Tian sneered. "Hurry up. I have a lot to take care of."
"Oh my, Tian! You still have to work? After something like this? You owe me a lot of explanations."
One of Tian's free hands, he used to shake gently. "Alright, just do your part. The rest is my business."
Nika rolled her eyes in disgust. "Tian and his habits!" But she still did what had to be done. Despite losing quite a lot of blood, Tian was lucky that the gunshot wound didn't hit a vital muscle that could paralyze the hand. When Nika asked what happened, Tian chose to remain silent, as is his habit of not wanting his privacy to be disturbed.
"Well, done," said Nika while wiping the sweat. "Don't make your right hand too tired first. A few days rest I think is enough to restore the mighty Tian."
"Damn you."
They both chuckled while Fathia, who didn't understand the direction of their conversation, just stared straight at the interaction between the two. She was immensely relieved because Nika made sure Tian was fine. Along the way was the most terrible thing that had happened to his sixteen years of life.
It didn't take long for Nika to be there. Fathia, still wearing dirty pyjamas and a dishevelled appearance, accompanied Nika to the elevator door.
"Thank you very much, Nika."
One stroke on Fathia's head from Nika made the girl blink slowly. What did Nika do to her?
"You look a lot like Felice."
Suddenly those words made Fathia's eyes widen. "You knows Felice?"
Not the answer that Fathia got but a sincere smile that also contained the pain that Nika gave. "I'm sorry. Take care of Tian. Usually when he's sick, he suddenly turns into a spoiled man."
Fathia was flabbergasted. What does it mean? Shortly after Nika left the unit, Ronald arrived. Where when he saw Fathia, Ronald immediately hugged her tightly. "Thank God you're all right, son."
"What's the matter, Uncle?" Fathia asked quietly as soon as the hug was released. The old eyes took a good look at Fathia's dishevelled appearance. It doesn't matter to him, as long as Fathia can be saved and on time. Ronald did not expect to receive news like this. This means that Ronald strongly suspects that Alvin and his family's accident was not an accident. But who is behind all this?
"I'll tell you later. Now you better get changed." He immediately led Fathia to the living room, where Tian was wearing a shirt. A bit of a problem made Fathia rush to help him.
"Slow down, Tian." Fathia tried to be careful when she saw Tian's muscular arm bandaged. Seeing Tian shirtless is enough to make Fathia feel a strange flutter. There are many handsome boys in her school, but in Fathia's eyes, nothing is more gorgeous than Sebastian Sachdev.
Wait.
But why did she think about Tian when he had to help her? Fathia quickly dispelled her strange thoughts. Her goal was to help, and she immediately implemented it. Quickly buttoned the buttons of Tian's shirt one by one. And when their eyes met, Tian's frown grew more and more.
"Good grief! I forgot to tell you to change clothes. You must be cold, my God! I'm so ignorant of you. Change clothes right away, okay? Can I make hot chocolate later? You want to?"
The girl nodded happily. Follow Tian's directions and let Ronald talk this and that. Fathia chose to leave, and she didn't understand what they would talk about later. When she finished bathing-she suddenly remembered Narti, Joko, and Didi. What is their fate now? Fathia shuddered in horror because the gunshot sound came back clear in her memory. What if they were all shot? Killed? Oh, Lord! Fathia is scared now. Her worry was just as big, so she immediately opened the ample cupboard.
For a moment, he was silent. Fathia saw all of Felice's clothes hanging neatly there. Fathia's smile is getting wider now. Maybe during Felice and Tian's relationship, her sister often visited here. Leave her mark there. Fathia took a white dress that looked like only one of its many collections. Fathia was lucky, and it wasn't too big when she wore it.
Fathia has to find out the people who work at her house. Who knows, there is the latest news that she can hear because the situation at home was scary. sHe could not imagine if anything terrible happened to the three loyal people. Gosh, God. Protect them always. But when Fathia was about to open the door, she was surprised because Tian had pushed the entrance to the room and barged in.
