Long River

Caught

"May we joined you? I'll buy your lunch. This pretty lady, is she your wife?(Can we join? I'll buy you lunch. This beautiful woman, is she your wife?)" Raffen saw Leka holding a little boy who was wearing a hijab and his face looked cute.

"No, she's my future wife.(no, she's my future wife.)"

"How lovely.(.Lovely)"

Future wives? Future is the future, then wife, wife. So .. future wife? Huh huh? Leka turned to Kenzo. Meaning me?

"Sorry, I need a privacy. Could you just leave us alone?(Sorry, I need some privacy. Can you leave us alone?)"

His wife started acting. "Mother, the kid is so funny. How old is Mom?"

"Oh, just one year. Indonesian mom too?" Leka breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh, yes. We have been married for 3 years but have not had children. It's good to see Mom's cute and adorable daughter."

"Sorry, I came here for a family time, so I don't talk business in my free time. I already give you a time after I finished my lunch with my family and you didn't take it.(I'm sorry, I came here to spend time with my family so I don't talk business when I'm free. I've given you some time after I've finished lunch with my family and you don't appreciate it.)" Kenzo refused to eat one table, so the man and his wife apologized for interrupting their meal and waited for Kenzo to finish eating at the other table. Bule and his wife eventually moved away.

Leka who was not responsive to their fast English, gawking saw the husband and wife moved to his desk again. "Why are they moving again?"

"Oh, they want to talk business while I want to eat while enjoying time with you."

"Sister .. Don't joke." Leka's face was red.

"When did I lie? I don't like to think about that actually. Business is about numbers. Numbers that change. It is not important to me that my company goes up or down, the most important thing is that I have provided the people so that they can live a decent life. That's how far I've only thought about the company I own."

Leka. Just this time he met a person who did not care about the profit of his company, when surely he had a big company until the man wanted to talk business with him.

"Leka, what do you want to eat?" Kenzo offers a menu with pictures of food on Leka.

Runi who was sitting in the middle of them stood up and also saw the pictures of food passing in front of his face. "Papa, uh .. uh." He pointed to the food he saw.

Kenzo smiled at the manner of Runi. "Oh, do you want to come too? Ok." He opened it sheet by sheet so that it could be seen by the little girl. Runi looked amazed by the pictures of beautiful food, to the point that something came to Kenzo's mind. "What kind of toys do the people have?"

"Mmh, just a rag doll and a box filled with toys that your sister, Aiko, bought."

"That's all?"

"Mmd? Aye." Yeah."

"Let's pick the food you want to eat first, we'll order."

Then they ordered food and ate with Runi. After eating, the man came again with his wife. "I already pay your bill.(I've paid for your food.)"

"What's? Ok.(what? Ok.)" Kenzo glanced at the bule man. "Maybe you could help me find a book for kids?(maybe you can help me find a book for the kids?)" He put his hand on the man who might be 2 or 3 years older than him.

"Oh, I can.(Oh, I can.)" Raffen assented with a frown. There is no relevance but he tried, because Kenzo is famous as the owner of a nyetric company. Does not like to socialize with people and is very close to maintaining distance and privacy. Difficult to find because he rarely came out but once encountered, he was very friendly. Many wanted to meet him but he was very restrictive with whom he would meet.

They finally reached a large bookstore. In the special book section of the children there is a game place, so that Leka can accompany Runi to play while looking for books for children. He did not understand how to find books for children until the wife of the bule helped him find a suitable for Runi.

"Oh, please yes, I want to talk to Raffen outside first" Kenzo told his wife.

"Oh, yes. Left alone," replied the bule's wife who was busy looking for books both Leka.

Runi looks very happy surrounded by many toys and children who come with his parents. The little girl was sitting on a chair with a table the size of herself with a toy book the size of her palm, a wand that was rocked making a sound or a toy duck-pump that was pressed made a sound. He himself was confused about which one to play, but then he tried it one-on-one.

"Oh, do you like rubber ducky toys?" The tall wife approached Runi who tried to ring herself a rubber duck in her hand and laughed.

"Rubber ducky?" Leka sat down.

