Paper Layangan

23. Efforts That Have Not Yielded

"Ma, there's a kite there." Appoint Bastian sir to his wife. They were on their way to visit Riyan's office.

Shakila's mother stared at her husband's index finger. He nodded his head. The kite forms are exactly the same as the kite shape that is most liked by Alis when they are played first. Shakila felt very sad, all this time they had been trying to find Eyebrows but never met, even some of their messengers had also been deployed for a long time.

Mr. Bastian seemed to be stuck staring at the kite, his memory back in the moments with Alis first. His eyes never escaped from the kite.

"Sir, where do people play kites here?" Ask Mr. Bastian to the driver.

"On the green field sir, not far from here." The driver replied while slowing down their car which was close to the green field.

Mr. Bastian seemed to nod, "we just stop there." Said Mr. Bastian, who was replied to a nod by the driver.

The car they were riding in seemed to stop right in the green field. Rushing Bastian sir down from the car and ran to circle the field. Sensing the existence of Eyebrows, he firmly believed that the kite belonged to his son Alis.

Shakila approached Bastian who looked disappointed to find a group of children who looked carefree with a kite thread in their hands. Even though he hopes full if the kite plays is his youngest child, his daughter who is missed so much.

Shakila patted gently on her husband's back to soothe her husband. Once again Bastian stared at the paper kite hanging in the sky and then looked at the children.

"Udah pa, we better visit Riyan first, he'll wait for us later." Shakila said as she looked at her husband's somewhat thin face now.

Bastian nodded his head and walked with his wife towards their car. He looked back at the kite which made a shadow of a small Eyebrow shadow in his eyes.

Bastian was so sorry for his past that he had kicked Alis out of their home first. Without listening to excuses or denials that come out of the mouth of Eyebrows.

Shakila looked at her phone which read. He opened the message notification on his phone from Riyan.

Riyan: Mam, we met at LK's cafe. The location of Riyan share.

"Sir, we're going to LK's cafe." Shakila interrupted the driver. The driver just nodded his head, while Bastian remained drifting with his memories.

Ten minutes later the car they were riding in seemed to stop at a cafe in the middle of the city. This cafe looks like a lot of visitors. Bastian and his wife drove down their car and entered the cafe.

Bastian looked flabbergasted by the decor of this cafe. Likewise with Shakila who stared in amazement at the cafe decorations filled with paper kites. All of this really reminded them of the figure of Eyebrows. Is it a sign or just a coincidence?

They approached the receptionist to inquire about the place that Riyan had reserved.

"Mba, can we meet this cafe manager?" Bastian asked after the receptionist finished talking to his wife. Shakila frowned upon hearing her husband's request. She stared at her husband, but only a nod was given by Bastian.

"May, let me call. Or you want to leave the room." Said the receptionist with a sweet smile.

Coincidentally at that moment, Anto seemed to pass in front of them.

"Sir Anto, someone wants to see you." Said Dona who had approached Anto.

Anto looked at Bastian and his wife. They shake hands with each other.

"May we know sir, this cafe who owns it?" Bastian looked at Anto.

Anto smiled at Bastian, "Ma'af sir, we can't tell you. This is the policy of the owner of this cafe." Said Anto who was feeling uneasy.

Bastian just nodded his head and thanked him. They soon passed by to head towards the room where Riyan was waiting.

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"Pa, why papa?" Riyan asked as he looked at the recently entered papa. Bastian looks pale even he often forgets his night break.

"Ma, papa why ma?" Asked Riyan again who repeated his question that got no answer from his father.

"Mom doesn't know either, maybe papa's just tired." Shakila answered while holding her husband to the seat in the private room of the cafe.

Riyan stared inside his father, he understood with the feeling his father felt. "Definitely not getting enough sleep?" Ask Ryan to make sure.

His father just nodded.

Ryan was so very guilty right now. He was so selfish that he never told them about Eyebrows. He became unbearable to let his father search for the existence of Eyebrows. Riyan looked back at his father who seemed to be talking with his mother. He breathed slowly.

