44 THERE WILL BE NO NEW ONES AMONG US

Siska and her friends were still in the karaoke room when Gina finished her meeting. She was peeping out the window watching Gwen. Her eyes gloomy recall the pain she felt as her friends insulted her and screamed insanity

"Excuse me, bill, I'll pay for the karaoke room," Gina said to the clerk, she left immediately, seeing a man ina suit leaning against the front of his car

"Sir, how are you here?" Gina asked in such a spoiled tone

"Of course to fetch my mistress home"

Yudha walked up to Gina and answered with a gentle smile. The very rare Yudha that smiled from the very beginning Risti knew him and Gina who was never gentle and always cold to anyone. Risti was shocked by her superiors

"Risti, thank you for today. See you tomorrow!" said Gina with a distinctive smile that made Risti come out of surprise

"You're welcome, Mrs. Gina"

Risti walked to her car. Gina noticed Risti's leaving, then Yudha put his arms around her and walked to Yudha's car. It wasn't long after Gina paid Siska and her friends left after karaoke. And when siska pays

"Sorry, miss, all the bills are paid by the lady who was sitting in the other seat." The cashier pointed to the counter where Gina was sitting, siska followed her hand to point

"Is she long gone?" ask Gwen who wants to pursue Gina

"No, miss, he just came out!"

"Thank you"

Gwen and Siska hurried out of the restaurant to chase Gina. Outside they just saw Gina from behind being hugged by a guy, but didn't see his face. Riko has just come to pick up siska

"Riko, do you see who is the man who embraces sister Gina?" ask Siska on Riko

"I didn't notice it clearly, but it seems the man was quite familiar. It's just that I forgot where I saw it."

"It's the same car that I met Gina at the restaurant the other day" the siska muttered and kept watching the leaving of Yudha's car

*****

Gina kept absolutely motionless from gazing out the window during her trip. It made Yudha curious. Finally when she got home and Gina took a shower, Yudha called Risti and asked what had happened. Immediately the look in his eyes became clear to Risti. But Yufha didn't say anything to Gina. Gina was still moping after she got out of the shower. She climbed into bed to sleep, but as she closed her eyes, the shadow of the past came back to haunt her.

"No!"

Gina woke up again, remembered what it was like to be locked up in a dark room, as well as being ina mental hospital. Her breath breathlessly passed her forehead as she looked over to see the husband sound asleep. Eventually Gina got out of bed and walked up to get the sedative in her purse. She took out two of the sedatives and poured out a glass of water. When about to drink it

"Ah."

It fell off, but Yudha didn't sleep and he had to put the medicine on Gina's hand when she was about to take it

"Don't take that medicine again!"

This was the first time Yudha said in a cool, firm tone of voice to Gina, with eyes that made her feel tingly. She shed a few tears

"I can't if I don't take sedatives, then that shadow always haunts me, my breath feels tightness if I imagine that. How the vapor is located in a narrow pitch black room. How scared when I was locked in a mental hospital isolation room with people who anytime they could go on a rampage without cause. How does it feel when I'm screaming that I'm not crazy and it will make my hands and feet firmly attached to the bed with my mouth covered with duct tape or cloth. I can't get over that. I beg you to give me the medicine, let me sleep well without the nightmares of hiks, hiks, hiks"

Fear, anxiety and sadness were especially evident in Gina's eyes when she told the story. Yudha was able to feel the pain that Gina felt. Yudha grabbed her and hugged her tight

"Calm down, it's the past. That's all over now. From now on, I will never let anyone hurt you again. I'll see to it that they all fall in my hands. You don't have to worry about me now next to you!" Gina kept sobbing in Yudha's arms

"Now we go back to sleep" brings Yudha by breaking their arms

"No, I don't want to close my eyes. I'm scared!" The still sobbing Gina shook her head quickly

"Take it easy on me. I will accompany you"

Gina went back to lying in Yudha's arms

"Yudha"

"Hmmm"

"Will you leave me someday? Will you also treat me like one of them when someone new comes into your life?" Gina looked up at Yudha's face when she spoke

"No way. I won't do what they do. For there will be no new ones among us."

*****

A few days have passed, now the engagement party of Siska and Riko. Atmaja's residence has been decorated in such a way until it looks so beautiful with a variety of floral decorations, Siska is prepared in the dressing room with her mother and grandmother, there is Gwen also there.

"My daughter is very beautiful. You really look like a princess, honey" says riska flattering her daughter

"Thank you, mom. Where's dad mom?"

"Dad is greeting both guest and Riko"

"Did you invite Gina?" asked Arin who punctuated the talk of mother and daughter

"It's been grandma, I'm not sure she's coming"

"You just calm down he'll be coming"

The invited guests had started to attend when Gina arrived there, she had previously spoken to Yudha that she would attend. Yudha allowed Gina to come alone on condition that she should not be hurt. Yudha will catch up after

"Gina you finally came. Grandma is waiting for you upstairs, "says Riska with a friendly smile for Gina, Gina did not respond and continued walking upstairs to see arin

"What's grandma looking for me?"

"How rude! You should have saluted me first!" Arin cried out when I saw Gina

"Why should I respect you? We have no further business, and you've already managed to get my shares, haven't you?"

"Since today is Siska's happy day, so I'll forgive you on one condition!"

"What more do you want?" Gina asked nonchalantly to her grandmother

"Give me your mother's shares and I won't bother you anymore"

"Are you crazy? You people are so greedy! Still not enough with my shares you want to take stock of my mother! Shameless!"

Sullen Gina sheds her emotions by abusing arin and yet

Plak!

A slap landed on Gina's cheek so hard she turned her face and her cheeks stained red. Gina glared at the arin

"I will remember this slap. And this is the last time I'm gonna let you slap me in the face!"