Face Poker
Part 12's
Leo's very cold face accompanied the atmosphere of the night which was also very cold. His eyes stared hard at the crowded streets. His car was at average speed.
It only took 15 minutes to reach the destination, which was none other than a restaurant for dinner with Johan. Leo sat on the bench he ordered.
Leo saw a sweet circular clock in his hand showing at half-time 8pm. He hopes it doesn't take long for him to be here.
The purpose of eating with Johan was not as a thank you. Or you could say it was just a cover. But he wanted to dig up information from Johan directly.
Before long he waited for the person he was waiting for to be in front of him.
“sorry sir Leo, have been waiting for him?” ask the young man and take a sitting position in front of Leo.
The handsome face of both makes other visitors, especially women show attention towards the two of them. And some of them even think that they do not know the direction.
“o yes sir Johan please want what message?” leo said to the person in front of him who was awaited by
the waiter who holds the paper and pen.
“don't call me ‘pak’, Mr Leo is older than me. Just call Johan.” Johan replied with a smile
sweet to Leo and Leo also reply with a smile that is no less sweet.
Unknowingly the waiter waiting for them suddenly blushing saw the two men in front of him looking handsome
and like flirting with each other.
A little conversation took place between the servant and the two handsome men. Orders have been recorded. The waiter left the two of them at the table.
“it seems like lately you've been very busy?” leo asked Johan who was drinking a glass of water.
“ah, really? Not particularly. Just a few jobs. Why?” johan replied slightly showing her nervousness.
“ah no, it's just that lately every time I read a newspaper, I see your name at the end of the news. Doesn't that mean you're the one who put the news?” leo looks serious.
The look in his eyes was very sharp, Johan who felt himself wanting to be preyed upon was only able to behave sweetly with
smilingly.
“is it true? Means Mr. Leo loves reading my news.” Again Johan replied with a smile.
‘which is true, this guy keeps smiling. Don't you have that lip?’ inner wondering.
“iya I love reading your stories. I wrote it based on facts and concrete evidence.”
“of course that's my job.”
“but I wonder how you got that concrete proof and information.” Said Leo again makes Johan look nervous but it can be hidden by Johan well.
“especially when news about Billy Pramono suspected of suicide. But in your article ‘murder’, you also explained some things that you think are awkward. How did you get that information?” ask the unrelenting Leo.
Johan raised his index finger in front of his lips.
“actually the reporters also have a secret mode to collect their information Pak.” Prattling
while blinking one eye.
The other visitors who had seen the behavior of the two without hearing the talk, considered them like lovers who were so tempting.
A few glances of eyes continued to notice the two of them and a few people were talking about them. Well-thought
Leo or Johan, nobody cares about it.
“really?” said Leo with a smile on his face along with the waiter who delivered
their ordered food on the table.
“please enjoy mr.” Said the waiter and left the two of them.
“we eat first.” Said Leo, allowing Johan to eat, and only with a nod of the head.
‘does he not remember me?’ inward Johan asked himself while looking at Leo who had fed his mouth food, he began to take his spoon and immediately ate the dish in front of him.
The two of them continued to eat each other's food crazily without a word. The sound of eating utensils and the noise of people talking to the ears of both.
Leo stopped his activities, because the food he ate was gone. He's very hungry. Very hungry, even he wanted to find food again after this.
Leo picks up his phone and opens his chat app and searches for Eliza's contacts.
My Liza
‘sayang..you're still up?’
Niente. There's no answer. Leo put his phone back on. He looked at the man in front of him
now it was finished with his meal and looked at him with a smile on his face.
“what are your plans after this Mr Leo?” ask Johan to Leo who is now drinking the contents of his glass.
“entah. go home? You?” Leo asked the man in front of him.
“i will also be back home. Meet my lover.” He answered lightly with a crisp laugh.
“hooo, it turns out you already have a lover. A new? Does she look like Eliza like you expected?”
cananda Leo's.
“iya, I just met him and immediately liked him. He doesn't look like Eliza's good brother and
beautiful but I'm comfortable.”
‘kak Eliza?’ inward Leo asked why Johan would easily call Eliza ‘kak’.
“by the way, I'm still curious. How long have you been working in this profession?” ask Leo with
covering up his seriousness while smiling kindly.
“wah, it turns out you want to continue the conversation earlier?” asked Johan who was answered with a smile
and Leo's shoulders are slightly raised.
