Chapter 39
A single tear trickled down her cheek gently running down to the tip of her chin. Her slender fingers gently stroked the tips of the eyebrows and the baby's thin hair. The baby squirmed with sobs and cries that were about to break out, but Laras swiftly swung the baby in her arms.
"Mama is not crying, I'm sorry Mama." Laras smiled at the baby while occasionally looking at Reza who was still closing his eyes on the hospital bed, only the three of them were inside.
"Don't you want to see this baby? Reza wake up, not only I'm worried about you. But this little baby too, mommy and daddy are also waiting for you, please wake up. Aren't you tired of sleeping up there?" Laras looked down at the little angel's eyes again with his eyes closed, the fragile body squirming a little in her arms.
"Four more days Rio will have his trial, and today I will go to see him there. There is something I want to tell him Reza, and I hope he can accept it all. I'm sorry," Laras held back the tears that wanted to come out of her eyes. "I wanted to hold on, but I can't seem to take it anymore. I'm sorry, sorry again."
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Feeling nervous, very nervous and worried. Her legs stiffened for a moment, the baby she was carrying was carried out of the room. There were already Rara, Farrell, Steven, and Fania. Fania reached out her hand to take the little one from Laras's arms.
"Are you ready to be a witness to what happened? Mommy hopes that your information will be very useful in this case." Fania confirmed her cradle to the baby.
"Yes mommy, please take care of the little one. Rara and I and Farrell go first." Laras smiled at Rara, a smile with worry in it.
Rara grabbed Laras's hand, patted it gently trying to calm her down as if she knew Laras's current concern.
"We are with you, calm down. Farrell and I will accompany you at the police station."
Laras replied with a small smile, her eyes returned to the different baby in Fania's arms.
"Pray for Mama"
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Laras took a deep breath when her feet entered the police station where Rio was temporarily detained, she had gathered her courage.
Before giving information to the police, Laras first went into a different room to meet Rio there, there was something she wanted to talk to Rio about. One officer brought Rio who came without his hands in handcuffs.
Right in front of Laras, in a chair that was only blocked by one table, the two of them sat opposite each other. Rio with his head down and Laras with her eyes darting around in nervousness, she didn't know where to start.
"How are you? And how is the baby? Why did you come here?" Rio asked first, he dared to raise his voice but kept his face down.
"I'm fine and my baby's condition is fine. He's very healthy, and I came here of course to fulfill the police call to give information, thank you in advance for helping me." Laras looked at Rio who kept his head down, his hands together on the table.
"It's not appropriate for you to thank me Laras, that's what I should have done. I'm sorry."
Laras shook her head.
"No Rio, you don't need to apologize."
Rio smiled a little, was this the gentle and sincere man he had hurt all this time? How come he never saw that kindness? What makes you blind and deaf? He has such a perfect partner, there is no flaw in Laras. Or is it just him who is handicapped, blind and deaf.
"I should be the one apologizing. Actually there's something I want to tell you here. And I hope you agree."
Hearing the request from Laras, Rio's head lifted to look at the sweet man, he saw Laras was taking something from the bag he was carrying, he reached for a moment and he took a folder inside. Laras looked at the map for a while and thrust it at him.
"What's this?" asked Rio who looked at the map that was still closed.
"Just open it, these few days Rara and I took care of it, I really hope for you."
His hand raised to open the folder out of extreme curiosity, his eyes rolling to read every line in the court-approved letter. Only him left.
Divorce document.
"What do you mean Laras?" he asked still looking at the contents of the document.
"I want to part with you Rio."
Rio instantly looked at Laras's slightly wistful eyes.
"But I don't want to part with you Laras, why? Why is it like this. I won't agree to it!"
"Rio, I knew from the start you didn't love me. You don't want me, I'm aware of that, so please sign the document."
SRAKKK
SRAKKK
SRAKKK
Right before Laras's eyes, Rio tore the paper into small pieces.
"I won't sign it! Did you not hear what I said?! So please don't ask that again."
Laras's eyes are misty, why now?
"Rio please, he's not your son after all."
"Who said he's not my son?! Of course he's mine."
Rio banged the table, he really didn't agree with Laras's statement.
"I already know everything Rio, so please. Stop pretending. Wasn't at the beginning of the agreement with Daddy if the DNA didn't match yours, then I was just a con. Rio." Laras looked down not daring to look at Rio, her voice started to choke because of the tears she was holding back as much as possible.
Rio stood up walking closer to Laras's chair.
USE.
Unexpectedly a stubborn Rio Thomas is now kneeling in front of a Laras with both hands on his thighs.
"Laras please, I don't want to part with you. You are not a swindler you are completely innocent, I am the bad one here, I am the criminal. So please don't part with me, please punish me in any way. You can put me in jail longer , you can not give information to the police. But don't punish me like this, please don't do this, I'm sorry Laras. Sorry."
Laras turned her seat to face Rio who was kneeling on her, she got off the chair and squatted right in front of Rio.
"Rio wake up, don't be like this. I have forgiven you. But to be with you I can't.
BUK...
Rio pulled Laras's different body in front of him, hugged her warmly until Laras's head was now sinking into his shoulder.
"No no, I can't. I can't be separated from you. Never."
Laras gently pushed Rio's body, but Rio didn't want to let go.
"Rio..."
"I love you Laras, love you very much. Sorry for my mistakes all this time, please don't leave me. Sorry, sorry."
Rio cries, a Rio cries in front of her without shame. Her pride had really been destroyed just for the sake of the sweet girl she had hurt.
"I'm sorry Rio." This time Laras managed to escape.
TOKK
TOKK
TOKK
"Sorry Mrs. Laras, but it's time for your turn to give information. And time for Mr. Rio to return."
Laras stood in front of Rio and walked out of the room. In another room Rara was already waiting for her.
"LARAS! I will never sign that document! You will still be my wife. That child is my son! Remember what I said Laras Thomas!"
Laras walked away from the room, but she still heard Rio's screams in there.
"I'm sorry Rio. But I have to do this."