Khanza and Gracio

75. Jealous

Morning greet the universe.

Last night Rara was sleep-deprived from crying thinking of Cio with the woman. Her heart was very sick at the thought of Cio's friendly treatment of the woman. He fell asleep tired of crying. Until when he woke up at dawn, Cio's friendly scene on the woman again adorned his mind and made him sad again.

"That woman is really her lover!" his inner. "If it is, it means that all this time brother lied to Rara. She said only Rara was the woman in her heart. Huh. Goddamn it, you liar!" he was angry and sad.

After bathing and getting dressed, Rara came out of her room with shaky steps. But before that she wore glasses to cover up the sadness in her red, swollen eyes.

"For ma...!" he limped without spirit.

"Bagy morning" said Ara.

Rara sat down immediately. His eyes looked at the empty seats of Rafa and Cio.

"Where is ma?"

"Papa was in a hurry to leave earlier. There was a sudden call. So we're having breakfast without papa this time!" said Ara again.

Ohh. He looked back at Cio's chair, but didn't want to ask. Usually Cio always had breakfast with them even though the two did not reprimand each other, but this morning her sister and husband did not sit down to breakfast together.

Rara immediately took her food, but she had no taste for food. He tried hard in front of his mother so as not to arouse suspicion that made his mother sad again.

"Khanza don't eat?" said Ara saw him just stirring up food.

"Eat the food....!" Rara tried to eat. He put a spoonful of food in his mouth.

Raka comes near them." Morning mam....!" greet the young man.

"For my boy....!" Ara looked towards him.

"Sister Cio doesn't exist? I need to be with her" Raka said looking at Cio's empty chair. Raka took the place next to Khanza. He peeked at the top of his sister's head before sitting down.

"Your brother didn't come home last night. He said he was busy, lots of work! overtime said." said Ara.

Rara was stunned to hear her mother's words.

"Busy work? or busy with that girl?" angryness.

"There may be important projects" Raka said.

Rara got up from her seat." Rara is done. Rara's going to school first."

"Just like your brother!"

"Don't ma, Rara just go alone."

"Wouldn't you go with your sister?" said Raka.

Rara nodded. He immediately approached his mother and kissed the woman's hand. A moment of stroking Ara's stomach."My dear sister, sister went to school first yes.." her farewell to Ara's child-to-be.

Ara and Raka smiled."Be careful on the road, brother!" raka answered mimicking the voice of a child. Ara laughed a little. Rara just smiled thinly.

"Darling, you have no show tonight?" ask Ara.

"Nothing. Why is ma?"

"Mama's tonight there's a wedding invitation from her friend's son. I may not be able to keep up with my mom because she is busy. Khanza want to not friend mama?"

"Well ma, Rara will accompany mama" said Rara. Mending went with his mother, rather than at home sad continuously thinking about Cio and the woman.

"Rara go first."

"Dear, heart on the road."

Rara immediately stepped away. While at the main door, he met Cio who was about to enter. Rara's pace slowed down, as did Cio. The two stared at each other. No expression on each other's faces. Rara looked at Cio's rather messy state. With the clothes yesterday. Rara's heart was sad again. He's holding firmly on the strap of his school backpack. Then he immediately stepped up, along with Cio who also stepped up. The two passed each other without greeting. For a moment Rara's nose smelled two perfume scents from Cio's body as it passed by. A large number of private vehicles are parked in the yard and garage but Rara steps towards the highway in search of a taxi. A little ran him towards the highway. A taxi stopped in front of him. He went straight up. Saying the direction of destination. After the taxi walked, she cried sobbing. He has since endured his grief. From the dinner table knowing Cio didn't come home last night. Home in the morning still with yesterday's clothes, with a different perfume scent on her clothes. It was definitely the woman's perfume. I don't know what Cio did with that woman. Negative thoughts popped into his head. For that he does not want to take Raka and ride in a private car. Because they don't want to see and know their sadness. Rara continued to cry loosely while smothering her mouth. His shoulders were shaken. No matter the gaze of the driver from the middle glass of the car that is confused the look of a face full of questions. He just wanted to cry out all the burdens that hurt his heart.

As she approached school, Rara stopped crying. He calms his heart. Sweeping her tears, then putting her glasses back on. After that he got off after paying the taxi fare. He immediately commented on the smile as soon as he saw his two best friends running to greet him. Riri and Fitri, the two girls had been waiting for him in front of the school gate, as usual.

Time keeps rolling. Rara follows the lesson without passion. Body's limp. He was not even focused and repeatedly received reprimands from the teaching teacher. Until the school hours are over.

His two friends took him for a walk to the Mall. Rara just come along because she is lazy to go home because she will only experience sadness again. They were stalking store after store to hunt for discounts. The jokes of his two best friends enough to make Rara entertained and forget her sadness. He smiled a smile hearing the silly chatter that mingled funny both. But the smile was immediately dim as soon as he saw two human figures who were choosing branded clothes. The figure of Cio and the woman he saw yesterday in the cafe. The woman seemed to choose a dress by asking for Cio's assessment. Sadness and pain re-emerged in his heart. He stared unmoved at the two. Strong thundered chest held back the cries and anger.

Rara immediately turned around and stepped away as Cio and the woman turned towards her. Rara hides among the clothing displays. He saw that the two were choosing shoes. Cio seemed happy and happy serving the woman. Sometimes words and teasing smiles are seen from the expressions of both. And a few compliments came out of Cio's mouth every time she tried on some shoes and a bag. Again Rara saw the painful affection. How caring and romantic Cio was to that woman. Rara could no longer see him. He immediately stepped out of the store without consciously leaving his two friends who were busy choosing clothes. His steps were so fast as his tears fell. Rara immediately entered the elevator while crying. All he wanted was to get out of this building so as not to see anything painful. Why did he have to meet with them again after at the cafe yesterday?

Rara was shocked when she saw the man in front of her. Her crying came off instantly. He immediately hugged the man in front of him, Rangga. The man was shocked by what Rara was doing. Hugging and crying in his chest. He wants to release Rara.But seeing the extreme sadness and the increasingly loud cries of this girl makes him stop releasing Rara. She let Rara continue to cry hugging him. Luckily it was just the two of them in the elevator.

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