The sweet black woman brushed her shoulder-length hair back. "This is Mom, this rubber doll is usually used for toys when bathing."

"Oh, maybe. I'll buy one for Runi. Looks like he likes it."

"So which book is Ma'am?"

"Mc ...."

Soon, Kenzo and Raffen rejoin them. Kenzolah finally decided what book Runi needed. He then bought some books and toys for Runi.

"Eh, Brother. It's too much for her."

"It's okay, it's your boyfriend who deals."

For some reason, Leka was agitated. This guy looks so perfect for her. Even too perfect. Does he break a man's heart like this? Aska had never given Runi a toy, but I also could not close my eyes that she was Runi's father. I would feel so guilty letting Kenzo continue to drown in the delusion that he was sure he would be with me one day. I can't. I am angry with Aska, my husband, but I cannot involve him. He's innocent. He's not the man who vents my anger at my world, he's my savior. Let him be my star, who is still up there. Something I can only look at but I can't get to.

"OK, huh?" Kenzo waved at the couple. They then separated.

After paying, out of nowhere, two Kenzo bodyguards were suddenly behind them and picked up a package of groceries. I was surprised to see him. "Eh?"

Kenzo laughs. "You why? Like seeing a ghost?"

"Did they follow us?"

"Yes. Did you just find out?"

"Yes." Yeah." Leka's face looked completely shocked.

"Oh, so."

Not far from there, a beautiful woman with beautiful curly hair curled up accidentally saw the two of them and was shocked. He recognized Leka's face because he had seen her with Aska the other day.

Isn't that Aska's maid? Why did he go with the Japanese? Looks like a rich man. Wow, great also Aska's maid. Ah, I'm hot-panning, the next time he'll respond to my phone.

The French bule woman took a picture of Leka with Kenzo several times and sent it to Aska with the words: Has your maid moved employer?

Aska actually heard a message coming in, but seeing Monique sending, he did not open it because he was completing the task. Monique was upset, her hard work was not glimpsed by Aska, she immediately went home.

"Sister, let's just go home, shall we?"

"But we haven't been there long."

"It's not good, brother, we're not mahram."

"But we're going out?" Kenzo convinced me something.

"Shouldn't date."

"Why can't it?"

"I've never been in a relationship."

"With your husband before that too?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"What is that because, can't it?"

Leka's sad face made Kenzo finally stop asking questions.

"Eh, yes."

Aska finally saw the image and her blood boiled, her senses were no longer perfect. He immediately took his jacket and went out without saying a word. He immediately headed for his car.

Meanwhile, at the same time, Leka and Kenzo are already in the car heading home. Kenzo saw Leka's face change. The woman looks unhappy.

"Leka, why? Did I have a wrong conversation?"

"No, brother, I'm the one who spoke wrong."

"Lho why?"

"I can't get out yet, brother, but I'm leaving."

"Can't get out yet?"

What am I supposed to say, Leka's out of her mind. "Mmh .. I'm still in iddah sis." He turned his eyes away because he had made a new lie.

"Oh, your husband, just died?"

"Sorry Brother, I'm khilaf."

"But you can go to the market?"

"That's because of work. I'm sorry, brother, I'm troubling Brother." Leka lowered her head while holding Runi who was getting tired and sleepy.

"Oh, you're not. Am I the one who brought you today? That's a job count, right?" The man tried to comfort him.

Leka. Kenzo feels guilty. "Sorry, I took you." The man bowed.

Leka glanced at Kenzo. "Thank you brother, today is fun."

Kenzo looked at the woman who was smiling sweetly at him. The man's heart was back in flower. "Mmh, can I tell how much longer is your iddah?"

"Eh?" Leka panicked and called it origin. "One more month."

"Then, can I propose to you?"

"Eh?"

One lie is followed by another lie. So that the first lie is perfect, but until when does this lie that continues to breed stop? Destiny always plays a role in every plan.

Aska had reached the mall, but she did not find Kenzo and Leka there. He was so furious.

He knew for sure, the photo was taken at the mall and it seemed that his wife was happily walking with Kenzo and Runi.

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