Shackles of Love

33. Wishing

One year has passed….

The whereabouts of Keisha is still unknown. Countless times Arfian came to Keisha's house and asked Surya and Arini about Keisha's whereabouts. No one knew of Keisha's whereabouts, not even his own family.

“Kei really again wants to be alone, Fian. Let him be in his solitude first. Aunty sure, if her heart has healed, she will go home.” Arini said as Arfian who had somehow come to Keisha's house asked about her whereabouts.

Arfian only sighed harshly when he heard Arini's words. She misses Keisha a lot.

“Tante, is aunt and om not kangen the same Keisha”? ask Arfian.

“Ya sure miss dong. It's just that Auntie and Om can't do anything either. Kei is so customary. You are patient well, maybe next month, or in front of him again he came home.” Arini tried to calm Arfian's heart.

Two years have passed….

Three years passed….

Four years have passed…

Five years have passed….

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Five years is the deadline Keisha mentioned in her letter. Arfian read the last letter Keisha gave him before he disappeared. Arfian read the lines of his letter.

……..Maybe Kei's liver can heal within a year or two or maybe five years. Maybe longer too. But Kei promised Kei would return to Brother Fian. Stand before Brother Fian with a sincere smile…..

One year passed, two, three, four and five years also passed. Will it be longer than five years. Arfian was not sure anymore, Keisha would come back to him.

To suppress his longing for Keisha, Arfian poured all his energy and thoughts into his work. In these five years, the company he founded has grown rapidly. Her father had intended to retire early and give the reins of leadership to Arfian's hands.

Today, the concentration of Arfian is poured out on his own company and the company of his papi that will be handed down to him. Arfian no longer cared about his appearance and personal life. It was as if he was a living robot based on a set system.

Many times her mother persuaded Arfian to simply get acquainted with the girls of her friends, but never managed to distract Arfian. For now, Arfian's only concern is for his job, his company, and his papal company.

But there was a time at night, when Arfian was already lying on a bed, in his apartment unit. Yes, starting this year, at the age of 31, Arfian decided to live alone. As she looked at the ceiling of her room, she saw Keisha's face there. Almost every night, Arfian sees Keisha's face on the ceiling. But after five years passed, Arfian was no longer sure if Keisha's face was still the same as Keisha's face he always saw on the ceiling of his room.

Tonight, he remembered Kagendra, his cousin. He remembered that Kagendra had people who could find or stalk people. Alena also tells that it was Kagendra who helped Keisha find evidence of Early's affair.

The clock on the wall of his room showed the time at 1am but Arfian did not care whether his cousin was still awake or asleep. He did not want to delay anymore to contact Kagendra at this time as well.

“Halo, Ndra.lo is still up?” arfian asked immediately after his phone call was picked up by Kagendra.

“Sial. Why call night. I don't know the time.” Umpat Kagendra across there.

“Ndra, you have to help me. Only you can help me now.” Arfian Cecar.

“Help what the hell? We'll have a chat tomorrow.” Kagendra hung up and deactivated it.

Arfian tries to call her again but Kagendra's phone number is off.

“Sial-an.” Arfian

Arfian immediately sent a text message to Kagendra.

Tomorrow morning at 9, meet me at the office. Can't be late.!!

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The next morning, Arfian was sitting impatiently waiting for Kagendra's presence in his seat of greatness, the legacy of his papi.

“Ndra, where? It's 10 o'clock, you're 1 hour late.” Arfian immediately asked as his phone call was answered by Kagendra.

“Salah lo himself did not say that you are in Papi lo's office. Here I am again in your office, just a little more on the way to it.” Answer Kagendra cuek.

“Sial-an lo.” Arfian.

“Bodo highly.” Answer Kagendra.

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“You need what?” ask Kagendra.

“Gue want you to find Keisha until you meet.” Answer Arfian.

“Gue is not in the mood for missing persons. My wife has not met.” Sahut Kagendra.

“Emang wife you stop by where?” ask Arfian.

“Testing. I don't want to think about that bad wife anymore. How dare he drop out of me.” Answer Kagendra emotions.

“Lo not trying to find your wife?” ask Arfian again.

“Make what sought, let him escape. I am so thankful that he has disappeared from my life. It's also your fault that I don't want to replace him to be fooled by him. So I have to be unlucky to have to marry the village girl.” Umpat Kagendra is upset.

“Heh, who bears the name Nataprawira it's not me.” Sahut Arfian flat.

“But if you want it can be aja.” Elak Kagendra's.

“the promised marriage is the grandson who bears the name Nataprawira. Do you understand Kagendra Kamandaka Nataprawira?” arfian Ejek.

“Sial-an lo.” Bumpat Kagendra while throwing a pen in front of him.

“So how, you want me to nolongin Keisha?” asked Arfian after successfully fending off the pen that Kagendra threw.

“Gue does not promise to meet Keisha in a fast time. Lena also from when I asked for help to nyari si Kei.” Answer Kagendra seriously.

“About how long can you find him? ask arfian.

“Gue can't promise, Bro. Five years ago Keisha said, and she really hid her tracks. He deliberately disappeared and did not want anyone to know his whereabouts including his own family. I have been wondering with his family and none of them know” Ungkap Kagendra.

“Do they pretend not to know?” guess Kagendra.

“Gak, Bro. They really don't know. Aunt Arini said that Keisha called her often but could never trace where Keisha was. Lena also often gets emails from Keisha but does not know where Keisha's location sends her emails.” Kagendra.

“Lo really-can't track?” ask Arfian.

“Gue will try to keep track, but Keisha can always remove the trail. Keisha is still better than my wife. Keisha still wants to tell his family and friends, the cave wife is at all like being taken away by aliens. I didn't see any traces at all. Damn her.” Instead of helping to appease Arfian, Kagendra cursed his missing wife.

“Lo, love die same wife lo ya?” tanya Arfian was suspicious.

“Will never.” Answer Kagendra ketus.

“If you do not love why it seems you are very attentive to your wife who ran away.” Arfian.

“Gue only feels that my self-esteem has been stepped on by that unlucky girl. She doesn't appreciate me as her husband.” Kagendra replied annoyed.

“You should introspect yourself, Bro. Lo must nanya same yourself why until your wife ninggalin lo.” Arfian.

“Ah do not be pretentious, you just left behind a girl who lo love.” Sahut Kagendra cynical.

“Gue realized that I was wrong. That's why I want to meet him to apologize.” Arfian said while thinking of Keisha's face.

“Ah, lo so cowboy cemen really.” Kagendra Ejek.

“Not cemen, but I am a man who is heartbroken left by his lover.” Answer Arfian poetic.

“Hoek Kangendra pretended to vomit upon hearing the poetic-sounding ramblings of Arfian.

Arfian throws the pen in his hand at Kagendra.

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