SOLAR & The Specialists
Mama Selena

MAREEN DENTAL CARE'S

Theodore realized he was not a person who liked to interfere in the affairs of others. Especially if it has nothing to do with it. But this time he felt a strong urge to investigate the earrings found in the left ear of the female corpse in Billie's stomach. He was troubled by the possibility that the woman's corpse was a person he knew. Moreover, he saw the same earrings on Selena's ears. That impulse led him to the lobby of the dental clinic owned by dr. Ivanka, who is none other than Mama Selena. The receptionist asked him to wait after he confirmed his arrival to dr. Ivanka ten minutes ago.

The clinic was the first clinic established by Mama Selena and is now the headquarters. No wonder this clinic building is the largest and most crowded building from other branches.

Theo is training the dialogue in his head, while waiting for dr. Ivanka finished with the last patient. He is not used to lying because he has never been in a situation that requires it so. Theo is a little grateful for being able to use the extra time to practice before actually dealing with dr. Ivankan.

"Theodore?" Mama Selena always called him that, instead of abbreviating him with 'Theo' only.

"Auntie." Sapa Theo when seeing dr. Ivanka in her white coat approached. Age dr. Ivanka is only five years from her mother's age, which means she is fifty-five years old today. But her stature was more like a career woman in her thirties. Mama Selena can be said to be quite reliable in maintaining her body to stay fit and youthful.

Age dr. Ivanka was thirty-seven years old when she conceived Selena. This age should be very vulnerable to pregnancy. But who would have thought, Selena even grew up to become a beautiful and intelligent girl. Having a child of the same age is very natural for dr. Ivanka and her mother became very familiar even though they rarely met. Both of them always know the news. Even the mother left Christian's supervision on dr. Ivanka as long as their parents went around the world on a cruise ship.

"You're so skinny!" Both eyebrows dr. Ivanka fused as she stood opposite Theo, judging from head to toe. "Eat already?" The question was answered with a nod accompanied by a distinctive grin of Theo. "Let's talk in the cafeteria! There is good coffee sold there. Suitable for today's weather."

The two of them walked together towards the cafeteria in question. It didn't take long for the two to find an empty spot because it was past lunchtime. In front of them were already coffee orders of each. Theo with milk coffee, while dr. Ivanka with a glass of espresso.

"Tante was shocked when he heard you were here. When was the last time we saw each other, huh?"

"I don't remember either." Theo scratched his neck, a habit when he was agitated or thinking.

"How are you? Auntie heard you were researching an oil spill off the coast of Australia."

"Yes. The case was finished four months ago." Theo sipped his cold milk coffee slowly.

"Tante saw your name appear in a news article yesterday. You're one of the sources at the site of the discovery of the unidentified corpse in the belly of a blue whale." dr. Ivanka placed both her hands on the table, her body leaning forward. Theo nibbled on the inside of his cheek to stifle anxiety. "The world is getting crazy." Continue dr. Ivanka half muttered as she shook her head, "So now you're on leave, huh?" He leaned back in his chair.

Theo shook his head before replying, "There's work to be done here."

"Oh, huh? Does it have anything to do with your arrival today to the aunt's clinic?" Mama Selena raised her next to her eyebrows.

Theo laughed heartily. The results of his training since the trip had instantly evaporated without a trace. "Not really. Actually I want advice."

"About teeth?"

"Hm... Should aunt be worried? You didn't end up doing anything weird, did you?" A very special suspicion of mothers.

"I want to ask for advice on jewelry that is suitable for gifts." Theo said it. His first lie in life. Again he nibbled on his inner cheek to soothe the uncontrollable heartbeat.

Mama Selena is stunned. He held his chin up against the table with one hand. "Gift?" Ask. Both of his eyes narrowed suspiciously. Suddenly he gasped, "For your girlfriend? You want to propose to her with a ring? Or necklaces? Wait up! You got a girlfriend?" A series of questions that came out of dr. Ivanka makes Theo stammer.

"Yeah. I-I want to look for jewelry that is specially designed. Un-to someone's gift."

"Oh... Theodore." Theo doesn't know what makes dr. Ivanka had a haru face while putting her palm to her chest. A few seconds before dr. Ivanka continued, "What kind of jewelry do you have in mind? Ruby's? The gold? Aunt has some acquaintances of jewelry designers. Depends what kind you want."

"I'm thinking about a diamond earring."

"Earrings? Why earrings? Don't women like rings or necklaces?"

"I feel that a pair of diamond earrings must look beautiful when worn."

Again dr. Ivanka put on a touched face, as if just seeing her son successfully learn to walk. "Tante didn't expect you to be old enough to realize that it's not just the ocean and the rest of it that you can love." A maternal smile adorned his face. "The person you're about to give this gift to must be very special, huh?"

Theo didn't know what to say, so he just nodded.

"The only diamond expert and the best jewelry designer you can recommend is Martin. Aunty often ordered jewelry on her, and the results were very good. Aunty even made a diamond earring for Selena as her birthday present." Well, here it is!, thought Theo. "Selena wore it until now. Although the aunt gave her another piece of jewelry to wear, she did not want to wear it. Only those diamond earrings pass the standard."

Theo almost laughed hearing how dr. Ivanka describes her son's nature indirectly. "I mean aunt, the earrings Selena wore were real diamonds?" Theo immediately cursed himself for foolishly saying things he should not have said. That silly question must have hurt dr. Ivankan.

"When did you wear a fake diamond?" Beautiful face of dr. Ivanka turned cloudy, but quickly turned bright again because she had thought about the possibility that nerd researchers like Theodore would not understand the difference between gold and bronze. There is no point feeling offended by a plain question. There was no point in also explaining how much money he spent to buy Selena's earrings back then.

"Martin is always picky with clients. He is not easily persuaded to design jewelry specifically. Just tell me if you're a aunt's nephew, he'll definitely serve you right away." Continue dr. Ivankan. He pulled out his phone to type something. Before long, Theo's phone got a message notification coming in. "Tante sent you his address."

Theo has got what he needs. There was no longer any reason for him to linger in this dental clinic. He immediately said goodbye to dr. Ivanka after earlier thanked. His departure was not carried out by dr. Ivankan. The woman was still sitting pensively while occasionally sipping her espress until the last drop. Before returning to work, he decided to contact his best friend, Marlia, who was none other than the Christian sisters' mother.

"Hello? Marlia, when are you back in Indonesia?" dr. Ivanka did not say anything as soon as she heard the voice of Mother Christian across the street. "Ah, still next year, huh?" He was silent for a moment, listening to his interlocutor. "Hmm. nothing urgent. But I think you should start planning a wedding...... Oh, not Phillip. It's about Theo. I just met him at my clinic. He asks for advice on what jewelry is suitable for applying..... No, I'm not kidding.... Really, Marlia. I think he wanted to surprise me.." Dr. Ivanka spent the rest of her free time chatting more.

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