Don't be afraid
"You promise?" Ishana asked the man.
Aska nodded her head slowly.
"I promise, I promise I will always look after you and never let them hurt you. The man said as he looked at Ishana with an intense gaze.
"I will guarantee your safety Ishana, no one can hurt you, because you belong to me," Aska said silently as she stared at the girl.
Looking at Ishana who still looked scared and her body was still trembling, Aska decided to help Ishana walk towards her room.
The man put his hand on Ishana's shoulder.
Not having to wait long, Ishana and Aska finally reached Aska's room.
Slowly, Aska began to help Ishana to put her body on the bed.
Ishana still looked unfocused.
Her gaze was still blank.
Aska looked at her with a sympathetic gaze.
"That's it, you just go back to rest. You don't need to be afraid, no one will harm you here. I'll go back to the living room. If anything happens or you need anything, you can call me or me." The man said and started walking away from Ishana.
However, before the man actually stepped out of the room, someone suddenly held his hand.
Yes, who else if not Ishana?
Aska who saw Ishana holding his hand began to frown.
The man was confused by what Ishana was doing.
"Why, is there something you need?" Asked the man while looking closely at Ishana.
Ishana then shook her head slowly.
Aska was even more confused when she saw the response of the girl in front of her.
"Then what is it?" Asked the man to make sure.
Ishana did not answer immediately.
The girl was silent as she continued to stare intently at Aska.
Aska who did not find an answer from Ishana began to sigh slowly and then approached Ishana again.
The man bent his body and brought his face closer to Ishana.
"What's wrong hmm? Are you still scared?" Aska asked in a soft tone.
Ishana nodded her head slowly.
"Can't I just stay here? I'm afraid he'll come again." Ishana said.
Aska looked closely at the girl.
The man didn't answer yet, he looked confused about what to do.
On the one hand, he could not bear to leave Ishana here alone with the fear that still enveloped him. Still, on the other hand, he was also a little afraid that his mommy would be angry with him for being alone with Ishana in that room while they were not yet legally husband and wife.
"Hemmmm but... What if mom...."
"Please, please Aska. I'll talk to auntie if she gets angry. I'm scared, I'm terrified if they come again, I'm scared hiiksss." The girl said with tears in her eyes.
Aska was immediately touched when she saw tears starting to come out of Ishana's eyes.
"Hey, don't cry. Okay, I'm not going anywhere. I'll keep you company here. You don't have to be afraid anymore." The man said as he wiped away the tears on Ishana's face.
Then Aska chose to sit on the side of the bed where Ishana was.
The man began to move his hand towards Ishana's head and stroked the tip of the girl's head slowly.
"Don't be afraid anymore. I will be here. They won't dare to bother you again. I promise." Aska said as she stroked the top of Ishana's head gently.
The man could see a small smile forming at the corner of Ishana's lips.
"Thank you, Aska, thank you very much." The girl said while showing her small smile again.
Aska returned the girl's warm smile.
"Yes, you're welcome. Now you better get some sleep. I'll be here."
"You're not going to leave here, are you? You're not going to leave me alone here are you Aska?" Asked the girl with a pleading look.
Aska nodded her head confidently while returning her small smile.
"Yes. I promise. I won't go anywhere. I'll still be here when you wake up."
After that conversation, Ishana closed her eyes slowly.
Aska was still continuing her earlier activities when the man's hand continued to stroke the girl's head so that Ishana could fall asleep faster.
Aska looked closely at the girl's face.
Very beautiful.
It was clear that the man was admiring the beauty of the girl in front of him.
"I'm really lucky to have a beautiful wife-to-be like this. Although I haven't known you for long, but I'm sure you are a very good person Ishana." The man said to himself as he continued to observe the girl's sleeping face.
While intently observing the girl's beautiful face, the man suddenly remembered the shabby cloth they had found in the kitchen.
After confirming that the girl was asleep, Aska immediately felt her pants pocket.
He finally found a shabby cloth that he had pocketed earlier when they were in the kitchen.
"You must die, just like your mother and father."
Aska looked at the writing again and then turned her gaze to Ishana again.
"Whoever did this to you, I will definitely find them for you. And one thing I can promise you is they won't be able to hurt you that easily. I promise. You are mine, no one can hurt anyone who already belongs to an Askara." Said the man while squeezing the shabby cloth.
There was great anger in Askara.
He could imagine how scary it would be when Ishana saw this writing earlier.
He was sure that the image that Ishana saw when her parents died in front of her was immediately imagined in that man.
Yes, you might be wondering why Aska would think that.
It was because Aska already knew about the case of Ishana's parents' death.
Susan had told her about the incident where Ishana's parents died in a traffic accident which Ishana was sure was no ordinary accident.
Since the first time Aska was introduced to Ishana by Susan, precisely after the party at her house some time ago, Aska often asked about Ishana.
Especially about Ishana's parents, because the boy was a little confused when Abyn and Leni said that Ishana was their adopted daughter, and Ishana never called them father and mother, but rather uncle and aunt.
Finally, Susan told them everything that happened to Ishana and her parents when Ishana was a child and Susan also did not forget to tell them about the beginning of the incident where Abyn brought Ishana to his house and made the girl his adopted daughter.