My Choice of Woman

Episode 67's

Ilham's car has entered the parking lot. He said he stopped his car on the right near a tree. I felt like I hadn't been to the store for a long time. This morning the area was very crowded. When he entered his shop, many women greeted him.

Ilham smiled, he had to go to Akmal's room immediately to see the condition of his manager. Akmal's room is located on the 4th floor. He went up to the 4th floor using the stairs. Inspiration was a little surprised to see Akmal was grimacing to feel pain due to his fight against Ray.

“Good morning,” greet Inspiration.

“Good morning Mr. Ilham.” Akmal is sitting in front of his laptop screen. Occasionally stroking his own cheeks that are bruised blue.

“Today let me take care of the store. Rest.”

Akmal glanced at his boss. That view may mean, did I not hear wrong?

Ilham smiled with appreciation to Akmal. “Ikutin only my command, or do you want your salary cut?”

“Good Sir, I do.” Akmal nodded. He could think of today as his special holiday. He can sleep all day.

“Oh yes, I'd like to ask for a moment.” The sentence of Inspiration made Akmal cancel his intention to get out of this room.

“Iya sir?”

“As long as I'm not in Milepolis, is Ray often close to my wife?”

The question from Ilham made Akmal flinch. He does not want to be called complaining and worse still make a relationship destroyed.

“Why silent?” Ilham saw the look on Akmal's face that slightly signaled concern.

Akmal is still silent.

“I just need your testimony, talk.”

With the steadiness of his heart, Akmal reveals everything he knows starting from Ray who often delivers Farah and picks Farah home. Farah searched for Inspiration in Numa City, and Ray followed Farah to the city.

Ilham. He felt it was his fault for not informing or leaving a message that he did not go to Numa, but to Zen City. Inspiration realized during those 5 days, he had abandoned his responsibilities as a husband. He can understand Farah's recklessness to look for him in Numa.

“You can rest.” Inspiration discusses his conversation with Akmal.

Akmal nodded, he went from his own room to the 5th floor. There is a mess place for Akmal and his other employee friends.

Inspiration pensive, realizing his mistake. If only he hadn't been eager to find Anneline maybe Ray wouldn't have known Farah. Inspiration takes a long breath. He remembered the sentence that Mother had said when Ilham was still with Anneline.

If a woman is a rib, then the heart is her lover. The rib cage will protect anything that will hurt this important organ. If the heart does not exist, then what will it protect? There will be empty space. The ribs love the movement and rhythm of the heartbeat, if the heart is not there what will it hear? Perhaps this is why women prefer to sacrifice more than to lose the beat of their lives.

And this is justified by Inspiration in the present. He used to consider it not as serious as this now Ilham knows how to feel silent women when in living the detakan life. Even when the storm hit Numa City, Farah was still desperate to find him.

Has Farah's life been replaced by Ray's?

Nah! Can't this happen. Inspiration will make the detachment because it is not because of another man.

For the first time Inspiration felt a non-relation to feelings. He does not want to be replaced by anyone. No one can protect his ribs from another heart. Now Ilham understood, the feeling of love that Farah was trying to give. But it has never been touched by Inspiration. He now understood, why Farah preferred to feel tired to work in the store. Because the reason is clear his heart is here.

***

Ray held the wooden sword with a steady grasp. His eyes hinted at his strength and skill. Ray's killer instincts are churning great there. He swung his wooden sword with good technique. He likes this game very much, now he just needs a balanced opponent to do this game.

Ray had felt defeat in the past. Now he doesn't want to give up anymore. His desire thirsts for victory. He has relented in the past giving Anneline the girl he once liked. And this time Ray wants Farah as a necessity that he wants to have, completely.

In any case, Farah's shadow could not escape Ray. He loved completely from first sight. Ray really hopes Farah the young girl is able to cover her old wounds. The girl awakens the affection that Ray wants to give to Farah.

“In a moment, you'll be mine.”

***

“Log in!” Inspiration told someone who had knocked on the door of his room. He saw one of his employees coming with a message.

“Sorry Mr. Ilham, there is someone who wants to see you. He said that he brought a message from Mr. Rayhan,” said the employee politely.

Why would Ray do this?

“Tell him, that he was accepted to enter this room.”

The employee nodded. He went to deliver a message from Inspiration. Before long, a male messenger Ray entered the room of Inspiration.

The man carried only a letter and he said that he would wait for an answer from Ilham.

Inspiration opened the letter, then read it. In the letter contained the challenge to fight the sword. At first he saw the servant Ray had sent for him.

“How is the answer, Mister?” The waiter finally made a sound.

“Sorry I'm busy.” Inspiration chose to ignore the challenge from Ray. He thinks this is very childish.

“Message from Mr. Ray, if you refuse, there is a price to pay. Namely your wife.”

Eyes Ilham wide open to hear the word ‘istri you’. Ilham was sure Ray wouldn't let Farah off that easily. Ray is a persistent man fighting for what he wants to have.

With the eyes of hatred, Inspiration accepted this challenge. He also asked for the fight to take place tomorrow.

The servant of Ray's messenger nodded, now that he had left from the sight of Inspiration. For the umpteenth time, he regretted leaving Farah that time.

***

Farah was only speechless to see two people cleaning service was cleaning her house. Suddenly someone knocked on the door of the house. Farah walked towards the door. He was stunned to see a flower deliveryman.

“During noon,” said the man.

“Siang, what's wrong Sir?”

“This is true Miss Farah's home?”

“True, I'm Farah. What's wrong sir?” Farah was very curious as to why this flower delivery man could come to this house.

The delivery man handed Farah a bunch of very fresh red roses.

“There's a deposit from someone for you,”

“Who?”

“This is his greeting card.” The man held out a greeting card that was aqua blue. Even the front of the building looks like a rainbow.

“Then my task is completed, thank you.” The flower delivery man passed away.

Farah was still wondering who sent her a bunch of fresh red roses. Even Farah also read his greeting card, not listed by the name of the sender. Only he liked the string of words written on the greeting card.

You're like a blushing red rose

You're cold as morning dew

You're warm like the sun in early spring

You're like a hoarse light gathering to light up my darkness

And lastly

You're beautiful whole like a moon

Farah smiled after reading all the sweetly written sentences.

“This must be Ilham who sent it.”