The Secret

Twelve

  Adrian was annoyed with Shelly who could not also be contacted. Kanaya repeatedly turned to look at her husband whose face looked sour.

  'Something must have happened. On the phone he also sounded annoyed. What's up this time?'

  As a wife as well as a detective who has sharp instincts, of course she knows something is upsetting Adrian. Even so, she tries to reject the thought that the man she loves so much has another woman.

  'No! That's not possible. Adrian loves me and Kayla very much. He must be loyal.'

  Even so, the thought of Adrian having a girlfriend out there still bothers her and doesn't want to leave her mind.

***

  Sabrina packed up after tidying up the files. The case has not yet come to light, even though she and Kanaya have been working overtime for days. Earlier, the boss told them to go home. There's no need to work overtime anymore, especially Kanaya, who hasn't seen her family for days.

  "Maybe tomorrow we will find some light after resting. We are all too tired," said that middle-aged man.

  Even though they weren't sure they would find anything new, Kanaya and Sabrina complied, but still they came home late because they had to clean up the files.

  Kanaya had gone home earlier, Sabrina felt that her guess was right that there was a problem with her colleague's family. However, she couldn't get too involved.

The girl stretched her body while yawning widely.

  "You must be tired," said a voice startling Sabrina. She immediately put on a wary attitude, but then chuckled when she saw Luke standing in front of her.

  "You? What are you doing here?"

  "Waiting for you. What else?"

  The young man's light answer made Sabrina shake her head.

  "How long have you been here? It must have been a long time. Why didn't you tell me?"

  Luke shook his head as he took the car keys in Sabrina's hands.

 "The wait was worth it, because you were worth to wait. Come on in! Let me drive you this time! You must be tired."

  Sabrina was about to argue, but seeing the firmness on Luke's face she finally relented. A smile appeared on her tin lips, it had been a long time since she had special treated by a man.

  Their journey was smooth. Luca was driving the car at a moderate speed. Sabrina turned and smiled. Her eyes felt tired and sleepy, but she didn't want to fall asleep.

  "Wake up!" said Luke suddenly while stopping the car, making Sabrina eye's who was half closed suddenly opened wide.

  'Where are we?'

Luca rushed out, but it wasn't long before he returned. Bring a plate of fried rice and a cup of coffee.

  "You eat this now. You must not have eaten and drink this coffee so you can feel more fresh," he said in a flat tone. Again Sabrina smiled.

  "Thank you," she said, looking at that man. Luke just nodded slightly.

Sabrina enjoyed the food while occasionally looking at Luke who was sitting on her side. They have nothing to say.

  'He seems to be a quiet man too. Not like Arya.'

The image of the former lover who suddenly flashed was immediately brushed aside. She was determined to forget the man who had been present to fill her heart.

  "Luke," she called, breaking the silence. "Who are you really?"

***

  Luke glared at the girl beside him. What's this? So quickly he was found out. Will all be in vain and he failed to deceive that girl?

  Sabrina smiled a little.

"I'm sorry, but don't be offended. I really want to get to know you. I want to know everything about you. That night, you came to my aid and beat the thugs alone. They were badly injured. And Kanaya, my colleague in my office was worried, thought you're a bad person, but you're not a criminal, right?" She asked as she looked at Luke.

   "Do you believe me?"

Sabrina nodded.

   "Whatever you say, I will believe you."

  "I'm not a bad person and it never crossed my mind to hurt you. I like you, Sabrina."

  The girl blushed, then nodded. A streak reappeared on Luke's face.

  'You are so innocent, even though you are a detective, but simple words like that, can actually make you believe me.'

***

  A luxury car passed, then stopped not far from where Luke and Sabrina had stopped. The passenger has out and come to their car.

  Sabrina was shocked when her car door was suddenly opened from the outside and she see Arya's face.

  "Arya? What are you doing here?" She said confused.

  Arya didn't answer. He with a stout body just pulled her hand out of the car.

 "Arya!!! What are you doing? Let me go!!! Let go!!! You're making my hands hurt!" cried Sabrina loudly.

  "What the hell are you!!! What are you doing in the middle of the night with a guy?" asked Arya looked to Sabrina.

  "That's none of your business! We broke up a long time ago. I'm not your lover anymore! Have you forgotten that? Who I went with and what I did, it's none of your business anymore. Now, let me go!!!" She said as she slapped the man's hand roughly.

  "I'm doing this because I still care about you! I'm sure he's not a good guy! I don't want you to be in a relationship with the wrong person!" said Arya while pointing at Luke who was just silently watching all that.

  "That is none of your business!!!" said Sabrina once again as she rushed back into her car. She then turned to Luca.

"Take me away from here!!!"

***

  The next morning, Kanaya looked at Sabrina in surprise. His younger companion looked disheveled. Looks like she didn't sleep last night.

The woman chuckled softly as she shook her head. She should be the one who is depressed because he thinks about problems with Adrian. Her husband's cold attitude last night was really annoying, but she couldn't stand idly by looking at Sabrina who looked more frustrated than she was.

  "What happened to you?" She asked slowly.

"Mr. Bobi would be angry if he saw you not in the mood like this."

  Mr Bobi is the name of their boss.

Sabrina took a deep breath. She then told the events that happened last night. About Luke who came to pick up and they met with Arya.

  Kanaya nodded for a moment, before giving an opinion.

"But I think Arya has a point. You and Luke were alone in the dark. What if he has bad intentions for you?"

  Sabrina shook her head.

"No! I'm sure Luke is a good man. Besides, I'm not a kid. I'm a detective who can take care of myself."

  "Then what about the beating? Did Luke tell you who he really is and how he managed to beat all those thugs with his bare hands?"

  Sabrina thought for a moment, she remembered that Luke didn't answer the question at all. He just reassured Sabrina that he didn't mean anything bad.

  "He didn't tell me, though I'm sure he wasn't bad. Luke is a good man."

The affirmation of Sabrina's words made Kanaya only shake her head. Maybe she was wrong, but she couldn't stop suspecting everyone. Right now, she couldn't even trust Adrian, her own husband.