Bound of Lies

KS: Finally Talking

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"Sir, look who wants to see you." Said her mother when the door opened.

Sakti turned her head and was shocked when she saw who came to her.

No tears fell down her cheeks.

Sakti kept his laptop and got out of bed to get over.

"Father miss you" he said, standing on his knees so he could align with his two children and hold them in his arms.

A very tight hug seemed to fear losing again, but his two children did not budge did not return the embrace. Just silence silently without saying anything with their flat faces.

Sakti unraveled her embrace and looked at the faces of her two children. " Didn't you miss Papa ?" Tanya Sakti with a trembling voice held back the cries.

Both of them nodded their heads without answering.

Sakti also circulated his gaze looking for someone he missed so much, someone he would beg for forgiveness but there was no one there.

There was a faint sound of a woman laughing crisply while talking to her sister Fabian.

The longer the sound was heard the closer accompanied by the sound of the pounding shoes that clashed with the floor.

Sakti waited for the appearance of the woman with great hope and anxiety.

His chest was pounding faster and both of his palms had been drenched in sweat, his face paled.

Fabian and a beautiful woman who turns out not to be Kirana's wife. It was Lia, wife of her brother-in-law Robby.

Sakti's hopes that were as high as the sky instantly crashed to the bottom of the earth.

"How are you doing now ?" Asked the woman politely when she had been near Sakti.

"I've been better, Ma'am." Answer Sakti while smiling.

Sakti was still looking up at the stairs hoping someone would show up there to see him.

"Kirana did not come," said Lia as if she could read Sakti's mind.

"How's Kirana doing ?"

"He's good," Lia replied briefly as if she didn't want to talk about Kirana any more.

Sakti smiled wryly.

He is not satisfied with just the word 'he is good' Sakti wants to know how Kirana is.

Is he healthy ? Where are you at? What is he doing ? There are many more questions in the head of Sakti, but there is no way he did that because it is clearly visible that his brother-in-law has fortified himself to share stories about his wife Kirana.

So all Sakti could do was be silent, preoccupied with his own thoughts.

Now they have been in the family room not far from the Sakti room.

Both of his children prefer to wrestle spoiled at their om Fabian. Even Dareel sat on Fabian's lap playing his phone, and Davin leaned on his shoulder.

Sakti's heart certainly hurt to see that but he could not do anything. They just want to see him already makes Sakti happy.

While Sakti was involved in talks with Lia as well as her mother. Of the many talking materials, not one time Kirana's name became their talk.

Every time Sakti tries to find out about his wife, Lia will immediately divert him to something else. Sakti bowed resignedly.

The day began to change the night, Lia said goodbye to go home but Sakti asked her two children to stay.

"Abang ma Dareel just here. Papa miss you," persuade Sakti.

The two boys looked at each other as if asking each other questions.

"Papa please...,"

"Daddy Bian does it too?" Ask Dareel.

Sakti turned her eyes to Fabian and her sister immediately felt bad for Sakti.

"Dareel kangen Celia sure ?" Fabian asked to melt the atmosphere.

Dareel nodded his head.

"Kirain kangen with Daddy Bian." Fabian laughed awkwardly.

"If you want to stay, Daddy's picking up Celia." Fabian persuaded.

"Yes, I'd like to stay the night if there's Celia with Daddy" Davin looks excited.

"Alright then we'll pick up Celia ya,"

The two children cheered happily, and Lia left the house alone.

"Still Bi," said Sakti.

"Try approaching them again. I'm sure they'll get rich again. You have to be patient, brother," said Fabian.

Sakti smiled and nodded her head.

That night Celia also stayed overnight, little by little the attitude of her two children began to melt. Sakti patiently continued to try to get closer to his two children who had been separated for more than one month.

Dareel began to indulge even though it was not as marbled as before, even he is now playing games on the mobile phone Sakti.

A phone call came in when Dareel was playing a game. Vanya's name is there.

"Papa, Vanya called." Said Dareel while handing the flat object to Sakti.

Sakti's eyes rounded in surprise and Fabian immediately noticed.

