Basic Duda
CHAPTER 3

Indonesia

The atmosphere looks cloudy after the last few weeks it has not rained at all. The black clouds surrounding the sky gathered ready to drop the stubs of water that had been dammed.

The strong wind that hit made the road slightly jammed like usual. Fly anything around the open.

Nia who was sitting in the park not far from the main mansion her family was forced to run small looking for shade. Stirring water that crashing will make it soaked if too long veranda there.

Yes, after returning from the office Devan Nia took a little time to sit in a small garden that is specifically for children. To be alone Nia does not need an exotic place all that is too excessive according to him.

But because too fast running is not careful Nia almost barely slipped not when she just stepped on the busway stop next to the park.

A middle-aged woman managed to pull Nia's hand, bringing Nia into her arms so as not to make Nia fall.

"Aaaaaa ...."

"Maafff .... Maafff ...." Nia quickly rubbed her body backward while bowing her head staring at the dress she was wearing wet with splashes of rain water.

"Other times be careful," said the woman made Nia immediately turn her head.

"Tante ..." Nia's forehead immediately went up next to her very clear eyes looking at who the middle-aged woman was helping her earlier.

"We meet again" said the woman who is none other than Mama Devan. The master lady that Nia had just met at the office.

"Why is Auntie here?"

"So Aunt ran out of the orphanage foundation, the plan was to buy ice cream." pointed Mama Devan towards the ice cream seller not far from where they are now. "Fina really likes ice cream so Auntie was going to buy it uh it was raining."

"Oooooo" Nia mangosteen omen understand.

"You yourself why are you here?" ask Mama Devan.

"She stopped by the children's garden."

"Do you have children?"

"No," Nia said quickly "Nia just stopped by to get some fresh air." Nia's guts shrieked in fear of mispronouncing.

"Oooooo, is that because of Fina?" look Mama Devan's eyes intimidating.

"Bu-not Nia is used to stopping by the park." Nia's breath hunts down as if interrogated.

"Nia, can Auntie ask you something?"

"Ah, yes. I can have a aunt."

"Tante just wants to know, isn't your fiance angry you're helping Fina?" the question made Nia jerk her mouth shut perfectly.

"T-No, I mean Nia. Nia had not told Kevin this matter." Nia's gaze dimmed down.

"Why haven't you given it? Are you feeling scared?" the question sounds so gentle but so urgent. Nia didn't know what to answer.

Yeah, right, Nia was afraid to tell Kevin this matter. Although Nia had memorized exactly how Kevin would react when he told her but still Nia felt powerless to say it.

"Aunty heard the day after your wedding with her, is that true?"

"Yes." Yeah." Nia answered without looking.

"Hem'em, Auntie is very grateful you want to help Fina. But you also should not ignore the people you love. If he objected to what you did, Auntie would try to persuade Fina." Mama Devan said.

"It's-"

"Mas Kevin, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt your feelings but-"

Nia exhaled a long breath, these two days behind her head felt dizzy thinking about it.

****

Night at the main mansion of the Adiningrat family.

Exactly at half ten in the night Nia had just arrived the mansion. Her bent face looked down, Nia walking unsteadily up the stairs to her room.

The sound of Alfin's cry being so loud made Nia's steps pause for a while. His gaze was immediately turned towards Kevin's room which was not far from his room.

Nia decided to look.

In Alfin Ratih's room had been pacing around the room while holding Alfin. The boy was louder and louder his crying voice.

"Cup ... Pt ... Honey don't cry. Mama's here, with Alfin." Train with the talent of swinging Alfin.

Nia who saw it immediately approached her brother and her uncle.

"Sir Ratih." call Nia walking over.

"Nia, you just got home?" tanya Ratih was a little surprised to see the whereabouts of his sister suddenly coming.

"Yes, why is Alfin crying so hard? Is she sick again?" Nia stuck her palm on Alfin's forehead trying to measure his nephew's body temperature.

"He had a nightmare, he saw Kevin with a woman on a cloud waving to him. He said Kevin's face was very creepy so he was very scared and cried constantly" said Ratih explained what had happened.

"What?" suddenly, Nia's mind was reminded of Kevin.

"Where did you end up? Kevin was waiting for you to come home, he said there was something he wanted to talk about."

"I-I was asleep at the cafe where we used to stop by my sister."

"Did you fight with Kevin?" timpal Ratih's.

"No, me and Kevin's brother are fine."

"So don't you notice his face looks moody earlier, I thought you guys were fighting."

"No, when's Kevin's brother coming home?"

"Not long ago, twenty minutes at most."

"I'll try to reach her." Nia impatiently pulled her phone out of the bag. With a mixed feeling Nia attached the thin object towards her earlobe.

The number is busy please call in a few moments.

"How's it?" ask Ratih.

"Not in the lift." Nia had started to worry, her breath was hot cold to have her future husband.

"Later you try to call again, brother wants to put Alfin to bed first. This is him sleeping afraid to wake up again" said Ratih.

"Chem'em."

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