
Serena stared dislikefully at the girl sitting right in front of her desk. Just now when they entered the cafe, accidentally their eyes clashed. Friends who used to deliberately seek a storm with him, now are enjoying warm drinks and food on the table.
Joni had invited him to enter the office next to the cafe, but he refused. Finally Joni relented and left Serena for a moment to talk about the development of the cafe with her manager. Despite that, Joni keeps a close eye on his wife from afar through the transparent glass that becomes a barrier between the office and cafe.
"Room here?" tanyanya cynic.
"As you can see, I'm here because I want to eat. Lo himself?"
"Gue is the owner of this cafe, so I'm free to do it here. Why?" serena replied with pride.
"So this cafe belongs to Bang Joni?"
"Ck!" There was a feeling of dislike in Serena's heart, when the girl in front of her mentioned the name of the husband with sparkling eyes.
Serena was silent for a moment. The view now turned to the man who was also in front of him earlier.
“You guys dating?” accuse Serena. His eyes were looking for the truth with a frown on his forehead. His heart suddenly tingled with curiosity about the status of the two customers who became visitors to the cafe owned by his suminya.
“No!!” answer the two other sexes sitting next to Serena. The hands of both of them swung a form of rejection. They are Farrell and Sherly.
“Cieee... compaction,” goda Serena. “Ck! Yeah, nothing either. I will be happy to give my blessing if you are in a relationship. Do not need to be in umpet-umpetinlah.” said Serena by linking both hands in front of the chest.
“Ah! don't forget to send invitations to my house yes!” added Serena. He held a faint smile at the end of his lips.
“I don't have any relationship with Sherly darling..”sangkal Farrel.
Looks like Farrel forgot Serena's current identity. Or maybe, his mouth was already used to it and difficult to repair. She still loves and loves Serena, her attitude towards the married woman has not changed at all.
“Once again you call Serena with the nickname darling, I'm sure the bodyguard that is in there, will soon come and throw you out of here.” Sherly whispered to Farrel while pointing at Joni with the tip of her chin.
“Let's just! I even like that he is angry and I deliberately want to make them fight. If the driver was angry, they continued to divorce, then I will be the husband of Serena he.. hee,” Farrel whispered back with a grin.
“Lo crazy yes! She was already someone's wife, tau!” Sherly held in anger.
Sherly and Farrel are busy with their debates, until they forget Serena's presence there. Both of them did not realize that they were increasingly suspicious of the gestures they showed.
“See-look! You guys have even been playing whispers in front of my eyes, and you still say you have nothing to do?!” Serena pointed at Farrel and Sherly alternately.
Serena's rebuke dawned on the two humans who were still busy arguing. Now both of them know that their behavior even adds to Serena's suspicion.
“Ngga dear... The two of us are just friends, no more.”.
“Farrel,” call Serena soft. “As a friend, I pray with all my heart, may your life be happy. So is lo, Sherly.” Serena looked sincerely at Sherly.
“Whatever our story in the past, and how bad our friendship used to be, I hope we can still be on good terms for the future.”
The arrival of the two maids, carrying much of the food and drink that Serena wanted, temporarily halted the conversation.
Seeing that the order had come, Serena immediately ate it voraciously. Food had distracted all of Serena's attention, and no longer cared about the two people sitting in front of her.
Sherly and Farrel involuntarily shook their heads, when they saw the way Serena ate. The two of them were astonished by Serena's endless appetite.
“Lo not afraid of losing a job contract, Serena?” ask Sherly.
“Indeed why?” ask Serena without taking her eyes off the food on her plate.
“Lo eat so much, are you not afraid of fat?” answer Sherly.
“I'm fat, why?” ask Serena again.
“Lo is a model, Ser. You must be able to maintain body shape and must be slim, if you want to survive in the world of modeling, even though you are married.”
“In the meantime, I'll be on leave.”
“Cuti?! Why?” ask Sherly and Farrel at the same time.
“Because she is pregnant.”
