Tone of Nara
CHAPTER 17 Changes 'Beauty is Pain’ Slashed, Crushed, Siphoned and Drugged (part 2)

I spent the afternoon in my room to strengthen myself. Only at dusk did I decide to go out. I remember that this afternoon M put his groceries just in the kitchen and we had not been able to dismantle. Well, instead of thinking about the things that scare me pointlessly, I'd better work on cleaning my groceries and then cook for dinner.

I unpacked all the groceries piled up in the corner of the kitchen, I separated the groceries for the purposes

kitchen and household, with items for my personal use. I researched all the groceries to see if there are any groceries owned by M. Apparently there's nothing at all. I immediately cleaned the kitchen and arranged all the groceries that seemed to be used for a week. After that I decided

cooking for dinner. Soup and bakwan last afternoon, it was really toilet by M. When I'm done, I arrange all the food at the dinner table.

I brought some groceries for me and I put them in my room. Let me have a tata tomorrow. I shower and change my clothes. Done all, I knocked on M's study to take her to dinner. M came out with a crumpled face and looked tired. I feel so sorry and guilty.

“M, don't work too hard. Rest for a moment. Let's have dinner first yuk,” I said slowly.

“Oke Nada, I'm already tired. I still can't find the right composition to do this engineering, too much to change. If not careful it will be very dangerous for you,” he said as he walked towards the dining table. I followed him in silence. At the dinner table, M appears to be eating very hungry. It seemed like he was thinking so hard that he was starving. After finishing eating, M immediately entered the work space. I took the initiative to make a cup of coffee and snacks to accompany him to work. When he came in to put the coffee, M looked at me with pity.

“Tone, for the last time. Are you sure you're going to continue this? Or maybe you'd better give it up, go home to your mother's house and live happily as Nada? You announce to the world the relationship of Juli and Pradipta in the media until they break up,” M said, with a face of despair.

“M, don't make me wobble. You said yourself that I couldn't possibly mumble in front of Pradipta

as a Tone right?” I said firmly.

“But this will be very painful Tone. It takes multiple surgeries to reshape your body. There will be many incisions in your body. There will be many parts of your body that need to be removed. During that time you cannot eat normally. Not to mention the many exercises in the gym to build muscle and body. Diet, medicines for recovery, all you have to live. Like I said yesterday. If we had all started, we would never have been able to give up or stop before it was over. In fact, many cases, for treatment, exercise and diet you have to live your life,” said M with a gamang, looking at me. Yeah I know, I thought about it last night like crazy. But in the end I was sure to live this all for my first love, for Papa's promise to be happy. For the wedding vows I once spoke of.

“I'm sure. Very sure of my decision. Let's continue until M's done. If you are in doubt, I cannot force you, because I also know I owe you a lot. I know, with the start of Nada’s Project also means I give my life to you,” replied I tried as calmly as possible so that M no longer hesitated.

“Good. Let's do it. Spirit!” m said while raising his right hand into the air. He seems to be encouraging himself.

“Spirit!” I reply with more spirit while giving my best smile. This is the moment when a new life begins that changes the course of my life forever. The first step changed my destiny as a strong woman.

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Today all day, I'm just resting in my room. This house is not as large as the residence of Hermawan and its inhabitants are only me and M. Doesn't take much time to take care of it. In addition to making a complete vegetable omlet and coffee at breakfast, making lunch in the form of vegetable salad and spaghety carbonara with apple juice, clean a little here and there that is actually not dirty, either, I just read a book in my room. While Mahardika seemed to confine herself in the room all day. He just went out to grab a drink and eat. Until nightfall, I made a steak with creamy mushroom sauce, I could talk to M who looked very hungry. Even he spent half of my rations without him noticing. Yet I

let the. He needs energy to help me. When you're done, you both enjoy your coffee and have a little chat.

“Tone, tomorrow will be the tone of the person who came to take care of all your identity changes. You remember well, well that your name is now Nara Mahardika. For you are an orphan. Your father is dead and your mother doesn't know where. During this time, you grew up in Yayasa, Mother of Love in the Senen area. The rest just use your original story as a tone. We have all input in internet data,” said Mahardika with a sigh of relief. I took the paper and pencil that were on the table and wrote all the words M.

