We Are Broken's

Chapter 2

"from where? Auntie thinks you're sleeping in the room"

Riana looked at the astonished Kineta who had just entered her apartment thirty minutes ago, William partner**was leaving.

His niece now stared irritatedly at Riana who was sitting innocent while watching the international cooking contest show still with her bathrobe and wet hair.

"my ears turned out to be quite old with ***** aunt"sindir Kineta who chose to sit next to her aunt.

"really? auntie thinks Will also sighed" riana's timpan who was unhappy with Kineta's expression, as if only she enjoyed the *** game itself.

"tan, that's not point! you told me if he just your friend" Kineta protested because when the man named Will came, the tantenya only said the man who would come was his coworker. Fortunately, he was lazy to get out of his room and did not see Will's stature. Because he might hate that guy.

"yeah he is my friend. My***friend, little girl" explained Riana made Kineta roll her eyes in annoyance.

"I'm not little girl anyway. And soon, I will tell mom if- "

"okay, so I will call your father now. And tell him if you here and don't like to meet your step mother"Riana cut lightly but full of threats.

"you win" Riana laughed loudly Because Kineta was too easily defeated with her little threat. The girl stomped her feet in annoyance leaving Riana still with her laughter.

His niece was too fond of both parents, Kineta chose to live with his mother for 10 years in England only he knew if his mother needed him more.

Then after her mother remarried 5 years ago to an American man, Kineta finally agreed to her father's invitation during a visit to the UK, to return and live in Jakarta after completing his studies and work. Her mother's life is already happier with her husband and her little son who is now 4 years old. And Kineta finds it too difficult to get along with her stepfather who is too protective of her mother and step-sister. But seeing the love on her mother's face Kineta is happy and chooses to leave.

And right now Kineta hates his tantric threat. He did not want to see his father's disappointed face, if his father knew he had returned to Indonesia earlier than he knew without his knowledge.

Kineta doesn't know when her father remarried, which Kineta knows if her parents already have someone different next to them. And it still makes him awkward and uncomfortable.

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Room Coffee House cafe is finally back to being its destination after a boring morning with its tant. The aunt was too chatty for the cleanliness of the apartment at the end of the weekend, and it sucks for her. Fortunately he had met Elma who wanted to hear his complaints, although it might interfere a little with his work.

After ordering an Iced coffee blend and a piece of green tea cake, Kineta chose to sit in the middle of a window that served a view of the road.

"bad weekend?" Elma sat down in front of Kineta. Today he had a day shift so before his work started he still had time to accompany Kineta chatting.

"yup! It's because my aunt's getting chatty. Age seems to be directly proportional to the ability to nag"

"tante Riana must be a nice person, so I want to see Aunt Riana"

"you're weird El, I suggest you don't meet him"

"what do you want to do in Jakarta? You won't stay the same forever"

"the next minute I'm at work" Kineta drank the ordered iced coffee plan.

"really?"

"hm, a month before I returned to Indonesia I got an offer at an architect company that I thought was not a big company. But their projects are well recognized abroad. Then they offered me a job as architect engineering."

Kineta explained in more detail his life plan in Jakarta, before he agreed to his father's invitation to return to Indonesia Kineta was already drafting a career to be run, he knew the purpose of his father's invitation was to have Kineta continue their family company but he knew someone was more entitled to continue it. For that reason had reason to refuse having a career of her own choice, and Kineta was sure her father would understand.

"that's great Ta! They must have seen your incredible abilities. I have always been envious of those who always come in formal attire looking beautiful and great. It must be good to work in an office" said Elma who felt jealous because her life path would never be as she aspired.

His life wasn't lucky enough. It has been 8 years that he lived to be the backbone of the family after losing his father. Even during High School, he must be more diligent in maintaining his value so that his scholarship is not revoked even though tired and angry sometimes hit him because it must be done simultaneously with part time work.

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The clock struck at exactly 10 p.m., and Kineta was still reluctant to return to her aunt's apartment. The reason remains the same, his aunt still spends her time with her bedmate. Last afternoon he had time to go home but finally returned to the place where Elma worked when her aunt reported that Will would go to her apartment later that night.

"are you still waiting for me?" Elma was surprised to see Kineta sitting on the porch of the cafe where she worked. His best friend was around him for most of the day.

"we should go home together" Kineta took Elma's hand, who had just finished her shift. His little memory recalls how he and Elma always join hands when going and going home from school. They are like twins who are always together.

"if it doesn't make you any more comfortable, I suggest you just meet your father" Elma knew Kineta was always having trouble staying with new people. Perhaps this is the reason Kineta is stalling for time to stay with her stepmother.

"live one more day until the end of the week is up. So I can still muster up my courage to face them"

"Ta believe me, not all stepmothers are evil"

"i know it's El! I'm not a kid who can be lied to by Cinderella's story" Kineta pretends to be upset.

"if my rental house is big, maybe I'll take you to stay for the night now"

"El, stop trying to humble yourself. There's nothing wrong with anything you have. I don't want to trouble you anyway"

"if so soon go to bed, I'm sure Aunt Riana is done with her friend" Elma patted Kineta's cheek gently.

"no! Anyway I want to keep you until your bus comes" Kineta refused as she shook her head slowly making her semi-long-style black hair move.

"again?"

"hm"

"alright" Elma gave up, Kineta's stance was always difficult to break through.

It was ten minutes after the bus carrying Elma left the stop. Kineta was still standing silently watching the number of speeding vehicles, his lips flattened and his gaze blanked sadly. Among the dozens of vehicles he saw, was there anyone who did not have a destination like himself?

Broken home children sometimes feel lonely even though they are not lonely, feel happy even though they are unhappy. Always in the midst of unsatisfactory feelings.

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Kineta held back the elevator door that would close tightly for a few more stops. It worked! The elevator doors opened for him and displayed the figure of a man staring flat at him. A moment Kineta was fixated when his eyes could not escape from the face that for 10 years was always imagined in his imagination. The first love she rejected.

"you're not in?"such a formal flat question made Kineta blink her eyes.

"oh yeah" Kineta felt awkward and confused, did he misidentify people? Why does the man standing next to her seem to not recognize her. Several times Kineta stole a reflection of himself and the man on the elevator wall, the floor number of the building the man was aiming for 2 floors below his tantalizing apartment. Does that guy live here?

Ting! A sound indicating the intended floor has arrived. The elevator doors opened and the man walked out leaving Kineta.

"Argion, I'm sure it's Argion but doesn't he remember me?"muttered Kineta looking at the wide back that was getting away and the elevator door that was about to close tightly.

Back with her luck before the elevator closed perfectly, Kineta held the elevator back open.

"he's right Argion! maybe he forgot me" his his hiss was filled with confidence. Maybe the man didn't remember it and needed to be reminded like when Elma reminded him. There was something in the past that needed some news from the man.

"Gion!" call Kineta fast but the tall body has entered a residential apartment door not far from the elevator.