THE FORMER SHADOW
44. Weekend 2

"Aunty Poppy's ambition is really bad!" amuk Danish's. There was clearly anger on his face.

Danish is usually able to refrain from swearing someone when the figure is not so well known. However, this time he gave a bad assessment for his aunt Badrina.

"And you covered up this secret for eight years. You're bad too!" burping Danish so heard the additional truth from Arshaka while pointing furiously. Inexhaustible Danish thought with the tenant Arshaka keep an important secret from Badrina.

Cantara who had finished talking to Badrina came to the living room. Arshaka and Danish silenced as soon as they heard the footsteps of Cantara.

"Papa, this..," his reflex thrusts Arshaka's phone. The two adult men instantly smiled as Cantara looked at them in turn.

Arshaka received her phone. "Have you finished calling Mama?" asked Arshaka calmly while holding Cantara.

"Already, Pa. Mama said she might be home tomorrow. Canta was happy," he roared as he raised both his hands.

Arshaka himself just found out from Cantara information that Badrina will be home tomorrow. "Thank God, son. Tomorrow we can meet Mama, "welcome Arshaka.

"Tomorrow Canta can pick up Mom, Pa to the hospital?" tanyanya looked closely at the netra Arshaka. "May ya, Pa. Canta kangen Mama," his whine pleaded.

Arshaka glanced at Danish who was developing eyelids at him. Just like the main cast of a famous horror film in Indonesia.

Of course Arshaka understood the meaning of the Danish plot which symbolized his answer to having to agree to meet the request of his little daughter.

"Yes, honey," he replied. The man rubbed the straight black mane of Cantara that was passed down from him. "So papa told me to go shopping to the mini market, Canta accompanied aunt for a while, yes. Papa still wants to chat with Om Danish," he told him to take Cantara down from his lap.

Simultaneously, Muryati came to prepare for the mini market. "Auntie, take Canta also yes to the mini market. Usually Canta is bought by his mother, please just be wrapped from there," Arshaka's orders are taken by Muryati.

Muryati holding Cantara's hand. The boy was in a happy state of heart. So, it's so easy to be told to do something.

After making sure Cantara and Muryati leave the house, Danish continues his curiosity about Arshaka and Badrina's past.

"Lo explained to me, how can I know Aunt Poppy." Danish again urges Arshaka. He was hunting for time, worried that Poppy was preparing something that could later be regretted by himself as a friend of Badrina.

Arshaka restored her hair and let out a snorting voice. "long story. For sure, I know from Aunt Poppy's son. We used to have a college campus," Lontar Arshaka.

Danish began to think that the name of Poppy's son he should have known was not even stored in his memory room.

"Name Monera. Now in Switzerland. He used to know me to Rina. The first sight I actually liked was the same Rina. And, we kept courting me to propose to Rina," Arshaka recalled her past.

"When I went to Aunt Poppy, she really didn't agree with me because I didn't have anything. But lately, I was called and offered cooperation as a condition if I want to marry Rina," continued Arshaka, leaning her back to the sofa. A sense of regret approached Arshaka. A strong breath was breathed into the air.

"And on condition, you marry Badrina by taking over aka moving the inheritance granted by Mr. Wriatmaja on behalf of lo," guess Danish next.

Arshaka nodded again, Danish began to understand the plot played by Poppy. Arshaka and Badrina are victims of Poppy's greed, including Cantara.

"I'm calling it a dirty word!" caci Danish stood up and threw the couch cushion on the floor. "It could be as sadistic as Aunt Poppy, even though from the looks of a good and gentle mother," the value of Danish goes downstream and downstream in front of Arshaka.

"He's been acting for decades, yes it's natural that many are deceived. Maybe Poppy used to want to be an artist, not a success," said Arshaka origin.

"So, what's your plan now? Aini was close to a man known to Aunt Poppy, if not the wrong name --"

"Hafes."

"Well yes, that is. Aini told me once," he continued. Danish stopped downstream, he sat back down to listen to Arshaka's plan.

However, Danish floated his idea before Arshaka spoke. "Lo should tell you this fact as Aini, Shaka."

Arshaka looked at the Danish bead. "Lo how the hell, Dan. My relationship with Rina is bad. If I tell him the truth, he doesn't believe it. On the contrary, it can hate me for being considered to be a demon of his beloved aunt's name," protested Arshaka, frown showing he rejected the idea of Danish. "Gue is trying to improve and reverse with Rina" Arshaka said, emphasizing his main goal now.

"Lo reciprocate because of Canta, right?" accuse Danish of remembering Badrina's outpouring of heart while in the hospital. "Gue suggests, you release Aini if the reason is because of Canta. Aini deserves to live happily and have free choice with a man according to her heart, of course who is kind and respects her." Danish objected to using the reason the child became the way the ex-husband and wife were referred.

He only tried to keep Badrina out of the toxic bond of those closest to him including Arshaka if the man did not have a pure motivation to return.

"Danish, you're so emotional. Accuse me of shallow motivation to approach Rina" Arshaka protested.

"Want to?"

"Canta is one thing, the others are also there. Try you think, I until today monitor the life of Badrina, why? I'm opening this up to elo, what's it for?" grunts Arshaka.

He still felt that Danish had not been able to point out the reason for the man's actions that had been far from his status as an ex-husband.

"Gue was still willing to try to return with Rina. But I will accept Rina's decision. Regardless," Arshaka's determination was firm and solemn. "If you say, let Rina be with the man of her choice. It's not that easy, Dan. This is not a story of a novel whose male lead is a bad person, yes evil for ever. It's real life, Danish," Arsahaka fretted, hoping Danish understands his heart.

Arshaka's throat was dry, he poured water from kettle to cup, then set the drink to two glasses. Tired Arshaka explained at length, it turns out that Danish considers the reason Arshaka wants to return to be Badrina's husband only about children.

Danish can see the seriousness of his co-worker to rearrange the relationship that had broken up and damaged with his ex-wife.

Before long, it shook and rang Arshaka's phone lying in their midst. The two stared at the same phone, reading who the caller was.

"Maulidya..," they murmured together with one another.