Sorry, Ma!
Truthfully
"Eri's not crazy" Argan cut before Tegar finished his sentence. "I was just trying to create a new world for him so that his soul would still be fine" the man continued with an indecipherable facial expression.
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Especially this? I swear, Harder is increasingly made to not understand.
"I love my wife very much, and I don't want to lose her" Argan said in a steady tone.
Rigid looks throw away face with a clumsy facial expression. Was this man before her intentionally wanting to heat her up? He is sure, Argan already knows about his relationship and Eri in the past.
"We've been married eight years. In the first year my wife gave birth to a daughter. He named it Fabia." Argan begins the story.
Tegar blinked, then refocused on Argan's story.
"A few weeks ago Fabia was kidnapped, and Eri was devastated by it. He is often hysterical. And the doctor says that if he always remembers about his son, then-" Argan's voice is choked. His face was suddenly stifled and Rigid could see it all very clearly.
"I don't want to lose my wife. That's why I'm doing all this."
Hardcore did not fully understand, but sentence after sentence that came out of Argan's lips increasingly made the young officer regret his outrageousness for a moment.
After the abduction occurred, Eri fell into a coma for several days. It was caused by a wound to his head from a devastating blow from fellow kidnapper Fabia. His condition was once critical and that makes Argan not want, if Eri returned in the same condition.
"The doctor suggested that I take Eri away from here, so that all the memories of Fabia are wiped out" Argan continued, holding his forehead.
The loud voice that had been listening carefully, now began to make a sound. "Why don't you look for your son's whereabouts?"
Right, shouldn't it be like that?
"I've done it and the results are nil." Argan exhaled his breath rough. "That's why I chose this path, making drama as if Eri had never given birth to a child." Argan sentence successfully makes Tegar uphold his sitting position.
He recalled meeting the adult male who was Erianiza and Argan's neighbor yesterday.
"So, all the neighbors-"
"Yes, I asked them to tell anyone that."
Rigidly dropped his back on the back of the sofa. His head looked up at the ceiling.
He again cursed himself because he had no-no thoughts about Eri.
Along with that, Argan got up from his position, he walked towards the refrigerator and picked up the ice cubes. After listening to all those facts, it seemed like Tegar needed a cold drink to refresh his mind.
"I have to tell you about all this, because you're Eri's friend." Argan put one by one the ice cubes into a glass of sloki, then poured orange juice into it.
"Looks like you don't like alcohol, Officer." Shot the glass at Hardcore.
However, the man was still unmoved in his position.
"If you want to continue the search for Fabia, then I won't ban you. But, please meet Eri and give her some understanding." Argan's speech managed to pull the body of Rigid to sit upright.
Erianiza's ex-lover welcomes the sloki glass from Argan's hand, then swiggers the contents partially.
Rigid elbows on both knees while cradling the glass sloki. His gaze was straight towards Argan.
"I don't need your permission to continue my work, Argan." Rigid eye beads appear very sharp, inversely proportional to Argan's.
"However, I won't see Eri before I can find Fabia." Put the glass sloki on the table, then say retreat.
***
After meeting Argan, Tegar decided to return to the office, because Arun had been waiting in his room since fifteen minutes ago.
"Sorry, it's been keeping you waiting a long time." Tegar shook his guest's hand, then invited Arun to sit back.
"No problem, sir." The man smiled understandably.
"Pak Arun, for the kemat-case"
"Sir, I'm not here to ask you about the progress of the investigation into my daughter's death, but ...." Arun seemed hesitant to continue his sentence.
Tegar is still waiting for continued dialogue from his interlocutor.
"We have decided to retract the report" Arun continued later. A heavy breath came out from his nose.
Hard looks flabbergasted. There is a sense of wanting to refute, but the decision to revoke the report is the right of every whistleblower. I don't know, for what reason did Arun do that? Hardcore doesn't know either. If it needs to be conveyed, Arun will not be silent a thousand languages after saying that.
As law enforcement, Tegar has tried as much as possible, but if finally the case of the boy's death must be closed because both parents want to pursue a peaceful way, then Tegar can not hold it.
Tegar immediately shook Arun's hand as the man reached out to say goodbye.
There was not the slightest bit of desire to hold the man back, and ask what was the real reason behind the retraction of the report on his daughter's death. Maybe because Tegar's mind was in a state of confusion about Erianiza. Until his sensitivity for something no longer happens. The focus is only one, find Fabia as soon as possible.
***
As usual, every afternoon greeting, Erianiza would return to visit the playground. Of course, without her husband's knowledge. Along with that, Tegar also just stopped his car on the outskirts of the same park.
Both are not aware of their presence. Not knowing that fate wants to reunite them, Eri sits on her favorite swing.
"Aante!"
Eri was no longer surprised by the arrival of his new friend. Little girl with round face and kribo hair.
"Hey!" Erianiza says hello back.
The girl who claimed to be named Rara smiled towards Eri.
"Today Auntie didn't cry, has Aunt's son been found?" rara asked with a curious face.
Of all the meetings with Erianiza, only this time the woman was not teary-eyed.
"No, Honey. Aunty is still trying," said Eri while moving her swing. Same with Rara.
The boy looked silent for a moment, then looked back at Erianiza.
"Tante, someday I'll be able to help you find your daughter. After my pain healed." Rara seemed to be holding her stomach. With a face full of confidence the boy was like he was encouraging Eri.
"Thank you, Rara. You are a good boy." Eri smiled at the cute boy.
"But, can Aunt help me before that?" Rara looked at Eri with a pleading gaze.
"If Aunt can do it, Auntie will definitely help you. What is it, honey?" Eri seemed enthusiastic to listen.
"Tante, my babysitter hasn't been home this week. Mama said, Madam Tuti has returned home. But, Rara kangen same Mbak Tuti," said the boy with a sad face.
Makes Eri unable to touch her puffed cheeks.
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The weather wasn't cloudy, the wind wasn't strong either, but why did the skin still feel cold?"
Eri bathed himself. This is not the first time he has felt the cold temperature on Rara's body.
"Tante, can Auntie go to see Madam Tuti and tell her that Rara doesn't want to have a new nanny" the boy continued with a slight whine.
That made Eri not happy. He got off the swing, then crouched down in front of Rara's swing.
"Aunty try it, honey. Now we play, yuk!"
Rara's mood changed instantly. The cloudiness on his face suddenly disappeared replaced by a twinkle of joy.
Outside the park.
Rigid seemed to sit on a wooden chair just below the catapult tree whose size is not too high. While enjoying the fruit of his order, the man's gaze occasionally combed around.
"Don't you know, it's been selling here for a long time?" Tegar began to ask the seller rujak fruit.
"From the last five years, sir." The ruffian replied with a grin.
Direct hardness of mangosteen.
"What time until what time?" Harder asked again.
"From twelve noon to six in the afternoon, sir. What's up, sir?" Finally, the seller could not bear to not ask back. There must be a reason behind all the questions.
The young officer instantly stopped the chewing. "About two weeks ago, there was a kidnapping case in this park. Were you here when it happened?" Tegar directly said the reason behind all his questions.
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The street vendor looked stunned for a moment, then blinked back as a loud voice resuscitated him.
"No, Sir. I wasn't selling that day." The waiter suddenly felt nervous.
