Honeymoon ( 4 )

Early in the morning, Dian left for Bara's house with Abi, Bara's personal driver, after they were escorting Egi to the airport.

Their schedule this morning was to go to the provincial election commission's office. Even though Bara just finished the reception yesterday, he had to go to the election commission's office to listen to the election commission's announcement.

  Dian and the volunteer team had prepared a celebration event with party leaders and party members.

  Abi and Dian were two of Bara's confidants.  Abi also knew that Bara was gay. At first, Abi refused to be Bara's driver, but after being convinced by Dian, finally, the man was willing to become Bara's driver as long as Bara won't be tempted by him.

  "Are you sure Egi won't come back here again?"  Abi asked carefully at Dian who was busy playing her iPhone.

  "I hope he doesn't dare to come back, Bi. I beat him up last night."

  "But I can see that he never gives up. I think he loves our boss to death."

  "Love to death?"  Dian chuckled with amusement at Abi's words.

  "Why are you laughing like that?"  asked Abi in amazement as he looked at Dian from the rearview mirror.

  "After all you're so funny."

  "What's so funny?"

  "You call Egi loves our boss to death. It's not loving, but lust, Abi. Their love is not true. They have deviated from customary and religious norms."

  "If they deviate, why are you still loyal beside the boss. You've been trying to make the boss straight for five years but all of that is in vain."

  "I'm loyal to the boss because he did a lot to me, Bi. He's the one who made me rise after I fell fifteen years ago. If it weren't for the boss maybe I would have committed suicide and couldn't be like this."

  "For the sake of returning the favor, huh?" Abi asked, he was increasingly curious about Dian's story.

"You can say that."  Tears rolled down Dian's eyes.

She remembered the bitter incident when she was a teenager that gave Dian her own trauma. If it weren't for Bara, maybe she would have ended her life right then and there.

  Abi glanced at the rearview mirror and Dian wiped her tears. There was a feeling of guilt in Abi because he made Dian sad to remember her past.

  "I'm sorry if my question made you sad," Abi said regretfully.

  "Ndak baa doh Bi," said Dian in Minang language.  (It's okay, Abi).

  Dian can already speak Minang because she had lived in the City Of  P for almost ten years. Even though P was not as advanced as B city, she felt comfortable living here because there were no traffic jams and the food here was delicious.

You will not find rotten chicken or rotten fish for sale in P city. All food products were fresh. The meat was fresh. If you buy chicken from the sellers. Their live chickens were slaughtered. Buyers only had to wait for their chickens to be slaughtered. Fresh fish like catfish, tilapia, and cork were sold alive. Only sea fish were sold dead but still fresh. If not fresh, don't expect the fish to be bought.

  The people of P city were the smartest at seeing the quality of food. If they were sold cheaply but the conditions were not good, they will not be bought.

  Dian's stomach was pampered with the delicacy of P cuisine. If her parents visited P city, they were very happy to be invited on a culinary tour.

  The car that was driven by Abi entered Bara's house. Abi lowered the windshield to reveal himself to the security guard in front of Bara's house. The security guard immediately opened the gate. Abi's car immediately entered the house yard.

  Bara's house was located in an elite residential complex in the City Of P. The house which was dominated by white looked magnificent from the other houses. Bara's house was like a flower garden because the front yard was covered with roses and orchids.  Ranti, Bara's mother really liked gardening.

  Beautiful flowers were planted in her yard. Bara's garden was equipped with an automatic fountain.

  At night, the view of the fountain pool was even more beautiful because of the lights around the pool.