Because Amen is the Same
64. Stranger

Viona's days are so happy, even the smile on the corner of her lips always blooms everyone comes to her boutique. A provision from God his efforts smoothly. Viona opens her phone gallery looking at every swipe image on the screen. He stopped a photo of a small child holding a gulali accompanied by a man.

"I miss you guys" Inner Viona while zooming in on the photo.

"Ekhem"

Viona's focused gaze on the screen of her phone was blown away by a deheman whom Viona herself did not know.

"This is for you" the red rose of the man.

Viona hesitated to accept the flower, "for me?" Ask Viona to make sure.

"Yes, for whom else" he replied with a smile with his hands trying to grab Viona's hand.

"Ehh" Viona shook the man's hand.

"What the hell do you want?" Viona asked in an angry tone. Instantly the people in the boutique approached Viona.

"Why mbak?" Ask one of the mothers as they approach Viona.

"The guy" Appoints Viona who has gone a little run away from the boutique, but because the boutique is full of plain glass so even the boutique insider can see the man.

"Didn't he face?" Ask the others.

Viona replied as she shook her head, "No, I was shocked to suddenly bring flowers"

"Wahh, good luck quickly go" Timpal one of the women seen from the way of men's kayaking street, regular t-shirts, men's watches and jogger pants.

"We are all women, where can be against men" said Viona.

"That's why women should learn martial arts, at least to protect themselves" she advises.

"Be careful, what's his name?" Ask again.

"Viona, just call Vio" replied Viona introducing herself to the person.

"Ok Vio, I'm leaving first" she said, leaving.

Viona just looked at the man from afar, wanted to chase to thank him for missing somewhere, so quickly the woman went.

About half an hour of serving the buyer, it could finally breathe a sigh of relief as well. Seeing a lonely boutique, he called his sister-in-law Rifal's wife.

"Assalamualaikum Lea, Hamzah" Call Viona on video call.

Hamzah immediately laughed, either laughing because he was called his name or because he saw the person on his cellphone screen, only Hamzah knows.

"Wa'alaikumussalam deck, how are you?" Ask Marcellea.

"Alhamdulillah brother, there was a strange incident in the boutique earlier"

"What incident?" Marcellea asked with a serious face.

"There's a guy suddenly coming to give Viona flowers"

"Continue"

"Then I tried to grab my hand, but at once I shook his hand while making a big voice and strangely again kak appeared tomboyish women are in the boutique"

"New customers?"

"Maybe, it's just that Vio saw"

"You got the name?" Ask Marcellea.

Viona shook her head, "no brother, thank you for not having time to rush away"

Talks lasted a long time while venting and expressing his longing for his father. The call ended after Hamzah cried. Indeed, if you already have a baby, any work will be saved if the baby has begun to feel uncomfortable or cry.

A few minutes ago Viona ended the conversation with her sister-in-law, suddenly Gebi came casually and as gently as possible to approach Viona.

"Vio, your own daughter?" The greeting ends the question.

"Alhamdulillah Geb's. Where have you been all this time?" Ask Viona back. He hadn't seen Gebi in a long time.

"I'm out of town, it's just coming home" replied Gebi.

"Oh yeah, you know who my boutique is here from?"

"It just so happens to pass by here and see a new boutique, I stopped by and outside the moms said the stuff here is good. Apparently true!" Praise Gebi full of ruse.

"You're over-praised, things are common" Viona humbled to hear Gebi's praise.

"Always like that.. By the way, you're here until what time?"

"Around the 10s, why Geb?, the danger is for women at that hour still outside?"

"Not really, just ask. You have nothing to think about, just take it easy. It's natural for working people to come home at night" Gebi replied as she sent a message to her friends.

"Hour 10 nights, ok fix" Gebi's inner self then he smiles at Viona kindly.

Still fun to chat casually there are visitors coming, Viona immediately welcomed him while smiling friendly.

