
"I go first, take care of yourself." Adan rubbed the head of Salsa before leaving his cousin's sister for a long time.
"Yes..." Salsa held Adan's wrist."What about mom and dad? I'm afraid they're suspicious if I don't have any news at all" Salsa said with a visibly agitated and anxious look.
He smiled."you take it easy, let it be my business. You just focus on your content."
Salsa nodded with a sense of tightness that struck. He never thought his life destiny would be this complicated and sad.
The woman stared at the passing of Adan who began to disappear from the sight of his eyes. Before the sunrise is perfect, Adan first leaves the village. Free-falling tears wet Salsa's cheeks.
"Let's go inside, Salsa," asked Ayu to touch the young woman's shoulder."Don't be sad or worried, everything will be fine" Ayu said, as if knowing what Salsa had in mind.
"Sorry, Mom, I'm a little whiny." Salsa rubbed her tears.
The woman who was much five years older than Salsa was smiling."Its alright. It's only natural that you grieve like this, let alone that you should be exiled to this place."
Salsa lowered her head while rubbing her flat stomach.
"Are you hungry?" ask Ayu.
With hesitation Salsa nodded.
"All right, I'll prepare some food for you first. But sorry if the food menu this morning corn rice and vegetable ointment. I haven't been shopping at the market."
"It's okay, Ma'am."
"You wait here, I'll bring food back for you." Salsa nodded obediently.
Ayu moved from before Salsa. The young lady took a peek into every corner of the house that was truly simple. His two feet stepped to the exit. Highlight Salsa's eyes led to several citizens passing by. Looks like the livelihood in this village as a farmer, Salsa bathin.
"Salesa..."
The woman looked surprised when Ayu touched her shoulder. He looked towards Ayu.
"Let's eat first, I've prepared it."
"Yes, Mommy."
Salsa sat cross-legged on the floor, overlooking the simple dishes Ayu made. Ayu took a plate and put the corn rice and veggie veins that he had warmed into a plastic plate.
"Eat."
Salsa took a plastic plate that had been filled with food by Ayu. He put the food in his mouth. Honestly, this was his first time eating corn rice.
"Hows it? Do you like it?" ayu asked while looking at Salsa's suddenly changed face.
"I'm..." Before finishing his words Salsa smothered his mouth, suddenly his stomach churned and nauseous.
The woman immediately got up and walked towards the window. He immediately spewed out the food in his mouth. Ayu looked panicked and worried. All the girl could do was wipe the nape of Salsa so much that it spewed out the contents in her stomach until the clear liquid that the woman vomited.
"Salvene!" tekik Ayu when Salsa's body collapsed and lucky Ayu held the woman's body before falling to the floor.
"Salsa, what's wrong with you?! Salsas..." Ayu patted the cheek of the woman who was half conscious and did not respond to her speech.
Ayu's heart was pounding, he was afraid of anything happening with Salsa. Plus this woman is pregnant. Ayu painstakingly packed Salsa into her room. He laid the woman on the floor. Ayu's chest throbbing pain saw the deathly pale face of Salsa.
"It's too bad of you, Salsa.." said Ayu. The girl chose to leave Salsa in the room, she would buy medicine at the stall that would make the woman's fever go down. Salsa body temperature is quite hot.
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"I'm not lying, sir. Miss Salsa doesn't live in this contract. And I have asked him directly with the owner of the contract," replied Arjo who immediately lowered his head. He did not dare to continue to look at Rafka who gave a piercing look at him.
Almost two hours the man waited for Salsa in front of the alley.
Rafka squeezes a bouquet of roses that she holds. His heart immediately warmed and was disappointed. How dare Salsa again leave himself after making him float happy and make his hopes even greater to build a household with the woman. Rafka closed her eyes tightly feeling the pain in her chest. He never felt this pain.
"I should have dragged the woman to come with me to Jakarta." Rafka hiss was full of deep anger."He wants to play with me."
Arjo just kept quiet with his head down.
Bugh.
"Fuck you, Salsa!" as for Rafka while kicking the car tire very hard. It evoked a stirring emotion in his mind.
"Tu-lord?"
"Shut up, fool!" rafka's curse is full of emotion on Arjo who was directly exposed to spray.
Arjo immediately gulped his saliva roughly.
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Brak!
Rafka slammed the car door very hard. With wide strides the man walked into the house while removing the tie that was coiled around his neck, the man's jaw tightened with reddened eyes.
Some of the servants who saw the behavior of his employer looked questioningly. Because for them Rafka is not the type of person who shows his anger at others. The man will look calm despite the big problems he is facing. But his current condition is different
"Mas, what's wrong with you?" asked Azkiya when he found Rafka was sitting on the living room sofa with a chaotic appearance.
"Prepare me warm water, I want to soak.." Rafka asked in a low voice.
Azkiya did not heed her husband's request. He walked over and sat down beside Rafka.
"You why Mas? Is there a problem in the company?" asked Azkiya gently while rubbing Rafka's cheek gently.
"No, I'm just exhausted" replied Rafka, slowly shaking Azkiya's hand. It was clear that the man was very uninterested in answering the wife's question.
Azkiya, meanwhile, seemed hesitant with her husband's answer. The woman's gaze rolled as if guessing what problem made Rafka such a frustrated person.
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