My Beautiful Lawyer
42

Fajri walks into the office, he sees a female officer Vania sitting in her chair. His eyes turned to Beno who was directing something at Vania.

"What's wrong?" ask Fajri.

Vania looked at him.

"Your computer's broken" Vania replied casually.

"Can't you?" ask Fajri to relax.

He put his bag on the table and stood staring at his computer. Beno notices him, he feels strange because Fajri looks relaxed, usually he panics and feels failed to keep the evidence on his computer.

Fajri presses a keyboard button, then the computer shuts down completely. Vania looked at him, he who had been fond of Fajri since the first time, was instead fascinated by Fajri's masculine face with a neglected beard and thin mustache.

Fajri's computer then turned on again. Fajri pressed the office password and restarted powering his computer. Vania turned her gaze to the computer with a slight tremble and groggy as Fajri was very close to her.

"It's over" said Fajri.

"Come on! What the hell are you doing? This can make all your computer memory disappear" Vania exclaimed.

Beno looked at Fajri, astonished at his actions.

"Because! All the files I have stored here have been reserved elsewhere" Fajri said casually and smiled at Vania.

Vania's eyes were round looking at Fajri's smile. But the other case with Beno, he scrunched his face as if unhappy with what Fajri said.

"Where?" ask Beno flat.

Fajri and Vania looked at him.

"I mean, you're very alert. Where did you keep it? I need to know too, right?" beno said by changing his tone.

"There, I will send it again to the computer, later you can access it again there" said Fajri while patting his shoulder.

Then Fajri looked at Vania. He blushed and raised both of his eyebrows asking why Fajri was looking at him like that. But Fajri is signalling for his chair. Vania realized, she was still sitting at Fajri's place. He nodded and finally stood up.

"Thank you!" fajri.

"Ok, equally" replied Vania.

He walked back almost got hit by another co-worker who went back and forth there. Fajri smiled laughing at his behavior.

Fajri turned his gaze to Beno who was also staring at him.

"You why?" ask Fajri.

"No, I'm glad you're on standby for the case" Beno said.

"What are you doing? I was always ready. It's just that, a few times I was not lucky" said Fajri while smiling at Beno.

Beno returned Fajri's smile, then looked at the file before his eyes. He took it even though he didn't have to read it.

Fajri looked at his friend's behavior. There are a lot of questions that he hasn't got answers to about Beno. But Fajri does not want to accuse or make their friendship damaged because of this suspicion. Fajri prefers to be more careful than to accuse him.

"I have to go to the bathroom" Beno said.

Fajri just nodded while working on something on his computer. But his eyes followed where Beno was going. He didn't go to the toilet, but to the emergency stairs. Fajri gets off his desk and follows Beno who is completely lying this time.

By rooftop.

"No sir, sorry. He's more prepared to standby now. He keeps the file somewhere else. And he didn't tell me. But calm sir, I will try to obliterate all the evidence he keeps in the inner office. Your case will stand down until the head himself who will assign another case to him" Beno explained.

Beno hung up his phone after hearing all the other cues from the man he called. He turned around and looked at Fajri standing looking at him near the exit.

"What's? What did you hear?" ask Beno without feeling guilty.

"Who is he? Milky Sebastian? Or Takeshi?" Fajri asked back.

Beno turned his gaze towards the direction around Fajri. He did not dare to look into Fajri's eyes that could not be separated from his face.

"Tell me, who made you betray me like this?" Fajri psychically presses Beno.

"It's not what you think it is. Do not be too suspicious of others just because of the words of women who have now become the wife of others" said Beno.

However, as yet Beno spoke, Fajri's raw bogem had already landed on his face. Beno fell down and groaned loudly from illness and annoyance.

"What the hell are you thinking? You become an easy officer. Easy to bribe, easy to betray. Since when have you done this to me?"

Beno didn't want to answer. He still touched his sore cheek from Fajri's punch.

Fajri recalled the time when Beno looked lazy in a few moments then became excited in just a few seconds. Beno's strange behavior that he showed when dealing with all the cases about Bima Sebastian alone.

"Huh, just the case of Bima Sebastian. How much did he pay for your pride as an officer?" asked Fajri to lower him.

Beno stood up but still did not answer. Fajri was getting upset, he decided to turn around and leave.

"My self-worth I sold because I couldn't bear to see Dara lying weakly on the sickle bed"

Beno's raucous voice that was about to cry stopped Fajri's steps.

"Since that night, he didn't talk and didn't eat, his condition dropped. Her nurse said she tried to kill herself several times and screamed hysterically. The doctor said it was likely he had a mental illness and was difficult to cure. I have to how is Jri? The money offered by Bima is so tempting and makes me kalaf because I want Dara to recover quickly. I should how? You know it yourself..."

Not done Beno talk, Fajri has interrupted his speech.

"There's another way Beno, there's all other ways than betraying me. Whatever the reason, from now on I won't be your partner anymore. You won't be able to gain my trust again. Thank you for being a good colleague to me" said Fajri.

He leaves from there, leaving Beno crying in memory of his sister Dara. Beno can't stay still, he has to get the money that Bima promised him.

Beno runs after Fajri to persuade him to take off Bima's case, but his pace is too fast. He hit Fajri and accidentally pushed him down, rolling down the stairs to the floor near the exit.

Beno was dumbfounded looking at Fajri who was late he reached his hand.

Fajri lay unconscious. Beno descended slowly and looked at Fajri's face whose eyes were closed. He swallowed his saliva, his hand closing in on Fajri's left neck to confirm his pulse.

Beno sighed quite loudly, relieved that Fajri was still alive. But he could not say and admitted that he accidentally pushed her. Beno decides to leave Fajri.

Beno sat back at his desk as if nothing had happened. He tries to control himself from his worries for Fajri. Work back and put on a relaxed face.

Before long, a female officer screamed for finding Fajri. Everyone came over to see and help Fajri get out of there.

Later, Fajri was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Beno stared at the departure of the ambulance carrying Fajri, until it disappeared at the turn of the fence of his office.

Vania approached and stood nearby.

"We were talking about computers. Huuhhfff, I hope he is fine and returns as soon as possible" Vania said.

"Hey, he fell down from above and rolled on the stairs quite high. There were many wounds on his hands and forehead earlier. If he's lucky, not paralyzed, the mild thing he's going to have is a concussion" one of his co-workers said.

"Don't scare, Fajri's a strong man. He won't lose just by falling down the stairs. Look, I'll take care of him later, he'll recover faster" Vania said.

Some colleagues looked at Vania because they felt her words were a statement of joy to Fajri. They tease her until Vania comes back in in shame.

But Beno still he's standing stiff in front of his office. Beno sighed a few times to hold back his crying so as not to come out. He must be able to control himself so as not to look suspicious.