Missing Room
Episode 91's

Mas Pras took me back into the living room. While Kak Andri highlighted me with a probing view but I was ordinary and chose to silence because it was at the suggestion of Mas Pras. He who will speak explained to my brother about my rejection just now.

On the sidelines of the conversation between Mas Pras and Kak Andri is now my phone in the bag ringing. There is no way I ignore the call, I also say goodbye to move away for a while.

The phone stopped when I was in the kitchen. Immediately I checked who called me, but soon my phone screen was back on. A person's name and number are listed there.

I have trouble swallowing. Brother Adrian, my inner.

My breath suddenly choked. There's no way I'm asking why he called because obviously, I ignored him for a long time and was busy with my household affairs.

My phone kept ringing, did not want to be the source of attention and in the other person I finally picked up the phone.

"Hello." I said stammered.

Across there was his breath. "Why is it so hard to contact? You busy? Ohya according to my calculations you must have given birth. And you know, I've prepared a decent place for us to live with. I just arrived in Jakarta yesterday. I'm ready to pick you up."

There was a sound of Brother Adrian saying his words straightforwardly, a tone full of hope there. My tears were dripping, I must have hurt her.

"Kak— we will never be together," I said choked.

"Whatchu mean? You changed your mind?" his words this time sounded high. "Anna, it's not that easy. I need an explanation. We have to meet" he then hung up.

Before long my phone appeared notification message from Kak Adrian.

Adrian

I'm still at the meeting. I'll wait in the usual place tomorrow.

Until I heard footsteps approaching, I realized there were other people around me and soon I went back to trying to be ordinary.

"It was busy earlier told me to call Non, he said his guest would come back," said Wati, a domestic assistant who works here.

I nodded and smiled awkwardly. "It's a big deal they want to go back, Bik," I said in pleasantries, hiding my sense of reprimand.

"It seems like Ma'am Vita has a need, if Bibik did not hear wrong earlier."

"Then Anna just go there," said I who then headed to the living room to join my family with a good-bye Vita will be delivered home by my brother.

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When I got home from my parents, I kept quiet more. And just like this time when accompanying Aqila at her study table I daydreamed more. Responding to his question by just muttering or nodding until unconsciously the task undertaken by Aqila was completed.

He did not protest until he finished packing his stationery and books and then put them in his paud bag.

"Brush your teeth yes, it's sleep," said I who stroked his head and together went to the bathroom after delivering it to the bed. Waiting for him for a moment until he fell asleep under the blanket. And before I left the room I pecked his forehead as usual.

I turned into the room, Mas Pras was not there and there was a sound of water gurgling in the bathroom, I believe he was there. Razka was asleep a few hours ago in her crib.

I took a deep breath and then went up to the bed, arranged the pillow, and threw myself into a comfortable position. My eyes glanced over the nightstand that had my phone there, from the moment I came home I did not touch it at all and chose to mute the notification.

TO BE CONTINUE