8 To 4: The Mayor's Contract Wife

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Ajeng is already on board the ship that will take him towards the dock as Wira explained. After getting the signal, he also rushed to contact Abdi and asked him to bring all the needs on the list of requests dr. Husein to Boni's place.

After the ship docked, Ajeng went down and walked for five hundred meters towards the city. And just as Wira said, there is a small grocery store that says Boni's name on the banner. It was the only grocery store closest to the pier.

“Excuse me. I'm looking for Boni.”

“You?” asked the tall and burly man who looked like Ade Rai.

“I Ajeng. Wira sent me here.”

“Oh, Bu Ajeng?” The man immediately bowed respectfully and invited Ajeng into his small house which was behind his shop. “What can I help you with?”

“There was a smallpox outbreak on the island. Mas Wira is being isolated in the clinic due to exposure to the virus and should help doctors there. Abdi will come to bring all our needs. And Wira told me to stay here until the ship returns.”

“Ready! I understand.”

“Don't be too formal. We just met and it's kind of weird that you behave like that to me.” Elak Ajeng sungkan.

“Sorry, Mom. But you are my boss' wife. Where might I dare to be brash.”

“Bos?”

Boni scratched his head wrongly. He was afraid of speaking wrongly. “What Mas Boss hasn't told you about me?”

“The situation is urgent so we haven't had time to talk about many things.”

“Oh, Bu Ajeng must be hungry right? Let me prepare some food. Please mom rest here.” Toni shows a room to Ajeng.

“This is your room?” tanya Ajeng saw a small room that was arranged very neat and fragrant.

Boni shaking. “I used to sleep in the store. It was a room that Mr. Wira had deliberately ordered. At first I was also confused why Mr. Wira asked me to find a shop here. He also ordered a special room that was neatly arranged like this. He even asked me to always clean and keep it fragrant even if it is never worn. But today I just found out that he prepared this for you.”

Ajeng diverts his opponent from Boni, back into the room.The tattoo is very similar to Ajeng's room in the official house of Wira. It's just that the size is smaller and the paint color is made more cheerful with green and young orens.

He went into the room and laid himself on the bed staring at the ceiling. For a long time he had not slept in such a comfortable bed and permanent building. For several months, he could only sleep on a thin folding mattress placed on a small wooden bed, which sometimes made his muscles ache when he woke up. But in spite of all that, he remains grateful because the Hero always faithfully accompanies and takes care of him.

Toward night, Toni knocked on Ajeng's room door because Abdi had come with all Ajeng's needs.

“I've put everything in this box.” Said Abdi when meeting with Ajeng.

“Where did you get this much medicine?” tanya Ajeng while opening the cardboard that Abdi brought.

“Nest Sewu.”

“What does Pak Rega know?”

Abdi nodded confidently. “It is precisely he who collects all these medicines from all puskesmas and hospitals.”

The teacher put on a surprised face. “Kok can?”

“Pak Wira has shown his ace card and now it's his turn who can't wince. For now he has no choice but to obey all the wishes and orders of Mr. Wira."

“As Card?”

“So when will Bu Ajeng be back?” tanya Abdi changed the subject.

“Tomorrow noon.”

“Then you will go home first. Tomorrow I will come back and go with Bu Ajeng.”

“Not Bu Ajeng said Mr Wira is being quarantined?”

Ajeng.

“So, he definitely wants one of us to keep Bu Ajeng until he returns.”

“Abdi can we talk for a minute?”

Abdi nodded then took Ajeng for a short walk outside.

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“What really happened to Mas Wira after I left?” ask Ajeng when they have walked far enough from Boni shophouse.

“Pak Wira detained on charges of killing Tegar.”

“But you all know that's not true, right? Why is Wira being treated? Why don't you help Mas Wira?

“Pak Wira asked us to look and wait. He even refused help from his papa and also Mr. Bara.”

“Hah?”

“And it seems Mr. Wira's guess is right. He was released just like that but was forced to go to a very distant and remote place. Therefore, he first asked us to prepare the shophouse as a center for the exchange of our business information. The man with my mother was named Toni. He's in charge of managing all the necessities here. While I focus on replacing the duties of Mr. Wira at the head office."

“Then what is Mas Wira's plan now?”

“Nothing. He just wanted to relax on the island with Bu Ajeng. While we handle all the urgent matters in his place. Oh yes, tomorrow morning there will be one small ship operated in the Beringin strait. Mr. Wira wants the ship to operate every day to back up the government ship that operates every three days."

“Ship?”

“Only small vessels. Think of it like a private car."

“But why do that far?”

"Sir Wira said that the conditions there are very concerning and the existence of the ship will be very useful especially in the emergency of the outbreak as it is today."

"Considerate. But Mas Wira didn't plan to settle there, did he?"

“I'm not sure. Mr. Wira said, he just wanted to always be with Bu Ajeng anytime and anywhere. So want to stay and settle where, it seems like Mr. Wira will decide."

Suddenly Ajeng's face met red and blushed.

“I've never seen such a crazy Mr. Wira love a woman. He even spent a long time in prison, was fired as mayor, shunned his family and now lives on a remote island. He is completely different from Mr. Wira whom I knew first.”

“So you want to say that he suffered because of me?!” hardik Ajeng was upset.

“Bu..bu..not what I mean, Bu.”

“What's so? You want to say that Wira better marry your twin sister?” tanya Ajeng while smacking Abdi's body with his hands.

Abdi kept trying to avoid. “I mean, she became much better and more humane.”

Ajeng stopped his brutal actions. “What used to be him like a monster?”

Abdi nodded back. “Cold-blooded monster who loves luxury very much.”

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