
Two months have passed. Linda is living her days as usual. The difference is he has really become a new person, regardless of the shackles of his past. Her life was calmer, there was no worry of the ex-husband suddenly coming. Even if she comes back Linda is no longer afraid to face it.
After the incident, Erik never showed up again at Linda's parents' house. He also did not visit Aruna. Erik disappeared from their lives just as before.
Aruna did occasionally ask about his father's whereabouts because it was difficult to contact him. But it doesn't matter. The boy will soon forget. Moreover, there will be a new figure who replaces his father even better, namely Bima.
As Linda wished, Bima came to the village to meet Linda's parents and propose to her. There is nothing to doubt about the figure of Bima so Linda's parents immediately accepted her application. The wedding day is fixed, just count the days.
In her study Linda observed the design with a smile. He was drawing kebaya as he wanted for his wedding day with Bima later.
"We'll have lunch first." Bima's voice suddenly startled Linda.
"Can it be any minute? I'm not hungry yet."
"Now, I don't want my bride to be skinny because she works a lot."
Linda directly obeyed Bima before the man issued another appeal. After they officially will soon marry Bima increasingly seducing him even he is not shy to do it in front of other employees.
"What do you want to eat?" Linda moved from her seat.
"As far as you. Whatever you choose I want."
"Yes, let's go."
Soon Bima and Linda arrived at the parking lot of a fast food restaurant.
"Cock here?" ask Bima wonder.
"Why? No like?" Linda Bima had no problem eating anything. But this time he looked like he was not excited.
"Likes ... !" bima replied doubtfully.
"I deliberately chose fast food because it is fast and simple. We can go straight back to the boutique after this."
"Know like that was a message from the boutique," replied Bima with a pouting face. "I deliberately invited you to eat outside so we could be alone." Bima kept grumbling.
Linda laughed at Bima's reply.
"What difference? Every day we're together at the boutique."
"Yes but different Linda .... " Bima wants to pinch Linda's cheek so anxious.
"What difference? Let's go in!" Linda got out of the car without waiting for Bima.
Actually this restaurant is where Linda used to see Erik with Diana. It was a long time ago and Linda still remembers it. But now it's not a problem. He's getting used to it. It was a part of his past that he could neither avoid nor eliminate.
Without paying attention to the left right, Linda and Bima went inside the restaurant. They order food after that they look for an empty table. Linda circulated her gaze looking for a table that they could roughly occupy.
Linda's eyes stopped at a table containing two chairs. For a while Linda was sculpting while continuing to stare at the table. Erik was sitting with a woman there.
"We just moved restaurants?" bima asked after she found out where Linda's eyes were looking. Bima also saw Erik there.
"No, it's okay here."
"You sure?" Bima is worried because usually Linda is afraid of Erik.
"Yes already." Then they walked to the empty table next to the table that Erik was sitting on.
Erik was stunned to see Linda and Bima suddenly sitting at the table next to him. Since then he was unaware of the presence of the two of them because Erik was busy seducing the woman in front of him who seemed to be his latest prey.
Linda's attitude looks very relaxed and calm. He didn't think Erik was there even he behaved like he didn't know Erik. Bima until surprised to see it.
Erik seemed to be misbehaving. Sometimes he glances at Linda and then acts pretentious to the woman in front of him as if trying to heat Linda's heart. Even he was impressed to show off his new prey to Linda.
Linda was not affected at all. Erik was completely meaningless in his life. She wants to do whatever Linda doesn't care. Linda kept talking to Bima.
Then after a while Erik and the woman in front of him walked out of the restaurant without greeting Bima or Linda. It seemed like he was upset that he had not managed to provoke Linda.
Lucky Linda's been detached from a trashy man like him. A man like Erik will never change. Hopefully Linda will never see him again.
"Cin ... Soon after our wedding, maybe only my sister will come. There's no other family you're okay, right?" Bima started serious talks after Erik's departure.
"Of course, that's okay," Linda replied honestly.
For some reason every Bima discussed family, his face always turned sad and serious. Bima had told Linda that her parents had died a long time ago. But only that extent. The rest of Linda doesn't know anything else.
Linda grabbed Bima's hand and held it. Although never told it, Linda knew Bima harbored sadness in her heart.
"What if people talk about you because I don't have a family?"
"My family is your family now."
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Milky
The anticipated day has arrived, the wedding day of Bima and Linda. All members of Linda's family gathered, both the nuclear family and the extended family. Everyone seemed happy to see Linda wearing her bridal kebaya.
While from the Bima family there is only one woman who represents the Bima family. This woman is his only family, perhaps also who considers him family. Bima introduced her as her brother, or rather her half-sister.
This half-brother is what plays an important role in Bima's life. Thanks to this stepbrother she can be just like now.
Actually Bima is the result of a forbidden relationship. His mother is dead and has no family. After the departure of her mother Bima lived with her father and stepmother. But when he was sixteen his father died.
After that Bima was expelled from his father's house. While his father's family did not want to admit it because he was considered a family disgrace.
Only this woman, the son of her father and his legal wife, was the only one willing to acknowledge her as his family.
Because it was difficult for Bima to tell about her family.
...EXPIRE...
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