WOUND
Advice from Mom

Mr. Arsen who had managed to drive David away he immediately went into the restaurant again and approached me who was sitting alone at one of the tables there while mother was going to deliver Mika to the boarding house that just moved today, they had already said goodbye to me.

So that time there was only the two of me with Mr. Arsen alone, he sat down beside me and told me to look at him while at that time I was still trying to hold back my tears from coming down again.

"Heh.. Let's look here, are you crying?" Sir Arsen said to me.

I immediately denied it quickly because I did not want to look weak or whiny by it, I'm ashamed to be seen crying over a man like David and I'm guessing Mr. Arsen will only laugh at me if he knows I'm crying.

"No.haha how could I cry over David he just expressed his feelings to me, I was so happy to hear it so I cried because I was moved not sad," I lied to Mr. Arsen.

Mr. Arsen seemed to have changed his face and he started looking at me more closely than before, I didn't know what to do with him right now, it's just that I can stop my crying.

"CRC... So you're glad he's expressing his feelings for you? Then would you take it that way?" Reply Mr. Arsen to me in such a cynical tone.

I immediately raised both of my eyebrows together and felt very astonished by the reaction he gave me when asking about it just now.

"Ehhh..sir why did you give such a reaction, what if I intend to accept it?" I reply just talk at that time.

"No papa, it's up to you that your brain doesn't work, I'm going home there's no point here anymore." Reply to Mr. Arsen who was already upset and really left this time.

I didn't understand what happened to him at the time, I just thought he should have left, it was quite the night for him to stay here, I was also about to close the restaurant back then and mom just got there, but instead of helping me clear up some tables after locking up my restaurant, my mom approached me and talked about Mr. Arsen with her excited face at the time.

"Anna was that man your boss Mr Arsen?" Ask my mother.

I immediately glanced at her because it was rare for my mother to ask about anyone else who was with me before.

"Yes... He's Mr. Arse and I've met him a few times, no, he's the one who asked for permission when I was about to race at that time, you can't forget." I replied to him while continuing to push the chair there.

"Ehh...Anna, if I look around, it looks like old Arsen likes you, do you like him?" Mother's question just made me unable to help laughing back then.

"What's? Ahaha.Mom come on. Don't joke at night I can't sleep because I will continue to laugh with your jokes, where maybe someone like Mr. Arsen likes me, he likes another woman named Alena's feet, he said, alena's sister is a very beautiful and famous famous model, I've met her in the race before." My reply to my mother at that time.

But my mother still did not believe my words and she immediately pulled my hand and invited me to talk seriously with her at that moment and she could not take it anymore, I had to drag me down in that way.

"Ashh ..Anna let's go quickly with mom, let's go in what else you're waiting for this is so night I want to talk seriously with, let's quickly sit here." Mom said as she continued to pull my hand and asked me to sit on the sofa right next to her at that moment.

I couldn't argue with her either and just sat down next to her and started to ask her again because this time's mommy's gurgle was weird enough for me.

"Well, what's the matter, mom, why do you look so rushed what you want to tell me?" I asked him again with curiosity.

"Anna.mom knows you, I understand how you feel and you know how you feel all along, you also know that mom is very supportive of your relationship and your closeness with David, mom never said that David was a bad guy, it's just that Anna I don't think he fits your quiet personality and it's always been like this, he is a man who is free and hangs out with everyone outside, if you want to force this mismatch, then you must be able to accept David's free nature, because it will be difficult for him to change when since childhood he already has a character like this, whereas you, you are someone who is difficult to express your feelings, always hide and hold everything yourself, you are different from him dear." Mother's words made me bow with lethargy.

I also understand what you really mean to me right now, but everyone also knows that feelings cannot be changed easily or replaced by anything, moreover, with him already being together for a very long time, it is impossible if I will forget everything in just a few moments, it is too impossible for me.

"Mom... So what do you mean I can't accept David? But I've also rejected him, he's the one who keeps asking me to think about it first, what should I do?" I replied to him at that time.

"You should give him a more definite and firm answer." My mother answered me while holding both of my hands at that moment.

"I mean mother?" I asked him a little not to understand it.

What my mom said was true but I didn't know who to date, there was nothing I liked about it other than David and no other man close to me, there's no way if I had to use a hired girlfriend to lie to her, it would be troublesome since I would definitely have to pay the man.

"Mom... But you know, no, I don't have any male friends, I can't find a sudden guy just to ask to be my pretend girlfriend" I replied to my mother at the time.

