End Journeys
Chaos

It was a nice trip they had on that day. Ruby soon returns to the orphanage, along with the other children and Jennifer. On the way home, there wasn't much Ruby and Jennifer were talking about. Somehow since Ruby said that she would adopt Zoe, Jennifer just fell silent. In the meantime, Zoe seemed very excited and impatient.

"Sister, if you adopt me, it means I'm leaving the orphanage right?" zoe asked Ruby who was walking behind her.

"Yep, of course because you have to stay with me" replied Ruby.

"But, did you ask your parents for permission? I mean, you're an adult, but for your family's adoption, you should know, too" Jennifer's no longer just silent.

"Calm down, it's all settled. I told my family I was going to adopt Zoe. Not to worry," Ruby answered Jennifer's question.

Their journey to the orphanage was very short, but when they walked to the plantation they were very long and tiring. Maybe because this afternoon the sun was a little hot so it was easier to feel tired, compared to in the afternoon where the sun was not too stinging skin and the air also felt very cool.

"I'll call Felix first" Ruby pulled out her phone and called Felix.

"Hello. I'll be right back" Ruby said by phone.

"Ah, good baby. I just woke up and Thomas went missing somewhere" Felix replied.

"From now on you just slept? Basic idler, "their phone connection was then cut off because Ruby's phone ran out of battery.

"Jeez, my phone's dead" Ruby grumbled.

"Again we'll be at the orphanage soon. You can charge your phone later," Jennifer said.

**

Dinner was on the dinner table. As usual, the kids ate where they wanted. Some are sitting on the floor carpeted, sitting on chairs, even eating while standing. Meanwhile, Jennifer along with Ruby, Felix and Thomas begin their dinner at the dinner table after finishing cleaning their bodies.

"How was your trip today?" Felix mince words to his lover.

"It's fun, because I love the outdoors" replied Ruby.

"Why are you just asking her?" Thomas interrupted.

"Because Ruby's a little jealous, I'm afraid she's upset if I ask Jennifer. You're the one who asked" Felix answered Thomas's question.

"Whatchu mean? I'm not a jealous woman" Ruby didn't accept Felix's "title.

"All right, baby. I'm just kidding hahaha," Felix now laughs followed by the other friends.

They then fell silent and finished their dinner.

"Oh yes. About Zoe's adoption, what should I prepare?" ask Ruby. Now their conversation is going a little seriously.

"Adoption issues, I have to discuss it first with the owner of this orphanage because I have no authority in that area. I'm just in charge of pointing out these kids" Jennifer replied.

"alright. When can I meet the orphanage owner?" Ruby asked back.

"I'll let you know as soon as possible" Jennifer gave no definitive answer.

"good. Just let me know if you've got any information from the orphanage owner," now Thomas's the one who's answering.

"Who is the owner of this orphanage?" Felix, who as usual, was always curious about anything, was now trying to find information about the orphanage.

"Pair husband and wife. I met them once too. Very rarely they come to this care because they are busy with their business. Some of the money they get will be used to support the children in this orphanage" Jennifer explained.

"Well, they must be a very good couple" Ruby said.

"Not really," Zoe said.

"Zoe, eat it sitting down. Finish your meal with a chat," Jennifer advised Zoe immediately.

Zoe then went and sat down with her friends.

"Zoe has a bad habit of eating while walking. And a little stubborn" Jennifer tells Zoe's vices to test whether Ruby sure wants to adopt the child.

The answer given by Ruby makes Felix and Thomas look at each other because they feel that something happened between Ruby and Jennifer on the trip earlier.

"Ah, maybe I'm not good enough to take care of Zoe," Jennifer immediately broke the silence.

"What's the matter, baby?" ask Felix in front of Thomas and Jennifer.

"I didn't know you had exchanged phone numbers with him" Ruby answered Felix's question.

"Gosh you're angry? I exchanged phone numbers just in case," Felix gave an excuse.

"I think you'd better communicate things with Ruby," Thomas mediates and pumps Ruby and Felix because even if they're friends now, they're,still, Thomas is jealous if he sees his ex-lover getting along with his new lover.

