Because Amen is the Same
67. Attending Invitations

"Viona are you okay?" Ask in panic.

Viona saw a panicked Ahmad telling her to sit down first.

"Alhamdulillah, I was helped by Ray and Alan earlier, but you know where there is...?" Viona's question was suddenly cut by Ahmad.

"That's not important, but you don't know the guy?" Ask Ahmad again.

Viona shook her head. Somehow Ahmad's feelings always focused on Viona's new best friend named Gebi and a man who had come to his restaurant at that time.

"High man?" Ask Ahmad.

"Yes"

"Who else if not the man, before Viona had never experienced something like this, the streets and boutiques are no longer safe for Viona to come out alone" said Ms Ahmad.

"I'm sorry to bother you, I think I should go home" Pamit Ray told Viona and Ahmad.

"Cock fast" Viona slightly protested to Ray with a pensive look.

Ahmad who saw it did not like it.

"Why do I insist on the mulu work, most changed except ask for escrim. This is not fair" said Ahmad.

"Viona, mom, do you know what happened?" Ahmad asked deliberately in a slightly firm and cold voice.

Viona immediately remembered her mother's message before going to the boutique.

"Don't tell Mama Vio, danger" he said.

"Oh, why is it dangerous?"

"Danger, fear mama worried" Viona explained again.

Ahmad just raised his eyebrows and then he rose from his seat around the boutique to check the state of the boutique.

"Good job" muttered Ahmad single-handedly.

"Ray, you promised us a restaurant" Viona reminded Ray.

Ray smiled to make her look okay.

"Maybe I forgot Vio, we'll go" he replied, then he left.

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Viona is ready to attend Mami Ray's invitation. He did not want to trouble Ahmad, so he went secretly as well as his own mother, permission by message.

Arriving at the address indicated in the invitation. He feels so foreign. In the building it was all neatly dressed like there was an important event. The decoration is as if there is a sacred event there.

"Viona huh?" Ask waiter.

"Yes" Viona replied with a friendly smile.

"Here it is" said the waiter and Viona followed the same instructions.

Viona sat down for quite a while, but the show hasn't started yet either. He took a glass of mineral water and then he drank it to the toilet. Indeed Viona is not elegant-elegant in that way.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell Ahmad, I had my BFF" he said.

"Hi Viona, come alone?" Ask Gebi kindly.

"Yes, at the invitation itself there is no writing partner" Honestly Viona.

"Waow, you're being honest, miss" said a man from behind Gebi.

"Who's the geb?" Ask Viona.

"Not knowing, just ignore it. What if we drink there?" Bargain Gebi while pointing at the corner of the room that is quite quiet.

"Here's a geb" Viona refused gently.

"It seems like the show is still a long time starting, just come with me" Gebi persuaded to make Viona unpleasant to refuse.

Viona sits opposite Gebi. Gebi called the waiter.

"1 bottle of mbak" he asked as he lifted one finger, "two glasses" he continued.

Viona was not suspicious at all.

The waiter left and returned after 5 minutes.

Viona's eyes were round looking at the wine bottle in front of her and the two glasses that were already available.

Gebi poured the wine in Viona's glass. Viona immediately closed her nose, somehow the smell of alcohol that she could not, sick to sudden nausea.

"Hello Vio, I was looking for you here" Gladis said as he played his eyebrows at the code sign to Gebi.

"Geb, I'm saying yes" Pamit Viona, she couldn't help it, let alone Gladis deliberately bringing her wine glass closer to Viona.

"Don't dong Vi, this show hasn't started yet. It's not comfortable here, is it?" Ask Gladis so caring.

Gladis brought her drink closer to Viona. At once Viona's hand held the glass and pushed it away from her.

"Please Gladis, get me away with that alcohol. I'm sorry to be offended, but I can't smell it" said Viona, who was so gentle and polite, but had no effect on Gladis.

"Well, how can there be alcohol at an event like this? Strange, how drunk? Does the show go well?" Question after question in Viona's head.

Gebi actually felt bad to hear the sentence coming out of Viona's lips, but wanted how Gladis was there.

"I'm actually like Viona, but our ATM machine is here" Gebi told a male friend.

"Behaved to an angel?" His question made Gebi look at him sharply.

"What do you not hear?, I am honestly touched by his words" asked Gebi.

