THERE'S ALWAYS A LEANING PLACE

Worries

Azka was confused while staring at her lap top monitor screen. His mind is not focused. Since then his message to Meli has not been read, let alone answered. The phone was not picked up.

Finally, Azka decided to turn off her laptop. He switched to the device. Five messages since 5 pm still with a check mark in gray.  He whispered a prayer for the safety of his wife.

Bored, Azka went out of the room. He wants to find the wind.

“Where to?” asked Bu Lena who passed Azka in the living room.

“Summer to sit outside. Pak Satpam will accompany you. Azka confused, want to check the report, Azka's mind can not focus,” Azka replied as is.

“Indeed why not focus? Something bothering you?” ask Mr. Candra who just entered the living room.

“Iya, Meli hasn't told you yet. Azka is worried something happened to her.” Azka could not hide her worries.

Mr. Candra and his wife looked at each other and threw a smile.

“Ya already, meet Ridwan! If he plays chess until he loses, don't want to! Can all night you sit glaring at chess pieces,” said Mr. Candra accompanied by a laugh.

Azka looked confused. He doesn't understand what Mr. Candra means.

“Indeed why, Om?”

“During this time, only Edi can defeat Ridwan. Yes, there you are if you want to accompany Ridwan!”

Azka bailed out. He approached Ridwan who was sitting pensively in the guard post.

“Bang, daydreaming?” azka Tegur.

“Eh, Mas Azka's. Tumben to here?” Ridwan looked astonished to see the arrival of Azka.

“Iya, again for. Scrutinize the report is not even konsen,” replied Azka.

“There's a problem, Mas?”

“My wife hasn't told you. The phone call was not picked up either. He is on his way to Jember,” explained Azka.

Ridwan frowned. He was confused because Azka was not married.

“Wife? Girlfriend, did Mas Azka mean?”

Azka chuckled at Ridwan's confusion.

“West, Bang. I got married, really. Remember the time Om Candra was in an accident? Well, at that time Om Candra was going to Jember to attend my wedding,” explained Azka.

“Oh, keep Mas Azka's wife not invited here?”

“Tomorrow if I graduate, Bang. After that, we stayed at Jogja.”

“O, so. Mas, play chess, yuk! If I lose, stop, yes!” Ridwan.

“No, ah! We play until 9 o'clock, yes!” Azka remembers Mr. Candra's message.

“Yeah, no exclamation, Mas!” ridwan protest.

Azka smiled. However, he insisted that he did not obey Ridwan's will. Finally, Ridwan.

“Come on, than no friends. Not bad there are friends to chat until 9.” muttered Ridwan.

The man in his 30s prepared a chess board with a cheekboard. Shortly thereafter, the two engaged in a strategic war running the pawn.

“Means after Mas Azka graduation, Mas Azka does not stay here?” ask Ridwan while advancing the pawn.

“Iya, Bang. I also have to take care of the branch company that belongs to my eyes. Currently the head office is already held by my brother.”

“Kakak Mas Azka who came here with his beautiful wife and his son who was still a year? Who's cool on the face?”

Azka heard it. The face of the brother who was impressed cold faced an unknown person.

“Bang Ridwan ni turned out to pay attention yes?”

Ridwan stared at the chessboard. I don't know what's on his mind.

“Mas Azka seneng, yes? Can be high school, graduate already there work, directly established,” said Ridwan.

“Alhamdulillah, Bang. All if you are grateful, it feels good. Sometimes people see others from the side of the fun, without knowing the details,” said Azka.

“Bener too. Like this Mr. Candra. People must be very good because it is rich. But his life is often threatened. Fortunately his men are great.”

Azka looked at Ridwan. He found seriousness in the man's speech.

“Simply the family escort Om Candra is so tight,” muttered Azka.

“Now it's more flexible, Mas. Escorts are not very strict and are not always in formal uniform. In the past, wherever Mr. Candra's family went, it was always attached to a body guard. Hence, Mr. Candra's family never socialized with the neighbors. Just two years ago they opened up, began to socialize with neighbors.”

Azka just nodded at Ridwan's words. He had actually heard the story about the closed Candra Wijaya family.

“Skak mat!” exciting Ridwan.

Azka. He acknowledged the truth of Mr. Ridwan's story.

“Azka, where is your HP?” I heard Mr. Candra's scream.

Azka surprised. Spontaneously she was fingering her pocket. The object he was looking for was not found.

