Mystery of Small Shoes

9

" Relax, Sar. We're a long way from that mall. Immediately again nyampe in my apartment," said Vina while occasionally looking at Sarah who still looks shocked.

Vina's car entered the apartment parking garage in the building's basement.

"Come, Sar, let's go in. You're safe in my place, here installed CCTV everywhere. Len, please bring the groceries, okay?"

Leni nodded, then took all their groceries and followed Vina and Sarah.

They immediately entered as soon as Vina opened the door of her apartment and it locked automatically. Once they were inside Vina immediately got Sarah some water to drink.

"Drink first, Sar. Let you calm down. Len, you if you want to drink take it yourself, yes, free in my place mah. You can eat again too. You look for it in my pantry" said Vina.

"Yes, Vin. Just calm down." Leni stepped towards Vina's small kitchen and poured some drinking water from the dispenser. He saw several food boxes arranged on a small dining table nearby.

"Hmm, that looks good. There is good food at home, still want to eat out" whispered Leni as she closed the lunch box. He then went back to Vina and Sarah.

"Sar, if you want, you can share your problems with us. Who knows, we can both help. As if you can be a little relieved because you do not feel the problem alone. We are in cement, after all. You don't worry that I'm with Vina about other people's stories" Leni said, stroking Sarah's back. Sarah was silent, she still did not expect to see Rizal again.

"If you don't want to tell a story right now, that's okay. You can rest, or clean up first to let your body and mind fresh," said Vina while thrusting her towel and house clothes on Sarah.

Sarah complies with Vina and goes to the bathroom. After finishing the bath, Sarah's mind was a little light.

"I'm sorry, I bothered you. I didn't expect to see my ex-husband there" Sarah began the conversation.

"What's wrong, Sar? Until it's like people are scared," asked Leni.

Sarah tells all her stories with Rizal, her ex-husband.

"I tried my best not to see him again. Besides being the husband of someone, I don't want to be stuck in the memories of the past either" Sarah told her friends.

"Good you've cheered him. Divorce is dead again. Men are so mah should be circumcised again, let it be so lucky," said Vina with emotion.

"But you still don't feel like it's for him?" ask Leni.

"No, Len. If anything, it might just be a small part of past memories. I've let her down, but I don't want to see her anymore either" Sarah replied.

"Obviously you don't want to see him again, meeting him will only make your feelings that are already calm so sick again."

"Sar, does he know you have kids?" ask Leni again.

"He should have known, because he left me when I was 2 months pregnant," answered Sarah.

"It's really a man, there's no brain. Why didn't he come to your home time?" ask Vina in flames.

"No, I was born accompanied by my rented owner's mother who was like my own mother," Sarah replied with a sob. It is a reflection of those sad times, when she gave birth to Fabio.

"Udah, Sar. Don't think about it anymore. As long as you're the same as both of us, you'll be safe. I'm the same Vina will take care of you from that guy" Leni tried to strengthen Sarah.

"Yes, Sar. See if he dares to disturb you, I teriakin copet, let's be thumped all of you!"

Finally Sarah can smile back, after seeing the support of her two best friends.

"Thank you, yeah, you guys want to support me. I don't know what to do if you don't have one" Sarah said, hugging her two best friends.

"Vin, whose food are you in the kitchen?" ask Leni curiously.

"Helper in my house. He comes here every day to make masakin and take care of all my needs."

"Enak. You can pay a maid, means your money is a lot of dong. But why are you such a hard person when it comes to payday?" ask Leni curiously.

***

While in another place, Rudi was watching tv in her room. But because there was no interesting show he decided to turn off his tv. He took his phone, then fiddled he opened an online shopping app. He accidentally saw the model of shoes that he had missed so far.

"Hey, here we go!!" girang.

He watched the shoe, and made a screenshot of it.

"It's a good idea that these shoes look small, they're shoes for kids" he muttered, smiling to himself.

His preoccupation had to come to a halt because there was a phone call on his phone. Phone call from her mother.

"Assalamualaikum, Rud?"

"Wa'alaikumsalam, ma'am."

"Rud, I've contacted the mother's friend. Mom told her that tomorrow night we'd come to her house. You can come, right tomorrow?"ask mother.

"Yes, Mom. Insha Allah Rudi can come."

"Oh yes, Rud. You can't not come, you can be ashamed if you don't come."

"Yes, Mom. Rudi comes tomorrow, just send the address, Rudi ntar will go there."

"Yes, I'll send you. Yes, yes, my son. I'll see you tomorrow night. Assalamualaikum."

"Wa'alaikumsalam".

Rudi's mind glared somewhere. He didn't know what to do with the match. He can only surrender.

The next day he prepared to go to the address his mother had sent him after the previous Maghrib prayer and prayed for the best in his life.

Although actually lazy, he left also fulfilled his mother's wishes.

In front of the house according to the address sent by his mother, Rudi saw his father's car parked in the front yard of the house.

"That means it's really her house" Rudi got out of her car.

"Assalamualaikum.." said Rudi while knocking on the door.

"This must be Rudi's son" said a woman who opened the door for him.

"Yes, Mom."

"Let's go in, son," the mother asked.

Rudi followed the mother in, seeing that her family was already there. His mother was talking to a young woman.

"Lumayan is beautiful" he thought.

"Rud, this is Arini. He is a daycare manager near here, graduated from college 2 years ago," said Rudi's mother.

"Yes, Ma'am," said Rudi while closing both palms while nodding his head to give a greeting.

After dinner and a little chat Rudi and his family said goodbye. Rudi returned to his lonely home.