Without Looking

Episode 32: The Stranger

Since Yuni asked Zian for money, Akira did not return to Zian. Likewise Zian he seemed to ignore Akira's phone at that time. Thinking about not caring. I feel enough for what he gives. Akira doesn't contact her anymore, making Zian think twenty million is enough to compensate.

Zian's day was made quiet with no terror or calls either from Yuni or Akira. Togetherness he went through with his son and his wife. They begin to feel like their family is complete. Chandra's presence adds to the happiness in Zian and Rista's household. Since Zian agreed to adopt Chandra, Zian always took the time to be with Chandra and Rista. Every Sunday Zian always takes them for a walk. The days of Zian who was so stiff with a routine of work that piled up, can now feel warmer because of the presence of his son and wife. Although until now Rista did not know the honesty about Chandra. However, Zian hoped that Rista would never know about the secret that he had been hiding all this time. Let Rista be on the lie that Zian built about Chandra, at least his love for her is honesty. Starting from the second Zian realized the taste of Rista, from then on the man always treated Rista with compassion and affection. A harmonious and romantic atmosphere always enveloped their household.

Like this morning, at 7:30 when the sunlight hit the skin gives a warm feeling there. Zian also Rista is rolling out a carpet under a tree. They purposely had a small picnic in the town square. They sat on the carpet doing breakfast. Zian put Chandra in his lap, while Rista fed the boy. Repeatedly Zian tried Chandra by taking a bribe that Rista gave.

"Bad papa!" chandra was singing her lips.

"Darling why? How do you say papa's evil, why his papa, baby?" ask Rista.

Zian only held back his laughter. Zian's small voice that was holding back laughter could be heard by Rista, making the woman link an eyebrow. Stopped his hand stirring the porridge.

"Mas, I'm suspicious, you took my bribe for Chandra, right?" accuse Rista of then putting the bowl.

Zian couldn't stand his laughter anymore, when he saw his son swinging and hugging his mother.

"Yes mother, bad papa take Chanla's bubble." Chandra hugged Rista complaining to her foster mother. Look at her father who is laughing.

"Mas, you are! Poor Chandra, you've eaten, you still have Chandra?" rista gently stroked Chandra's hair.

Slightly puffed for a while, Zian then pinched Rista's nose.

"Marrel! Can't I bribe you?" Zian folded his hands under his chest. Her lips seemed really angry.

"It's not like that ...." Not finished Rista spoke the sound of Zian's screams made him shocked.

"Aw!" scream Zian.

Rista immediately felt her husband. With a feeling of anxiety he groped Zian's thigh.

"Mas why?" ask Rista worried.

Rista's originally irritated face now turned anxious. Feeling Chandra who is not in the lap makes Rista even more worried.

"Your son is naughty! He pinched my cheek." said Zian.

The man stroked her cheek unbeknownst to Rista in Chandra's pinch. Rista again felt Chandra sitting on her lap.

"Huh? Uh, Chan you pinch papa huh?" ask Rista.

I got no answer from Chandra. Rista's body felt a hug from Chandra instead. Fused into that embrace, making Rista feel astonished. Feeling Chandra's embrace makes Rista feel and gently stroke Chandra's hair.

"Darling!" rista said to Chandra.

The boy just stared fearfully at his father who stroked his sore cheek.

"Darling, my cheek is pinched by Chandra!" Zian pulled Rista's hand against his cheek. Squeeze Rista's fingers there. Spoiledly Zian complained as if wanting to be noticed.

"Darling Chandranya is naughty!" said Zian spoiledly.

Rista chuckled at Zian's spoiled voice. However, Rista responded to Zian's indulgence and stroking Zian's cheeks made Zian smile happily.

"Mas, tumben pinched it just complains! Usually I just pinch not feeling." said Rista still stroking Zian's cheek.

"Bad papa! Pinch mother!"

Suddenly Chandra's innocent voice stopped Elusan Rista on Zian's cheek. Pulling the hand and hugging Chandra.

"So, unfortunately, the mother bela mama that? Well, how sweet Chandra's cheeks let you kiss!"

Chandra stood up and brought the cheek closer to Rista's lips. Kissed that cheek by Rista.

"Jealous me! only Chandra doang kissed me not." lamented Zian who got the hardness of Rista.

"Why are you jealous? Here's where your cheeks let me kiss too!" Rista slightly advanced her lips forward about to kiss Zian's cheek.

However, with jail Zian instead stick his lips and kiss a glimpse of Rista's lips. Zian's actions made Rista startled and immediately lowered her head in embarrassment. Unlike Rista who looked down embarrassed, Zian actually smiled triumphantly. Debaran felt in Rista's chest. Feeling ashamed and wrong. Slightly biting her lower lip Rista lowered her head in embarrassment.

"There is Chandra, this is a public place you even kiss me." murmured Rista looks annoyed but with blushing cheeks.

Zian's hand touched Rista's upper hair and rubbed it.

"Honey, it's okay we're husband and wife. Chandra is also not a problem he is cool to play with your hair" explained Zian.

"I love you both. Don't you show me the same pain, okay? Because you are the source of happiness in my life. I hope you always accompany me to take care of our children." Zian said in his arms.

Rista sat Chandra on his lap. Then he placed both hands in Chandra's belly so that the boy would not leave his lap. While his head he rested on Zian's shoulder.

