Love Worth Fighting For

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Sylvia Park Shopping Centre, Auckland. 10.30 AM.

After yesterday going to the art gallery, this morning Areez took Suri to a shopping center which was quite busy. They just went alone, without Aldrich the bully and the bodyguard. Feeling that Suri had complied made Areez loosen his guard a little, after all, Suri would go with him, not anyone else.

“Very crowded.”

“It’s Sunday, it’s only natural that this place is crowded,” Areez replied softly, a smile on his lips when he felt Suri’s grip on his arm getting stronger.

“Is that true?”

“Yeah, do you want us to go inside right away?”

Siri nodded slowly. “I still want to be outside, I want to see the pianist play. The song is good, I like it.”

Arees smiled. “You like classical music too?”

“Yes, classical music is one of the music that Mommy often plays.” Suri silently answered Areez’s question.

.....

“Do you like it?”

Suri gasped, snapped out of her thoughts when Areez repeated her words. “Y..yes, I’m amazed at those who can play an instrument this good.”

Areez chuckled. “They can make sounds like this because they’re used to it, Mira.”

“Yeah, looks like you’re right.”

Areez smiled, when he was about to invite Suri to sit down suddenly Areez accidentally saw a character candy seller not far from where he was standing with Suri at this time.

“Mira.”

“Hmmm..”

“You like something sweet, right?”

Suri immediately turned to Areez. “Yeah, why is that?”

Areez pursed his lips, he slowly turned his head towards the candy seller who was surrounded by many girls who were not much different from Suri’s age. “You want one too?” Areez clarified his question as he pointed at the candy seller.

“That’s a lollipop seller, isn’t it?”

“I don’t know, it must be candy.”

Suri chuckled amused at Areez’s words. “There are many kinds of candy, there are candies that go straight into the mouth at once, there are those that are big and you have to be licked when you eat them. And that candy is a rainbow lollipop because it’s like a rainbow.”

“You want?”

Suri turned her gaze to Areez. “Can I eat the candy?” asked Suri in disbelief.

Areez chuckled. “Of course you can, eating one candy won’t hurt your teeth.” Areez’s smile widened after speaking.

“Okay then let’s go to...”

“No.” Arezz immediately forbade Suri, who was already preparing to walk towards the lollipop seller who was serving many other customers. “You wait here and don’t go anywhere, I will queue for you.”

“Are you serious?”

“Yes, Mira. I’ll buy it for you and you stay here watching the music show, don’t you like it?”

Suri nodded. “Yes, I like it.”

“Ok then I will queue, wait for me here,” Areez said softly.

Suri nodded her head again. “Do not be long.”

Areez’s heartbeat immediately accelerated when Suri asked him to come back soon, there was a feeling of happiness that can’t be described when he heard Suri say those words. Areez feels so wanted by Suri.

Suddenly Areez touched Suri’s cheek gently. “Of course, there’s no way I’d be away from you for long. You have no idea how much I wanted to be with you.”

Suri’s cheeks immediately turned red, when she was almost carried away suddenly her consciousness returned. She immediately pulled her face from Areez’s hands. “This is a public place, Areez. W-watch your attitude.”

Areez smiled seeing Suri blush, because he didn’t want the queue to get longer and finally Areez went straight to the lollipop seller. Areez, who felt that Suri had calmed down when he left her, wasn’t as scared as usual. The sweetness of Suri’s attitude for the past two days made him so sure that Suri had already fallen for him. Moreover, the distance between the candy seller and where Suri is standing is not too far, Areez is sure that he can act quickly if Suri dares to mess around.

As soon as he arrived in front of the candy seller, Areez immediately turned his face to look at Suri who had also returned to focus on the piano player in front of him, Areez’s smile immediately expanded. He felt reassured that Suri was really being nice.

“Suri.”

Suri’s whole body stiffened when she heard her name being properly called, after three years, this time she heard her name again being called by someone she didn’t know who. Suri’s eyes immediately went wide as soon as the owner of the voice, Suri quickly turned her body to look at the source of the sound.

Suri’s tears immediately dropped when she saw the figure of a handsome man in front of her.

“Brother...

Christrian’s tongue was speechless, all voices caught in his throat when he saw that the younger sister he had been looking for like a madman was now standing before him in a very good condition without any flaws

“Suri, what...

Christian’s words immediately stopped because Suri had covered his mouth with her palms which felt very cold at this time, Christian’s words made Suri immediately remember Areez’s presence not far from her.

With a very fast heart, Suri then pulls Christian’s hand towards the crowd, trying to stay away from Areez. Christian who still can’t believe he can find his sister, could only surrender when pulled by Suri into the mall which is currently busy with visitors of all ages.

“Suri...”

“Not now, Christ. I’ll explain later, now we have to run and leave this place if necessary,” replied Suri breathlessly.

