GREY MARNI
A Heart that Thumped

Two days Rudi held the embers of the fire that increasingly gnawed the heart. Laura also seems very busy with some of her business and as much as possible helps find information about the whereabouts of Salsa.

Rudi just kept quiet and waited for a fresh wind to come to him. He did not seek or even think about what was going on with Salsa and today he will try to re-invent what happened to Salsa at work.

The day was still very bright, the sun was still very bright above the heads of humans. Rudi was relaxing and leaning in front of her room. Try as much as possible to keep his mind calm and not negative thoughts.

Laura saw Rudi from a distance also began to feel that there was an arid heart that was waiting for certainty, good certainty of course. Laura approached Rudi.

"Rud, is your mind now beginning to calm down?" Laura asked who was standing next to her.

"Yes, it's calmer than ever."

"What will you do after this?"

"Let's go, maybe I'll come to Salsa's work."

"Are you ready for the reality you'll hear?"

"Whatever happens, I'm ready!"

"Well, I'll go there"

"Thank you Ra"

"Just use the motor"

"Yes, it's up to you"

"Just leave at one o'clock yeah, I'm gonna clean up first"

Rudi just nodded and Laura left. Feelings of unease, shadows of bad things and the face of Salsa, all mixed in one room in Rudi's brain.

Rudi did not want to be too late, he chose to also clean up and prepare to find out about Salsa.

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...What kind of news do you expect?...

...Isn't that very real to you?...

...Have you prepared for disaster?...

...Or are you just ready for days full of flowers?...

...That won't be possible!...

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Laura was already waiting in front of the first floor room, Rudi did not take long to prepare, put on her clothes and met Laura who was waiting down there.

Rudi was driving while Laura was sitting in the back. Rudi rode quite fast but remained within the rules.

"Rud, remember the place?"

Rudi just nodded and continued on his way.

Laura did not say anything more until the two of them reached their destination. It looks like the restaurant where Salsa works is not too crowded and they take a seat in the corner of the room.

A food-serving man approached them with a menu list and brought a notebook and a pen.

"Yes, I've been working here for three years. Can I help you?"

Laura looked at Rudi for a moment and Rudi gestured for Laura to ask the food presenter.

"Well, you know a female food presenter named Salsa?"

"The salsa? Emm... It seems I've heard that name, if it's not wrong he's not working anymore"

"Why doesn't he work anymore?"

"I don't really understand"

"Yesterday why is this restaurant closed?" Laura tried to find out more information.

"I just moved shift today, but I heard someone had a work accident"

Rudi was shocked to hear what the food presenter said, his face like disbelief and not accept if the one who had a work accident was his lover.

"What are the more obvious work accidents?"

"I heard from a friend he said, someone slipped and the crucifixion of a pot filled with hot soup"

No longer just a shadow, Rudi suddenly became very chaotic hearing what the food presenter said. Rudi's face became very wrinkled and and chaotic, she held back tears that wanted to rush to mourn reality. Rudi was speechless, he was just in a daze and confused beyond measure.

"All right, thanks"

Laura looked at Rudi as if asking if she would order food. Rudi just kept quiet and shook his head. Laura was very unbearable with how the look of Rudi's face at that time. A great sadness that he tried to endure. Tears waving in the eye pelukur as if to immediately unravel with deep sadness.

Laura turned her head and looked back at the food presenter and then stretched out some money.

"Is the person who was involved in the accident named Salsa?"

"I don't really understand"

"Can you find out?"

"Can, just wait a minute"

The man immediately went into the kitchen to find the last information they both needed.

Not long after Rudi and Laura waited, the food presenter came out and approached the two of them and then nodded.

Laura understood the meaning of the nod of the food presenter, while Rudi? She was getting sadder and less and less strong holding back her tears. It was really Salsa, Salsa who had just become her lover. What should Rudi do. How will Rudi deal with all the bad news that happened? Rudi was not careless, and was getting out of control. Her tears were rushing and her hands were made busy to wipe. Her arm was wet, her tears were flowing. There was no point wiping with the tissue in front of him, he just felt very tired and disbelieving.

Laura tried to calm Rudi down by stroking her shoulders. The food presenter hurriedly left the two of them who were dissolving in grief.

"Mas! My mother!" Call Laura again.

"What else is it, brother?"

"Where is the hospital where Salsa is being treated?"

The food vendor wrote something and then gave the address of a hospital where Salsa was being treated.

The two of them did not wait any longer and immediately set off towards the address given by the food presenter.

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