"Not to be lifted, justin." Answer Sakti while pressing the button rejecting the call.

"What is Vanya's aunt that Papa hugs time in the mall ?" Just plain asking

Davin nudged his sister's body to stop talking.

"Papa never went to the mall with a woman other than Mama let alone to hug her," answered Sakti.

"Udah. Mama says you can't say that anymore, it's adult business. I just don't want to know Papa's business, let alone us who are small like this" replied Davin with a fierce face.

Sakti was so shocked, "what is this that keeps her two children away ? Kirana saw? If yes, then from the beginning Kirana knew that I was having an affair. It's worth it that he hates me so much" Sakti thought

"Let's play monopoly !" Fabian tried to distract the two and they cheered Fabian.

"Lo really should be able to take a stand," Fabian said as he patted his brother's shoulder.

***

Time keeps passing...

After that meeting, now Sakti can connect with his two children even if only limited to phone calls or videos. But not with Kirana, his wife still did not want to talk to him.

As of right now Sakti is making a video call with Dareel.

Dareel put his phone on the dinner table and he made the video call while eating a bowl of ice cream. Several times Sakti laughed at the lips of his son with ice cream.

Sakti gasps when a woman he misses so much walks in and is caught on camera.

Kirana, who was wearing a tight-fitting white T-shirt and shorts, entered the kitchen without realizing that someone was watching her through the phone screen.

Mata Sakti can not switch from Kirana who is chopping watermelon fruit. He looks more and more charming with his new look. Kirana's long hair is painted brown, and her fuller body looks more attractive in Sakti's eyes.

"Mom change hair color?" Tanya Sakti on Dareel.

"Yes" he answered briefly.

"Can you please bring her cell phone closer so you can see your mom more clearly? Papa is very kangen." Say Sakti and Dareel also obey him.

Feeling noticed, Kirana turned her face to Dareel and saw Sakti looking at her through her mobile phone.

Kirana walked up to her son and uncoercedly grabbed the phone from Dareel and flipped the camera towards the table so that Sakti could not see herself.

"Accept the phone in the middle of the room, baby, Mama want to cut the fruit first for bang Davin," Kirana said so that her son left the kitchen.

Sakti realizes Kirana does not want herself to be seen by him. Sakti's heart feels so painful.

Dareel said he saw from his cell phone that showed the boy was walking.

Can't take it anymore, Sakti finally asked Dareel to give the phone to Kirana.

"Darling, please give the phone to my mom. Tell me there's something important you want to say,"

Dareel complied and walked back to the kitchen.

"Ma, papa wants to say it's important."

"Say mama is busy" replied Kirana.

"Mama is busy" Dareel told Sakti.

"Say mama just for a moment," Sakti insisted.

Not wanting to argue in front of her son, Kirana also received the video call but by first changing to a regular call.

Sakti let out a breath that suddenly felt heavy. Kirana even knew she wanted to look at her face.

Kirana: yes ?

Sakti: Ki, how are you?

Kirana did not answer the question and fell silent.

Sakti: next month Bian wants to marry Renata again.

Kirana: I know.

Kirana cuts off Sakti's talk.

Sakti: are you and the children coming ?

Kirana : yes

Sakti : thank goodness... I'll take you to Singapore.

Kirana: no need.

Sakti was silent for a moment

Sakti: yes I have picked you up at the airport.

Kirana: no need, we meet at the reception only.

Sakti : But I, I,...

Kirana: see you at the reception.

Kirana interrupted Sakti's conversation and ended the phone call first, Leaving Sakti who was speechless was frustrated.

***

Sakti back busy themselves. Although Kirana's shadow with her new appearance continues to haunt and it makes Sakti's blood rustle.

Happy and sad Sakti feel at the same time.

Glad to see and hear his wife's voice again, saddened that Kirana was clearly avoiding him. Sakti smiled wryly.

Without Sakti noticing a woman was standing before him. He raised his head to see his face.

"Why smile ? Must have thought of me again?" Ask Vanya in a seductive tone of voice.

To be continued....

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