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With the dim lighting in the car, I could see the corner of the man's lips.
I turned on the flashlight on the phone to kill my curiosity. The man squinted, as the flashlight from my phone panned his face.
"Sir Erwin?"
"Kok, you're everywhere anyway?"
The handsome man laughed.
"After becoming a cashier, the father of work also became an online driver?"
Mr. Erwin started pulling the gas pedal. "I also have a side job, looking after the nymphs."
My face immediately met red. With strange swish in the chest.
In silence. I silently glanced at her calm face driving the car. Occasionally his face was highlighted by the light of the lamp from outside, then back dark, dimly lit.
I turned my eyes out the window. Don't want to get more fascinated with that handsome guy full of surprises.
"Will you be satisfied with my face?" ask her with a heavy voice.
I'm flabbergasted. How could he know I was secretly glancing at him?
"So continue, satisfied my glancing. Let's sleep better." Mr. Erwin turned his head towards me with a smile.
"Ge-er really?!" I snorted, holding a smile.
Mr. Erwin was silent. He looked straight ahead with a calm face.
"Why are your face and arms bruised?" ask her with a heavy voice. Typical authoritative people.
I fell silent while closing my lips.
"Honest."
"No pa-pa, sir." I'm down.
Mr. Erwin sighed harshly.
"Why do you care about me?" manya curious.
The man was silent for quite a while, before finally giving an answer. "Because you're funny."
"Funny?"
"Yes, love my teasing."
I swallowed with difficulty. "What connection?"
Mr. Erwin laughed.
"Keet how can you be a cashier? Then, suddenly now an online taxi driver? How's story?"
The man is still laughing. "I want to know more about you."
"Why did you do that?"
"Question of it."
I scratched my head that didn't itch.
"Owh yeah, actually I'm disappointed that you already have a boyfriend."
My eyes are rounded. Wait, what does that say? Please for those who understand dong?
"But it doesn't seem like your boyfriend doesn't love you."
Hadeuh!
Srrtt....
Erwin braked his car all of a sudden. At the edge of the park.
My face is back. "Want to date me in the park?"
Mr. Erwin put on a smile, looking at me. "Look, who's dating there?"
I stared at the direction Mr. Erwin pointed at with his chin. My hands clenched, finding Kevin and Nesa alone in a long wooden chair across the road.
Kevin embraces Nesa with a cramped face. Sometimes I get stuck telling something. From the garden lights, I could see the happy twinkle of Nesa when she was alone with Kevin.
I turned on the phone and sent a message to Kevin.
Me: Kevin, where are you?
Seen from here, Kevin opened his phone. Releasing her embrace on Nesa's shoulder to open the message from me.
Ting!
A few seconds later, a reply message notification from Kevin appeared.
Kevin : Nesa again, just arrived
I growled while reading the message. I wanted to get out of the car to teach this guy a lesson. However, Erwin sir swiftly blocked my arm.
"I have to go there!"
Mr. Erwin is still holding me. "Don't waste your time on a guy like him."
Huh! I let out a rough breath. Then back to throw the body into the seat of this soft car.
I decided to send a reply to Kevin.
Me : You didn't stop by for a date, did you?
Ting!
Kevin: Oh my goodness Zahra is jealous, we are just jealous. Cook courtship anyway?
Me : Why not go out? I'm angry that you're not dating Nesa.
Me : I was given the chance to date instead of dating. Judah we broke up!
I dropped my phone on the dashboard. With an angry face.
The phone kept ringing a few times, but I ignored it. Choosing to glance at Mr. Erwin who grinned widely.
***
"Looly lady, this hour just came home."
Rustam said as he glanced at the watch on his arm. Sit in a living room chair with a cup of coffee that still puffs smoke on the table.
Rustam is the husband of Sari. Uncle Aji's first son. Three years ago before her marriage, she claimed to be a government official domiciled in Borneo.
I don't know if it's true or not. In fact, it has been two months since he and his wife returned to Jakarta and hitched a ride in this house.
Why would he move here if he was really a government official?
Then, is his position unable to help him to buy his own house?
"Eh, please buy me a cigarette at warung dong. My cigarette's gone," he said.
"Who are you, who are you in this house?" sentakku annoyed.
"Songong is a very brat, not as polite as the older ones!"
"You're polite not to tell the host to buy cigarettes?! I was not self-conscious!"
"Zahrah!"
I immediately turned to look towards Sari's brother who appeared from behind. "It's too much of you."
"Your husband is outrageous brother." I let out a rough breath.
"Father!! Papa!!!" Sari complained to her beloved father.
Uncle Aji who was already wearing a nightgown stepped over to us. "What is this storm?"
"Your niece has a sore mouth, angry at Rustam. Though Rustam talked about it well, he even insisted." Sari's sister pointed at me with an annoyed face.
I raised my eyebrows as Uncle Aji stared at me. "If so, why?"
Uncle Aji growled. His face looks shiny.
"If you don't like my attitude, you better all get out of this house!"
Platkk!!!
Uncle Aji slapped me pretty hard. Until my head was pushed to the side.
"Hit! Keep hitting!! You don't think it hurts to be hit!!!"
"Children don't know manners!" Uncle Aji growled. Pushed me to the floor.
Haven't had the wound last afternoon disappeared, now it's been added again.
"Hajar Pa, son of a kayak he needs to be taught a lesson."
I pulled out the hair that covered my entire face. Until my smiling lips look. "Let's slap again. If I wanted to, I'd have dragged you to an old prison!"
Uncle Aji is getting more and more smacked into me. Rustam took advantage of the momentum to separate the two of us.
"It's Pa, already! Poor Zahra!" Rustam tried to calm his crazy in-laws.
"You follow my will, Zahra, so that your father-in-law does not get angry. Buy me a cigarette in the shop." Rustam pulled me back to my feet.
"No need!" my sarcasm while throwing Rustam's hand which pulled me to my feet.
Uncle Aji who was still emotionally ignited said. "Put Rustam's orders!" with the chest up and down. Sari's sister stroked her shoulder from behind.
"Aan!!!" detangku annoyed. Then get out of the house. Heading to the nearest stall to buy Rustam a cigarette.
Damn it was that family. I need to find a way to get rid of them.
But how?
Who should I ask for help?
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