CHASING THE LOVE OF THE TEACHER
The Worst Birthday

Arjuna got down from the car with a tired body and a tired face. The meeting with Papa Arman only lasted until 6 pm, but the continuation of his dinner made Arjuna finally new until the house almost 9 pm.

Arjuna's views circulated because he did not find the figure of Cilla who routinely welcomed him.

“Non Cilla hasn't come home from morning, Den,” Bik Mina said after locking the main door.

“But the car is already in front, Bik,” asked Arjuna with a feeling of alarm.

“Finished delivering the goods to the orphanage, Non Cilla asked Dirman to go home again, asked to get the items left behind. At first Dirman did not want to leave Non Cilla alone, but Non. Cilla insisted and said it was important. Arriving at the house Dirman asked me the same but no goods were entrusted and the mobile phone Non Cilla is no longer active. Dirman went back there, said Ibu Panti, Non Cilla has been running not long after Dirman left.”

“Yes, since noon the phone is off, Bik. I sent a message many times but only tick one.”

“I'm worried, Den. Indeed this is not the first time Non Cilla came home above 9 pm, but the condition of Non Cilla..”.

Arjuna touched Bik Mina's shoulder while trying to smile.

“I'm just as worried because Cilla is pregnant, Bik. I went to the room first while finding out where Cilla.” is

Arjuna rushed back into his room and his feet immediately limp when he saw Cilla's mobile phone and some valuable objects belonging to Cilla including their wedding ring placed on the nightstand.

There's no memo of anything Cilla left behind. Arjuna's heart pounded unbecoming, but confused to connect with who first.

Finally after removing his tie and rolling up his shirt, Arjuna chose to look for Cilla by car.

“Need to accompany, Den ?” dirman said when Arjuna asked him for the car keys.

“No need, Dir, myself. Please only info if later Cilla go home.”

“Good, Den.”

Arjuna took the car away from home. Dimas' name immediately crossed his mind. It's possible that Cilla's best friend learned of Cilla's activities today.

Arjuna had to swallow disappointed because all day Dimas was not related let alone meet with Cilla.

Arjuna pulled over, intending to ask the friends of Cilla, but did not do it.

When pensive to think about what to do, Arjuna just remembered that tomorrow is his birthday. A faint smile fell on his lips. Does Cilla want to surprise her ?

Arjuna also re-applied his car to the apartment they had occupied. Hoping Cilla run away and be alone in this place but again Arjuna can only swallow disappointed.

Rotating Jakarta to places commonly visited by Cilla makes Arjuna quite tired. Twelfth hour past Arjuna had asked Cilla to Bik Mina, but there was no sign of Cilla returning home.

Arjuna drove the car home. The clock on the dashboard shows at 2 a.m. Tired and other thoughts make Arjuna finally decided to go home.

Hope Cilla is waiting for her in the tidsk room. The mood of the room did not change. Just like when Arjuna left a few hours ago.

Arjuna cleaned himself in the bathroom before going to bed.

His hand grabbed Cilla's phone and turned it back on. Hope there's a note or message Cilla left there.

Arjuna immediately opened the security key of Cilla's phone and checked several applications in it but found nothing.

Until finally Arjuna's eyes narrowed when looking at the screen that displays some applications that Cilla has not long used, and one of them is voice recording.

Arjuna was stunned when he heard the last conversation recorded by Cilla about Desi and Anggita. Arjuna's jaw is hardened. Tomorrow he will make calculations on the two women who dare to consider his wife sugar baby.

Too tired of his thoughts about Cilla, Arjuna finally fell asleep by 3 am.

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Arjuna's eyes blinked when he heard a loud knock on his door. His head is a little dizzy. He saw it at 7 a.m.

With a careless step, Arjuna opened the door of his room and frowned when he saw Theo with a face full of anger welcoming him behind the door.

“Elo again my cousin ? Where is he now ?” Theo grabbed Arjuna's shirt.

“Gue doesn't know either, Yo. I searched everywhere until 2 am but did not meet.”

Theo threw down Arjuna's shirt violently until the man fell on the floor. Arjuna held his head which was still somewhat dizzy.

“Pocket lo get ready, we all wait elo under.”

Without caring for Arjuna and waiting for his best friend to speak at length, Theo turned around and left Arjuna still holding his head.

“What's the matter with you Cilla ? Is it still less happy soon to be a parent ?” mama Diva with an annoyed face greeted Arjuna who was sitting on a single sofa.

“So papa and mama also aunt Siska already know that Cilla is not coming home?”

“Not yet,” papa Arman who replied. “This morning we came because we wanted to wish you a happy birthday and just found out that Cilla did not come home last night from Bik Mina.”

