20 Years Adrift
Chapter 68. Hannah

Bimo moves quickly in his work. Before leaving for the office, he had already sent an email to the secret agent he had long worked with.

"It's done, just get ready. I can't miss this problem anymore. What Sintya did was already beyond the limits of reasonableness."

Bimo put down his phone and drove his car carefully to the office.

On his way, Bimo was still thinking about Aira's safety. In addition to following Sintya, Affan also asked some shadow bodyguards to keep an eye on Aira from all the dangers she was in.

Cars driven by Bimo driving at medium speed tend to be slow. The road is pretty crowded in the morning. Everyone is in a race to get to their destination quickly.

The look in Bimo's eyes caught the face of a familiar person.

"Hana? Didn't she live in Turkey with her husband." Bimo's childhood friend crossed to the left of his car.

Bimo opened the window of his car and made sure that the woman holding the toddler was Hana. Long enough they did not meet but Hana's face and appearance did not change much.

The hijab-wearing woman of Indo-Middle Eastern descent looks very sweet with her hijab. Bimo thinks that Hana came to Indonesia for a vacation.

"Hana!" call Bimo when the woman is not also aware of his whereabouts.

Hana is too focused on looking at the road so she does not pay attention to Bimo's car which is right in front of her.

Bimo's voice made him turn his head and want to know who the person who called him was. His steps came to a halt with a focused look to observe Bimo's face.

"Bimo!" hana shouted while smiling.

His feet stepped closer to Bimo's car and stared at him from beside the car whose windows were open.

"How are you? Actually I want to have a chat with you but I have to rush to the office." Bimo doesn't know what to behave.

"office? Can I come in?" ask Hana.

The traffic light will soon change color. Only a few seconds later the red light went off. No more time to think, Bimo finally opened the car door lock and let Hana in.

"Thank you, Bim." Hana smiled happily after sitting next to the wheel.

His sleeping son squirms for a while and then goes back to sleep.

"I'm sorry, Hana. Not that I don't care about you but I can't take you to your destination." Bimo's face looked full of regret.

"No ... No. gabe. I didn't mean to trouble you. I just want to take a walk to enjoy the beauty of the city. I'll go on public transport when I get to your company."

Bimo glanced at Hana at a glance then refocused on looking at the streets. The feeling is getting worse. Hana looks like someone who is in trouble.

Hana was seen sighing before answering Bimo's question. He seemed to be calming down his agitated self.

"We've separated. I'm currently hitching a ride at Dina's house. I don't know how to support my two young children after this." Hannah wiped away her flowing tears without excuse.

Hana's story made Bimo's heart wobble. All this time he harbored feelings for Hana, seeing her slumped in his heart also felt pain.

'I've buried deep my feelings for you, Hana. However, seeing you like this I don't think I can be silent. At least I can help you as a friend.' Bimo tried to think of a plan.

"I can't promise you a job but I'll try to ask my boss. Maybe he'll be kind enough to take you to work."

Hana smiled at Bimo's words.

"Masya'allah, Bimo. You have been my best friend for a long time. May there be a fortune for my children." Hana looks very happy.

Bimo tries to smile even though he doesn't know how to talk to Affan about the job.

They no longer spoke considering that Hana's son was asleep. The crowded road conditions also forced Bimo to stay focused on carrying his car.

When Bimo arrived, there were already many Affan employees who arrived first. The presence of Hana and her son also stole their attention. Although they rarely meet, they know that she is not Bimo's wife.

Not long after, Affan's car followed Bimo's car. The driver who took him stopped his car right next to Bimo's car.

Bimo tried to be relaxed to cover up his nervousness. Cold sweat started to wash his hands. In his heart Bimo prayed that Affan would not get angry given that Sintya's problem had not been resolved but he brought in a new person and added to his thought list today.

"Assalamu'alaikum, Boss!" greet Bimo when Affan gets out of his car.

This is the first time Hana has met Affan. Affan's charismatic good looks fascinated him.

"Wa'alaikum salutations." Affan glanced at Hana at a glance then turned his gaze away.

Unlike Hana who is still staring at Affan. He is unaware of the code from Bimo that forbids him from staring at Affan excessively.

Feeling in vain, Bimo finally chose to introduce Hana as soon as possible.

"Boss, this is Hana, my best friend. Hana, this is Mr. Affan."

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