LOVE IN THE ARMS OF DUSK
2

Working in the Garment Factory was not fun, sitting for hours in front of a sewing machine made Nura's body stiff, sometimes he accidentally edited or sewed his own hands, and he was not, as today Nura noticed his hands were plastering everywhere, after the division of daily wages that was only enough to eat those few days, Nura left the factory without many words

The girl was only twenty years old, her body was thin, her shoulder-length brown hair was curiously tied, her face was pale, expressionless, several times she passed by fellow laborers, Nura did not smile or say hello, just nod his head stiffly

Nura tightened his old coat as it drizzled down, the atmosphere this afternoon was so quiet in this remote place, as far as the eye could see there were only factories and laborers, as far as the eyes could see, the rest is a vast garden of cotton and tea

His pace slowed down, he was sleepy and tired, two days and two nights he was overtime, wanted to quickly sleep, but lazy to go home, meet the aunt was the thing he avoided the most, the woman who had lived with him since his mother died often scolded him, looked for his mistakes to beat up, then took his working salary to play gambling

Nura reached into some of the money in her pocket and slipped it into her shoes

After crossing the vast tea garden, he reached his home, frowning to see a luxurious car parked there, his aunt was talking to a well-dressed man, wearing shiny black shoes, and his aunt was in a conversation, it does not fit into the ground floor of his house

Nura arrived before the two of them, her aunt's face was not good, there was a gurgle of anger and greed on her face, while the man smiled then approached and hugged her

“He's Mr Prabu, your father!”

Her aunt said coldly when the man took off his embrace, Nura did not feel happy or sad, she just replied flatly “Oh”

Nura knew sooner or later this day would come, she was not surprised at all, did not know what kind of expression she had to have, other than looking at the man from top to bottom, and discovered the fact that he did not bear the slightest resemblance to Nura, and Nura was grateful for that

Her aunt threw her butut bag on the ground, not knowing when her stuff was packed in the bag.

“Mr Prabu wants you to stay with her in kota” Her aunt says cynically without burden “ And marry you to a rich old man there”

Mr. Prabu was only aware from his daydreams, seeing the figure of Nura who was very similar to Ratna, his former aide, the more he saw Nura's empty eyes the more his heart ached, he grabbed Nura's hand and grasped it tightly, quickly chiming in on Aunt Nura's words

“Son, it's not like that, This father is old and wants to gather with the children, I don't want you to be in this place too long and live well”

Nura looked at Mr. Prabu and his aunt in turn, he knew he had no choice, since the beginning of his life was not his, still insisted on staying free, which there was only the torture of the aunt who was becoming more and more, Nor did Nura know what would happen if he went and married the rich old man, he really did not want to think too hard, his body was tired and needed to sleep. Nura picked up her bag that was lying on the ground and then held it

“Yes. Come”

After hearing Nura's short words, the aunt smiled in satisfaction, Nura was sure her aunt had received some money from Mr. Prabu, but she was fine, she didn't care

Mr. Prabu was stunned to hear Nura's reply, he didn't expect it to be this easy to take Nura away with him, the man had originally prepared everything to persuade his son, including a forced plan if Nura rebelled like Nala

“Ah, let's go Nak!” He said cheerfully, his lips curled into a smile

With a light heart Mr. Prabu led Nura up into the car, without much ado they had left the place. Mr. Prabu showed me his phone, there was a picture of a middle-aged woman and a girl wearing a beautiful satin dress, her face was very beautiful, her long hair was arranged in such a way

“This is Ajeng, your stepmother and your step-brother Nala, being nice to them” Mr. Prabu said, giving an early warning to Nura, regardless of his status is the illegitimate son of the Daniar family

“Ya” Nura does not feel any feelings, nor is it sad and happy to meet his father, his short speech has made Mr. Prabu satisfied, he said, Nura who does not protest much seems to be easy to control.

“When am I getting married?” Nura's unexpected question made Mr. Prabu surprised, he quickly took control of himself

“Secapnya. I'll take care of it with Mr. Fatih”

Nura just doesn't want to linger with her father and stepmother, if she gets married means she can go in a different place with her husband, no matter if the candidate was old-fashioned though as long as he did not live in a house with these people, it was enough for Nura

He knew his father's arrival didn't really want to take him away with him, but there was another point, this matchmaking was definitely one of the things to enrich themselves, just like what they did to his mother, he said, in use when useful and then thrown away like garbage when it is useless

Nura wants to get angry and beat the person who made her mother suffer until the end of life, live in the scope of poverty and hunger, then come with as good as the intention to match Nura with people she never even met, he said, but what a force, he did not feel any emotions, since his mother died five years ago, Nura lost her emotions, he did not even cry at the funeral, he said, nor did he laugh happily at his graduation in high school, everything he went through was emotionless, flat and hollow

Mr. Prabu glanced at Nura's clothes that were far from decent, a faded black coat inedible with age, brief cloth pants over the ankles and a shabby t-shirt

“Hm.. looks like we should stop by the boutique and salon briefly”

the driver who had been silent nodded, Nura looked at himself in the reflection of the glass, saying nothing, it was natural for Mr. Prabu to do so, he definitely did not want to lose face to the appearance of Nura who was more like a beggar on the side of the road, moreover, Nura he would meet again with Mr. Fatih, it should build a good look for everyone

