
“excuse me ma'am, is here selling warm drinks?” sean asked a middle-aged woman, who was expected to be the owner of the stall.
The woman who owned the shop who had just put a cup of coffee and a plate of fried food on the customer's desk seemed to be silent for a moment while turning her head and then frowning, shortly after he made a sound.
“warm drink? Mean mister coffee tea?” answer the mother with a sundanese accent while looking up, because Sean's posture is higher than her.
Sean shook his head slowly. “not Mom, but regular drinks.” reply.
“aduh mister if it doesn't exist. Here only provide cold and ordinary drinks, if the warm it is usually for coffee or tea.”
“oh.. so yes bu.”
“iya. Who is that drink for? Create mister yourself?”
“not Mom, but make the wife of my boss. He complained of stomach pain and told me to find a warm drink.” Sean explained as it is.
“sick stomach?” paro the mother. “Oh! Maybe it means ginger wedang kali ya?” guess the mother.
“i don't know.”
“usually wedang ginger does like to be used as medicine for colds and stomachaches mister, surely the wife of the boss mister again catch a cold so he asked for it.”
“can be, what can mom make now?”
“can atuh! Yes, I made it inside, mister just sit here. Or.. would you like another message?”
“enggak Bu, I order it.” reject Sean while pulling a chair, then sit down.
While the shop owner's mother immediately rushed to go inside, her two blue-to-gray eyeballs stared at the glass display case that showed a variety of typical bandung food.
Sean, who basically recognized all the food and often ate it, was tempted, whether how many times his junks moved up and down. Since the campus, he had not had time to eat lunch, and only drinking water entered his stomach.
And. at this time his stomach is being asked to fill in the demo, but as much as possible he can hold it, because his main priority is currently his young miss.
Drrtt..
There was a sound of vibration in his pants pocket, Sean immediately reached into it and grabbed his phone. On the flat screen was displayed a real contact Kevin was calling, he immediately shifted the green button.
“ya, young master.”
[Where are you?]
For a moment Sean was silent, his forehead wrinkled and his brain started to think.
‘kalian? isn't there a young lady, why.. oh, my God! don't tell young lady to go too, but..’.
[Hey, Sean! Can you hear me no?]
Kevin yelled across the street, causing Sean to slightly move his phone away because his ears were buzzing.
“iya young master I heard, sorry earlier I was daydreaming.”
[Ck! If you're on duty don't daydream much, now answer my question where are you now? Why aren't you basecamp?]
“i am again in the front shop of the master project, earlier young lady told me to buy warm drinks.”
[Warm drink? Make what?]
“i do not know sir, but earlier lady had complained of stomach pain and her face was a bit pale.”
[What! Stomach pains? Face pale? Lo seriously?]
Kevin's voice tone was high, now rising due to panic. Kenzo was also there and heard it, from the look of his face was shocked.
“i-iya sir.”
[he's the same, right? Now give hp Lo to him, because from earlier hpnya can not be contacted]
DEG!
Sean who heard that was shocked, his eyes were perfectly rounded.The assumption was even stronger, if after he left Alya also went along.
“t-no sir, young lady is not with me.”
[Basic fool! I told you, don't leave him alone! Especially now that we are outside the city, he has not memorized the region here.]
“forgive me sir, but I also can't ignore his wish.”
Kevin did not immediately answer, he was regulating his emotions that began to rise while closing his eyes. Occasionally one of her hands brushed her hair, then ended up scrambling her. In his mind, Sean is not entirely wrong, because he knows what his wife's character is like.
[Yes, finish your present task. Let me and Kenzo look for Alya, hopefully he's still in the area.]
“good sir.”
After that call ended, Sean sighed deeply and then kept his phone back in his pants pocket. Shortly after that the shop owner's mother came out while carrying a cup of drinks that had been wrapped in a plastic bag, and gave it to Sean.
Rushing Sean immediately paid and covered away from there, without listening to the screams of the shop owner's mother who wanted to give change.
...💐💐💐...
“track his whereabouts now!” tell Kevin to Kenzo.
Kenzo who heard it immediately carried out his duty, he fiddled with his tablet and within seconds he already knew where Alya was.
“nona young is still around here sir, but..”
“but what?” cut Kevin out quickly.
