Diaz's hand reached out to Clarissa. The girl just stared at her idol's handsome lecturer, not wanting to budge.
"Clarissa ... please ... We'll talk, come on ... Give me your hand ..." Diaz coaxed Clarissa. The girl was still stuck on the fence, above. The slightest bit, she would have jumped and fallen on the asphalt outside the high fence of this house.
Clarissa looked at Diaz. He looked so worried. Clarissa held out her hand. As soon as their hands came together, Diaz pulled Clarissa and the girl fell into his arms.
"Why are you desperate? Why?" Diaz hugged Clarissa tightly. The pounding in his chest with anxiety slowly unraveled.
Adimasta and Yenny, as well as Mrs. Tirah were relieved, Clarissa finally came down from the high fence. They saw Diaz still hugging Clarissa in the treehouse.
"Thank goodness ... She's fine." Yenny folded her arms as if praying. Relieved, Clarissa was safe.
Adimasta said nothing. But he was also relieved
Clarissa and Yenny saw Mrs. Tirah in front of the bedroom door. The old woman looked very worried. Her gaze showed that something worrying had happened. "What's the matter?" Clarissa asked. "Madam ..." That one word that Mrs. Tirah said, Clarissa immediately knew, something had happened to Rosita. "What happen to my mom?" Clarissa quickly got off the bed and walked over to Mrs. Tirah. "At the hospital. She fainted at the office. Mr. Bram called me. Madam has to be treated." Mrs. Tirah explained in a slightly trembling voice. "Oh God ..." Clarissa rubbed her head. She turned to Yenny. "Come with me. I have to see my mom." "Okay." Yenny nodded. The two girls quickly left the house and headed for the hospital. When they got there, Clarissa and Yenny were running halfway looking for Rosita's room to be treated. In the room, some doctors and nurses helped. Bramantyo stood by the door to see what was going on inside. "Uncle,"
Yenny picked up Adimasta's phone, but she chose to stay away from Clarissa so she could talk freely. Adimasta asked how Clarissa was doing. Was the girl calm or still upset? Yenny's answer, of course, surprised Adimasta. How could bad things follow? Clarissa’s mother in the hospital? Adimasta could imagine Clarissa getting sadder. "Yenny, is Clarissa crying?" asked Adimasta. "Yes, of course. But she's confused about something else now." Yenny answered with a little restlessness and doubt. "About what else? Another problem?" asked Adimasta. "Clarissa’s mother forced Clarissa to introduce her boyfriend. She wants to meet him, tomorrow," Yenny answered. "What?" Adimasta was even more shocked. Good grief! Clarissa’s mother was sick but she had a weird request. Yenny said a surprising thing later to Adimasta, which made the boy widen, even though his eyes still couldn't widen. Yenny asked Adimasta to come and asked Clarissa to be his girlfr
Rosita and Bramantyo looked at the two handsome and beautiful young people walking towards them. Adimasta, handsome, neat, and cool. From his polite demeanor, he looked like a smart man. Rosita smiled at the two who were now near the bed. Clarissa stood next to Adimasta looking at Clarissa. She waited for her daughter to speak. "Good afternoon, Auntie, Uncle. I'm Adimasta." Adimasta introduced himself, reached out to Rosita and Bramantyo, taking turned greeting them. Clarissa turned to Adimasta. Not yet introduced, he already took the initiative to introduce himself. "How is he so confidence?!" Clarissa thought. "Good day, Adi." Bramantyo smiled at Adimasta, friendly. He noticed Adimasta's calm face. Then to Clarissa who actually looked not so comfortable. For some reason, Bramantyo felt that Clarissa didn't really love this handsome boy. "I asked Clarissa to bring her boyfriend here tomorrow. It is a surprise, you come t
