The Grief of the Two Red Lines
Caught

"Have you asked Brian where he was yesterday?" Andre asked that made Zaira raise her face.

Yes, he was silent for a moment while thinking. Zaira chose not to talk when she was angry with Brian. She also avoided her husband. Choose to go first before Brian wakes up from his sleep.

Looking at Zaira who was just silent, Andre knew the answer.

"Try talking. Ask her nicely. Maybe I was over-considered it. Who knows if he has some sudden business." Andre said to appease Zaira. Although he himself suspected that Brian must have been with Rinnada yesterday.

"alright". His reply was short but in his heart, he was unwilling to do what Andre suggested.

"Ra, do you know which one Rinnada is?" Ask Andre again. See if Zaira knew that the hospital chief's son was her husband's ex-lover?

Zaira. "I don't even want to know, brother. That would torture me so much".

Andre exhaled slowly. "What if he's someone around you?"

Andre's question made Zaira look at him straight away. He never thought of that. Brian used to live in a town far from here. It was impossible for the people around him to be Brian's lover. Even if she did, her husband's affair must have happened from a long time ago.

Zaira. Nor did he ask who the people around him were. Although in recall the incident when Brian was exercising that morning, Zaira did not know the woman.

Zaira came out. He got up from the chair when his conversation with Andre was over.

However, as she was about to hold the door handle, she stopped when she heard a woman's voice outside calling her husband's name.

He was silent, listening to the voice of the woman. She faintly heard.

"Why? I'll just say hello.."

Then silence. Brian was whispering.

Zaira closed her eyes. For a moment he thought sadly, it turned out that Brian also met the woman while in the office. That seintens they met, made his heart so hurt.

Then suddenly, Zaira recalled something as Brian softly mentioned Rinnada's name.

"Rin.tone.." Mumbled Zaira quietly.

He repeated it again. "Rin.tone.." He thought of someone in his mind. Then try to remember the voice of that person.

The woman's voice came out again.

"What's? why can't I?"

Zaira widened her eyes. "Tone?" Why is the voice of the woman outside very similar to the voice of the woman who recently often came to him?

"Follow me first". Brian's voice was heard. The sound of footsteps away from where Zaira was standing seemed to have left.

He looked at Andre. His gaze was full of sadness. Her tears are puffing. "What...Rinnada is Tone?" Zaira asked to convince her what she had in mind now. His jaw docked, afraid to hear Andre's message.

Andre who was standing at his place nodded slowly. Andre's face looked pitying Zaira's current condition.

Suddenly, Zaira's tears poured out. He closed his eyes, remembering what she had been doing to him all this time. It turns out he was the one....

****

Brian put his bag in the back seat of the car. He looked at Rinnada who was sitting next to him.

"Next time, don't scream like that. Especially in front of Andre's room. Thankfully he's on leave". Brian warned Rinnada to be more careful if the relationship between the two goes well.

"Yes, yeah, okay." He said while holding the man's cheek.

"Someone I want to ask you." Brian runs his car while thinking about the destination. "You've eaten, haven't you?"

Rinnada nodded quickly while leaning his back against the chair.

"How's Dinnara's life now?"

"Why ask?" Rinnada's eyebrows are wrinkled. He didn't like Brian asking for his twin.

"It's not like that". Brian glanced at Rinnada at a glance. "It used to be, it wasn't very good".

Rinnada sighed. "He's.is fine. I forgot you perfectly".

"really? Good then." Brian nodded.

"Then.. Why did you disappear?" Brian asked the thing that used to often float in his mind to disappear on his own and did not find the answer until now.

Rinnada squinted his eyes at Brian. "I'm in the law because of you. And after I came back, you disappeared somewhere. Then suddenly married. It hurt my feelings." He said with an annoyed tone and a sullen face.

"I'm sorry, yeah." Brian clasped Rinnada's hand. Guilt suddenly enveloped his heart. Remembering the events that led them to separate. "Is your illness cured?" Ask Brian again.

Rinnada nodded. "Haven't discussed that. What matters now is that you can return as you were. That's all that's fun for me, huh." Rinnada kissed Brian's left hand gently.

~

Zaira was still standing in her place. Tears he can't hide from Andre. His shoulders went up and down because of the stuffing he was holding. His face was wet too. He didn't even realize how long he had been there for so Andre had to give up all his meetings with clients.

Andre took Zaira to sit down. He just walked in the direction of Andre's hand that pulled his arm. He seems resigned to his present condition. His mind was also very chaotic. He refused to know who the woman was because it would be difficult for him to forgive the two later. For him, there would be a chance if Brian stopped him. But apparently, the two are trying to play pretty behind him.

"Ra, calm yourself down". Andre's voice was soft even though in his heart he strongly condemned the insolent deeds of his best friend.

Zaira could no longer catch the sound in her ears. His mind was already filled with all sorts of questions and bad possibilities within his household.

He never thought this would happen.

Andre reflected on the events of the past, when Rinnada who used to cry as much as Zaira at this time. They both cry for fate with Brian. The difference is, Rinnada cried because he had to give up his girlfriend with her twin and Zaira cried because Rinn was the one who tried to seize her.

Andre let the woman cry. This is the second time Zaira has cried in her office. Andre calls Hani so he can pick up Zaira who can't be left home alone.

Andre came out of his room. He would make warm tea for Zaira so as to at least ease the feeling of the throat.

Then when he entered, Andre did not find any more Zaira there. He ran to find Zaira. Nor did he find Zaira's car parked in his office yard.

'Been already. Maybe he went home.' Inner Andre.

Zaira drove her car half-conscious. He couldn't deny what was happening at the moment. He must think realistically and will no longer remain silent.

Zaira pulled the car over. Typing something on his phone. Then run his car again with a hiccup that he can't take anymore.

~

Brian was at the cafe and sitting down and chewing his food. He is confronted by Rinnada who brews warm tea.

His phone rang a short sign of incoming messages. Brian grabbed his phone with his left hand. His right hand was busy holding the spoon.

"Eat it first. Don't mind anyone when you're with me". Rinnada said while pouting. Brian just laughed at Rinnada's behavior in his eyes was very cute.

Brian stared at his phone for a long time. He read carefully the message sent by his wife.

"Let's meet at home now. There's something I need to say. Come in 15 minutes. If it's a second late, I assume you want a farewell."

The loud clang of the spoon that fell from Brian's hand on the plate left Rinnada shocked.

Brian's eyeballs glared like they were going out of place. What the hell Zaira? Why is it suddenly like this? What's wrong with her? Why say goodbye so easily? His mind is full of question marks.

Brian stopped eating. The feeling is very unpleasant. Just because it was too late he wanted a farewell? Brian was claustrophobic, for a moment like he couldn't get oxygen for him to breathe. He asked inwardly. 'Did Zaira know what I did?'

Seriate....