“according to the map instructions young lady like being outside the project area, try to see this.” said Kenzo while handing over the tablet to Kevin.
Kevin accepted it, his forehead wrinkled deeply as his eyes noticed the position of the red dot that was already in the zoom. And indeed what Kenzo said was true, the location detected was not the project area.
“phone Ridwan!” tell Kevin. Some more!
Kenzo nodded in understanding. He immediately contacted the person Kevin was referring to, and asked for his position.
[Young lady in my view, she was in a public toilet.]
Kevin who heard that also immediately seized Kenzo's phone that was accidentally loaded.
“toilet common where?”
[Side bus terminal]
“wearing him there?”
[I don't know, but it looks like he's been sneaking out of the project area because he's looking for a toilet and the lady doesn't know if there's a toilet there. That's why he went somewhere else, and he ended up here.]
“far not the location?”
[Lumayan sir, 15 kilometers from the project area.]
“astaga! That far. Yes, you keep watching until he gets back here.”
[Okay sir.]
The phone connection was cut off, Kevin again handed his phone to Kenzo.
“now you can be calm, young lady is safe.” said kenzo in a soft tone, he knows that Kevin is not okay at this time.
Kevin did not make a sound, he just let out a long sigh while nodding small. Shortly afterwards, there was a sound of footsteps coming from outside and there was Sean's figure. The man's breathing rang out in disarray, as it ran fast.
“forgive me for my negligence young master.” he said with regret, then lowered his head.
Kevin nodded faintly. “ya, forget it. After all, it's not entirely your fault.he is, stubbornly. But you also have to be even more stubborn, understand?”
“iya sir, forgive me.”
“hmm.” Only Deheman as Kevin's last response, then he pulled a chair and sat there with his chest closed.
“lalu.. miss is now where?” ask Sean.
“he is in the public toilet next to the bus terminal, the location is quite far from here. But you take it easy, there is already Ridwan and fahmi monitoring it.” replied Kenzo, because Kevin was silent. But his eyes focused on the plastic bag Sean was carrying.
Sean who heard that also sighed in relief, because in addition to himself there were other bodyguards who were guarding Alya.
“Lo buy what?” ask Kevin about Sean.
“oh! This. wedang ginger.” replied Sean.
“order Alya?”
“iya sir. According to the mother of the owner of the stall, this drink is powerful for stomach pain relief.”
“carry here.”
Sean also said, without making a sound again he walked up to Kevin and handed over his luggage.
Kruyuk~~
Along with that came a voice that turned out to come from his stomach, making Kevin and Kenzo who heard it a little shocked.
“sorry sir..” shouts Sean while holding in shame.
“Lo not eat?” ask Kevin, and it's straight up Sean.
“why?”
“i haven't had lunch yet, because miss finished her studies earlier than scheduled. And he immediately asked me to drive him to your office.”
Kevin who heard that snorted sebal. “so he also hasn't had lunch?” tanyanya.
“if that I don't know, because at that time I was below. While the lady and her friend are upstairs.”
For a moment, Kevin glanced at his watch and there showed 5 o'clock passing. Kevin also only realized that the day was getting thick, and his ears began to hear sholawat chanting from a special place of worship for Muslims.
“ken, book a restaurant near here for all of us! And say to Jeni and Amara, after dinner Lo who will anterin them return to Jakarta.” Kevin said.
“good sir.” reply Kenzo, then he goes from there while fiddling with his phone.
“Lo can wait until Alya back first right?”
“can mr.”
“good!”
After saying that Kevin began to open the plastic package that Sean had brought and opened the contents, without hesitation he drank it.
“enak sir?” sean asked while looking at Kevin's flat face.
Kevin looked up and returned Sean's gaze. “lumayan.” replied, then went back to drinking it.
In between his gulps, Kevin suddenly remembered the words of Sean who said Alya complained of stomach pain. He's starting to overthingking, maybe...
“oh yes, time on the phone Lo said Alya stomach pain right?”
“iya sir.”
“and immediately tell Lo buy warm drinks?”
“iya sir.”
“other than that he asked for what else?”
“no master, that's it.”
Kevin was silent, but his brain was at war. He quickly grabbed his phone and turned it on.
