The Estuary of Desire Baruna
Eps. #46 A Hope

The day is getting noon. Although the sun continued to rise, but the sting of light that day seemed to dim as if unable to penetrate the thick clouds that were enveloping the sky at that time. The air was cold, the wind was blowing. The sun looks so engrossed in hiding behind the cloud, as if waiting for a point of water that will descend to wet the universe.

On the side of the road at the edge of the city park, Flo swung her steps with a shammer. His feet just move without knowing where to walk. His mind floated somewhere, his soul was empty, his heart was so agonizing as to remember everything that happened to him.

"I'm sorry, Baruna. I had to lie to you. All that I do is for your good and your family." Flo muttered to himself, tears endlessly drenching her face.

"I love you so much, Baruna. For my love, I would do anything for you." Flo wiped the tears that kept dripping from her blue bead. Leaving Baruna and forgetting all her love must not be easy for Floretta, especially their previous relationship has been very far away.

"Where should I go now?" Flo thought for a moment where he was going. However, when his mind was very chaotic, Flo had no idea what to do next.

Flo touched her hair that suddenly felt wet by a drop of water from above. Without him noticing, the slowly raining patter now began to fall and wet his body. Accompanied by the wind getting stronger, the rainwater was falling from the sky more and more.

People who had been crowded in the streets around Flo, now racing to pull over to find a place to shelter. However, Flo still did not stop his steps. In the rain, he kept walking. The cold air and his wet body did not care.

As he stared up, suddenly the sky seemed to be torn apart by a flash of lightning accompanied by a thunderous roar. Flo simply closed her eyes while taking a deep breath. If usually he was very afraid to hear the sound of lightning and rumbling, but somehow that day he did not seem to care about all that. The excitement of his heart at that time, far exceeded all the sense of his phobia.

Flo stopped his foot and touched his forehead. His head felt dizzy, his entire body was limp and felt pain in all his joints, and his vision was twitching.

Brugh!

Flo's body collapsed on the pavement she was passing by and was unconscious.

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A beam of light slipped behind Flo's eyes that made her blink. The day was bright, the sign of rain that had fallen very heavy has now stopped and changed the sun that began to show its light, even though it was late afternoon.

When Flo wakes up, she feels like she's in a place that's not too foreign to her. He felt like he had been there.

"Am I dreaming?" Flo felt dazed as she rubbed her eyes and lifted her back from the mattress where she was lying.

The mattress felt very soft and comfortable, the fragrance of laundry perfume smelled very strong from the bed linen and pillowcases in pure white around it.

"Where am I?" Flo sits on the bed and realizes that she is now in a room dominated by white around her.

"Why am I here?" thought Flo was trying to remember what happened to her, so she could be in a room where she had felt like she had been there before.

"So, the last time I just remembered I was still in the rain and my head suddenly felt dizzy." Flo touched his forehead again, even until then his head still felt dizzy. He was completely unaware of why and who had brought him to the room.

Chequek!

Not all the confusion, the door of the room where he was was opened and a man walked into the room carrying a glass of warm milk and smilingly staring at him.

"Thank God you're sober, Flo!" Those were the words that came straight out from the mouth of the man who had just entered it.

Flo gave a rough snort and smiled wryly. "Why else would you bring me here, Diaz? Haven't you tortured me enough to give me to that depraved man named Daniel?" ketus Flo stared with anger at Diaz who was now sitting on the edge of the bed next to him.

"Hmmm!" Diaz let out a long sigh and shook her head as she continued to stare at Flo's face which looked extremely angry at him.

"Last afternoon my men found you passed out on the street, and brought you here" Diaz said.

"Your body is so weak, you seem to be exhausted, Flo. Now drink this milk. You must not have eaten either, right? I've also asked the waiter to prepare food for you and soon they'll bring him here" Diaz said feeling very concerned for her sister, as she thrust a glass of milk in front of Flo.

"Why are you doing all this, Diaz? Are you not satisfied to hurt me? Who else are you going to sell me to after Daniel won't accept me?" tanya Flo is cynical and means satire.

"No way, Flo! I'll never make this mistake again" Diaz grunted in regret.

"I'm sorry, Flo. This is the biggest mistake I've ever made. I realized I had done a very foolish thing by handing you over to that bastard Nile Horse! And now, I regret all my mistakes, Flo," Diaz said firmly and emotionally.

