Bonds Without Love
ITC #13

Erina breathed heavily while looking out at the cafe, now it was time for Erina to come home from work, considering that Ashar had already missed twenty minutes ago, but Bisma still had not come to pick her up.

Erina does not try to contact Bisma for fear that her husband is busy with work or may still be on the way to the cafe, Erina does not want Bisma to be disturbed by a phone call from her.

"Rin, haven't come home yet?" Farhan asked, the man seemed to have just finished giving orders to customers, because there was a tray in his hand.

Erina's workplace cafe is closed at five in the afternoon, but by mutual agreement, as long as Soraya has not given birth, Erina comes home after Ashar, because Erina must prepare before Bisma returns home from work.

"Hm, I'm still waiting for Bisma." Erina answered with a sigh at the end of her sentence, for some reason today Erina sighed more often.

"Tumben, usually also invited mas-mas ojek." Farhan said.

"Haha, the ojeknya mas already pick me up, so ask Bisma pick me up." Erina said in response to Farhan's teasing.

Erina will look different when dealing with Farhan or Soraya, although other people see Erina as a serious woman, but actually Erina likes to joke.

"A bosen mas ojek, or even lo who wants to stick with Bhishma?" Soraya asked who had been among them since when.

Cafe Soraya and Farhan have indeed started rame, but not too rame as well, only have more customers than usual, so they are not too busy.

Soraya was actually still sulking because Erina did not want to tell the story about her problem, but like what Farhan said, Soraya would indeed improve by itself.

"Where is it, I'm not that good?" Erina showed an annoyed face made up, she was happy that Soraya was back as usual.

Erina also considered Soraya as her own brother, of course Erina was sad that Soraya was upset and even angry with him, especially Soraya had a strike to talk to Erina.

Soraya pulled a slight corner of her lips. "Keep if not odd, why the same neck lo?"

Erina cleared her throat, it turns out Soraya has not given up on the neck of Erina and all that because of the behavior of Bhishma, her husband again made her lose face.

"What's my neck?" Erina asked the question, Erina indeed looked serious more often, but at times like this she even embarrassed herself.

Erina spoke too loudly until some of the cafe visitors looked at her, and Erina felt embarrassed by Bhishma. Again.

If Bhishma had left no mark on Erina's neck, she couldn't have been led by Soraya to embarrass herself.

Soraya and Farhan laughed, they were comforted to see Erina's face that looked like a boiled crab, indeed when else could they see it?

"Bisma hasn't come along yet fortunately." Farhan laughed with satisfaction, but so far he was calm, but Farhan now looks like a person who likes to see the suffering of his friend.

"The two of you are compatible, equally salty." Erina who was lazy to face Soraya and Farhan chose to leave her friend.

Erina still heard Soraya and Farhan chuckle, then she went to the kitchen to pick up something left there, almost forgetting to bring the toast she had packed, today Erina suddenly wanted to eat toast.

"Gue was just kidding, Rin. Sorry." Soraya, the woman turned out to be following Erina into the kitchen, different from before, Soraya's face looked solemn now.

"Oh, Ray? yeah, I know." Erina smiled clumsily, and there were only the two of them in the kitchen.

Soraya smiled faintly. "Gue was still curious, who made you lose focus earlier? maybe you're not ready for the story, but I want to know who, bisma or bokap lo?"

Soraya knows about her father Erina who likes to play women, and actually that makes Soraya worried, afraid Erina slumped with family problems. Again.

"Not them, you don't have to worry about me? I'm fine, seriously!" Said Erina trying to convince, her eyes glazed between moved and feeling guilty.

Erina is moved that Soraya is the only one who cares about her, and feels guilty for not being open to Soraya when her best friend cares about her.

Soraya nodded, trying to understand. "But you have to inget, I'm always ready to hear your story, if there's a problem, don't lo simple alone."

Soraya returned Erina's embrace and patted her best friend's back gently. "Hug it not too tight, I'm pregnant again." He said while chuckling.

"Sorry." Erina immediately let go of her embrace, without feeling Erina managed to shed tears, she was indeed easy to cry in front of Soraya.

Soraya will only mengedeki Erina who he thought was crybaby, but the voice of Farhan from the front of the kitchen first dominates them.

"Rin, your husband has come." Farhan said a little shouting, it made Erina and Soraya rush out of the kitchen.

"Erin, why are you crying?" Ask the Bisma that surprised Erina.

Because Farhan only said Bhishma came, Erina did not expect Bhishma would follow Farhan into the kitchen and caught Erina.

Erina could see the worried face of Bhishma, but the woman was still as usual, Erina changed while dealing with Bhishma.

Farhan looked at Soraya as if asking for an explanation, while Soraya herself just shrugged indifferently, for not feeling wrong.

"I'm not crying." Erina replied while holding down Bisma's hand that was about to touch her face, it seems like Bhishma intends to wipe away the tears on Erina's face.

"Just shed tears?" Bisma asked the circus without putting up a fight and let Erina hold her hand.

Soraya and Farhan smiled in silence, they felt the myth of 'stupid' was a self-reflection that proved the truth, Erina and Bhishma became evidence of the myth.

"Other times, if you're busy you better not bother picking me up, you've made me wait a long time." Erina said diverting with something else, she did not want Bhishma to continue discussing about tears.

Soraya and Farhan threw their faces away, as if they were to leave, so that Erina and Bhishma could talk more freely with each other.

"Gue first, take care of the cashier."

"Gue has to go to the market."

Farhan and Soraya agreed with each other before leaving Bhishma and Erina, and after they left, Bhishma and Erina were still in the same place.

In fact, Erina was still seen holding the hand of Bisma who almost touched her face with their eyes staring at each other.

"Sorry." It was the first sentence that came out of Bhishma's mouth after Soraya and Farhan left. "My car is having trouble, I don't mean to keep you waiting."

Erina feels guilty for blaming Bhishma, actually Erina does not blame the delay of Bhishma, just does not like Bhishma to know that she is weak.

During this time, Erina never showed her tears to anyone else, other than Soraya and Farhan, because it would make it easier for others to suppress her.

Erina took a breath then her hand slowly touched Bhishma's face. "Don't be too easy to say sorry, if you accidentally make a mistake, or someone else will blame you more easily."

Bisma did not really understand what Erina was talking about, the man closed his eyes when Erina's hand touched her face gently, even though Erina was trying to tell Bisma something.

"You're crying because I'm late?"

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