Half Cinderella

Should We Admit

In the car, Aoran and Ardella were both silent, they did not say a word. With a sullen and upset face, that's what happened to Ardella's face. And for Aoran with the bruised face of a former coin toss and slap Ardella was very much rewarded in his garage.

A moment of silence between them gave space to think. Both are dreaming of something. Ardella is struggling with thoughts of problems that befell her family, while Aoran is still looking for reasons Ardella has forgotten memories.

Until arriving at the end of the road to the house Ardella, both are still in a state of silence.

In front of the house. Ardella got down and closed the car hard, Iyah, what can Aoran do with Ardella's actions. Seeing Ardella's back, and thin body as she walked away from him, made her unable to see him.

"He's losing a lot of weight." Mumbled. "I know it's very hard on you, but it won't be fair just because you don't remember or don't know anything. I just need an explanation from you."

An explanation needed by Aoran until now was not obtained. How hard Aoran wanted to forget her, as hard as that she also wanted to know the true events.

Five years have passed, will we not be able to as we used to, start a new relationship. No way, it is no longer possible for us as we used to be, like a piece of glass in a scattered desert will not be able to be put back together into a mirror, like that is the moment of our relationship, and maybe we'll never be together again. A word that matches the relationship between Aoran and Ardella.

***

Next day.

With busy work, Aoran was in his work room, he busied himself with the company's affairs. Aoran is currently looking at a graph of the company's development.

Geck, tok, tok.

Parto knocked on the door, although there was no reply from Aoran, she kept moving in. Aoran if the focus is working sometimes unconscious knocking on the door, because that's why Aoran is not used to say Parto when knocking on the door, but it is very necessary that anyone should knock on the door when they want to enter the room.

"Boss... " Having not finished talking Parto was wide open to see Aoran's messy face.

Next to Aoran's right cheek looks slap marks, then on the other side there are bruises. There was no sign of anger from Aoran's expression. It was likely that only one person was capable of making Aoran like that, he was none other than Ardella.

Not yet had time to ask, Parto had found the cause, she also showed a small laugh.

"Be quiet, I know what you're talking about." Aoran looked at Parto.

Nick.

Laughing chuckling, Parto coolly mocked Aoran's condition.

It was rare for such an incident to befall his super cold boss, and today Parto was so amused by the expression Aoran showed.

"What happened last night boss." Ask still laughing.

"I don't want to talk about it, you better work now. " Grabbing without expression.

"Come Boss. I'm so curious how Ardella bruised the boss's handsome face." Persuadnya.

What to tell, it was impossible for him to tell his scene with Ardella. "Go." Said Aoran wanted to throw his signboard located on the table.

"I was wrong." Raise both hands as self-protection. "Just angry." Parto's grin is wider.

Aoran instead wanted to throw, it was just to silence the ravings of Parto. Likewise with Parto, there is no hesitation for him to taunt Aoran.

These two people can joke because they are adrift age is not much different. That's how they sometimes are not like bosses and subordinates, at times they can be a friend.

Parto had accompanied Aoran for about five years as her secretary, she was initially so scared, even looking at Aoran with her direct eyes she did not dare, but after being together for more than a year, she was so scared, he knew Aoran wasn't as bad as people said.

***

Three days after the events of Ardella and Aoran in the bar.

For three days Aoran never again visited the bar, nor did Ardella ever again see the arrival of Aoran. Aoran's VIP room was still in a state of disarray, coins scattered on the floor.

"Ardella, it's your job to clean the room." Ardella's boss's words pointed towards Aoran's room.

"Good boss." Ardella said understand.

"Why only Ardella can get in there."

"Me too, there seems to be something between them. Don't you see how yesterday that guy was holding Ardella."

A fellow bar employee talks when he sees Ardella heading into the room.

All true, the words of the employees are not wrong. The room could only be entered by Aoran and Ardella. That's why the boss of the bar owner can only tell Ardella to clean up Aoran's room.

Being in the room with a kemoceng, broom, and mopel. Ardella saw the room was still the same when she last entered.

The scattered coins began to be picked up one by one, with Ardella's squatting position picking up all the coins and inserting them into a plastic canteen not far from the corner of the table. As her hand held one coin, Ardella's memory of the night's events flashed.

"I don't know what's really in bren*sek's brain." Still do not accept the arbitrary treatment of Aoran. Looking at her, Ardella felt ashamed of herself when she remembered her body being seen naked by Aoran.

For women it is certainly a shame that someone sees the sensitive part of it by an unwanted man, that is what Ardella feels.

***

Lisa's visit to prison.

As usual, with food, Lisa visited her husband. Longing has long been harbored by a wife who has not met for a long time.

"Mas." Lisa smiled as she faced each other with her husband.

Now Lisa can't come straight to Batara. The waiting room for a guest with inmates is in a small room, where a slight gap in the glass as the direction of the sound while talking.

Sitting facing each other there is a glass separation between Lisa and Batara, through the glass they can stare at each other without touching. "Ardella's rarely come here, is she okay." Ask with full questions.

"Ardella is fine. Maybe because he was busy working he didn't come here." Answer from Lisa.

"Work? What work." Ask back.

"..." - ".When she wanted to respond, Lisa became silent herself. To be honest, she doesn't know what Ardella's job is right now. Because of the mess Lisa forgot to ask, and Ardella never told her about her work.

They looked at each other, Lisa felt bad for not paying attention to Ardella, while in the position Batara was worried about the state of Ardella, but he did not blame his wife at all.

"Today what menu did you bring." Diverting the conversation, Batara did not continue the discussion about Ardella's work.

"Oh. I cook my favorite. Grilled fish with rendang." Smile by showing the cuisine made for Batara.

With a sweet smile Batara replied to his wife.

"What kids? They're not looking for me." Ask with sadness.

"They're fine. Edward and Erwin thought you were working somewhere else. But Aldo, I can't lie to him, he's now grown up and understands our situation." Saut Lisa explains the state of her children.

Batara was silent, dull face, wrinkles thin eyes signify he was very sad.

"Edward and Erwin are now in school, they're more active than they used to be, sometimes they don't want to go to school. Ardella and I have to persuade them to go to school every morning." With a cheerful voice, Lisa wanted to show that they were fine.

The entertainment from Lisa was not enough to dispel Batara's sad feelings. "I miss them so much." His smile was trying to look fine.

"I can bring Aldo to visit you, at least you can let go of the longing with Aldo's presence." Her speech.

"No. I don't want Aldo to see his father in prison in convict's clothes." Prohibited it.

"All right, sir." Saut Lisa understands Batara's heart as a father.

A father's heart always wants to show a good side to his son, no father wants to show himself bad, that is what Batara is currently doing as a good father in the eyes of his children.

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