"You want what kind of a game mom, I'll help you" Viona offered.

"Thursday with gradation cloth there?"

"Yes, it's over here but there are a few colors left" Viona replied as she escorted the mother to the dresser.

Gebi follows Viona only to leave.

"Vio, I'm saying yes. By" Gebi said as she waved and Viona returned Gebi's hand.

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Viona closed her button and made sure she locked all the doors in the boutique including the main door of the boutique building. Although there is a complex security guard, but for Viona, guarding from bad things is important.

"Ehh sir" warned Viona at the security guard in the next building.

"Miss Viona's coming home yet?" Ask Viona.

"Yes sir, let's go sir" Pamit Viona then left her boutique.

The security guard had just wanted to tell Viona something, but Viona left.

"May he be well" said the security guard and continued to work.

Viona carried her motorbike casually while listening to music through her earphones. Sometimes he follows the song.

A different night than usual, somehow the vehicle is not so crowded and the motor was passing a little.

Viona does not mind it, he prefers to enjoy the song on the bike.

From the back, there was a car following him without him noticing. The man in the car, using a black hoodie and a mask with his ears using handsfree.

"Where?" Ask the woman next to him in the same dress.

"We got him injured" the man said after a few minutes of phone calls.

"How?"

"Like this" answered the man and planted the gas, at high speed he skid Viona.

Viona was shocked and the bike was smashed.

"Aahhhh, oh, well" Viona fell off the bike.

His legs and elbows were injured due to being hit by the asphalt side of the road. He looked at his elbow and then at his feet.

"Can't cry and endure the pain" Viona steeled herself. Slowly he returned to riding his motorcycle with a wound that he just let go.

"Where?" Ask the woman in the car who accidentally slipped Viona earlier.

"Look at that" point the man in the rearview mirror of the car.

"Lho, he's okay"

"Say it fails, don't tell me it's just starting"

"We make him uncomfortable at work and on the road" he replied again making the woman smile instantly.

"It turns out your brain is watered down too huh"

"For Gladis" he answered.

Instantly the sound of laughter broke out in the car, making the man hold the steering wheel one hand and the other cover his ears.

"Like Gladis?"

"Don't know what Geb is" he answered and took a rough breath, "is Gladis going to like me too?"

"Hahaha, relax. Gladis is obsessed with his ex, so it's good not to expect more heartache" Gebi's advice sounds unfair to the man.

"I know, you think I really like him. I just want to have fun with him no more"

Gebi immediately hit the arm of his best friend, he did not expect the sentence to come out of his aunt.

"You mean, you ever slept in a room?"

"Indeed strange, there is an important room sleeping problem is nothing, right?"

"Munafic, I know you" Gebi said, not believing the answer.

"You hypocrites, you know what I mean but ask again, do I need to explain in detail?"

"No need" Gebi replied quickly, "so what about Viona?" Ask Gebi again.

"We're putting together another plan, see Viona?" Ask the man again while looking at the rearview mirror to see the vehicle behind.

There are no Viona motorcycles.

"What the hell" Gebi blamed his friend.

"You tell a story" he replied, not to blame.

"We go home first. Gladis is relying on his money"

"He's reckless, and remember the money's been transferred so don't try to wake up our ATM machine, hehehe"

"True too" he said.

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Viona stopped at one of the food stalls that were about to close, there just waiting for Ahmad. The pain of the wound of his elbow and leg was no longer able to hold it.

"Sorry madam, the food stall will be closed" he said politely to Viona.

"So soon sir, my legs hurt when I stand up"

"Emang mbak from where the clock is this and it seems like why the disaster" he said again politely.

"Fall off the bike sir. Again wait for my friend to pick me up here, ask for the time, sir, do not first go because here a little quiet" said Viona honestly to the father and the owner of the stall nodded in agreement.

"Yes mbak, I went inside first yes if his friend has come directly home, it's okay"

"Where are you going?"

