REPLACEMENT MEN Season 2
THE KNEE IS CALLED TROUBLE

Along the way Maira was more silent.Captain Rian who finally opened the conversation.

"Sleep if you're sleepy. I'll get to Lanud later."

"No, sir, I'm not sleepy yet."

"Agh, no, no formal. It's just the two of us."

Maira did not respond. The view out the car window.

"So, why did you finally choose not to work? You are a champion and always a champion." Captain Rian again asked Maira to speak.

"What if Pinter always has to work?"

"Well, my dear your knowledge is not used."

Maira smiles. "I think work is not an option for women. Some are indeed picky and comfortable for work outside. Some people have to work outside. There are also more comfortable to work at home. All good, as long as it's based on the husband's ridho." Maira's tone began to sound relaxed. It's hard trying to be formal with a former friend who seems familiar to her.

"Then which group are you?"

"Third one is possible."

"Your husband doesn't want you to work?"

"Not really. He gave me the full choice. And I think I'm more comfortable at home. After all, a woman's intelligence will always be useful to educate her children."

Captain Rian gave his thumb. "Feed!"

"You know, I always wanted to say you were great. My Rival in Junior High, I've always been amazed by you." Captain Rian clucked

Maira grinned. If you are amazed, why you used to be so indifferent to me!

Despite trying to contain herself, Maira can't cover up the curiosity of Riantama's life, her past friend.

"You yourself, what's the story? As far as I was concerned, you always answered that you wanted to be an architect when our teacher asked about ideals."

Captain Rian smiled wryly. His gaze remained straight ahead, staring at the still crowded streets as the night wore on. In his heart he was grateful because it turned out that Maira had also noticed him. It's not like he thinks, that the smartest girl in school doesn't care about him.

"My father" replied Captain Rian. "My father wanted me to be a soldier. We often argue because of that. In the end we took the middle ground, I went to architecture first, after graduating the list of career officers. And, so this is what I am."

"I heard, you have twins?"

The speed of the car suddenly stung slowly. Captain Rian subconsciously pressed the brakes. Moments later his pace returned to normal, as the man exhaled from his mouth.

"Yes. His mother died giving birth to them" he replied.

Maira wasn't too surprised. The story has been widely circulated among mothers. "I'm so sorry. May he be happy there."

"Where are your children now? What age are they?"

"They're in Jakarta, at papa's mom's house. They're five years old, girls all." A moment of a dim smile on Captain Rian's cheeks grew. There was a happy twinkle in his eyeball while recalling the two cute twins. "Actually I want to take care of them myself. But the task that often moves makes me have to resign and sincerely they follow his eyes."

Why not marry again?

Of course it was only Maira said in her heart. It is unethical to ask a man who is not so close to him.

The car is still going slowly. Both of them were both silent, immersed in their respective minds. Maira began to fall asleep. Unknowingly, his head drooped on the back of the car seat and he began to fall asleep. Captain Rian glanced at a glance. He shook his head while smiling knots.

***

"Wake up, it's here."

Someone held Maira's shoulder. The woman woke up. "Oh!" He rubbed his face with his palm. "I overslept."

"Yes, it's okay. You look so tired."

"Sorry."

"It's okay. Sorrywake. I don't know what your house number is." Captain Rian is back in his car.

Not long after they arrived at Maira's house. Captain Rian came down to open the door for Maira. But the woman had gone down by herself.

"In the meantime, I'll take your stuff first." Captain Rian walked around the car, towards the back.

The house looks empty. Even the right-left neighbor's house had no signs of life. Of course they've been asleep at night this late.

"Thank you for driving me, sir," Maira said.

Captain Rian smiled. "Either. Get some rest, yeah. Pity the baby in the stomach if you're tired."

Maira nodded. Then the woman turned around, walking towards the house. Captain Rian himself was still standing, waiting until Maira went inside. After being unseen, Captain Rian got back into the car and drove away. A pair of eyes seemed to be watching them from behind the window curtains of the house opposite Maira's house.

***

Maira's hope that the incident between Rian's captain was not long-tailed, it did not materialize. A few days later, the gossip among the mothers reached his ears.

"Sir Maira, really that night was ushered in by Captain Rian himself?" ask Nina.

Maira was shocked. "Where did Nina know?"

"So really?"

Nina let out a long breath. "Ahhh .., so it's not just gossip, is it?" ask slowly, not excited.