'Maybe now is not the right time to surprise Alis, ' thought Riyan as he stared at the waiter who was presenting their order.

"What about your company, Riyan?" Shakila asked opened the conversation after a long period of their sobriety.

"Everything is good ma." Riyan replied while plucking the fries.

"You've grown up Yan, you're old enough, you're well established. Mom and Dad are old too. When did you pick your future wife and bring her to us?" Shakila asked as she looked at Riyan expectantly.

Shakila nodded her head. He was so proud of his son who was more concerned with the interests of their family.

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Angga was sitting in the balcony of his room with Nando. He recounted his meeting with Alis yesterday, even telling his confusion about Riyan.

"So that Eyebrow is a rich man?" nando asked, looking at Angga.

"Yes, I also just found out about Ndo, even recently." Answer Angga.

Nando nodded his head. "He's so simple even working as a cafe waitress?" Nando asked at the end of his doubtful sentence. "It seems unlikely that he worked as a cafe waitress, would be the leader of the company. Why try, waste time on something like that. His company needs him a lot." Nando said then.

Angga seemed to think, it was true what Nando said. "That means there's another meaning to the words of January yesterday."

Nando nodded his head. "It's not really, and you have to find out about all that. I'm sure, behind the silence of Eyebrows, there are a lot of surprises that it gives later."

"You're right Ndo."

Angga stared at the swimming pool next to their house. He looked back at his meeting with Alis yesterday. It turned out that his Eyebrow figure was so admirable that even he was like a pearl.

Tock

There was the sound of the door of Angga's room being pushed. Angga walked over to him, and opened it. Jessica stood up with her smile.

"What's wrong?" Ask Angga without making small talk.

"I'm bored at home, so I'm walking here."

"Not that you are in a period of punishment by Heru."

Jessica swung her mouth at the words of Angga just now. He was so tired of the punishment given by his father. Even just walking for 3 days, it felt like centuries. This time he had lied to his father, by going to the house of Alis to ask ma'af, but he wanted to go take Angga out.

"Feet, go out and take a walk." Ask with a weld.

She looked at Jessica inside. "No, you're in punishment, I don't want to be your shield." Angga replied firmly. He did not want to be considered bad by Heru because he had protected and freed Jessica to walk. He knew that all access belonging to Jessica was being confiscated for a while.

"Jess, don't you want to change?" Ask Angga while allowing Jessica to enter. Angga walked back to the balcony of his room accompanied by Jessica.

"Changed into what? Being spaiderman?" Jessica asked with a dirty smile.

The goose turned to face Jessica and rolled her eyes lazily.

"Eh there's a pretty one." Nando said that he saw Jessica. He smiled to welcome them.

Jessica faced towards Nando and smiled faintly.

"Wuih, your smile is amazing." Nando held his chest while staring and glancing at Jessica.

Jessica who saw that seemed to sneer towards Nando. While Angga who saw that was just chuckling happily.

Nando looked sullenly looking towards Angga who seemed a pleasure to see him who was miserable.

"People, borrow the phone dong!" Whine Jessica again. He misses his best friend who is far away.

"No want! You're in Jess's prison term, so get it right." Angga

Jessica returned and stomped her feet. He was very upset because Angga always refused his request. Jessica turned around and looked at Nando with her sweet smile. He slowly approached Nando.

"No, don't want to!" Nando replied with a grin while staring at Angga who was looking at him sharply.

Jessica again stomped her feet, she crossed her arms while looking at Angga and Nando with her eyes shot.

Angga shook his head at Jessica's sulking behavior. He looked so sweet, but only because of mismanagement and supported by the treatment of his parents who overindulged him to turn him into an unusually arrogant person even so arbitrarily.

May you change Jess with the help of Eyebrows, because your opponent this time is stronger and more powerful than you.

Inner Angga while staring at Jessica who sauntered left them.

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