The Wedding
42. I Found you

Tony checked the documents that had been piled up on his desk, he took a deep breath and stopped him when he saw the pile of documents. Seeing a stack of documents on his desk was breakfast for him. For one year, Tony continued to look for Cora, who disappeared as if swallowed by the earth. All over the city Tony has been traced, but he can not find the figure of the woman he loves. Tony turned all his attention to his work, he looked like a robot for one year. His days, he spent working and searching for his woman. The more days his love and longing felt so tormenting him. His body looks much thinner than before. He felt empty in his heart, his heart like a desert without the love of Cora. He never thought he would be a fool to let the only woman he loved walk out of his life.

"Tok. ..ko..."

"Lake in." Tony had someone knocking at the door come into his room. He did not turn his gaze to the person who was standing before him at this moment.

"Today's schedule to see a presentation for the Gemata Kasih foundation sir, we have made an appointment with the foundation to see their presentation in the fundraising action. You're not going to attend the presentation anymore?" Anita reminded Tony of today's schedule.

Already for one year Tony Company contributes to a foundation and in every month the foundation always conducts presentations in the company.

"I will attend, I want to see what the foundation has done. I don't want the foundation to use donations from us for things that aren't clear." Tony said flatly without turning his eyes towards his secretary who was standing before him. Today Tony wants to see firsthand the presentation of the foundation that has received donations from his company. During this time he was not interested in seeing their presentation directly, but this time somehow he wanted to see the presentation. Maybe he just wanted to turn his mind full of Cora's shadow to something else.

"I'll excuse you, sir. I want to prepare a room that will be used later." Anita smiled sweetly and walked away leaving Tony still busy flipping through the documents in front of him.

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The room that was empty was now filled with several company leaders. Tony sat in the front row, he watched the people who were preparing their presentations, most of the people from the foundation were young people who had just graduated from college.

"Thank you for the presence of your father and mother. My name is Andrian Susanto, I as the chairman of this foundation want to say a big thank you for the presence of the father and mother on this day.We also want to thank you for the help that we have received until now.Today I want to explain about our activities and show some pictures about our activities during this time." Andri gave a few words of welcome.

He began to explain some of their activities. Teaching activities in remote areas and also provide health facilities for remote areas that do not have good health facilities.

Andri turned on a projector and displayed some pictures of their financial statements, where the funds they had received had been channeled. Currently, the screen in front of the company leaders who were present was showing their activities while helping flood victims in Jakarta, then the screen displayed their activities when killing the volcano erupted in Sinabung, Indonesia, North Sumatera. Soon the image on the screen was changed again, this time the screen was showing photos of their teaching activities in the Sukamandang area, central Kalimantan.

Tony's view focused on the images that are currently being displayed. Seen some small children who looked smiling happily photographed it. The little smiling Tony watched the little boys smile, their smiles looked so innocent and happy and their smiles reminded him of his female smile.

Currently the screen in front of Tony is displaying the activities of the foundation at the time of building a reading park in the Sukamandang area. Seen some people are smiling widely and working together to lift the wood to build a small building that will later be used as a reading garden. After the picture, there is a picture of the foundation administrators who look to be carrying some books and arrange them on a shelf that is available in a small building made of wood. It was like a small library that looked very natural and comfortable. Many live plants were placed in every corner of the room. Tony's gaze focused on a beautiful woman who was embracing the shoulder of a boy beside him, drawing that they look to be reading a book and smiling happily. The woman pointed her fingers at a book that they were holding and the boy's eyes followed where the woman's hands pointed, the boy seemed to smile happily and vice versa.

"STOP!!" Tony screaming.

The whole room looked shocked at Tony's screams. They all turned their eyes to Tony, while Tony walked towards the big screen that was currently displaying the face of Cora who was smiling happily while teaching some small children. They all seemed to be holding a book.He smiled softly at the smile he missed so much.Touch the screen that still displays Cora's face with a trembling hand. He wanted to look at her face up close, as if she were in front of him.

"This woman . . . Where is she? where's Cora?" Tony turned his gaze towards Andri. He asked half-screaming, shaking Andri's shoulder.

"You know Cora?" Andri raised her eyebrows.

"She's my wife." Tony stiffened his jaw.

Andri looked at Tony with an incredulous look. She does not believe in the man who currently claims to be Cora's husband. Anita who saw that her boss needed time to talk to Andri aloud she immediately apologized and asked everyone in the room to come out. Andri smiled faintly at the honesty Tony looked at as he said Cora was his wife. Andri feels tremendous pain, he cannot accept the fact that Cora is really married. Andri considers the words Cora is a lie to reject him, he never thought Cora already belonged to another man.

"Say where my wife is?" Tony raised his voice. He looked hard at Andri. He did not want a second of his time wasted, he wanted to find his wife immediately. He wanted to tightly hug the woman's body and bring her back to his side. It was enough to miss it tormenting him, he did not want to be separated longer than the woman he loved.

"Why did he leave you?" Andri stared into Tony's bead. "I don't feel entitled to tell her whereabouts, I don't want Cora to be sad. There must be a reason that makes Cora sick and leaves you, right?" Andri continued his words, he hardened his jaw. He knew that Cora had been hiding something all this time. The woman looks so hurt, though, he is seen to keep well wounds that do not want to be known by people around him.Andri can see the pain from Cora's eyes if the woman talks about her past.

"I made a mistake, doesn't everyone deserve a second chance?" Tony smiled softly, "I promise if you tell me where Cora is, I'll never hurt her again. I'll never let go again, not until I close my eyes." Tony said softly.

He promised in his heart, if he was still given the chance to meet Cora again, he would not waste the opportunity. He will always take good care of Cora and will never let go of her, he will never let her leave him again.

Andri saw great sadness and longing in the eyes of the man, it was clear that Tony loved Cora very much. Deep down Andri knew that Cora's heart belonged to this fragile looking man before her.

"Cora is in Rote Ndao, East Nusa Tenggara." Andri said flatly. Andri realizes that Tony is everything to Cora. During this time, though Cora smiled Andri knew the woman was harboring pain and longing in her heart. He knew the woman had closed the door of his heart to the man around her and he knew she was unhappy.

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