Butterfly In You
Chapter 41: Waiting

Lilis, sweet-looking young girl. She is graceful in a bright fuchsia color dress. The dress she thinks is the best in the closet tonight. Natural makeup on the eyes and blush. In addition to Lilis lips look more striking because they are given the same color with her dress.

Also a hairpin full of scattered gems has been embedded on the left side of Lilis' hair. The hairpin that Shehan said was the husband's personal gift to the wife after their wedding day.

Lilis, sweet-looking young girl. He sat alone in the dining room. Stuck in front of enough food. Even the food on the table has a Turkish flavor. Assisted by Mbok Tum, since noon Lilis has been struggling in the kitchen to prepare all the dinner menu.

The flames of three candles danced in rhythm with the gusts of increasingly strong wind. It's gonna rain tonight. It was near midnight, almost twelve o'clock. But what Lilis will not come.

From behind the dining room wall, Mbok Tum looked pityfully at the girl. He wanted to clean up all the food on the table because it was no longer time for dinner. However, a spoonful of food had yet to enter Lilis mouth. Then Mbok Tum approached him.

"Non Lilis ...."

Mbok Tum's call immediately resuscitated Lilis from the reverie. He looked at the middle-aged woman who had been standing next to him.

"Yes, Mbok," Lilis said in her soft voice. Forced Lilis to smile in front of Mbok Tum despite his uncertain heart.

"Non Lilis doesn't eat? It's twelve o'clock tonight, Non."

Lilis' smile widened. "A little while now, Mbok. Wait for Mr. Murad to come home."

Mbok Tum is getting concerned. "It looks like Mr. didn't come home, Non. Especially now it's raining. If Non-Lilis doesn't eat now, it'll catch a cold."

"I'm fine, Mock." Lilis still showed her stubbornness. "Mbok, just rest first. It's late at night. Let me just take care of everything."

"Don't Non Lilis. If Non Lilis has finished eating, just call Mbok. Let Mbok get it done."

"All right, Mbok."

Finally Mbok Tum was a little relieved because Lilis did not refuse his request this time.

"Excuse me to the room first yes, Non."

"Yes, Mbok."

Lilis gave a short nod while showing a friendly look. Deliberately Lilis did that, so that Mbok Tum could calmly leave him.

After Mbok Tum's departure, Lilis's gaze traced every plate of dishes she had made with great difficulty. From the color fresh to start pale. From the tall candle to the short one, his body was almost completely engulfed in flames.

The special dinner that Lilis prepared in return for Shehan's gift didn't go according to plan. Since six in the afternoon, Shehan has been gone and has not returned.

When looking at the clock on the wall, his short needle was already between the numbers twelve and one. While the long needle is in the number seven. That means it's now half an hour in the morning.

"Maybe what Mbok Tum said is true. Mr. Murad is not coming home tonight."

With a weak movement, Lilis flipped over a closed plate, so it opened. Fill a few tablespoons of food on the plate. Then began dinner accompanied by tears and sadness. Shortly after, it rained heavily.

**

Flashback eight hours ago.

Ddrrc ... Ddrrc ... Ddrp ....

While attaching the phone to her left ear, Lilis restlessly waited for Shehan to receive her phone call. It is still late afternoon, exactly at 16:03 WITA. Shehan is still in the office, not yet home from work.

"Hello ...." On the ringing of the third call Shehan answered Lilis' phone.

"Hello, Mas." Lilis spoke with gleeful intonation.

"Yes, Lilies. What's up?"

"I want to ask, is it busy tonight?"

Shehan was silent, remembering his daily schedule for a while. "No. I'll have time tonight."

"dm ... Mas. Actually I'm gonna take Mas to dinner." Shameful Lilis said it.

"Eat dinner?" Shehan.

"Yes, Mas. Honestly, I was disinclined to not be able to give Mas a gift. So I'm planning on taking Mas to dinner."

"No, Mas. Don't eat at restaurants."

"So where's dinner?"

"At home only. I'm gonna cook all the food."

"What do you want to cook?"

"Eum ...." Lilis was embarrassed again. "I'd like to try cooking Turkish food, Mas."

"Ck!" Shehan clucked amusedly. Not wanting to laugh at Lilis, but because of Lilis' innocent nature that made Shehan entertained. "Can you cook Turkish food?"

"I still want to learn, Mas," said Lilis rather hesitantly. Afraid Shehan would reject her idea.

Shehan noticed Lilis' vocal cords were changing slowly. Not wanting his wife to be discouraged, Shehan encourages Lilis. "Yes, already. Learn to cook Turkish food. I'll taste it tonight."

Sontak Lilis happy. "Thank you, Mum. Already want to try. I'm cooking first, Mom. There's still food I haven't made."

"Yes ...."

"Good afternoon, Mommy."

"Sore."

After ending the conversation by phone, Lilis added the spirit of preparing the completeness of the dinner he planned tonight.

**

The next two hours.

Shehan had just sprayed perfume around his body. The masculine fragrance instantly lurked in the air. The man had finished bathing and wearing perfume had indeed become a habit of Shehan even though he was at home though. His body never does not smell.

Shehan was planning to come to his daughter-Nurbanu in his room, when suddenly his phone lying on the nightstand rang. Shehan grabbed the rectangular object, then looked at the screen.

"Jesslyn ...." Shehan's forehead frowned slightly.

Ddrrc ... Ddrrc ... Ddrrc ....

The call ringing still rings. For a second, Shehan moved his thumb on the phone call receipt and put the phone to his ear.

"Hello, Jesslyn."

"Shehan ...." From across the street Jesslyn's voice sounded like people were about to cry.

"You why? Is there a problem with you?" Shehan's worried.

"Can you come now, Shehan."

"What's up, Jesslyn?"

"Please come, meet me." Jesslyn who was waiting made Shehan even more anxious.

"Why and where are you now?"

"I'm at my house now. I beg Shehan, come see me."

Shehan saw the watch circling his left wrist, still at 17. 45 WITA. He remembered that he had an appointment for dinner with Lilis, but it was still late in the afternoon and there was enough time left until the evening.

'Jesslyn seemed to be in a bad state, it wouldn't hurt if I came to see her for a while. After that I'll go home.'

That's what Shehan planned before his departure. After driving in her own car, Shehan goes to Jesslyn's house.

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