"Listen, but if we fail I lose double" he said again while drinking.

Gebi and his best friend sat a little away from Gladis and Viona, deliberately taking a distance so that the conversation of the two was not heard by others.

"How much double loss?" Gebi was curious about his best friend.

"Money and pleasure" he answered, taking out a cigarette.

Gebi immediately took the cigarette and broke it, "this is not a club that can smoke and drink, see the atmosphere. If you want to smoke outside, not here. But wait, what do you mean by this sentence?, because the bull can not come here, fear Viona recognize it" said Gebi at length with eyes monitoring Viona and Gladis.

"Gladis nawarin I finished this to the hotel, as long as it succeeds the plan tonight" he said to make Gebi shake his head in disbelief.

"Honestly, I can't believe why this language is always heard between you and the bull, he's our boss and friend"

"Where there is a cat proffered fish will be seen for granted. Isn't it?" Ask back.

"As far as you are" replied Gebi lazily.

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Ray was confused by his parents, especially his mother, while his Papi was obedient rather than debating.

"Wear this jaz suit dear" said his mother gave jaz navy color with a white shirt.

"Should I wear a jaz, is this a formal event or what?" Asked Ray curiously.

The event held by Mami Ray and Gladis he did not know knowing.

"Just wear it, it's too late" he said, looking at the watch on his wrist.

"Mommy wait in front of ya" Pamitnya then leave his son's room.

It did not take long, they set off using one car at the request of the queen in the house, Mami Ray.

Arriving at the building Ray just followed his parents inside, greeting each other with his Papi business colleagues.

"What's going on?" Ray wondered in his heart.

His eyes went through every corner of the room. His eyes were fixed on Gladis and Viona was talking, Ray did not waste time directly approaching the two.

"Viona!" Call Ray.

"Yes, there is no need to call if you already know stay reprimanded" Respond Viona while stomping her sick head.

"Why you?" Ray asked in panic.

"He can't smell alcohol" this time Gladis said.

"There's no alcohol" Ray said.

"Ray says so" Timpal Gladis confirmed, "that's why I've been with him here, because there are no friends here. Doesn't fit her in a place like this, too fancy for her" The words she let out made Viona hot to hear, as if she had never been to a fancy place.

"Only that's your quality, like to demean people?"

Ray who was initially irritated by Gladis' words, instantly turned into a cute smile that he was hiding. While Gladis even ignited emotions.

"Your insolent yes, no thank you for being here from earlier" Gladis excitedly said that in the hope that Ray could be sympathetic to him.

After saying that Gladis instantly silent "die me, where there is Ray again" his inner again.

"Oh, like this. Kirain had changed it was still the same" Ray said and then pulled Viona's hand away from Gladis.

"My head is Ray's dizzy, tell dong if you want to pull my hand"

Ray ignored Viona's words, most importantly staying away from Gladis. He sat right across from Viona's front desk. Both silent.

"Who invited you here?" Ray asked breaking the silence.

"Your mom"

"What is the invitation?"

"Forgotten, hehehe"

"What does this have to do with me?" Ray is still trying to ask Viona.

"Forgotten Ray" Viona replied again.

Ray doesn't ask Viona any more, he chooses to wait for Viona's most important event to start with him.

Whether prepared from when, the foreground right on the stage was immediately highlighted by lights and lighting in the building was reduced so that very clear photos of Ray and Gladis popping up, starting their photos from SMA, he said, college even in Ray's workshop there.

Viona also took notice of the photos, there was pain in her heart. Ray was shocked by the photos.

"The photos were taken where, the feeling I've removed" Ray said.

"Oh Gladis often to the workshop as well" Inner Viona.

"The photo is great" Praised Viona with a bitter smile.

"Excused, since when was I that close to Gladis after breaking up" Ray was only able to protest inwardly.

"Something's wrong" continued Ray. He was about to leave suddenly remember Viona will be alone in the place, he sat back down.

Viona did not turn her gaze elsewhere, her eyes only focused on the photos that continued to be displayed.

"Very pampering the eyes" Praised Viona.

Instantly his eyes were covered in clear water that would come down at any time, he turned to another place while giving a rough breath.

"This" Ray said, giving him a piece of tissue. Ray knew that Viona was crying. The look did not break from his eyes.

At first, Viona is tough, she does not want to look weak just because of the photos. However, the defense decays instantly after seeing the tissue in front of him. He looked at Ray for a moment.

