Husband And Sister-in-law
Chapter 19

Bryan sat opposite Karina at the cafe table near Karina's apartment. Fortunately now Karina is in the night shift, so she chose to meet him this morning.

"How are you?" Karina asked to see Bryan's condition looked not okay from his sunken eyes due to lack of sleep for some reason. Karina herself also did not dare to ask because Bryan was just silent.

Somehow the current atmosphere made both of them awkward. Maybe because there are things that make them hesitate to reveal each other, let alone what will be revealed will hurt both of them.

"Good." Bryan answered briefly.

"Oh.. Thank goodness.." Karina replied a little surprised, somehow she felt that Bryan was not okay.

"You yourself? You're okay, right?" Bryan asked back with great awkwardness, usually neither of them were like that. There is no awkwardness between the two.

"Hm.. I'm good." Answer Karina.

The two went back to silence, nobody spoke. Karina chose to drink her half-order tea, Bryan also sipped his coffee and it was done together until the sound of drinking straws made the two look at each other.

'Haha.."

"Haha.."

Both of them laughed at their silliness.

"Why are we being this ugly?" Karina who said finally broke the awkwardness between the two.

"You're right." Karina nodded her head and Bryan immediately changed the look of his face back flat even though it was not cold anymore. The sensitive Karina noticed the change in look on her face.

"Tell me what you want to say first!" Karina's speech made Bryan jerk guessed on target.

"You go first!" Bryan instead chose to give Karina her first chance to talk.

"Why should I first?" Canda Karina smiled wryly.

"Lady first." Karina smiled back at him.

"alright. I'm ahead." Bryan even attacked making Karina just smile.

Bryan was seen exhaling before speaking inexplicably he looked desperate.

"Let's break up!"

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Karina's heartbeat seemed to stop beating hearing the words of her beloved. Suddenly it made Karina look into Bryan's eyes to look for lies in the eyes of the man who had filled his days not enough a year or two.

Bryan looked at Karina worriedly, waiting for Karina's reaction. Although their relationship has not been that far but Karina was touched even though it was only limited to the waist up and she was sure that any girl who was treated like that and did not get married and decided just like that when it was new two days ago he asked this girl before him to be patient and fight for their relationship.

"okay." Bryan immediately glared in disbelief at Karina's answer without asking what the reason was instead saying agree about her invitation to break up.

"W-what?" Bryan asked in disbelief at Karina's answer and chose to make sure her hearing wasn't wrong.

"Let's break up!" Karina smiled as sweetly as possible trying to hide her heartache.

"Sorry." Said Bryan lowered his head feeling tightness in his chest that made his voice choked unable to talk let alone. This was not the answer he wanted even though he had to and was forced to. But his inner self felt something was wrong with the answer this girl he loved so deeply.

"It's okay. We are not fools, maybe." Karina answered, throwing her gaze in the other direction, not wanting Bryan to look at her tears so that she would not feel guilty. Karina herself realized who she was who Bryan was, if she realized that from the beginning, of course, she could not be this sick to be in a relationship.

"Sorry." Only an apology could be said Bryan for unconsciously dripping tears which he immediately wiped away. And luckily Karina also threw a glance in the other direction so as not to notice Bryan's tears.

"I think I should go. Thanks for all of you." Karina immediately stood up to leave the cafe, her tears were not able to stand and wanted to be evaporated immediately.

Karina ran straight to an alley near the cafe and could no longer shed her tears. Karina repeatedly hit her chest which felt tight and painful.

"You're strong Karin, you're strong." Karina's whispers were unceasingly her chest was hit trying to ease the tightness in her chest.

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"Suck!" Umpat Rey threw the file. Because of his business trip he was forced to undo his intention not to meet Karina when soon he could get his mobile number.

"What's up, sir?" Ask Aldi who just walked into his boss's room. The look on his boss's face did not look good.

"You asked what's going on? How long do I have to be here? When are we going home?" Upset Rey stared wrathfully at Aldi.

"Patience boss. Tomorrow it looks like we can go home."

"Really?" Rey's question excitedly made Aldi pout at the drastic change in his boss's face.

"Sure, I'll finish it here. Boss can come back first."

"okay." Aldi was seen sighing at the tone of his boss spirit.

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Karina is often seen daydreaming in front of a hawker rack at the supermarket where she works.

"Mom!" Call his co-worker who is far below him. Because most workers in the supermarket is still fresh graduated and single. Karina is accepted to work because she is still single and beautiful. The manager accepts work hoping the supermarket being watched increases its sales so he hires an aged Karina instead of other employees.

"Eh...Mel." Karina replied surprised at the pat on her shoulder by her co-worker.

"Mother daydreaming again?"

"Oh... Sorry." Replied Karina felt guilty continuing to rearrange the items on her respective shelves.

"No problem I have mbk, afraid the manager reprimanded mbak, although it is impossible anyway. Isn't he the manager's favorite?" Mela said in a joking manner.

"What the hell are you talking about? Thank you for reprimanding so not reprimanded the man mes*m." Karina replied smilingly looking at Mela, Mela herself giggled at Karina's joke because what Karina said was true.

"Thanks to the arrival of mbak here, kemes*annya a little reduced because mbak who insinuates him the day after tomorrow."

"People like that do need to be rebuked, to be conscious."

"Bak's right, but we're brave."

"Let's work again!"

"He he is mbak." The two also worked together to complete their work arranging merchandise for display.

Karina who pushed the trolley and Mela who arranged it, because Mela is more experienced even though Karina occasionally helps. Fortunately the employees of the supermarket were all well nothing as stupid as it was young and had just graduated school. Karina felt grateful for being well received despite her age above them. And it can help to forget a little bit about the problem this morning.

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TB