One Bed, Three Lives
Chapter 15 (Shaming yourself)

Laras laughed at Abi's words, because Laras thought that Abi was just joking.

"Laras, why did you keep laughing? do I look like I'm kidding?" ask Abi.

Baras held onto his stomach which was painful from continuing to laugh.

"Udah Mas, don't keep joking, my stomach hurts. Mostly Abi's face was made serious like that," said Laras.

Abi finally returns to undo his intention to express his feelings to Laras.

"Yes already, mending now we go in, I'm hungry" said Abi who looked sullen.

Sorry Mas Abi, I know that Mas Abi sincerely said it all, but until now I was still afraid to open my heart. Maybe it's better for the moment our relationship is just friends said Laras in his heart, then Laras wiped the corner of his eye, because inexplicably the heart of Laras felt sad when he saw the face of Abi who looked disappointed.

Abi tries to laugh and joke with Laras as usual so that the atmosphere does not become awkward, as well as Laras who returns pretending not to know Abi's feelings for him.

"It turns out that steak tastes really good, Mas" said Laras who had just eaten the steak for the first time.

"Did you eat steak for the first time?"

"Yes, it's."

"I'm the same, so I'm curious about the taste, too" said Abi who again lied.

After she finished eating, Abi called the waiter to pay her bills.

"How much is everything?" ask Abi.

"Three hundred and fifty thousand sir" answered the Servant, and Abi gave the servant four hundred thousand dollars.

"Take it back," said Abi, and the waiter thanked him before leaving Abi's desk.

Laras was surprised to find out the price of food that Abi had to pay.

"Mas, the food is very expensive, if I, four hundred thousand money can be used to eat one week, this is only for one meal. Then I will not be invited to eat in a place like this," grumbled Laras.

"Udah is okay Laras, we also do not eat every day in this place."

"But unfortunately the money Mas, if we buy beef cattle to the market, can get three kilo grams more. Though if cooking is so easy, sometimes mdingan we cook alone."

"Yes, yes, we'll cook for ourselves. Well, then we'll take a look at the clothes for Daffa."

"No need Mas, clothes here are expensive, later I will buy in the Market or in front of the Factory."

"Laras, I want to buy something for Daffa with my first salary. Is it not that sustenance cannot be denied?"

"But Mas Abi has to pay the rent, not to mention for daily meals."

"I've misahin money to pay for rent, if to eat, then I will give it to you, yes, not good every day eat for free continues."

"What's wrong, count the wages because I helped keep Daffa."

"If I give you a wage, it means I'm not sincere dong, then I will not get a reward."

"Well, how about Mas Abi."

Actually Abi wanted to give money for the daily needs of Laras and Daffa, but Abi was afraid that Laras suspected that Abi gave a lot of money to Laras, and of course Laras would refuse him. Until finally Abi decided to give one million and a half to Laras.

"What's this money for?"

"To eat me for a month. Isn't it okay I just love that much?"

"Udah take it, rather than run out if I hold it. I will eat three times a day, the rest for sambal, lalapan, crackers with water. So, it's only fifty thousand a day" Abi said with a smile.

Laras seems to think, then Laras agrees with Abi's words.

"Yes, then I accept the title yes," said Laras, then put money from Abi into the bag he brought.

Abi invites Laras to a clothing store, then Abi and Laras choose clothes for Daffa.

"Mas, do not buy here deh, tomorrow we just buy in the factory, the price is also cheap, the goods are also not less good," said Laras when looking at the price of clothes in the store.

"Alas, sometimes it's okay to buy expensive clothes for Daffa, the clothes are also funny, Daffa is suitable if wearing them."

"But the price is expensive Mas" whispered Laras.

"If you can't afford it, don't be so pretentious to choose the picky," said Roses who were also choosing clothes there.

"Why is the world so narrow? everywhere I always meet you," said Laras.

"It looks like you were the one who purposely followed me" said Roses.

"You don't need GR yes, there is no point in me following you, too," said Laras, then took Abi away, because Laras did not want to make a fuss.

"Mom, the woman seemed to want to swing in the store Mother, she had already seen, but wanted to go so," cried Rose to the store owner.

"Is that right, Ma'am? then search his body," the shop owner told his men.

Abi was furious to hear everything, and finally Abi raised his voice.

"You have no right to accuse my wife. Do you have any evidence? because I can report you on defamation" Abi said.

"So this Mbak said," said the store owner by pointing to the Rose.

"So you just trust him? then we can see the CCTV," Abi said.

"Udah Mas, we'd better go. Ma'am, sorry, we just looked around" said Laras.

"If you can't afford to buy, don't look around here, the clothes will get dirty" said the store owner arrogantly.

An angry Abi picked up some clothes for Laras and Daffa, and then brought them all to the cashier's desk.

"How much does everything cost? I don't want you all to insult my wife. Let alone this store, even if I want, I can buy this Mall," said Abi who is not willing if there are people who insult Laras.

"Don't just talk about it, you better prove it first. If you are poor, you are poor" mocked Roses for thinking Abi has no money.

"Everything is ten million sir" said the cashier.

"Mas, we should just go" said Laras who thought that Abi did not have that much money, because Laras was afraid that Abi would be humiliated by everyone.

"Bak, wrap all his clothes," Abi said, then gave him the black card he had, so that made Roses, Rahman, and the store owner round his eyes, and, because the person who has a black card is only a super rich person, while Laras already looks anxious, because Laras thinks if it is just an ordinary ATM card, he said, and Laras is afraid that the balance in the card is not enough.

After he finished paying, the shopkeeper returned Abi's black card, and Laras was surprised that Abi had that much money.

The store owner felt ashamed of Abi, then apologized for his mistake.

"Sir, Madam, I'm sorry that I misunderstood you."

"For this time I will forgive you. May all this be a lesson for all of us so as not to demean others" said Abi.

"And you're the Rose, don't expect you to be able to humiliate Laras, because you'll only embarrass yourself" Abi continued, then took Laras who pushed the Daffa pram, pushing the baby carriage, because Abi brought a lot of paper bags.