Crazy Love of the Actor
Section 34: Stuck (Again)

Today Syila is going to the set, she has not come two days, when she reached the location, she saw Izraa was reading the dialogue, inexplicably Syila felt hesitant to approach her, it had been two days since Shila had no contact with Izraa, in her thinking, Izraa might not want her anymore, good then.

“Syil, try to check here, this is actually the dialogue like this?” Bang Aryo asked Syila to come closer, there was Izraa and Bang Aryo.

“Iya Bang, why?”

“This dialogue is rigid, is it already connected a few months, the time is still stiff?”

“However, I want to maintain the attitude of his man who does not want to fall too deep, so he still gives distance to the relationship that has been established Bang.”

“Caused anyway, Syil.”

“No sense dong, the commitment period is related, but no open-hearted thinking, your writing seems irrelevant Syil.” Izraa suddenly joined the chat.

“Za, this is a best seller, long before this film, the book has been printed, there are three editors who check this book both the rules of authorship and also the theme, as well as, then you want correction when everything is going, you are irrelevant!” Syila said it was not shouting, but giving enough emphasis.

“Za, I think so too, this is a movie follow the book, so we have to use the dialogue on the book.”

“Bang, but I feel that ...” Izraa still objected, we all know, not in the book she sulked, but in their relationship.

“If you want to change, as I said, make your own book, don't spoil anyone else's book.” Syila was getting upset.

“That's the problem, you have too narrow a view, Syil.” Izraa left after saying that.

Syila was upset because she was said to be narrow-minded.

“Against fight?” Bang Aryo asked.

“No, why the hell?”

“Si Izraa frenetic since you did not enter, sure yes, do not fight?”

“No, but if he has a problem, I honestly don't know, I'm chasing the deadline of the book Bang, two days.”

“Yaudah, you help calm down, because he is not focused.”

“But Bang, said Hanum he became more friendly with everyone, even yesterday attended a meal together right?” Syila.

“Terms are more friendly? I see it usually, sometimes worse. About him attending a dinner, yes, but he just wanted to chase me for a dialogue check, because I said he wanted to eat, not because he wanted to come.”

“Jeez, seriously?”

“Iya.” Bang Aryo then stood up and started preparing for filming today.

It's true people say, we can't hear from one side, like Hanum said that, it's not true, not because Hanum is lying, but because Hanum is looking from one side.

“Za, can you say no?” Syila asked, Izraa is memorizing the dialogue.

“Lu don't see me again hafalin dialogue?!”

“Bent a minute kok.”

“No can, sorry.” Syila was rejected, this is the first time Izraa refused to talk, after they were made.

Filming began, Syila still felt Izraa strange, although while filming, Syila knew, Izraa tried to restore focus and mood, acting still stunning even though in an upset state, upset because of what, Izraa, Syila doesn't know.

[Syil, can be advanced, yes, we meet now? Om there is an official event with Mr. Minister, so must Aunty accompany tonight.] Izraa's mom sent a short message through the green app.

Syila looked at the circumstances around, it seemed like she could leave for a while, because filming was not too heavy, so Syila's presence didn't seem to be much needed.

[Yes Aunty, you can, send the address yes, Syila will be there,] He replied.

After she got the address of the restaurant that her mom Izraa gave her, Syila immediately drove there, drove herself, because Andi was meeting with the publisher related to Syila's latest novel which was launched six months ago.

Before leaving earlier Syila had already sent a message to Bang Aryo, let out for a while, Bang Aryo did not mind.

After driving for half an hour, Syila arrived at her restaurant, the hotel restaurant, Syila to the restaurant in question, Izraa mami ordered a private restaurant, where we were both guests in a closed dining room.

“Tan, sorry yes, have you been waiting a long time?” Syila.

“No, just to be too, Syila want to eat what?”

“No need Aunt, not lunch, Syila usually do not eat first, maybe desert only.”

“Boleh, if that's how about ordering Volcano Cake Ice Cream? That's Sofia's favorite.”

It was lazy to hear that name, but as a courtesy, Syila agreed.

“Syila must be surprised huh, Auntie call here?”

Syila was shocked, but she knew that she would not be thrown with money to leave Izraa, if it could be better, because that way, Syila could make it a reason to get away from Izraa.

“More precisely confused anyway, Tan.”

“Begini Syil, before that, Aunt would like to thank you first with you.”

“Because of bringing home our child who does not want to go home during .. these last ten years.”

[What! it's been ten years?!] Syila was shocked, Izraa could not go home for as long.

“Two days ago, when she came was the day I finally heard her calling me mami again, calling papi and showing how sorry she was to Sofia.

Only Syila can do that, not a single woman Izraa has ever cared about other than her sister Sofia, even though they are half-siblings.” Her mother Izraa held back her words, Syila felt that her mother Izraa was falling apart, so she did not continue her words, “Izraa is not my biological child, Syil.”

“Tante, if it is not convenient to talk about it, do not need to be forced.” Syila tries to make her mother Izraa stop opening their problems, Syila is afraid that this will be a burden for Syila if she knows more about the state of the Izraa family.

“Syil recalled, I am not Pelakor, her birth mother Izraa is my biological sister, she died while giving birth to Izraa, her aunt and papa Izraa was married to the will of the family, so that Aunt can take care of Izraa who is still a baby and of course Izraa's papi as well.

To Auntie, Izraa was our eldest child and Sofia was the youngest. Since I took care of her from birth, I know for a fact, that she also loved me and Sofia, until it happened.”

“Genesis?” Syila was curious.

“Ten years ago, Sofia was still in High School, she was run over by someone, her condition was critical, her papa and I were out of town, business meetings, at that time, her papi Izraa was still pioneering this hospital, she said, this big hospital has not become as big as it is now, we need a lot of Investor help to build that hospital.