The night was getting cold. Clarissa tightened her thin jacket. The wind was blowing from the front, the garden in front of Rosita's room was being cared for. Clarissa sat beside Bramantyo. She waited for the man to speak. "Rosita has told me about you. You ..." "Wait a minute, Uncle." Clarissa interrupted Bramantyo's words. "Mommy didn't tell you weird stories about me, did she?" Bramantyo smiled. He knew Clarissa was a bit of a snob. She would definitely be very upset if other people said bad things about her. "Good or bad, why? I will be your father. I must be able to accept you, just the way you are," said Bramantyo. Clarissa looked at Bramantyo with a look of no relief. "Your mother loves you very much, Clarissa. She is always worried that you are not happy with your life. She will feel like a failure as a mother." Bramantyo said something that was a little heart-wrenching. Clarissa looked at Bramantyo. This matter, Rosita
Adimasta rang the doorbell of the big house. Mrs. Tirah opened the door and Adimasta came in and sat on the big sofa in the front room. He wanted to see Rosita. The day before, Rosita came home from the hospital. "Please, Mrs. Rosita asked to come into her bedroom. She is not able to sit longer." Mrs. Tirah returned and asked Adimasta to go to Rosita's room. Because she couldn't do many activities yet, Rosita rested in the guest room on the ground floor, not in the upstairs room, her own room. Adimasta entered the room. Rosita was sleeping with a pile of pillows behind her. She was half-sitting holding her cell phone. "Adi ..." Rosita smiled. "Come here." Rosita asked Adimasta to sit on the chair next to the bed. Adimasta sat there, right in the chair Rosita meant. "Clarissa isn't home yet. Either she's here or not." Rosita looked at Adimasta. "I came here to see you, Auntie. I'm glad you are much better," said Adimasta. "Thoug
Adimasta turned and approached Clarissa. He waited for what Clarissa had to say. "I want some lemon ice. Not too sour, not too sweet. Don't put a lot of ice. Use a cup with a dark blue girl in it." Clarissa said quickly what she wanted. Adimasta listened and smiled. "Okay." Again Adimasta walked towards the door. Almost there, Clarissa screamed again. Again, Adimasta turned and approached Clarissa. "Is there something missing?" Adimasta took out his cell phone. He quickly jotted down what Clarissa had asked him before he forgot. "Why do you take a note? This isn't a cafe." Clarissa grumbled. "I don’t wanna make mistake. Now what else?" Keep calm, Adimasta talked his words one by one. “Bring me cookies. Chocolate and cheese flavor," said Clarissa. "Okay. Anything else?" Adimasta looked at Clarissa. The right hand holds the cellphone, the left hand raises the glasses. Handsome. Clarissa couldn't deny it. Adimasta was hand
Adimasta smiled broadly at Clarissa's emotional words. But Adimasta liked to see Clarissa's expression. "What? It is not what I Mean. How can I accompany you here for twenty-four hours? I have to go home, Clay. I have to do my job." Adimasta smiled again. "Well, just go. Go home, now," said Clarissa curtly. "I'll be home in a minute. Tomorrow I'll come back here again. I need to see Aunt Rosi and my girlfriend." Adimasta nodded. "Hey, Di." Clarissa had almost forgotten something she wanted to say to the boy. "I don't want the others to know we're dating." "Who else you mean?" Adimasta was surprised by Clarissa's words. "Our friends at campus. Anyone," Clarissa answered. "Why?" Adimasta frowned. Clarissa's request was strange. "I just don't want the others to know. Our relationship is only between you and me." Clarissa spoke more firmly. Adimasta scratched his head. He understood what Clarissa's request was. It w
The following days Adimasta came to Clarissa's house for several days. He saw Clarissa's condition, as well as helped with lectures. Yenny deliberately kept the boundaries, a little bit cruel to Clarissa, because she wanted to make room for Adimasta to get closer to Clarissa. Yenny felt that Clarissa's sprain could open a good opportunity for Clarissa to open her heart to Adimasta. Rosita was also getting better. In the end, she chose to work part-time and full-time doing his homework from home. According to the doctor's advice, Rosita was focused on her health. Bramantyo really cared about Rosita. In the morning he came before going to the office, and in the afternoon after work, he would come again. Clarissa was more relieved and used to seeing Rosita with Bramantyo. Their wedding preparations have already been made. Even though Rosita liked to meet many people at a party, she didn't want to have a big wedding. She wanted something simple. As long as she officially
