Chapter 5: CHAPTER 5
ANNIE POV
After cleaning the dishes and Edward saying goodbye to us. I go upstairs to look at Mia to say good night.
I knock her door, "Mia, still up ?"
"Come in Mom" I push the door, looking her is already on her bed. Shes's sleepy. I kiss her head, and whisper "good night honey" then turn off her light.
I walk downstairs going to my living room and see Arthur sit on the couch. He don't notice my presence. I just stand still looking at him. I don't know how long I stay until I heard he says "daydreaming ? or checking me ?" he smirks.
"I.. I.. nothing .. just lost in my thought" I smile nervously.
I sit beside him, pretend to watching the television.
"Mind sharing your thought with me ?" he looking at my eyes. I almost lost in his deep eyes. He mix my emotions. Its new feeling to me.
"Thank you for tonight, you treat us. Having dinner with us. Its been a while since Anthony died. When he's alive, actually he never been like this to me and Mia. We've been married 13 years. He always busy with his works. I know he loves us and he tried to being responsible with our family. But due to his work and when he reached home he already exhausted. And I don't know it because of his cancer or .. I just don't know" I feel my eyes teary.
He hold my hand unexpected. "I'm so sorry for your loss. You know what, you can share everything to me. I know we meet in short notice. But I just feel like I know you and Mia for a long time. I never have a daughter. But I want to be part of you, part of your and Mia life."
He put his hand on my shoulder and whispering in my ear "everything is going to be alright, I'll be here with you always".
I looked at him and giving him slight smile. "I never get closed with anyone except Anthony, Mia and my besties Inda. My mother, she's always argue with me. Before I married and after Anthony died, she never trying to make mother daugther relationship with me. She lives far away from here. I took care Mia alone from the moment she's born. That's why she closed to me" I stare at the television.
Arthur just keep silent listening my story, sometimes he stroked my knuckles, and my hair. While I told him everything and anything that I've been keeping all this time. "I'm sorry blabber much with you. I don't know why I'm telling you all this things, even Mia and Inda, they never know how my feelings. All the people who know me, they thinks that I always happy, never have problems in my life, they thought I stronger, could handle everything" while crying sobbing in his chest.
I don't know how long I've been crying, I don't care that his shirt wet because of me. I just feel my heart free from all burden that all this time I've been keeping in my heart. Suddenly he kiss my forehead, "You know, I'm really happy you can open up your heart and tell me everything, It means you trust me, you let me inside your heart. You don't know how much it means to me"
"I do trust you Arthur, I don't know why, but your different from the other guys I know" I smiles to him.
"It's late, I should go home, and you should sleep" he move on and I follow him to his car.
"Good night, thank you for tonight Arthur"
He open his car, after he get in the car he open his window. " Good night darling, forget everything, you know I'll be here with you, you know"
I smile then wave my hand and back to the house, locked the door and straight to my room. I get in my bed and thinking about today. I don't know why kind of feeling I have with Arthur. While thinking of it, suddenly my phone vibrate
Arthur : I miss you. Good night. Sleep tight darling
Me : You too
I put my phone back, grab my pillow, finally asleep.
Its still 6 in the morning, when I wake up and thinking about last night, I smiled. I remember how Arthur face, how he grabbed my hand, heard my story and how he treat me, Mia. I love how I felt when I closed to him. I walk to the bathroom, get shower and prepare my self to my routine.
"Morning Mom, how's last night with Arthur ? everything is okay right ?" she grab the bread fill it with jam and take a seat beside me.
"How's you and Edward ? seems yesterday date good ?" I teased her
Mia rolled her eyes, and we laugh together. "Come on, lets get going" I take my bag and my helmet, Mia locked the house.
When I arrives at library, it still empty. Just a few worker come, I put my bag and turn my computer. My phone ringing, when I see its just unknown number, I pick it
"Hello, Is this Mrs Edison ?" from the voice I guess its women, at my ages.
"Yes. This is me, what can I do ?"
"Skip the formality, I just want you to stay away from Arthur. I'm his fiance, we will married next month and now I'm pregnant with his child. So don't be like a whore. I don't know how you seduce him. Do you want money? how much money do you want? I can give you ... I'll give you tomorrow, think, and give me the answer how much money do you want to leaving Arthur" That women shut the phone harshly.
I'm stunned, shocked, confuse and I can't think .... Who the hell that women. Its true that Arthur already having a fiance ? Do I have to confront it with him ?. I put my phone in my bag. I'm going outside library, run to the park. Fortunately, the weather is cloudy. I see no one in park, I find a bench, sit there. I take a deep breath, try to process everything about the phone.
I aware that I don't know about Arthur well, we just meet a few month, we just started to be friend. Deep inside my heart I know that I have a feeling for him. I know that I like him more enough to be friend. But I not one who like to take someone fiance. I don't care if he have a lot of money. I know I have to asks and clarified Arthur. I just don't want to make more complicated and problems in my life, especially I have Mia with me. I make decision that I have to stay away from Arthur.
I walks away from the park and back to library. I try to focusing my work, I'm notice that its time to go home, I pull out my phone then checked it, I got 5 missed called from Arthur and message from Mia, I've to pick her from school.
When we reached home, after cleaning my self, starting make dinner to both of us. Mia come and help me. She's put the plate in the table and bring glass of water for us. When we start eating she says "Mom, tomorrow is summer break school, do you remember ?"
Oh god, because of everything happened I forget that Mia is have a long holiday. I think it's the right time for me to stay away from Arthur and Mia don't have to know everything between me and Arthur. I just need to get away from this city for a moment. Maybe everything will be back normal when we come back.
Trying to calm I tells Mia "Hei since tomorrow is your summer break, why don't we going to take vacation. Just both of us. I can ask to leave in library in short notice. I guess my boss don't mind if I leave for a moment. How do you think ?"
She jumps from her chair, looking excited "Seriously mom, I really want it mom. Where do you think we can go mom ? can we travel mom ... pleaseeee".
When looking at her behaviour, I just fell relieved and happy, maybe its the best decision that I take. Just get away from all of this hectic things. "Do you know Indonesia ? why don't we travel there ? If you want, then tonight I'll get prepared all of our departure, finished your dinner and start packing" I suggested to her
"I know Indonesia, I think I love it Mom. Just the two of us. Explore everything, I love you Mom. I can't wait for tomorrow" finished her last spoon then put her plate to the disher and run to her room.
In my room I grab my laptop, reserve for the plane, hotel and packing my stuff. While packing, I heard my phone ringing, Its Arthur, I totally forget about him.
"Darling is something wrong today ? why don't you answered my calls ? why ignored me?" he sound worried
"Nothing Arthur, nothing happened today, I just get busy with my work, and a lot of things to deal. How's your day?" I try to calm my self and sound normal to him so he can't notice.
"Just like everyday .. here and there ... I missed you, anyway can we meet at lunch tomorrow?
" Ok ... meet me at library tomorrow okay" tears falling down and I still trying to sound cheerfull. When I hang the phone, I cry harder, I'm sorry Arthur this is the best for us.
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