NOT PERPETRATORS
Return of my Friend
Not long after, the black car of the doctor appeared and stopped right in my yard. The sound of the horn makes Bastian rush out of the house. Looking out the window, my husband greeted the doctor. While occasionally, the eyes of the eagle doctor like looking for something towards the house.
Startering the car back, before speeding, he turned to me. He blinked one eye at me.
The deg!
I got sniffed again. Immediately I closed the window curtain where I peeked. Damnit damnit!
***
The afternoon breeze was blowing fresh. I walked down the village path. Accompanied by the new Arka smoothly running. He led her to the village park. We met the Goddess, my best friend, first.
"Assynnnya ... Wi," broom.
"Waalaikumsalam ...," she replied smilingly.
Bizarrely. Is he no longer angry with me? About that time, had he ignored her? But thankfully.
"Where are you going, Wi?"
"I'm going to the park. Boss at home continues."
"Then, let's go there, "take me.
"Come on! Uh ... your son is getting bigger, yeah .. add handsome, more funny."
"Alhamdulillah."
We also walked to the park. Arriving at the park, we sat talking near the swing.
"Mrs." The goddess clasped the back of my hand.
I looked over, watching that serious-looking face. "Yes, Wi."
"I'm sorry." The eyes turned shady.
"For?" I don't get it. What is this about a year ago. When the Goddess suddenly came to my house, accusing me of cheating.
"I should have trusted you." She hugged me. "I'm sorry, Ima .. my best friend."
My heart is so relieved. Friend's back. I let Arka who was walking not far from where I was sitting. He looks very happy. This is the first time Arka took me to the park.
"Wi .. I've already said. I never had any contact with your husband. About the chat via WA at that time, honestly I do not know. Really ... I don't have the contact number of Mas Rangga, your husband, Wi," I said.
He took off his embrace. "Ima .. I know. I've understood it now. Rangga is a playboy. Ever since I saw your name on Mas Rangga's contact, I've been trying to reach him. It was a girl. Her name is Wulan." Tears began to flow from the eyes of the Goddess. "Mas Rangga deliberately named Wulan's contact by your name."
I looked at him with pity. "Wi ... who's patient, huh?"
Then he told me about it a few days later after finding out about Wulan. That, the Goddess immediately hit him. His house is not too far away. He's a village neighbor.
"Mas Rangga also admitted, already using your name, to outwit me. Slandering you too. Mas Rangga is so. To stop at all costs to get what he wants. For your rejection of my husband, thank you, Ima." He explained the details of the misunderstanding.
I exhaled a sigh of relief. "Wi? At that time, my husband had come to see Mas Rangga, right? Did they not fight? I was curious, because Mas Bastian suddenly asked me to forget the incident. You remember?"
The goddess was silent for a moment. "Em ... a-I. I don't know, Ima, sorry ...," he replied stammeringly.
There was a strangeness in the eyes of the Goddess. He was covering something up. "Wi? You're not lying, are you?"
She's stunned. "Ah, no, really. There's nothing, huh?" Repairing his sitting position.
He went back to silence. Sometimes I look up, and then down. I don't know what he's thinking.
"Ima ... actually .... " The goddess bit her lower lip.
"Yes." Yeah." I looked deeper into the eyes of the Goddess. Convince him to say it.
"Actually ... Mas Rangga and your husband .. they .. there is a --" agreement"
Buk up!
Not yet finished talking, we were startled by the sound of Arka's crying.
"Yes, God!" my hug.
"Carca!" The goddess is chasing behind me.
The arka fell near the swing. So engrossed and serious talking, I forgot the existence of Arka.
"Darling you're okay?" I panicked, Arka kept crying. I lift Arka's body into the lap.
"He's not hurt, Ima?"
"Looks not. Why does she keep crying?"
"Look at his feet." Goddess checking the legs of Arka. There was a bruise on the back of the leg.
"Quiet ... Honey ... Mama's gonna take you to the doctor."
***
On the side of the road, we sat in a former coffee shop, waiting for an online taxi that Dewi ordered. Long time. A black car stopped not far from us.
Someone got out of the car, approached us.
"Nia, what's wrong with Arka?"
In a situation like this, there's no way I hate him.
"He fell down."
"How can you?" His eyes also showed concern.
"Are your questions? Hurry up, help me!"
"Come, we'll take him to the hospital."
We rushed into the car. I forgot, ignoring the Goddess who was still sitting in front of the former tavern.
Put down a little car glass. "Goddess?"
The goddess stood up, still staring at me.
"It's okay! Go!" Waving hands to me.
I smiled at him, hinting 'thank you' for returning to be my best friend.
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