Dowager Bohay

Fear

"Roses!"

The rose lifted its face and poured into the arms of the one who called out to him. "Li! I'm not a killer, Ly! I'm not a murderer!"

The Rose cry broke out along with her body which felt cold and quivering as Lily hugged her. "Yes. You're not a killer. You're my best friend. Kind woman. Calm down first."

Lily hugged the rose for a long time. Letting the Rose calm down a little and in the end the Rose let go of her embrace. "Thank you, Ly. You've calmed me down."

Lily nodded and smiled shadyly. "What's wrong? I saw you were scared and quickly went upstairs. Who are you looking at?"

The rose shook its head. "nothing. I'm fine." The rose sat down and folded its legs. Hugging herself as if protecting herself from the outside world.

Lily knows something's wrong with her best friend. Lily wanted to pry more information but saw her friend who was still afraid, Lily did not do it. The most important thing for Lily was that the Rose was calm and no longer frightened.

"You're in the room! Let my shop take care of it. You don't have to think about anything, just rest. I can't keep you company any longer because it's crowded downstairs. When it's quiet again, I promise to accompany you."

Rose nodded her head, Roses realized the stall was her responsibility, not Lily. If only that person had not appeared, surely the Rose was taking care of his stall with full vigor.

"Please, Ly. I'm counting on you!"

Lily smiled warmly. "Just trust this friend of yours. I will never let you down though. You just rest let the stall be my business."

Lily left the Rose's room and descended back down. Lily serves the buyers who come. Sure enough, Ibu Sari and Mbak Nia were a bit troubled because many buyers came and even queued up front.

Lily swiftly picked up the menu book and recorded the menu of the incoming orders. He won't let his best friend lose. Lily will be the one behind the Rose who accompanies her best friend up the ladder of success.

Warung Janda Bohay just a little quiet around 3 pm. The employees have returned to the office, the school children have also started to go home and the taxi driver who has delivered orders to the order. Stay waiting for the crowded stalls back at work and at night.

Lily did not waste this opportunity. He called Rendi to report what had happened to the Rose. "Mas, the rose was suddenly frightened." Lily started the conversation after saying hello.

"Fear? Scared why?" Rendi sounded worried hearing the complaint from Lily.

"I don't know, Mas. Apparently, someone Roses knew came to the shophouse. A sudden change of attitude of the Rose, Mas. The cheerful rose served the buyers who came, suddenly frightened and gave the job to us, its employees. The rose then ran into the room and was seen locked away. When I came, his body shook and was cold. Roses are stirring and frightened. I feel sorry, Mas. What am I supposed to do?"

"You don't know who's coming?" ask Rendi.

"No, Mas. Rose and I met in Lapas aja. I've never met anyone from the Rose past. The Rose Family had no one to visit her at all while in Lapas, other than her late mother of course," Lily said.

"Later Mas will try to talk to Djiwa. Who knows, Djiwa can extract even deeper information from the Rose. You try to find out who the Roses saw. I'll check the CCTV. Please take care of the rose. Don't let him be alone and scared anymore." The task of keeping the Roses was Rendi's duty as well. He does not want his boss to be sad if anything happens to his wife.

"Of course, Mas. I will take care of my best friend. I don't want sad and scared roses. Sorry for interrupting Mas Rendi's work time." Lily felt bad to disturb her lover work, but forced to do it because this is urgent and important.

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Djiwa clenched her hands in annoyance. Rendi had already reported what had happened to the Rose. "Who else is bothering my wife? Yesterday Melati, now who?" spray Djiwa.

Rendi took out her tab and played the CCTV footage in the Rose stall. Djiwa saw the Rose stall began to crowded. Online motorcycle taxi drivers are called one by one by Rose when the order is complete.

"Roses are still common. Serving online people who want to take orders. The boss saw when the rose lifted its face. He looked surprised and started to get restless." Rendi then shifted her tab screen. "This is CCTV taken from the front of the shophouse."

Djiwa watches CCTV footage with a serious face. He wants to know what happened to his beloved wife. A man of somewhat stocky body and tanned sawo looks down from the motorbike.

Djiwa's forehead wrinkled. It was a bit strange because the man was wobbly and somewhat suspicious. There was no sharp weapon he was holding. That means the Rose knows the man, therefore the Rose is afraid.

"Large picture!" djiwa's Command.

Rendi obeyed what her boss ordered. The soul did not know the man. Not a fan of the centile Rose especially Mr. Lurah who disappeared without a trace since they were married.

"Who is he, Ren? How are roses afraid? His face was normal, Ren. Not a cruel face like a market thug or a tagger. Why are roses afraid?" Djiwa did not get an answer because Rendi herself also did not know who the man who made the Rose afraid.

"Try the recording when the Roses are scared!" djiwa's Command.

Rendi according. He played the video that Djiwa asked for. Seen a frightened Rose even put her apron with origin.

Djiwa rested her head on her work chair. The problem of jasmine has not been fully resolved, now there is a new problem. If indeed the person is a person who Roses know from his past, Roses must be able to face the person. Gotta dare. Why are roses afraid?

"Maybe the Rose is traumatized, Boss. His past is dark. Accused of killing when he was not the culprit. Now when the past comes, the shadow of past trauma is again present. A little advice, boss. Go home! Accompany Roses. Get him to talk. The boss will also know who the man is and encourage the rose to be more courageous" advises Rendi.

Djiwa nodded his head. "Yes. I think I should go home soon, Ren. I'll go back first. The rest of the report, you just send it by email!"

Djiwa took his suit and bag and went out of the room.

"The soul!"

Djiwa's steps stopped when her name was called. Djiwa turned around and saw a smile engraved on the face of the person who called out to her. "Can we talk?"

Huft ... come again troublemaker. Fucking tired!

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