchanged glances while nodding, then Elena first turned her body and walked away from the man.

Erick looked at Elena's back, then turned the netra on the wedding invitation card in his hand, then he began to walk in a different direction. Between the ripples and the tares of the humans, the two human beings were like invisible objects but felt great pain in the hearts of both. When two hearts are close, but two bodies cannot have each other.

***

"Oh God, where have you been, baby? I've been looking for you ever since" cried Clarissa approaching when she saw Erick, who was not there beside her.

"So I talked to a friend for a moment" Erick answered a bit of a lie.

Clarissa sighed softly. "Thank God I thought you were missing" said the man with a rancid nose, witty. "Oh yeah, look I've brought two cups of our coffee." he showed both his hands holding two cups of caffeinated drinks.

"Who is that an invitation from?" his eyes were accidentally fixed on a light blue card covered in thin plastic paper in Erick's hand.

"This is from ... "

"Let's see." Tukas Clarissa cut the man's sentence. Two cups of coffee have changed in the hands of Erick and the invitation card was already in the hands of Clarissa.

"Mmm, someone wants to hold a wedding apparently."

"Yes, it's my ex-secretary she's getting married."

"Wow! the woman we met at the restaurant? your personal assistant?"

Erick nodded. "Yes." Yeah."

For some reason in Clarissa's heart was delighted, unintentionally muttering in gratitude. Because Elena is getting married and she doesn't have to worry about that woman anymore, which could make Erick turn away.

...***...

While elsewhere. At the boutique's own recommendation from Bagas, they look at the wedding dress that the designer shows. Bagas looks so excited in contrast to Elena who seems unfocused and sometimes daydreaming.

Bagas had already noticed Elena's change in attitude, after the girl had a conversation with her former boss. Makes the mature man curious what the former boss and former employee actually talked about.

"Why Elena? you look moody?" finally Bagas ventured to ask after a long time they were busy each.

Elena shook her head slowly. "It's okay."

"But you look dreamy?" asked Bagas again, now his sitting position he directed at the girl until the two of them exchanged a glance. "What's really going on?"

Long enough Elena was silent, as if the round-eyed girl was composing words that fit inside her head.

There's a man who loves you so much that he's even willing to sacrifice his life for you.

The words Erick gave now re-enacted in his brain, echoing to Elena's heart gave back the pain that felt up to his chest.

Hearing Elena's question somehow made Bagas unable to resist his piety, even though it was not something funny.

"Why did you suddenly ask that?"

Elena was pensive and her eyeballs moved to look at Bagas closely. "So you don't believe ... "

Bagas became stammered. "N-not like that. I believe .. but you know such things usually only happen in romantic movies, someone who is even willing to sacrifice his life for someone else is almost impossible. Not that I don't believe it, it's just that it's almost impossible ... Why are you asking like that?"

Not answering, Elena was back in tears. His tears suddenly he could not stand, making Bagas gasp for it.

"H-hey, why are you crying all of a sudden?" Bagas was about to wipe Elena's tears but stopped him from doing so.

Elena shakes her head. "No. I'm fine, I'm fine." Rubbing his tears rough. Why is everything confusing and painful now?

...***...

"Already set, your engagement party will be carried out after tomorrow, how?" mr. Rey suggested, at their second family meeting, there was Clarissa's mother who also came all the way from London. Can be sure even though it is still in the engagement stage, the party that will be held will certainly be very grand and luxurious.

"Mommy agrees." Lady Sarah answered first. Mr. Rey kissed his wife's cheek, because of their compactness.

"I also agree." exclaimed Mona cheerfully.

"If we had certainly agreed." Mr. Edward gave a voice staring at the wife.

"Then what about the decision of the bride and groom?"

"I'll go with the reward." replied Erick later.

Clarissa looked at the man beside her, she nodded slowly. "I'm following how my future husband is."

"Okay, it's decided!" mr. Rey cheered happily.

"So soon we will contact the five-star hotel that will be the place where this Akbar party will be held."

"Don't forget his WO side reward. I'd recommend the most exclusive." said Mona excited.

Compared to the two prospective brides who will be together, the more excited for this are their parents. Furthermore, the chat about the party that will be done, flows smoothly while accompanied by a joke from the two middle-aged men.

While others enjoyed the family gathering so much, Clarissa could see Erick getting more and more lethargic. It was as if the man had no passion to do anything.

...***...

Two hours passed, the banquet between the two families was over, Erick returned to his room while Clarissa followed.

"Why Erickson? ever since the family meeting you've been less excited."

"It's okay, just thinking about the upcoming project" Erick replied accordingly. Clarissa knew it was a lie.

Distracting, Clarissa took the invitation letter from Elena who was on the table.

"It looks like we can't attend your ex-secretary's wedding, the timing apparently collided with our engagement party" Clarissa said.

"Indeed, I didn't intend to come either." Erick said then passed to the bathroom.

Clarissa looked pensive, like she was thinking about something.

I know why you're like this Erickson.