The Simpang Jalan
Chapter 23

Luna arrived at Kia's residence, she ran to find her older sister. Seeing that Kia was busy clearing the pile of maps, Luna felt relieved.

"Luna, tumben you here?"

Luna did not stop thinking, how her sister could look relaxed like this, even though her eyes were still swollen. "Rachel asked me to come."

Kia is shocked, she runs towards her floor, her destination is Rachel's room, yet she does not find her daughter there. Kia quickly swung her pair of legs back towards her room, where she saw Rachel crying looking at the disrespectful photos.

"Mother ... Aunty Likha evil ...."

Kia cursed herself, how she was this careless so Rachel again saw something she should not have seen. Kia pulled her daughter into her arms.

Luna looked at the scattered photos, wanting to tear the snake woman's face that caused injuries in her brother's life. Luna did not end up thinking Likha this long on them.

"Luna, please take care of all that" Kia said.

Luna crouched down and started picking up those sickening photos. Every photo sheet that luna touched, her fingers seemed to be scratched by a knife.

Kia tried to calm her daughter. "Sorry mother and father, mother and father again fight to decide where to vacation. Sorry we are ...."

"Lied!" Rachel Screams.

"Rachel forgot yes, you're the same mom I always vacation with Rachel."

"Not for a vacation! Rachel doesn't like Daddy to be a fuss."

Kia glanced at Luna, asking for her sister's help to face Rachel's cries.

"That photo, why did Aunty take the position of mother?"

Kia has no answer to that question.

"Aunty Likha again taught me how to hug Rachel properly, right if the wrong hug later Rachel sick," interrupted Luna.

"Aunty Likha also taught me how to kiss Rachel right." Kia showered her daughter's face with a gentle kiss. "Also teach me how to tickle Rachel right, well this is right what's wrong?" Kia started to tickle Rachel.

The moment made Rachel laugh and cry. "Mother ... don't .. geli bun ...."

"So it's really like this?" Kia kept poking at Rachel.

"Stop mother! Geliiii."

Kia immediately stopped the tickle.

"But why was it photographed?"

"Because you want to make sure that Aunty taught you Dad properly," replied Kia.

"Why aren't you teaching? Or Aunty Luna?"

"Mother work, Aunty Luna also work."

Their reason was accepted by Rachel's wits, the sweet child wiped her tears and came back cheerful. Luna and Kia accompany Rachel to play in Rachel's room, until the boy falls asleep. Kia took Luna to her room.

"Don't tell anyone, including mom and dad," Kia pinta said.

"So don't be crazy!" luna protest.

"Please, let this disgrace be just the three of us and God knows" Kia said.

"If I'm a big brother, I'll take that person to court, let's be ashamed! Let's go to jail for an affair!"

"Defy?" Kia took a deep breath. "Till this moment I'm still at a crossroads. Hang on for Rachel's sake, or split up."

"Wouldn't you give Davi a chance?" Luna did not think her sister still did not think to sue Davi and Likha.

"It's not just about me and Mas Davi. Divorce is not as easy as turning the palm of the hand, okay I can continue to live without mas Davi, what about Rachel? How was Rachel mentally after we split up? Rachel is used to and very attached to her father."

"But defending is not easy either Brother! Are you ready to sacrifice yourself and your feelings for the person who hurt you? After Brother apologized to Kak Davi, is Brother sure Kak Davi will not repeat his actions?"

"Right now I can't take the decision to forgive or to end. I need Luna's time, because I'm here to keep this a secret."

"I want to check my brother's neck. If I'm in the position of Brother, I've posted it their crime, the husband does not know himself! And the ungrateful rascal!"

"What do we get after putting them to shame, or putting them in jail, what do we get out of it?"

"We're disappointed to be paid, brother!"

Luna fell silent, she did not think about the impact on her nephew. "As time goes by, Rachel will understand, Brother."

"On a day I had a hard time answering Rachel's questions, overcoming Rachel who kept whining about Davi, then what if the same question repeated over and over again, was making Rachel understand not enough within a week."

"Public sympathy, public hatred for the perpetrator of the affair, I don't need, all I think about is Rachel."

"So big brother gave in to them?"

"I don't want to think about them, what I'm thinking about right now Rachel, there's been too many things she doesn't deserve to see, she keeps seeing." Kia looked at her sister. "Please, keep this a secret." Kia pleaded for the umpteenth time.

Luna was angry at her brother's attitude, she did not answer, but just left.

In another part of town.

When Davi parked his car, the same time Likha parked right next to him. Realizing the figure he was looking for was in front of his eyes, Davi immediately headed towards Likha's car.

The owner of the black sedan car was very happy to see his ATM approaching him, he immediately opened his car door for Davi.

"Dear." Likha wanted to kiss Davi's lips, but this time Davi brushed her off.

"We have it all" said Davi coldly.

"Once again this is ...." Likha tries to kiss Davi, but the man keeps standing aside.

"You're just scared, just relax all right baby, we enjoy every process."

"It should never have happened! From now on we have nothing to do!" davi.

"Don't make decisions when you're emotional, you take everything you give me, think again a few days ago decide." Likha gives Davi the car keys and access to the apartment she holds.

"It's all for you, it doesn't have to be returned."

"Take all brother Davi, I don't want this from you, from the beginning I said I only want you, not your treasure."

"It's my decision, Likha, we've got this relationship, I'm sorry." Davi got down from Likha's car and immediately returned to his car.

In the same instant, there was a pair of eyes that were shocked to see Davi coming out of the foreign car. Not yet gone his shock, his heart seemed to stop beating realizing the owner of the car was Likha.

"It can't be allowed to." The figure immediately grabbed his phone.

"Hello, Nabila are you still working?" greeting on the other end of the phone.

"I want her, what have you been back yet?"

"I've landed in the homeland, can I meet you?"

"That's right! There's an emergency I need to discuss with you!"

"30 minutes to the usual place."

"Ready Indra, I'll be there soon" said Nabila.

Feeling safe, Nabila came out of hiding, he immediately headed for his car.

At the meeting place of Nabila and Indra.

"I was confused where to start talking from" said Indra.

"Sama, there are important things, but I'm confused about where the story came from" said Nabila.

"I saw Likha and Davi on a business trip. But I'm not sure it's them, afraid it's slander." said Indra.

"Not slander anymore, I just saw Davi get out of Likha's car."

"What should we do? I don't want Kia to be hurt like this."

Nabila mamandang Indra with a full glance.

"I've been letting Kia be happy with Davi for a long time, but if Davi hurts Kia like this, I'm not willing!" Indra clarified his words.

"I'm confused, one side I want to complain, one side I don't have the heart." Nabila put her head on the table.

The two friends were very much in a dilemma thinking about the fate of their best friend.