Frisson

Suit on Zia's shoulder

"The air is very cold. With your thin clothes certainly will not be strong to withstand the cold," he said after making my body feel warm because of the suit he gave.

"Thank you," I said as I looked down upon this man's suit that had moved into my body.

"Hurry in the car" Gara ordered. I'm not resisting. I took my foot to step into his car. Gara also came in and sat on the steering wheel next to me.

I dare not look at him.  Lousy. Only the view from the window next to me is the object of my eyeball. This suit makes me freeze. His gentle attitude kept me quiet.

"Not hungry? I'm sure you haven't eaten at the party." I shouted yes loudly in my heart. I haven't eaten since I left. "I don't think you're the kind of girl to hold dinner for a nice body."

Thas right. Even though I kept eating my body dinner didn't add much.

"It's already night."

"Even if it's night, the stomach doesn't have to starve, right?"

"Not many restaurants are open. Only small stalls and street vendors exist" I said sure. Maybe the clock shows at almost 12 pm or so because the streets have begun to quiet.

"Why? When the stomach is hungry, wherever I can eat." For turning the car towards the tent stall lined up on the right side of the road. "Are you the one who can't eat in a place like this?" tanya Gara after getting a tempt oarkir for her car.

"I'm not a noble. Of course you can eat in a tent stall like this." I said maybe judes. But he was smiling.

"Thank God, our tastes are the same" he said happily. "Don't come down" stop her from seeing me opening the door.

"Why?" many wonder. He took me out to eat. Now he's banning me from going down. What does this guy want?

"You'd better stay here while I'm going to order food."

"Stay here?" many wonder.

"Yes. Your clothes will look striking if you have to go down. Just sit here. I don't want them to see you." Head Gara turned to the women of the night who wear tight clothes while struggling to be friendly to men.

I just realized. It's late at night. It'll look striking me down and into the tent stall. Maybe, I'll look like a lady by night thanks to my party clothes. For deliberately protecting me from the sight of the people around.

My body inched. Everyone must think the no-no. My phone rings softly. A special ringing message. Han's name appeared on the screen jolting my peace.

"Where are you?"

I looked at that message. I did not reply immediately. Because it was short, I could read the whole message without the need to open it. Where Han can't know that I've read the message.

"Why not reply?"

Why should I ask. He just left without me knowing his purpose.

"Who are you with?"

This time it's a strange question. He never wanted to know who I was with. Car door open. I'm turning. Gara appears with two packs of styrofoam. This guy brought me dinner.

I ignored Han's message.

Then we ate together in the car. Cell phone rings. After looking towards the phone screen, he pressed the receive button.

"Yes. What's up, brother?"

"Yes. Brother Zia is with me." It must be Han. "His phone is here. He's in the gas station's toilet." For lying. He deliberately made up stories. "I'll take her home soon. We are indeed heading home. Yeah." yeah." Conversation's over. Because I didn't say anything afterwards. This guy just ate his fried noodles. "Eat it cold. Not good when food gets cold."

"Ah, yes." I continued eating. Why didn't he say anything? My phone's vibrating. I picked it up and saw Han's name again on the screen. Why does that guy keep forcing me to read his messages? Unanswered calls also appear many times on the screen. Isn't it customary not to care about me.

"Hurry home!"

***

I saw Han not sleeping when I got home. Was he waiting for me intentionally? Ah, this man may be waiting for me.

"You just got home?" asked Han who was sitting leaning on his bed.

"Yes. As you can see." I'm not looking. Just answer the question. It seems like Han is watching me.

"Mama called me repeatedly. What did you tell him?" I took off my coat and put it on the bed.

"What about you not showing up at his brother's wedding? Is that what you're asking?" Han shrugged his shoulders lazily.

"Yes." Yeah."

"I said you were too busy with your work piling up to not be able to come to the party. My answer is according to your wishes?" my question is like insinuation. Because it can be made sure this man is not busy with office work, but with Kayla.

"Who's that?" asked Han while squinting. I knew that I went into the room still with the coat that belonged to Gara I was wearing. But I forgot, that I should have taken it off when I got home. Not just wear it to enter a room like this.

"This? Belonging to Gara," I answered honestly. Because obviously this is a men's suit. There's no way I'm saying papa's suit or even mine. Because it would be nothing if I said it.

"The way? He gave you his suit?" tanya Han was astonished. There's a strange face there.

"Yes." Yeah." I folded that suit.

"Why did he have to take off his suit for you?"

"Because I need it. With my clothes like this obviously cold air pierced my skin. He kindly lent it to me."

"You guys start borrowing each other like that?" han asked cynically and snorted. That's scorn.

"Borrowing like that what? It's just a suit." I don't like the way Han talks.

"Where have you been to the cold? The party's been over since then, but you just showed up now. Even with a man's suit on your shoulder." I kept quiet and looked at him.

Astonished by this man's snort, I sighed. "I didn't know you were starting to ask about me. All I know is that you are too busy with him. That chick. Kayla," I'm accusing.

"You should have answered me. Not just saying anything beyond what I'm asking you."

"OKAY. I'm from the hospital. Mom's sick. The only one who can take me is Gara. Wh why? Because he's the only one near me and I can ask you to take me. While you yourself are known as my husband, I don't know where. I don't know." I'm getting pissed.

"So now that you can count on?" Han started to smile cynically. "So your prey this time is Gara?"

"Prey? How quaint. If you yourself as a like family are reluctant to marry me and instead seek pleasure with other women, is it possible that Gara who is also a Laksana descendant will be interested in me? You are one blood. Neither you nor Gara are the same." I smiled sarcastically in anger. My anger's mounting. Especially considering the sick mother. My heart and body felt so tired that I needed to shed all the eggs.

As they passed under the balcony of their room they heard. Heard clearly what Zia said just now. Their door was open a little. Although it was not wide, but with Zia's firm and loud voice, it made her sentence sound out.