Mystery of Small Shoes

21

"OMG, that's really him, isn't it? It's different, huh? You see, Sar?" Sarah nodded.

"Gue became more curious about the girl. Could be different, huh? It was different from her appearance in the office," Vina said as she unceasingly stared at Feni from a distance.

"Room, Vin. That's his business. Don't exaggerate." Sarah tried to remind Vina not to worry too much about it.

"What are you not curious about? Temen us that! Are we after him?"

"Don't, Vin. Let him be ashamed!" prevent Sarah.

"If it's her husband or boyfriend she shouldn't be ashamed. It's also nice to look like that guy, even though he looks old. Unless it's not a husband or a girlfriend..."

"Vin, no. Not good bad to think. Let's go for a walk."

"Entar first, Sar. I still want mastiin if it's Feni. Let's go with it." Vina pulls Sarah's hand.

"Vin, don't follow him. Let him suspect."

"Yes, yeah. I just want to doang," said Vina who continued not to let go of her eyes on the friendly-looking couple who walked through the mall.

"It's really Feni, Sar. Her dress is very mature. You've lost his grooming to him. Pake make up same jewelry, booo..."

"Gee, Vin, let's go home. You're sure it's Feni." Sarah pulls Vina's hand whose eyes are still watching Feni.

Although still curious Vina obeyed Sarah and walked towards the escalator.

"Sar, I'll take you to the supermarket downstairs, okay? There are some monthly necessities I have to buy."

"Okay, I'd like some shopping

Bio too."

While looking for the items they needed, Fabio asked to be taken down from the grocery trolley. He wanted to take his favorite food on a shelf a bit far away from there. Being too excited he accidentally nudged someone and made that person startled.

"Be careful, baby. Don't run!" sarah warned her son. The man that Fabio hit looked at him.

"Sorry, sir. My son is not careful!"

"It's okay, ma'am". replied the man.

"What's up, baby?" ask someone from behind Sarah. With reflex Sarah looked towards the voice.

"Feni? You're Feni, right?" said Sarah.

"Sister Sarah..." Feni looked clumsy with the situation back then.

Sarah realizes the change in Feni's attitude that looks stiff and does not talk much.

"Yes, happy shopping, Fen. Sir, I apologize once again. Honey, let's go there!" sarah said as she took Fabio away without looking back.

Sarah returns to her shopping trolley that Vina is waiting for.

"Aunty...!" fabio shouted while showing the food he had just taken.

"Oh my goodness, handsome boy. Not a patience, huh? I had to run for my favorite food!" vina said then pinched Fabio's cheek.

"Vin, don't go that way. There's Feni over there" whispered Sarah.

"He saw elo?" Sarah nodded again.

"Bio bumps into the man who is with Feni, and Feni appears. That's it" whispered Sarah.

"So that Feni saw elo dong? How's he reacting?"

"Yes must be surprised. That's why I'm in such a hurry to get back here, so he's not too ashamed of me."

***

Vina's impassioned soul made her keep thinking about Feni. He was curious about the relationship between Feni and the old man.

While in the office, Feni's attitude changed a little, he kept quiet more and tried to avoid Sarah. There was no more smile.

"Fen, I think you're avoiding Sarah, huh? Why anyway? Sorry if I'm in the shoes," asked Vina to Feni.

"It's okay, brother."

"Rare you okay? Tell me the same, do you have a problem with him? Let me help you tell him. Sarah's a good koq, if she's wrong she's sorry."

"There's nothing koq, brother," replied Feni.

"But your attitude is different, Fen. Sarah told me that your attitude is different from her. He's confused, you know...?"

Sarah came closer after getting a code from Vina.

"Fen, I was wrong with you, huh? I'm sorry, Fen," Sarah said.

"No koq, brother, brother nothing wrong," replied Feni.

"Fen, we are friends, even you two I consider family. If anything says it. If you are angry, you can be angry too. But don't cuddle people like that, let us not guess and bad to think," explained Sarah. All three silent.

"On that time, sis..."

"That time? Which time is it?" ask Sarah, pretending she doesn't understand.

"The one at the mall.." - Lirih Feni.

"Oh that one..., why? No problem, right? Did my son ruin anything?"

Feni then told me that the man was the one who had paid for his college and living expenses during his time in college and living in Jakarta. Actually Feni wanted to be detached from the man, but he did not know how much he owed the man.

The man's wife had repeatedly asked him to stay away from her husband, and Feni had told the man and asked him to stay away from her, but the man even thought he did not know to return the favor and insisted still want to continue their relationship.

"I don't know what else to do, brother. I don't think there's a choice for me. I'm tired of living like this. Being a destroyer of other people's households, it's a despicable act, sis.." said Feni sobbed. Vina thrust a tissue at him.

"Will he marry you?" ask Sarah. Feni.

"I don't know, brother. He never talked about it. I don't dare ask you either."

"He's been rude to you?" Feni.

"He was always kind to me, even very good except when I asked him to stay away from me and return to his wife and son." Feni bowed lethargic.

Sarah let out a long sigh, while Vina just kept quiet because she didn't know what to say. Vina had no experience with anything as heavy as Sarah and Feni.