Love Worth Fighting For

62 Become princess again

Thirty minutes have passed since Areez sat on the bed that Suri used to sleep, the blood that came from his hands had now stained Suri’s bed. Areez sat alone in the darkness, trying to feel the remnants of Suri’s presence in the room.

“That’s how much you hate me, Suri.”

After three years, this is the first time Areez correctly pronounces Suri’s name. The tightness that currently gripped his chest really made Areez unable to breathe, as if a giant hand was smothering his chest from the inside.

The forced closeness didn’t work, the selfishness that had controlled Areez now turned into a boomerang for himself. The pain he is currently experiencing because of Suri’s departure makes Areez unable to think.

“Why does it hurt this much, God? Is this the punishment You gave me? Is this the recompense for all my selfishness all this time?”

***

Clarke Hospital Center, 1.30 PM.

Christian can only smile a little when he hears Suri’s raving, out of her anger, Suri is annoyed that she was not awakened from her sleep so that her plan to go to Japan is delayed. The reason is Christian still does not allow her to go to Japan before doing a thorough health check at the hospital.

“Christian...”

.....

“The more you keep protesting, the more delayed our departure to Japan will be,” Christian said calmly, cutting Suri’s words.

“Ishh...”

“This medical check up is important for you, Suri.” Christian’s tone immediately changes.

“But I’m fine. I’m healthy, I don’t need to do a medical check-up like this. I really...”

“Suri,” Christian growls warningly. “So far you’ve been out of my reach, I have to know and make sure for myself that you’re okay. I have to know that you...”

“I’m still a virgin.” Suri immediately cut Christian’s words in a faint voice, so that only Christian heard what she said. “That person, that evil monster, he didn’t touch me.”

Christian’s heart beats fast, his face pales as if all the blood in his head has been sucked out. Suri’s words calling her captor a monster really caught his attention.

“Monsters?”

Suri nodded slowly, squeezing her fingers until they turned white. “Yeah, the bad guy who’s kept me trapped in his house for three years. He didn’t even give me the chance to use my cell phone to access the internet, that’s why I was only able to email you yesterday after all these years.”

“Suri...”

“Once every six months, the monster brings a doctor to his house to check my health. In his house there are also some medical equipment in a special room, so when I’m sick I don’t need to be taken to the hospital. He really locked me up, I..I lost a lot of my precious time because of that bad guy. He almost makes me cry every night sob... sob ...”

Christian immediately grabbed Suri’s body and hugged her tightly. “Shhh...don’t cry, Suri, don’t cry. You don’t have to remember all that anymore now, you’re safe now. You’re home, that evil monster will no longer be able to find you.”
Suri tightens her arms on Christian. “No Christ, I don’t want to meet him. I don’t want to see him again, I don’t want to sob ..”

“Yes dear, yes. I promise to make sure you will not see him again, now calm down, okay. You are in the right place. safe, Suri. I’m already here, beside you.”

Suri nodded quickly, even so the sound of her sobs had not subsided. Reminded again of the figure of Areez the captor who had kidnapped her, Suri felt great fear.

“Forget that person, Suri. Forget all the bad things that have happened,” added Christian again.

“How did I forget him? How can I...”

“I’ll help you, now you have to go back to check. I want to make sure you have a tracking device on your body or not.”

Suri’s whole body stiffened with fear. “Tracking device?”

Christian who realized Suri’s fear, then patted Suri’s back gently. “Yes, that’s why today brother took you to the hospital, Suri.”

Suri immediately released herself from Christian’s arms. “Well let’s do it, let’s see if that madman puts such a device on me or not.”

Suri’s enthusiastic words make Christian smile wryly, his guilt towards Suri getting bigger. Although currently Suri looks fine, Christian knows that there is a big fear that still surrounds Suri. The spoiled girl who was always cheerful had not fully returned. After all, no one is psychologically fine after being kidnapped for years, especially if the kidnap victim is a girl who was still a teenager at that time. The age where she should be enjoying her life full of joy and happiness with her peers.

Because Suri is ready, Christian then invites her into the room that has been prepared. Since Suri will receive a thorough examination by undressing, Christian then leaves the place, leaving Suri to be handled by two women and one accompanying nurse.

