I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
132. Best man

The sound of a long breath was heard again when Ken was still looking at the photo he put on the nightstand. Photo taken together on Ariel and Joel's wedding day.

In the photo, not only Ken, but Bram, Jesica, Charlie also took pictures with the bride in the middle while they posed silly.

Suddenly, a shadow as Ariel was under the influence of a drug that made her kiss Ariel's lips for the first time flashed before her eyes.

"Arrgghh,, what the hell is this?" ken ruffled his hair violently.

"It's been a long time, how can I go back to remembering that stupid incident?" it's on itself.

Ken turned his back, turned his back on the photo on the nightstand and tried to sleep. Forgetting all the shadows that kept spinning in front of his eyes that tried to torture him.

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Elsewhere, Jesica had just gotten out of the office when the night had been quite late. His face looked tired after all the work he had to finish today.

He was just about to walk towards his car when the sound of another car horn made him turn his head. A car that he recognized was haunted not far from where he stood that immediately lowered his car glass.

"Good!" her word.

"In your dream" answered Jesica sticking out her tongue.

"Tck," he pulled out of the car and pulled Jesica's arm.

"What the fuck are you, Bram! Off!" jesica Sentak.

"Sshh,,, shut up!" welcome Bram to lower his voice.

"Get in my car, and I'll explain" Bram's pinta put on a serious face.

Seeing the seriousness on Bram's face, he supposedly got into the car when Bram opened the door for him, Bram immediately circled the car and entered from the other side and sat behind the wheel.

"Say! What's up?" ask Jesica.

"Nothing" Bram replied as he casually put his shoulder up.

"What?" Jesica narrowed her eyes.

Bram just smiled broadly while running his car.

"You've come home very often late and are tired. I just wanted to take you home, ", Bram said without a burden.

"You,,," hissed Jesica.

Jesica immediately floated her fist on Bram's arm, feeling herself being played.

"Oh, Hey, that's it, that's enough!" lamented Bram while trying to fend off the blow from Jesica.

"I was driving" Bram said.

"I don't want to joke" Jesica said.

"I didn't mean it" Bram argued.

"I was just thinking how are you going to drive in such a tired state? And I'm worried about that" Bram said.

"Stop being nice to me!" pinta Jesica turned her face away. "It would just make me expect more and I don't want to go back to being greedy" he added

Bram pulled his car over, setting his sights on Jesica who was reluctant to look at him.

"I didn't mean to hurt you on purpose, Jes. And I know this is gonna be unfair to you because you're assuming that what I'm doing right now is just a distraction after Ariel's wedding,"

"I won't deny it, but it's not completely true either" Bram said carefully.

"I did it because I wanted to do it. And I never made you my only escape, though,"

Slowly Jesica set her sights on Bram. A sincerity was clearly visible from his eyes, but he felt it was not worth it.

"You and I are both stuck in the past and think I don't deserve to get what I want,"

"But, as Ariel once told me, I need to make peace with myself. That goes for you, too" Bram said.

Jesica was silent, but in his heart confirmed what Bram said. Even Ariel said the same thing to him.

"You know? After you said that my own father was the cause of the fear that had haunted Ariel for years made me feel, what I did for her would never be enough to make up for all the time she's spent,"

"Ariel loved the beach very much, but was terrified when she entered the water, and the last thing that happened to her was that she was drowning,"

"But at the same time, he doesn't want me to be in my position right now, and he doesn't want you to keep pushing yourself" Bram said.

"I know that" said Jesica, turning her face back.

"And I also know, my father came back to see you, also threatened you," said Bram again set his eyes forward and run his car.

Jesica turned her head in a quick motion, but Bram no longer looked at her. Until the silence continued until Bram arrived in front of the gate sweet Jesica.

"Your car is in the back, you can ask the security guards or anyone else to get in your car" Bram said after stopping his car.

"Thank you" said Jesica.

"It's not a problem, and I'm sorry if my attitude makes you uncomfortable. I'll stop doing it" Bram said with a serious face.

"I really appreciate it, thank you, Bram," said Jesica. "I'm also sorry to have been rude to you, I'm just tired of my job" he continued.

"I understand that" said Bram.

"I'm not banning you if you want to see me, Bram. Thank you for puduli to me," said Jesica.

Bram nodded slowly, keeping his eyes on Jesica as she was about to get out of her car and replaced Sam afterwards.

"See you later" said Bram, waving lightly at Jesica, who immediately replied.

Jesica was still standing in front of the gate while looking at Bram's departure. One side of his heart, he wants to continue to maintain friendship with Bram.

But the other side of his heart he also felt annoyed at him where he only remembered Ariel. How often and how strongly he survives his sense remains stifling for him even though he can accept the reason.

"Basically, I did make a mistake from the beginning, but I don't regret it. At least, now I can really protect my best friend with my own hands, not in a helpless position like that time" Jesica murmured to herself.

"Welcome, miss. You came home very late today," said the middle-aged man guarding the gate.

"Well, too much work" replied Jesica. "Ah, please enter the car, please" he continued.

"Good," greet him.

Jesica breezed in and was again greeted kindly by a butler who was deliberately waiting for his employer to come home.

"Why haven't you slept yet, Steve?" jesica asked as the Butler took over her employer's bag.

"I'm waiting for you, miss," greeted her with a warm smile on her face.

"You don't have to do it when I'm overtime, it reduces your sleeping hours. And you woke up earlier than me," Jesica scolded with a worried face.

"I'll be fine, miss," said Steve.

"Lately you have become more busy after your best friend's wedding, don't you want to relax even for a moment, miss?" asked Steve with a worried tone.

"After this job is done, I'll take a few days off, so don't worry" Jesica replied.

Jesica went into his room followed by Steve who immediately put his employer's bag in storage after cleaning it. He moved to the bathroom to fill the water and prepare everything he needed as usual.

"Your water is ready, miss. I'll make you a warm drink and bring you a light snack" said Steve.

"Thank you, Steve," said Jesica.

"It's my duty, miss," replied Steve politely.

"I'm sorry, miss," he continued, bending over and out of Jesica's room.

"Hahhh, I'm lucky that Steve took care of me here. But, Ariel always takes care of herself," he murmured softly.

Jesica stepped into the bathroom, calming down by soaking while unwinding the feeling she felt.

"Miss,,,"

Steve's voice rang out from behind the door, suggesting he had returned.

"Yes?" sabut Jesica's.

"I put food on your table, please let me know if you want anything" Steve said.

"No, Steve. That's enough, you can rest" replied Jesica.

"Okay, I'm resigning. You can wake me up if you need anything" Steve replied.

Hygiene. . . .

Jesica came out of the bathroom after a few minutes, sitting on the edge of the bed after grabbing the still steaming cup of tea.

"Chamomile," Jesica said after inhaling the aroma of tea in her hand.

"He even knew I couldn't sleep, and his homemade tea was the best,"

He sipped the tea in his hand slowly, the smell of Chamomile filled his sense of smell, and made him feel the tension in his muscles loosened.

"You're the best, Steve," said Jesica.

Jesica placed the cup on the table not far from her bed, and sat back on the edge of the bed. Play his phone for a while and go to sleep when he feels drowsiness coming faster than usual.

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##In Hotel. Morning time.

Joel was still sleeping under the covers when suddenly his hand moved fumbling beside the bed beside him which turned out to be empty. His eyes were immediately wide open, and he found no one by his side.

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To be Continued...

Explanation:

Chamomile tea\=> Chamomile tea is very effective for making a person sleepy, reducing anxiety, relaxing muscles, relieving flu symptoms and improving sleep quality.