The Estuary of Desire Baruna
Eps. #39 Meeting

"Una, wakeup!" Ardila shook Baruna's already defenseless body, drooping over the asphalt road after a hard kick from the tattooed man.

"Sir Dila!" Only that word came out from Baruna's mouth. His body was weak and there was a drop of blood coming out from his nose.

"Una .. You must be strong! Wake up we have to get out of here!" ardila's voice trembled, a sense of worry for her sister's state emanated clearly on her face.

"Please! Help u! Please....!!" Ardila shouted loudly, hoping that someone would hear and help them. Ardila knew that they were still in danger, because they had not yet separated from the two men who intended to hurt them.

"Haha! Free yelling! No one will help you! Your life will end today!" The tattooed man was already near them with the knife still unsheathed in his hand as well. The man chuckled and sounded increasingly affirming his threat.

"Now, please say the last word before you send me to hell! Haha....!" The man's laughter continued to blunt.

The tattooed man then pulled Ardila's arm and brought her to stand before him. He brought Ardila's body closer to his body while pointing his knife right in front of Ardila's face.

"Please! Please don't hurt me!" Ardila closed her eyes and held her breath, deeply frightened to feel the sharp blade was only an inch away at the end of her nose.

"This face is so beautiful, what a pity. .. It's a pity, your age must end tonight! Haha....." The tattooed man smiled cynically. With bulging eyes, he continued to stare at Ardila's increasingly paled face as it held back his fear of the men's threat, let alone the sharp weapons in his clutch.

"Don't hurt him!" screeched Baruna in a weak voice, she was very worried about her brother. Although his entire body was in pain, he still tried to lift his back to be able to wake up. However, right then and there, the other man quickly approached Baruna and kicked her again. Baruna again crashed further away from the position of Ardila and the tattooed man.

Dor's!

At the same time, there was a gunshot.

"Stop, Oscar! Don't try to hurt Ardila!" A shriek of someone's loud voice was also heard after the sound of gunfire.

From behind the darkness in one corner of the place, suddenly another man appeared.

The tattooed man who was none other than Oscar, who was Diaz's assistant trust, turned his head toward the man who had just given a warning shot into the air.

"Little do you dare to hurt him, then I'll kill you here, Oscar!" The loud voice was heard again accompanied by the clattering of footsteps of a man who walked quickly closer to Oscar, while holding a gun pointed at his head.

Oscar gave a rude snort when he found out who the man who pointed the gun at him was.

"Sir Alfin!" his eyes riled and his eyes grew wide. "Why did Mr. Alfin forbid me to finish them off?" oscar asked in surprise, with a slanted smile on his lips.

Oscar immediately released the grip of his hand from Ardila's body and pushed Ardila very roughly, until Ardila fell onto the asphalt not far from where Baruna lay weakly.

"Bas a coward, you guys!" snapped Alfin the windy.

"Ardila is just a woman. You don't deserve to threaten her let alone intend to eliminate her in such a sadistic way!" Alfin's voice grew higher. Of course, he was furious when he learned that someone had intended to hurt his daughter.

"What's wrong, Mr Alfin? They were Arkha's children. The son of the man who became Boss Diaz's nemesis. Our main goal is to eliminate them!" oscar was angry too. He was very surprised, why Alfin who also hated Arkha so much, now turned to defend the children of the Waradana Family.

"Yes, that's right, Oscar! Arkha is our enemy, but Ardila is not! So you better get out of here before I actually shoot you both in the head!" snapped Alfin laden with threats.

Oscar again gave a rough breath. "Alright, this time we'll let the two boys survive. But remember, Mr. Alfin! We'll report you to Boss Diaz. I'm sure once he finds out about this, you'll definitely be killed by him!" Although willing to abandon his intention to finish off Ardila and Baruna, but Oscar also confirmed a threat. He was very sure after knowing the incident, Diaz would definitely turn hostile towards Alfin.

After being convinced that Oscar and his friend had actually left, Alfin then approached Ardila who was still crouching on the edge of the road and looked still very frightened, while holding Baruna's back which was getting weaker.

"Arydila...!!!" Alfin shouted while running and came to get there.

"Dila, you're okay, son?" Alfin looked at his daughter's face.

"Om who is this? Why do you know my name?" Ardila lifted her face and looked at Alfin with a frown. A thousand question marks were now on his head, and he was definitely astonished, as he never felt he knew the man before him. However, instead the man behaved like he already knew her very well.

"I-I .. a-I," Alfin stuttered. Ardila's question made him realize that it was not time for him to open his identity in front of his daughter. He knew Ardila would hate him so much if Ardila found out he was his real father.

"My name is Alfin, Dila. I'm Livina's old best friend, your real mama," Alfin replied lyingly.

Ardila nodded immediately. She remembers the story of Pearl and Arkha to be someone named Alfin who was Livina's childhood friend and also her father, Arkha.

"Oh, so this Om Alfin is a friend of mama and papa who he said lived abroad, huh?" terka Ardila felt a little relieved because the man before her was not a bad person.

"I-i-iya, that's right, Dila," said Alfin. Her heart skipped a beat, she was very nervous, because it was the first time she could see her daughter's face and smile so close before her.

"I'm sorry papa, Dila. It's not time you knew who I really was," Alfin's inner murmured.

"Thank you so much for having Om Alfin saved us." Ardila smiled, Alfin's arrival at the right time had already saved their lives from Oscar and his friend.

Alfin replied with a smile. He himself did not understand what he was feeling at that moment. Although Ardila never knew that he was her real father, but a blood bond seemed to make different feelings appear in their minds.

"Together, Dila. Now hurry home! This place is dangerous for you!" advice Alfin. He wants Ardila to leave the place because it could be, Diaz and his men will come again there.

"Good, Om. But please help me get Baruna in the car. He was very weak, he had to get help immediately," Ardila and Alfin did not want to refuse.

Alfin then lifted Baruna's body, while holding Baruna's arm on his shoulder. Together with Ardila, he memapah Baruna, brought into the car owned by Ardila.

"One more time thank you very much, Om. We owe Om Alfin our lives" Ardila said as she was in the car ready to leave.

Alfin just nodded and continued to smile. "Yes, Dila. Be careful and take care of yourself!" sahut while waving at the car Ardila who has now speeded away leaving him.

Alfin fell silent and still stood in his original place looking at Ardila's car that was getting away.

"Not will I let Diaz hurt my daughter!" muttered Alfin, furious at all the behavior of Diaz and his men.

"Baruna .. I should be happy that that boy just died was killed by Oscar. And just now, I should have been able to kill him with my own hands!" Alfin clucked nanar.

"But for now, I'm forced to let him survive first. I can't possibly finish him off in front of Ardila!" Alfin sighed harshly while shaking his head.

"It seems that Ardila loved Baruna very much. All this time, Arkha and Pearl have been taking very good care of my daughter. They also gave a very sincere affection towards him." Suddenly a contradiction arose in Alfin's mind. When realizing the greatness of Arkha and Pearl's heart in caring for and caring for her daughter, making different feelings that are opposite each other in her heart.

"No! Until now, Arkha is still my enemy! I'll still destroy it!" jengah Alfin's. A smile of trembling returned on his lips. Revenge still raging filled his head. The intention to avenge all the bitterness to Arkha, was still burning in his soul.