Under The Rain's
Chapter 30—Large Dispute

Various objects scattered on the floor welcomed the views of Nadia and Kaia to make them shudder, aggravated by the sound of Rafael's ringing that was so alarming. Although, the man was still trying to get up while holding onto his fractured jaw. Not far from him, Kris stood up to challenge him, and continued to push him down many times.

“Hey!!! What's your problem?!” peekik Nadia loudly while approaching Kris with a riot. “Go from here!!!”

Unknowingly, it turns out that Kris was holding a knife that he had taken from the kitchen, which immediately made Nadia stuck and immediately stepped back. With a searing vengeance, the knife was pointed right at Nadia's nostril . “Do not interfere,” threatened Kris flat with his cruel hands holding the collar of Rafael's clothes.

In the remnants of his strength, Rafael was still trying to rule, after he saw his daughter's face as if filled with terror, “don't interfere, Nad! Get in the room! The key! Watch Kaia!”

With a flurry of water, Nadia immediately complied. He pulled Kaia into their bedroom and locked the door. Earlier, he saw Rafael who seemed to insist on wanting to fight back. The man seemed undaunted despite being dropped many times. The horror on Kris's face also did not make his guts shrink at all.

Rafael was ready for that day. The day that the reality of something that it covered for years has finally come to light. At that time, Nadia thought it was useless she interrupted. She saw the eyes of her husband who was also filled with the determination to end the dispute. The two men before him were indeed equally stubborn.

“KAIA! KAEA! Which Mother's phone?!” Nadia was powerless to endure the hysteria of watching her husband's fight unfold before her eyes, which came as suddenly as it was.

The boy immediately glanced over the nightstand and found the metal-coated flat object there, and he hurriedly grabbed it to give to Nadia.

With a trembling Nadia threaded and pressed her phone screen many times, and brought the object closer to her earlobe. However, after that he always got a sense of disappointment and anxiety that is increasing.

“Nobody picked up the phone, Kaia! Where are, anyway, people?!”

It was past midnight, and Nadia had not yet received a response from anyone she contacted.

“Mother, why is Om Kris kayak?” kaia asked nervously. “Why fight with Dad?”

“Mother doesn't know, Ka, but your father can't fight! Damn him that! Where ever did he fight like that!”

“We must help Father, Mother.”

“We should go downstairs to find security! It's a pity, Mommy doesn't have any security contacts!”

“Let Kaia down aja!”

“Don't be weird, you! Kaia saw that Om Kris had a knife?”

“Mother, how about Dad get stabbed?”

“Aduh ... don't do it, dong, Kaia! Don't make Mother stress!”

Actually, no. At that time Kris really just wanted to vent all the energy in his anger through punch after punch. He had a mess in his soul that could only be broken by a fight. Cold and brutal fights to prove himself better and more worthy. His ego is hurting as soon as he realizes that Reva has been secretly protecting the person he hates the most. It was so trigger stimulus in his mental that had been sick for a long time, which finally came back to dominate all his senses.

“Mother, Kaia knows!”

“Know what you are, Boy?”

Then, Kaia immediately checked the balcony terrace carefully, as her father's fight accompanied by a thunderous roar of pain was still going on outside the room. In the apartment unit, the balcony terrace is accessible from both the family room and the main room.

“Nih, Mother!” kaia exclaimed when she found a roll of prusik rope under the balcony chair. “Kaia yesterday found rope under it!” obviously again.

“Tali? Rope make what?”

“Mother, Kaia sure can go to her balcony terrace Reva if use this rope,“ she explained steadily.

“Ngawur you! Didn't see our room on the seventh floor, did it?”

“No, Mother, Kaia seriously. Kaia should meet Reva! Reva can help!”

“Ih, you are-there, deh! Mother does not want permission, ah! Danger!”

“No, Mother, Kaia dare. But, please Mother hold the rope, yes!”

Nadia looked down at the apartment, in the dark of the night and the lack of lighting around it. The sight of the hopping was so heart-shrinking and gave him goosebumps. However, Kaia who was standing and tied the rope to her plate seemed very confident in her decision. After all, Nadia was very worried. Kaia is his only daughter, and he will curse himself if something bad happens to him.

“Mother! Fast!” kaia urged while peeking at her father's fight from a small crack in the living room window. “Come, Mother! We're asking for help! Kasian Daddy!”

Seeing the worsening situation made Nadia become resigned to just obey the crazy idea in her son's brain. He immediately held the end of the rope and let Kaia do her job on the fine wall. Until finally, the eight-year-old little girl arrived at the residence of Reva.

