The Foreign Taste

Kidnaping

"Yes. His name was Angga Wijaya. He's a classmate of ours also in High School. He used to say he liked you. But you always refused" Nida continued.

"Then, what happened?" Tanya Rahayu was curious.

Rahayu felt like she was hearing someone else's life story. Not his own life story. Maybe this is because he does not have any memory related to the events of the last dozen years.

What a tragic story.

"We finally decided to take you home immediately. You were not so aware at the time. So I ended up hearing for myself from your mouth that raved indistinctly about the unfortunate incident you just experienced. Sadly, you're thinking that the one you're in contact with is Nanda."

For a few seconds Nida came to a halt from speaking. And Rahayu understood for herself. Somehow he felt ashamed of Nida because of her behavior. Of course Nida will feel hurt to him.

However, Rahayu is her best friend. So the assumption that he had slept with his girlfriend Nida was really painful for Rahayu's own ears.

"Sorry.." said Rahayu with fingers that immediately grabbed Nida's fingers.

He stared at Nida's simple face that held no amount of shade and patience. Then the face smiled towards Rahayu. Makes Rahayu amazed by the fortitude of the woman in front of her.

"It's okay. It's just a story of the past, right?" Said Nida, quoting the sentence before her belongs to Rahayu.

The two women then exchanged smiles. Then Nida continued her story.

"A few days after the incident, Nanda told me that you had come to her the afternoon before. You asked Nanda to choose between me or you. And her real Nanda still chooses to be with me,"

"Since then our friendship has deteriorated. You never play in my house again. Until about a month later, you just suddenly came and said that you were pregnant,"

"I'm trying to explain to you that the one who went through the night with you wasn't Nanda. But you don't believe. Not yet had the name Angga I said, you have left me just like that in a state of anger,"

"It was not until the next day that I found out that you also met Nanda to her house. You're holding her accountable for your pregnancy. But Nanda clearly refuses to take responsibility,"

"I swear, Yu. We were right to say that Angga was the father of the baby you were carrying at the time. Her pity is the same as when you met me, you don't believe Nanda's confession either,"

"A few days later, I was late to hear that you had moved out of our city, city X. We met again about two years later. When you leave little Ranum to both of us."

For some time later, the atmosphere became quiet.

Rahayu was busy describing all the series of events that occurred many years ago. And he was immediately touched by regret and shame.

Sorry because he was so ignorant of his feelings for his best friend's girlfriend. At the same time, she felt ashamed of Nida who patiently faced her betrayal.

Indeed, he could not really be said to be a traitor either. He's not really related to Nanda.

But by meeting Nanda alone and holding her responsible for the unclear pregnancy, Rahayu realized. If he had tarnished the friendship between himself and Nida by his request.

"I just left? What about my parents? Are they still alive today?" Tanya Rahayu was worried.

Nida shook her head.

"Your mother has been dead for a long time, Yu. Since childhood, you have lived alone with your father. But you're not too close to him because he's a bit of a drunk."

"Oh!"

Rahayu stunned. I didn't know he was an orphan.

"Where is my father now?" Rahayu asked unconsciously.

"He too has kama died. Before me and Nanda moved to this Y town. About five or six years ago maybe" Nida replied.

"..."

"..."

"When we heard that you had moved and were pregnant, Nanda and I tried to find the whereabouts of Angga. We did tell her about your pregnancy. And that surprised Angga so much,"

"But Angga said that he would try to find you. But.."

Nida's speech stopped. The woman looked even sadder.

A bad feeling felt by Rahayu related to the existence of the man named Angga.

"But about three months later, I heard news about Angga drowning while fishing in the sea with his neighbors. When he went to sea, there was a sudden storm. And Angga did not survive the storm that sank him with his boat,"

Rahayu's heart was sad.

'I am so sorry for my two children. They have even become orphans, since they are still in my womb.' Rahayu muttered sadly.

"Does Angga have any parents or siblings left?" Ask Rahayu again.

Somehow, he was so hoping to find relatives for his two children. It would be too sad if the two children have no relatives other than themselves as their biological mother.

Solitude is not something that can always make the heart happy.

And Rahayu had to be disappointed when she saw Nida's head bobble over her question just now.

"Nothing. Angga is an orphan living in an orphanage. No one knows the identity of their parents. Because she's been living in a parlor since she was a baby" Nida replied.

Rahayu felt sad to hear it. Then felt his elusan on his back. And his gaze met with Nida.

Nida hugged Rahayu. And Rahayu hugged her back. In silence, the two women poured strength over the misfortune that had occurred in their lives.

After a while, the two of them let go of each other. His second eye slightly reddened after the conversation that touched the recesses of this heart.

"Thank you, Nid. has been willing to keep Ranum up to this size. I don't know what else to say other than infinite thanks and thanks to you and Nanda" Rahayu later said.

"Together, Yu. I already consider Ranum like my own son. So don't worry about what to thank."

Rahayu again gave Nida her most sincere smile.

The second conversation then continued to other things about the memory of their togetherness while living in the city of X.

Unfortunately, the conversation of the two must be stopped by the unpleasant news that goes into the screen of each second phone.

A phone call was received by Nida's cell phone. Where the school says that Ranum has been kidnapped by unknown people.

Nida and Rahayu were surprised not to play when they heard the news. The two of them were even more surprised when before long Rahayu's phone shook.

He also received news from the school. It is also said that his son, Adnan is pursuing the perpetrator of the kidnapping of his classmate (Ranum).

However, when called by the school, Adnan's phone that had been lifted was turned off. Most likely, Adnan also became a kidnapping victim along with Ranum.

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