Clarissa looked at Cori. Her face was a little pale, her lips were starting to turn blue."Cori, are you okay? For sure?" Clarissa asked."I am okay. Just tickled, earlier. The fish were swarming my feet." Cori hugged her arm, getting cold."Take her a bath, Clay." Adimasta was already behind Clarissa.Clarissa took Cori to the bathroom and cleaned herself up. While Adimasta, together with Calvin, finally helped Diaz start cleaning up the fishing rod. Then the fish that Calvin and Cori fished they gave to the waiter to be processed into a side dish for lunch.While waiting for the food to be ready, Adimasta, joined the other families. A very pleasant day indeed. During the school holidays, on the anniversary of Adimasta's mom and dad's wedding, they went to a fishing spot on the outskirts of town. Calvin came over on a promotion vacation and went with them.What's fun, Rosita can be with them. Her condition was good enough so that there were
The sound of running water soothes the soul. The howling of the wind made the leaves collide, falling around the trunk of a large tree. Among the sounds of nature, there was the laughter and chatter of a little girl on the edge of a fairly large pool, along with a child who was starting to grow up to be a teenager."Uncle, Look! It shaking! Look! Uncle, you got one more!!" Screams of joy rang out among the cool sounds of nature.The boy by the side of the girl who was screaming with joy quickly pulled the fishing line and indeed, a sizable tilapia fish caught on the hook."Cool!! You are good at fishing!" The little girl with the ponytail behind her head was jumping up and down with a big smile. She quickly took the can where they put their fishing rods.Then with a smile still on her lips, the little girl jogged towards the hut not far from the fishing pond. In the bamboo hut, sit a couple who are enjoying the beauty of nature around them."Mom! D
Adimasta and Clarissa returned to the hospital hearing the news of Lena. Shockingly, it turned out that Lena was even quicker to leave than the doctor had expected. Lena’s mother almost couldn't stop crying. So was Lena's sister.The cheerful and energetic Lena would no longer be around. Her wide smile and lively demeanor would never be seen again. Even though Adimasta was not very close to Lena, he still felt sad about the incident.Clarissa even shed tears seeing the mother and child crying because of the loss of one of their family members. Moreover, Lena's father worked outside the island. He needed to wait a few hours to be able to come and hug his daughter and wife who were grieving. It must be very heavy for him. He separated for so long with his family, seldom he could be together with, suddenly he received news of his daughter's death."Why didn't God heal my sister, Mom? Why is she taken like this?" The sad cry of the teenage girl was heart-wrenc
A faint smile appeared on Lena's slightly dry lips. She looked at Clarissa. "It's true, there are things that we strive for, we don't necessarily get. Pain, disappointment, for sure. It's just like mama said, I have to have a clean heart." Lena continued her sentence. Clarissa was still sitting where she was, looking at Lena who spoke in a weaker voice. "My life is coming to an end. Why... should I leave all... with wounds? I want to leave with a ... clean heart, pure heart." More softly and slowly the sentence left Lena's lips. "Lena?" Clarissa touched Lena's arm. Worried that the girl's voice was getting further and further away, her eyes grew dimmer. "I'm just sleepy ..." said Lena. She closed his ey
