
After a long time the woman cried in Erik's arms. Now he pulls his body away. He wiped the rest of his tears.
"An, Sit down ! honey, get me a bottle of water." Erik led this woman named Anna to sit in front of him. Maura took the water in the refrigerator cooler then opened it.
"Thank you." Erik clasped Maura's hand to sit next to him. "Drink." He allows Anna to drink first. He looked pityfully at Anna, his body thin as if unkempt.
"I'm sorry my employee sir, he just got in here, a few days ago. I'll reprimand him later." The shopkeeper was not feeling good to this cold man.
Erik just smiled at the shopkeeper. Then he turned back to face Anna. "An, this is my sister's wife. Soon my sister will be married." Erik then turned to look at Maura who was still speechless. "Dear introduce him to my cousin, uncle Rudi's son." Introducing said.
"Anna, Brother." Anna extended her hand to Maura. "Sorry hugging Erik's brother." Smiling words.
"Morror." Erik's girlfriend smiled as well. Anna is Erik's cousin.
"Where do you live now ? Brother's been looking for you and Aunt but couldn't find you." Erik spoke again.
"I live near here brother, I have only been coming to this city for a few days. All this time my mother and I lived in the village." Anna is sad.
Erik turned to Maura, as if asking for permission to take Anna. Maura smiled and nodded slowly. They take care of the souvernir first and ask permission for Anna.
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It was at this cafe that Erik brought Anna. After finishing the business at the shop where the woman worked. Anna looks good eating her food.
"Slow down, An !" Maura smiled looking at Anna who was eating balepotan.
Anna smiled and said.
"Yes, Brother. I was hungry this morning without breakfast. I don't have enough money to buy food because yesterday I just rented a contract."
Erik and Maura feeling sliced to hear Anna's words, suffering this ? this cousin's sister. Maura understood Erik's feelings and then clasped her hands channeling warmth.
"Yes Brother." Anna nodded and continued eating again.
"Finish your meal, after that tell me about your life and Aunt's after leaving the house that time." Erik made a sound after a long silence. In response to a nod from Anna.
After taking Anna for a meal, Erik and Maura leave for Anna's contract. Once there, Erik and Maura were flabbergasted. The scenery is so sad, the contract that Anna means is not the contract as it should be. The contract he rented at a cheap price was a small warehouse unused by the owner.
"Let's go in !" Anna with her cheerful face opened the door.
Erik and Maura circled the contents inside. There are only small carpets and beds that are deliberately loved by their owners. Not the owner who is not good, but Anna who forced to rent it.
"Darling, let Anna come with me at the apartment. I can't bear to see him living here. This place is not worth a contract." Maura shed her tears whispering to Erik.
Erik nodded. "We listen to the story first. Why did Anna get to this town." He rubbed the tears on Maura's cheek. Then kiss her cheeks softly.
Anna came in again after throwing out her food waste plastic last night. "Sorry, the place is not comfortable." Smiling words.
"Tell me why you've come to this city, brother and sister Ralda are looking for you and Aunt for all this time." Erik said as he grabbed a plastic chair so that Maura could sit down.
Anna looked down sad, speechless calmed her feelings for a moment. Remembering the life he lived was not easy at a young age. "When my mother and I decided to leave the house, we went to the village. There mom works with the farm guys, mom sent me to high school. I just graduated school. A few months ago, my mother became ill. I have not been able to get treatment for my mother has died. I don't want to go back to Dad, he'll treat me the same way as Ralda's mom and sister." Anna finished her story while having a whim.
Maura approached and grabbed him. "You stay with your sister in the apartment." Smiling words.
"Your father is in prison for abducting brother Ralda. Now you live with your sister, it is up to you to choose to join Maura first or live alone in the apartment. Don't stay here anymore." Erik embraced his lover's shoulder with a smile.
"Where do you live?" Anna does not yet know the lives of Erik and Ralda.
"Sister will stay in the main house, later after sister gets married we will stay one house. Brother has family here and brother Ralda is also married. Since it's holiday, be prepared to go to Ralda's sister's house and to the sister's house, to introduce you to them." Erik helped Anna pack up.
Erik and Maura agree to take Anna to meet Zevin and bring him and Ralda together. In the past Anna and her mother were such good people. Always put Erik and Ralda first. It was time for Erik to help his cousin's sister.