Moon In Hugs

Chapter 289

Aditya walks in with watchful eyes leaving the karaoke place. He remains unrecognizable to those around him. Some of the figures he accidentally met in the parking lot of the building even included those who beat him up on the night of Ovie's birthday party at that time.

“There is no time for a storm,” whispered Aditya to himself.

He continued to walk through the crowd without causing any suspicion. On the side of the road, Aditya tries to find Shelly D's car, but does not meet. He saw so many luxury cars parked along the road. Apparently not far from there there is a seminar that just finished this afternoon. Invitational guests scatter out leaving the event site.

“Shelly, where are you?” ask Aditya after the phone is connected. He relentlessly looked back and forth, searching among the seminar invitees walking around, hoping to find Shelly.

The location is too crowded. Full of people. Between the karaoke visitors and the seminar on the other side, and a food court not far from it, it is no longer distinguishable. Aditya doesn't realize someone is watching him.

Shelly D replied, “You get out of the karaoke place, then walk a few hundred meters to the west. There is a men's salon that closed, I pack in front of it pas.”

“Alright,” replied Aditya then hung up. He immediately walked quietly according to Shelly D's direction. Still unconsciously followed. When Aditya finally realized a shadowy figure was following him into the darkness of the street near the man's salon, he immediately turned around.

“Pak Gandhi? You are in shock!” pekik Aditya couldn't believe it.

“After I found out, there seems to be a better way than for you to hurt each other or kill each other,” said the white-haired man.

“What?”

“Wedding. Yes, I think that's the best way I found, Dit, for the Setiawan Budi family to stop harassing you,” replied Teacher Without a Name.

“What do you mean? I am already married to Frita,” replied Aditya astonished.

“I know that woman named Ratna,” said Rahman Sugandi no matter what Aditya just said. “Well, his late grandfather also had a very strong influence. Setiawan Budi was disinclined by her. Even until now after the grandfather was gone.”

Rahman Sugandi is talking about Ratna's grandfather. Aditya understands the connection. He could certainly think this way: if he married Ratna, all the problems with Setiawan Budi would be solved. Because, at this time, only the Ratna gang dominated the city other than the Setiawan Budi family.

“Two great kingdoms will not fight for something trivial. Like a grudge from the past, for example,” said Teacher Without a Name after a moment of silence.

“What do you mean?”

“Setiawan Budi has not targeted Frita and your family anymore. Now your head is their target, Dit,” replied Teacher Without Name.

“But I can't marry Ratna. We wouldn't be a match even if I hadn't married Frita!” aditya looks upset.

They were walking so close to Shelly D.

Teacher Without a Name stopped, turned to Aditya who was standing next to him, then said, “All options are in your hands, Dit. Ratna's been talking to Amy at the moment. Let's see how next.”

“What? Ratna talk to Amy?! What the fuck, Master?” ask Aditya not to believe.

“You asked for help. So here's my advice and Amy's. There's no other way, unless you want the dead to keep growing. Setiawan Budi is far more ferocious than your dead enemies,” Guru Unnamed said then turned and left, disappearing into the darkness of the night .

Shelly D was silent when Aditya got on the steering wheel.

Aditya doesn't know what to say. He was shocked to hear the words of the teacher just now. And also still angry about the rape on Shelly D just now. He can only say, “We're home, Shelly. Go home to your parents, huh?”

Shelly D was a little reluctant to hear her parents who had never gotten along, but there was no other choice. He currently has to shut himself out of the public. Don't want anything bad to happen again until everything's safe.

Aditya also drove, following the instructions on the maps that Shelly D showed: the direction of Shelly D's parents' second home.

Shelly D has both parents. Life is what it is, but not good people. Both of them have been imprisoned and even today still occasionally act out there to get a little money.

Shelly D always told her father that he had a hilarious character, that he no longer needed to steal, because Shelly was rich from singing, but the man named Marwan always said, “I don't want to bother my daughter as long as she can still find her own money!”

Meanwhile, the mother did not know what to work for. Shelly D never knew and the mother was also always angry or offended when asked. From childhood he was often abused as the son of a prostitute.

“My mom works, but she's not a whore,” Shelly D said as a child once if a friend was a bully.

“But what does your mother do? Do you know?” ledek.

Shelly D never answered.

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Aditya tried to make small talk to kill deserted, “Your hidden house close to Frita's house, indeed they never occupied?”

“Not since long. My mom's dad was a freak. They rarely lived in our old house. More often here,” replied Shelly D.

This place is a bit far from everywhere. Aditya looked to the side. There is a kind of dam, which is dark and full of the sounds of crickets and frogs. I don't know what's across the bridge. The place is very dark.

A middle-aged man opened the door. She looked at Shelly D in surprise.

“Tumben you're here? He said he was busy?” greet the man.

“This is my father,” said Shelly D while glancing at Aditya, not interested in answering asked the father just now. “Yes, this is my friend, Aditya.”

They shake hands with each other.

“Where's mom? Work again? Where else now?” ask Shelly D.

“Neg. He came out for a while but has returned,” replied Marwan.

A slim, almost thin woman came out and looked at Shelly D with an annoyed look.

“Why do I keep working? I can work as I please to get a lot of money that I can use myself!” blow that woman on Shelly.

The singer was silent. Aditya is implying, “This is a very strange family.”

“Oh, yes know this Aditya, Mom. My friend who just helped me,” Shelly D said to her mother.

They shake hands. Aditya mentions his real name, and so does Shelly D's mother. The woman's name is Brenda Sukma.

Aditya is welcome to sit down. Marwan made tea for her in the kitchen.

“Why? Rama again?” ask mother.

“Yes, but this time she's outrageous,” replied Shelly D who looks to be crying again. But try to hold back her tears.

“Yes, stop it, let him. What makes you famous is their family!” answer the mother with a sniff.

Aditya wants to defend Shelly D, but feels there is no authority in this house, so let's not be upset, he also said goodbye.

“Wait, you're Aditya?” hold mother Shelly D.

“Ya, Aunt,” Aditya replied.

“Which person?” brenda asked by researching Aditya's disguise face that did not look familiar.

“He's a Bekasi,” replied Shelly D. “Here you go, Mom, she wants to go home. It's night too.”

Brenda looks unceasingly observing Aditya in an unnatural way.

Marwan stepped out, carrying a tray of tea. But Aditya has already left.

“Lah, this tea has not been drunk,” grumbled the middle-aged man.

“Ya, already. Just make me!” sambar Brenda is rude.

Marwan could only grin resignedly, speechless to see the rudeness of the wife.

“I'm curious about your new friend. How strange his face looks,” Brenda said to Shelly D slowly.

“Yes, he's just undercover anyway. There is a danger that loathes her,” Shelly answered briefly.

Brenda somehow seemed to be hiding a smile. A sneaky smile that will only appear if a new job comes for her.

Seriate....