Adimasta's cell phone rang again. Lena’s mother kept trying to contact him. Adimasta's eyes were also still on Clarissa. He was again worried that Clarissa would pop the horns on her head."Thank you, Di. It must be important." Clarissa said calm down, no anger there."Oh okay." Adimasta also received a call from Lena's mother. The middle-aged woman's voice was anxious, almost crying.Adimasta was shocked. Lena was sick, she was brought to the hospital. Since last night she kept asking Adimasta to come. Clarissa watched Adimasta whose face turned tense."What happens, Di?" Clarissa asked. She was also curious about what news Adimasta got.Adimasta looked at Clarissa, but he didn't answer yet, still hearing the sound from his cell phone. Clarissa waited until Adimasta finished talking to Lena's mother."Is Lena sick again?" Clarissa asked.Adimasta nodded. "Yes. She's in the hospital. She wants to see me." Adimasta said that but
Adimasta's hands were still shaking slightly. He held both of Clarissa's hands tightly as if he didn't want to be left alone. He looked at Clarissa with a face that was hard to describe."Adi ..." Clarissa tried to find awareness from Adimasta's mixed eyes."I remember. I remember everything ..." Adimasta started crying. He grabbed Clarissa and hugged her tightly.Clarissa's heartbeat jumped. Did Adimasta remember everything? Really? Clarissa was still not convinced. Adimasta just kept crying. Never before had Clarissa seen a man cry like this.Slowly, Clarissa rubbed Adimasta's back, not wanting to say anything. She would wait for Adimasta to calm down, then they could talk again. Meanwhile, in Adimasta's head, all the stories appeared clearly. Coherently, all the holes began to close. Everything was back in its place.Adimasta let go of his arms and looked at Clarissa. Something still mixed up in his heart. Prior to her accident, Clarissa was fur
For a while, Clarissa cried in Adimasta's arms. She felt a soft touch on his back. From time to time, Adimasta rubbed or patted, trying to calm Clarissa. The same thing Adimasta used to do, just like Clarissa's father did.Adimasta was playing Arlon in his mind. While Clarissa, in her tears, continued to pray, Adimasta would come back to her. He was currently with Clarissa. Who realized that Clarissa was in love and fell in love with him? Clarissa was angry and jealous blind because Adimasta cared about other girls."Tell me everything. Whatever it is. Think of me as your daddy." Adimasta said the same words again.Slowly, Clarissa's cries subsided. She lifted her face, looked at Adimasta. A great affection enveloped Clarissa's heart. What would she say to let Adimasta know what their real position was?"Daddy and I are getting better, Adi. Don't you remember that we even took care of Calvin in the hospital together? Aunt Francisca and I are friends now."
In annoyance, Clarissa put down her phone. She called Yenny to buy fruit, but Yenny spoke incoherently."Who wants to go to the club? What a joke! What's wrong with Yenny's headache?" Clarissa grumbled, sitting in front of the study table. She folded her arms mumbling to herself.Incoming call ringing sound. Clarissa glanced at the cellphone in front of her. It was Yenny. Still annoyed, Clarissa picked it up."What are you doing? I'm talking about fruit, how come you said about the club?" said Clarissa."Clay, you go to the club quickly. Adi and I will go there." Yenny talked fast."Hah??!" Clarissa suddenly glared. What a strange friend. How could she ask Clarissa to go to the club? It was also still afternoon, evening did not come yet.Yenny said what she was thinking while talking to Adimasta. It turned out to be like a door leading Adimasta to think back to Clarissa and herself. Clarissa still didn't quite understand. But Yenny tried to
Clarissa's eyes widen as she looked out of her room. It wasn't the pretty garden in the yard that he noticed. Adimasta's face that looked coldly at him looked. Adimasta's words were full of disappointment that enveloped Clarissa's heart. Yenny sat beside her, rubbing Clarissa's shoulder. Gundah also greeted Yenny after hearing Clarissa's story. Adimasta rejected his girl. All he remembered was Clarissa was just being annoying and Adimasta didn't want to be treated like that anymore. All the images of the sweet and romantic story that had happened disappeared from Adimasta's head. Two days, Clarissa did not come to Adimasta's house. The girl didn't want to do anything. Just lying down, sitting, playing on the cellphone, even reluctant to leave the room to take the online food she ordered. "You really l