Mystery of Small Shoes

18

Arini still continued to laugh.the more she tried to hold him the more amused she felt. This made Rudi even more embarrassed and misbehaved. Realizing that Arini immediately stopped her laughter even though it felt hard for her. He took a deep breath.

"Hhmmp.. huuuh.. let's continue the story," said Arini.

"No, you will laugh again!" answer Rudi.

"Yes, sorry, it's funny. What's the plan now?"

"Not yet, I'm confused too. Because it looks like what I'm after doesn't exist."

"Don't be pessimistic. Perhaps if his efforts were more vigorous, the woman could be found."

"I'm not sure. Her shoes were never seen again, how could I find her?"

"Have you asked others for help yet? The office has an assistant, right?"

"There," answered Rudi briefly.

"Well, ask him for help!" Arini gave her advice.

"No, there will be more people laughing at me. Maybe even worse, he can assume his superiors are not sane," declined Rudi.

"The name is also effort. Want to see you?"

"The lobby is a serious person, anything is always thought of, he considers all things must make sense. What am I supposed to tell him? Maybe he thinks I'm not sane and needs to be treated by a doctor or psychologist" Rudi explained.

"How did dong go? I want to help, but I don't know how."

For a moment they were silent.

"I'm curious. There's no photo of his shoes?" ask Arini.

Rudi grabbed his phone, then he soon showed Arini a screenshot of the shoe.

"It!" Rudi put his phone on Arini.

"Well, I was so curious to take pictures of these shoes."

"I got the picture from the internet" replied Rudi.

Arini immediately took the phone and saw the picture Rudi showed. Arini's forehead was wrinkled, she was like she was thinking.

"The model of his shoes is ordinary, like nothing special, even the model tends to model shoes for children" Arini thought as she continued to observe the photo.

"It seems that this model of shoes is not foreign. I'm sure I've seen someone wear it, but who?" inner Arini.

***

The days go by, but Monday is always the busiest working day in the media office and Sarah is struggling with her research work and looking for references to her writing. But his mind became unfocused as he looked at Leni's empty table with no occupants. The Vina table next to Leni's table.

"Well, I was just about to ask you the same thing. He is not usually like this. I thought he'd know you if he didn't come in today."

"No. Where is it, huh him? Have you called yet?"

"I'm WA, but only one check."

"Same. Let's wait for who knows he's late. If until lunch hour does not come too, then we call him again. I'm still busy with research and references!"

Vina nodded, and Sarah set her foot back to her desk.

During the lunch break Vina and Sarah alternated trying to contact Leni with their cell phones. But the result is nil, Leni really can not be contacted and leave curiosity in the two friends.

Even a week Leni does not go to work without anyone knowing why. Suddenly a message came into Sarah's phone with an unknown sender number telling her to meet Vina somewhere. It was a message from Leni. Sarah told Vina about the message.

After work Sarah and Vina immediately headed to the place. A small coffee shop not far from their office.

Leni was waiting for them in one corner of the coffee shop accompanied by a glass of capuccino in front of her.

"Cats...!" Vina and Sarah ran over to Leni and hugged her.

"Where are you going? Why don't we know if we don't go to work? We're worried, you know?" Nyerocos.

"Not anywhere, Vin. I'm at home."

"So why don't you work? Lo sick?" ask Vina again. Leni shook her head.

"Len, if there's a problem with our story, don't be kept alone," said Sarah, looking at Leni's haggard and lethargic face. His eyes were puffy and marsupial.

"I'm okay, Sar. I miss you guys."

"Lo don't say it's okay, but it turns out it's nothing. Dong's story is the same as ours. We're like brothers, not friends anymore!" Vina stared intently at Leni making Leni unable to hold back her tears.

"Vin, I think we should take Leni somewhere else, which is kind of quiet" Sarah suggested.

"To my apartment, you both nginep in my apartment, if necessary bring your children as well" said Vina. Vina immediately paid for the drinks they ordered and took Sarah and Leni to her car.

Vina's car first slides into Sarah's house to pick up Fabio who is in Arini's house and take her to Vina's apartment.

Luckily Fabio wasn't fussy and after dinner he fell asleep making Vina, Sarah and Leni free to chat.

"I was told to marry my father and stepmother."

"Who is it? You never told us the same stories if you had a guy!"

Leni's tears began to pour down her cheeks.

Leni begins to tell her the problem that her father and stepmother are setting her up with a man Leni does not yet know. At present, Leni's father's business is experiencing financial difficulties so that his father must borrow money from the man. Because Leni's father couldn't pay for it, the man asked Leni's father to marry her to Leni. The man had liked Leni for a long time, but Leni never cared about him. Leni also never knew that her father owed her that man.