THE LIFE OF A MAN
EPISODE 18
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‘His face looks familiar.. (His face looks familiar)’ Inner Son.
“What is it Son? (What's the Son?)” Bruna asked the Son who seemed to be daydreaming after the Restaurant Manager left to prepare their order.
‘It was just my feeling if that man was noticed my face? (Is it just my feeling that the man is watching my face?)’ The son dissolved in his mind until he ignored Bruna's question.
“Putra?”
“Hemm?.”
“What is it? (What's up?)” Ask Damian.
“Nothing. Just a little bit tired (Not what – what. Just a little tired)”
****
The son and the five people who were with him had already arrived at their new residence Villa.
“Thank you Mr. Abdul, please rest” Putra said.
“I should thank Tuan”
Mr. Abdul slightly bowed respectfully to the Son who was holding Anthony who seemed to sleep.
“Thank you for treating me well. Even to bring this to my wife and child”
The son showed his smile.
“It has been said Mr. Abdul need not hesitate”
“Iya Sir. Thank you once again” said Mr. Abdul politely, back to lower his body a little.
“Thank you back. Please rest” Sahut Putra.
“I'm sorry then, Mr. Son, Mr. Damian, Mr..”.
“Garret his name” Sambar Putra who saw Mr. Abdul still do not memorize Garret and Bruna. “The name is Bruna” Putra again reminds the name of Bruna and Garret to Mr. Abdul.
“Good. Excuse me Mr. Son, Mr. Damian, Mr. Gar-ret and Miss Bruna”
The four men nodded while smiling at Mr. Abdul.
“Happy rest. If you need something please call me anytime Tuan” said Mr. Abdul.
“Iya thank you”
“Have a good rest everyone (Happy rest all)” Said Damian who then said goodbye to go to his room first.
The rest followed shortly thereafter.
**
‘Could it be ..?.... (Maybe ...?) ..’
The Son's eyes could not be closed even though he felt a little tired on his body.
There is something that is disturbing the mind of the Son since at the restaurant where he and his entourage stopped. ‘That man, I thought that I ever saw him before. But where? ... (Laki – the man, I'm like I've seen him. But where?.)’
Son is in again.
‘Is he Jaeden’s man? (Is he Jaeden's?)’
Son thought.
‘Is Jaeden found out that Anth is still alive? (Did Jaeden know Anthony was alive?)’
The son nodded slowly.
‘No. People at Ravenna are trusted (No. People – people in Ravenna are very trustworthy). They will help consider Rery (They certainly help with Rery). But Jaeden also know me (But Jaeden also knows about me)’
The son thought hard.
‘Is he guess that was me who killed Yanni since I won't with Rery when he killed him, Madelaine, Yann, Clarence and Haig? (Did he have guessed that I was the one who killed Yanni because he didn't see me when he killed Rery, Madelaine, Yann, Clarence and Haig?)’
The son was still thinking hard, and now looked at Anthony who had fallen asleep on the bed belonging to the Son.
‘Even so, Jaeden will never think about this place, not even this country (Although, Jaeden will never think about this place or this country). But who was that man? (So who's a – boy?)’
The son remembered the Restaurant Manager where he stopped earlier that he noticed, if the Manager also appears to steal – steal look to pay attention to him.
The Son's instincts like to work automatically if there is something awkward nearby.
‘I need to find out (I'll find out )’ Son convinced himself.
**
The son couldn't sleep well last night. At breakfast three colleagues who glanced at Putra realized this.
“What’s wrong Son? (What's the Son?)”
“Nothing (Nothing what – what)”
“Tsk! Like we just know you (Like we just know you)”
“You seems ancient since yesterday (You seem to have been restless since yesterday)”
Damian and Bruna make a sound.
“Something disturbed your mind? (Something bothers you?)” Ask Garret .
The son did not answer. Staring at the three people who had invited him to speak while asking.
The son nodded very slowly, then glanced at Anthony. Damian, Bruna and Garret who were watching Putra also saw the nod of the Son as well as the eye code that implies it should not be discussed now because there is Anthony.
The three people immediately understood. Then continued their breakfast in silence, and occasionally tried to invite Anthony to talk, even though the boy was still unmoved.
***
The son went straight to the reading room which doubles the workspace in the Villa after meeting all the needs of Anthony in the room. The boy did indeed seem to not want to go anywhere other than the Son's room after from the dining room when meal time arrived. It was carried by the Son and sat there, then directed to eat.
The son left Anthony in his room and asked Mr. Abdul to accompany him and take care of him. Meanwhile, Mr. Abdul's wife has now also worked at Villa to serve three Tuan and one Nona and one Tuan Muda in Villa.
And – boys Pak Abdul is also now employed by Putra to be their personal driver, as well as helping his parents to do everything related to the Lords and one Miss who lives in the Villa.
“You have something in your heart, don’t you? (You're having a wedge in your heart, aren't you?)”
“Yes I am (Yes indeed)” Sahut Putra on Damian and Bruna.
“What is it? (What is it?)”
“Is there something that we missed behind? (Is there anything we missed behind?)”
