The Return of the Beloved
Part 12's. First Meeting

When about to take a meal suddenly Thalita's legs hummed. "Sorry you're okay?" ask a man while helping to wake Thalita up.

"Nothing about my legs just a little sprained."

"Here I help!" Yudha grabbed Thalita and helped sit in one of the chairs while Yudha sat down and grabbed Thalita's leg and released her high heels. Yudha then gently scowled and then pulled the leg like a jerk.

"Lad." Thalita complained in pain, but then the pain in her leg began to disappear.

"Where is it still sick?" ask Yudha.

"That's fine, thank you!"

"Yes alike. By the way, whose name is it?"

Talita reached out her hand introducing herself. "Thalit."

Yudha welcomed Thalita's hand. "Yuddha."

They also began to be engrossed in telling stories while enjoying a meal at the party without them knowing since there was a pair of eyes that looked not like to see the familiarity between them.

Yes, he is a sauna. The sauna invites Yudha to the party because Nana's husband happens to be one of Yudha's friends. He wished Yudha to be his partner at this feast. But in reality it was Thalit who was accompanied by Yudha. Sauna clenched her hands.

"Okay, you're Thalita!"

After the party was over Thalita came home with Yudha. Yudha wanted to take Thalita to her boarding house. However, Talitha asked to be delivered directly to the cafe where she worked because all employees had promised after the party would go directly to the cafe because they would open the cafe.

Day by day Thalita and Yudha became closer and closer until one day they decided to become lovers.

One day when Thalita was escorted Yudha to the Reihan cafe caught them. "Who were you taking?"

"He's my lover sir."

"Love. Do you have a lover?" There was a look of disappointment on Reihan's face when he found out that Thalita already had a lover. How not Reihan actually likes Thalita, but he is still not sure of his own feelings. But when he was sure and would express his feelings he had to swallow the disappointment because it turned out Thalita had a lover first.

"Yes sir." Thalita just assented while nodding.

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It has not been three months Thalita wander in Jakarta. Today he got a call that his father in the village was getting worse. Though his stepmother said the schedule of dialysis never passed because every month Thalita never forget to send money. He was willing to save his own expenses even the debt to Nana had not been paid off.

Thalita faces Reihan and asks permission for a few days off. "My father was allowed to go home for a few days because my father was very ill. Later if my business is done I will work again and for the salary you can later cut it as much as I do not enter."

"Yes you can take a few days off until your father's condition is stable and I will never cut your salary because it is of urgent interest."

"Thank you, sir."

"Yes you are well there and may your father recover soon."

Finished farewell to Reihan Thalita then say goodbye to his other friends. All his friends were concerned and hugged Thalita to strengthen. However, in contrast to Sauna he moved his hand as if to say, "just go there!"

Thalita left Jakarta for her hometown. When he set foot there he took a deep breath. He really misses the village even though he recently left the village. His coolness and coolness that he did not find in the city of Jakarta.

Arriving in front of Thalita's house saw many people gathered. Thalita ran into the house afraid that something had happened to her father. He breathed a sigh of relief after seeing his father still breathing.

"Mr Thalita is home."

Slowly Mr. Imran's eyes opened then his mouth smiled to see his son in front of him. "You go home son" he said.

"Yes Mr. Thalita is home. You need to get well!" Don't waste Thalita's sacrifice to work in the city looking for a fee for you."

"Thank you son for your struggle but I'm sorry you don't seem to be able to withstand this disease anymore."

"Mr don't say that. Only Father I have in this world, if you go Thalita the same as who?" Thalita wept as she kissed his father's hand.

"Mother will always pray for your happiness, son." After saying that Mr. Imran breathed his last breath.

"Mr! Hiks .. hiks .. hiks." Thalita was crying hysterically. How not it turned out that his meeting this time with his father was his last meeting. Thalita cried and kept crying. Many neighbors and friends during SMU calmed him down, but to no avail. Thalita continued to cry until she fainted.

Until the moment Thalita realized from the stupor turned out the body of Mr. Imran was ready to be buried. With a limp step Thalita approached his father's grave and watched his father's final resting place.

"Mother, may you calm down there. May your sickness be lost and may you be received by His side." Thalita's prayer in the heart. Then his tears broke again, even until everyone returned to their respective homes Thalita still faithfully accompanied the tomb of his father.

As per local custom at Thalita house held tahlilan event for seven nights. Because of the crowds of people who help prepare food Thalita can forget for a moment his sadness at losing the figure of a father.

After seven days had passed Thalita chose to return to the city and work at the cafe as before. His relationship with Yudha was getting closer. Since the departure of his father Thalita never again sent money to the village. He chose to repay his debt to Nana.

Three months have passed. The debt to Nana was paid off. Now Thalita can breathe a sigh of relief. His work is now only limited to enjoying himself.

On the other hand Sauna is planning something to trap Thalita. He persuaded Yudha to take Thalita to a nightclub.

Yudha who was used to hanging out at the night club agreed without any suspicion so Thalita who came along when invited to the club.

Once there Yudha immediately poured whiskey into a glass and sipped until satisfied. I don't know why smelling Thalita whiskey seems to be nauseous. He told Yudha and Sauna to go to the bathroom.

Thalita Sauna had mixed the medicine into Thalita's iced orange without Yudha's knowledge. He has a malicious intention to sell Thalita to the owner of the club.

After returning from the toilet, Sauna asked Thalita to drink her iced orange so that her nausea disappeared and Thalita followed Sauna's advice without any suspicion at all.

Sure enough after sipping a drink Thalita's body tipped like a hot worm. Seeing the medicine already react Sauna calls Regan to take Thalita away. But unfortunately when Regan pulled the hand of Thalita Yudha who was drunk and even pulled the other hand Thalita and took her away.

"Don't macem-macem with my lover huh! He's just mine" Yudha said in a drunken voice.

Seriate....