Just An Illusion

Just an assistant

"I told you not to worry, anyway." said Kikan but cut off when he heard a familiar voice in his hearing.

A voice that of course instantly shocked Kikan back then. Especially when Kikan realized who the owner of the voice. Both Inara and Kikan who heard the call amid the bustle of visitors at the Mall are slowly seen starting to turn around and stare towards the source of the sound.

"Kikan!" said a voice that was currently right behind the two.

"Mama.." said Kikan then hesitantly make Inara who was beside him of course immediately surprised to hear Kikan call the middle-aged woman with the name Mama.

Tamara who saw her daughter looked so nervous at this time then was seen stepping her feet closer to where the two were with an intense gaze. There was a curiosity in him when he saw Inara currently standing beside Kikan carrying some of his second groceries.

"Tumben you're shopping didn't tell Mama? You always take Mama, oh who is she? Why hasn't Mama seen her all the same?" said Tamara then who immediately railed some questions to Kikan, making Kikan become dead lice as soon as question after question came out of Tamara's mouth at that time.

"Em him... He.." said Kikan who paused long enough, making Tamara then increasingly suspicious when looking at the strange movements of his daughter.

Kikan himself was even confused about what to introduce Inara to Tamara at this time. If Kikan told the truth of course Tamara would be very angry with him, considering what Kikan did by asking Alvaro to remarry was a foolish act he had once chosen in his household life.

Until then Inara who began to understand all the current situation then went forward to introduce herself, but not as the second wife of an Alvaro but as someone with another status.

"Meet my mother Inara, the new assistant of Mr. Alvaro, I was assigned by you to accompany Ms. Kikan shopping at this time" said Inara by trying to smile as gently as possible.

Hearing the explanation from Inara just now, of course, immediately made Tamara frown for a moment, while Kikan looked directly at Inara with a gaze that asked about Inara's words just now that suddenly. But Inara who seemed to know the purpose of the gaze of Kikan just returned with a knotty smile, making a sigh then sounded violently blow from Kikan's mouth at that time.

"Oh was just an assistant apparently" Tamara said then with a gaze that looked down at Inara from top to bottom, making Inara only able to smile in response to the gaze from Tamara at this time.

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Food counter

After satisfied shopping the three then decided to fill their stomachs at that time. Because Inara introduced herself as an assistant, as a result all the groceries owned by Kikan and Tamara were all given to Inara for her to carry in one hand, making Inara's hand now feels so sore and tingling because of it.

When they arrived at the food counter, they both sat at one of the tables there. Inara who had begun to ache carrying her second groceries, then placed it slowly to the chair and then wanted to take a seat next to Kikan, but stopped when he heard a cold voice coming from Tamara at that time.

"Stop right there! What are you doing sitting with us?" said Tamara with a sharp tone but managed to make Inara frown immediately upon hearing it.

"I.." said Inara confused when asked the question.

"It's Ma, after all Inara must be hungry too, right? So let him eat with us." said Kikan then try to calm down and persuade his mother.

"Kikan, how can you say that casually? Didn't Mama teach you not to eat at a table with the workers? There they will all run because they feel equal to the boss!" said Tamara with a sharp tone made Inara immediately swallow her saliva violently when she heard it.

"It's fitting that Bu Kikan does not want to eat a table with bi Lastri turns out this is the reason" said Inara in his heart still while sitting half.

"It's okay mbak.. Uh I mean Mom, let me sit at the next table." said Inara then who then made a thin smile clearly visible on Tamara's face at that time.

"But Ra..."

"I'm really fine Mom." said Inara again reassured Kikan before finally passing away and shifted to the table next to her, making Kikan then could only sigh long when he saw Inara move to the next table.

***

At night in the main room

Kikan, who had just finished some cleaning, was then seen stepping his feet up to the bed, where Alvaro was seen still busy fiddling with his laptop working on his unfinished work.

"Em Yang's.. Do you think Inara will be angry with me because of Mama's behavior?" ask Kikan suddenly who then stopped Alvaro's movement at that time.

Alvaro who heard the question then closed his laptop and put it on the nightstand.

"No need to worry, I'm sure Inara will understand, so I'll give him an explanation later" Alvaro said, rubbing Kikan's back.

"Really Yang?" ask Kikan then as if not believe.

"Hem.. Now go to sleep because the day is getting late" said Alvaro then while peeping the top of Kika's head, while his hand patted Kikan's shoulder slowly so that Kikan can sleep soundly.

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After making sure Kikan was asleep, Alvaro then started to get off the bed in a careful motion. He covered Kikan's body slowly and then stepped out of the room to see Inara's state. Somehow Alvaro was sure if his father-in-law had really troubled Inara, Alvaro was even very sorry about the nature and character of his in-laws, making Alvaro immediately accelerate his footsteps to go towards Inara's room.

With slow footsteps Alvaro began to continue to bring his footsteps across the second floor area and headed towards Inara's room which was not far from the main room. Until then when Alvaro's view captures a light that is still burning in the lower area, then make Alvaro peek from above will be the light source.

"Ah I expected." said Alvaro when looking down and found Inara there alone.

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