CUTS

The Unseen Eye Bond...

Rendra and Revelation in the mode stalk the enemy from a distance that is not too close. Rendra lurks outside the cafe while Revelation is in the cafe. Both are in a connected state via a phone call using a headset in each ear. They arrive an hour earlier than the appointed time.

Wahyu ordered coffee with a plate of pasta typical menu of this cafe. Those who have been sent abroad several times and joined the United Nations forces are certainly not strange with this distinctive outdoor food. Their tongues are not as good as they used to taste various types of food. While Rendra leaned inside his car watching towards the cafe. Previously, they had examined the area of the cafe as a whole including the possibility of a rat path. Seeing the behavior of both is like being spying on a drug kingpin or *******.

“Did you deliberately tease me with that way of eating you, Yu?”

“The taste is really good. I miss Captain Jessi's cooking.”

“Husstt, don't be loud! Later our mission can fail.” The two did not speak again until a man with his backpack was seen entering the cafe.

The man was skinny tall and wore glasses. But in his account, the man who met Cut looks very handsome.

“Yu, are we wrong? The photo on his account is the same now vastly different. On the account, the man was very handsome. But this is the clock he promised. Is he playing us?” Rendra sent a message to Revelation. If he uses the phone line he's afraid of getting caught.

“Wait a minute and see if he contacts Cut or not.”

Rendra tapped her index finger repeatedly while waiting for the man then –

Tink…

“I've arrived, where are you?”

Rendra read the contents of the message and smiled meaningfully.

“I'm almost there, what clothes are you wearing?” reply Rendra.

Not long after, the man immediately replied. “I wear black shirt short sleeve table number 4.”

“OK!” reply Rendra.

“Yu, table number 4.”

Rendra got out of his car straight to the cafe. When the door opened, Revelation immediately ambushed the young man who was playing with his laptop and without babibu…

Bugh…

“What do you mean send a message to my wife, heh?” the young man fell down with a glimmer of blood from his lips after being hit by a bogem from Rendra.

“Ren, relax. We can ask carefully.” Revelation tries to stop Rendra's emotions that are booming.  After the Apocalypse distanced Rendra, he immediately helped the man to sit back.

The visitors of the cafe regained their composure after the apology from the Apocalypse. Now, the three men sat facing each other.

“Now explain what you mean to take my wife to meet?” ask Rendra back. He started to control his emotions.

“I don't understand what it means. But who is the wife of the Father and I do not feel make an appointment with the wife of people.” Revelation glanced at Rendra.

“You should send a message to my wife's friend network account, right?”

The man sighed, “This is my phone and please open the friend network account you mean. Then find what there is the account name of the wife of the Father or not?”

Sure enough, Rendra immediately opened and how surprised he was if what he saw was not as expected. From the look on the face of the friend, Revelation is sure that this time they have failed. Rendra is still in disbelief then, “Ah, a person like you must have a backup account.”

Ting…

“Already expected, the mother's husband the owner of this account will spy on me. Hahaha.it's funny to see you guys beat people up wrong. Give my regards to the young man and tell him, thank you for being at the wrong time and place.”

“What's up, Ren?”

Rendra showed me the message was Revelation. They breathe at the same time.

“Means she was here.” They looked around and did not find anyone suspicious.

“Sorry because we think the man who has been bothering my wife is you.” Rendra.

The man nodded slowly even though the corners of his lips were sore. Rendra also paid for the man's drink as a form of apology. They immediately left the cafe feeling annoyed.

“Already, Ren. You better close the account and do not need to play social media anymore. No use either.” Revelation advice is taken slowly by Rendra.

Rendra deleted Cut's account on the way home. He won't let anyone disturb his household.

“I feel funny. With a young man who knows who just sent a message to your wife you're jealous like this. Then, how does Cut feel when he sees you taking pictures with your ex-wife and then you display the photo together?”

“Isn't what should be angrier here it is him? He who you have hurt but did not reply back.”

“Can't you be strict with your ex-wife? Just tell me that you can't stay close together like you used to. To keep your wife feeling.” Advice Revelation.

“If I think like that it makes Cut look bad in Risma's eyes, Yu. Maybe I just need to avoid it.”

Revelation can only slow down. This friend's problem is indeed quite complicated for him who never had an ex-wife. After delivering Revelation, Rendra returned to his home. Apparently there was already his mother was playing with Anugrah.

“A long time ago, Ma?”

“New half an hour, where are you from? It's saturday.”

“There needs to be the same Revelation, Ma. Cut where?”

“In room. Last time he ate, he said he slept because his head was still dizzy.”

Rendra sat down next to her mother. His face implied the burden of the problem being borne.

“What's up?” ask the mother.

“Come, Ma. I'm rattled. I don't want to hurt Cut by meeting with Risma but I don't know how to give understanding to Risma if now I'm married? All this time I thought of him as a friend because we parted well even though he betrayed me. I can understand if she can't be a wife of the army. But now? He wants to be my friend but Cut? He's jealous of Risma. I have to think about his feelings.”

“Our family has been friends with Risma family even before you were born. There is an invisible bond between Papa and Om Wahid that Mama and Aunt Risna cannot break. The bond between them exceeds that between brothers. The bond created when they were trapped on the battlefield. And we wives can only strengthen each other and hope that our husbands return safely even though at that time many returned lifeless. Begitula brotherhood between Papa and Papa Risma. Even your divorce cannot shake their brotherly relationship. You see for yourself how strong their brotherly bond is, don't you?”

“Then I have to how, Ma?”

“Receive Risma as your friend and give a message to Cut if you are not more limited to friends. Mama thinks Cut will understand. Risma has also told Mama that she has no intention of seizing you. Because she'd be embarrassed if she had to be a real mom. He just wants to be friends like before you got married. Can you consider him a friend or are you afraid of falling for him again?”

 

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