PERPETRATORS
Floral
Since meeting Nicky yesterday, Laura's attitude is inversely proportional than usual. Like now, Laura is busy looking for clothes for her to wear, today Nicky invited her to watch the cinema together.
"Does this fit?" Laura asked by showing her appearance.
"Yes it's perfect for you, brother." Nodding Rubella with an amused smile, she thought she would never be able to see Laura's figure like this, it turned out that her guess was wrong.
"You sure? do I look skinny in this outfit?" Laura asked with a swivel in front of Rubella's room mirror.
"Sister, sister is very sexy and beautiful in that outfit. Go away...." Banish Rubella.
"Well, do you want to nitip something?" Laura asked with a big smile.
"I want popcorn sold in theaters, buy 5 yeah." Rubella Grin.
"Okay, is there anything else? don't drink fizzy!" Firmly Laura because she knew that Rubella wanted a fizzy drink.
"All right, that's all." Resign Rubella.
"Okay, I'll go first." As she walked away, she heard her voice singing small. Laura really likes Nicky.
Rubella glanced at the clock at 10 a.m., tired of getting bored she finally went downstairs. Rubella wants to buy flowers for her to wear while bathing later, coincidentally next to her apartment there is a large and famous flower shop there.
Rubella walks down the apartment, all the employees know her that's why they greet Rubella warmly.
Ting!
Rubella opened the door of the flower shop, the sound of bells that made her happy.
"Welcome, miss, is there anything we can help you with?" Ask the employees enthusiastically, they also know Rubella because Rubella often comes there.
"I want to take a look first, are there any fresher flowers?" Ask Rubella.
"Some, let me take you..." Take him friendly.
Rubella was taken to a greenhouse, where there were many red and black roses. Everything looks beautiful and fragrant, Rubella takes one stalk of a black rose and inhales it.
"It's very fragrant, please tie some black and red dwarf flower stalks as well. Choose the freshest one okay..." Rubella smiles with a black rose.
"Well lady, is it for a bath?" Ask her with a small smile.
"Yes..." Rubella's grin again that made the waiter chuckle, it seems like Rubella really likes to take a flower bath.
Rubella looked at the flowers there, looking fresh and new. That's what they like about this flower shop, everything will be sold in a fresh state.
"This is a Hyacinth flower, do you know what it means?" Asked someone standing beside Rubella, a middle-aged woman was staring at the purple flower.
"Ahh for purple flowers, this flower symbolizes tenderness, beauty, and happiness. But the white Hyacinth symbolizes guilt or apology." Rubella said by taking the flowers and smelling them.
"You know what it looks like...." Smile at the woman by taking a bunch of flowers.
"Why is it white? isn't the purple more beautiful?" Ask Rubella.
"This flower is for me." Smile at the woman before finally going to the cashier.
Rubella fell silent, she recalled the meaning of the flower and let out a heavy sigh. Looks like the flower is for someone, someone who's gone.
...••••...
"That's so, what a pity....."
"Yes, that's why I keep it so tight."
"Hmm, but you think.... Is there a man who wants to be with her?I'm so worried that he's gonna keep living like this." Laura said sadly.
"He must have found a man who loved him so much, more than that, what about you? are you going to live like this?"
"Is there a decent life for a nala*ng like me?"
The two look at each other, Nicky smiled and stroked Laura's hair which seemed surprised because of the actions made by Nicky only this time he felt back after many years.
"Don't say that, you deserve to be happy too." Say it gently.
"I know, but for now I want to find Bella's happiness first. Too many wounds he felt...."
"What if we get him close to my friend?" Ask Nicky enthusiastically.
"Your friend? who's? what was that yesterday?" Shocked Laura by closing her mouth.
"Yes, you know what? Jamie has bad habits. He was so crazy about cleanliness, that every second he had to sterilize his body. Yesterday, I saw them touching hands and Jamie just kept quiet." Nicky.
"really? I can't imagine how complicated it is to be him.." Laura just shook her head because she couldn't imagine how Jamie could be.
"It's exactly that, I don't think Jamie did that to Rubella because of her..... Interested."
"You sure? I mean, you know what Bella's condition isn't right now?" Laura said slowly.
"I know, although it's a little hard, hopefully they can be put together."
"Well, when are we gonna start?"
...••••...
Rubella was sitting on the side of the road under a tree, Rubella kept quiet because she was busy reading the book she brought from her apartment.
"Excuse me miss, can I sit here?" Asked the woman by standing in front of Rubella.
"Ahh yes, please mistress." Reply Rubella with a small smile, the woman looks familiar and turns out to be the woman he met at the flower shop earlier.
"What are you doing here?" Ask her.
"I'm so tired of being in the apartment, that's why I'm sitting here." Reply Rubella.
"It's not good for a pregnant woman like you to sit alone, is no one accompanying you?" Ask her curiously.
"That's right, my brother is going on a date for the first time. Usually it is he who always accompanies me here, madam." Rubella's smile closed the book because it was so disrespectful.
"Oh, then where's your husband?"
"I don't have a mistress' husband..." Rubella smiled as she stared at the street.
"Sorry, I don't know." He said with guilt.
"It's okay, ma'am, it's all true..." It seems Rubella is not a problem with it, because she is familiar with the questions that are often asked in her current condition.
"You know? in the past, I was just like you. Pregnant but no husband ..." Said the woman with a bitter smile.
"....."
"My husband chose to go back with his girlfriend and they lived happily with the child they had, while I? I am alone and take care of my children alone." Clearly what makes Rubella silent, it turns out that there are many who are in her position.
Will he be lonely someday, just like him?
