PLEASE, LOVE ME, WIDOW

TWENTY SIX

“No, Mom, they only provide this number that can be contacted, if there is see it” replied Mang Ijal's wife while handing over a business card.

“Alright, later I will give it when he wakes up, he looks very tired, I think for four days he must not sleep with enough” said Bik Sum again.

“Hah, what a pity his fate yes, Mom, it seems like trials always befall him without end” Mang Ijal's wife feels very sorry for Qiandra.

“Well, that's the life she has to live, mother can only pray that happiness will come to her soon, she is young, I'm sure her life path is still long.” Bik Sum said.

The two women of different generations were both silent at the thought of the heavy life lived by Qiandra.

When the sun began to set and rest himself after a day of illuminating the earth and all human activities, a beautiful woman just woke up from her sleep.  “Gosh, how long I slept, why didn't Mom wake me” she murmured while wriggling to stretch her stiff muscles.

An old woman came into the room, smiling at the beautiful woman who was awake, even though she was still in her blanket.  “Ah, have you woken up, son, just wanted to wake you” said Bik Sum.

“What time is it, Bu” asked Qiandra.

“It was six in the afternoon, son, I wanted to wake you up, but your sleep was very good, mother so did not have to” said Bik Sum.

“Yes, Mom, I just felt my sleep was very good, usually I always had a dream that made me feel hurt” Qiandra said.

“Yes, already, now go clean yourself, soon dinner time, Mom wait outside ya” said Bik Sum.  Qiandra simply nodded, she picked up the large towel she had been wearing earlier, then wrapped her innocent body with the towel and walked towards the bathroom.

After cleaning himself in the simple bathroom in his room, Qiandra picked up one piece of home clothes for him to wear, then he walked out of his room.  At the dining table it was gathered Bik Sum, Mang Ijal and also his wife.

“Hai, Uncle, Auntie, sorry I haven't greeted you since I came to” Qiandra said kindly, as if everyone was really her family, even though they were all just her former servants.

“It's okay, Qian, don't hesitate so, you must be very tired for five days this” said Mang Ijal, “Come here, we have dinner first, well, we have dinner, let's just make it easy” continued Mang Ijal again who was a little uncomfortable because of the simple menu at the dining table.  Though Mang Ijal knows, if Qiandra used to live luxury with a variety of luxurious dishes that always filled the dining table.

“Don't say that, Uncle, for these four days I've even only bought roadside snacks for my dinner, if it's served dinner like this now, this is so amazing for me” said Qiandra.  During overtime at the office, Qiandra did only buy potluck food to prop her up, because she did save the money she had.

The three people at the dining table immediately glanced at each other, there was a huge sense of pity in their hearts seeing Qiandra's life.  “You need not be surprised, difficult life has been many years I live, luxury life only for a moment I enjoy when with Brother Charles, and after that, I have lived a luxurious life, you all know how I live my life.  It only looks luxurious outside, but inside, I'm just like you guys, it's just that you guys work for a mouthful of rice, while I work to get affection” sigh Qiandra.

“Already, already, do not need to remember the past anymore, now let's just enjoy what is in front of us with thanksgiving” said Bik Sum diverted the conversation,  The old woman did not want to see Qiandra grieve anymore.

Just as they finished the simple dinner, the door of Mang Ijal's house was knocked on by someone from outside.  The four of them stared at each other, Bik Sum pulled Qiandra's hand quickly and pushed her inside the room, “Hidden, Nak” whispered Bik Sum.

Mang Ijal immediately stood up after seeing that Qiandra was already hiding, he stepped towards the door of his house.  When Mang Ijal opened the door of his house, there were several fathers of the residents of the housing complex.

“Goodnight, gentlemen, what's up here, how are the nights coming rame-rames to our house” asked Mang Ijal kindly.

“Mang, instead of you being there reported that there is a brother and nephew of yours will stay with you here” asked one of the fathers.

“Oh, that's right, Mr. Ardi, indeed why, Pak” asked Mang Ijal again.

“We want to meet with them” said the father called Mang Ijal with the call of Mr. Ardi who is also the chairman of the complex.

“Oh, I see, but if my nephew, he does not live here, sir, as I said yesterday, only my brother who lives with us here” said Mang Ijal.

“This is sir, my brother” said Mang Ijal.

“Where is your son” asked Mr. Ardi on Bik Sum.

“Oh, my son, sir, he works at my former employer's house, Sir, replacing my position, understand I am old, can no longer afford it.Work well, sir, because it was my son who replaced me” said Bik Sum.

“Hmm, do you have a photo of your son it” asked Mr. Ardi still a little suspicious.

“Oh, there, sir, I briefly take” said Bik Sum, then he stepped into his room and took his wallet, he said, Bik Sum took out a photo of a young woman who was his son but now still lives in the village.  “This is Pak” he said while showing a photo of his daughter.

The gentlemen immediately looked at the photo and compared it to the photo in their hands.  Then their heads shook weakly while taking heavy breaths.

“Actually what is this, Pak” asked Mang Ardi.

“Ah, it's okay, Mang, yes already, then we excuse you first, sorry to interrupt these nights” said Mr. Ardi, then he stood up and was followed by other fathers leaving Mang Ijal's house.

Mang Ijal just nodded, then closed the door of his house when the group had left his house.  Mang Ijal sighed for a moment, then shook his head slowly.  Bik Sum went back to make sure that those people had left, then he went into the Qiandra room.

“Come out, son, they have gone” Bik Sum told Qiandra.  Qiandra immediately came out of the bathroom and approached Bik Sum.

“Still looking for me, Bu” asked Qiandra to confirm the arrival of the people earlier.  Bik Sum only nodded weakly, Qiandra exhaled heavily.  “Actually ready sich who searched for me until the next” sigh Qiandra, then sat in the dining room.

“So the bodyguards left this, son, they promised cash of ten million for anyone who can show your whereabouts” said Bik Sum while handing over a business card,  Qiandra took the business card.

“Vian, Pt. Zacharis, haish, this is Dean's job, Mom, Vian is his assistant” said Qiandra.

“Then how, Qian, you can't continue to hide like this right, worse yet all the neighbors here already hold your photo” Mang Ijal complained, he felt he could not bear to see Qiandra having to constantly hide like that.

“Now, Uncle, I want to go, but my money is not enough for me to start a new life” sigh Qiandra.

“Son, do you really not want to forgive them, they do all that because they love you so much, said Bik Sum, who hopes that Qiandra will choose one of two handsome and well-established young men who are crazy about the Qiandra.

Qiandra smiled bitterly, “No, Mom, I've forgiven them, and I've already told them that, but they keep asking for more from me”.

“Nak, but earlier I apologize if mother's question will make you uncomfortable” said Bik Sum hesitantly.

“What's up, Bu” asks Qiandra.

“How about, if you are pregnant” ask Bik Sum slowly.

Qiandra was surprised to hear Bik Sum's question, she hadn't thought about it at all this time.  “I haven't thought of that, Mom, but I don't think that even if I'm pregnant, I won't marry that man.  Let me raise her myself, consider her as my son and Brother Charles” Qiandra said.

The three people who heard Qiandra's reply could only stare at each other, they could do nothing.  Although Qiandra already considered them like family, they were also aware of their limitations.  They did not dare to influence let alone refute Qiandra's decision, which they could only support him alone.