Christian’s intelligent brain immediately worked, without speaking Christian stopped his steps and Christian quickly bent down and carried Suri’s body on his shoulders and immediately took her to the highway. Arriving at the highway which was not so busy, Christian then carefully lowered Suri and tried to stop a taxi.

After one taxi stopped, Christian immediately asked Suri to get into the taxi first. As soon as Suri sat comfortably in the back seat, Christian rushed to follow and immediately asked the driver to immediately take them to the hotel where he and Kainer were staying.

“Christ...”

“Immediately prepare a flight back to Luxembourg, Kainer.” Christian, who had connected with Kainer, immediately ordered his right hand to move. preparing a flight to return to Luxembourg.

“Are you...”

“Save all your questions and do your job quickly, I’m already on my way back to the hotel with my sister.”

After saying that Christian then ended the call with Kainer and immediately called Ronin, Christian was involved in a serious conversation with Ronin.

“Calm down sir, I will make sure Miss Suri can enter Luxembourg. I will continue to escort you,” said Ronin quietly trying to calm Christian who was panicking at the moment, considering he forgot to prepare Suri’s identity.

“Ok, I trust you, Ronin. Please make sure everything is safe until I get back and make my flight back to Luxembourg not look suspicious.”

“Sure sir, I’ll make sure everything looks normal,” said Ronin quickly.

Christian immediately ended his conversation with Ronin and returned his attention to Suri who had been sitting silently beside him.

“Suri...”

The tears that Suri had been trying to hold back for a long time finally came out onto her beautiful face. Suri couldn’t help but feel happy because she was able to meet her brother again. Suri still can’t believe she can see Christian whom she just contacted yesterday.

Christian who was so very happy also immediately hugged Suri tightly, Christian kissed Suri’s head many times lovingly.

“Mommy, Mommy must be very happy to see you, Suri,” Christian says hoarsely. “Since you’ve been gone for three years I haven’t seen her smile.”

“Hikss Mommy....Mommy...”

“Shh...don’t cry, you can’t cry. You’re in a safe place now, honey.”

Suri tightened her hug on Christian, being able to hug her brother’s body again after so long made Suri very happy. It felt like all the sadness that she had experienced during these three years was immediately paid off by this happy meeting.

“Thank God, thank you for hearing my prayer,” Christian says to himself with eyes wet with tears of joy.

After three years, this time Christian is crying again, while three years ago he was crying because he was cursing his stupidity for letting Suri go to Luxembourg alone, now he is crying because his prayers have been answered by God. His dream to bring Suri home as a birthday present for his mother this year has finally come true.

Because the taxi was almost at the hotel, Christian then released his arm from Suri. Christian immediately gave all the money in his wallet to the taxi driver, the eight $100 bills Christian gave to the taxi driver who had delivered him and Suri safely to the hotel.

“This is too much, sir,” said the taxi driver loudly when he realized that the money given to him by the passengers was many times the price paid.

Christian who had gotten out of the taxi, then lowered his body again, looking at the taxi driver who was holding out the money he gave him. “Take the rest, think of it as a thank you from me because you brought me and my sister safely to the hotel.”

“But sir...”

“Give the rest to your son, buy him a gift with the money. I’m sure he will be happy,” Christian says back with a smile.

The taxi driver’s eyes immediately filled with tears. “Thank you sir, thank you again.”

Christian nods slowly, after which he steps away from the taxi and lets the taxi go without releasing his grip on Suri’s hand who is standing behind him. Kainer, who was standing in front of the hotel, almost dropped Christian’s laptop bag when he saw Suri walking with Christian approaching him.

“Miss Suri...it really is you, isn’t it? I didn’t see it wrong, did I?”

Suri smiled. “No Kainer, it’s really me, Suri.”

Ignoring Christian’s presence, Kainer then hugged Suri without fear after carefully placing the two laptop bags she was guarding a bellboy. Suri, who knew Kainer very well, returned the hug with a smile.

“Thank you for coming to pick me up, Kainer,” said Suri quietly when Kainer had let go of her hug.

Kainer shook her head. “Don’t thank me, Miss. This is part of my job.”

Suri smiled slightly hearing Kainer’s words, she was really happy to meet the people she had missed so much.

“Kainer.”

.....

Kainer immediately broke her eye contact with Suri and returned his focus to Christian. “We can leave immediately, sir.”

Christian chuckled. “That’s not it, I want you to take care of one more matter before we leave.”

“One problem, what problem, sir?”

Christian slowly takes out the keys to the hotel’s Audi A7 that he left in front of the Sylvia Park Shopping Center, the place where God led him to meet Suri.

“I left the hotel’s car in front of Sylvia Park Shopping Center, I want you to take care of it before we leave,” Christian said quietly as he handed the car keys that had been in his shirt pocket to Kainer.

Kainer nodded. “Okay sir, I will meet the manager of this hotel. You two can get in the car first.”