"You check the sales materials for tomorrow mbak, let's mbak" he said and left.

Viona again waited by herself while opening her mobile gallery. The photo sheets in the album are neatly arranged according to the date. Viona's finger stopped in Ray's photo.

"Ray you cheated on getting married don't invite me, at least chat" said Viona talking to a picture of Ray laughing loosely.

"I don't know what falling in love is like Ray, but with you I feel so happy"

"If it's love, why hurt it? If it's just a friend why just stay away without news?" Question after question Viona blurted out in the picture.

"You cheat Ray, don't want to share happiness with me" he muttered a little bitterly.

Viona does not know it is love or just miss the figure of Ray who always says love even though he does not reply with the same sentence.

Viona sighed and put her phone back in her sling bag.

"Ray please come back, I chose the boutique because I think you are there and able to take care of me" said Viona.

There was a figure who heard Viona's last sentence, it hurt. Jealousy and anger arose instantly, but she realized Viona was not hers.

He harbors his love for Viona and he doesn't know when. Whether the good news from which his aunt had the intention to match him with her own best friend's child, and more surprising turns out that the woman he was betrothed to was Viona, without thinking long to accept arranged marriage.

Ahmad stared behind Viona, confused to start a speech just to resuscitate the viona if he had arrived.

"This ahmad is a long time. This is the star from Hong Kong why until now has not nyampe" Viona began to nag again.

The content of his mind is currently changing the topic, from Ray now Ahmad.

"Awas aja later yes, if my elbow wound is severe because of late treated will not I forgive" Viona has begun to be upset.

"O Allah, guide me from where the hell mama match me with an earth creature like Ahmad" he said again while staring at his injured elbow.

"This Ahmad does not pity what his own best friend, annoyed also I long kayak gini" Lirihnya while taking his phone in a bag and he called Ahmad.

Viona was so shocked to hear Ahmad's phone ringing right behind her. He looked back with the phone still attached to his ears wrapped in a hijab.

"Where are you ready to go home?" Ask Ahmad.

Viona looked at Ahmad while narrowing her eyes.

"Intentionally huh?" He asked, pointing to Ahmad.

"Why intentionally?, I got here while you miss the abstract figure" he said to make Viona round her eyes.

"Who do I miss, hmmm?" He asked as if challenging just to hide the truth.

"What I heard earlier missed a ghost right?, Can my road wait in your car and motorcycle for sale" said Ahmad again while walking.

"Ehhh, it's delicious" cried Viona, "sometimes my hijrah fails because you are Mad" he said as he stared intently at Ahmad.

"Oh yes. At least I know, I will help you with the hijrah process" he said after opening the car door for Viona.

Viona got in the car and fixed her position while Ahmad spun past the front of his car and got into the steering wheel.

"Why look at me like that?" Ask Ahmad wonder.

"What land crocodile language was that from?"

"Haa, crocodile language" Ahmad briefly digested Viona's words, "oh that, crocodile language near your house" he said after understanding Viona's intentions.

"Ohh, have you created your own swamp near my house for your residence?"

"Oh he wants to mess around" inner Ahmad.

"We tell the story while walking" said Ahmad softly.

"I know Mad, answer me" said Viona was impatient to hear Ahmad's answer.

"Hmmm, come to think of it, I don't think it's necessary to make swamps or rivers even because they live on land, not in water"

"Where you can, crocodiles are in the water"

"But what we're talking about is that land crocodiles are not water crocodiles, focus dong"

"Ihh Mad, you're so cute" Viona became upset herself.

"Casual" said Ahmad again with a focused gaze ahead.

"Don't listen, I'll go to sleep, wake me up when I get home" said Viona and then closed her eyes.

Ahmad only smiles at the last words from Viona.

"If the person you miss is me, I am so happy right now. Are we like nabastala and bentala, not having each other, whereas to me you are not an ephemeral person but abisatya and anagata" Batin Ahmad.