“I am sure not. But ... (I'm sure not. But).”
The son hung his words.
“But what? (But what?)” Garret asked curiously just like Damian and Bruna.
“I am impeach something .. (I suspect something) ..” Saying the Son while looking as if thinking.
Damian, Bruna and Garret spontaneously looked at each other and then again looked at the Son. “Tell us (Say to us)”
Damian.
“Someone actually (Someone actually)” Say Son again.
“You mean's... (You mean.)”
“Stupid! Not Pak Abdul and his family (Stupid! Not Mr. Abdul and his family)”
The son refuted Damian's thinking which he knew led to Mr. Abdul.
“Who knows, right? (Who knows?)” Damian sniffed his shoulder.
Son shakes. “I already find every information of him before I hired him to work for us here. Nothing is wrong with him and his family also (I've dug up every piece of information about him before I hired him
for us here. There is nothing wrong with him so is his family)”
“......”
“Beside, his parents were served my parents. And they were very loyal (Also, her parents used to work for my parents. And they are very loyal)”
“Then what is something and who is someone that you are getting suspicious? (Then what is something and who is someone who makes you feel suspicious?)”
“The Restaurant’s Manager (Restaurant Manager)” Sahut Putra.
“The Restaurant’s Manager?”
The son nodded in response to the question of the three people who were with him.
“Yes (Yes)”
“But why? (But why?)”
“I noticed him, like he was keep an eye on me (I noticed, he was like watching me)” Obviously Son.
Damian, Bruna and Garret were silent for a moment.
“Are you sure about it? (Are you sure of that?)”
“That what I was thinking (That's what I was thinking)” replied Son.
“You think he has a connection with Jaeden? (Do you think he has anything to do with Jaeden?)” Damian said while asking while stroking his own chin – elus.
“Jaeden never know my parents. My Father was pass away before he came into Kingsley’s life. The only person that Jaeden know as Kingsley trusted man is your Dad, Dam. But since you never be at England nor around of your father, Jaeden won’t ever thought it is you who brought Kingsley’s will to Rery”
“(Jaeden never knew about my parents. My father was dead before Jaeden showed up at Kingsley's side. The only – people he knows as Kingsley's confidant are your father. But as you have rarely been in England or close to your father, Jaeden would not have guessed that you were the one who brought Kingsley's will to Rery)”
“.....”
“But me, Jaeden knows that I am Rery’s trusted person. He knows my face, and I was not there when he killed Rery, Madelaine, Clarence, Yann and Haig. So about Yanni’s death he must be thought it was me”
“(But me, Jaeden knows for sure that I'm Rery's confidant. He knows my face, and I wasn't there when he killed Rery, Madelaine, Clarence, Yann and Haig. So about Yanni's death she must have guessed that
my deeds)”
“So you loved that you left a trace and Jaeden finally knows that you are here? (So you're worried that you left a trail and Jaeden finally found out you're here?)”
“I am pretty sure that no such trace I left and lead Jaeden here(I'm pretty sure there isn't the slightest trace I left and directed Jaeden here)”
“Then why you need to be worried? (Then why should you worry?)” Timpal Garrett.
“I don’t know (Stop). I just feel that mightbe I ever saw that man before. The Restaurant’s Manager (I just felt that maybe I had seen the man before. That Restaurant Manager)”
“You have been very worried about Anth, Son. Then you seem to be some kind of paranoid (You're very worried about Anth, Son. So it looks like you're a little paranoid)” Bruna said.
Son of mangosteen – mangosteen. “Maybe (Maybe)” Then.
“Maybe the reason why that Manager noticed you, is because he never see your face as the Restaurant’s guest (Perhaps the reason he noticed you, he said, because he never saw you coming as a Restaurant guest before)”
“That Town is not a big town, and I think people know as rich person or family still countable. And because of that, the Manager must be noticed every guest (The city is not a big city, and I think people – famous people
from among the wealthy or families can still be counted. And because of that too, the Manager memorized every guest)”
“You know some people quite ‘want to know’ if there is a new person in the block especially if a man like you, Son. Young, rich and handsome (You know some people sometimes ‘like to know’ if there is a new person in
community especially if there's a guy like you Son. Young, rich and handsome). Just like me too, right? (Like me too, right?)”
The four people who were discussing it were spontaneously chuckling together.
“But I still not feel peaceful if I don’t make sure about that man (But still I can not feel calm if I do not confirm who is a man – that man)” Say Putra.
“What for? (For what?)” Ask Garret.
“I don’t think that is necessary Son. If he had something bad to do, he must be followed us yesterday. No other car behind me while we are going here (I don't think it's necessary Son. If he had bad intentions, he would have followed us yesterday. There's no car I saw behind us, when we headed this way)”
“Me and Dami will know if we have been followed. But just like what Dami said, no car or any vehicle I noticed when we are moving here (Me and Dami will definitely know if we are followed. But like Dami said, there wasn't a single car or any vehicle I saw when we headed here)”
The son seems to think.
“Still we need to make our head up, don’t we? (But we still have to be vigilant, right?)” Putra Saying.
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To be continue..