“Reva! Reva! Reva where?”

Kaia panics when she doesn't see Reva in her own apartment, until she hears a noise coming from the closet.

“Reva?” investigate Kaia while approaching the source of the sound.

“Kaia? Kaia's? It's me, please open the closet door, Ka! Does the key still hang there?”

Holy hooch! Reva is in the closet! Kaia was immediately flabbergasted to see the narrow, elongated wooden block-shaped object being forcefully pounded from inside. The boy had no idea who would do such a thing to his best friend. Then, he quickly turned the key to the closet which fortunately still hangs in place.

After realizing that Kaia was at home due to Rafael's infighting, Reva immediately snatched the drawer to give her something very important.

“Kaia, we don't have much time,” explained Reva with riled to the child who was standing next to him, “but, can I ask for help?”

“Iya, can.”

“Sound well, yes, I will not repeat again,” command Reva seriously. “This is Reva's room backup key, Kaia should keep it well.”

Although the boy was very confused and did not understand the slightest bit about what was going on, he still listened to Reva carefully.

“Later, if Erin comes, please give the key to Erin, yes. Kaia can?”

“Iya, Kaia can.”

“Now look under the mattress, Kaia.”

The two ducked down to look deep into the wide gap between the mattress and the floor, and Reva immediately turned on the flashlight on her phone for Kaia to see clearly.

“There is a suitcase. Inside the suitcase is a chess motive case. Kaia has to tell Erin to open the box. Kaia knows?”

“Iya, Va.”

“Code 722-144. Remember, yes, 722-144.”

“722-144.”

“Good. Don't forget, yes.”

“Iya, Va, Kaia remember.”

“Still, Kaia. Please, Kaia can't tell anyone just yet. Let Erin act. Okay?”

“Okay.”

“Thank you very much, yes, you have come here to help me.”

Kaia stared fixedly at Reva. Staring at the face of resignation and despair combined into one in the link of sadness. Somehow the fear of loss instantly seeped from his veins as if Reva would go a long way to abandon him. Kaia already understood enough that something was wrong was happening. He knew great things were stirring between Kris and his father. However, Kaia did not dare to ask much. His mind was not mature enough to understand where he should start asking questions.

“Kaia,” call Reva after silence interrupts the uneasiness between the two of them, “you know, I love you very much,” he said while looking down without wanting to see the face of the little girl next to him.

“Kaia is also dear Reva,” reply Kaia with her innocence.

“There are many, these last months, you want to be my best friend. You always play here. We always paint together. Read the book together. Thanks for all your time, yes.”

Before Kaia could answer, a lock check from the direction of the door suddenly sounded, which immediately made Reva's heart almost jump from its place. “Log under the bed, Kaia! Quick!!!” his hiss with a tone full of emphasis.

Kaia's toes were still not fully under the bed when Kris managed to open the door. Fortunately, Reva immediately darted up to him and blocked Kris's view with her sluggish body.

“You can get out?” Kris was astonished even though he himself seemed to be flooded with sweat.

“I broke the door!” Reva grunts violently.

“We have to quickly go from here!” Kris who panicked and wanted to escape from it was actually not too concerned about Reva's answer at that time.

“Where?”

“Don't ask much! Quick out!”

“But my stuff, Kr—”

“Bring makeshift! The rest we take care of later! Fast, Va!”

With a gurgle Reva grabbed his backpack. He was really only able to pack important things and a few pieces of clothing. The clothes he was wearing were not even replaced. Her makeup box was also deliberately left behind, because the backpack that was not too big was crowded. Indeed, Reva was only given three minutes to leave the place, until finally the door was locked and Reva was forced to leave her own house.

Kris carries a suitcase and a large bag while pulling Reva's arm out of the apartment. Early in the day, he ordered a taxi to go to a place he had only thought about; his aunt's house.

Once the situation was safe, Kaia crawled out from under the bed. Reva's studio unit was already uninhabited by then, and Kaia could walk to her house through the front door with the spare key in her grasp.

How shocked Kaia was when she witnessed the scene of an uproar inside her own house as she returned. Some of the faces he knew were already there; erin, Adji, Sheila and Thalia. Some of the faces he did not know were also choking on his home, and the three men were wearing security unit uniforms. Then, Kaia saw her father being transported on a stretcher.

Rafael was rushed to hospital in a coma, with bruises all over his body.