Not Just a Shadow

Chapter 57

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After the marriage contract Ferdian left Rinna who had legally become his wife religiously and legally although only perceived by a limited person. Ferdian looked back at his screen on the table, facing the pile of maps.

“Fer, you don't forget you or me leaving is up to you!”

“Ke?”

“Meeting in D city, Boss.”

“I'll just, later send lunch and dinner to Rinna and you say that the meeting can not be represented.”

“Good, ( ‘I know you just avoided your wife’ Inner Ryco ) I will arrange your trip and prepare your needs. I'll call Mr. Darto to be your driver.” Ferdian only listened without the slightest comment.

“Order a hotel room near the meeting place, so that Mr. Darto can rest during my meeting.”

“Alright. 1 room or 2?”

“Meanway? (ask Dika, make Ferdian glare less understand what is behind the question Dika ) Maybe you want to stay there too, do not rush home it.” He spoke with volume slowly.

“No, I'll just come back here. But there's no need to tell Rinna about this, Ember!” Dika only answered with a movement that means ready.

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“Mbak Rinna's lunch.” Dika entered the ICU room where Mr. Agum lay down, at Ferdian's request.

“No need to bother, I can get Bi Siti here.”

“This was Pak Ferdian's request.” Dika is still acting formally in front of Rinna.

“Mas Ferdian is busy huh? Office secure right?”

“Aman Mbak, Mas Ferdian is now out of town. (Rinna sharpened her eyes to look at Dika) Mr. Ferdian meeting to the city of D.” continued Dika relieve a questionable look in Rinna's eyes.

“How many days?”

“If there is no obstacle Mr. Ferdian will go home soon in my opinion, there is no room booking.” Rinna just nodded.

“Thank you for the food.”

“Is there any development with the health of Mr, Ma'am?”

“Em, after you asked to go home earlier I had a consultation with his doctor. Three days will be monitored, if it is fine two days later will be allowed to go home.”

“Thank God, hopefully Mbak Rinna can get back to work again. Poor Mr. Ferdian busy himself.”

“Yes, thank you. As long as I'm not in the office please cooperate with Naina huh Dik?”

“Beres Mbak,”

“Without you warning your assistant it's been sticking with me time, Ma'am!” inner Dika.

“Let's not send any more food, let me have Bi Siti deliver food.” Dika just nodded in agreement.

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Ferdian threw his body on the office sofa, one night Ferdian arrived in the city of A. meeting today went well. Dika who accidentally did not come home, waiting for Ferdian to return. After receiving a notification from Mr. Darto, Dika immediately peeked at the door of Ferdian's room. Want to go in but can't bear to see Ferdian's tired face.

“Fer, I know you are like this not because you are busy like your old sense of busyness, but busy you are now just to avoid the situation you have not been able to accept your situation. I understand that.” Inner Dika.

Ferdian stayed in the office more often and sometimes stopped by the hospital. This situation continued until Mr. Agum was allowed to go home by a doctor, after the return of Mr. Agum who used personal care, Rinna asked a nurse who stayed at home to treat and monitor the situation of Mr. Agum who will be reported to Beni's doctor.

Ferdian moves into Rinna's house, lives in a single room, sleeps in bed but Ferdian still hasn't given Rinna an inner living even once. Rinna just stayed, wearing pajamas that make the shape of his body visible, even though Ferdian never glanced at him. Ferdian often spent the night sitting at the desk in their room, making Rinna's heart give up.

“Whatever efforts I make to make you touch me never seems to work Mas, maybe in your heart only guilt to your lover and disgust to me. God, how should I melt my husband's heart? See her smile again? Even when he was with Dika he never joked much again like he used to.” Rinna's mind was behind a blanket that wrapped her body in the darkness when she saw her husband's face illuminated by a work light on her desk.

“Mas, I'll be going out of town this afternoon. I don't know what time I'll be home.”

“Where is it? It doesn't seem like there's any meeting outside of.”

“There, in town B. I delayed it before Papa got sick. And we've rescheduled.”

“It's been a long time dong, what may not have been sprawled? My old seat is already running.”

“I'm in a hurry, I go.” Ferdian was not suspicious in the slightest, because Rinna's business association was quite extensive. And Rinna also has a brother who is in town B. Ferdian did not ask anymore, Rinna had already passed by quickly.