"Thank you Ray" he said almost inaudibly.

"OK right?"

Ray made sure the person he loved was. Viona nodded as a smile held back the heart wound.

"I'm..." His reply came to a halt, as if the words that were about to come out were stuck in his throat, he was silent for a moment.

Viona wanted to shout at this moment that her heart was not fine but what it could change all of that.

"Viona is honest. please" In a pleading tone. He knows that Viona is not okay right now only he wants to hear directly from Viona's lips.

Viona looked up again so that her tears would not fall while sighing. He smiled bitterly.

"I'm.." Viona repeats and her tears fall at once after her gaze meets Ray's eyes.

"I'll drive you home. Uh sorry I almost forgot, which husband are you?".

"I'm not married Ray, you always call husband, husband and husband. Dizziness knows my head"

This time Viona wanted to shout if she was not in this building, her chest asphyxiated as her eyes could no longer bear, finally falling willingly for the second time in just a matter of minutes.

He came out of the building into the open to breathe fresh air. The night wind seemed to be friendly with him, while staring at the sky full of stars.

"You're lucky, I envy you" muttered Viona as she laughed at herself, who was so prone to crying just because of a man.

"A lot of stars" said someone beside Viona.

Viona immediately looked over at the sound. He saw the face of the woman for him is not foreign, but where he found her. He forget.

"Like me dejavu" Inner Viona.

"You're Viona, right?" Ask again.

This time Viona stared at the woman's face while remembering her face, but again she did not remember anything.

"Know me?" Viona asked as she pointed to herself.

"Yes, how are you?"

"good. Sorry to know where she is?" Viona asked carefully, afraid that later the person would be offended.

"In the shop, time forgot. Oh yes I Ina" introduced myself.

"Oh Ina, thank you for that day at the boutique" Viona said.

The story of the two continues almost forgetting the time that they were at an event.

"Is the show over?, you're here for quite a while" Viona said suddenly after remembering where they are today.

"It looks like it's going on" Jawan Ina, "yuk we go inside" he continued to invite Viona.

"I'm more comfortable here, just go in the same unpleasant as the others" Viona invited Ina.

"Rare you getting in?" Ina. He's here to guard Viona.

"This is not safe, just follow me" he said again.

Viona smiled at the words of the person she just met, this is the first time a woman has worried about herself other than her own family.

"I'm in that I'm not safe" Viona replied with a forced smile as if to describe there was a wound there.

"It is more appropriate that the heart is not safe there" He continued inwardly.

Ina does not have the skill of persuading, he was silent for a moment thinking about the way and then walked behind Viona and held Viona's shoulder and he pushed slowly forward so that Viona would move and enter the building.

"This is a brave person and seems to have known for a long time" Inner Viona, but because of Ina's behavior Viona can laugh freely, she felt comforted.

"Hahaha, just this time you know I'm like this" Honestly Viona.

"Oh yes" he answered while guiding Viona, fortunately they are not much different.

The behavior made the guests surprised and had become the center of attention.

"Shame" said Viona while lapping softly Ina's hand on her shoulder.

"Ok, there" point it out.

Viona and Ina sat down while enjoying the treats on stage and the invitees were enjoying the food that had been provided. On the sidelines of the event, the owner of the show, Ray's parents, took the stage with his microphone.

"Please give a little attention to the guests tonight, I am the mother of Alex Ray Farendra Manullang would like to introduce my future daughter-in-law Gladis. Come here dear" called her with a smile that did not fade at the corner of her lips.

Gladis proudly went up on stage with a smile as gracious as possible.

"What the fuck is this Pi?" Ray asked his Papa.

"But don't know Lex either, your mom is as determined as it turns out" said the Papi. He was astonished by his wife without her consent and Ray did it all.

"Akkh" Ray just left the place.

However, before she was out of sight, her mother immediately called out to Ray.

"My son Alex, come on baby here" he said.

Ray between returning and continuing to leave the place so the dilemma. By having to approach his mom on stage with Gladis there. He did this just to appreciate his parents.

"It fits right, right?" Mami Ray asked again after Ray was on the same stage.

Ray smiles forced with glare to Viona. Ray's line of sight irritated and upset Gladis.

Gladis whispered in Mami Ray's ear and at once Mami Ray nodded in agreement.