Substitute Mother
Chaptre 63. Debts
Never Hannah thought there would be any awkwardness she felt when she was with Mark. Even when they first became acquainted, the young man's warm aura was able to nullify the discomfort Hannah usually felt when she was around men. But that day, since waking up the air that surrounded Mark's apartment seemed strange. The two did sleep one bed, share a blanket, take it easy together. But like there is an invisible distance that stretches. Even in the morning, Mark asked if he had a good night's sleep, before disappearing into the bathroom.
Hannah was embarrassed to remember her request last night. Inviting Mark to make love, sounds like a naughty woman begging for a caress. But he doesn't regret it. The request came out from the results of his inner upheaval, until it finally broke his principles from the beginning. From being originally reserved for her husband, it turned out to be reserved for the man she loved.
And Mark is the one.
But it turned out that the man stood stronger than him. It's not that easy that Mark is tempted and takes him to pick up white together. Hannah, between her sad request rejected, but the other side amazed, making the love in her heart grow more uncontrollable for the lover.
Hannah knows Mark is disappointed in her. Disappointed because it is not open. Hannah wants to, really. I want to be honest about everything that happened to him. But he's not ready. Especially if Mark's response is not as expected. But maybe things would be different if he was honest. Because there was nothing he could ask for an opinion. It could have been Hannah calling Judith, but the woman seemed to be busy taking care of her family's ‘’ and she didn't want to bribe Judith with her personal problems.
Shaking cell phones disperse Hannah's daydreams. Judging there is the mother's ID plastered on the flat object.
“What's up, mom?”
“No, I'm on holiday. I ate, Mom. Mom and sisters are healthy, right?”
“Sgratitude”
“Gosh, I sometimes forget that Haikal is nearing the test. I'll send you the money, Mom. All to buy for Mom and Helga” needs
Hannah calls her two sisters who both sit in the High School, only two years apart. He waited for the mother's response, but the interlocutor just kept silent while sighing a few times. Knowing that, Hannah was sure something must have gone wrong.
“Mother?”
“Hannah, actually the reason I called you is…. “
**
Arman throws the results of the report given by his secretary rudely. Making the poor woman say goodbye and hurriedly leave her boss who seemed to be in a bad mood. Well, he's not wrong. All day, no, all week Arman's mood was messed up. The main reason for this is Judith.
A name that disturbs his mind. Where did the fucking dancer go?
Countless times Arman tried calling, texting, but Judith's number was off. Hannah, who she thought could help, never saw her nose in Victoire, as if she had disappeared. Oh, don't think Arman didn't visit Judith's apartment. Already, a few times. But the door was not opened. Last time it was Renatta who opened it with a pale face and a flat look. Saying that he himself did not know where Judith went, because once he returned from his lover's house, Judith's room was empty and her number could not be reached.
Arman believes in Renatta, because he knows that the dancer has rarely returned to the apartment since having a lover. Also he allows Arman to go in and see Judith's room for himself, or need to search the apartment, to prove that her words are correct. And it's true, the room was neat like it had not been visited by the owner for a long time.
Did Judith run away from him? but indeed who he is, as far as he knows, his relationship with Judith benefits both sides. The woman voluntarily opened her legs for a heavy fee. There is no term Arman coercing, or even torturing Judith just for the sake of being a gratifier. So, it would be a little absurd if the reason Judith disappeared was to avoid Arman.
Did she decide to take a break from the night world, and start a new life? But it doesn't seem to be. Because from what Arman heard when he chatted with Judith, he had a plan ‘pension’ when he was in his 30s, where his savings have been a lot to start a life that ‘lurus’.
Then where is he now? Maybe Arman should find out who Judith last met, maybe the person contributed to the disappearance of the dancer.
Arman snarls, he must find Judith!
**
Judith, who was slicing carrots to make dinner soup, was surprised to see the sighting of Jeanno who had gone home. He saw the clock, five o'clock in the afternoon. Not without reason he was surprised, because it was impossible to see Jeanno come home so soon.
“Master is home?”
Seeing the look and gestures of the man he spoke to, Judith began to understand. “Sick sir?”
“Looks flu. My head was dizzy and my body was also shivering. So instead of me having to overtime and later even worse, I better go home quickly and rest so that tomorrow better”
Judith put down her cutting knife and walked over to Jeanno. From a short distance away, the man's face was indeed pale.
“You to the doctor?”
Jeanno. “Not necessary. Take paracetamol also later recover”
“I'm cooking soup, you want to eat at the dinner table or will I take you to the room? So later you can immediately sleep after eating and taking medicine”
Jeanno smiled. The same smile that kept Judith's heart jumping. “I dined at the dinner table as usual. Aera where?”
“Oh, sir haven't opened my message yet huh? I met with Dr. Tyona at the supermarket. Because he was on holiday so he invited Aera to play at his house. He said after dinner he'd be delivered. Doctor Tyona also said he would contact you, but it seems not yet, huh?”
Jeanno opened her phone to check for incoming messages. There are several messages, two of them from Judith and Tyona that contain the same core, namely Aera who was in Tyona's house until after dinner. The man shows Tyona a message to Judith.
“Already in. But I haven't read it yet. Thanks for telling me”
Judith nodded small. “Ya already then I want to continue cooking. Later when I'm ready I call muan”
Jeanno nodded, then climbed up the stairs to her room.
**
“Yesterday night there was a loan shark who came to the house, saying that Dad borrowed 120 million with our home certificate guarantee. Dad promised her to come back in a week, but your dad left two days ago, unable to be contacted. While the loan's deadlines, Hannah. The renter asks for the money and the interest back within 1x24 hours, or our house will be forcibly taken as a form of the denial of the Ayah” agreement
“Total... how much, Mom?”*
“120 million for his loan, while along with interest, the total…. “*
“How much, Mom? Tell me”*
“You know for yourself Hannah, how the interest on loan leeches are very high. The flowers are counted per day and the total trees are with flowers. 600 million”*