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“Hallo assalamallaikum, with whom ya?”

“Iya waallaikumsalam, what is this with Mbak Hira?”

“Iya right, this who is it?”

“I Rinna, Ma'am. From A.” city Rinna tried carefully to give her name frills, fearing adding to the wound in Hira's heart.

“Oh... yes there is need what yes Mbak?” Hira tried to endure the pain in her heart. Almost two weeks ago, Hira struggled to make peace with her heart.

“I want to meet you, can I?” Rinna said softly, expectantly.

“Sorry but I'm working and sorry I can't permission.”

“No, not until permission, I'm still on my way. Is it possible if I have reached you again?”

“Please Mbak, I will wait.” Although heavy in the heart but still feels light heard in the ears of the listener.

“Sama-sama, it's okay.” Telephone connection is closed.

Hira was stunned, holding his breath and releasing slowly. I can't believe what was just said. Hira was still gawking with a blank look.

“Hai, Ra. Why?” Ryco holds Hira's shoulder, who is still thinking with a blank look when he reaches Hira's desk. Ryco had noticed Hira from the end of the entrance, looking at Hira who was nodding politely when receiving the phone, sad-faced.

“Telephone Bang,” Hira shows the screen of the phone that has dimmed on Ryco.

“Iya I know you were telephonant. Then what's with you, dumbass like that.” Hira gave her phone to Ryco”

“New number, who is Ra?”

“Mbak Rinna.” Ryco looked back at the phone number on Hira's phone screen.

“Huh,” Ryco sighed exasperatedly, as feeling the storm coming up again shook the shady tree back after autumn. Ryco just stroked Hira's shoulder.

“Beauty, see Brother. (Ryco crouches in front of Hira, after putting Hira's phone on the table. Holding Hira's hand that felt boneless, limp ) Brother, listen to this brother of yours. What is he talking about?” Hira just looked down. Ryco slightly flicked his grasp demanding Hira to answer, long enough silent with a hand that felt even colder.

“Ri, please bring warm tea or anything important warm.” Ryco yelled at the busy Dance, not paying attention to what was going on around her. Hira's face was already pale.

“She wants to see me later when she gets here.” The answer is limp Ryco increasingly tighten the grip.

“You sure? Are you really ready?” Ryco looked at Hira's face.

“Are you strong with what you will hear later?”

“If I may choose, I would like to assume there is nothing Mas Ferdian is busy and he has no time to contact me. And I want to say to myself, ‘sabar Ra.. You used to go through years without meeting him. You can and you can and everything is fine. You just need to be excited to fight for you to be a worthy person by her side’ I want to assume like that Bang!”

“But conscious Ra! Want to get to when? You need certainty, you need to move from everything. If you are what you say, your name is lying to yourself. Don't want to see reality.”

“You till when?” ask Ryco again. Hira was only speechless with tears flowing like a creek.

“It feels like I'm scared but I also want to know what happened exactly?” Hira hiccupped, with sobs of her crying.

“You want me to accompany you later? I'll wait from the prank. Okay?” Hira just nodded, because he was sure that if he refused, Ryco would not let Hira come alone, although with a sneak Ryco would definitely follow him.

“Okey now calm yourself,” sound Dance pull handle main glass door of the room.

“Sorry for long, in pantry wait change gallon. Huh... there-there is!” keluh Dance.

“Why Ra, do you feel unwell again?” Hira just forced a smile in response to the question Dance felt not connected to her mind.

“Again cold Ra your hand. Are you uncomfortable with the Ac?” Dance clasped Hira's hand giving her a cup of tea.

“Do you raise the volume of Ac, Co?” accusing Tari of Ryco, Hira is still silent.

“No Ri, maybe Hira is still not healthy.” Ryco tries to shift Dance's mind.

“Or we just let Mr. Febrian, take Hira home?” Hira immediately shook her head, looking up at the dance standing before her.

“I'm afraid of you why Ra!”

“No Ma'am, I'll fix it soon. Thank you for the tea.” Hira raised her glass to Dance, only answered with a nod.

“You're really not going home?”

“No Mbak, thank you.”

“Alright, later go home with Ryco only. So it's safer.”

“Friendly Co?” Dance blinked one eye at Ryco.

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