AFTER THE DIVORCE
Chapter 11: Introspection

“A happiness is not always born of truth. Because often, happiness comes from lies. Not even close the possibility, the truth actually makes someone we love hurt, until finally they leave us.”

Chapter 11: Introspection

Keinya's body is down. The hand that does not control the phone rests on the edge of the table. Other than her body that looked numb, the woman's gaze also turned blank. Even after making Rara wait even more, Keinya just became unmoved. He looks very hit. It was as if a strange reality had just hit him.

“Kei—” Rara almost immediately asked Keinya at length, if only Yuan did not hold his shoulder from behind.

When Rara turned to make sure, Yuan shook his head with an overly serious expression. This made Rara swallow bitterly. Moreover, what Keinya and Ryunana had just talked about made her curious.

During his time recognizing Keinya, Rara had never seen the woman as golden as she was now even though she was sick. Although Keinya is usually serious and will do everything quickly, but the woman always looks happy. While Ryunana herself was having a big problem because of them.

Ryunana is one of the best seller writers in their country. But in recent days, the author who always exploded carrying the theme of romance was accused of plagiarism. Of course Rara and Keinya have a share of responsibility for the case. Because the Ryunana script in question is a script of order from them. Yes, this was the reason Ryunana was in a more difficult position.

What Rara confused, why all the works for Ryunana leaked and claimed by others, with the first circular period, until the client was accused of plagiarizing?

Yuan's hand, which was still holding Rara's shoulder, gradually pulled the woman slowly. This makes Rara look up to look at the man's face, because his height is almost the same as Keinya's body height. Surprisingly, the admiration that from the beginning of the view exploded against the man evaporated just like that. Rara did not feel anything strange let alone the sense of wanting to have on Yuan because of the sadness that befell Keinya.

Then Yuan nodded, throwing his gaze outside the door that was still left open.

With a heavy heart, Rara who understood Yuan's intentions and deliberately asked him to come out left Keinya, gradually stepped away. Sometimes he looks around, making sure what happened to the woman. Unfortunately, even though Rara had come out, there was still no significant change that happened to Keinya.

Shortly after Rara's departure, Yuan gradually approached. He almost sat down if Keinya's phone did not ring, while Keinya immediately exerted energy to reach him.

“I've heard the news about Ryunana and her manuscripts,” said a woman from across the street in a soft voice in silence. It was completely silent without another sound. Even his breathing was not heard. Either because the woman was feeling very grieved, or something else Keinya did not know.

Shaking his head, Keinya said, “I won't give up.” He swallowed because his throat suddenly became dry.

Keinya's voice sounded soft as it endured the pain. No emotion comes with it for now.

Yuan who listened, frowned then glanced at Keinya.

“You must surrender, Kei.”

“I can handle it.”

“Don't be stubborn!”

He did not answer directly. He blinked a few times while sighing and looked extremely claustrophobic, as the loose droplets of his tears drenched his cheeks.

“I'm sure, you're crying.”

“What are you protecting Ryunana classmate loser?”

“Don't be stupid, Kei! You said you have to be a useful person. Now I ask, you have become a useful person, or utilized?!”

Keinya sighed deeply as his chest felt increasingly tight. “Even if I cry, it does not mean I will give up. And regarding her, ... it is my responsibility to protect her.”

“Everything is always accompanied by cause and effect ..”

Yuan saw a lot of sadness in Keinya. Only, the woman's crying made her quite relieved, because in other words, Keinya was not yet completely numb. The woman could still pour out grief. Even though what happened to Keinya made Yuan's chest feel tight.

“You simply said “ya” to me, I will directly pick you up.”

“Kei, someone born twins is destined to always be together, so that they are far from danger. You should know that!”

“Every birth in this world has its own destiny without exception. They will step through their destiny and it should be.”

“Then, I'll see you from here.”

“Do not blame me if at any time I pick you up.”

From across the street, the phone call has ended. But Keinya fell silent with a blank look. “This is God's love because He loves me so much!” his murmur convinced himself.

Keinya recalls his relationship with Athan; the former lovers suddenly had to part ways because the man was cheating and ended up sadistic. Then his hard work to give birth to slick works and one of them belongs to Ryunana, making him busy in front of the laptop even often typing the script on the phone in the middle of his busy taking care of Rainbow. Unmitigated, the results of his hard work are satisfactory. All fans of Ryunana's writing and most of it Keinya's work, responded positively where the works were immediately best sellers.

Yuan grabbed Keinya's hand and then clasped the woman's hand. Keinya who was surprised because what Yuan did made him realize from the daydream, gradually confirmed it.

First of all, Keinya looked at Yuan's face then turned to look at the man's hand. It was not just Yuan's hand. Because both hands Rainbow led Yuan to also hold it.

“I and Rainbow are very strong. And you strong will be stronger because it has us.” Yuan looked seriously at Keinya's two eyes.

So much sincerity that Yuan gave through his gaze. This fact made Keinya's heart full. Keinya's tears poured a lot of sadness and even the wounds he was feeling and as much as he could hide.

Yuan shifted his gaze from Keinya for a while. “I know that you want to give your best without involving others including those closest to you. But what you did was wrong. Because in this way, the people closest to you feel useless. They feel if you don't need them.”

Keinya sobbed even though he was desperately controlling his cries as well as his sadness. Next to Yuan's hand, which did not hold the Rainbow fingers on Keinya's fingers, held the woman's dusty face, and slowly wiped away every tear there.

“A happiness is not always born of truth. Because often, happiness comes from lies. Not even close the possibility, the truth actually makes someone we love hurt, until finally they leave us.” Yuan looked at Keinya tearfully.

“No harm if we give them a chance to make us happy, right?”

“Simple things that make them feel valuable.”

Yuan ended his explanation with a smile that was so sincere in the middle of his eyes that looked red and wet.

Keinya's crying was getting broken. This made Yuan embrace Keinya's head and then hold it warmly.

Yuan's explanation made Keinya feel bad.

Keinya immediately remembered about how to communicate with Athan.

Initially Keinya did consider the man to be even selfish, letting her fend for her pregnancy also take care of the Rainbow, while Keinya also still continued to work taking care of many scripts. However, after hearing Yuan's words just now, it turns out that the mistake that Keinya had accused Athan was actually sourced from him.

Keinya is too selfish and continues to force himself to work on many scripts even though the conditions are not possible. Worse, Keinya just vent his frustration to Athan. Of course the man was tired from constantly getting complaints even abaian. Athan needs to be appreciated also attention from him especially those husband and wife. Couples who are supposed to fill each other, give and strengthen.

Keinya breathed deeply. His chest felt extremely tight, as if there was not the slightest bit of space that oxygen could pass through for him to breathe.

It occurred to Keinya, if in the past he was much more appreciative of Athan, of course he could give a happy family for the Rainbow. Unfortunately, even though love and longing still remained for the man, everything was meaningless. All are only memories that leave behind wounds and emptiness. As he said, all who are born in this life will follow at once live their own destiny. So did he and Athan. Athan already had a new life that the man had chosen. While he is, of course, should not just slump especially he has a rainbow.

Isn't now his only life goal for Rainbow happiness?

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