“Mama tried to contact Cilla's phone from yesterday afternoon, but it's not active. Mama sure there must be nothing between you, because the day before Cilla suddenly canceled your birthday party,” timpal mama Diva.

“Means mama ?” Arjuna frowned.

“Cilla is already making plans to create a surprise party at Hotel Pratama. Suddenly two days ago he canceled on the grounds that his condition was no longer possible. Mama immediately thought about Cilla's pregnancy so yesterday mama phone Cilla again, but the condition of the phone died continues.”

Arjuna breathed. Arjuna had thought that Cilla had deliberately visited the hotel after getting information from Pak Pujo.

His wife always had a way to get information from people around Arjuna.

“There must have been a problem until Cilla suddenly canceled the event. Cilla has been preparing it since two weeks ago, continues to stay two days, suddenly canceled,” said mama Diva.

Akhrinya Arjuna tells the problem of his lies just to avoid Cilla's emotions if he finds out Arjuna still left without Tino.

“Basic guy b**go,” maki Theo though without yelling. “Elo know why Cilla to require you to be accompanied by a guy, whether Tino or anyone else ! It's not because my cousin is still a leak and is usually blind jealous. Cilla tuh worried that until there are girls who do recklessly with elo, make elo finally can only mengesel if why-napa.”

”Gue also does not intend to play fire behind Cilla, Theo. The next morning Cilla was upset because I didn't take her to the office again. Since she was pregnant, her mood was very easy emotion, I just did not want her to be emotional and angry because..”.

“Not good for the content ? What do you mean elo ? Do you think long if maybe Cilla will ask questions to Tino or the driver who brought elo that day. I'm sure that Cilla left not because of the girls who meet the same elo, but he's disappointed you've lied to him and go precisely with the girls.”

Theo still continued to nag Arjuna with a face of emotion.

“Iya, I am wrong,” said Arjuna with a downcast face.

“Cilla's changing mood problem please understand, Arjuna,” said Aunt Siska. “Usia Cilla is really very young, moreover her dream should she postpone due to her pregnancy. And when he goes to college, his living conditions will no longer be the same. Cilla is not an ordinary student because at home she has a role as a wife and mother as well.”

“Juna is also always trying to understand the emotional condition of Cilla, Aunt. That's why Juna always gives Cilla useful activities, so Cilla does not have much time to see the medsos of his friends who even make Cilla like to melow. But Juna is also wrong to lie just because he is not ready to say that Juna broke the promise because he did not go with Tino. Juna should have told Cilla that Tino was sick and could not accompany Juna meeting.”

“You have an idea where Cilla is now ?” ask papa Arman.

“Juna just contact Dimas, Pa, haven't contacted anyone yet. Last night Juna still hope that this is all part of Cilla's plan to give a surprise birthday.”

“Not you said ever ask Bastian to install a tracking device on Cilla phone ?” ask Papa Arman again.

“All Cilla phones and jewelry are left behind, including our wedding ring, Pa.”

“You're weird too, Jun. Instead of lying, what is difficult to speak frankly and if necessary ask Cilla to follow, accompany you meeting,” mama Diva's nagging.

“You have a lot of problems with women, Jun, so Cilla likes to worry. You are a CEO who is easy to match with women. Like Theo said earlier, Cilla's not blind jealous but worried you're at anything.”

“Iya, I'm sorry Auntie, I've let everyone down and so be thinking.”

“Udah ask Bik Mina did Cilla tell you where ?” ask mama Diva.

“Udah, even Bik Mina has contacted Mr. Trimo. Cilla is not there.”

“We split the task to find out where Cilla is,” ujr papa Arman. “And in the future, do not be a careless husband.”

“Juna wants to go to the office first, Pa. Someone wants Juna to settle there.”

“Yes Jun, the focus of Cilla's existence problems used to think about office affairs,” grumbled mama Diva.

“This is also important, Ma. Juna wants to solve the problem of employees who dare to consider Juna's wife as a sugar baby and spread rumors that Juna was forced to marry Cilla.”

“Yes, Jun,” mama Diva dumbfounded. “May they say so even though your wedding has been held on a large scale and all employees are invited.”

“That's why Cilla still likes to feel unsafe, Auntie,” Theo said.

The atmosphere in the middle room was suddenly silent and each of them was busy thinking about Cilla's whereabouts.

Papa Arman himself immediately asked his believers to help find Cilla's whereabouts.

Seen several times Arjuna sighed while staring at his phone. Hope Cilla contacts him with another number. But his hope is only wishful thinking.

The one who came in was a year's congratulations to him. But Arjuna was no longer eager to reply to birthday greetings from his friends, employees and colleagues.