THE LOVE OF MY LIFE
98. Marry me?

A tense atmosphere enveloped those who were waiting for Rory's decision.

When Nayla arrived with Rory some time ago, some people from their agency had just walked out of the building where Rory and his friends lived.

The two of them immediately entered the room that was always used for every important meeting.

Martin grabbed his head as Rory and Nayla walked into the room. Some papers were scattered on the table, Kevin sitting with his head bowed with Thomas beside him. Ethan and Nathan sat on the other side staring at the papers blankly.

"What the hell is going on?" nayla asked carefully breaking the silence, but none of them seemed to be answering the question she asked.

Rory grabbed one of the papers and read it. His jaw hardened as his eyes traced every word written on the paper.

"What's this empty muzzle?" furious Rory.

"I'm not a plagiarist" he added, throwing hard at the table.

"Annormal?" repeat Nayla frowned.

Soon Nayla grabs the paper that Rory threw, and reads it. A lawsuit that says Rory committed plagiarism and asked for compensation on grounds of defamation.

"It doesn't make sense" he said.

"They gave Rory two days to prove she wasn't a plagiarist, and all her songs were purely her own creation. But just handwriting is not enough" said Martin put a palm on his face.

"You know who recognized Roy's song as his creation?" ask Nayla.

"I didn't know him, but they gave him the identity and all the evidence about the song he recognized as his own" Martin replied.

"Can I see it?" nayla Pinta.

"What are you going to do with it?" ask Kevin to interrupt.

"He's been playing with fire, so don't blame me if the fire he's playing with is going to burn himself" Nayla snorted.

"I don't need your help if it means you're back to endangering yourself" Kevin stopped while holding Martin from giving you a paper containing information.

"Calm down, it's not as complicated as before, I promise, okay?" persuade Nayla.

"Let me see it, after all we don't have much time" urged Nayla.

"But_,,,"

"Too long," cut off Nayla who immediately snatched the paper from Martin.

Nayla immediately read it, the next second took a picture of all the paper using her phone and sent it to someone.

Finished with that, Nayla contacted the person she had sent the photo to earlier.

"You're stuck in trouble again?" greet the voice of the woman while laughing lightly.

"Can you help me again?" ask Nayla hoping.

"Happy, give me ten minutes" he replied casually.

"Hey, is there a computer or leptop in front of you right now?" tanyakanya.

"Ehmm, wait a minute,"

"Martin, can I use that computer for a second?" nayla asked Martin, pointing at the computer in the corner of the room.

"Sure," Martin replied stiffly, still unable to digest what Nayla was planning.

Nayla immediately sat in front of the computer after turning it on, and went back to talking through the phone.

"Okay, computer's ready, what am I supposed to do now?" ask Nayla.

"I need one personal account from them, anyone, as long as he has all the information about those involved" he said.

"Among you guys, can I borrow your personal account for a moment? Anybody doesn't matter" Nayla said, staring back at them one by one.

"Just mine" said Martin.

Nayla nodded and gave Martin time to log into his personal account. Nayla returned with her phone, only now she turned on the loudspeaker until everyone there heard the voice of the woman Nayla was calling.

"It's over" said Nayla as Martin finished.

Nayla sat back with them around her, while her cell phone placed on her desk.

"I'm going to log in, but does the owner of this account allow me or not?" tanyakanya.

"He asked you a question, Martin," Nayla said as Martin did not answer for a few moments.

"meaning?" martin asked confused.

"The easy language is am I allowed to hack your account or not?" a question was heard from Nayla's phone.

"What?" martin was shocked.

"Of course I won't take more than I need, even if you believe in Nayrela" he greeted in a relaxed voice.

"The most important thing for me is that Nayrela believes in me, about you-no, I mean you believe me or not, I don't care" he continued.

"That sounds a bit harsh, Vani," interrupted Nayla mediating.

"What can I say? I just hate someone who is skeptical, while he himself does not recognize his interlocutor" replied the woman who was none other than Vania. "And it was my defensive reaction when someone showed their dominant side" he added.

"If Nayla believes in you, then I believe in you too, so I give her permission" Martin said confidently.

"Okay, now, give me a minute" Vania said.

Silence enveloped the room, raising the tension that had enveloped them from the beginning.

Suddenly Vania laughed lightly letting out her sarcastic remarks as usual.

"Basic fool. He's really the worst amateur. Even with his leisure left traces everywhere," said Vania interrupted by his laughter.

"Two days is too long, I can finish this not even for two hours" he added confidently.

"You got it?" ask Nayla.

"Of course, this is just a piece of cake for me, I can even finish it with my eyes closed" he replied.

"I'll show you what I got" he added.

Rory and the others looked at each other not understanding what Nayla and Vania were talking about. Until the moment Nayla opened what Vania had sent her, they immediately widened their eyes.

