He's Not The Best
72. You Are the One Who Said

You Are the One Who Said

Saina pulls Runa's arm hard until her hand grip slips off from Arkan. Everyone there was shocked by the rude attitude the woman showed in front of everyone.

“Saina!” Arkan shouted as he saw the grimacing face of Runa holding back the pain of his actions.

“You don't have to defend him, Ar. He had bragged earlier in front of me, in fact now just cook can not!” Saina said with a look of disdain to Runa.

“Not, not can not cook .. because he was sick again, not feeling well so do not make food as usual!” sahut Arkan is calm.

Badri patted Runa's arm while saying, “Already, don't listen to her.”

Bi Neni who had been standing near the table, upon seeing his masters, walked straight to the dining room and, immediately prepared some dishes to deviate the food, went on, which he had managed to make as long as Runa rested. He made a lupis cake, a typical Nusantara cake made of glutinous rice and wrapped in banana leaves served with thick liquid brown sugar and sprinkled young coconut on it.

“Wah, thank you Bi, already made this food.” Runa said with a smile and pulled up a chair.

Runa did not care about Saina and instead helped Bi Neni, who prepared the food happily. He did not expect the ingredients he prepared earlier, processed so beautifully by the housekeeper.

“See, right, who said my wife can't cook?” arkan said as he glanced at the sullen Saina.

“Yes, right, Auntie made her too, instead of her!” sahut Saina's.

“No. It was made with Nonya, I just continued. I can't be Non Saina. But the Madam who taught me.” Bi Neni spoke while pouring drinks for everyone.

Runa was astonished by the recognition of the few people around him that he was so happy. If he had been through something bad because of another woman, no one would have defended him. However, at this time both her husband and her father-in-law, all defended her until she felt that what Saina did was nothing.

Saina looks annoyed but, can not do as she wants, considering Badri who she considers as her uncle also participated in defending Runa. Especially when he saw Erlan who joined in enjoying Runa's food, the man refused when approached by her but, did not refuse when Runa ruffled her hair. Instead the child looks familiar and smiles kindly at the mother. While Saina felt that Erlan had never been that warm to her.

Badri does love Saina as her own niece. Her parents have been meritorious, however. But after seeing her bad attitude and also daring to reproach Runa before her, the man became dislikeful to even ignore as if Saina was not there. The old man felt enough to help and give her one restaurant so that she could survive.

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Erlan held her phone tightly as she already knew the scheduled departure of the plane that would take her flying back to Amsterdam. Of course she has to go with Saina, which is what she doesn't like because she imagines she'll be with a shitty woman for most of the day.

However, he was quite relieved when he saw his ticket and Saina's, had a seat number that was not close together so as not to require them to continue together throughout the trip.

The following days he would often meet with Saina because he would take care of his grandfather's restaurant. He took it as a learning too that life does not have to face pleasant people forever.

Erlan wanted to have Runa contact Winsi when she got the message notification, which turned out to be from her father. He looked so nervous and frowned deeply enough, while reading the writing for the sake of the writing listed there.

His face was pale and sweat came out of his forehead. He took a deep breath when he had finished reading the message and, putting the phone on the table then, covered his face with both palms resting on both his thighs.

For a moment he thought about what to do after knowing the consequences of the accident he had yesterday. However, he felt responsible, because he was the second person in the car died.

“Bu, when do you want to visit Winsi school, farewell this time?” asked Erlan who was approaching Runa at the time, walking a little limp, his legs still hurt when walking but, it was much better than a few days ago.

“Wah, that means together I leave, yes, Mom?”

“Ah, yes. How fortuitous. So you want to choose to postpone leaving, to your campus, or want to join mom?”

“Ya, to dong Bu campus. Another year just finished ... So, dad and mom want to go there?”

“Yes. Kan, you guys pick him up home.”

Hearing the words of Runa Erlan was pensive, why coincidentally it always happened like this somehow again he would be able to see Provinsi. He couldn't reach her at any time because at the school, it was forbidden to bring a cell phone and when Erlan came back, they were never lucky to never meet, since they last talked to each other on mobile phones three years ago.

“Bu, do you think I should be responsible with the person who died during the accident? Not me, is that why they were in a car accident?” erlan asked, trying to shift the conversation as it was impossible to tell her feelings, she did not like her current state.

Runa turned to Erlan when beside her, they were sitting on the living room sofa. The woman smiled meaningfully as she felt what the child was feeling right now. How sad he was when he had to bear the true consequences was not his fault.

“Easy and helping others is equal to alms, if you want to do it or not actually no one forced, right?”

“Ya.”

“So, if you help an abandoned family, it's the same as giving alms but if you don't want to do it, yes, it's okay. It would be better if you can be the solution to the person's problem even if it is not your fault,” said Runa while rubbing Erlan's head.

The man nodded.

“Bu, can Wiwin phone not now?”

“Why, do you want to phone that buluk boy?” asked Runa I smiled funny, she felt strange with Erlan's sudden desire at this time, because usually the boy never wanted to talk. All this time he was quite satisfied when he heard his arrogant mother told him that Winsi was fine and increased his achievements from day to day.

“Eh, buluk boy, which do you mean?"

“Wiwin.”

“Who said that?”

“You yourself said.”

"When did I ever say that?"

"Wiwin said that."

Immediately Erlan's face turned red, he did not expect that Winsi would tell his mother, but previously he judged that the child was not the complainant type.

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