
"I'm sorry for interrupting your Sunday." Rafka paused his words. "I'd like to offer to be Ana's lawyer."
Ana and Pras are silent at Rafka's words. The man looks serious. Ana looked at Pras, conveying a message through his gaze. Whatever her husband's decision, Ana will approve.
"I guess you knew about me and Ana first." Pras nodded. "Allow me to be Ana's lawyer. I promise I'll make them responsible for what they did to Ana."
"Can I trust you?" ask Pras.
"I want to make amends to Ana. I know I may be the son of a bitch in Ana's eyes, and now I want to make amends for all my past mistakes" Rafka said.
"Aren't you going to take a chance in narrowness?" tanya Pras was suspicious.
Rafka smiled faintly. "If you mean I'll take Ana away from you, don't worry. I'm not gonna make Ana cry for losing you. I hope you can make her happy because she deserves to be happy."
Pras turned to his wife, asking the opinion of the woman sitting next to him. "As far as you are, Mommy" replied Ana.
Pras looked at Rafka, weighing the decision he was about to make. "Alright, but there is no meeting without me" Pras broke up.
Rafka smile. "Well, if I have to be with Ana, it's you I'll call" he said in earnest.
Pras gave Rafka his mobile number. They talked for a while in the living room. Pras asks a lot about the man's past and Ana's. "Why did you leave Ana?" ask Pras.
"Mas!" anna growled when her husband asked her about it directly to his ex-girlfriend. "I told you, Mom."
"I just want to hear his version" Pras casually said.
Rafka smiled before answering. "I was born into a poor family. I aspire to be a lawyer in order to defend the right people but weak in legal cases because around me there are many such cases. And Yuna's parents promised to pay for my college until the end of my time with Yuna because Yuna likes me. Finally, I chose my education and left Ana," Rafka told me. It looked a full of regret on his face.
"I'm sorry, An. I used to think only of how I could achieve my goals, without thinking of a heart being hurt." Rafka smiled miris. "But I'm happy, you're with a man who can make you happy" he continued.
"I'm happy with Mas Pras" said Ana.
"I know, I can see it from your eyes. If you can tell, I'd like to ask. Who is Niko and how is the chronology going on?" ask Rafka.
Ana looked at Pras asking for approval, and the man nodded. Ana took a deep breath. She was embarrassed to tell him there were other men besides her husband who had seen her upper body without a cover. But her husband steeled and supported her by tightly grasping her hand and nodding.
"I just arrived in front of a minimarket, Mas Pras called asking me where I was. After that, suddenly something smothered my mouth and nose and I was unconscious. When I woke up, I was in a room with my hands and feet tied. Over 24 hours Niko held me and tried to keep me ...."
Pras immediately emeluk Ana when his wife was unable to continue the story. "The bastard was trying to stain Ana!" snarl. "Niko is Ana and Deby's college friend. Since college she did like Ana, she always tried to get Ana even though she knew Ana was with me." Pras spoke with his jaw.
"Has he or his friend the accused ever committed a crime before?" ask Rafka.
"Yes. They conspired to separate us. Niko approached Ana and Una teased me by putting stimulants on my coffee. Una was my secretary" Pras replied.
"That's their second crime?"
"Yes." Yeah."
"Okay, I've recorded all your captions and I'm going to make a file to sue them." Rafka fiddles with her phone. "I'm sorry, if I ever need more information I'll call you."
Pras and Rafka shake hands. Pras and Ana drive Rafka to the gate. After his guests left, they sat on the sofa in front of the television. Both of their children had gone to bed a few minutes ago.
"Why indeed?"
"Aren't you angry?"
"Why should you be angry? It seems like he sincerely wants to help you," Pras replied confidently. Ana just nodded in understanding.
***
Ana opened the door when she heard a knock on the front door. When he opened the door, he saw a couple he knew as Niko's parents. "What are you guys coming here for?" ask Ana sharply.
Bu Widia immediately approached Ana by cupping her hands together in front of her chest. "I beg you to release my son. Unplug your demands on Niko and we promise Niko won't bother you anymore."
"Niko didn't suckle on you, did she? But you begged me and my husband to release Niko. How is my one-and-a-half-year-old son still nursing me? I had to endure pain in my chest area because the ASI that was not released and my son's cry when he wanted ASI but could not get it. I had to wean my daughter because of that!" ana said grimly withholding emotions.
"You're a mother, so you definitely know how sick it is when ASI isn't expelled." Ana connected her words.
"Alright, Ma. Let's go home," take Mr. Bayu to his wife.
"But, Pa. Mama can't bear to see Niko in jail, Pa," whined Bu Widia.
"Let Niko take responsibility for her actions" said Pak Bayu. "I'm sorry for interrupting your time. Excuse me," said Mr. Bayu.
***
The day of the trial has arrived. Ana has not yet entered the courtroom nervous. Pras, who always tried to calm his wife, faithfully embraced Ana's shoulder. Ana's hand felt cold as Pras grasped it.
While in the courtroom, Niko and Una were already sitting in the sickle seat. Four police officers were guarding the two suspects. Both of Niko's parents sat behind the man. While Una's mother who had just come from outside the city hugged her child while crying.
Ana enters the courtroom with Pras. Rafka and Deby walk behind them. At first the atmosphere was still quiet, but it changed after both Niko's parents saw who was Ana's lawyer.
"Whatever happens later, whatever they say, stay calm. Don't listen to what they say. Stay focused on answering what their lawyers or prosecutors are asking for" Rafka's message said before they entered the courtroom.
Highlights of hatred emanated from the eyes of both the accused and Niko's parents. They did not expect that Rafka, a famous lawyer on the rise, resigned to become their son's lawyer and is now the legal counsel of their opponents. Bu Widia stood and faced Rafka and Ana, as well as Mr. Bayu.
"So this is what made you resign to be my son's attorney? Are they willing to pay higher than us? Or do you get paid for something else?" Mr. Bayu raised the question in a loud voice until it was heard by everyone in the courtroom.
Not only Pras, Rafka immediately turned to look at Pak Bayu with a very sharp gaze and both hands clenched and jaws hardened!
**cirebon, March 26, 2022
I would recommend a friend's work. The story is exciting and makes a scene. Yuk read yes by friends Mom 👇
Author: Hilmiath
Novel: Atmosphere**