"But I have a suggestion to strengthen everything and it will turn things around in an instant" Vania said.

"What's that?" ask Nayla.

"Deliver a new song related to this song, and let the listeners judge. Although I also know it is difficult, but it will be a fatal attack that is impossible to resist" said Vania.

"We'll talk about it, thank you very much, Vania. You help me again" said Nayla sincerely.

"It's not free, young lady," said Vania, laughing briefly.

"What do you want_,,, oh," Rory pouted before finishing her sentence as Nayla pinched her waist.

"Tell me what you want for the payment" Nayla said calmly as she looked at Rory with a threatening look.

"I'll ignore that annoying voice," said Vania. "I asked for three of your books including a special edition and complete with your signature" Vania said.

"Why do you need that?" welcome Nayla wonder.

"Express, I want to prove to them that I can indeed get your book signed by you easily. They make my ears itch, you know?" brightest.

"Alright, I don't even mind giving you more than that" Nayla replied.

"Then, I'll take it tomorrow," said Vania happily.

Vania ended her call, leaving a smile on Nayla's lips. In the next instant, Nayla turned her panda to those standing behind her.

"Done," said Nayla flicking her finger.

"But, the problem is can you make a new song in a matter of hours, Roy?" ask Nayla.

"He who?" Rory asked back.

"Vania, you guys had a chance to meet her in the hospital at that time" Nayla explained.

"Can you say something more specific than that?" keep Kevin.

"How can he get all the evidence so easily?" timpal Martin's.

"Because he's a hacker" Nayla replied briefly.

"We put that aside for a while. Now think about the new song that Vania mentioned earlier" Nayla said.

"True, it would be even more useful if we could make a video clip at once" Thomas said.

"Solve all that in one day? It's like killing" Nathan said.

"Because we don't have a choice right now" Ethan said.

"But I have a suggestion, whether you're going to think this is crazy or what, just that it has the possibility of working" Ethan said.

"Say!" pinta Martin's.

"Using the song that Nayla made, and if the song is combined with Rory's song with a beach background video, that's the quickest way that comes to mind. It's just that_,,," Ethan hung up his sentence with his eyes fixed on Nayla, feeling bad about what she was going to say.

"Nayla enters and sings as the female character mentioned in the song" Thomas continues as if capturing where Ethan is thinking.

"Yes," welcome Ethan.

Ethan ruffled his hair restlessly and smiled stiffly. Reluctant to look into the eyes of Nayla who was staring at him.

"The reason why I'm pointing at you is, only you can dig deep quickly because both songs are your own stories" Ethan said.

"And it will look stiff if you use other female figures that certainly require hours of practice" Thomas said.

"But you can turn it down if you don't want to, I don't want you to do it with the demands that you have to do it because it's all related to us" said Kevin.

"We want you to do what your heart says" Martin said.

"Can't" argued Rory.

"Do you have a better and more efficient way than this, Roy?" nayla asked after a long moment of silence.

"If it puts you in discomfort, I don't want you to do it" Rory said.

"What if I'm willing to do it?" asked Nayla smiling.

"But_,,,"

"I will do it, not because of any demands. More towards I believe everything will be fine as long as I'm with you, Roy. With all of you. Just like you believe in me, I believe in all of you, too" Nayla said.

The tense atmosphere again enveloped the room waiting for Rory's decision. Until finally Rory nodded slowly as if still in doubt and something stuck in his heart.

That night they spent the rest of their night discussing making their new video clip by including the song Nayla created.

Everything that was done with a sudden movement made them including Nayla work extra in the morning. Surprisingly, none of the crew helped them complain. They all work together so that everything goes well.

That afternoon, Nayla was sitting leaning under a palm tree to unwind after a day full of video-making activities.

The afternoon wind of the beach blowing on his face with his eyes closed as if he did not want to disturb him. Until Nayla felt the movement beside her, carefully remove the hair that covered part of her face due to the wind.

"You're done?" tanya Nayla still closed her eyes.

"Eh,, right,,,? You awake?" rory replied asking.

"....."

"...."

"You want to the beach? The sunset looks beautiful" asked Rory.

"I don't think you're gonna ask," Nayla nodded softly.

Rory immediately got up and helped Nayla stand up. By linking her fingers to Nayla's fingers, they walked closer to the shoreline.

The sun is seen getting lower, leaving a golden orange light. Make anyone who sees it fascinated with the beauty of the twilight sky with the gentle pounding of the sea waves.

Amidst the beauty, Nayla felt Rory squeeze her hand, making her turn.

However, Nayla instead finds Rory kneeling in front of her with one hand still holding her hand, while the other hand reaches into her pants pocket to pull out a dark blue velvet box and open it, revealing a ring inside.

"WILL YOU MARRY ME???"

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