When Destiny Meets
15. BOSTON

Arkana came out of the bathroom and saw Alina standing still looking at the photo on her bookshelf. Arkana let Alina then get ready to go down. Feeling something strange, Arkana approached Alina.

"Let's see what the hell?" tanya Arka brought her head closer trying to figure out what Alina really saw.

Alina flinched in shock, "Mas Arka has finished her bath? Let's get down."

"Not answered yet." Arkana grasped Alina's arm that was about to rush out of the room.

Alina actually wanted to ask Arkana a lot of things. Especially the fact that he and his brother knew each other. All this time her brother never told her to have a friend like Arka. They look familiar as ordinary acquaintances.

"OK fine .. You owe me the same answer." Arkana came out first leaving Alina whose mind was filled with many things. Not long after Alina went after Arkana with a little run, afraid of being left behind.

There were already a few people gathered in the dining room. As usual Mr. Miller was busy introducing Baskara to his colleagues. Arkana just passed by just walking towards the kitchen to meet her mother.

The atmosphere outside was too crowded, his father's dominance was also too strong. Arkana is lazy to talk to them. Until someone he knew came. The person is the owner of the hospital who intends to cancel his contract with the company owned by Arka.

His guess turned out to be exact. There was his father's game behind the contract cancellation plan. Arkana seems to have to be prepared if at any time his father will talk about it in front of everyone.

The dinner begins. The entire seat has been filled to the brim by Mr. Miller's family and associates. Mr. Miller opened his dinner by saying a few words. The essence of the word was to introduce his successor later that is Baskara.

Mr. Miller wants his colleagues and Baskara to get to know each other first, until later they will work together in the future. The words of welcome were accompanied by a standing ovation. Everyone congratulated each other and said something else.

Among their ripples, only Arkana did not care about what happened. Arkana chose to eat his food first. Rose who watched her son could only smile. But behind that, there was sadness in his heart.

Mr. Miller has favored Baskara more than ever. Rose was worried if it caused resentment between the two brothers. Rose does not want her two children to have a bad relationship because of her father.

The peeking Alina realizes that Arkana is the only one who is uncomfortable being there. Because the atmosphere was starting to get crowded, Alina went to her room. There Alina noticed the photos of her family, especially the older sister.

"Where the hell is my sister?" alina said alone in her room.

"Dad always said you must be safe somewhere .. but where is it, sister?" continued.

Tears were seen drenching Alina's pink cheeks. Behind the crowded conditions outside, Alina cried herself in her room. Suddenly, Dari called her. It seemed like Tari felt what Alina was feeling right now. In a hurry, Alina wiped the remnants of her crying and picked up the phone from Tari.

"Hello ... Al, haven't called me in a long time. Where are you going?" tanya Dance.

"I'm okay .... " Alina's voice rang out, Dance must have known something had happened.

"Crying?" ask Tari to the point.

Hearing the question made Alina no longer able to hide her cries.

Alina cried for a while. From behind the phone, Tari just silently listened until Alina was satisfied. It was fortunate that the distance of her room from the dining room was not close, so Alina could be satisfied to spill her sadness without being known to others.

While in the dining room everyone was familiar and chatting with each other while eating their dinner. Now the sitting position has changed, from the beginning of the Miller family sitting close to each other to separate.

Mr. Miller sat surrounded by his colleagues and Baskara. Rose sat on the other side, chatting with Mr. Miller's fellow wives. Arkana was not seen there. Arkana felt this was not the right time to be with the hospital leader who became his partner.

We can tell where Arkana is going. An exclusive chair in the flower garden is now filled with Arkana. The other one was left empty as if waiting for its owner to be there. He stayed there long enough.

Just as Arkana was leaving, Alina walked towards the flower garden. They finally passed by without saying anything. Arkana felt strange, because it was like there was something Alina was hiding. Feeling that it was none of her business, Arkana went back inside the house.

Not long Arkana also entered the dining area. Then he walked over to his mother and was seen talking about something. Baskara who saw that, the look on her face changed instantly. Baskara always saw that with Arkana, his mother's views were always different than with him.

"Where are you from?" rose was worried.

"Out, get some air. Here it's cramped," Arkana answered gently stroking her mother's arm which looked very worried about her.

"So papa's looking for you."

Hearing her father looking for her made Arka laugh a little. It's strange to hear Mr. Miller looking for the youngest son he's always neglected. "What's he looking for me?" arkana asked sarcastically, "The most willing to give a bad example parable to his colleagues."

Suddenly a voice called out to Arkana from a distance, "Arkana .. "call Mr. Miller to her. Arkana had no choice but to approach Mr. Miller. Her footsteps were heavy, besides seeing Baskara right beside her father seemed to feel her this time was right.

"This ... this is the chairman of the doctor's bond foundation."

"This is my son, Arkana," he continued.

"Hello, yes I am Arkana." Arkana gave a strange glance towards her father.

"This Arkana lived in Boston a long time ago .. alone, and his plan was to go back there," explains Mr. Miller who surprised not only Arkana but Baskara.

Arkana's face was clearly angered, but tried to hold him back. After chatting away Arkana approached her father.

"I never had any plans to go back there again."

"You have no plans, but I will send you there" said Mr. Miller, then passed away.

Hearing that, Arkana then went outside. Find a helmet and turn on the bike. Arkana quickly went on his motorbike which he deliberately gased with a fast. Alina who happened to be walking towards the house accidentally heard that.

Where's that Arkana going? speeding up, something is not right do not-don't. 

Arkana continued to gas it splitting the silence of the night hilly area where their house was located. It takes time to get to the big road. The destination was none other than the apartment. His decision to go home obeyed what his mother wanted seemed like the wrong decision.

After all the guests came home, the waiters helped Alina clean up all the rest of the dinner last night. Alina accidentally saw Rose standing at her door like she was waiting for someone. The clock is now eleven o'clock at night. It is impossible for someone to come.

Alina then approached Rose, "Wait who's Mom?" asked Alina softly.

"Arkana."

"So she went away with emotion, I was afraid something was going on," Rose worried to her son.

"Have you tried calling Mom?" ask Alina again.

"The phone's dead."

This was the first time Alina had seen Bu Rose with her face looking so worried. Even more worried than when Baskara was taken to the hospital. Seeing that made Alina worried as well. Moreover, he saw when Arkana left by plugging the gas.

"He used to be like this as well, kept going back and forth a long time .. Once he came home battered, his body was full of blood." Bu Rose's voice shook withstanding her cries.

Which mother is not traumatized to see the state of her child like that. Although the incident had been around for quite some time, remembering it again made Rose cry again. Arkana's son was always strong and reliable but seeing him back then, made Rose worry the same would be repeated again.