Bound of Lies

Realises

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Renata reads it, it turns out that the summons as a witness related to Fabian's problem.

"I'll come, you calm down. I hope my testimony helps you,"

Renata Mumbles.

Renata entered his room. Clean yourself up and change her clothes in sleeping pajamas. Looking at his reflection in the mirror, he again imagined the thing that almost happened between him and Fabian.

The vibration is still there, the feeling is never completely lost but Renata does not know whether it is love or just pity ?

Renata admits jealousy still reverberates when Fabian is close to another woman but he does not understand whether this is a feeling of love or just simply not willing ?

Renata sighed and chose to climb onto her bed where her daughter Celia had fallen asleep hugging her teddy bear.

Stroking her daughter's fine hair, Renata hugs Celia affectionately and closes her eyes trying to forget her melow feeling.

***

A message notification came in when Renata was about to go for lunch. Jamie's name is on there.

Jamie has not contacted him for a long time probably because he was busy with the seminar activities held in Nusa Dua Bali. Renata opened the message.

Jamie : Afternoon Re, where are you ? I'm in your office lobby. Lunch with yuk ?

Renata was stunned reading the message. He was reluctant to leave but refused because Jamie was there.

Renata: Are you here ?

Jamie: yes, downstairs. The lobby

Renata: ok just let me down.

Lazily Renata steps her foot to meet Jamie.

"Gue ate my food, yes" Renata told his roommate.

"Dating (dating ) Re ?" Tempted friend.

"No, no, noah" replied Renata lazily and then went to see Jamie.

Jamie was sitting in the lobby chair in his casual clothes just wearing jeans and a plain black t-shirt not to forget the glasses that always framed his handsome face.

Jamie stood up as soon as Renata approached her, a smile etched on her lips as she met the woman she liked.

"Sorry Re, am I bothering you ?"

"It's ok, it's a break. Eat nearby, yes,"

"Hhmm okay, I'm coming, too,"

***

"Busy yesterday ?" Renata asked breaking the silence as they had been sitting at a diner not far from Renata's office.

"Hmm yes, because I'm a speaker, so prepare the material to practice speaking," replied Jamie's doctor as he opened the menu book.

"It's not worth learning for sure it can be," Renata said with a joking tone to melt the stiffness between them.

"Not Re, I actually learned to talk until I couldn't get in touch with you. You see, if I call you there, I can't make it" he replied with eyes that looked at Renata full of longing.

Deg ! Renata feels bad. Renata doesn't want to talk about feelings. He's still playing games about his feelings for Fabian.

Now he feels guilty for Fabian having met Jamie.

"Now is it finished ?" Tanya Renata tried to shift the direction of the conversation.

"Huum hasn't actually, but I've got a call from the police to be a witness to the Fabian case" Jamie's doctor replied.

"And you chose to come here ?"

"I think it's my duty to give the real information. Fabian deserves justice. After all, there is closure. You also got Re's call ?"

"Huum I got it."

"When ?"

"Tomorrow at 1 o'clock, when are you Jamie ?"

"I'll be tomorrow again. Hopefully tomorrow everything goes well Re. I heard the story about Fabian from Sakti is so sad. And I'm so sorry that you're separated" said Jamie's doctor.

Renata just smiled wryly hearing it.

"It's okay,"

"I brought Celia by-by but wanted to give her directly. How about we have dinner together. I'd like to take my son Collin with me, let him have a friend here, too,"

Renata thought for a while, he was reluctant but not feeling well. And Jamie like her can read what Renata thinks.

"It's just regular Re's dinner, it's okay for a second, too,"

"Mmm okay, but if Celia's weekend with her daddy,"

"When does Bian usually pick up ?"

" Saturday morning or Friday night"

"Well, how do I pick you up tomorrow night?"

"Hmm yeah, I can,"

After agreeing to a dinner appointment with Jamie and Renata, they continued their lunch without saying much and only briefly because Renata reasoned to have to return to his office immediately.

***

The day that Renata went to the investigator had arrived. After getting permission from her office, Renata goes to the police station accompanied by Fabian's lawyer. Fortunately they have known each other so it is not awkward with each other.

Fabian could not accompany Renata because there was a meeting that he could not leave.

Just give a message so that Renata is excited and grateful because Renata is willing to be a witness.

Renata waited anxiously because this was the first time he had dealt with the law even as a witness.

"Re, then answer the question honestly just briefly and clearly" said Johan who is Fabian's lawyer.

"Mmm yes Om. I'm just nervous about this" Renata said with both hands squeezing each other signifying his nervousness.

"Take it easy Re. If anyone doesn't know ask,"

Renata nodded his head.

Soon Renata was called to face investigators with the company of his lawyer.

The air felt cooler for Renata when she entered the room probably because of her nervousness that did not subside.

Renata sat next to his lawyer opposite an officer from the police.

At first it was just a small talk and it made Renata calmer.

But over time the conversation turned into questions about his domestic life with Fabian.

Renata reopens the memories of his past that he has closed.

In essence the investigator asks if Fabian treated Renata so badly that they split up and

the question was repeated many times in a different way.

Renata tries to reopen his old memories with Fabian. As long as Renata remembered never once Fabian was rude and hurt him even Fabian never issued harsh words that hurt the heart.

When angry, Fabian will choose to stay silent or leave to avoid debate, but that does not mean he runs away from problems, Fabian will talk again when his head is cold.

Only Renata realized it turned out Fabian was as gentle as it was treating him.

A sense of sadness infiltrated into Renata's crevice how he could lose someone who was soft-hearted and sincere in love with him.

"Maybe not all women are as lucky as she is" Renata thought in her mind.

"I reiterate once again are you sure that Fabian sodara never hurt you physically and frontally?" Ask the investigator.

"If Fabian ever hurt me like that, of course I already hate him not still love him like now." Renata replied that without realizing it had spoken the word love.

Fabian was indeed guilty of lying to Renata and that greatly disappointed Renata.

But now Renata realized that his love was greater than his disappointment.

Maybe it's time to make peace with the past and give it a second chance if Fabian wants the same thing.

Tbc...

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