"Oh my goodness Anna. Who asked you to find a guy to be a pretend girlfriend huh?" Reply mother while patting her own eel slowly at that time.

I furrowed my eyebrows in wonder at my mother, because I thought that was what she meant but apparently not, she looked upset at me when I felt like I was not doing something that would upset her.

"Why mom is so sorry, what I really mean, at least you have to explain it properly to me, so I can fully understand what that mother means," I replied to him.

"Anna. didn't Mr. Arsen be clear, I'm sure once you're a good fit, why don't you just ask him for help, David will only lose to Mr. Arsen, he's more handsome, tall, tall, smarter and richer than David, of course, David can't fight it, and only Mr. Arsen likes you right now, he can help you." Mother's words made me startled until wide-eyed to him.

I didn't expect what I meant was an Arsenic master, though, mother does not recognize Mr. Arsen completely she does not know how Mr. Arsen actually behaves if behind him or when in the office, I am very unwilling to ask for help from him, he said, moreover, the help of something ridiculous like this, especially Mr. Arsen is also unlikely to help me in something like this.

Because of something like this private he couldn't possibly waste the precious time he had just for this kind of ridiculous thing especially to me, I'm just an ordinary employee, I'm just, he couldn't have done all that.

I quickly denied my mother's words, because otherwise she would have kept pushing me even when I denied her she didn't change that in her decision.

"Geez mom, a guy like Mr. Arsen can't possibly help me be my pretend girlfriend, let alone be a real girlfriend, it's for sure he's the one who's gonna fire me from his office. No-no I won't ask for help from her aahhhh this mother is-anything, I'm going to go to the room only mother also quickly rest do not think about this problem, I'll solve it myself." I replied to my mother and immediately went to my room as soon as possible.

Dodging him is the best way for mother not to continue to urge me again to make her suggestion to approach Mr. Arsen, let alone approach him and ask for help like this with him, just looking at his face I no longer want him to be so annoying with that cold face, even his little smile just for a sadistic thing and success in the company alone, he said, she was too scary to be a couple because she was the most selfish human being I have ever known in this world.

All the decisions and words that have come out of his mouth, can never be contested and no one can replace it, he is always known to humans who once said, he said, where he always decides all by himself, even though all the decisions he makes are never wrong and always for the good of everything but still for me the way it is, he said, it seems selfish because he does not want to hear the opinions or proposals of others, whether his friends or employees like me.

Moreover, I also never know who the family of Mr. Arsen really is, he is always covered with personal affairs including about who his family is and where he actually comes from, he said, because all of a sudden he built a new company in the field of food and culinary advertising like that, in addition, the company he leads immediately gets a high rating and becomes an influential company in a city of this size has even entered a row of very advanced companies lately.

So that I was hesitant enough to choose him I could not decide all this just because I heard the words of my mother, because my mother also did not know about Mr. Arsen completely.

But what bothered my mind at the moment, was the words of my mother just now that she was asking me to stay away from David now, indeed I would do that as well, I don't want to deal with her anymore even I've been trying to leave her before this happened.

When I saw some photos on display in my room, where there was a picture of my childhood with David until the latest photo of us both when I opened this restaurant, it was in the photo that I still saw clearly, my happy face and the embrace of David who was very warm to me, our big smiles and very happy with each other, he said, but time passed too fast as if everything was just a matter of seconds, now in just a few days everything has changed completely.

People who have never contributed to my life suddenly appear, including with the change of David because of their presence.

I really want to blame those present for David's change in attitude towards me at this time, but I can't do that because in fact if he really loves me, he really loves me, he should not change even if time passes for as long as possible and even though many old people or new people come into our lives.

Old Arsen was so upset he really didn't expect Anna to act like that to him and he hated David so much.

"Damn it... How could he still want to think about it, why didn't he just reject her firmly, there was no way he would accept such a jerk instead? He even approached his own secretary, aishh.Seeing it already made me so fed up." Grumpy Mr. Arsen when on the trip at that time.

Until soon he gets a phone call from his best friend Viko.

When he lifted it turned out that Viko only gave information that he and Alena would return to the city because their affairs there were finished, including they would start making new projects and signing contracts with companies that there is in the country, so Viko will stay for a while in the city the same as Mr. Arsen, as well as Alena who always follows Viko wherever she goes.

Mr. Arsen who heard they were coming back he sounded ordinary and told Viko to come as soon as possible, his overly relaxed attitude made Viko feel astonished and a little suspicious of him, because usually Mr. Arsen always welcomes his arrival with a feeling of pleasure especially with the return of Alena.