"I know everything, Flo. Daniel has gone too far. All his promises could not be kept, he did everything just for his own benefit!From now on I promise, I won't do anything that isn't right anymore. I also promise I'll always take care of you and try to be a good brother to you, Flo." Diaz rubbed Flo's head gently. "I love you so much, Flo!" A glass frame flashed in Diaz's eyes. Seeing his younger brother in such a chaotic state back then, made him feel extremely guilty and regretful.

"I know it's too late, Flo. But there are many things that can still be repaired. I have also decided to no longer be a follower of Daniel. I'm gonna stop committing crimes and now I'm just gonna focus on getting back to building papa's company."

Flo just looked at Diaz with a meaningless smile. Although he felt very disappointed and hated by all the wrong actions of Diaz so far, but deep in his heart, Flo also loved his only brother.

"Did I hear wrong, Diaz?" Flo raised the corner of her mouth.

"No, Flo. I'm now penitent. I will never again be a drug dealer and a subordinate of Daniel. The results of the show room alone are enough for the cost of our daily lives. I don't need to add to my wealth by ruining other people's lives anymore, Flo."

Flo fell silent, Diaz's words at that moment sounded very honest. She recalled that in addition to doing illegal work by being a follower of Daniel's network, her brother also still had other halal businesses. During this time Diaz also manages a used car show room as well as a car accessories workshop.

"Are you sure of your decision, Diaz?" Flo kept smiling grinning.

"I'm so sure, Flo. That's why, from now on I ask you to stay with me here. I want you to also help my efforts so that we can save and be able to realize the wishes of the deceased papa and rebuild his company."

Once again Flo fell silent, he knew that in fact his brother had one very noble goal, namely to re-establish the company Rivaldy which had previously been destroyed. However, Diaz is so ambitious to realize his wish, that he justifies all kinds of ways to get a lot of funds, including being a member of the Daniel network and can get a lot of money quickly and in a bad way.

"Does that mean you'll also forget your grudge against Arkha Waradana?" ask Flo again.

Hearing Flo's question, Diaz blurted her lips as she shook her head.

"No, Flo! At any moment, I will never be able to forgive that man named Arkha! He has destroyed our family. Papa died because of him and indirectly, mama also left us because of the arrogant man!" furious Diaz. The look of vengeance was still blazing from the radiance of his eyes.

"I think your hatred is unwarranted Diaz! The destruction of papa's company, it may not be because of Arkha. Why don't you go investigate again?"

"Investigating?" Diaz grinned.

"Everything is clear, Flo. Papa's company used to go bankrupt because Arkha did not want to cooperate with papa anymore, even he could break all his work contracts with papa when papa's company was in a downturn!"

Flo shook his head, he was still very small when all the events happened, even he did not really remember how his father died.

"I know you now doubt all this because your brain has been washed by Arkha's son Baruna, right?" ketus Diaz with an annoyed face.

"I'll tell you, Flo! Break up with her and don't try to get close to anything that has to do with Arkha anymore!" Diaz raised her tone.

"But I've ..." Flo stopped her words.

"Yes I know, Flo! You gave yourself to that fucking guy, didn't you?" diaz's snapping cut off Flo's speech and stared intently at her eyes.

Flo lowered her face. He knew that Daniel must have told Diaz everything about him.

"Already, Flo! It's all been happening. I'll fix everything!" frantic Diaz.

"Now drink your milk and rest! From this moment on, you will stay in this house with me. I will take care of you from Daniel and Baruna! There's no one I'm gonna let dare hurt you, Flo!"

Diaz turned her face away from Flo and stepped out of the room, without another word coming from her mouth.

Shortly after Diaz disappeared from the room, Flo was still sitting glued to the bed.

"It looks like Diaz seriously wants to get back on the right track" Flo thought.

"As his sister, I'm obligated to help him get back to being a good person." A faint smile flashed on Flo's lips.

"He shouldn't be vengeful either. I have to work on eliminating all of Diaz's hatred for Arkha. I'm sure everything can still be resolved in a good way." Flo's heart was filled with various beliefs, a bit of pleasure also filled his tribe.

A new despair suddenly rose in his mind. After hearing Diaz's honest confession, she felt she had hope that she would definitely be able to change her brother's mind path, so that she no longer hated Arkha. And all of that of course will greatly affect the safety of the Waradana Family including Baruna.