Marrying Sergeant Major
~ 29 ~
Bimasena Anggara's
Today my task is done, I will take twelve days off.
And in those twelve days, I will use it to pamper my daughter and mother, who always felt insecure.
Speaking of Arimbi. Ever since Lala said that she was a total pity, I slowly began to investigate her movements, installing CCTV to be able to watch her even remotely. Just by opening the phone, I could tell what he did to Lala, whether he ever yelled at Lala, did violence to Lala, he said, especially so that I could tell if there was a man coming home while I was away serving.
Suspicious?
Of course, she's a stranger I suddenly married to be a mother to my daughter.
If only my mother had not made Lala a shield, I would have rejected this matchmaking. But since the woman I respect begged expectantly, there was Lala's name also tucked in her plea, inevitably, I had to approve our marriage.
I don't want the tragedy of Hana's affair to come back, that's why it's not easy to give Arimbi my trust. Although she is physically beautiful, but that is not my standard for objectively judging a woman.
I admit Arimbi is very good at taking care of small children, even though he has no experience of conceiving, giving birth, or caring for children, but he is very painstaking in taking care of my daughter, she said, to the extent that someone Lala is with mom.
About two years ago, when I first saw him, his eyes were very cunning, I think. She was innocent, but not knowing why I caught the look of pity from her eyes, I felt that Arimbi only pitied me and Lala. While I don't like that look at all, I hate people who see me for compassion alone.
Me and my daughter can live without Hana, I don't need to be loved because I myself am able to make myself and my daughter happy.
Then now? I became happy to work on him, toying with his heartbeat, and rummaging through his feelings and prejudices.
She is a woman who I think is quiet at the top level, prefers to keep her own problems.
The first six months I really didn't see him here, he was silent. Then the first year, I began to think of him as the one who helped me, and I was very grateful to him, but he still did not complain about my attitude as a husband who never gave an inner living. Then in the second year, I saw my daughter feeling more comfortable with her, while I was still indifferent to her, this is where she began to craze the protests that made me start to wonder about her.
Did I love him already?
If anyone asks that, I will answer.
I don't know yet!
Drifting in the daydream, my body is beaming because suddenly the phone in the jacket pocket vibrates indicating there is a chat notification coming in. When I looked through the pop up screen, a message was sent from Gesya's number.
Gesya: "Today home huh, mas?" (13:02) Wib
I'm pretty sure he knows my return must be because it tracked my cell phone.
I haven't had a chance to reply, and I never intend to reply to the message, know the second and third messages back in.
Gesya: "Can you meet me at the Gemintang hotel? There is something I want to say about Arimbi" (13:05) WIB.
Gesya: "It's important, mas!" (13:05) Wibb.
Focused on reading the message, I jumped when one of my men stood in front of me and said.
"Sir Bima, my father's car has been delivered two days after my father left the service, and my car keys leave it to Ms. Arimbi"
"Okay, thank you, Her"
"Now let me drive you home, sir!" polite.
"No, I took a taxi, I promised to go straight to my son's school"
"I can drive him, sir, even if you have to stop by school first"
"No need, I made a deal with my wife there, and my wife took a car"
"Ready sir, then, I'll excuse you"
"Yes"
Heru immediately turned around and returned to doing his job after I did.
After saying goodbye to my colleagues, I immediately stepped out of the airstrip intending to find a taxi.
It didn't take long, I got a cab. Just as I opened the passenger car door, my phone rang again this time a call came in.
Gesh Calling...
Honestly lazy to pick up the phone from him, but because I was curious, and after I thought about it, I intended to warn him not to mess with Arimbi, let alone make him cry like that time. Finally, with a heavy weight, I shifted the green icon and then placed a thin object on my right ear.
"Assalamu'alaikum" Sapaku in a flat tone as he walked in and sat in the car.
"Wa'alaikumsalam's chat. I'm home, aren't I?"
"Hmm" I said briefly.
"I want to talk about Arimbi, can you meet me at the Gemintang hotel near my gallery?"
"By here by the way"
"I can't talk on the phone"
"On Arimbi who during the time I stayed, I often saw him traveling with a man"
My heart broke to hear the words of my ex-sister-in-law. For a second I felt I was wrong to give Arimbi my trust. However, on the other hand I have to find out the truth of Gesya's words.
"I'm waiting in the hotel lobby"
Encouraged by curiosity, I agreed and immediately disconnected his call unilaterally.
"To the Gemintang hotel, sir"
"Good, sir"
Slowly the car is moving, and the speed is faster when on the highway.
While on the way, I thought about Gesya's words that continuously disturbed the peace of my brain. I clucked and cursed in my heart if what Gesya said was true.
When I arrived at the hotel, I got down with a small suitcase. Since I didn't know if this conversation would take long or just a little while, I didn't ask the driver to wait for me.
I stepped foot into the hotel lobby, I sent a message to Gesya that I was waiting for him at our appointment.
Almost waiting for thirty minutes, I saw the figure of Gesya with her wet hair and wearing house clothes walking half-run up to me.
"Mas!" Her greeting, and directly on the follower sat across from me.
"I happen to want to tell you too, Gey!" I said a moment after he sat down.
"Say what mas?"
"Please you first, you want to talk about Arimbi, don't you?"
"Yes, mas"
"What?" I stared curiously at his eyes.
"Keep knows who this is?" Gesya showed a mobile phone screen that displayed three figures that were very familiar to me.
Lala, Arimbi, and doctor Saka. In the photo, they were smiling widely at a fast food restaurant in the area near the supermarket.
I don't know what I felt when I saw the photo, which was clear, suddenly there was anger coming to my mind.
"I don't know what Arimbi's relationship is with that man" Gesya said, breaking my focus. "I thought first I saw them, they were just ordinary friends, but after a few times seeing them, I became suspicious that Arimbi and the man were playing. And lastly, because I was just thinking about telling you, so I took a picture of them"
"During the time I went, I saw them both walk together several times" he added as if impeccably.
While I gulped with difficulty, there was a stifled anger that I wanted to vent, but how did I do it, because I was currently in a public place.
Reflexively, one of my hands under the table clenched tightly, and my jaw hardened.
Several times? I sat down with a few questions.
Just wanted to believe in women again, I even heard a complaint from someone about you, Bi.
You're crazy, I'm working, you're having fun.
"I know the man" I said after a moment of silence. "He's a friend, his name's Doctor Saka"
"Oh he's a doctor" said Gesya rather surprised. "Thank God it's just a friend, that means my suspicions are wrong"
"Ah yes, Gey! Please don't say anything that makes her bundle Lala feel cornered, she's very sensitive, her heart cries easily"
"What's? Doesn't Bima not care about him?"
"I don't care, and that was it. But that does not mean you can arbitrarily towards him, however, he has been very meritorious to take care of the child of your brother without wanting to receive any rewards, even my feelings though. Different from you, you love Lala, but there's something behind unfortunately you to your niece, you expect something from me"
Hearing my words, Gesya seemed stunned, her face reddened like a nervous hold but only a second conspiracy. He must know what I meant.
"Excuse me, Gey! I have to go to Lala's school"
"We are together, I also want to meet Lala"
"No need, I made a pact with Lala's mother over there, I don't want to make her misunderstand"
After saying that, I got up from my seat then stepped away leaving Gesya glued to her place.
Feeling annoyed with Arimbi, I accidentally did not call him, let him call me first.
I was angry at him for not loving my message before I left for the country. Obviously she agreed not to see any man but her own sister, but as if she was deliberately disobeying my orders.
Arimbi, you let me down, and you have to explain it to me tonight.
Seriate.