Stopping at a boutique on the outskirts of town, Mr. Prabu invites Nura in and asks the boutique clerk to give them some matching pieces of clothing. A wavy long haired woman came over, wearing a tight black short skirt showing her hip shape, wearing a pink shirt, she smiled kindly, it seemed like she was the owner of this boutique. Without a doubt the woman pulled Nura around the boutique and chose some clothes

“My name is Erya”

The woman introduces herself, either trying to get acquainted or just wanting to get along with the customer

"I think it suits you”

Erya showed a short orange sleeveless dress, Nura looked at the dress for a while and then saw her hand full of wounds

“I think it's too short”

Nura commented briefly, Erya giggled and then brought Nura towards casual clothes, before Erya took short clothes again, Nura took the initiative to take a bone white shirt and light brown skirt, not too long and not too short

“You are good, try it in the dressing room I will choose some like this”

Nura said nothing, he went in and changed his clothes quickly, as soon as he came out he saw Erya who was eager to show his choice of clothes, Mr. Prabu nodded in satisfaction, then had the shop employees wrap her up

After finishing dealing in the boutique, they headed to the beauty salon, they tidied his hair, decorated his face and nails in his hands, the plaster was replaced with plaster that was the color of the skin so that it was not visible

After spending quite a long time, they finally arrived at the luxurious mansion of Mr. Prabu, at the doorstep of Madam Ajeng and Nala waiting curiously

“Nura, greet your mother and sister” Tell Mr. Prabu as soon as they approach, Nura knows what Mr. Prabu means

“Goodnight, Mother and sister”

Madam Ajeng smiled disdainfully at the appearance of Nura who looked all new, must be her husband who bought all that, while Nala stared at the appearance of Nura from top to bottom, their appearance was like earth and sky, and they looked like the sky, Nura with her simple casual clothes and Nala with luxurious satin dresses and jewelry on her body

Once a hick is still a hick!

“Take the second Miss to her room”

The waiter took the butut bag out of Nura's hand, took her to the third floor, when she arrived at her new room Nura just silently watched every corner of the room, when compared with her room in the seclusion room is much wider, on the dresser there are many makeup equipment and skin care that Nura never once saw, she said, there was a large closet full of clothes, and the bed was large moss-green, when he sat it felt soft and comfortable

“None both” voice waiter from outside room heard “You are waiting in dining room”

Nura opened the door of her room, seeing the waiter allow herself to follow to the dining room, where Madam Ajeng, Tuan Prabu and Nala had been waiting, on the table were available various western food dishes

“Let's sit Nura” Mr. Prabu told Nura to sit face to face with Nala, the woman just glanced at Nura cynically

“From now on, Nura will be part of the Daniar family, I hope you all can get along”

Nura nodded stiffly, the atmosphere of the dinner felt very awkward, Nala rolled up the spaghetti in her fork, not interested in eating it

“When am I married?”

Nura asked the same thing a second time, Madam Ajeng frowned, confused, but the next second she became delighted, while Nala looked at her with disdain

“Tomorrow I'll contact Mr. Fatih”

“Good. Faster is better!”

Nala laughed at Nura's passive attitude, in her head was already imagined how similar Nura was to the old man

“You will be the most suitable pair ha ha!”

Nura knew that she was being made fun of but she did not give any response so much to make Nala very upset, Madam Ajeng was satisfied to see Nura was quite self-aware of her status in this family

“Ya”

Again Nura said briefly flatly, he put a spoon and fork on his plate, the food was still left half “Thank you the food, I excuse”

He left without listening to the words of Mr. Prabu or Mrs Ajeng to his room, he really wanted to sleep

“Hei basic is impolite!” Nala hissed, yelled at the table, she wanted an annoyed or sad expression from the girl yet she got nothing but her flat expression as if her matchmaking with Mr. Fatih was nothing big

“He should be taught a lesson!” muttering to herself, with glittering eyes, Nala followed Nura to her room, with wide steps, she found Nura walking slowly

“HEH! Girl hick!”

Nala exclaimed loudly in a dismissive tone she pushed Nura aside until the girl got hit by the wall, loud enough to leave a thumping sound, but Nura did not react to anything other than her flat expression

Does he not feel pain?

In astonishment, he sure pushed hard enough, should this girl scream in pain or cry, but this...

“What's up?” Nura said while holding her shoulder, she actually felt pain but she did not know what to react to, confused

“A..A..You're nothing!”

Nala was exasperated half to death, was she being toyed with? He pulled Nura's short hair closer to his face and whispered threateningly

“Don't think you can live comfortably here, remember your status, you're just an illegitimate child of the Daniar family!”

Nura felt her hair off rough, she looked at Nala for a while digesting the words and then said briefly “Ya”

Nala was getting irritated, her cheeks were red, feeling low, she did not expect Nura to respond like that, she should now be sad or scared, or at least his eyes were in tears but Nura's eyes did not shed tears, just the same look he had from the first time Nala saw him, a flat gaze without expression

“You... are you human?” Shuddering Nala let out a stupid question, is Nura really abnormal? Or was he just being played by this hick girl? Is this one of his tricks?

Really sneaky!

he moved away irritatedly with his legs jerked hard, a sign of great anger

Nura touched her nose, felt her warm breath, not far from them some servants stood stiffly, their faces looked amazed, only this time there were those who dared to make Young Miss angry big, she said, they waited if Nura needed help at any time, but the girl said nothing to enter her room and closed the door and went to sleep.

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