My Beautiful Lawyer
99

"You received a letter? " asked Hasna as if she were interrogating her suspect.

Fajri focused on the streets.

"What's that? " ask Hasna again.

Fajri remained silent.

"You're hiding something from me? " Hasna expressed her conjecture.

Fajri still pretends to focus on the streets. Hasna watched the road and then stepped on the brakes. Fajri was angry with his actions, this time he was the one who stared intently at Hasna.

"You crazy? " excited Fajri.

"It's a country road, no other cars and we're almost there near Dad's house. You pretended to focus on the road and ignored my questions. You're obviously hiding something from me. Whatisit? What was the content of the letter that made you speed like this? What's so upsetting you that you have to check out Dad's house? " said Hasna.

Fajri sighed but he still avoided his gaze from Hasna's eyes.

"It's not important" he answered.

"You didn't look at me when you said it, you lied" Hasna replied.

Fajri lost and looked at Hasna.

"Did Dad ask you to meet the Hero if you wanted anything? " Fajri asked.

"What Hero? Wants what? " Hasna doesn't understand.

"Yes right, I never talked to you about Wira" Fajri said.

"Do you know I ever helped him in a case? I don't think so, Dad didn't even know that I graduated because of that case" Hasna explained.

Fajri took a deep breath while looking at Hasna.

'What? Indirectly, Wira has helped him and launched all his revenge. Whatisthis? What does the hero mean? He helps Hasna and now asks Vino to come back to sacrifice her'

Fajri spoke to himself with eyes looking at Hasna who did not understand at all.

Hasna's starving belly broke the silence between them. Hasna swallowed her saliva in shame. Fajri restarted his car and drove to his father's rice shop.

They had lunch in silence. Hasna, who was silent because she felt ashamed to be a woman who relied on free lunch to set aside money for orphanage children. While Fajri who continued to pry all his thoughts about the Hero who interceded the cult.

***

Vino signed some papers in the lead room.

"Congratulations, in two weeks you're out of jail. Begin to control yourself and be wise in deciding what attitude you should take in any important situation. The point is, do not be forced to return here" said the head of the prison.

Vino just nodded then left without saying anything. He returned to his cell with eyes watching the Venus holding room he passed by.

Venus was silently staring at a beam in front of her. Vino was curious about what he was doing. He backed off and spoke to her.

"Hey big boss! " vino exclaimed as he approached holding his iron bars.

Venus glanced at him for a moment.

"You want to play chess? " take Vino.

Venus was stunned for a moment. Vino silently watched him, feeling his invitation being ignored.

"Are you afraid of losing to me? " Vino's pumping.

"Sir better get you back in your room" asked the guard who was with him.

"Be quiet, I just want to play chess. Not fighting" said Vino slowly.

Venus stood up and approached.

Vino smiled.

"okay! " the answer is happy.

Vino walked over quickly and picked up his chessboard. Some of his cellmates just gaped at him staring him away again from his room.

Vino enters the Venus holding cell cheerfully. He opened the chessboard and tidied it with the eye of monitoring the file that was beside Venus.

"Finally there is a tough opponent for me. You know, my cellmate couldn't get a wiggle with just a few moves from me" Vino said.

Venus remained silent, though her hands began to help Vino tidy up his chess pieces.

"OK! Let's get started! " vino shouted while clapping.

Vino took one step, Venus followed him, and so on. Vino tried to lose to him, but all the steps taken by Venus were amateur players. He thought and began to take the decision to defeat Venus alone. Reversing the plan he had made from the beginning.

'I will defeat him and upset him' Vino said.

But Venus took a step that Vino never thought possible.

"Sister Matt! " say Venus with a flat expression.

Vino raised both eyebrows, he lost and put on a sad face, but his heart was happy because all his plans were going smoothly.

"Waaah, you're really great. My guess is right, boss, you're a great guy! " praise Vino by holding both thumbs up.

"Since you've been praising me, what do you want?" ask Venus without looking at her.

Vino looked at his face.

"I? Hahahaha.I didn't mean it like that Boss, I.... " Vino pretended to stutter.

"You're Bima's son, right? " this time Venus looked at her.

Vino stopped tidying up the pawns and put them down. She returned Venus' gaze with a look of annoyance at her father's name again.

"Yes" Vino answered and swallowed his saliva.

"Tell me what I can help, I'll help you. Bima has helped me a lot during her life. I couldn't return the favor" he explained.

'Fajri is right, Venus and dad have a special relationship' said Vino's heart.

"You're my dad's friend? " asked Vino while looking at her whole body.

"Hahaha, yes, but I think of him more as my senior. Because our age is also far enough to be said to be friends" said Venus.

'He began to speak to me intimately' said Vino's heart.

"I heard your conversation with Wira the other day, I'm glad you received all the help of Wira. Make good use of it, do what he asks. You'll have everything. Like me" said Venus.

"Then in jail again like you? " say Vino flat.

"Hahahahah, this is just a formality. I'm still doing all my business from here. It's only because Commander Fajri caught me. She should also get a good name and achievements in her agency instead" Venus says everything as if Vino is an easy person to trust.

Vino was stunned, he thought of the red thread adrift from Wira, his father, Venus, himself and Fajri.

"Don't think too much, later after we meet at your first meeting, you'll understand what all this means" Venus said, patting her on the shoulder.

Vino came out of his cell with a face that showed his confusion. His steps slowly arrived in front of his cell.

"Where's the chessboard, boss? " ask his cellmate.

Vino handed it over, then sat in the corner of the room. Another friend played chess again. While he thought with all the words Venus had told him.

'She, Wira and Fajri knew that I had to sacrifice Hasna. I don't know what this all means. Where could I possibly do that? I can't, I love Hasna so much. If he has to get hurt again, I can die, ' said Vino.