Chasing you with Pellets
5. Phytria Ngamuk

As Tasya alleged, there was tension in Benzo's room. The man did not seem to like the intimidating attitude that Fitria had shown earlier.

A smile spread across Fitria's face. The woman approached Benzo and tried to pinch her husband's arm. Unfortunately Benzo brushed off Fitria's hand and chose to step up to his desk.

"We'll have lunch first Pa. I brought your favorite food, you know," said Fitria with a smile.

"Stop treating me like a kid" Benzo said.

Whether not to hear her husband's words or to deliberately ignore them, Fitria seemed indifferent and began to compile the food she brought on the table. After that, Fitria grabbed a box of rice, put some side dishes on it and brought it to Benzo.

"Feed first Pa. Mama bribe yaa ..," said Fitria while holding a spoon filled with rice and side dishes towards Benzo's mouth.

"Stop Fitria !" said Benzo loudly while shaking off Fitria's hand to make the woman surprised.

Fitria looked at Benzo with a look of disbelief. He did not expect Benzo could be so angry and call his name without frills 'Mama' as usual just because he fed the husband.

"Why Pa ?. Not that you like me if I'm a bribe. Even you often ask for it and are not ashamed when being fed in front of children," said Fitria.

"But it's at home" said Benzo quickly.

"What's the difference at home or in the office. No one else but us is here now. So you don't have to worry about losing your authority" said Fitria with a mocking smile.

"Of course it's different. In your house is the Queen. So you have the right to organize everything. But here in this company, only I have the right to govern because this is my company. No one has the right to interfere including you" said Benzo flatly as he looked at Fitria with a sharp gaze.

Benzo's words were like arrows that shot fast and then landed in the heart. It feels very painful as well as confusing to Phytria.

"Oh .., okay. I ... I understand. That's why I'm going home now" said Fitria, turning her body.

Fitria hopes Benzo will prevent his departure as usual. But Fitria must swallow a sense of disappointment. Besides Benzo did not prevent his departure, Benzo instead asked Fitria to take away all the food he brought earlier.

While holding back the anger, Fitria packed the food she arranged on the table earlier into a paper bag.

"One more ...," said Benzo suddenly to make Fitria turn.

"What ?" ask Fitria reluctantly.

"Don't send me lunch again. I have a lot of money, I can buy lunch outside or in the office cafeteria. In addition to more varied tastes also must be better," said Benzo while staring at Fitria.

Benzo's words upset Fitria. For Fitria Benzo's speech is tantamount to degrading the quality of the food he makes. Fitria was silent while harboring her anger. It seems that the woman was not arguing because she realized it was not the right time. A moment later, Fitria came out of Benzo's room, slamming the door.

Benzo seemed to wipe his chest with a long sigh because he was quite surprised by the attitude of Fitria earlier.

"Astaghfirullah aladziim ...," murmured Benzo.

A moment later Benzo appears to be grabbing his phone and trying to contact someone.

"I did it" said Benzo.

"good. How does it feel ?" ask the man across the phone.

"Lumayan. It turns out that it can make him upset it is very fun" said Benzo with a smile.

"Do not hurry, slow down. The woman took you too long and thought everything would stay the same. That's why he was shocked when your squirming changed," said the man across the phone.

"Yes" said Benzo.

"Checking the company's finances" Benzo said quickly.

"That's none of my business. It depends on how you do it. My only focus is you" said the man across the phone.

"I know. But I still need your support" Benzo said.

"God willing I'm ready whenever you need" said the man across the phone with a smile.

"Alhamdulillah. Thank you" Benzo said at the end of the conversation.

Benzo got up from his seat. He walked to the window to find his wife.

From Benzo's window could see Fitria walking furiously in the parking lot. The target of the woman's anger was the security of her company and her personal driver. It seems that Fitria vented her anger on her two employees. While in his place Benzo can only shake his head to see the bad habits of his wife.

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Fitria arrived home. When the door opened, Fitria threw the paper bag containing the food she had brought to the floor. Of course it surprised his four domestic assistants who were inside the house. Luckily, the youngest child Fitria was in the room so as not to witness the unflattering behavior that Fitria did.

"Bad !. How dare he insult my cooking. Though all this time he ate whatever I cooked," said Fitria irritatedly as she slammed her body on the sofa.

The words of Fitria made her four house assistants not dare to move. They stood up while looking down in fear. Apparently they did not want to bear the fury of the notorious sadist Fitria.

Fitria snorted in annoyance as she stomped her throbbing head in pain. It seems she was trying to find answers to her husband's changing attitude.

At that time, the eldest child of Fitria named Aprilia entered the house. The teenager screamed as his shoes accidentally stepped on the rice splattered on the floor.

"IIihhh. So dirty. Mboook ...!" call Aprilia out loud.

Aprilia's screams made Fitria turn her head. Afterwards Fitria glanced at her house assistant as if asking them to clean up the mess.

Four of Fitria's household assistants nodded then quickly cleared the floor.

Seeing the attitude of the four frightened-looking housekeepers made Aprilia understand. The boy knew something had happened to his mother.

"Moreover now Ma ?. Why lately Mama is often very angry for no reason. Mama is tired of being angry. I'm so dizzy with Ma !" aprilia said as she walked closer to her mother.

"Do a lot of comment and do not interfere April. You are still a child. You better focus on your education. Studying diligently, do not like to skip let alone gather together your friends who do not bring hockey," said Fitria ketus while rising from her seat.

The words of Fitria made Aprilia flinch. The teenager looked at the back of the mother who was away with a pushy look. Not only this time Aprilia heard the mother talk ketus. But somehow Phitria's words this time seemed to realize Aprilia that there was a barrier between her and the mother.

Aprilia blinked her eyes several times. After successfully mastering himself the teenager was chasing the mother who stepped into the room. But Aprilia's steps stopped in the doorway when she saw what the mother was doing.

In the room Fitria seemed to be removing something from under the bed. When clearly observed it turned out to be a plate made of clay. On the plate appeared scattered flowers that had dried, brownish-colored objects that were wet and slimy and something that continued to emit smoke. Although from a distance but the aroma of the smoke that continues to billow it makes Aprilia dizzy instantly. Aprilia closed her nose because she could not smell the smoke from the burning thing.

Aprilia was still standing in the doorway while observing the movements of the mother silently. A second later Aprilia was surprised to see her eating the dried flowers and the slimy brownish-wet thing voraciously.

"Mama !" call Aprilia out loud to surprise Fitria.

Fitria turned her head and stopped her action. The woman looked at the child with a strange look and a mouth full. Somehow seeing the gaze of the mother made Aprilia shudder in horror. The teenager took a few steps back because he could not help but be horrified.

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