“hem.. pantesan!” Sluggishly.
“why mr?”
“no!”
‘puasya in extend!’ kevin grumbled in his heart.
...💐💐💐...
The two seemed to be chatting while accompanied by 2 cups of coffee that had been presented at a small table in front of him, from initially discussing the matter of work to seep into personal problems. Including the news of Kevin who came to Busan a few months ago and ended up attacking rafael, as well as the disclosure of facts about his relationship with Alya in the past.
“so your parents already know about the problem?” rafael asked as Rendy discussed Alya and Kevin.
Rendy nodded. “ya. Selena who said that, and honestly at first I did not expect if the 2 boys had previously dated.” he replied.
“keep reacting to them how?” ask Rafael, again.
“delightedly surprised, more unexpected anyway. We all know nothing about it, and when Alya decided to move to college in Seoul we did not suspect at all.”
“that's because there's a reason.”
“om aji?”
“clear!”
After that the two compactly sighed, Rendy seemed to look up at the star-studded night sky.
“just right when me and Selena asked him to marry Kevin he had rejected, even I saw him cry as much. surely because of this.”
Rafael who heard that seemed to smile, he felt concerned about the fate of Alya. Just because of his caste status, his love is hampered and ends up hurting each other.
“maybe..this is called soul mate.”
“ya, you're right. Want as hard as people want to separate them, in the end destiny re-unite.”
Silent moment.
“now I understand why Kevin used to be depressed, to the point of having anxiety. It was due to the inner pressure from her father's past, coupled with her heartbreak from feeling betrayed by her brother.”
Rafael smiled wryly, then said. “that's why I asked for that condition.”
Rendy was shocked, she turned her head. “meaning?”
“i did ask you to marry Alya to Kevin, besides wanting to free her from a forced marriage, I also know that they had a relationship before. And I'm sure only Alya can restore Kevin's character like he used to.”
“j-so.”.
Rafael nodded, he knew what his best friend was going to say. “ya! Since the beginning I already know if Alya is his ex kevin, yes even though not very early.”
Rendy Frowning in wonder. “means how the hell, I don't understand?”
“still remember when I, Selena and Alya wanted to go together to Indonesia?”
Rendy nodded for sure.
“kan there you recognize Alya to me, because you think we have not known before. Yes, it was so at first. I don't know the face of Alya who is known as Selena's sister, but when I saw her face immediately I felt familiar and somehow suddenly appeared a shadow when Kevin introduced his girlfriend at High School. at that time I had no thought if he was the one, but when my eyes saw him wearing a silver necklace and there was Ara's mama's ring, I became sure that Alya was Kevin's ex. I also realized at that time he was between shocked and afraid to see me, Though we had never met before.”
“why can you be so sure, can it just be similar?”
Rafael shook his head. “not, I am sure that the ring belongs to Mama Ara. The last time she wore a ring before the accident. I still remember very well, a month before Mama Ara had advised to hand the ring to Kevin later. Yes, as a 10-year-old I didn't really understand it, but I always remembered those words. Maybe.. at that time he already knew that his age would not be long again, and made the ring as his successor.”
Rendy who heard the story of Rafael mangosteen understood. “continue why you have never told him so far?”
“sorry, I've never been honest with you. I'm just worried that when you all know the reason, you're gonna cancel the wedding. That's why I've been silent all along.”
“astaga raf, why do you have such a mind anyway? Where maybe we cancel that, while we all know what your reason behind doing this. if in thought again the more harm it is you deh.”
Rafael frowning. “loss why?”
“ clearly loss, because you are willing to sacrifice yourself to marry Selena who is pregnant with the child of another man. Even you want to acknowledge the child as your own biological child.”
Hearing that Rafael smiled. “got a problem, the important thing is Kevin can be free from the matchmaking and Selena can also be free from Chandra.”
“ruk! I don't know what his fate would be if he really married Chandra, surely he would be depressed because he got evil in-laws.”
“it looks like you forgot, if my papa is also evil.”
“just he did, the others didn't. Especially your grandmother, she looks very affectionate with selena.”
Rafael who heard that just smiled, without returning to his voice.
“you are indeed a rare raf guy, whoever the woman who becomes your wife will certainly be proud. Because having a perfect husband like you, already handsome, rich, good again.”
