Calibra: A Delayed Taste

CALIBRA | CHAPTER 97

Edzar thrust a cigarette at Dava who was immediately rejected with a coil. The two men are now sitting on the back porch of villa Oma Halim. They decided to stay once in a while to accompany the oma who often felt lonely.

It was late and almost midnight. The sound of crickets is earthy, the air temperature begins to decrease until Edzar and Dava close the jacket trying to dispel the cold.

Everyone had entered the house, leaving only Edzar and Dava still at home outside.

Edzar smokes the cigarette he just swallowed until it smokes smoke. They remained silent for a few seconds and Edzar opened his voice. "Don't you really like Audi having to do with Ibra?"

He looked at his sister-in-law. Edzar's age was indeed quite far above Dava, but he still respected the man with the right call.

Dava did not answer. He was silent a thousand languages while looking straight at the strawberry garden that was just starting to bear fruit.

"Did Ibra do something wrong with you? Or maybe there's something he's not happy about?" ask Edzar again.

The breath sounded heavy from Dava's mouth. The man was leaning on the chair, looking relaxed. Very different when dealing with Ibra his look seemed tense.

"Ibra wasn't wrong, I just didn't like it because she proposed to Audi" Dava said.

Edzar faithfully listened. "Why?"

Dava. "Because he's a widower. Because he's a soldier." He looked back to the front with a bright look.

"I used to have a very close friend who was like Ibra, only she wasn't Paspampres. At that time he was still a serda. We still meet and hang out a few times with other friends."

"She's married and has one child, but she still likes to have fun with other women. Not only him, his comrades were the same. I had a strip troop fight that was crowded at the night club when off duty. Indeed, they never bring uniforms when doing it, but I know who they are, because before that the company had contributed with the TNI, some of them included."

"While I knew their depravity I remained silent, feeling it was none of my business. But the other day, we call him Serda, he suddenly came and said he wanted to borrow money." Dava looked at Edzar. "Do you know what you're doing? Disgruntled with his wife at home, he intends to find a satisfied woman to fulfill his desires."

"Of course I'm angry. He reasoned it was natural because his work was draining full of energy and physical, he needed proper impingement." Dava fizzes sharply. His jaw tightened in light of all those experiences. "See the generals out there. Some of them mostly have mistresses, dark businesses."

"Now do you know why I don't like the Ibra profession? Maybe for others it's a cool job, but they don't know how dark the lives of the country's soldiers are yet" Dava said.

Edzar watched and listened carefully to the explanation that his brother-in-law had just spoken. He nodded in understanding without losing his calm demeanor.

Dava pensive. "I loved Ibra like my own son, but the divorce she went through certainly carved a separate judgment on her."

"Perhaps before I was in bodo, but after he expressed his intention to be serious to Audi, obviously I as a father was worried. Is Ibra really a good man, is it true that he can maintain loyalty to Audi, is it true that he can be trusted while I just do not know the reason he divorced from his former wife. The reason why he failed to maintain the integrity of the household, even though we ourselves know a TNI must be difficult to bid farewell."

Silent. Then suddenly Edzar spoke. "I helped her get a divorce."

Of course, the confession made Dava surprised. He looked at Edzar with a doubtful look. "You mean?"

Edzar turned his head, looking back at Dava casually. "I helped Ibra get a letter of approval from the commander."

Silent. Dava was made to think until he unconsciously pecked for a long time with a deep frown.

"Why?" ask Dava then.

Now it was Edzar's turn to not answer, but Dava knew his face was very serious, so there was no way Edzar was joking with his words.

"Because ... Ibra can't love Shireen. Because in fact Ibra and Shireen are only married on contract."

Maybe not only Dava was surprised, Ibra who heard the father knew the truth of his marriage, might also feel the same way.

An Edzar Adhyaksa who looks very authoritative with his calm attitude, who would have thought he also kept the big secret of the child.

Now we know how strong Edzar's connection really is. He could even easily figure out the intricacies of Ibra's secret that the boy spent years trying to keep.

Edzar Adhyaksa is a prosecutor known for being clean, who would have thought that the man also has a dark side that people do not know about. For example, by pouring thousands of dollars from a personal wallet to smooth the journey of the case handled. Not many people know about it.

Moreover, a little secret of Ibra, maybe for him it was just a handful of dust that seemed transparent in his eyes.

"I believe in Brother, so I dare to share this," continued Edzar full of meaning.

Dava knew, indirectly Edzar was threatening if the great secret of Ibra spread, or worse known by the unity that will make the child kicked from his work.