"You are understanding. If you hadn't played behind my back then maybe until now we'd have stayed together" Ruby praised Thomas's sensitivity.

"I didn't know that exchanging phone numbers with her would make you this angry" Felix again reasoned that he didn't expect Ruby to be upset.

"If you are aiming to anticipate an emergency situation I can understand. But when my phone died, the two of you exchanged messages behind my back. I thought I was a stupid woman? How many times have I given you a chance?" Ruby couldn't hold back her tears.

The children who had finished eating noticed the commotion of what was happening at the dining table.

"Honey. Oh, my God, I'm sorry. I asked you why your phone died and because Thomas disappeared I felt lonely. So I exchanged messages with him. I assure you nothing has happened to us" Felix tried to explain in self-defense.

Thomas was just shaking his head at Felix's behavior, while Jennifer was silent.

"Why are you quiet?" Thomas asked Jennifer.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make a mess like this. Ever since I sent the message I realized I had made a mistake" Jennifer replied.

"Darling, I'm guilty. I'm sorry, I won't do it again. I'm confessing wrongly," after seeing Jennifer confess, Felix now confesses his guilt.

"What a great deal. After he confessed you just wanted to admit your mistake. If not, you will definitely continue to make excuses" Ruby said.

"I told you. It's not that Ruby is overprotective, but it's not natural for you two to exchange phone numbers without Ruby's knowledge like that" Thomas went back to pumping.

"It looks like you've changed a lot" Ruby told Thomas.

"I was wrong. What do I have to do to forgive me? I'll erase her phone number" Felix took her phone and showed Ruby that he would delete Jennifer's number.

Actually Ruby is ordinary but more and more days he feels something is awkward, added Ruby caught Jennifer sending an unimportant message to Felix.

"Felix, ever since that motel thing I told you I don't feel right about you. Let's just end this relationship. I honestly can't trust you anymore. I am tired of having this kind of relationship. It turns out you're very manipulative" Ruby revealed her heart.

"Ruby, I don't mean to ruin your relationship.You beg me not to do this because of this problem," Jennifer feels very guilty after seeing what she and Felix did culminate in Ruby wanting to end her relationship with Felix.

"The seductress will always be there, depending on how she responds. And just look, she's behind me like that and this doesn't just happen once" Ruby replied so Jennifer doesn't have to feel guilty. Although Ruby is upset with Jennifer, she can still hold her back. But it is different from his anger at Felix, because for Ruby the key to the relationship is on him and his partner itself. Even though thousands of teasers had come, if Felix had not opened the door then they would not have been able to enter.

Felix, who sees the matter becoming more serious, realizes he made a mistake and hurts Ruby again.

"No, I don't want our relationship to end like this. Ii'm sorry. This is the last time I hurt you like this" Felix refused to part ways.

"Then tomorrow you're gonna hurt me in a different way? Today's texting, tomorrow's calling each other. That's how you mean?" Ruby deliberately provoked Felix's anger.

"Honestly, my love for you is diminishing" Ruby added.

"I don't care. I love you so much" Felix doesn't care what Ruby says.

"Doesn't a couple have to have the same amount of love? How will this kind of relationship survive?" Ruby tried to shake the stance of Felix who still wanted to be with him.

"I don't care. I don't care how much your love is. I'll never be apart" Felix still stands.

"Thank you for dinner. I have to go home" Ruby got up and took her bag. After greeting the children for a while, he walked towards the door followed by Thomas.

"Felix, you stay here" Ruby quipped Felix, who got up from his seat to catch up with him and Thomas, but Felix didn't care what he said. He still thinks because Ruby is angry so he says such things even though Felix knows, Ruby is not the type of person who easily expresses the word parting. Felix lied to himself. At least that was all he could do now to calm his sad and angry feelings. She is sad to have hurt Ruby again, and hears that Ruby does not love her as much as she used to. And on the one hand, Felix is angry because he can't keep his lover feeling, he keeps making mistakes and never realizes what he's doing will hurt the feelings of the woman he loves so much.