The Roof You Promised
Section 16 - Home

Herjuno stepped foot into his room. Since entering the building where he worked, a smile never escaped his lips. Nodding kindly at each person who greets 'em, and pausing a few times to thank the person who congratulated him on his marriage. Herjuno did announce his marriage to Aurorae, inviting several employees who used to be close to Aurorae as well as those who worked under him directly. Herjuno does not want to cover Aurorae status, he wants to tell everyone, that Aurorae belongs to him.

“Sunny new bride.” Maudy whispered, gently nudging Farhan's arm which had been staring at Herjuno until he entered his room.

“Cih.” Farhan throbbed, staring at his best friend's annoyance.

Rama who noticed the two chuckled.

“About last night how many rounds are they?” Rama hooked up again, flirting.

“You're. I swear single for life.” Umpat Farhan as he passed.

Maudy and Rama chuckled at Farhan who passed by with an annoyed look on his face. They just stopped laughing when they heard Herjuno's heavy voice.

“Tita , bring sales report this month.” He said from the front door of his room.

“Good Sir.” Tita tidied up the file on her desk and passed by following Herjuno.

“Pak Juno looks five times better looking no?” Dea at the end of the room made a sound.

“True, the faces of the newlyweds, bright luminous.” Kekeh Maudy slow.

Dea scrunched her forehead.

“New bride? Who?”

“Wah , Mba Dea don't know yet? Pak Juno married Aurorae two days ago.” Obviously Maudy was enthusiastic.

Dea swerving. After a maternity leave three months ago, she had just returned to the office today.

“Aurorae? Our aurorae?” tanyanya seriously.

Maudy nodded.

“Wah.. It seems like I took too long time off.” Laughs slowly.

“You are careless. Juno sir already has a wife, already have children too.” Dea suddenly regained consciousness on the sidelines of his laughter. Hit Maudy's arm.

“Aw.” Maudy screamed rubbing her arm.

“But it is true. They marry. View.” Maudy reached out for her cell phone and showed her the wedding photos of Herjuno and Aurorae.

Dea swerving.

“What is Pak Juno divorced? Before I took my leave, I saw his wife come and Mr. Juno met her in the front parking lot. Then Aurorae, isn't she in a relationship with Farhan? Even when he resigned I teased him if he stopped working because he was getting married to Farhan.” Her great-grandson was without pause as she continued to slide photos of Herjuno and Aurorae's wedding on Maudy's phone.

Maudy.

“Ck. You did take too long off Mba.” He snatched his phone from Dea's hand.

**

Farhan put one by one his personal belongings into the bag he carried, the mood was not good all day. Has not healed the wound in his heart , it has been increasingly gaping wide to see Herjuno so happy all day. Like pretending not to know, if he's hurt.

“Cih , sucks.” He muttered while holding his backpack. Prepare to go home.

“Farhan.”

Farhan. Up ahead Herjuno called out, staring at him intensely as if saying come here, I want to talk.

Farhan snorted in annoyance. Walk slowly towards Herjuno.

“Iya Sir?”

“You're going home? Get in my room for a minute, I want to talk.”

Farhan nodded. Before following Herjuno, he turned to his friends.

There was Farel who reacted immediately. Shred both his shoulders while asking ‘what is it?’ without sound.

Farhan. Nor does he know why Herjuno called him.

“Yang yesterday no match Sir?” tanyanya.

“Hem, please yes.. tomorrow can?” Herjuno.

“Good Sir, tomorrow I will submit some data on the house that fit the criteria Mr.”

“Thank you. I wait.”

Farhan nodded.

“I excuse me.” Said turned.

“Han.”

Farhan looked again.

“I'm sorry. Forgive Aurorae. Forgive us.”

Farhan was silent. Looking with an inexplicable gaze, not knowing what to answer.

“Thanks for keeping Aurorae all this time. And forgive us if it hurts you.” Continue Herjuno again.

Farhan again just nodded, then turned out of the room.

**

As planned, this afternoon Herjuno returned to his own home. It had been three days not to meet Haidar, his heart was longing.

“Bi where is Haidar?” Herjuno asked after saying his greetings and Bi Lilis replied.

“In the back garden Pak , with Zhafran.”

“Mother?” the question again as it passed past Bi Lilis in the living room.

“Mother has not returned Sir.”

Herjuno frowned, stopped his steps and turned his head.

“Mother go out? Since what time?”

Bi Lilis nodded.

“Since this morning Sir after Haidar went to school.”

“Good. Please make me coffee.”

Herjuno passed by, approaching his son who was feeding his pet koi fish.

“Papa!” Haidar shouted cheerfully as he saw Herjuno in the doorway, running over.

“Papa why it works so long? Haidar every day bobo with Brother Zhafran.” His babble while wrapping both his hands around the neck of the Father.

“Haidar miss papa no?”

“Rindu.” He answered while kissing Herjuno's left cheek and right cheek. Making Herjuno chuckle, then enter the house with Haidar , and Zhafran who followed them.

“Papa , let's eat a hamburger.”

“Haidar want burger?”

“Iya. With Brother Zhafran also.”

Hearing his name mentioned, Zhafran smiled gleefully, he had long wanted to taste the food called hamburger.

“Good. Papa phone mama first, later we go with mama also.” He answered while lowering Haidar from his carrier.

“With Om Satya too?” asked Haidar plain.

**