Kainer, who had been silently watching Christian and Suri talking, then approached Christian who had just come out of the room where Suri was being examined.

“Sir...”

“Looks like Suri needs the help of a psychiatrist, Kainer,” Christian says hoarsely.

Kainer immediately gasped. “Psychiatrist, what do you mean, sir? Isn’t Miss Suri all right?”

Christian shakes his head slowly. “Suri does look fine from the outside, but not with her psychic state. She is still so afraid of the person who has held her captive, Suri is still traumatized and she needs someone who is an expert who can make her forget the incident slowly. And only people who are experts in that field can do it.”

“I’ll be looking for the best psychiatrist in the country soon, sir,” Kainer said quickly.

Christian nods his head. “Thank You.”

Kainer smiled, he didn’t dare to open his lips anymore because the door of the room where Suri was being checked suddenly opened. Two doctors who previously examined Suri then approached Christian to report the results of the examination they had just done.

“Miss Suri is clean, sir. We didn’t find a single tracer on her body.”

Christian takes a deep breath, looking relieved. “Thank God, then when can Suri come home?”

“After this, Miss Suri can be brought home, sir, the inspection process that we carried out has been completed.”

“Thank You.”

The two doctors nodded simultaneously, their attention turned back to Suri who had just come out with a nurse who helped her get back dressed.

“We can go home, right?” Suri asks Christian quickly.

“Going home, don’t you want to go to Japan?”

Suri’s eyes widened. “So I can go to Japan?”

Christian smiles. “You can, who really said you couldn’t?”

“I’m serious!!”

“I’m serious too, honey. We can leave whenever you want,” Christian says softly.

Suri tilted her head. “Isn’t it two days until Mommy’s birthday, huh?”

“Yes.”

“If we go to Japan then how are we going to surprise Mommy?” asked Suri anxiously, not only Christian who was waiting for that time to come. Suri can’t wait to meet her mother, surprise her by bringing herself as a gift to her mother who has missed her so much.

“We’re going by plane, honey. The flight from Luxembourg to Japan only takes 10 hours 25 minutes in one go, if you just want to eat sushi it won’t take more than two hours, right? While we still have 50 hours. before Mommy’s birthday arrives. If you want to go to Japan, brother can take you,” Christian replied calmly, Christian who had calculated everything well, felt confident that he could grant Suri’s request to eat sushi in Japan.

Suri’s smile immediately widened. “So I can actually eat sushi live in Japan, Chrits?”

“Yes dear.”

“It’s cool... Well, let’s go, we don’t have much time,” Suri shouted excitedly.

Christian extends his hand towards Suri with his best smile, Suri, who has not eaten sushi in Japan for a long time, immediately accepts her brother’s hand and grips it tightly before they finally leave the checkpoint. Because he was in the hospital owned by the Clarke family, Christian did not ask for tight security because he felt quite comfortable in his territory.

Several doctors who knew Christian immediately greeted him with respect, the same thing when Jack and Anne came to the place. The staff at the hospital truly showed respect for members of the Clarke family as the sole owners of the five-story hospital.

Arriving at the hospital lobby, Christian had to be patient waiting for Suri who was buying ice cream at the mini market inside the hospital. Being released from Areez prison means that Suri is free to do anything and go back to being herself again.

When Christian is about to activate his other cell phone, Suri suddenly comes to where he is standing while running.

“What is it?”

“They don’t accept credit card payments. While I only have cards, do you have cash?” Suri quickly reported the problem to her brother. “I want to eat their new ice cream.”

Christian smiles broadly, he immediately takes out his wallet and hands it to Suri. “Take it yourself.”

Suri screamed loudly, without waiting long Suri immediately took her brother’s wallet and returned to the minimarket to continue the pending payment process. Suri doesn’t want other buyers to make payments, so she has to wait in line again. Queuing is one of the things that Suri hates and Clarke has never queued before, before Suri was arrested by Areez of course.

“Don’t run, Suri. You could fall!”





***

“You’re serious, well that means the gossip is true, yes.”

“Wow, they’re so pretty, they’re so cute together.”

“Rich people meet rich people, for sure they will get richer. Ukhh I’m so jealous...”