"Yes, I will always be with you no matter what." said Rista.

Retracting slowly forehead After that Zian kissed Rista's forehead long enough. Rubbing Rista's cheek with her right hand and her left hand embracing Rista's shoulder put Rista in her arms.

"I love you Ris" said Zian.

Rista's hand was pulled slowly by Chandra.

"Mother, mama!" shout Chandra.

What Chandra said made Zian gasp in shock spontaneously the man let go of the hand that stroked the wife. His eyes looked for the figure that Chandra was shouting at. No less surprised Rista rose from his backrest.

"Whose mom is Chan?" ask Rista.

Slowly Zian took off the armband on Rista's shoulder. His gaze probed looking for the figure of Akira. Chandra's vision can't be wrong. The person called 'mama' by Chandra must be Akira.

"That!" Chandra pointed to the figure of the woman in the orange hat.

The woman looked down for a moment. Take a bottle that a hawker gives you. Zian squinted to investigate Chandra's designated figure, but he could not see clearly the woman behind the hat who was walking quickly.

Zian was about to stand up to chase after the orange-hat woman, but Rista's soft voice stopped his intention.

"Whose mom? How come Chandra said 'mama'? Did he see his mother?"

Rista's mind immediately looked for answers to her own questions upon hearing Chandra say 'mama'. It occurred to Rista that Chandra might have seen her mother. Not hearing Zian's answer made Rista again ask, "whose gold? Did you see someone?"

Zian's mouth was slightly open to answer, but he hesitated to answer. His eyes were still staring at the woman who was walking quickly away from the Square Park. The woman's steps felt quick. In a matter of seconds the woman had disappeared, whereas Zian only briefly shifted his gaze to glance at Rista who called out to him. Zian blinked his eyes. Take a breath for a moment.

"No one, no one" Zian replied a little stammering.

Nervous Zian as he answered Rista's question. The woman he saw was indeed so similar to Akira. The woman's stature looks familiar. However, to be sure it was Akira Zian had not been able to confirm. When he saw Akira he immediately felt the old sin and the mistake he was making at this moment. Zian sighed, then pinched for a moment his forehead.

Zian's nervous answer made Rista feel suspicious. What's wrong with her husband? What's he looking at? There's a little bad taste in Rista's heart. Is that a bad feeling or what? Rist doesn't understand. As Zian only kept quiet after answering in a stammer, Rista chose to ask again, "What did you see?"

"Huh?" Zian woke up from his daydream. Back he sighed and pinched a glance at his forehead. "Dear, there is not just a drinker." replied Zian then stood up. "Darling to get water in the car? You're the same Chandra wait here for a second!"

Rista simply replied with a smile and a nod. Zian walked to his car in the parking lot. His hands still occasionally held his head that felt dizzy. Given the woman Chandra had appointed, it made Zian think the woman was really Akira. Akira is the one making it feel threatened. Akira is unlikely to dismantle his depravity in the past, but still he feels worried about it. Any possibility could happen. Wouldn't it be as clever as if people kept a secret that it would be exposed?

Zian lifted his face after trying to neutralize the indistinct worry he felt. His eyes widened suddenly when he saw the woman walking about to open the taxi door. Zian ran after the woman. Before it was too late, Zian pulled one of his wrists.

"Wait!" pinta Zian then lowered his head to look at the taxi driver and said, "just walk sir, don't go up." said Zian.

Without protest the Taxipun driver drove his car away leaving Zian and the woman staring at Zian with wide eyes.

"Mas Zian?" said the woman was shocked.

"So right, the person Chandra saw was you. Why are you showing your face in front of Chandra? What do you mean?" zian's growl further tightened the grip on Akira's hand.

"Let go!" He threw Zian's hand. Anger was clearly emanating in both of Akira's eyes. His breath was a little hunting in annoyance. "What's wrong with you? I'm his mother, right? Then is it wrong I want to see Chandra? You can be happy there as Chandra is your wife. While I was mas, I had to feel the pain of enduring Chandra's longing. You can't worry about me anyway, so you don't deserve it to be the same as me." Akira insisted not to lose.

Instantly Zian took off the grip on Akira's wrist. Frowning eyebrows, not believing what Akira said.

"What's? You mean what? You sent Chandra to my house and now you're complaining about missing him. Have you gone crazy? What do you really want?"

Zian is getting clueless about what Akira wants. That woman doesn't want Chandra to be with her. However, he instead gives Chandra in the middle of his household life with Rista.

"Tonight meet me at Cafe Daun at eight. I'll tell you what I want." Akira then walked away from Zian.

Zian grew even more astonished at the slight annoyed grunt. Akira means Zian can't understand. He saw Akira's departure. The woman managed to stop the taxi again and boarded it. With a riled step Zian stepped towards the car and opened the door of his car to take mineral water there. When Zian closed the car door again, he closed it violently. Jaw hardens. His breath sounds so upset. He threw a mineral bottle in his hand. His anger coating ended up hitting the roof of the car.

"Arghhkk, shit! What the hell do you want, girl! I don't think he's gonna point at his nose anymore, but .. You fucking asshole!" grunts Zian.

"Who?"

The familiar voice of someone made Zian turn around with his mouth slightly agape in shock. Zian was about to name the person, but his shock stopped Zian's voice from reaching the base of his throat.