“i've been working for 3 months maybe? Not long. But I like it so much.” Johan is clearly
casualness.
“oh really?” ask Leo reassuringly.
“iya I've here tried various jobs, such as cleaning service, parking lot, newspaper seller, motorcycle taxi driver, and yes.just quite a lot more.” Johan replied as he laughed, reminiscing about his past.
“wait. Aren't you in college?” ask Leo curiously.
“no. I was living in an orphanage when I was 5. And I started looking for a job from the age of 17. Other than education on the beach, I did not get any other education. And I think the education I received was enough.”
“you know Puja orphanage Like.” Leo nodded indicating that he confirmed Johan's statement.
“there I stay.” Johan was silent for a moment, but after that his eyes changed.
“if not because of those depraved people!! My father must be alive!” johan said as he hit the table as hard as he could, making other visitors notice him.
Leo just fell silent. ‘may be enough for today.’ His mind when looking at the anger of Johan because it continues to be made
to remember his past.
“ah, I'm sorry Mr. Leo.” Said Johan who again subsided his anger. He's bowed in shame.
“it's okay, I don't matter. That's natural. My past is not good either. I should have apologized for making you remember.” Replied Leo who was accompanied by a smile from his sweet lips.
“but you meet and have good people around you.” Johan muttered.
“you said something?” leo asked to make sure that what he heard from Johan's lips was not wrong.
“no. Oh yes, Mr Leo can I go first, my lover must have been waiting at home?”
“of course.” replied Leo with his best smile. Johan hurried off.
Leo, still waiting for the waiter to deliver his bill, pressed the number on his phone, after which he closed it to his ear.
The number you are calling cannot receive your call…
‘ah shit, why did the operator answer it.’ Inner Leo shouted.
“do you sleep?” muttered Leo while staring at the screen of his phone.
There are seen a pair of small children who are one small girl aged 8 years and one small boy aged 10 years. They looked happy while pounding on a cute rabbit. The photo is one of Leo's memories, where from that time Eliza called him ‘kakak rabbit’. Leo always laughs when he remembers this one memory.
“ini sir, please.” Said a waiter who had delivered back one of his cards.
Cring…
“halo.” Say hello to Leo at a number he did not know was suddenly called.
“is this Leonardo Hermawan?” the question of a man who sounded across there made his steps come to a halt.
“ini who?” ask Leo who now appears serious face.
“please come to the address I sent. You'll know who I am.”
Tut's..
“fucking old man!! It must be you!” leo is in front of his car.
He opened a message sent by a number he did not know. He got into his car a little
infuriated. When he remembered something he again squeezed the car on the screen of his phone.
“halo Clara.”
“….”
“i ask you to find out more and more about the person named Johan Vincent. Tomorrow
I saw the file.”
Tut's..
Leo forcibly closed the call and immediately drove forward his car. He did not want to delay his time meeting with
one of the old men and was eager to beat him up.
It didn't take long. At the restaurant that was promised his eyes caught a middle-aged man sitting
alone. There were no visitors at the time at this restaurant.
“hey you.” Said Leo who patted the man's shoulder. He had already clenched his hand and was preparing to lash out the punch. But he paled after seeing the old man's face.
“kau..you're Leonardo?”
“what do you want?”
“ddu.du..sit down we talk about.”
“if nothing matters I go.”
“wait! No. don't go. Please forgive me. Don't kill me. I beg.” Said the old man with
kneel touching Leo's calf.
“what do you want?” asked Leo who somehow felt sorry for the old man.
“please forgive me. I. I. I will confess all my crimes. Where's the girl?” Leo frowned.
“you mean Elizabeth.”
“iya, dia. Tell me I killed his family. Hu.hu.hu” the cry of this man is becoming more and more.
“what are you afraid of?”
“I'm afraid you're killing me. So..”
“so you admit your mistake so I don't take revenge on you.” The man speaks a thousand languages.
“lord I told you. It wasn't me or Eliza who did it. But thank you for admitting it. If you really want to survive, come to my office tomorrow morning.” Said Leo who let go of the man's grip and left him.
“wait! Are you really going to help me?” the man asked, stopping Leo's steps.
“if you come to my office tomorrow. If not, just wait for your death.” Leo answered and then left
leaving the frustrated middle-aged old man there alone.
Unconsciously a pair of eyes watched them from the outside.
“Lucas Alvano. Die you!”
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