
Amira takes Adi around this almost renovated house. The wall paint that was originally white was overhauled with shades of gray, Amira's favorite color. Some kitchen utensils and other furnishings are also chosen in similar colors. The house that has a wider backyard than the front yard was also not spared from the Amira reshuffle.
Amira and her foster children planted some flowers in the front yard. While in the backyard there are several fruit trees such as water guava, guava, mango, and rambutan. The seedling Amira got from the plant store. The trees were moved from what was originally in the pot, transferred to the ground for more nutrients and grew larger.
"Well, it looks like the kids will be at home living in their new home!" adi said when he was around.
"Of course, sir! they all can't wait to move into this house. If Mr. Darel has time, can stop by here because the children want to thank him directly." said Amira.
"Sure! then excuse me." said Adi.
"Oh yes Amira!" adi has walked a few steps.
"Yes, sir?"
"Can we have a chat at the cafe ahead?" ask Adi.
"Emm..all right!" said Amira.
They also went to the cafe referred to by Adi using Adi motorbike. Arriving at the cafe, they sat on an empty bench.
"Msnake!" call Adi to the cafe waiter.
"Good day, here's the menu list" said the waiter.
"Amira, what do you want?" ask Adi.
"Emm, I ordered some seafood fried rice, I'll drink some orange ice" said Amira.
"I also fried seafood rice, drinking choco latte yaa." said Adi.
"Okay, is there anything else?" ask the waiter.
"No, that's all! oh yes please fifteen servings of dimsum to take home ya." said Adi.
"Okay, please wait a minute" said the waiter.
"So, what do you want to say, sir? about Luke again?" ask Amira to guess.
"Your guess is always right, Amira" said Adi.
"What's still bothering you, sir?" ask Amira.
"Shouldn't that be what I'm talking to you about, Amira? what's still bothering you? your disappointment with him? know, Amira! Even until this moment, he was still crying staring at the photo of the two of you in the past. I don't approve of his past behavior. But everyone deserves a second chance, Amira. Think carefully. Think of your heart, ask your heart. Do you hate him that much? he was already very hurt when he was away from you. Same as you I think." said Adi at length.
"A.I.I..I..." Amira.
"You don't have to return my words now. Think about it again about you and him. I'm sure you're both tormented by this separation and distance, I can feel the twinkle from your eyes and him." said Adi.
Not long after, the food they ordered arrived. They stopped talking and started focusing on their lunch.
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Darel, Harri, and Luke have reached Bayu's house again. They knocked on the door of the house until it was opened three times.
"Oh, you guys again. Let's sit!" said mr. Bayu.
The woman who opened the door came out with a tray of drinks for her guests.
"Please drink!" said the woman who is likely the wife of Mr. Bayu.
"Thank you, auntie!" say they're in unison.
They began to drink the drink that had been served.
"So, what brings you guys to me again?" ask Mr. Bayu directly at the point.
"There's still a lot of questions in my brain, sir. Maybe you know the answer." said Darel.
Darel took out the map that his men found first. The map has not been shown to Mr. Bayu when he came there for the first time.
"Map it... Have you found it?!" ask Mr. Bayu look happy.
"What's the father who hid this map in the filing room?" ask Lukas.
"Yes!" answer's short.
"You really want to know everything? facts you might not accept?"
Darel swallowed his saliva with difficulty. Facts he couldn't accept? Darel can even swallow the bitterness of life when Mentari left him first, then what facts are more bitter than that?
"Yes!" answer Darel steady.
"All right!" said mr. Bayu.
"This is Mr. Supri's handwriting. He brought this map to me in this condition. At that time, I remember very well how his expression when handing over this map was as if this map was a treasure to be protected. Because of the panic, I also hid this map among the pile of other files hoping that someone referred to by Mr. Supri could not find it." explained Mr. Bayu told me about the massalu.
"Aoa that Mr Supri tried to avoid?" darel asked increasingly curious.
Mr. Bayu smilingly looked at Darel who was looking at him uneasily as if he knew the story of his continuation. Nah! more precisely who that someone meant.
"Your father, sir!" pan Supri.
As if he had been struck by lightning, Darel was astonished by this fact.
"Lied!!! papa I am a good man!!! he even loved my wife like his own son!!!" shouted Darel did not accept this terrible fact.
"Sir, calm down, sir!" harri and Lukas tried to calm their master.
"No!!! this is impossible, Luke!! you know for yourself, papa loves Mentari even more than I do!!" darel said he still does not accept it.
Darel was still calmed by Harri and Lukas until finally he was able to calm down. Mr. Bayu who saw that just smiled meaningfully. Maybe he had guessed before that Darel would act like that. It is not easy to accept the bad facts that people closest to us, especially our parents. Again, don't look at someone from the outside. Not necessarily the ones that look good, but also good-hearted.
"I understand how you feel! but this fact cannot be changed! open your eyes, and you will find the truth!" said mr. Bayu.
Darel stared fixedly at the eyes that I felt by that age. Although his face is wrinkled, but the man still remains fit at his age.
"Then, papa's affection for Mentari.means...."
"It could be that it's just engineering to hide something in the past!" said mr. Bayu.
"Then, what about Mr. Supri? do you know where his address is?" ask Harri.
Right too, why didn't Darel or Luke think about that question before?! think Lukas and Darel.
"Supri's father died six months after he gave me this map! the car he was riding in entered the ravine and exploded. But from the evidence, this accident seems to have been planned!" said mr. Bayu.
"I mean father? did someone sabotage the car like that?" ask Darel.
"Looks so! there is a lot of evidence that leads to it" said Mr. Bayu.
"Then, why didn't it just go to the police that it was a case of premeditated murder?" ask Luke to growl.
"It's over!"
"What?! how did the police respond?" ask Darel.
"Nothing!" said mr. Bayu.
"Do you mean there is no father?" ask Harri.
"Me and Mr. Supri's friends who found this awkwardness have reported the case to the police. But their response we cannot accept. It's like they're covering up the case. Until now we do not know what really happened to Mr. Supri." said Mr. Bayu glazed.
Dert..dert....
Darel's phone vibrated a sign of an incoming call. As soon as he saw who the caller was, Darel immediately raised the call.
"Hallo, sir! that guy came back here! you hurry up here!" said the man from the phone.
"All right! fifteen minutes to get there!" Darel.
"If you could take a picture of that man!" darel said again.
"Good, master!" said the man on the phone.
"Sir, it looks like our conversation got here first! I still have important business to do!" darel pamit.
"Please come back if you need me!" said mr. Bayu.
After saying goodbye, Darel rushed towards eating Mentari's parents. The man who called earlier was the father of the Warung owner. At full speed Darel headed towards the location hoping that when he came, the man had not yet left from there.