My Choice of Woman

Episode 58's

“What are the goals you want to achieve right now?”

Ray glanced at Farah's face. Farah's eyeballs signaled an unreachable desire.

“I want to study Ray. Surely your ideals at this time want to advance your company ‘kan?

Ray smiled.

I want to challenge you.

Ray looked at the wailing watch on his wrist. It's seven o'clock more. Shouldn't Farah be working. But now he's still at that stop with Ray.

“Are you not afraid of being fired by your manager? It's too late.” Ray is anxious if Farah gets in trouble for being late for work.

“Kak Akmal couldn't have dared to fire me. He has no full power to it.”

Ray tried to digest the sentence that Farah had just spoken.

Why did Farah dare to say that? Does he have such power?

Ray was still pondering the sentence, trying to find a reason for his reasoning. To Ray, Farah was just a regular female at the tavern. But Farah's statement seemed bold and not a backside nonsense. Ray still believes Farah is the son of a housekeeper at Ilham's house.

“I'm not a workwoman staying there. I'm just a surrogate workwoman, who works six days from seven in the morning to nine in the evening. I also have a day off. You could say I'm a special female.” Farah explains why she is not worried about Akmal's anger. Farah knew that Ray's airface showed confusion over his statement.

Who is this woman? Did he also invest in the store? Why is he also working? Is she really the son of the maid in the house of Ilham?

Ray's still trying to make sense of all this. There was fear spreading in his heart and mind at this moment. He was afraid to believe what might be true for him, but not the truth.

“How can you stay in that housing complex?” A pair of Ray's eyes stared intently at the girl sitting at the stop. He asked for an answer immediately.

Farah was surprised to hear the question Ray had given her. “Mas Ilham who brought me to that house.”

Ray knew exactly that it was the home of Ilham, his best friend. Confusion of his heart, why did this girl say this. Even Ray had reasoned that Farah had a very intimate relationship with Inspiration. And he does not want his reasoning to be contrary to his belief.

“What is your relationship with Ilham?” ask Ray.

“Why are you asking this Ray?” Farah increasingly did not understand the current direction of the conversation.

“Jawab only!” Ray slightly reaffirmed his question.

“I am the wife of Ilham mas, she is the owner of the shop you used to go to.”

Ray was stunned by the sentence that Farah had just spoken.

Say it! Tell me if this is a joke. Don't ever joke with me!

“Do you know Ilham, Ray?” asked Farah expectantly.

Ray looked down, he was still shaking. Still can't believe everything he's been through this morning. Just now he was celebrating the fused shadow now he had to celebrate heartache.

“Have I not heard from Ilham for five days, where is he now? When did he come home?” Farah covered her face with both palms, wiping away the tears that were about to come out.

“Today I looked for him in Numa City. But he's not there.”

Ray listened to Farah's words. He now knew the cause why this woman was often possessed by grief, which claimed the twinkle of her cheerfulness. Ray immediately looked at the woman sitting at the stop.

“You liar! Inspiration is not married, I know him. Inspiration is my best friend!”

For the umpteenth time Ray tried to deny the truth that was happening. He thought this was just a joke he didn't want to hear from Farah.

Farah looked at Ray's face. He knew that his marriage was done in secret. He took his cell phone and looked for his wedding photos.

“I didn't lie Ray. I married Ilham three months ago in my town. Here's the proof.” Farah showed her phone screen that had shown a picture of herself with Ilham wearing wedding clothes in all white.

Just then Ray felt like he had been stabbed by a knife. He felt an incredible pain. Ray felt Farah carrying embers for him. Slowly burning down all the hopes Ray made for his future.

Ray tried to recite his heart. He had felt this pain when he saw Anneline who preferred Inspiration. And for ‘second time’ he felt again this heartache celebration. With the same man who has taken two women in his life at once.

Ray's face turned into a very different one. He pulled the arch of his smile. Look at his sharp eyes. Jaw tightens. Even his hand was stuck. It was like going back to the old Ray.

A luxury car stopped in front of the stop. A man in a driver's uniform came out of the luxury car.

“Sorry Mr. Ray, you must leave immediately for the office. There will be a meeting from a client today,” said the driver was polite.

Farah understood, it was time for her to return to work as well. Today his mind found little relief. He found a good listener like Ray.

“Ray it's time for you to work, I will also work. Thank you for being a listener of my anxiety. I'm glad to have a friend like you.” Farah smiled at Ray.

For the first time Ray did not like the woman's smile. Dislike. He was still staring at the figure of the woman in front of him.

“If you know the whereabouts of Ilham, let me know immediately. Tell him I miss him so much.” Farah passed away leaving the stop.

Ray's still flinching.

***

Ilham searched for traces of Anneline in the southern city of Zen. He now stopped by the store to rest his body and mind. It was a very hot day in this town. I ordered iced coffee and french toast.

The order was delivered by the waitress. Ilham failed to focus he saw the waitress was hijacked just like Farah.

I thought Farah.

The inspiration grumbled in disappointment, his sense of sight deceiving.

Heart, later we go home yes, I am not strong enough to stem the longing of our owner.

No Logic! Anneline needs to be found first. I don't want to go back to Milepolis.

Listen to me Heart! Remember, our owner already has a wife. My intuition told me there would be something bad going on with Farah!

Suddenly the sting appeared again, right in the hours of Inspiration.he reflexively held his left chest. There's a bad feeling.

Why does this always happen?

Inspiration to feel bad things that will happen. He took the phone in his pants pocket. He opened up all the messages and calls he had been ignoring.

Until it was fixed on Akmal's message. The message contained a bad threat.