When we found out Sofia was in an accident, we couldn't go home because we had a meeting with one of the county officials there, this schedule we got after a year of waiting, it was about the hospital and lab clearance.

We know that we were selfish, Izraa begged us to come home soon, but Izraa asked me to look after Sofia while they took care of business, The young Izraa was also very angry, she felt we had ignored Sofia, our child who was in a critical state.

After knowing Sofia could not walk anymore because the accident had her leg amputated, Izraa got even more angry at us.

Honestly, at that time my heart was broken, I was his mother, how could I not be sad, and my daughter had her leg amputated.

But this business is what Izraa's papa has been working on for years, we have to keep meeting with the official and make cooperation, if we cancel at that time, the possibility of meeting him again is very unlikely.

I was afraid, but trying to remain sincere with all these circumstances, we finally decided not to answer Izraa's phone call that day, I already knew the state of Sofia from the Doctor who treated her, but we can't do anything about it, but in this business, we can do something to make this business work, that is, by meeting its Regional Officials.”

“Then, did you finally go home after the meeting was over?” Syila asked.

“No,” Mami Izraa wiped the tears that appeared at the end of her eyes, “our schedule outside the city was a month, then we did not go home for that month, so we did not go home for that month, ten years ago, the technology was not as sophisticated as it is now, there are video calls or meetings based online, we only news through mobile phones and landlines.

I called my son every day to make sure he was okay, but ever since we said we wouldn't go home until the meeting was over, Izraa didn't call us anymore, nor did she answer my phone.

We knew he was angry, but we also knew his anger would subside, which we didn't know was, it turned out that he wasn't just angry, but he was disappointed.

After a month of getting the project, our business license was approved, we hurried home to meet Sofia, then after we arrived in Jakarta, we went straight to the hospital to see Sofia, Izraa was there.

Izraa ran amok looking at us, he slammed all the stuff in the hospital treatment room, we tried to calm him down, but to no avail.

She told me that I was a cruel mother, that my only child could be ignored when her leg had been amputated, so she didn't expect much of me to love her like a child.

I know, she got very angry because we ignored Sofia, but she was immature at the time, our gamble was too big to go home, because Sofia's legs we couldn't save, she said, then this business should be safe.” The tears of Izraa's mother flowed.

Syila knew, it must have been hard for her mom Izraa, but leaving the child in an accident, critical and her leg amputated, was a cruel deed, at this point, she knew what Izraa was feeling. Disappointed and angry.

“Sorry,” her mama Izraa finished wiping her tears, she then continued her story, “Izraa said, she will never forgive us, she said she does not want to live with us anymore, she said, at that time he even pulled Sofia to come with him, but I got in the way, the papi also prevented Izraa from taking Sofia, Izraa finally went alone, without clothes, money or other valuables, he said, he really left with nothing.

We thought it was only a few months, he would come back again, but we were wrong, the disappointment was really deep, during these ten years we saw he could live on his own feet, without our help, he said, he did not receive any help from us in any form.

We almost gave up on being able to live together again, but when we saw the infotainment show, we knew, that Izraa was looking at you very deeply, from there, I saw there was a trace of hope, that maybe, you can help us get Izraa closer to her family.

I'm sorry I investigated your background, when we found out you were the son of one of our hospital directors, so much like God's help, we ended up inviting you to lunch together.

The next thing you remember, right? We are not wrong, Izraa came home after ten years of not coming home, Izraa called me Mami and Papi, how missed I am to my eldest son, even though he was not born from my womb, Izraa said, but I took care of him from his newborn, I taught him the way, I fed him his first rice, I taught him to read, for me he was the son I loved so much.

Even though she knew I wasn't the one who gave birth to her, because we always took Izraa to my sister's grave, her birth mother once a month.

But I know that Izraa also knows, I love her very much as a mother.”

Syila heard this was very sad, meaning that something was wrong, so two days he did not contact Syila, maybe because he wanted to make his heart first, he said, after ten years of not coming home it must have been a good time to see the house he had left for the past ten years, meeting his parents and younger brother.

“But Auntie, our relationship is not that close, we are still dating, but we are not yet at a serious stage to get married, we are just trying to get to know each other, what Auntie thinks, that I can make Izraa stay with you guys again, it seems difficult, because Izraa will not be easy to tell.”

“I know my son, he is not a young man who is easily ordered, he used to never bring home a single woman, we thought it was because he was not interested in dating, then there was that disgusting gossip, he said, about him liking men, honestly if there is a guy who can take him home, I wouldn't really care about the deviation, which is important my son came home.

But seeing how worried she was about seeing you spilling coffee, making me believe, that she loves you so much, she's breaking down her ego to pull you out of our house, the house he swore he would never step on again in his entire life, what Izraa did for you, could only be done by the person who loved you so much, Syil.”

“Not so, Aunt, don't get me wrong.”

“Insting a mother is never wrong, maybe not Izraa who does not love you, maybe you who have not been able to love her, is that true?” Her mother Izraa asked carefully.

“I ... I don't know, I try to be able to love her, she's a good person, but I can't force my heart this time.” Syila had heard the matter of the Izraa family so deeply, there was no harm in Syila also opening up what she felt to Izraa, because she did not want her mom Izraa to expect too much from her.

Izraa's mother held Syila's hand, and she spoke.

“He must have been able to make you love him, my son a great man, believe me, he will protect you much better than any man on the face of this earth, the way he looks after Sofia, makes me believe, if there is one woman who is able to make him fall in love, the woman will be very lucky, because Izraa is a loyal and loyal person to the person he loves let alone love.”

Syila saw very high expectations on her relationship with Izraa in the eyes of her mother Izraa, again Syila was trapped.