"What do they say about me, Ma'am?"

Nina did not answer. He held both hands of Maira. "Why did Captain Rian get us?" he asked with a regretful tone Maira's attitude.

Then Maira told me all the events that night. How he was forced to join captain Rian because the night was late and the driver misplaced to pick him up.

"Ooo ..., so that's the story. Huh, they have no right to talk about you like that, Ma'am!"

"What the hell are they talking about?"

Nina still won't answer. But even though Nina was silent, in the end Maira knew also from the mouth of the goddess's badness.

"Eh, you know, the woman does not just have to take care of the outside body. But the liver also must be treated, maintained, so as not to easily siwer the same looks saucy!" said Dewi cynically, when they are resting after routine gymnastics in the office.

The deg!

Maira knew what the Goddess meant. The bitter gourd lady certainly got a golden chance to take her down as rumors about her and captain Rian spread. But Maira tried to hold back. He remained calm, siphoning off the mineral water slowly.

The goddess glanced at Maira. "Mom Handy, want dong join the white Fortuner!" the insinuation, mention the car like the one belonging to captain Rian.

Maira's hand holding the mineral glass stiffened even more. As strong as her energy she held her emotions. While some mothers who chatted with the Goddess giggled.

"Yes, it's night, brother, be afraid to go home alone." This time it was Bu Handy. The style is made as often as possible.

"Alesan is afraid, but the opportunity!"

"Ha-ha-ha!"

"Heh, what is this, what does it mean?!" hardik Nina who had been listening. His eyes glared ferociously at the group of bitter-mouthed mothers.

"Wow, wow, wow, the bodyguard is angry!" The goddess widened her eyes, feigning fear. While the other Dewi gang even grinned.

"Sir Andre, what does that mean, huh? You're talking about Janu, aren't you? If you do not know sit the question meningan do not need to talk a lot. The fall of slander!" nina's Noodle.

Maira held onto Nina's wrist. He tried to restrain the woman's emotions from overflowing.

"Defamation? What libel? Here, witness!" The goddess pointed at the tip of Bu Handy's nose. The thick-bodied female kontan who was laughing was shocked.

"Mr Handy here is a witness. There was PIA's mother, Bintara's wife, late at night ushered in an officer's car, just the two. Where's that ethic, huh?!" Inflamed goddess.

"Heh, that's right, your judgment is without tabbayun first. Without confirmation of the concerned. Play recriminations, play despicable. Who doesn't have ethics?!" Nina didn't lose fiercely.

The eyes of the Goddess buyak. Both of his hands are now ruffled. His chest puffed up facing Nina.

Nina herself did not want to lose. Roll up the sleeves up to the elbow. His breath grunting, hunting.

Maira hurriedly pulled Nina's hand. "Already, already, Ma'am!"

It was hard for Nina to leave that place. The Goddess's sharp eyes and the cynical grin of the woman accompanied their passing.

"Please, Ma'am Maira!"

Nina tries to rebel, but Maira is getting stronger.

"Shame, Ma'am. Don't fight like that, ah!" sergeant Maira when they reached the side of the building, a place that was spared from the view of the Goddess and other mothers.

Nina quietly confirmed. The war of her mouth with the Goddess just now had attracted the attention of the other mothers. If not immediately prevented, it may end in physical fighting. And that would be very embarrassing. Especially if it is found out by the officers' mothers.

"Partially, Maira is also diem in the same quirks as the mouth of the bitter melon!"

"Lha, tell me how? Tell me to poke?" Maira's eyes were rounded with her plain face. "When you see the same om-om on the volleyball court how? Thought there'd be more pregnant moms possessed later!"

Maira tried to joke, but Nina was still too irritated by the attitude of the Goddess just now. He did not respond to Maira's jokes.

"It should be clear what's really going on!" Nina is still upset.

"Explaining something to the person who hates us will consume energy. Whatever truth we reveal, it will still be seen as a mistake for them."

Nina grunted annoyedly. People are patient, patience. Congenital orok kali, huh?

Maira's hand was placed on Nina's shoulder. "Sabaaar ...," he said with a smile.

They were shocked by the arrival of one of the PIA's managing mothers.

"Bu Janu, called Bu Sapto to the PIA office, tuh!"

Oops!

Maira and Nina looked at each other with worried eyes.

What's the matter?

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