Substitute Mother

Chapters 24. Gettin Closer

I sat down and bowed my head, the original plan of wanting to jog to keep my mind fresh but I broke it instead.

"so long bi nina". I said, stomping my feet on the floor.

sometimes I look at the staff caffe and throw a smile. I feel bad because I have not paid the coffee I ordered.

the clock has shown at 7:30 am, where many people will go to the office.

"there's a lot of people on the street, how's this?bi nina please hunt came". I grumbled annoyed.

I'm afraid someone will recognize me with my situation like this. Not me who is embarrassed but I am afraid to make mas bram embarrassed if friends or office employees see me.

"agh.... ". i sighed and put my head on the table.

not long after, I was someone who put his hands on my head gently.

"are you stupid baby, out there with no money at all". said mas bram who came to see me.

"ma. mas bram".My eyes were stunned to see the figure of mas bram coming.

"aiihh.. Only this time I saw you like a dazed man". mas bram walked towards the cashier.

somehow mas bram could come to see me. mas bram came in his work suit and he looked very handsome as I watched him from behind.

"how much does my wife's order cost?". mas bram told caffe employees.

"father's wife?". the caffe employee looked confused.

"yes my wife, that woman". mas bram pointed it at me.

"oh that mother, a total of 28 thousand sirs".

"28 thousand?". mas bram looks surprised by the very small number.

"ahh this". mas bram gave him his credit card.

"this is the card, thank you".

mas bram immediately approached and sat in front of me, he kept looking at me with a slightly irritating face.

"what the heck mas, so look at me". I feel ashamed because of the gaze of mas bram.

"you're my cutest wife, the wife of a bramantyo CEO of the largest company but can't pay for a cup of coffee.... ". mas bram laughed at me.

"so you're just here to mock me. Listen, the rich man, my husband is not me, so it's only natural that I can't pay.

"yes. yes. yes, you yes, can-can think like that". mas bram pinched my cheek.

"sick mas".I pulled the hand of mas bram from my cheek.

"yes, let me take you home". mas bram took my hand to get out of the caffe.

when he arrived in front of the caffe, suddenly the step of mas bram stopped and took his phone in his pocket.

"hallo". mas bram immediately raised it.

"alright, I'll be there soon.

"what is it?". I asked.

"oh this baby, my secretary just called that today I have a meeting with a foreign investor.... ". 

"it's okay mas, I go home alone". without further ado I immediately set foot out from in front of mas bram.

"not so dear, karin, wait for me" cried mas bram.

I ignored what mas bram said and continued to walk away feeling annoyed and disappointed.

"if finally there is an important need, why also use the event will take me home all. hhuuhhh.... ". all the way I kept grumbling.

when I got home, I was shocked by bi nina waiting for me at the door.

"ahh my goodness bi, why surprise me anyway".

"sorry non, you told aunt to wait for non to come home.

"what the hell mas bram, I'm a little boy to wait for.

"non, sir told me... ".

"bi, next time if mas bram messes up, don't respond to auntie". I cut bi nina's speech.

"good non".

I went to my room to clean up and change my clothes.

while in the room I sat in front of the mirror while looking at my shabby and disheveled face.

"why do I get upset when mas bram talks to his secretary on the phone. What do I think?  hahh... ". i rubbed my face.

when I finished cleaning, I threw my body into bed and played my phone.

I really wanted to call her alisya, but I was afraid that my mother was thinking no-no to me because I kept contacting her alisya.

"i'm bored at home all the time.

"i'll take bram to dinner outside, I'll send him a message".

soon I typed in a text message for mas bram.

"Mas, tonight we're dinner at the restaurant we used to go to. I'll wait for you there at 7 p.m. Love you mas's".

"okay, done". I've sent the message to mas bram.

tiikk. ttook...

there was a sound of putting down hours second by second but mas bram did not also reply to my message.

"unlike usual old bram replying to my messages.

"ayoo dong mas, reply to my message.I'm here very bored like a madman".I rolled my head on the bed.

tokk...

a sound of knocking on the door of the room.

"non". said bi nina.

"yes bi, please come in".

"nons lunch is over".

"iya bi, I'll be down soon.

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dining table....

"non, why look so weak". asked bi nina.

"i'm tired of being at home, there's nothing I can do. Alisya goes with mom and dad, Bram's mom is busy with her job.

"why non don't go out for non walks".

"the problem is that I have no friends who can be out bi. aunty knows since I moved here , I never played with anyone". a little bit I told my grievance to hi nina.

"why non not just follow the course, many kok complex mothers here who do the course.

"wahh, maybe it's also the idea of aunty. I happen to be not cool cooking, I better take a cooking course anyway".

"it's really non". said bi nina with her spirit.

"hmmm.. aunty admits that I can't cook ya". I tried to tease bi nina.

"aa. that's. anu... ". bi nina looks nervous.

"hahahaha I was just kidding bi". I laughed out loud at bi nina's facial expression.

"ahh non karin, aunt thinks non mad really".

"no bi, I've been angry all this time.

"no non, non it never gets angry at all .what happens non always smile.

"ahhh aunty, I'm so embarrassed". I blushed a bit of praise from bi nina.

"oh yes bi, later do not need to make dinner yes.I want dinner outside the same mas bram".

