Mystery of Small Shoes

31

Although not getting certainty from Sarah, Rudi is not charcoal-broken. He still nurtures his feelings of love for Sarah and Fabio. Even the more the day his feelings become more and more. Missing them both became part of her days even though she could actually meet them every night via video call.

'Sar, I can video call, huh? I miss you guys.'

Sarah read the message from Rudi and immediately replied to him.

'It's already night. Tomorrow only.'

Rudi felt disappointed, but his longing feeling was already unstoppable.

'Can, huh? Please.''

'Yes already. But just for a second, huh? It's already night.'

'OK, My soul mate.'

Sarah smiled knot reading Rudi's last message.

"He called me 'My idiot'?* muttered.

Shortly a video call was heard. Sarah immediately fixed her clothes and accepted the call. Rudi's face looked tired.

"Assalamualaikum, Mate," he said.

"Wa'alaikumsalam's chat. Just got home, Bang?"

"Yes. You guys haven't slept?"

"Yet. It's going to sleep."

"Where's my son?"

"So, I was watching tv. Wait, yeah?"

Sarah gave her cell phone to her son who was watching television.

"Who, Ma?" ask Fabio.

"Om Rudi" answered Sarah.

"Papa," Fabio said to Rudi.

"Assalamualaikum, Papa's handsome son."

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Papa."

"Why isn't papa's son bobo yet? It's late, sweetie."

"Yes, bio bobo, koq."

"Bobonya children should not be late, you can get sick later. If Bio hurts kasian mama, right? Mama can not work, must keep Bio continue. Papa will also be sad if Bio is sick. Papa's son wants to recede, won't he?"

"You," Fabio replied as he nodded his head.

"If so now Bio bobo, huh?"

"Yes, but papa should see Bio bobo, huh?" fabio Pinta.

"Yes. Papa look at this until Bio bobo."

Before long Fabio fell asleep without the need to be lured by Sarah

"Now her mom's bobo, huh?" rudi Goda.

Sarah smiled in response to Rudi's temptation.

"Bang Rudi also slept, looking very tired."

"Yes. Today is so tired. There were several meetings, and the place continued far away. But thank God the results are encouraging."

"Alhamdulillah."

"Oh yeah, you want to not move divisions?"

"Moving divisions? Where's where?" ask Sarah to wonder.

"To the editing section. The one floor office is with me."

Sarah can catch Rudi's intention to move her. That is so that they can meet often and can freely watch over him

"Come, Sar. Move, huh? After all, there is also the writing" Pinta Rudi.

"But editing is written just to improve the writing of others. I love writing my own words."

"Try it first. You'll like it too."

"No ah. So the writer. Why did you suddenly move?"

"Let's get close, so I don't have to hold kangen for a week."

As Sarah expected, Rudi wanted to move Sarah with the aim of being able to get close to her.

"No ah. I am still a writer. Yes, I want to sleep. It's so fucking."

"Yes. Until tomorrow, my soul mate "

Without answering it Sarah immediately closed the video call. But instead of sleeping, Sarah daydreams. Rudi's closeness made him become confused with his own feelings.

Sarah does not deny that her feelings for Rudi have blossomed beautifully, but she does not dare to admit it. It was all because she felt doubtful about her ability to serve Rudi who would later become her husband. Her biggest fear is being abandoned by her loved ones. Sincere is an easy word to say, but not easy to run. It will take time to live out the true meaning of the word.

It flashed in Sarah's mind to slowly move away from Rudi. That way he will be able to test his own feelings and make himself confident with the next step.

Sarah begins to think of ways and plans to do so, including making Fabio slowly forget about Rudi, though she knows that it will be difficult and require a struggle.

"Yes, I have to do it. This is the best path for us" he murmured.

The next day Sarah worked as usual, she still answered the messages from Rudi that went into her phone, although it was only as short and memorable as necessary without a single reply question that would invite further conversation. Rudi did not feel any difference from the reply to the message that Sarah sent, because he knew that Sarah was the type of woman who would not send messages if not necessary.

It happened every day, and Rudi still considered it natural. So even when Rudi made a video call and Sarah refused him on the grounds of tired, already sleepy and not even answered him at all, Rudi never questioned him even though it means he has to withstand his kangen.

Not only that, Sarah also began to carry out her plan to keep Fabio away from Rudi. He became a frequent reasoner and lied when Fabio asked Rudi.

"Ma, why don't you call Bio?" ask Fabio one day.

"Om Rudi is doing a lot of work, son. We can't bother him."

"If so let's go to his house, Ma. Let's help papa let his work be done!" fabio is excited.

"We can't help, honey. Because only Rudi can do it. We can help by praying and not bothering him. Okay?"

"But Bio kangen papa? Just a phone call," Fabio's pinta.

"No way, baby. Later if the work is finished, om Rudi must be Bio phone."

"Ma, if you meet papa later, say the same papa, Bio is angry that the papa work continues a lot," said Bio while advancing his lips.

"Yes, God willing, my mother will say."

So far Sarah's plan has run smoothly, especially two weekends in a row Rudi can not meet them because he had to travel for office and take his parents to seek treatment in Singapore. Although far apart Rudi always took the time to send messages, call and make video calls. Everything seems ordinary, nothing changes.

The third weekend Rudi came to Sarah's house and because he intended to surprise her, he did not tell Sarah about his return. With confidence he knocked on Sarah's house. Not to forget he also brought some paper bags containing souvenirs that he had bought while outside the city and also Singapore.

Many times he knocked on the door, but there was no sign that the door would be opened. Rudi started calling Sarah and Fabio, but there was no word from the inside. He took a cell phone and he tried to reach Sarah, but he didn't make it. The worry began to overwhelm him. Bad thoughts passed through his mind. In his confusion he took back his phone.

"Assalamualaikum, Vin." Apparently Rudi called Vina.

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Bang." Vina's voice was heard on her phone.

"Vin, do you know where Sarah went? I'm in this house again, but it doesn't seem like anyone."

"Gue don't know, Bang. Yesterday he applied for a week off. I thought you guys made a deal and he wanted to follow Brother."

"No, no promises. He also didn't say he wanted to take leave."

"Try on the phone."

"It is, but not connected. Maybe the phone's dead. Duh, where, where is he?"

"Oath. I don't know. I guess he told me, so I didn't ask him. I'll call him later, who knows if he's on. I'll tell you."

"OKAY. Thanks, huh? Sorryr bothers."

"it's okay, bro..No need to say sorry. Okay, see yah'."

Rudi put his phone back in his pants pocket and left the place disappointed and confused.