
"Ah shit!" Rudi kicked off his desk in frustration, leaving several people in the room with him shocked and turned to him, looking at him with concern.
Rudi was really angry with Piana's behavior this time, if until he was removed from his job, Rudi vowed to make Piana reciprocate his actions, if he did so, destroying the life of a woman who once amazed him so willing to leave his children and wife.
"If I get kicked out of this office, because of you, Piana! You will feel a vengeance more painful than this." Rudi clenched both hands, his chest tight to hold back the emotions that erupted, 'Piana has really exceeded her limits.' Rudi growled in his heart.
Sure enough, at ten in the morning Rudi was called to face his superiors. He should have had a task out of town today, but suddenly the task was replaced by Dedi's desk mate. And Rudi was asked to face his superior.
When he came out of his boss room, Rudi looked red in the face. Then he went to his desk and took his bag, then left without heeding the look of astonishment from his office friend.
Upon entering the car, Rudi fell silent staring straight ahead.
His mind drifted far away, remembering the puffy face of Melati who was injured with all her behavior all along. With chaotic thoughts Rudi drove his car to the house of a woman who is still legally his wife. Hope Melati will forgive him and want to start over.
Thirty minutes of time Rudi needed to get to the house that used to be his palace with his small family.
Mr. Joko who was behind the gate refused to open the door, because he remembered the message from Fajar and Riko.
"Sorry Mr. Rudi. I just carry out the order, once again forgive me." Mr. Joko replied to Rudi's request telling him to open the fence of his house.
"Let me call Melati first." Rudi sahut lethargicly. Making Mr. Joko surprised by the attitude of his employer, because usually Rudi will immediately angry if his wishes are not met. But this time very inversely proportional, Rudi even just silence and choose to contact the owner of the house.
"Is there a guest inside, sir?" continued Rudi curious, because he saw a foreign car parked in the front yard of the house.
"Yes, sir! There's Mr. Dimas and his wife." said Mr. Joko honestly without wanting to cover.
"owh." answered Rudi casually, then pulled out his phone from his shirt pocket and pressed Melati's number.
Only in the third call the phone is connected and sound Melati at the end there with a voice that is not as usual, there is no greeting dear, spoiled and carefree again. Only a flat welcome that seemed cold.
"I'm in front, but Joko doesn't dare to open the fence. I just want to rest for a while, anyways inside there's a Dimas, right? I'm not going to be like that, I just miss the atmosphere in this house." Rudi does not want to fuss and is also lazy to argue, he just needs a break at home that once gave him happiness and comfort, that's all.
Melati took a deep breath and looked at the curious Dimas.
"Mas Rudi." said Melati softly to her nephew who was replied with a nod.
"Alright, just go in let me tell Joko to open the fence." Melati replied in the end after asking for Dimas' opinion. Besides Dimas here, Rudi wouldn't dare to be rude to him. Melati bathed and sure.
After receiving a call from Melati. Mr. Joko opened the gate and let Rudi in. Then back to the post.
After parking his car, Rudi entered the house in a doldrums. To meet Melati and just glare at her with a sad face, then approach Dimas and shake hands with his wife's niece. Not much to say, Rudi again continued his steps and entered the guest room, then poured his body and closed his eyes. Want to let go of all his current mischief.
"What's wrong with Mas Rudi, like a depressed person so? Is it because of an issue in his office related to a phone call from his boss yesterday, who asked us about our status, and the truth about his married affair siri had with the widow. It seems that's what makes him unfulfilled and like a person with a heavy mind burden." Melati kept guessing in her heart.
"What's wrong with Rudi, Tan? how I feel something's making him depressed." Dimas took out the contents in his mind.
"It seems like there's a problem at the office. As we discussed earlier, about the call from his boss yesterday." Melati replied with a casual expression.
"Is there a chance of being fired?" rihana's reply chimed in. Melati took a deep breath and then exhaled it berahan. "It looks like it was "sahut Melati in the end after being silent for a while.
Silence, no one makes a sound, dissolves with his own thoughts.
Until finally there was the sound of greeting to break the silence.
Dawn came and immediately kissed the back of his mother's hand and Dimas and Rihana politely.
"Now are we home?" welcomes Melati to look at her son.
"Yes, there are no school hours, want to go to the pond, but want to change clothes first." replied Dawn a little lie. Though his intention to go home alone worried about the state of his mother, because earlier Mr. Joko gave him the news of Rudi's arrival at home, but there was Dimas inside, still making the mind of Dawn not calm, she was afraid that her father would do something that would hurt her mother.
Leaving school to protect her mother.
"No papa's car outside, are you coming home?" continue Fajar who returned his mother's gaze.
"yes, it's inside." said Melati normally, and made Dawn wrinkle her face.
"Papa entered in the guest room near the stairs. Coming straight in there, he said he wanted to rest, missed the atmosphere of the house." explained Melati spoke honestly to her son.
"Breaked and missed the atmosphere of the house? don't you really get fired from her job because of the woman's report?" sejarid looked seriously at his mother. And a faint smile was answered by Melati.
"Have it, maybe this is a test for your father, hopefully he can be aware of his mistakes during this time. If it is yes and true fired, the important thing is not the mother who made him lose his job, but other women who he has defended and chose himself. Let's see what you'll do after this."
sahut Jasmine with an expression as calm as possible, there is no sense of pity let alone care in his heart with the state of Rudi sat. The wound had already numbed him and cast Rudi out of his heart and mind.
"Yes, Ma! May there be wisdom behind all this for papa and all of us. Aamiin!"
"Om Dimas how are you? sorry I can't play at home yet, I've been busy working on this thesis."
Dawn turned to look towards her om and tried to familiarize themselves with the family of his famous cold and rich mother.