"yes non".

after lunch, I went back to my room. I opened my closet but I didn't have any good clothes.

since I was pregnant I never bought clothes for me, so all that was left was old clothes.

"why am I wearing a show ngajak mas bram dinner everything?  confused myself it would be". I said to myself.

"neck messy all the mas bram clothes". I saw there were some mas bram clothes lying on the sofa room.

I took the clothes mas bram and put it in the closet bram mas.Inadvertently I saw there is a medium-sized paper bag brown.

"what is this?". I opened the paper bag a little.

"dresses? got who? did Mas bram want to surprise me?". I immediately guessed about the dress.

"ah ah ah, why also I open".quickly I close back the closet mas bram.

after cleaning the room, I saw my phone but there was no reply from mas bram.until I finally took the initiative to call him but could not.

"where the hell is mas? why is it so hard to contact him. I call Ryo aja deh".

ttutt...

"hallo". Ryo answered my phone.

"sorry ryo if I'm disturbing, is mas bram busy.

"oh, bram again there's a meeting with the shareholders. Is there anything I can help you with?".

"i have contacted him many times but can not. please convey to mas bram, at 7 pm tonight I wait for him at Kejora Restaurant.. ". i hope Ryo really delivers.

"okay, I'll tell bram".

"thank you Ryo". I immediately turned off the phone call.

"huhh.. only Ryo in the mas bram company I know. It's time to get ready.

we had not dinner together for a long time, even we rarely had dinner together, it was all because of the busy bram mas that was difficult to leave behind.

finally, I found a dress that suits me to wear tonight.a black dress with long sleeves and I wear high heels pink, as well as long hair that I describe.

"did I look beautiful?". I swirled in front of the mirror.

"what time is it?". I looked at the clock on my phone and showed it at 18:15 p.m.

"wahh, I have to hurry up and leave". Immediately I picked up my bag and mobile phone.

bi nina who saw me hurriedly continued to approach me.

"non, do you need to call me Ahmad?".

"don't take a taxi, I'll take a taxi.

"alright non, be careful on the street non". shouted bi nina at me who ran out of the house.

"taxi".I called a taxi that passed in front of me.

"sir, please take me to the restaurant kejora ya.

"well ma'am". the taxi driver immediately drove his car.

the journey to the restaurant takes 30 minutes if without jam.I hope tonight the trip is all smooth without any obstacles.

on the way I also called mas bram, but mas bram did not pick up the phone from me.

"what the hell is wrong with mas bram?". I feel annoyed because mas bram is difficult to contact.

I arrived at the restaurant at 18:55 p.m., five minutes ahead of the hour I promised bram.

I saw inside the restaurant a little crowded with people who would do dinner too.

"mother karin?". asked the waitress of the restaurant.

"iyaa's right".

"let's come with me, I'll show you the table you ordered".

"alright".

the waitress gave me a table on the second floor with a beautiful view of the city at night.

"so beautiful".I was amazed by the lights on tall buildings.

"please ma'am". said the waiter.

"thank you". My eyes couldn't turn away from the view that night.

I immediately picked up the phone and captured the beautiful moment.

"everything looks pretty".

I sent some of the photos I took to the bram mas, and I wanted to enjoy a wonderful night with him.

"excuse me, what message would you like?".

"oh, please give me one apple juice yes.hmm the order of the other wait for my husband to come.

"well mom".

time kept turning, second by second continued to pass.I've spent three glasses of apple juice while waiting for the arrival of bram mas.

it's been an hour or so I waited but mas bram did not come too, even the message I sent there was no reply at all.

I feel restless, upset, disappointed at myself because I made an appointment without any consent from mas bram, disappointed that mas bram did not return my message.

for some reason my eyes were fixed towards the entrance and did not turn away at all. I saw a familiar figure that is mas bram.

"mas bram finally came too.

"but, why are so many people coming with mas bram?". I saw several men who were with mas bram including Ryo.

mas Bram stepped towards me and his eyes were shocked when he saw me in front of him.

"carin? why are you here?". asked mas bram in an astonished tone.

"why is it here? what do you mean, Bram?.I hold my hand which continues to tremble.

"a. i...".

"karin, forgive me. I forgot to tell bram". suddenly ryo cut my words.

"what's ryo? what do you want to tell me?". asked the curious bram.

"anu. that's. I forgot that.... ".

"it's okay ryo, anyways I'm done dinner.well excuse me first". I quickly picked up my bag and went out.

"karin, wait a minute". shouted bram.

I felt a volcano in my heart, all hot and boiling.I tried to hold back my anger from overflowing.

I sped up my way because I already felt tightness in my chest and then suddenly I fell down because of the high heels I was wearing.

"aghh.". I shouted in surprise.

the people who were at their restaurant all looked at me with shocked looks.

"are you okay". said a man who wanted to help me.

"yes, I'm fine.

"keep your hands off my wife". said mas bram to the man.

"sorry, I didn't know that this woman was your wife.I just wanted to help her". replied the man, then he left me and bram.

"what the hell are you mas, he just wants to help me.

"i'm not happy that another man touched my wife. Are you okay, baby?". mas bram checked my ankle.

"i'm fine".

at a time like this he was still thinking about his jealousy rather than my feelings of being disappointed by it.