Empty, hollow, and isolated.

_Oh. Didn't Damar write something behind this photo_

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*Everyone brings their stories

*Everyone brings their memories

*Recalls laughter at this time

*You will find someone in the future

Find?

Where are you now?

I don't even know where you are.

I still regret that the last day we met, I let you chase me because of my own fear, that wasn't because of you. But because of another person, someone who not only kissed me forcefully, but also forced me to kiss him willingly, and I had no way to run.

"Aruna.. The gifts already arrived..".

"Argh". Aruna was surprised, immediately hid the agenda book in the box in front of her.

"You haven't tidied up much. What did you do?". Hendra got closer, observed her.

"Why? Why are you crying?".

_She must've been sad she had to part with her room. She said this place was her heaven_

"Come here..". Hendra asked.

Aruna only looked at him cautiously. Hendra was sitting on the floor just like his wife. He took a few things that had been sorted by Aruna.

"I don't want you to help!".

"It's okay, to finish it quickly".

"I said I want to tidy it up by myself, Hendra". She raised her voice.

"Are you really tortured leaving your house?!"

"Yes. Very much!".

"Do you think I'm the one who's supposed to be responsible for your condition right now?".

"No, I know you're also forced to go through this marriage".

"Sorry, sometimes I accidentally vent my anger to you", Aruna added.

_You never do it_ the-blue eyed man realized he was the one who was often annoyed.

"Come here, I want to hug you". This man really wanted to hug his wife. He was worried about the tears that were caught in the corner of Aruna's eyelids.

"Why? You don't have to be that kind. If you're too kind, I always think you're taking advantage of me".

"I've told you when we tied the knot. I wanted to be given a chance. Right now, I'm trying to take that chance". (Sido Asih chapter)

"Can I not give you a chance?".

"Do you hate me that much?".

_I've tried hard to change_

"I never hate you at all. I just hate my condition. Don't be guilty".

"You don't want to give me a chance, not even a bit".

This girl was just speechless, her mind was spinning.

"You know what I want?"

"What? Just say it, I'd grant whatever you want".

"If only you had this ability, I would've asked it since the beginning. Too bad, it's impossible. There is no device in the world that can turn back the time. So, these 2 years would seem only a heartbeat".

Boom'

_She heard my love confession and right now I was flatly rejected_ Hendra is someone who's good at predicting other people's remarks.

There was a sense of chaos inside him. His hands were shaking a bit. He tried hard to change himself. Leaving so many things behind, including his stubborn attitude.

Before his anger couldn't be controlled, Hendra went away. But, he forgot something. He didn't bring his medicine.

He tried calling Diana's team to deliver an amitriptyline to him.

Hendra needed to maintain his focus or else he'd really explode and ambush Aruna. Just like what he did in the hospital room at that time.

***

This man ended up being in the kitchen after going back and forth to wait for Diana's team who still hadn't arrived yet.

He was attracted by the smell that came from Aruna's family pantry.

Turned out, mom and the house assistant were cooking : "Can I help? I have a little expertise in this field".

Mom was very surprised. Since a sweet smile from Wenceslas's heir greeted her, this woman melted and let her son-in-law take part and helped.

Turned out he was really skilled and seemed to really enjoy it.

Mom didn't know that Wenceslas's grandson whom he thought was cold and rude, turned out friendly and nice.

Mom asked where Aruna was.

This man only smiled and said Aruna was busy tidying up her room, organizing a few things that needed to be brought to the main house.

"Oh. I see". Mom started accepting his existence, they even talked more while cooking.

This woman slowly told stories about her daughter, Aruna. Sometimes she added apologies. Hendra listened to her carefully. He even asked about several things.

"Why does she like wearing casual clothes?".

"Since she was a kid, my daughter has a lot of friends. The whole housing complex knew her. Every Sunday, her friends would come. Boys or girls, my daughter was so good at blending in. She even played soccer and marble. So, sorry if Aruna seemed tomboy".

"Maybe that's why she doesn't like wearing complicated things, can't do make-up except powder and lipstick, if she remembers. But don't worry. My daughter really likes fragrant scent. She always smells good, it makes me not able to be mad at her".

"Oh, you're right".

_So, Aruna is really different from me_

_I don't have any friend except Surya_

"What about her youth?".

"She.. Ah, I don't want to tell the story. That kid really liked messing her room up. She said she was working, made her room a workshop. Beads and paper were scattered everywhere".

"Unfortunately, her science and math were always bad. Yeah.. As a mom, I was worried and I scolded her a lot".

"Turns out those messy things made her shine now".

"So, she wasn't good at a specific subject?". Hendra started enjoying Aruna's childhood story.

"Have you ever got 5 in math? Aruna was good at flattering me so that I wouldn't get mad. Since her math score was always 5. Hahaha". Mom laughed reminiscing how often she got angry.

"Did she also have a lot of friends in her teens?". Hendra was really curious.

"Of course! That kid really liked being in a community. On weekends, she was never at home. She told me she was a volunteer. As time went by, she was really active in various communities".

"What's the name?? I think it was some kind of kids, mothers volunteer. I don't know, too many things she's done out there".

"Yeah. I know a little bit about that".

"Ah yeah.. There is something from my daughter that always makes us touched".

Hendra listened carefully.

"Aruna rarely shows her desire. She rarely asks for something too, compared to her siblings. This daughter of mine always obeys whatever we want. That's why it was so hard for me, especially for her dad and siblings, when we had to let her go for you. I hope you can take good care of her".

"Sure". That's all Hendra could say.

"If you're already so close to her, you'll find another thing that will give you trouble".

Hendra frowned, guessing his in-law's words.

"Aruna is an unpredictable kid. So, you'll have to be patient in order to understand my daughter. Even as her mom, sometimes it's hard for me to understand her".

.

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"Damar?? Why are you here now?!". This girl was surprised. He was supposed to come the day after tomorrow. Damar, her senior whom she met 3 days ago to be convinced and persuaded so that he'd join Magic Letter start-up. Suddenly, he had stood in front of the outlet door that was still messy. She just rented this outlet using her savings.

Some stuff like display rack, table, chair, even the wall haven't been painted properly. At that time, since she was afraid this potential man would be discouraged because the place that she had offered was still messy, Aruna even told him to go. He objected.

"You're gonna arrange it by yourself??". That girl tried to tidy up a few things, even push a big table.

"Hmm.. Actually, my friend is here.. Her name is Dea, but she just went out to buy a drink".

"Is Dea a girl or a boy??".

"The name is Dea, of course, it's a girl".

"And there are only the two of you cleaning this whole place??".

"Hehehe it seems so".

"But, Damar, don't worry. Everything's gonna be finished by the day after tomorrow". Damar paid attention to the girl in the ponytail who looked so enthusiastic.

"Did you forget? You're a girl.. Okay, since I'm gonna be a part of this team, let me help".

"So, you're really gonna accept our offer?"

"Yes.. Because you're pathetic, I feel sorry".

The ponytail girl sulked, her face frowned.

That man called some people, probably his friends. Those people came out of nowhere. Damar brought a group of other men who dressed casually just like him.

A group of men who turned out coming from various campuses, around 10-12 people. They started cleaning up the new Magic Letter outlet from the commando of the long-haired man.

"Okay, let's turn our reggae music on", they shouted. They really gladly helped.

"Your name is Aruna, right?". This girl nodded.

"Okay, Aruna. Give us the paint and every piece of equipment to clean up this place".

"Damar, how much should I pay your friends?".

"Ah. Chill.. They're helping voluntarily. Just buy them a lot of food, that's enough".

"Is it no problem??".