The Secretaries
CHAPTER 32
Jia almost arrived on the street in front of Shani's house. From a distance he saw 2 men just walking away from the direction of his friend's house, he stopped for a while. After noticing seriously enough, Jia started to press her motor again a little faster and rushed to meet Shani.
“Shani,” called Jia very surprised after finding Shani sitting on the floor and crying.
Jia quickly hugged Shani calming her down. Shani sobs in Jia's arms. Jia stroked the woman's head with a feeling of worry.
After being calm enough, Jia started cupping Shani's face and directed her gaze into her best friend's eyes. “Lo isn't pa-pa, is it, Sha? Lo why?” jia asked Shani.
Shani shakes. “Gue scared, Ji. I'm afraid,” said Shani sobbed again.
“Shuttt…. No pa-pa, there I am here.” Jia hugged Shani again.
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Shani lies down on her bed, and Jia sitting on the lip of the bed begins to envelop Shani's body.
“Gue is here because of the same worry lo,” Jia told Shani. “Lo why not get to work?” continues asking.
Today Shani is indeed absent without the slightest bit of information. Last night until this morning when Darren was at his house, the man did indeed order Shani not to work today. And the stupid Shani because it is too late in grief, he became reluctant to just check his phone to see any messages there.
Shani just silently did not respond to Jia's remark.
“Sha, mendingan lo honest with me.” Jia took a pause for a moment. “Gue know if you are pregnant.”
Inner Shani instantly gasped. His eyes look ordinary, but dare to swear if in fact he was glaring because he was so surprised to hear Jia's sudden expression. Where does his best friend know that he is now 2?
“Pak Darren is the one who got pregnant? But he's not responsible.”
Shani's tears dripped with a hollow feeling. His frozen expression continued to stare at Jia. He didn't know what to say to the woman.
Jia stared at the stroking of Shani's stomach which seemed to be still flat under the clothes and blankets that the woman was wearing. “Gue same respect lo because you want to defend this baby.” Jia turned back to Shani.
“What do I need to do, Ji?” shani asked pitifully.
“Lo must be sure, Sha. You can run all this. I will always encourage you and help whatever I can.”
Shani blinked throwing away her tears that held in the corners of the eyes. No matter how positive Jia said, Shani still felt unsettled. Being pregnant without a husband is a great disgrace and not easy to live.
“Gue really, really bego, Ji. I never should have known Darren. I shouldn't have admitted it was the same with him.” Shani sobbing.
“Why are you even beating yourself up? The only person who's really wrong here is that damn boss!” aspat Jia said Darren.
“Udah Sha lo don't cry anymore.” Jia wiped Shani's tears with her hands. “Gue will always be there for you. So you don't be afraid anymore, yes.”
“How am I not afraid, Ji? Mr. Wirawan started sending his men to my nanyain. I'm afraid, they're all rude,” Shani said to Jia's surprise.
Slowly, Shani began to fall asleep. Jia looked at Shani's face. His best friend's life is full of twists and turns. Jia also stood up. He must do something so that Shani is not too burdened.
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Darren is in a hurry to get into Shani's house after he hears from Jia that his papa's men have just come to Shani at home. Darren then stopped when he found Jia who was sitting across her legs and hands in the living room of the house. Jia stared intently at Darren's face, hinting at the man to sit there.
“Where is Shani? Is he all right?” darren asked Jia, his face paled sharply if the man was panicking right now.
“Pak Darren can still ask if Shani is okay?” Jia astonished. “Surely not, Sir.”
Darren's chest is rustling. He knows that Shani is not okay. Darren feels himself really stupid for failing to look after the woman he loves.
“I'm confused as Mr. Darren. People who seem educated, have high positions, and are very respected at work, turn out to be people who are bastards,” Jia told Darren, he did not care if because of his words he would be fired from the office.
But in fact Darren justifies the meaning of Jia. Darren just kept quiet about the woman. He himself is to blame.
“Now Mr Darren wants to do what? Shani needs responsibility. She and the baby in her womb, they all need attention.”
“I know. I'll be in charge.”
“I don't need any nonsense Mr. Darren. I just want Mr. Darren to wake up and take action immediately. Shani's stomach will grow. And if people find out, the one who's gonna get hurt here is Shani. Shani has suffered enough to have to bear this burden alone, plus the gossip of people later.” Jia shakes. “Is Mr Darren after all the same as Shani?”
Darren lowered his head, then massaged his forehead. Darren knows he has to take responsibility. But how?
After the conversation, Jia told Darren to leave. Jia tidied up some of the items in Shani's house that looked messy so that his best friend did not need to waste energy to tidy it up. And then, he returns to the office leaving Shani still asleep.
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The Argantara family had dinner together. Darren is really not strong with all this. It seems that his family seems harmonious and calm, but he and his feelings are so shaken by problems.
“Zaila, you have to eat a lot. Let your future grandchildren stay healthy in your stomach,” said Fiona smiled as she added a piece of yellow seasoned tuna to her mantra dinner plate.
“Still, Ma.” Zaila smiled as well.
“Darren, Papa heard today you didn't go to the office. Papa knows now your wife is pregnant, but you also can not get out of control just with work affairs,” Wirawan said to his son.
Darren stopped chewing. The mood is always not good if papa or his mother starts to babble at mealtimes, especially if it is dinner. Darren tried reluctantly to respond to his papa, he again busy scooping his rice.
“And 1 more. Papa asked you to immediately do PHK for some of our employees. Papa saw some of their performance was not good and started to have problems. Especially Shani, you better fire him.”
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