
''You why?" Emran approached his twin brother who was contemplating himself in the back garden.
From half an hour ago, he noticed his sister looking glum with a blank look forward.
There was no answer a word that came out of the man's mouth. He is still faithful to his silence.
''You are not alone facing this problem, there is still me. I'll always be there for you without even asking. Don't listen to papa. He was just a momentary emotion, said Emran who thought his sister was sad because of company problems.
''Not because of that, brother," replied Emru lethargic.
''Want?" emran asked by raising his eyebrows.
Emru let out a long breath. ''He ended the relationship when I was falling."
Now, he understood the point of concern for his sister. Apparently, it was the two damn women.
''What is the reason for asking to end?" Emran pretended to ask even though he already knew their reason.
''Because I ignored him for a few days. He thinks I don't love anymore. Though I've explained everything but he's still in his mind, even my number is blocked."
Emran responded with a cynical pang. He did not expect that they were two-faced women.
"And you just believe?'
Emru nodded weakly.
''That means you're stupid."
Instantly the man turned his eyes towards the older brother. He stared intently at the man who was sipping his cup of coffee casually.
''Why do you want to be angry? Please!"
Emru turned her face in annoyance without responding to her brother's rant.
''Don't you know, Em? Ashita did the same to me, but am I as sad as you? No, right? I am so grateful to have been kept away from women like them."
''If they truly love us. They're not gonna do this. They're supposed to support not leave."
"Open your mind, Emru. Do not want to be fooled by love," concluded Emran before passing from the presence of his sister.
Emru looked more and more at the annoyed brother.
"Don't be fooled by love." He imitated Emran's words in a mocking tone. "Unconsciously, he himself is so much the same Maura," his grunts angrily.
But a second later, he seemed to ponder all of Emran's words. If you think about it, maybe the reason Erika said yesterday is not the real reason, but just an alibi.
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''We were here early in the morning, Al? You don't work?" maura asked, looking at her best friend, who was already at home.
''You haven't heard from me, Ra?"
Maura scrunched her forehead. "What news?"
''Hospitals are doing massive employee reductions."
''Seriously, Al! Don't worry" said Maura, who still doesn't believe the news.
''Yes, yes, Ra ... Why I lied. Useless. Here I want to ask for cooperation for a while, while waiting for a call in a new place."
Maura was silent for a moment, her mind was guessing, what the Emran family was not doing well, what happened to them.
He sighed as he recalled the man he was currently trying to forget. He chose to stop his curiosity, then immediately entered the house to say goodbye to the mother.
''Ma'am, you've heard the news yet" Mira said as they were on their way to work.
''What news?" asked Maura who was still focusing on the streets.
''Regarding Doctor Emran's family," said Mira half-screaming because of the noise of the surrounding vehicles.
Both of them prefer to drive two-wheeled vehicles rather than public transportation. More efficient to save time. Although not in the big city where Maura lives is quite crowded, dense vehicles creep up every time the rush hour because it includes the city center.
''Is your voice less clear?" Maura asked in a loud voice.
Coinciding with that too, Maura stopped at a red light. The opportunity was not wasted by Mira to show him something she read from her phone.
''This, Ma'am...."
Even the unbelieving Maura immediately snatched the flat object, his eyes reading over and over again the title of an article listed there.
''I-it's...." The woman asked her best friend for an explanation.
''Yes, Ma'am. Doctor Emran's family is not okay. They went bankrupt and went to the hospital. And the branches in this city are forced to sell to cover the company's debt.''
''Why look at me like that" protested Mira who felt uncomfortable with the gaze of her best friend.
''Where do you know all that? You seem to know a lot about this news." Maura asked with her super julid gaze.
''Emm ... Emm .. That's...."
When Mira was still thinking about the right reason, suddenly there was a sound of mutual honking asking the vehicle in front of her to walk immediately.
Inevitably, Maura had to speed up immediately withholding her curiosity.
For a moment Mira could breathe a sigh of relief. At least he can string the right words to be honest with his best friend.
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''Now say! Where do you know all that.'' Maura repeated her question as they reached the parking lot of the workplace.
Mira sighed softly, it seems like the time is right.
"Doctor Rayyan," he tweeted.
''Who's up? Say it louder, Mira ... Like when you're screaming it's not clear" Maura said.
''Doctor Rayyan, Mother...."
''You're still in touch with him? Jesus, Mira...." Maura could no longer cover her shock as well as her frustration.
I want him to take it out right then and there. But he also had no power to do so. As a result, he left the friend with all the anger.
''Forgive me, Ma'am, ' said Mira with a clear face, trying to balance the wide strides of the friend.
There was no response from Maura. The woman shut her mouth tightly.
''Ma'am, forgive me...."
Not broken charcoal to get sorry his best friend, Mira willingly followed to his room.
''Go back to your place."
''Not before I forgive me."
Maura sighed, she could not silence her best friend for too long.
''You know, right, Mir? What's my goal in getting away from all of them?"
Mira just nodded slowly.
''And now you're inviting them. I've been feeling my vain efforts all along, so what's the point of staying away if we can still reach them."
''But it wasn't me who started, Ma'am. He who constantly bothers, many times the account blocks his number but he always calls with a new number. He's a real nuisance, ma'am." Mira delivers her defense.
''You have to give up, Mir...." Maura chose to focus on her work, sorting through the subordinates submitted designs that would be used for their latest collection of fashion houses.
''Ma'am, there's a message from Doctor Rayyan" Mira said cautiously.
There was no response from Maura.
''Rayyan advised, she wants to apologize for all her treatment on mbak, also wants to straighten something out."
Maura still did not give any response, her hands were still focused on flipping through the paper on her desk.
''If in fact Doctor Emran was proven innocent in the unfortunate event. He came purely to take her away but there was no other intention."
''Again, I'm sorry, ma'am. Excuse me....''
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Yuk, stop by my friend's work too....
A man nicknamed 'Bujang Lapuk.' was forced to look for the existence of a girl who he had forcibly snatched away his honor, and all that at the request of the tiny baby was none other than his beloved nephew.
But the girl disappears without a trace, until a few years later a mystery begins to unfold
What secret is that?
Follow the journey of the Weathered Bujang Shackled with Desire in search of the girl.