Kalila walked slowly by sobbing. She held her suitcase while crying after Arwan kicked her out of the house. She didn't know where else to go. She wanted so badly to go see Janu but it seemed that the man had not yet returned from Malaysia.
The rain suddenly poured down the city of Jakarta and Kalila was forced to take shelter in one of the closed shophouses. Kalila looked at her watch, and it was already eleven o'clock in the evening. Not a single person passed by and was there. While the rain was still showing its form in front of her.
The poor woman really didn't know where else to go. Even Kalila doesn't hold a money.
Kalila stared at the rain with a blank mind while holding her stomach. Meanwhile, two men dressed in leather jackets, wearing necklaces, and wearing ripped jeans were approaching Kalila. From their appearance, it was confirmed that they were thugs trying to seduce Kalila.
"Hey honey… Just be alone at this time of night?" Said the thug while laughing
"Do you want to be with me, baby?"
"Sorry, sir. I have to go." Said Kalila who immediately walked quickly to avoid the two thugs.
"Hey, what a rush!" The thugs chased Kalila and were immediately in front of Kalila. They also seemed to be trying to get closer to touch Kalila's body.
Kalila immediately pushed her suitcase towards the thugs and ran with all her might.
"Sh*t! Don't run you da*n woman!"
The two thugs chased Kalila with Kalila still running fast until she slipped and left a wound on her knee.
Kalila looks back and sees the two thugs still chasing her. She tried to wake up with the torrential rain that had never stopped. The woman immediately stepped forward and ran as fast as she could.
Instantly Kalila saw the housing and immediately knocked on one of the housing doors.
Knock... Knock... Knock...
"Excuse me!!!" Kalila shouted occasionally looking back to make sure the thugs who were chasing her still hadn't come close.
"Please help me!!!" Kalila shouted while knocking loudly on the door.
Cluck!
"Who are you?" Ask the woman who owns the house that Kalila knocks on, it looks like the woman is almost the same age as Widia.
"Ma'am, I am being chased by thugs. Please help me, Ma'am." Said Kalila who looked breathless.
"Oh my! Come on quickly, please come in." Sisca said and immediately closed the door.
The steps of the two thugs stopped when they saw that Kalila had entered the house. "Damn it!! You're even running away!"
"Come here you drink first." Sisca said
Kalila also took a glass of mineral from Sisca's hand and drank it quickly "Thank you very much, ma'am." Kalila said after drinking the mineral water.
***
The rain seems to have stopped and the thugs who were chasing Kalila were no longer seen in front of Sisca's house.
"Ma'am… I think I have to go. The rain has stopped and the thugs are no longer outside." Say Kalila
"Don't go. You better stay here. It's twelve o'clock at night, I'm afraid the thugs are still waiting for you outside. You sleep in my daughter's room-" Sisca's words stopped for a moment. You clean up first, okay?" It was clear that it was Sisca who immediately took Kalila to her deceased daughter's room.
Sisca noticed that Kalila had been stroking her stomach while crying. "You're pregnant, aren't you?" Sisca asked who spontaneously made Kalila surprised. Kalila thought that Sisca had left the room.
"Y-yes, ma'am." Kalila answered by lowering her face.
"Where is your husband? Your family?"
Kalila sighed and was still unable to answer Sisca's question. On the other hand, Sisca seems to understand that Kalila is having problems in her family relationship.
"I think you should take a break if you still don't want to talk. You'll stay here first, okay?" Sisca said giving a smile and closed the door to Kalila's room.
***
Kalila wakes up very early to clean Sisca's house as a thank you for saving her from the two thugs. While Sisca and her husband were still fast asleep. After cleaning the house, Kalila tidied the dining table and put the food on the table for breakfast later.
"Wow, you woke up so quickly and prepared breakfast." Sisca said while yawning when she saw Kalila serving breakfast at the dining table.
"This is all my thanks you for helping me." Answer Kalila giving a smile
"So where is your family? My wife told me about you last night. I just happened to not be home yet. Why can you go out alone at night? And you pregnant also." Asked Teddy, Sisca's husband who was curious about Kalila.
"Mas Teddy--" Sisca nudged and glared at her husband, giving a signal not to question it first.
"Kalila, if you don't want to talk, you don't have to force it, okay. Oh yeah, let's eat. I want to try your cooking." Sisca said diverting the conversation and immediately sat at the dining table.
"I'll tell you, sir, ma'am." Kalila answered and told all the events she had experienced. Sisca and Teddy looked at Kalila with pity.
"Don't be sad anymore, okay. For a while you can stay here, you just think of our daughter's room as your room. I'm also lonely after my daughter died." Sisca said while stroking Kalila's hair.
"How, Mas Teddy? Is that okay if Kalila stays here?" Sisca asked to make sure to Teddy.
"Yes, that's right. My wife still misses our daughter. Maybe with you here, you can replace the figure of my first child. Think of this house as your home." Teddy answered in a friendly manner.
"Thank you very much, sir, ma'am. If I may know --- What happened to your daughter?"
"She had an accident on the toll road about two months ago. She went on vacation to Bandung with her friends. However, his departure was not even temporary, but forever."
"If only my daughter was still alive she might be the same age as you." Teddy continued while sighing
"Sir, ma'am. I'm sorry."
"It's okay, Lila. We're both sincere." Sisca answered by giving Kalila a smile.
"Sir, ma'am. I promise after I get a job I will find a rented house for me and my future child."
"You don't have to think about it now. You can live forever in this house." Sisca explained with certainty.