Merely Winnowing
No Love

FLECKISH

Luna opened the door of her house, and at that moment she breathed her long breath when she saw the grinning smiles on Arka and Kayla's faces.

"Good night, Mba Luna."

"Good night," Luna replied as she passed to her room. However, before his steps reached his room, suddenly a strong grip stuck to his hand.

"Wait, Mba!"

Lazily, Luna turned her body while throwing Arka's hand that gripped her arm.

"Take me off, Arka!"

"Mba, I'm just gonna talk to Mba for a second!"

"What is Arka by the way? Money again, right? Money right? That's all you talked about when you were with me!"

"Mba, indeed we need the help of Mba. Only you can help us, Mba!"

"For what? What else, Arka? Didn't you say there's still a week to pay off your debts with those loan sharks? Please give me time to earn that kind of money!"

"It's not Mba, right now that's not what I'm asking of Mba."

"Not that? Then what?"

"Mba, Mba Luna knows that Kayla is pregnant. We need money, Mba. We need money to check Kayla's contents."

"What did you say, Arka? Money to check Kayla's content? What do you think I am? Money making machine for you two? You're her husband, Arka! You're supposed to be in charge of your wife, not me!"

"But Mba, won't Mba know for myself that I just got fired, Mba. I have absolutely no money."

"Huh, don't have any money? That's why find a job! It's good I want to help you pay off the debts of your silly marriage!"

"LUNA MBA!"

PLACKS

A hard slap was stuck on Luna's cheek. Luna who was so surprised suddenly Arka slapped her face could only hold her cheek while looking at Arka with a sharp gaze.

"What's this about? Why are you fussing like this?"

"Look, Ma. Look at Mama's favorite child! He can't control his mouth! He even dared to call our wedding a silly wedding! Really sassy!"

"Arka, Luna couldn't possibly say such a thing for no apparent reason! You guys must have pissed Luna off and said something like that! Now, quickly say! Hurry up and tell me what's really going on?"

Luna was still silent. It hurt, but his heart hurt a lot more compared to the slap that Arka threw.

"Mama, as far as Mama knows, Mama's favorite child does not want to give us money, Ma. I was in need of money to take Keyla to the doctor. He's really stingy and useless!"

"ARKA!"

"Why, Ma? So Mama's also defending that stingy woman?"

"Rush! It's not appropriate for you to say that to your own brother!"

"Is he really my brother? I doubt that! It's probably true what people say if he's not my big brother!"

"Shut up, Arka!"

Luna was silent, only drop by tear that now began to fall down her cheeks.

"Arka, you're married! It's appropriate that you provide for your wife, not Luna!"

"But Ma, don't you know that I just got fired from my job? So what's wrong with me asking that stingy woman! A STINGY WOMAN AND A FULL-BLOWN CHILD!"

"ARKA!"

Hearing Arka's words, without thinking long Luna then rushed out of the house.

"LUNAAA!" her mother shouted, but she ignored it. His heart now felt so painful to hold back and the pressure that Arka put on him.

Whether since when Arka changed, the Ark that was once so loving and very protective. Although Arka's age is much younger, she always tries to protect her from the mischievous men who always tease Luna.

His steps finally came to a halt in front of a seemingly deserted school. Luna dropped her body on the seat at the stop and cried as she held her chest which now felt so tight to withstand the pain. Suddenly, a flood of lights struck his body that was currently still drifting in sobs. The car stopped in front of him.

Luna who was surprised there was a car that stopped in front of her, then rushed to wipe her tears while taking a cutter that she always carried in her bag.

A man got out of the car and approached him. Luna hurriedly pointed the cutter towards the man.

"Don't come any closer!" hardik Luna while brandishing her cutter.

"Luna, what's wrong with you? It's me Luna, I didn't mean anything bad to you!" said someone who was now standing in front of him.

Luna breathed her long breath, even though the presence of the man was actually like a disaster for her.

"Luna, what's wrong with you? Let's take you home!"

"No need, Mr. Devano, I don't want to go home yet."

Devano then sat down next to Luna and looked at Luna's face which currently looked so swollen.

"You crying?"

Luna shook her head. "You've been crying, haven't you, Luna?"

Luna fell silent, only a bitter smile now adorning her lips.

"Did something happen to you?"

Luna was speechless, just drop by drop of clear granules coming out from the corner of her eyes.

"Luna, I don't know what's going on with you. Maybe in your eyes, I am a jerkkk man who treats the employees working in his office with all his heart. But really, for tonight I really want to help you, so please throw all your bad thoughts at me. Tonight, let me help you."

Luna looked at Devano's handsome face. For now, he admitted that Devano seemed so sincere to him.

"Luna, you believe me, don't you?"

Luna fell silent again, until she finally had to nod her head. "Yes, I believe Mr."

"Thank you, then, let's take you home."

"No."

"But it's night, Luna. Where are you going?"

"So, maybe you'll find a hostel or a rented house."

"Nights like this?"

Luna nodded her head. "No, Luna. Not now! It's late, tomorrow I'll take you to find a rented house. Now you better come with me!"

"Where, Mister?"

"To my apartment."

"No!"

"Sorry, I can't go to your apartment sir."

"Are you scared?"

Luna went back into silence while biting her lower lip and held back the feeling that was so raging.

"Luna, you just calm down. I know, right now you must be in trouble. I can't do anything that's not to you, I promise Luna."

"Look, I promise. I promise tonight I won't touch you. If I renege on my promise, then my company will go bankrupt, I will also turn ugly. You believe me, right?" devano said while forming the number two using his finger.

Luna smiled too. "So, you believe me, right?"

Luna nodded her head. "Good, now let's go home! Get in my car, Luna."

"Yes sir, thank you" replied Luna. He then stepped foot and got into Devano's car. Devano now looks smiling.

'Just sexxxx, no love, ' her inner self.