Joni answered the question with a happy smile. The man sat himself right next to his wife's chair, which was busy eating. Take a tissue and wipe the edge of the lip of Serena with a slow motion.
“HAMIL?!”
Sherly and Farrel got up from sitting because they were so surprised to hear Joni's words. Didn't expect that the change in the way Serena eats was caused by her pregnancy.
“Iya. We just got back from the hospital. And the specialist said, if Serena is pregnant with our child.” replied Joni.
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“Mamaaa..”.
After stroking Serena's flat stomach, the boy's head looked up and asked. “What is adek fine in there ma?”
“Iya darling. Adek healthy and fine.”
“Start Now, every night mom should sleep with papa. But if it's noon, Sekar who will sleep together mama.”
The rules that Sekar uttered made everyone smile. The little boy seemed to understand that he should not disturb Serena's night of sleep with Joni.
“Why should it be so Sekar?” asked Zahra who was standing at the door.
“Because mom can't be alone. If mama is alone, there will be an evil demon who wants to take small adek.”
“We talk inside only,” said Joni who is also approved by all residents of the house.
After hearing Sekar's explanation, Joni directly guided Serena into the house and locked the door.
Since learning that Serena is pregnant, Maya indeed immediately orders Bi Sari to look for the rhizome of the bangle that she believes can keep Serena and her fetus from invisible interference.
Reflecting on Serena's experience with the shamanic world, inevitably made everyone more cautious. Believing in disbelief, they end up doing what parents used to do if someone in the family was pregnant.
“Serena... wear this!” maya's orders to her eldest daughter.
“This what bu?” serena asked confusedly.
“Ngga ask a lot! Just wear.”
“Why should Rena wear that anyway, Mom? it's just a myth Mom, in the world of medicine no such thing!” zahra Protest.
“Shut up! Mom did this for Rena's sake. Whatever you're gonna do, if it helps keep Serena away from the bad stuff. Myth or not, this important thing does not harm.”
Joni was only paying attention to what her in-laws were doing. He did not mind or appear to want to voice protests. He knew that no one in the house wanted any harm from the pregnancy of Serena, his wife. The ancient ways as the Maya did, or the modern view of Zahra, were all done for the good of Serena.
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A man of great stature was enjoying liquor in a special room of his own, alone. Grasping the glass half-full, he stared sadly out the window. The lights are deliberately dimmed, adding to the gloomy atmosphere that surrounds it.
I don't know how many times the sound of ringing from the phone on the table trying to disturb his loneliness. But he doesn't care. He seemed to deliberately pay attention to hearing to dive into silence.
With his eyes closed, he could smile back just by imagining the face of a loved one. The time he spent alone with his woman had become the most beautiful memories without being stolen by anyone.
“Why do you have to leave so soon?”
A heavy breath, as if to describe how heavy the burden he was carrying was. The great regret he felt, had taken the peace of life and had always kept him awake every night. There was nothing he could do to fix things. His beloved is gone. Leave pain that continues to linger in the heart.
He knows he's full of sins. He knew there was no apology left. But he knows how to love.
It's only for one woman, although there are many available out there. Loving one woman, among other wives under the same roof.
But that is the fault. Letting his beloved mix with others without suspicion. Leaving it unattended, until it was injured and eventually perished.
And…
An ambition took away his sanity. Revenge and evil plans work together. Turning evil person becomes more and more evil.
“Hem... Since my first wife died, all my business has not gone smoothly. There are problems that arise every day. I've been looking for a lot of shamans, and they all give the same answer. Now I have to find another woman who will occupy the vacant position she left.”
“He is perfect to replace my first wife, but my path will not be easy because of the presence of that damn boy!”
“Do I need to get rid of it first? But it's not easy. I promised not to bother him, let alone hurt him. Huft... What should I do? I must immediately fill the vacant place of the first wife, because otherwise, my business empire will be completely destroyed no remaining.”
One last gulp has soaked his throat. Liquor was not at all helpful to make him sleep for a moment.
“At the time to feed”
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