CARINA
Eleven

The tense atmosphere was inevitable, Papa Rudi was furious at Karin. The girl ran away from her engagement to the son of her papa colleague. More precisely, the engagement that Papa Rudi and stepmom arranged without Karin's knowledge.

Not without reason Karin ran away from the event that she did not want it. In addition to not being ready, today is also his last test to enter university. Successfully working on all the tests with satisfactory results, Karin cheerfully returned home to melt the heart of papa Rudi with her achievements today.

"May Papa be pleased with this," Karin murmured in her heart as she took a breath. Slowly Karin opened the door, saw that papa Rudi was sitting like he was waiting for him to come home.

But what happened was not in line with Karin's expectations. Papa Rudi was angry, he felt very humiliated by the child who had always been his pride. Karin slapped him very hard, to make the girl's body bounce. The red sign treads clear on Karin's right cheek. At that moment, the warm water flowed.

"Basar child does not know himself, Papa's hard work persuaded Mr. Sharif to want to match his son with you. But you left an event like that instead. Tell me, where are you going?"

"I went for my last test, and I was accepted into the number one university of the country, with the best results. At least Papa congratulated me before slapping me," Karin replied with a trembling mouth. He showed me the test results, but no Papa Rudi lyrics at all.

"You should understand our current financial situation, Karin. You can go to college after you get married. The Sharif family will certainly fulfill all your wishes," continued stepmom Karin.

"I'm talking to Papa. You're a witch, don't interfere" Karin said cynically.

"Dragon's talking, want to be your bad boy, huh! She's your connecting mama, you have to ...."

"I told you I only have one mother, Novi. This woman is nothing more than a crafty witch who ...." Plakkk, Papa Rudi again left a red mark on his daughter's cheek.

"Go from here, Papa doesn't need a brash kid like you."

From that moment on, the relationship of father and son that was once so harmonious, changed for the worse. Every time I remember, every time I think Karin wants to lose her memory. That way, maybe all the pain will be slightly reduced.

***

"It turns out that raw material stock checks are not as easy as they are overshadowed, yes. Tired as well" Karin told Nesa.

"He's gone home, but the report hasn't?"

"Already, Brother. I'm back, bye Nesa."

"Bye, be careful."

Apparently cheap gossip that mentions there are crazy employees playing with the President, has not subsided. It's getting louder as it sounds. This time it was even more obvious to corner Karin.

Several employees were seen chatting in the pantry. Nina who saw Karin passing by calling her, Nina personally did not believe that Karin was playing with the President, but she was curious. So, he asked directly to the concerned.

"Today, here," call Nina.

"Yes. What are you doing here, not lunch?" answer Karin.

"Udah, let's ask you one thing. But no offense, yes," continued Nina carefully, she did not want to make Karin misunderstand. He's just curious.

"I know what you're gonna ask. About gossip, right?" Nina and the others nodded. "I'm the same President is quite familiar, because in the past, I was once a university with Tiffany, his sister. The other day here. I go home first, yeah. Suddenly not feeling well. Bye all."

"Fucking Bu Mei, wait for my vengeance," Karin grumbled in her heart.

Karin felt tremendous fatigue in her body, especially the waist, was very painful. Maybe a guest will come, he thought. To reduce the pain, Karin chose to sleep for a moment.

In total there were five meetings, assisted by Ms. May, all completed on time. Yeah, Dio doesn't have an assistant yet, so, the President lent him his secretary to make Dio's job easier.

"Are there any more meetings, Ma'am Mei?" ask Dio.

"No sir, it's all done. You want ...."

"I went straight home. Thank you, Miss Mei was very helpful."

"Together, sir."

Of course after all the meetings were over, Dio headed straight to Karin's apartment. But at a crossroads not far from the hotel he was staying at, there was a group of children in high school uniforms, looking like they were bullying one of the girls.

Dio can't just shut up. No student should do such a despicable act. Dio sidestepped his car, approached the group of boys and dispersed it.

"You, is it okay?" ask Dio the girl who got bullied earlier.

The girl nodded in tears, she also did not accept Dio's helping hand, she just thanked him. Instantly Dio remembered the events of the past, as he was about to follow his Papa to the hotel. "So, how's the girl doing, now, huh?" ask Dio in his heart.

"You want me to take you?" ask Dio again.

"No need, Brother. Thanks again." The girl sauntered, leaving Dio who was still standing looking at her.

***

Karin woke up from her nap, she felt something stuck to her forehead. Slowly Karin opened her eyes, looking around, she was in the room, "wasn't I sleeping on the couch?" karin thought confused. Before long someone opened the door, Karin was shocked to death to see who had entered.

"Tristan?" yell Karin.

"Yes, it's me. Last afternoon I went to the office where you work, kept seeing you come home. Your face was pale, so I followed. Open your mouth, eat first keep taking medicine. You have a fever!" obviously Tristan while feeding Karin the porridge.

"Here, where do you buy it?" asked Karin in the middle of her meal.

"In front of someone to sell," Tristan handed the bowl of porridge to Karin, and looked at him fixedly. "Other times, close the right door, thankfully I came. What if someone else," he continued.

"Thank you, beautiful how are you?"

"Beautiful. Spend it, keep taking the medicine. I'm gonna take a shower first." Tristan put the fever-relieving drug he bought earlier, next to Karin. Not to forget, Tristan rubbed the soft head of Karin.

Karin stopped eating, and her tears flowed. His airway was as clenched, asphyxiated.

Hearing Karin cry, Tristan who had just undressed immediately returned to Karin's room. He looked at the girl in front of him with a sad look.

"Don't look at me like that, I ...."

Braaakkk, "asshole! Who are you, how dare you enter my lover's room."