
When she smiled, my heart stopped beating. “You and Aunt Claudia are grandchildren and biological grandmothers. They also compared the results from your sample to those of Om Matias and Aunt Abby. They are your biological parents.”
I shouted hysterically hearing her, then hugged her body while jumping happily. Oh, dearGod. Thank you! My search ended here. I am Clarissa, not Mila whose origins are unclear. I have parents. I have a family.
The overflowing feeling of happiness was unable for me to bear so much that I was so emotional laughing while crying. After worrying because the first test result was negative, I had thought that the delay of the second test result was because the results were the same. I was worried that my search was long.
“Hey, we are still on campus and everyone passing by is watching us,” said Hadi softly. Realizing that my face must be wet with tears, I did not want to let go of my embrace. “Mila, I can't walk to my car if you keep hugging me like this.” I still don't want to let go of my embrace.
“Women who are emotional are always troublesome,” grunts. He grabbed me by the shoulder, then took me on a walk with him. After helping me get into his car, he closed the door by my side.
I knew where the tissue was located, so I grabbed it without taking my hand away from my face and took some sheets to dry my wet face. Not caring about Hadi sitting by my side, I threw snot at the tissue. He's laughing a little.
“Why are you laughing?” I asked with a nose voice. I'd rather be seen doing even the most shameful thing than showing my weak side crying.
“I just this time met a girl who does not care should make that sound when there are others nearby.” He came back laughing.
“My nose is clogged. I'd rather endure embarrassment than hold my breath,” I said I didn't want to lose. I cleaned my nose one more time before putting the old tissue in my bag.
“We are going to your apartment?” tanyanya while driving a car out of the grounds of our faculty. I answered yes. “Do you need cardboard or other bags to carry the rest of your stuff?”
“Ng, no. My stuff isn't much. There is only one suitcase of clothes and one cardboard for college purposes only in the apartment.” I took out a bottle of water and drank it.
“How about shoes, sandals, bags?”
“I only have one sneaker that I wear, the rest I have never taken out of the suitcase since moving. Bags and sandals are also still in the suitcase.” I put the bottle back in my bag. “I just need to talk to the manager of the building about the termination of the rental unit. If they don't want to give me my money back, then I will return the key after a month has passed.”
Arriving at the apartment, I stuffed all the toiletries into a small plastic bag. Then take the towel that I was drying on the balcony and put the two things into the backpack that I was carrying. Hadi helped carry the heavier cardboard, while I dragged my suitcase.
We check every closet, drawer, even under the bed to make sure no items are left behind. I spoke to the employee who served in the lobby and he welcomed my intention to end the unit lease. They had a name queue that needed an apartment the size of the one I rented, so they were willing to refund the rest of my rent.
“I will stay in your house for how long?” I asked as soon as we were in the car. She smiles. “What's up? Why are you smiling?”
“You feel at home also stay in our house,” godanya. My face warmed up hearing that sentence.
“Bu-not that,” I said nervously.
“We're heading to Aunt Lindsey's house. Do you think they'll let me take you to my family's house? They'll talk me out if I do that. Moreover, they have already gained the certainty that you are their grandson.”
My heart suddenly thumped faster to hear it. I will meet my long separated family. It's not our first meeting, but it feels very different compared to a meeting when we didn't know we had a blood relationship.
Charlotte won't do the same, ‘ right? Will he treat me well anytime? The sudden fact that I was going to meet my family was not as beautiful as I had felt before. Now I'm beginning to fear that the same thing will happen again. I will be driven out of the house again, but this time by my own family.
The deafening sound and a hand in front of my shoulder surprised me. My body was suddenly pushed forward violently, but was held back by the hand in front of me. The car stopped suddenly. I turned towards Hadi, intending to say something. Looking at his facial expression, I locked up my intention.
When I looked in the direction he saw, my eyes were round. There was a car stopping in front of us, blocking the car, and there were about four men who came out with a bat. Without saying anything, one of them directly hit the hood of the car. I screamed in surprise. Another hit the window glass by my side.
“Sial.” Hadi moved the gears, then he looked back. He stepped on the brake pedal again. There's another car blocking our car. Four other men carried the batter out of the car.
“Who are they, Hadi? What happened?” manya panic. I looked around the car, looking for something I could use as a weapon.
“I don't know and I'm pretty sure I haven't hurt anyone lately.” He's struggling with his phone. I salute her calm demeanor when another man hits the windowpanes by her side violently. “Pa, I was with Mila and a group of people attacked us. Hm. I saw eight men with iron bats. Yeah, that's the iron they smashed into the windowpanes by my side and Mila.”
“Glass this window won't last much longer, Hadi!” I cried as the glass cracks got bigger and in one hard blow. The glass formed a hole so that the man could insert his hand, grabbing the button to unlock it. I hit his hand as hard as I could with the thickest lecture book I had brought.
“I end the phone, Pa.” Hadi put his phone up on the dashboard, then pulled the hand of the man who tried to unlock my door. The man screamed in pain. “Quick, move to the back. We have to buy time until help comes.”
I removed my seatbelt, then tried to pass through her body to move into the back seat. It wasn't easy, but after trying hard, I was finally able to move on as well. The front right window glass was also successfully hollowed out, so Hadi immediately caught the man's hand and pulled it as hard as possible.
He could do nothing when the window by my side opened and the man easily opened the door. I screamed in pain as she held me tightly. Hadi shouted my name, but it could not prevent them from pulling me out of the car.
“Who are you? Who sent you to do this evil thing?” many wonder. Sending eight adult males with a hitter to deal with two young people was a huge exaggeration.
“You've been running away from home too long. It's time to go back home to your father,” said one of them while grinning cynically. Oh. So they're Finley Taylor's men.
“Mila, are you okay?” ask Hadi who also came out of the car. He opened the door forcefully so that the person blocking him was pushed back. Then he touched the shoulder of the man holding my arm. “Hey, release him!” Two men came from behind, holding Hadi by holding both arms.
“Do not mess or pretty head of this girl will be destroyed,” threatened the man who held my arm. That sentence was able to make Hadi stop trying to get close to me. Seeing that, I sighed softly.
“I'm tired of such a childish scenario.” This man held only one arm of mine, then his other hand held an iron rod ready to be pointed at my head. I blinked one eye at Hadi. Hopefully, the big body is not just a display.
I twisted my body to the right so suddenly that the man holding my arm was shocked and his grip on my hand loosened. My goal was an iron rod held by his right hand. As soon as I managed to take the stick from him, I swung it with all my might towards his stomach. He looked down in pain, then my next target was his back.
As a weaker person, I know that my strength lies in the effects of surprise. They must have guessed that I couldn't do anything with my frantic screams earlier while in the car. Seeing Hadi also only dumbfounded when I had managed to hit two men down, I grabbed his hand and put down the iron I took from the second man.
“I beg you, don't tell me you can't protect yourself. Quick, help me fight them or we'll die silly here!”