The Choice of Old Man

Come Moon

"Father!"

Rajendra spread out his arms, running towards his father and mother. Today, Alexa and Keenan drove the boy to pick up his parents at the airport. They came home early after Keenan gave word of the robbery incident at his home. Dimas who was not calm left Raje, finally booked a plane ticket to Jakarta.

Dimas can't keep Raje with the couple. Not distrusting them, but he knows very well Alexa and Keenan has their own busyness.

Dimas carried Raje while kissing his son's two tiny cheeks. "Raje, if you meet a good person, what should you say?"

The boy turned his head towards Alexa and Keenan, Raje bawling at the two of them. "Thank you, Om, Auntie. Later, we play the horses again, huh, Om?"

"Must be dong," Keenan pointed two thumbs at Raje.

This is the first time Alexa has met Della. The tall woman was more beautiful than her. Age is clearly different. That's what Alexa thinks when she looks at Dimas' wife carefully. Instead of looking, her pair of eyes looked at Della, the former policewoman.

Della Agustine has Alexa sharp from head to toe. He was a little surprised to see Keenan coming with another girl. Della once thought that the man she once liked was not interested in women at all, she thought Keenan liked the same sex. Yes, that was, after Della's feelings were rejected by Keenan.

"Dell, this is Keenan's wife. Alexandra Wijaya." said Dimas, his palm pointing at Alexa.

"Oh ... ." Della's facial expression changed instantly. He grabbed Alexa's hand while shaking hands. "Sorry, yes, I was cynical with you."

Alexa smiled, then nodded slowly. "It's okay, brother. I'm the one who should be apologizing."

"That's ... Same with your hands why?" dimas asked curiously, looking at the gauze bandage on the injured part of Keenan's body.

Keenan raised his palm. "This? Just a little scratch, yeah, because of the robber."

"But Regan's sister is trying to find the culprit again" Alexa said.

Twenty minutes later, Keenan helped Dimas lift two large suitcases into the trunk of a car. After that, they drove Dimas and Della home safely.

****

Given that the groceries in the refrigerator were not left, Alexa and Keenan went shopping at the supermarket. Alexa walked around the shelves while pushing the trolley, she frowned looking for the items they needed the most. It's been five minutes Alexa and Keenan go around the shelf. The shopping cart is still empty.

Not confused to choose, Alexa's stomach suddenly feels cramping to spread to the waist. He asked Keenan to push the trolley, then they started picking up fresh vegetables on the shelves and fruits. Alexa takes chicken nuggets in the freezer refrigerator, three packs are enough for their food stock.

Keenan rounded his eyes when he saw a reddish stain on Alexa's white pants. Without thinking, he immediately tied his jacket to Alexa's waist, in order to cover the translucent menstrual blood in his wife's pants.

"Just wait here."

Keenan ran towards the shelf in the fourth row. Quickly, the man picked up all the available brands of pads. There is no shame in his dictionary, let people judge that his veins have been broken just a matter of buying a sanitary pad.

Keenan put back some pads that he took. Alexa looked grimacingly holding her stomach. "Lo's okay?"

"Sick gini you said it's okay?! Really, guys can't understand how girls feel!" ketus Alexa's.

The man breathed. "Yes, already. Here, here. Get on the trolley. You can't walk, can you?"

Alexa assented Keenan with a nod of the head. Then, Keenan lifted up and sat the girl's body on the trolley. Everyone who was around, looked at the two lovebirds. The two of them just smiled in response to those people.

Once it was enough, they approached the cashier table, lined up in an orderly manner waiting for the queue. The man was now queuing behind Keenan, apparently the man only bought a pack of snacks.

Not long after, it was their turn to pay. Alexa gets off the trolley aided by Keenan. The girl stepped out the supermarket door, towards the parking area. His steps slowly faltered when he got a notification of incoming messages on his phone.

Alexa's heartbeat rhythm becomes irregular when looking at her phone. He held his trembling hand. Slowly, Alexa rereads the messages it gets. Someone thrust forward the girl's arm until her phone was thrown onto the asphalt.

"I'm sorry, I didn't intentionally. Excuse me." The man lowered his head while pressing his hat.

Alexa pulled the man's shoulder. He did not let the man get away with it. Her face and neck flushed red, Alexa flinched as the man raised his head.

Aye?

The girl's ears shot up towards the man's face before her. When her eyes closed, the events that took her husband's life revolved. He will never forget how the man stabbed Keenan. The man fled after Alexa recognized who he was.

"Woi Robber, don't run lo!" The girl grabbed her phone on the motorcycle, then ran to the sidewalk of the highway, following the robber's steps.

Alexa is accelerating. Sweat started to rise on his forehead. When he got off the streets, he stopped. Due to friction in the groin, the sensitive area becomes more painful. Breathing violently. Alexa held onto her waist, both knees falling on the asphalt surface.

The girl changed her position to sit. His thumb shifted the screen of the phone in his grip. Alexa almost forgot to tell Keenan. However, she left without her husband's knowledge.

The next second, the phone is connected. Keenan's voice sounded.

"Sir Keen ... Iue—"

"Where is it now?!" Keenan's breath sounded roaring.

"Gue in ... ."

"No, let me go there."

Alexa wants to spread the view. However, his body was directly held tightly by someone. Keenan breathed a sigh of relief, he frantically half-deadly lost track of Alexa. The man just got word from the police. Prisoner Gavin Sanjaya escapes from a holding cell.

Initially, Gavin sought trouble with other prisoners, getting into fights. He pretended to be weak, as if he were the one being persecuted. Two police officers intend to take Gavin to a nearby hospital, one eye bleeding in the fist by a large-bodied thug.

Before reaching the hospital, the man grabbed a pistol that was tucked in his pants pocket. Gavin again shot dead someone, this time whom he shot two police officers. Afterwards, Gavin fled somewhere. The car dashboard camera managed to record the action.

"Don't you read my message?"

Alexa closed her eyes, trying to remember the text message. Alexa opened her eyes and answered. "Gue read at a glance, just until ... Gavin fled. That's why I fell because the robber showed up."

"Now change your pants. The blood that was pierced was definitely not a little."

"Oh, yes!"

Keenan tightened the sleeves of his jacket on Alexa's waist, then carried his wife's body.

TBC.