Trapped By The Devil
You Have Another Option

Davina's been second-guessing…

About when she would stop dancing ballet on stage. When will he stop mesmerizing people with all his graceful movements.

Maybe when I was thirty.

Or forty years.

It used to feel like it was all so far away. He wished he could continue to make people chuckle in awe from on stage.

He never thought that right now, to walk, he would have to fight hard. He stared at his reflection in the physiotherapy room. A tired face. Even just to walk.

Will she still be able to dance??? Is her career as a ballerina over???

For this time, Davina did not want to guess.

Although it broke every bone. Although it destroyed his entire leg. One that cannot be lost from him. That is, the spirit to heal!

Sometimes the stitches that stretched around his knee still hurt. However, he struggled hard to ignore the pain.

Other than that she loved ballet so much and didn't want to have a choice to end her love, she had one more reason. He wants to recover, he wants to heal, as fast as he can. So that Raka no longer needed to feel guilty. So that her lover would return to his arms.

It was actually ridiculous.It even felt very ironic…

In times like these, he should instead encourage himself for others. The moments of emotion within her were so turbulent, Raka was not there to calm her down. Raka was not on his side.

Davina doesn't want to blame her boyfriend. Because it will only worsen their relationship. He could only try to convince himself that what Raka was doing was simply because the man loved her too much.

Although now the boundary between “too dote” or “indeed just want non-” can no longer be distinguished. Because actually sometimes Davina feels tired so the person who always starts communication with Raka.

If he doesn't call first, don't expect Raka to send him a message.

But Davina has to be patient…

So that the events that used to be will not be repeated again. He could not imagine what his life would be like without Raka.

He also sent a picture to Raka in his physiotherapist session earlier. Today he can walk alone!

Davina: I can walk. YEAY! Thank you for congratulations dong?

The message is read in just a few seconds.

And Raka replied with a hug emoticon.

Raka replied with a hugging emoticon!!! Raka was no longer cold. Is Raka back yet??? Is his beloved no longer angry at the situation???

Then a message came in again.

Raka: Thank you for fighting hard to heal, Devni.

Davina's tears are still. After the past few weeks, Raka's message was no longer as cold as usual!

Davina was sure that when she fully recovered, Raka would return to her side. He leaned his head against Diana's shoulder. Her mother smiled.

“Why you? Suddenly happy yourself?”

“Gak nothing.”

As usual, Davina never liked to talk about her problems with Raka to anyone. Even from her mother. Sometimes actually Davina was surprised, why she was too guarded the good name of Raka.

Maybe that's as stupid as love.

As the car enters Mahardhika's courtyard, Davina realizes a car is parked in her house. Yunis? Tumben once his best friend came to his house.

“Maaaa, I can push the wheelchair myselfiii..” Davina whines.

Diana ignored him. Her mother pushed Davina into the house. At that moment, he saw Yuni and Nikolas were having a joke with Dave in the living room. More precisely Nikolas who was joking alone with his papa. Yuni only laughed occasionally.

“Eh, have you gone home, Dav?” Dave who first realized the presence of Davina and Diana. He went straight to Davina, just to hold her daughter's hand.

“Where was it?” ask Dave.

“Udah can go dong.” Diana answered.

Davina nodded to Dave. If he can pretend to be strong in front of everyone, it's just Dave that he can't lie. Her father captured Davina's entire heart, squeezing Davina's hand as if to encourage her.

“Temen you came, called dong..” Dave reminded. Davina turned her head lazily to Yuni.

“Davinaaaaa!” The suspect smiled broadly.

Davina put on a not-so-friendly look once she knew that Yuni brought her ‘friends’.

“Cock tumben come do not say?” ask Davina. Actually he would not ask about this if Yuni came alone, but why should there be Nicholas as well?

Davina is lazy to pile up trouble. He has a huge collection for it. Don't add another Yuni!

Yes, Nikolas.

Actually Nikolas did not want to look this aggressive, many times to visit, although new to know. However, Yuni continued to convince him.

“Gue don't like surprise,” sneer Davina.

Yuni laughed softly.

Nicholas was wrong. It was really awkward to realize that Davina didn't like her arrival that much.

“Eh, Aunt Diana, I can collect Aunt flowers no?” yuni asked suddenly.

Diana smiled broadly. He just started this hobby. I am glad that someone is interested as well.

“Come, Yun! Here Auntie look!” Diana immediately pulled Yuni's hand and disappeared towards the back garden of Mahardhika's house.

“Papa a minute to the toilet,” Dave pat Davina's hand on the back.

“Don't be long!” Davina whining.

“Iyaaaaa!” Dave laughed, then disappeared. Leaving Davina and Nikolas alone in the living room.

They kept each other quiet for a while. However, Nikolas was not at home with this awkwardness. He wants to ask blatantly.

“Lo don't like it when I come?” ask Nikolas.

Davina did not argue, nor did she agree. The silence was the answer for Nicholas.

“Yes already, if you do not like, I will not come again,” said Nikolas.

“This is just not right, Nik.”

“I know.”

They're mute again.

But Nicholas did not want to waste the opportunity. He wanted Davina to know what she could offer.

“Gue just want you to know, Dav,” said Nikolas.

Davina looked into the brown eyes of the man. Eyes that seemed to want to accommodate all the anxiety of Davina.

The woman was silent.

Even though the eyes can offer everything. It wasn't the eyes she wanted.

“Gue wants you to know that you always have other options. And I'm sure, you will not regret if you open yourself with me,” said Nikolas, again, steady.

Davina did not answer. He lingered on the man just to make sure that whatever was going on, no matter how bad his life was now, whatever his relationship with Raka was…

But it's only Rak she wants. It's the only one he loves.

It is so absolute and indisputable.

“Sorry, Nik.” That one sentence that slid from his mouth just like that, was the most appropriate answer for Nicholas.

The man actually still wanted to chat for longer. Revealing further his heart, that he did not want to give up so easily. But Dave is back.

“Davina log in first yes, Pa. Davina cape.” Davina pushed herself against the wheelchair.

Dave nodded his head, fully understanding that his beloved daughter only wanted to be left alone at this moment.

However, Davina did not want to go to her room. He took his wheelchair to the dining room. He opened the fridge and looked for chocolate.

He needs to calm down!

She was about to do her first bite when Mbak Nur appeared in the kitchen with a bouquet of flowers.

“Cie Mbak Nur get flowers. From whom?” moda Davina's.

But Mbak Nur's facial expression was not happy, he looked sad instead.

“Mbak Nur why?” Davina frowning.

Ma'am Nur walked closer towards Davina. The woman's feeling was immediately unpleasant.

“It's from Mas Raka, Ma'am. He was loving to Mbak, he said it was not good to disturb.”

The chocolate in Davina's hand fell off. Oh no, no!!! Did Raka just see him with Nikolas???

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