
“I'm thirsty..” hiss Ariel while smiling plain pretentious.
I poured hot water from the tumbler next to him and mixed it with mineral water in the glass.
“Haaah..” I sighed trying to be patient, while Ariel just glanced at me expressionlessly, just twirling the glass that was half in her lap.
“Tell me anything you know about this matchmaking.” My fizz.
“Sit here first..” he pats.
Yes, lap. This boy is completely unyielding for my business to melt me down.
Why does he never understand my feelings? I don't love her. As perfect as he is. The sex sessions I did were only because she was my husband, because of my obligation as a wife. Even if Arka betrayed me, I would not love Ariel.
That's called an outlet of sadness, even pity Ariel just be my distraction.
Everything needs a process, not immediately so.
It's a matter of feeling. Shouldn't be forced.
So now, I decided to treat her more maturely. We are 7 years old, including the difference because I am an older woman.
Age 24 like me is actually still a bit unstable when it comes to romance. I'm not as mature as people imagine. I just want to be tough because of the circumstances.
So you could say, we are both still small, still children, still naive to face the world.
I can melt with a more mature Arka behaving, so I'll cheat Arka style if it counsels me.
“I am sitting here yes,” my hisis while sitting next to the bed.
Ariel just looked at me.
Seen from the veins that arise in his jaw, if he was a little nervous facing me who did not explode again.
“Explain to me slowly, what exactly are we dealing with all this time?”
“It...” Ariel bit her lip. Seemed doubtful.
But then my phone vibrated, a sign of a short message notification coming in
“Claudia, you and Ariel can go to the office no?” a short message from the Baron that afternoon.
I looked at Ariel with a worried look, because this is Baron, and he asked us into his office! There must be something important going on.
So I booked a taxi online for me and Ariel who was still sick, headed for the baron's office.
“Loh? Where to?” ask my mother while frowning.
While Papah seemed to have just finished lunch, he sat at the dinner table wiping his lips with a tissue. They both looked at us in shock.
“Raden Arya asks both of us to come to her office,”
“You're sure of both?” ask papah.
“No. We believe in Raden Arya. Papah and Mom can standby first at home? Who knows we need something,” my question.
“Sure, need in between?”
“No need Pah, I ordered a taxi online.” I said. “Taxi is already in front of gate.”
**
Through the access that Arka had given us, we headed to the 7th floor, towards the meeting room that we had met Baron.
There the bodyguards were standing guard to welcome us. As usual even though it is Saturday, but the atmosphere of the office remains like a normal working day as if it never had a holiday.
The difference may be that personnel on weekends do not appear during weekends because it can cause a stir. It is very obvious that they are not office workers. Their bodies are large, muscular, mostly carrying weapons on their backs. This time they did not ask for our phones. Probably got a message from the Baron.
Across there I saw someone they used to call ‘Ivander’. Standing in front of a large machine while carrying his laptop.
“Aaah, two Ariel apparently,” sweep towards us.
“Bro!” greet Ariel, “Still busy just you!”
“Makanya real school, so I can help me cepet-cepet.” Kekeh Ivander's. “Gantiin Baron is old still a bouncer Boss!”
“Gue main administrative part,” hiss Ariel while patting Ivander on the shoulder.
“Chicken lu,” (meaning coward). Reply Ivander.
He even glanced at me with a cry after floating his entire gaze to the protruding parts of my body.
“Your eyes condition dong,” grumbled Ariel while turning away Ivander's face and overtaking me.
“Since when are you familiar with Ivander?” my many.
“Since at home Mbah Rangga. I think I'm gonna go pick up some computer techniques later. He said for the CEO position it's good to be tech-savvy. Because it is easier to manage people through cyberspace in this day and age. If money has.”
“There's nothing you don't have,” I said.
“What?”
“Companying ability.”
“Duuuh, what the hell is that!” he complained while rubbing his neck.
I opened the meeting room door.
There, in the meeting room that we met yesterday, there were already Mr. Johan and Mr. Abel, two lawyers Mbah Rangga who is now officially a Baron Lawyer, he said, as well as the Baron and a very beautiful elderly lady were near them.
Wh who?
I've never seen that woman before.
Her long hair was neatly diblowed, silver in color.
“Well, Mr. Johan, Mr. Abel. Players are complete all.” Said Baron. “I borrowed this room from Boss. While your building is in the process of renovation.”
“Building... us?” I asked while tilting my head.
“Ariel, and Claudia, introduce, this is Madam Kencana Wira Atmo.”
I was shocked to hear his name.
Could he...
“Mother Kencana was the cause why my Father killed himself yesterday.” Baron smiled wryly.
**
“Siapaaaa?” ask me with intonation at the somewhat suppressed end, for affirmation.
The woman looked at the Baron doubtfully. The baron looks to nod towards him.
“He is the gold that Mbah Rangga and Mbah Rejo mean. Ibu Kencana this is. what well, spelled out wife is also not spelled out a couple nor is it, but it is closely related to our family.” Said Baron.
“Also the person who has been hidden for so long by the Rangga-Rejo family because it is considered a disgrace,” said Bu Kencana.
“This mother is the victim, not the perpetrator,”
“Tetap me this a disgrace,”
Baron sighed, “Please bu,”
Ms. Kencana was sitting straight facing us.
“Children, in the past before Raden Arya was born, I was a couple...well.
We both gawk.
“My age... was still a child, still a dozen years old.SMP equivalent if today. I was playing with friends, hide and seek at that time. And coincidentally strayed to the back garden of the Rangga. At that time Rangga and Rejo were there.” He told me with a face that I could hardly say, but like fear and trembling.
“At that time.. I want to pee. Because I can't stand it, I hitchhiked to both of them to use the latrine. Next... well.. that I remember I was in pain...”.
I tilted my head to hear the story.
“This Kencana Mother was harassed by Mbah Rangga and Mbah Rejo.” Baron clarifies the sentence.
“Astaghfirullah..” agreed we both mentioned the name of God.
“That time as far as I know they both already have many wives.” Ms. Kencana smiled bitterly towards the two of us. “Rangga felt guilty and proposed to me, accompanied by Rejo. To save everyone's family's good name. While I. well, I was afraid of meeting the two of them. I refuse to marry anyone, I even tried to commit suicide to avoid them.”
“But it turns out Rangga and Rejo are constantly sending me gifts. His wife already has eight. I hate them both so much.” Bu Kencana thinned his lips in his wrath. “From the gifts sent to me, I know they are great people, with abundant wealth. All gifts are as a form... what if now the name?” Bu Kencana looked towards the baron.
“Soof, gratuities, tributes, bribes..what's the name,” hiss Baron.
“And it turns out that their deeds were known by Sasongko, the first child of Rangga.”
We can only be quiet.