THE PENANCE: THE PEBINOR
TP - 31 - TIME IS UP

Arnav, Nalesha, and Zael are meeting. "From now on, we will no longer be dealing with them. I'll make a full illusion that will make them admit their wrongdoing to the police."

Nalesha and Arnav nodded in understanding.

Afterwards, Zael takes Nalesha to dinner at a fancy restaurant. At first Nalesha refused, but Zael persuaded him. Nalesha finally left.

As the red light flashed, the car Zael was driving stopped. Nalesha looked out the window. The girl looked up at the advertising screen in a building that showed her face. There's a note under his picture. "The youngest daughter of the Gunindra family disappeared in the forest."

Nalesha tried to sit up straight, so that Zael would not see the big screen.

When they arrived at the restaurant, they ordered food. Both of them ate the dishes they ordered.

"After such a shitty act, I'm glad we could eat at the restaurant" Zael said.

Nalesha smiled. "I'm happy, but it's even more fun if we eat at home as usual."

"Home home? You're not tired of living in the middle of the woods?" Ask Zael.

Nalesha. "I'm comfortable in your house. I feel really like I'm in a real house."

"I think girls from the human race really like romantic dinners" Zael said.

"Not all girls want that. You dated anyone before?" Nalesha asked suspiciously.

"I? I only dated one person. And he's dead" replied Zael.

Nalesha felt guilty. "Oh? I'm sorry."

Zael smile. "You jealous?"

"Ah? No." Nalesha shook her head.

Zael smile. "You said you wanted to be a drucless. You want me to marry you and make a token of ownership?"

Nalesha's face was already flushed red like a boiled crab. "I didn't...."

Zael rubbed Nalesha's hair gently. "I don't want you to be drucless. I want you to be a human being. God created you as the most perfect being."

Nalesha digested Zael's words.

"I'm going to the toilet first." Zael moved from his seat.

Zael. "You mean?"

"You go to the toilet to run away and leave me and then I pay for all this food. I have no money" said Nalesha.

Zael rolled his eyeballs. He whispered, "You think I'm gonna do that? My palace is made of gold. With just one block of my gold bricks, I can buy 4 restaurants like this."

Nalesha chuckles. "Yes, it's there. Don't you take it long."

As Zael was leaving, Febrian entered the restaurant. He looked relaxed in his home clothes.

Waiter greets him. "Welcome, Mr. Police."

Febrian has a special service. Unintentionally, Febrian sees Nalesha's whereabouts. He looked surprised.

He's approaching Nalesha. Sensing that someone was coming towards her, Nalesha looked up at the person. Both of his eyes were wide.

"It just so happened to meet you here." Febrian sat opposite Nalesha.

Nalesha immediately searched for a sentence she could use to answer the Febrian questions.

"What is Febrian here for?" Ask Nalesha.

"There's a murder case I'm investigating. One of the locations we visited was this restaurant" Febrian replied.

"Oh." Nalesha gulped down her drink.

"I'm glad to see you're okay. But, your family is worried about you, Nalesha. I know you're not close to them, but by running away from home and disappearing in the woods, you're freaking everyone out" Febrian said.

"family? Which family?" Nalesha asked with a lazy expression.

Febrian also looked at Nalesha seriously. "Your three sisters, they're so worried about you."

Nalesha laughed sarcastically. "They wish I had disappeared from this world. They're looking for me to see if I'm alive or dead."

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^^^18.44 | 23 April 2021^^^

^^^By Ucu Irna Marhamah^^^