Tian, who saw Fathia wearing the dress of her choice for Felice, was very surprised. His eyes didn't blink to stare at Fathia. In his imagination, in front of Tian now is not Fathia but Felice. Where is Felice's beautiful and seductive figure at the same time? Not to mention that the long hair was still half wet. Tian stepped without taking his eyes off Fathia. This made Fathia take a step back in confusion. Until Fathia's back hit the edge of the bed, which surprised her a little unsteady; seeing this, Tian immediately moved. Fathia's body was immediately embraced in Tian's arms without permission. Tian hugged Fathia tightly. Trying to smell the scent, he missed so much; rose.
Felice's signature perfume.
"Tian," said Fathia quietly as Mika. Her voice was muffled in this very tight and possessive embrace. "I'm so short of breath."
"Just a moment, Feli. A moment." Tian tightened the hug. "I miss you."
As long as Fathia had known Tian, this was the first time Fathia had heard her desperate voice. The longing was evident in the words Tian had just spoken. Fathia also felt the same way. Missing Felice's figure.
Carried by the atmosphere, Fathia returned Tian's hug no less tightly. For Tian, it caused a very high domino effect. Tian let go of the hug without taking his eyes off Fathia. Slowly but surely, Tian approached until Fathia felt his breath mercilessly.
This made Fathia confused. She tried to free herself but was too late because their lips met. Fathia widened in surprise, looking directly at Tian, who closed his eyes. Like enjoying every touch he made. Also, Tian's body that started pushing Fathia fell on the bed right behind Fathia.
Tian lost his mind. On his mind, there was only Felice. Let alone being released, and Tian just deepened the kiss. Holding Fathia's hand right above the head of the girl, who is still confused by the behaviour of the man who has been on top of her body. Accumulated fear, worry, confusion, and horror, are mixed, but Fathia can't make a sound. When Fathia thought Tian had let go, in reality, Tian only gave a little chance for the girl under his tutelage to take a breath.
With the remaining strength, the courage that Fathia had been trying to muster, she bit Tian's lips quite hard. Making the man scream and release Fathia, who is now panting. He was aware of what he did and the shadow of Felice, who was no longer in front of him. Fathia was now looking at her, full of fear and horror in his eyes.
"Fathia," Tian said desperately. He rubbed his face full of frustration and fell to his knees. Tian covered his face full of anger. What had he done just now? Crazy! He had gone mad and felt his head hit a hard object! How could he do something like this to Fathia, whom he was supposed to care for?
Meanwhile, Fathia began to rise from her sleep. Even though she still couldn't believe what Tian had just done, finding a man who now looked restless made her draw closer to the man.
"Tian."
One-touch is also a soft sound even though there is shaking, making Tian look up. Fathia is in front of him.
"Tian why?"
Finding Fathia wearing the clothes that Tian had given Felice created a different swish. The feeling of longing so great also lost the figure of Felice, making Tian move spontaneously.
"Sorry," he said quietly. Then Fathia's soft little hand gently touched Tian's face. Their eyes were still staring at each other. Tian felt something was wrong here, but what? Felice's figure was so accurate in front of him, only slightly different. Ah, his eyeballs. Right. Tian should have realized that what he was staring at was Fathia. Fathia's very dear sister. Not her fiancé.
The girl he should protect with all his heart.
But receiving Fathia's touch, still shaking around his wok, made Tian close.
"No need to apologize. I know, we both miss Felice. If ... if Tian misunderstood, I understand and understands. Nika also said that earlier. I'm okay, Tian."
Tian opened his eyes. He could still feel that the touch was loyal to his cheek, which was no longer Fathia's hand but both. Making Tian stare at Fathia closely.
"Thank you for being there for me. Thank you for protecting me. And thank you...."
This time, Tian couldn't imagine Felice's face anymore. He moved closer to Fathia. And this time, although stiff, Fathia returned the kiss. Make Tian feel there is a special joy in his heart.
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