WIFE FOR UNCLE ADRAS
Glimmer of Hope

"What are you doing here?" asked Adras with an unfriendly face.

Surya approached and placed a bouquet of flowers under it on top of the tomb.

"I just want to visit Jelena because I'm going to America to continue my studies." Surya crouched down in front of Adras. His eyes looked at the tombstone that read Jelena's name. There's a picture of Jelena on that tombstone, too. "I will definitely miss his always cheerful figure."

"Have you ever liked another woman besides Anita?" tanya Adras cynical.

Surya smile. "Yes. At first sight, I fell in love with her and wanted to take her from your hands. Unfortunately, she fell in love with you, even if every time I asked her, she always denied it."

"You fell in love with Jelena?"

"Are you jealous of that?"

"of course. She's my wife."

"Is that exactly how you fell in love with her?"

"Unfortunately, I only realized it after she left."

Surya rubbed the surface of the tombstone gently. "He deserves to be loved. Honestly, I was heartbroken when she had to leave forever. It would be better for me to see him alive even with you, than to see him go away and never come back. The death that came to pick him up was so sadistic."

Adras took a deep breath and exhaled slowly. He could only stare at Jelena's headstone and try to hold back his tears.

Surya is standing. "Anita has been treated for 2 weeks in the incentive room. He was depressed and tried to hurt himself again. I beg you, if you still have mercy on him, look at him. Uncle Ruben threw it away because Mike reported that Anita was having an affair. Even if he did not say who Anita was cheating, but for uncle Ruben it was something embarrassing. I tried to defend Anita by saying that Mike was wrong but uncle believed Mike more because Mike also told uncle that I had slept with Anita."

Silent adras. Surya immediately stepped away. However, just a few steps away, he turned his body. "Your....!"

Adras. "What's wrong?"

"Are you sure that what is laid there is Jelena?"

"What do you mean?" Adras stood up and approached Surya.

Surya smiled again. "Eitherway. Maybe because I was dreaming last night. I saw Jelena lying in a hospital room. And he looked at me asking for help. It's like he's still somewhere."

"If it wasn't Jelena in there? Whose body is it again? Police have made a statement but no one has reported a missing person. If Jelena is alive, why did she never show up? Why did he never come back? He has no one but me."

Surya nodded. "I only imagined it if it were true."

"Don't make me have hope. Although it's hard, I did accept Jelena's death."

Surya stepped back. But just a few steps, he turned around. "Please don't forget to visit Anita." And then he really left.

Adras looked back at Jelena's grave. His heart felt bad again.

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After a well thought out consideration, Adras visited Anita in the hospital today. Adras was surprised when he saw Anita who was thin and did not look as bright as before.

"Adras.....!" Anita cries when she sees Adras. He even got up and hugged Adras tightly.

Seeing Anita's miserable condition, Adras felt his heart break. After all, Anita was her first love. The woman had filled the days of Adras for almost 10 years. They have sweet memories that can't be forgotten.

Since today is off, Adras decides to accompany Anita in the hospital. He feeds Anita and continues to advise her to rise quickly.

"Anita, honor your life as a gift from the Almighty. Don't be like this."

Anita who just woke up, felt that her body was getting fit because Adras accompanied her. His sleep was so good that he could spend 3 hours napping.

"Adras, let's rebuild our relationship. I'll take care of my divorce with Mike. I don't care anymore even though Dad threw me away. I just want to continue the rest of my life with you."

Adras. "Jelena is right, we can no longer live in sin. It's time we fix ourselves."

"I won't bother you until my divorce with Mike is over. But once I'm free, I'll come back after you, Adras. You're a free man now."

"I don't want to give you hope, An. Honestly, my heart currently only has the name Jelena. I was devastated and seemed to have no more power when Jelena had to leave in a very sad way. Not only did I lose him, but I lost my son."

Although she looked disappointed, Anita smiled. "I knew. But I will fight back to unite our hopes that we once built together."

Adras patted the back of Anita's hand he held. "I'm going home first, right? Tomorrow I have a morning flight so at 5 I have to be at the airport."

Anita nodded. "Espirit Adras. I always pray for you."

Adras. He left Anita's treatment room.

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Santi notices Jun who seems to be talking to his employees. The man looked even more handsome in Santi's eyes.

Today is their graduation day and Santi and his friends celebrate in this cafe.

"Oppa Jun!" Santi also ventured closer to Jun when he saw the man was alone.

"What's wrong?" jun asked with a sweet smile that made Santi so hot.

"Can we talk?"

"Can!" Jun invited Santi to sit in front of him.

Santi pulled up the chair in front of Jun and sat there. He had turned his head towards his 4 girl friends and all raised their thumbs as if encouraging to the girl.

"Isn't it okay to call oppa Jun?"

Jun smiled. "i like. Because all my family both here and in Seoul call me that."

"Today is my 18th birthday."

"Oh yeah? Happy birthday, huh?" june said as she extended her hand.

Santi was happy to hold Jun's hand.

"Thank you."

"Together."

Santi took a deep breath. "Because I'm 18 years old, I think, I should dare to express what's in my heart."

"What's that?" june asked while looking at Santi seriously.

"I'm in love with you, oppa Jun."

Jun surprised. He did not expect that this 18-year-old girl would dare to express love to him.

"Oh..so yeah...." Jun doesn't know what to say. Honestly, he feels pretty.

"Yes. My friends said...." Santi looked up at his friends. "I have to dare to express this feeling. Because love cannot be harbored. It is not a question of whether our love will be reciprocated or not, but we must dare to be honest to acknowledge our feelings."

Jun could only nod. "Thank you for loving me. But I love others. I want to be honest with you."

Santi nodded. Although his eyes look disappointed, but he still gives his best smile.

"Then, I'll go back to my friends first huh?"

Jun nodded. "Oh yeah, since today you're birthday, all your orders are free. Eat whatever you want."

"Thank you oppa Jun!" Unexpectedly, Santi kissed Jun on the cheek and then ran a little, returning to the table of his friends.

"Are you okay?" ask Wulan.

Santi nodded. "He loves someone else. It's okay, as long as he's not married. We still have hope, right?"

"Yes ....! The spirit.....!"

Santi held back her tears from falling. He enjoys being with his friends. Soon after night, his uncle promised to have dinner at the restaurant. And Santi can also call his friends.

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5 Months after the accident....

Adras just got home. As he got out of his car, he was surprised to see an unknown car and a police car parked in his yard.

"Good afternoon Captain Adras. I'm Lieutenant Ginting who handled the burning bus accident."

"Oh yes. I remember." Adras sat before them. Beside Lieutenant Ginting, there was a man who was about 50 years old.

"His name is Mr. Darmo. He is from Lombok. He was looking for his daughter who was traveling to Jakarta. For 5 months his son had not told me. His son was 23 years old and had long hair. According to her fellow boarding house, that morning, her son, Miana, went to work. Every day he would take a bus with the same majors as the bus that had the accident. Therefore, if Captain Adras allows it, then we will dig the grave of the captain's wife, to make sure that it is not Miana."

Adras. "But if it is proven that the body is not my wife, then where is my wife? There's no way he's just gonna disappear."

"We will investigate through CCTV footage at the scene" Lieutenant Ginting said.

Adras. Should he let Jelena's meal be dismantled?

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