“and that woman is your own cousin's sister.”
Rendy was silent for a moment, her two narrow eyes staring at rafael seriously. “do you want to continue this marriage?”
At once Rafael became dazed, coupled with the mimic of his cengo face.
“hah!”
“don't pretend Amnesia deh raf, I'm the same my parents already know if this marriage is only temporary.”
“O-oh yes, I forgot.” stuttered Rafael while grinning a horse, he forgot that fact.
“terus how?”
“how what?”
“my last question? Want to continue or in accordance with the initial agreement?”
Now it was Rafael's turn to be silent, and his face turned flat and seemed cold. “according to the agreement at the beginning, I will divorce him after 40 days of giving birth.”
“you sure you won't nyesel?”
“why should mrs? That's the content of the agreement.”
“iya anyway, but.”
“no but-button ren, I will do as per the contract letter.”
Rendy was silent again. “I may have something to do with you, but must answer honestly.”
“oke.”
“all the way from this wedding have you guys made love?”
DEG!
Rafael is surprised to hear his best friend's question, while Rendy seems to smile smirk.
“don't be surprised like that, just relax.”
“your questions are strange!”
“weird what, that's natural!
“just your eyes!”
“hahahaha.. Don't be shy, admit it. It's okay.”
“what the hell!”
“never mind?”
“Gak!”
“don't lie.”
“make what I lie, not use.”
“don't worry anymore, I know you're lying. That's proof your ears are red, it indicates that you're lying.”
At once Rafael immediately covered his ears with both hands, making Rendy's laughter explode.
“if kiss?”
“once doang, that's also the time at the altar.”
“ah, lie again.”
“serious!”
“got believe, It's so many months you often spend time together, even yes you sleep one bed Loh! Yes, no why? Impossible once! Unless you've already turned.”
“nothing to say! I'm still normal!”
“if normal, proof dong. Aside from your matre ex, I've never seen you get along with other women.”
“ya time I have to show it in front of you who is single anyway? Not afraid of convulsions?”
“fucking! No need to bring singles napa.”
“the reality is so right?”
“asem!”
"Gu-”
Geck.. Geck.. Geck..
Kreets!..
“mas..”
Rafael was ready to open his voice, but was restrained when he heard a knock. Shortly after the door of her study opened, followed by a soft voice Selena echoed.
“mas, where are you?”
Selena's voice rang out again, with Rafael quickly acknowledging it.
“on the balcony!”
It did not take long for Selena to appear, the woman who was pregnant was smiling thinly made Rafael who saw her stunned.
Since the age of the womb is getting bigger, Rafael realizes that Selena looks more beautiful. Coupled with his increasingly contained posture, making his aura even more outward.
It would be a lie if Rafael said he had never been tempted in the slightest with Selena, as a mature and normal man of course he was tempted. There was a great desire in her to want to spice it up, conquer it under her Shackles and end up creating beautiful voices all night long. But unfortunately he never dared to do that blatantly, except when Selena wanted him.
Yaps, of course they've had sex. Especially kisses, they often do that. Even if the baby wants it. But they never did it again the last time Selena was bleeding, more precisely when she was 5 months pregnant. It was not Selena who asked to stop, but Rafael himself. She fears that if they have sex again, Selena will bleed again and threaten the safety of both.
“paman and aunty already want to go home, he said you want to come home with no?” selena asked her cousin.
Without thinking any longer Rendy nodded, then stood up.
“ya already raf I say yes, titip Selena yes. Take good care of him and my niece-to-be!”
Rafael stood up and said. “without you telling me I will definitely take care of him.”
“please if you already know, but..”
Rafael remained silent, waiting for Rendy to continue. Same with Selena.
“don't just take care of his physical, but his mind must also be guarded. Especially about living.”.
“what do you mean ren?” asked Selena while frowning.
While Rafael seems to hold back upset because of Rendy's frontal speech.
“you just ask your handsome husband, already yes bay!”
After saying that Rendy immediately covered leaving while laughing.
“means Rendy what ya mas?”
“i also don't know, don't think about it. Mending us out yes, meet uncle and aunt.”
Without waiting for Selena to answer, Rafael immediately embraced Selena's widened waist and carried her out.