My House At the Edge of the Cliff

Chapter 38 The Betrayal of a Friend

They were in the same place, Dimas knew this was a good opportunity to ask. At least maybe in the end he can understand and make good friends with Kiki, but it does not feel easy even though just looking into his eyes.

In the end he just sat pensively, again lamenting his fate so bad. While from far away Kiki stared softly without any courage to come even to say hello, Fariz who could not bear to see their suffering said, "Why don't you explain it to her? I'm sure he'll understand."

"It's not that easy, how can a wounded heart just believe. Anyway mom left not too long ago, her heart must still hurt it's gonna lose it."

"But when are you going to keep this a secret?" ask Fariz to get impatient.

"Now, I don't know either."

"Let me talk to him!" said Fariz who could not stand it.

"No!" sergeant Kiki holding Fariz's hand.

His eyes were full of such a deep plea, filled with such painful helplessness.

"You promised me you wouldn't interfere in this!" kiki reminded me.

That was indeed true, four years ago Kiki came to him with one big request. It was a time when Zahira had departed from the Fatherland and from his life, as a friend he supported and took great risks for the sake of his most loyal friend.

"Sooner or later he will know, if until he knows from others about us there will be a big misunderstanding" Fariz said trying a last resort.

"I'll talk to him, but not right now!" kiki Sahut.

"Alright, it's up to you" Fariz replied in surrender.

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There is something strange, it has been three weeks Pras did not contact him. Even the messages and phone calls from him were not picked up, when he asked his mother there was no definite answer because the mother only knew Pras was working but did not know what time it started or how busy it was.

While when he asked Dian that you get only scolding so as not to disturb Pras because now Pras is very busy, in addition to taking care of Anisa he also takes care of two restaurants at once.

Somehow with the long time no news from Pras made Zahira uncomfortable, he began to feel Pras was not as attentive as before when usually he will give news even briefly in any circumstances.

His wild dream suddenly broke when his master's sneer invited him to talk, apparently there was one thing he needed to talk to Zahira about his work.

For whatever reason Cici asked Zahira to stop working, he would pay a full salary even though it had not even been one month. Initially, Zahira was surprised to accept Cici's decision because he was contracted for five years, but after talking to the agency it did not matter because the one who cut the contract was his employer.

Zahira as an employee actually gets a bonus from this, this way he can go home sooner than planned.

The thanksgiving he offered to the Creator, this was an unexpected sustenance that would surely make everyone happy. He impatiently began to take care of all the necessities including the most important passport, he planned to go home without giving anyone to surprise everyone.

Dusk will now change the night, already satisfied he played with the children of the orphanage until tired he felt. Because it was time to go home Dimas also say goodbye to the caretaker mother and Fariz, but his steps stopped outside when he accidentally met Kiki who was calming his son.

In the middle of the cry of the little one their eyes had a meeting with a sad look, but then Dimas lowered his head as if he saw nothing.

He kept walking to his car and left the home, but his heart couldn't lie. Through the rearview mirror he was still staring at Kiki who was still standing there while trying to calm his son, suddenly he saw Fariz coming towards him.

Carrying Kiki's child and soon even small cries stopped, it made Dimas feel astonished. Until he reached home he felt something was strange about it, the next day when he came back to the home then he realized there was a wedding ring embedded in Fariz's finger.

Dimas quietly asked the housekeeper's mother and the answer he got was, "Lho? Dimas doesn't know? Kiki and Fariz got married four years ago, they got married in simple terms so not many people know."

Like being struck by lightning is another bad news in the destiny of his life, how he did not expect a friend who he had believed could betray easily.

Unable to accept his heart was filled with such hot embers, his firm steps were getting closer to Fariz and dealt a blow of disappointment.

Shocked Fariz could only stare at Dimas without saying, but upon seeing his watery eyes understood he was the reason behind the beating.

"Gue didn't expect it to turn out you're an enemy in a blanket, but you're the same me!" dimas shouted out his emotions.

Fariz was silent, not knowing what he could say to make Dimas understand that the marriage between him and Kiki was nothing more than a compromise.

"Riz Jawab! why are you lahning this same me!" yelled Dimas back while pulling Fariz's collar.

"If I tell you what you can understand? can you excuse us both?" ask Fariz calmly.

"Is there any reasonable reason for your betrayal, huh? It turns out that all this time I misjudged you, yes.I was wrong," said Dimas with a description of tears rushing.

Slowly his hands removed Fariz's collar, with his consciousness of who he really was appearing as a shield so that the pain in his heart was not too excruciating.

"Dimas," call Fariz slowly.

"Sorry Riz, I was wrong. You're childhood friends and it's only natural that in the end you like each other, while I'm just a new guy hoping for more."

"Lu's wrong! I've never considered Kiki more than a friend and Kiki's heart only has you despite her status as my wife!" refute Fariz.

"No Riz, please don't entertain me. Don't make false hopes again, I'm too fed up with all the hopes that in the end none of them have succeeded in realizing" said Dimas.

Fariz was about to explain again but Dimas raised his hand, with only one head he silenced Fariz. Then with a bitter smile he said goodbye, carrying with him the tears of his enlarged heart.