The Shackles of Second Love
31

“Ah— Roasted pig.”

Haru who was walking around the store's headquarters stopped his steps in front of the food store that sold roasted pork.

“About Mia I want to buy this?” Haru asked himself.

Because he could not confirm himself, Haru decided to ask Mia directly. He sent a message and asked if the woman liked roasted pork or not.

And after waiting for less than two minutes, Haru got a reply saying that the woman wanted him.

So with a bright smile, Haru began to step both feet into the tavern. But before that someone patted his shoulder slowly to make the man surprised.

“Haru?!”

“This is really you?”

Haru's body froze. The man showed a face full of surprise, while the two people in front of him looked enthusiastic when they saw him.

“Ryuken, Alice—” murmured Haru faintly.

The man stared at Ryuken for quite a while, and then his gaze shifted to Alice, Ryuken's wife.

Instantly a flash of the past between the three of them returned to spin quickly, creating many memories that he honestly longed for so deeply.

Ryuken, Alice, they have been with Haru since the two started elementary school education. And they went to the same school until high school. Until finally Haru chose to come with his father to Indonesia to continue his education strata one there.

“Gosh, I missed you, Haru!” Ryuken hugged Haru's body without feeling awkward, while Haru could only fall silent. He glanced at Alice who looked much different from the last time they met.

The woman grew more beautiful and charming. Haru smiled faintly at Alice, and the woman replied to something similar to her.

“Haru, when did you get back here?” Ryuken asked her old friend.

Haru who was asked began to misbehave, he was quite awkward with the man because he had not met for a long time.

“About three weeks ago. I came with my wife.” Haru answered Ryuken's question.

“So, are you married?” ask Alice and Ryuken at the same time.

Look, the two were even very compact when throwing questions at him. Haru secretly felt envious because it seemed like the relationship of the two people was getting better.

“I recently got married.” said Haru.

Ryuken felt still dissatisfied chatting with Haru. Until he invited Haru to stop by their subscription ramen shop at school.

Haru refuses the invitation, but he is not happy when Alice begs him. And in the end the three of them left the store and moved to their subscription ramen shop.

..

Haru returns home in the middle of the night after spending about an hour chatting with Ryuken and Alice.

The man did not expect to see them again. Because he had thought that Ryuken and Alice were leaving the city.

While with them, Haru again felt his heart warm up, a feeling that made him seem to be thrown into the past, where the three of them were still often together.

And his encounter with Ryuken and Alice, made the love he was trying to bury back to the surface.

Haru sighed along the way towards the room. Mia must have fallen asleep because she was out for too long.

“The grill must be cold too.” whispered Haru as he glanced at the parcel in his right hand.

“Haru—”

The man who almost touched the doorknob of his room stopped when he heard his wife's voice from behind. Making him without hesitation immediately twist his body to face Mia.

He saw the woman standing while holding a mug that was still reflecting hot steam.

Haru smiled faintly at the woman, “I thought you were asleep.” Haru said.

“I'm waiting for you to go home.” Mia replied making the man start to feel guilty.

“Sorry, I'm taking too long.”

And when Mia heard Ryuken's name, she became interested in observing Haru's facial features.

“Mia, you wait here first and I'll change clothes.”

“We will eat this together.” Haru said while showing the parcel he brought to Mia.

The woman nodded with spirit. It just so happened that he was hungry because he was waiting for Haru to bring him food.

“Wait for ya...” Haru said as he rubbed the top of Mia's head gently.

Mia is haunted in her place. it seems that it has been a long time since she got a small swab over her head. Although it feels different from what Hartono did, but because Haru did that to her, she said, Mia misses her father again.

His hand then touched his stomach, then rubbed it slowly.

“Mama misses your father, son.” whispered Mia sounding naughty.

**

Not always the silence was agonizing.sometimes the silence actually creates its own calm.

And not all the silence is awkward, because it turns out there are some people who actually feel comfortable even though they are covered in silence.

As Haru and Mia were feeling.The two people who were trapped in silence were looking comfortable with each other. After finishing off the roast pig Haru had bought, the two now simply fell silent to each other without any intention of starting a chat to break the silence.

Mia with her longing feelings for Hartono made the woman dissolve in her wishful thinking. While Haru is silent because he is holding back the forbidden love turmoil on the figure in the past he returned to meet.

Haru glanced at Mia who seemed to be still comfortable with her daydream, but considering that this was too late, and the woman had to quickly rest herself, Haru decided to take Mia back to the room.

“Come, back to room.”

“You should sleep, Mia.”

Haru extended her hand to Mia, and the woman thought for a moment before actually receiving her husband's helping hand.

“Other times, if I'm late you go to bed first.” Haru said slowly.

“And next time if you want to go home late at least give word.” Mia chimed in on Haru's words.

The man heard it, and a few seconds later he laughed. Haru realizes that the cause of Mia waiting for him is none other than because herself did not give any news about her delay.

“Sorry, I forgot to tell you.” said Haru to be unwell to Mia.

The woman responded with a nod and Haru opened the door of their room and invited Mia to enter first.

Mia released her grip on Haru's hand, and then walked closer to the bed. The woman stood up hesitantly, while her eyes stole a glance at Haru.

“What's up?” tanya Haru who was conscious was being noticed by Mia.

The woman looked at him in silence and that made Haru quite curious.

“Can from now on we sleep one bed?” mia asked with her flat face.

Haru was surprised to hear that.he did not expect Mia would say that.

“I feel bad seeing you constantly sleeping on the sofa.” Mia said again.

The man was still silent sign was thinking.he was weighing whether he should accept the offer from Mia or not.

Mia who saw Haru's inertia started to feel uncomfortable. It seemed like her request was too presumptuous and made Haru unhappy.

“If you don't want, it's also okay.”

mia said in a hurry.

The woman then laid her body on the bed with her back to Haru. And who would have thought that it turned out that Haru caught up with Mia by lying on the same bed with his wife.

“From now on I will sleep here, with you.” Haru whispered right next to Mia's ear.