“Masya Allah, it's in the room. Well, don't-don't buy the phone,” hiss Azka. “Bang, I'm in first. My HP is lagging.”

“HP you didn't bring? It's your wife calling Via nanyain you. Via earlier phone Om,” explained Mr. Candra.

“Sorry, Om. HP Azka left in room.”

“Yes already, there to the room. Your wife must be confused.”

Azka immediately rushed to her room. He thought of the flat object he was looking for.

“Ten missed calls,” hiss Azka while crashing.

Azka called back Meli with a video call. Just a few seconds after connecting, Meli's face appeared on the screen.

“Assalamaicum, Mas. Where are Azka going, anyway?”

“Waalaikumsalam. I talked to the security guard, HP missed. After, in the room bored waiting for a phone or chatt from my wife.”

“Sorry, Meli's mind is not calm, as long as the train does not open HP at all.”

Azka smiled. He has memorized the habits of Meli.

“Now is it quiet? It's home, right?” ask Azka gently.

“Yes, about a quarter of an hour ago until home. As soon as we arrive, call Mas Azka. Uh, not even lifted up. I asked to Ma'am Via. Said Ma'am Via wanted to contact Om Candra.”

“Yes, Om Candra said he called Ma'am Via. Oh yeah, what about Anjani? You know how?”

Meli nodded. His face looked sad.

“Before Mas Azka phone, Meli just talked to Anjani. Meli's hunch is right. Anjani was kidnapped yesterday, Mas. She was held captive and almost raped.”

Azka surprised. He did not think it was that bad that happened to his wife's friend.

“Then, the police managed to save?” ask Azka curiously.

“Not the police, but Brother Mario. Luckily, Anjani was not raped. It's been harassed that way, anyway. Ih, horrified Meli shadowinnya,” said Meli while asking.

“Mario know the culprit? Already reported to the authorities?”

“Know, insider. Name's Daniel.  Meli did not ask what has been reported. Meli just make sure Anjani's condition. Ah, pity the real Anjani.”

Azka recalled the incident some time ago when Mira was kidnapped. They take a vacation to heal Mira's trauma.

“Honey, tomorrow you meet Anjani! Accompany her! He may have been traumatized by the tragedy. You as his best friend should be able to entertain, help his trauma recovery.”

“Kok Mas Azka so very close attention with Anjani?”

There was a hint of jealousy in Meli's words. Azka could feel it. The urge to seduce his wife.

“Lho, can't you worry about your wife's best friend? I also know Anjani. We had a vacation together, right?”

Meli instantly inflated her pip. He looks upset.

“Mas Azka actually likes Melia what is Anjani, anyway?”

Azka chuckling. He felt anxious to see Meli's face.

“Mas is gnarled to pinch your cheeks, darling. You're in Deket Mas.”

“Do not switch the conversation!” sergeant Meli is upset.

Azka was laughing. He had to hold his shaken stomach.

“OK, Darling. Listen to Mas's explanation. You don't need to be jealous, I just want to tempt you.”

“Nyebelin!” mellifluous Grout.

Azka smiled hearing that.

“On Mas's concern to Anjani, it's because Mas remembered the tragedy that befell Mira.”

“I mean Mas Azka, Mira's mother Mas Edi's wife? What tragedy?” ask Meli surprised. He no longer shows his frustration.

“Iya, Mira mas Edi's. Several years ago, Mira was kidnapped. Actually the target is Mba Via. But, they were wrongly targeted thinking Mira is Miss Via. Mira was held captive. But, Mas Edi and his men and the police apparatus can release him. Mira was traumatized by the incident. Hence, I was thinking it might be possible for Anjani to be traumatized like Mira had back then.”

Meli nodded in understanding. His jealousy had vanished into his worries.

“So the rich turned out to be a lot of people who were eyeing his safety, huh? Yesterday Meli just found out the pain of Eyaang Probo because of the injury. Now, Anjani. In the past, Mira because it was thought by Ms. Via. Ih, Meli so scared.”

“Honey, listen! You should not be afraid of overdoing it! Mas Edi has put his men to look after the family in Jember. In addition, there is a main guard that we must make the main backrest.”

“Means Mas Azka?” Meli doesn't understand.

“Allah. Make God the main backstop, where we worship and ask for help. Iyyaka na'budu wa iyyaka nasta'in.”

My heart is like ice. She became calmer after hearing her husband's advice.

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