“Good. So from now on, I am Nara Mahardika, a girl who grew up in the Orphanage of Bunda Kasih Senen Jakarta, my father is dead and my mother does not know where. I'm a communications scholar. My birthday ....  Is it the same as M?” I said make sure.

“Iya still, Your address use this home address,” said Mahardika. “I hope tomorrow you've turned into Nara, anyone asks. Like you said, the tone no longer exists. What is now is Nara,” said M sternly, looking straight at my death. His eyes that were as sharp as eagles shackled, binding my mind and race.

“Good. I'm Nara... I'm Nara... I'm Nara...” I said I was suing myself while closing my eyes. I walked into the mirror and looked at my face there.

“I'm Nara... I'm Nara... I'm Nara...” I said repeatedly while suing myself.

every waking up and before going to bed,” said Mahardika saw what I did.

“I Nara... I am beautiful.I am sexy...I am precious...” I said repeatedly even maybe more than 10 times while looking straight at my own eyes reflected. Slowly there was a strange feeling coming from my heart. Pleasant warm taste. It's like an energy that replenishes the positive energy in me. Afterwards, I went back to the sofa asking what the next plan was.

“I will complete the reengineering of the transformation of Nada into Nara tomorrow. After that I will send it directly to my team of doctors in Korea. I was going to take you to Thailand, which is closer. But after seeing the difficulty level of Nada’s Project which is very high, I decided we go to Korea to get a team

best,” says M with confidence.

“So when will we leave? For how many days?” I said make sure.

“In the next two three days after all your documents are finished. You better get your stuff ready. We will stay in Korea long enough between 3 months or even yearly. Clothes do not need to carry much. There you will wear more hospital clothes. When you're done, you won't need those clothes anymore. We will buy clothes with sizes that match the new Nara,” said M.

“oh okay fine. But I don't have a suitcase,” I said shyly.

“Do you need a suitcase? Didn't I say one or two shirts?” said M.

“Can I bring your books? I want to read books about body transformation, about plastic surgery, also about image communications,” I said hesitantly.

“Hem, bring a book huh? Okay wait here,” says M. The man entered his study. I waited while reading the book I had brought to finish. I don't know how long I wasn't too aware of the time, amid my preoccupation with reading books. I realized when the voice of the baritone Mahardika called out to me.

“Nara, this,” he said who was standing in front of me handed me a box. I looked at him not understanding. He gave me a powerful smartphone,. I'm sure this stuff is very expensive.

“Take this for you. In it I have saved my phone number, the hospital phone number where the Nada’s Project will be done, and the number of our apartment in Korea. There I have also entered the e-books folder containing the book book that you wanted to learn. There are audiobooks as well. There will come a time for you

need it\, because your circumstances do not allow to read and hold the smartphone. There are also some novels that are good enough to fill your time. One of them there is a good novel by SK Sari titled *Rain For Heaven and Earth*. Read\,” said Mahardika while putting the Smartphone in my hand.

“Oh okay, thanks. It seems I really need a new smartphone because my smartphone is somewhere. Last time I used it when I was looking for you yesterday. Although I don't actually need something this sophisticated,” I said. “ But it's okay, just put it on my debt list. After everything was okay, everything was okay,

I will work hard to pay my debt.”

“Oke, no problem. So, I guess this backpack is enough for your trip to Korea. If there will be less, we can buy it there. Bring only the ones that really matter,” Mahardika said. I welcome that dark blue backpack. I think that's enough. I'm not the kind of girl who has a lot of equipment

personal. Even today I only have one comb, one powder and one lipstick, which was bought yesterday by Mahardika's assistant. Coupled with a brush and toothpaste a bottle of baby shampoo, a bottle of baby shower gel, and eucalyptus oil will not require much space.

“OK, I'll continue working. Rest up. Take good care of your health. The whole process of change will be very strenuous and requires a lot of energy and emotional drain. You should always be fit. Your stamina must be awake no matter what and hurt whatever it is. Always remember, that we are alone, Only we take care of ourselves Nara,” said Mahardika reassured me. Yes I know Mahardika is very right. It all depends on myself.

“Do you need anything? Tell me and I'll provide before I get to the room? Can I make you a snack?” much

“No need. The biscuit you made yesterday is still ditoples. I just take this coffee to the room,” Mahardika said as she stepped into her room. I thought for a moment. I decided to go to the kitchen and make orange juice for M's room before I went back to the room, packing and sleeping.

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