Laras's fingers pressed against the thick glass that was cold enough to separate her and the baby who was fast asleep in the special room for newborns. The baby, what emotion she felt, was it really the baby that had been in her stomach all this time? Haechan still couldn't believe it at all. Her eyes stared at the writing on the baby's crib, she caught one that said 'Mr. Thomas' on the small baby identification board there, the baby had not yet been named.
"Daddy__" she said in a voice that was still hoarse, her body could only sit in a wheelchair because she was still weak after the operation.
"Why Laras?" asked Steven who had been accompanying Laras to see the baby, Laras insisted on wanting to meet him even though she had only been awake for a few minutes because of the effect of the anesthetic that might have run out. Of course it will make Laras's surgical wound painful, but Laras really wants to see her baby.
"Mommy and Rio didn't come? I didn't see him at all." Asked Laras, because the first thing she saw when he woke up was the figure of the father-in-law and Rafi. She remembers very well how Steven and Rafi's expressions looked worried when they saw her who had just opened her eyes. Steven stayed in the hospital to monitor Laras's condition, while Rafi had to return home.
"Mommy and Rio are at the police station. They are investigating the person who attacked the three of you in the front yard of the hospital, I still don't know who that woman is. Bad for him."
Laras's memory returned to the shooting incident, it really shocked her. Reza, even Rara became a victim just for protecting herself.
"May I see Reza's condition? Didn't the operation go well? I really want to thank you for saving me and my baby." Laras lowered her fingers that were stuck to the glass, now it was her turn to look at Reza's condition. For Rara, Steven had told Laras that Rara was in the backyard of the hospital with her boyfriend.
"Daddy will take you"
Steven pulled Laras's wheelchair slowly, gently pushed her to escort her to a different Reza room in a different building. Just when Laras was transferred to the common room, at the same Reza's operation ended. Reza's operation was successful, but unfortunately, Reza's condition is still not said to be fine. He had to be monitored by monitors and hospital equipment, because the bullet hit one of his vitals.
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Only Laras was in the room, Steven gave Laras time to accompany Reza inside.
The sound of the monitor monitoring Reza's condition kept beeping, his chest was fitted with a device. In the abdomen and near the chest, there are surgical wounds that are still bandaged, two IV needles are stuck in his hand, which is hanging limply on the patient's bed, one is red and the other is clear.
Sick.
Why does Laras's chest hurt like this, she really feels an incredible pain. It was not on her stomach that there was a wound of implication, but her heart. It's like being stuck nine to the inside, why should Reza?
"I'm sorry. I'm really sorry, do I always bother you?" Laras raised her hand slowly to hold Reza's palm which felt a little cold. Reza didn't respond at all.
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The door to the room opened showing Rara who was entering the room with someone.
"Laras." Called Rara softly as Farrell pushed her wheelchair in.
"Farrell...can you come out for a minute?" asked Rara but got a shake from her lover.
"If you want to talk to Laras, I'll accompany you too." Farrel pushed the wheelchair until it reached Laras, to maintain privacy. Rara's lover walked away to maintain a safe distance.
Rara looked at Farrell who was leaning against the wall of the entrance to the room where Reza was being treated, he smiled slightly getting a code from Farrell to talk to Laras.
"Rara, are you okay? I'm sorry I put you in danger." Laras said first.
Rara shook her head
"No Laras, I should be the one apologizing, I shouldn't be you." Rara looked down, not daring to look at Laras's sad eyes. "You know who the two assailants who wanted to kill you were?" Rara asked.
"No, you never knew them at all. Could it be that these two are just strangers looking to harm me?"
"No Laras, if they're strangers. How can we both come on time to save you? In fact we came before you."
"So? Who are those two? I don't think I've ever met either of them."
Rara took a deep breath, strengthened the courage he had gathered earlier.
"She is Rio's lover, and the man who attacked you was her errand boy. We met Rio and Dinda before we got here, even Reza had an argument because he caught Rio cheating on him. He almost threw a tantrum at Laras."
"Don't joke Rara"
"I'm not kidding Laras, do you know why Reza almost went berserk?"
Laras squeezed her hands which were above his thighs.
"Because he likes me? He doesn't want me to know Rio is having an affair?"
Rara shook her head.
"No, even more than that."
"So, what?"
"He hates having the one he loves taken from him, and one more thing. He hates it when Rio hurts you and the child in your womb."
Laras was silent for a moment, what does that mean? His son? Reza's son? Laras still couldn't digest all the words that just came out of Rara's mouth.
"Rara please don't play with me, don't lie to me. Why? Why did you say that?"
"Please Laras I didn't lie to you at all. That night, that night. It was Reza who raped you, not Rio." Rara grabbed Laras's palm she looked down and sobbed over Laras's."wo hands he was holding. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
"Rara what do you mean? How did you find out that night? And how could it be Reza, obviously I heard Rio's friend calling his ___ name." Laras said slowly, "don't say that you Rara, say it's not true."
"I'm sorry, Reza did it that night. I came first at the location at that time I called Rio who was looking for Reza who was drunk, at that time maybe you were looking at Rio but not seeing Reza who was behind you. I'm sorry, I should have speak up then. I'm really sorry____hiks Laras please talk."
Laras was silent so all this time? Reza? Why? Why should Reza? So that's why he was so kind to her? That's why he always looked after herself and the baby, only because of guilt for what he had done.
"Rara please come out"
Rara suddenly lifted her face.
"Laras"
"Please come out right now"
"Laras I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I just found out that the man who became Reza's victim that night was you."
"Rara please come out right now!" Laras shouted a little at Rara because Rara didn't want to take a step back.
"Rara, looks like Laras needs some time alone. Now your job is done," Farrell pulled Rara's wheelchair away. "On behalf of my lover, I apologize once again. But that night she called the ambulance and made sure you got to the hospital, excuse me." Farrell pushed Rara's wheelchair out of the room.
"Hiks____why. Why Reza? Why didn't you tell me?" Laras's tears immediately spilled out, she covered her face with both her palms.
"Are you just feeling sorry for me? So the kindness you've done to me is also a lie? Tell me Reza." She said to Reza who was lying on the hospital bed.
Sick.
It really hurts, it even feels like it's impossible. It's like it's not real, in fact she wants all of this just a dream.
"God, why does everything have to go round and round? I'm really tired, I'm already at my limit, hah____ if it's like this. I will speed things up."
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The door to the room opened, showing Laras who came out of Reza's room.
"Laras, why you don't call Dad?"
"It's okay dad, I can do it myself." She glanced at Rara and Farrell who were also still there. "Daddy, how is Rio's case going?"
Steven took a deep breath.
"This case will be investigated further, Fania just called. For now Rio will be detained in the police, and in one week Rio will conduct a trial to determine whether he is guilty or not."
Hanq nodded slowly. This time she looked at Rara who was looking at her as well with her eyes still red.
"Riya, can you accompany me somewhere."
"Where? Farrell and I can accompany you, but. Aren't you going nowhere right now?" the answer was quite excited because Laras asked her for help.
"Not now but the day after tomorrow."
"Where do you want to go?"
"Court office"