Thousand Wounds
26

Casandra is now staring fixedly at the man she had longed for. Now he has set foot again in Indonesia after six years he left the country full of memories.

" Hi.."why Casandra to the guy with the glasses.

" Hi.."return Raka.

" Whose mom is she?"tanya Tama with a plain look.

" Tama knew this was his friend Mama. Now Tama salim used to be the same!" pinta Casandra to her son.

Raka and Casandra stared at each other.

" So this is Mama's mom?" ask Tama to Raka.

" Yes dear, this is my mom's friend" replied Raka while stroking the soft head of Tama.

" Tama kirain om this is Tama's papa," said Tama while bowed limp. It was clearly a disappointed look from his plain face.

Raka, who heard Tama's words, is now seen crouching in front of her son. He held Tama's hand tightly. The little boy's body. The vibration of affection filled with sincerity seemed to just appear in Raka's mind. A father's instincts just stick out in his mind.

" Dear om this is Tama's dad. Don't ever be sad again, son. From now on papa promises that papa will never leave Tama," said Raka in bitterness.

" Oh, isn't it the same lie, Tama? It's Papa Tama, isn't it? Said Tama while tightening her embrace on Raka's neck.

" yes, dear actually dong said also a lie," replied Raka while lifting the body of her son and carrying him.

Tama who had been really longing for the figure of his father now wrestled spoiled in a sling of Raka. He did not heed the request of his mother who had told him to get off Raka's body.

Now the three men are walking towards the airport exit. They look like a happy family.

Raka's black Alpard is now driving away from the airport. Their current destination is an apartment that has been prepared for Raka for Casandra and Tama. During the trip Casandra and Raka did not talk much. They were like strangers who had just known each other.

" How are you? seems like time has changed the life of a famous model like you? Tanya Raka broke the awkwardness. But every word that Raka said was filled with emphasis and disappointment in the woman who was now beside her.

" As you can now see young master Raka Adityatama, I am quite healthy and what you are saying is true. Time has changed my life a lot" Casandra replied in a stern tone but remained calm.

" Are you now happy with the life you lead Miss Casandra?"raka said as he directed his gaze towards Casandra.

Now with all her might Casandra tried to cover her fragile side as a woman. He faced Raka with his calm demeanor.

"Of course," Casandra's short answer while throwing her eyes outwards.

" A stupid question is of course you are happy with the decision you have taken. The decision to choose to live with another man and leave me in a bad state that you think is no longer useful.

Casandra fell silent as if she did not have the ability to reject Raka's words. The reality was that it had left Raka at that moment. But even though it's the reality, he still does it because there are certain reasons. He does not want to add burden to Raka in the worst period. It was not easy for her to say that she was pregnant and contained the seeds of their love.

" It seems like even a great lawyer like you has no ability to refute a mistake he has made" Raka explained with a faint smile on her lips.

Now Casandra's defense began to tidy up. As hard as she tried to appear strong but in the end she returned to being a soft woman. Tears now wet her beautiful cheeks.

" Raka stop.... Please stop that saying. All this time I've suffered enough with everything" Casandra shouted in a tone full of despair.

Raka who heard Casandra's speech was now emotionally ignited. He then hit the driver of his car very hard and drove his car at a very high speed.

" Raka..stop.this is dangerous, we can have an accident," cried Casandra."

But Raka did not make the slightest mention of Casandra. He kept driving his car at high speed. Tama finally woke up to hear the screams of her mother.

" Papa took his car slowly mama's as scared as Tama," said Tama.

Tama's speech made Raka aware of the mistake he made. If this time there is an accident of course that will be the victim not only he and Casandra but also the only child of the puppet that only a few hours he met after a long time he had never seen and if that happens, he will never forgive himself. So he decided to reduce the speed of his car. He is now trying to make peace with his feelings. He is fully aware that his current emotions could be fatal.