
Today is the last day I'm monitoring a project in an elite residential area. It's been an even week I've been with Rusli to finish the job.
I closed my laptop and hurried to get dressed. When all is ready, I say goodbye to Rusli. The man who became Bobby's confidant took me off to the front of the fence.
My smile expands, my longing for my wife and children is so intense. Although every night can see them through video calls, but the longing for the warmth of togetherness still lingers in the heart.
After a long journey, finally the four-wheeled machine I drove entered the yard. Arini greeted me on the porch of the house with a sweet smile poking on her thin lips.
Arini immediately greeted me with a kiss of reverent hands, and then she slipped spoiled in my arms. Fade the warm kiss on the forehead of the woman I so desperately missed her hug.
"Son and daughter healthy, Dek?"
"Healthy, Mum."
"Alhamdulillah ... Mas kangen, emmuach ..." I once again put a lip on Arini's cheek.
"Mas Danu wash your feet and hands first, and then meet the kids."
"Ready to me ...." Back a kiss I gave a lot on Arini's face, made her push me a little.
"Udah, go to the bathroom first."
"Yes, honey." I set my feet towards the bathroom, for a moment the step stopped when I saw Sri who was busy concocting spices.
"Sri! Shhtt ... here!" Call me half whispered.
Sri was surprised by my arrival. "Master Danu's home yet?"
"Yes. What's the news about Arini and Bobby?"
"Eh .. uh .. that, Mr ...."
"Why not take a shower?" The sound of Arini was heard behind me, making Sri more alert.
"Eh, yes, Dek. It's still asking Sri, what's cooking today?"
"Ooh ... Sri I told you to cook your favorite egg balado. Boil papaya leaves china and make chili pepper ijo."
"Well, that's really good, Deck. Feels like eating padang cuisine."
"Yes already, Mas now take a shower first. Soon all the food is ready."
"Prepare to do it, Boss Ma'am!" As a courtesy to the captain I immediately rushed to carry out the order that Arini said.
I put a towel around my neck and started going into the bathroom. The warm water from the shower made my body feel refreshed.
Out of the bathroom, the smell of cooking is so tempting. Sure enough, at the dining table there are dishes that have been mentioned Arini.
"Change clothes first, Mommy." Arini's voice stopped the hand that almost touched the leaves of the papaya china that I want to chili chili chili ijo.
"A little bit, Deck."
"Can't!"
"Huh! Peel up!"
Arini replied with a round net ball, immediately my guts shrieked and immediately ran to the room to change clothes.
Just finished getting dressed, the device vibrates, there's a call from a former stepfather.
"And you're home?" ask the guy at the end of the cellular connection.
"Already, Bang. What's up?"
"There's a file I want to take, can you prepare?"
"Which file, Bang?"
"File of shophouse complex work."
"Isn't that file in Rahman's father's hands?"
"There is less."
I tried to remember, but again I can't remember either. Is this how my brain can't remember? It seems my memory is getting weaker.
Immediately this foot is loaded into the workspace, trying to find the file in question. One by one the stack of files I researched, but until the last pile there was no file shop.
I breathed tired, leaning on the chair. A job that gives me a lot of money, takes up too much of my time and my mind.
I pulled out the desk drawer, hoping it had files tucked in there. Not the file I found, but instead a picture that makes the eyeball almost jump.
"Arini and Bobby?" My hand grabbed the picture trembling. What a second surprise I never expected.
"How can they meet again? Didn't Bobby go to Surabaya?"
Instantly the mind was in chaos, I tried to take a deep breath to neutralize the whole sense that was starting to get out of control.
For a moment I closed my eyes, my head unable to think anymore. Everything must end immediately before it gets any further.
I clenched my foot, then stood up and was about to step out. But, stop that intention. My mind changed, there was something strange about all this.
"Two times this photo was in the study, it meant that someone sneaked in here." My detective instincts are in action.
"Then who's sneaking around and putting it here?"
I put my ass back in the work chair. My brain began to spin around every event, trying to string together events after events that befall.
The first photo I found in the stack of files, with Arini's pose against the camera.
The second photo is also in the workspace. The photo pose is also the same, just different colors of clothes.
Why is it always in the workspace? And why does Arini always turn his back on the camera?
There must have been someone who accidentally sneaked in and put the photo down. But who did it? In this house there are only Arini and Sri.
Arini couldn't have done that. This is definitely Sri's job. Did he really know about the affair and try to tell me?
But ... Why did Sri say that she did not know about Arini and Bobby's relationship? He instead received five hundred thousand dollars for the task I gave him.
My brain is working hard trying to analyze everything. Yes, this is definitely Sri's job. Maybe at that time he was afraid to confess.
Alright, later after the meal I will meet Sri to make sure everything and discuss the next plan.
****
Tonight there is no ritual to release the longing with the angel. Mood has been corrupted by a bitter reality.
After making sure Arini slept soundly, I slowly tiptoed out of the room towards the pavilion where Sri stayed while working here.
Scroll the timer hanging on the wall. The hour hand had pointed to the number eleven the night over twenty minutes.
With great care I turned the doorknob, the wind steps I immediately took to quickly get to the pavilion.
"Sri, Sri .. open the door." Several times I knocked on the door, but there was no word.
I tried to turn the doorknob and push it, it wasn't locked. There was a faint sound of Sri speaking.
Slowly returning the tiptoed leg approached Sri's room which turned out to be a little open door. With my hearing senses carefully.
"Berez, Boss."
"...."
"It's for sure."
"...."
"Still waiting for his reaction, Boss. At least tomorrow he'll meet me."
"...."
"OK, ready. Yes, I have, Boss. I want to go to bed first, tomorrow I will tell you again. All right, don't forget my payment was transferred, okay?"
Their conversation ended with a cheerful cheer from Sri. I was still in front of the door, my brain began to think who the person called 'Boss' by Sri.
Looks like something's wrong. At that moment I turned around, I expressed my intention to meet the woman in charge of helping Arini do the homework.
I decided to go back into the workspace. Sitting while observing two photos with almost the same pose.
"Boss? Sri called the man 'Boss', which means he works for someone else" I muttered as I stroked my chin.
"I need to know who he's working for. Is putting this photo also part of Sri's job from the person called the Boss?"
A moment of silence rules the atmosphere, the mind dissolves in the telisik problems. Back breath by breath out of the breathing apparatus, slightly stifling the chest as if the crush is increasingly making oxygen difficult to meet the lung cavity.
My belief is getting stronger, this must be Bobby's plan. Looks like he used Sri to put down the photos so I could figure out their affair.
Arini's. Yeah, he's being framed. Definitely Bobby invites her to meet and she asks Sri to take a photo from behind so that Arini does not know.
Sly! It's so cunning and heinous the way Bobby wants to destroy my household, it's just that I haven't had any hard evidence to break it all down.
All right, I'll try to be patient and keep digging for the truth. This time I'll make sure it unravels without missing a single one.
I don't need to vent emotions to Arini, but I have to come up with a strategy to find out who's behind the pictures.
For Sri .. I don't know, tomorrow what I'm going to ask her. For a moment I thought.
"Hmm .. I know what to do. All right, let's start the game. We'll see who wins."
I reviewed a meaningful smile, I would not let any man get my woman.