
Nia crept out of her room, peering into every corner of the house. Thankfully there was no Bagas, Ikbal's father who was more actively chattering than a rock magpie. For whatever sake Nia could no longer face Bagas, let alone put on her pepsodent smile every second. When Bagas decided to stay, Nia seemed to immediately get a very bad premonition!
And it's true. The presence of Bagas made Nia unable to sleep well. Let alone sleep, even swearing Nia did not have time. Bagas kept knocking on Nia's room door, asking for help to make this. Nia was forced to comply, hoping afterwards to pull the blanket. But in fact, Nia had to end up listening to Bagas' nonsense until morning, without caring even though tomorrow is Monday.
"Ikbal's time to wake up?" Nia glanced at Ikbal's room. "Tan–, uh, Mother also why do I have to do a job outside the city pas Om Bagas dateng anyway?" Nia turned to glance at Bagas' room. "Let's run away before Om Bagas so I'm babu again."
Nia ran down the first floor, looking straight at the exit. Succeeds. Nia leaned for a moment in front of the door, while closing it with the minimum possible sound. Nia settles back, worried that Bagas might be on the balcony of her room. Blank. Nia could continue her escape. Nia rushed towards the gate, her final hurdle before breathing fresh air. Yet.
DUG
"God." Nia rubbed her forehead. "Who? How come you're here?"
Zaim responded only to Nia with a flat face, and a look of wrath.
"But talk later. Coincidentally you're in si–"
"When do you want me to be the last person to know about your problem?" sela Zaim finally.
"Huh? The trouble? What problems? I don't have a problem."
Zaim breathed. "So Ikbal's father doesn't matter to you?"
"nothave. Om Bagas mah less if only called a problem."
"Yaudah packing now." Zaim took Nia into the house.
"Eh, wait-wait. In Dalem there's Om Bagas."
"Continue?"
"Why keep coming in? My people have had a hard time running away" replied Nia.
"There's no girls' school uniform in my house."
"Huh? Schoolgirl ragan? Make what?" Nia unconsciously went back inside the house. "Don't I have to stay in your house again?"
"Wouldn't you? Want to stay at a hotel?" Zaim opened the door to Nia's house. "Package your important stuff. That's Abis we're having lunch."
Nia just stepped lazily obeying Zaim's orders. Four hours ago, Zaim received a short message from Ikbal saying that Nia was being bullied by her flirtatious father. Ikbal asks Zaim for help to return and gives Nia a temporary lift until Ushi finishes her work. Zaim who when he got a short message was outside the city also flew directly to Jakarta.
" … I don't like being the last person to know about your problems."
"You've said it a million times, honey." Nia stuffed her things into the bag without looking at Zaim.
"Don't call me darling if I'm angry."
"Just call, let you be angry."
"I'm serious."
Nia turned to Zaim. "I just don't want to interrupt your work."
"You're even interrupting my work if there's a problem every time I don't say. Today I immediately canceled an important meeting in a chat from Ikbal. Ka–"
"Hello," Zaim interrupted Bagas, leaving and asked Bagas to shake hands.
"Oh, yes." Bagas welcomed Zaim's hand office. "You must be Nia's boyfriend, right? But be undaunted. You're rich, you're not a stranger."
"Zaim Alfarezi."
"Zaim Alfarezi," murmured Bagas. "Oh, Zaim Alfarezi's hidden crazy rich Jaksel's who has a karaoke branch in America too right? That's my apartment deck. I go there often."
"Thank you. But the rich service of my karaoke place in America is less okay."
Bagas shook his head quickly. "No, nothing less. His service is the best. Especially the service of the driver ya–"
"Keep why is still my girlfriend?" Zaim. "So there's nothing lacking?"
...•▪•▪•▪•▪•...
Hendri handed the keys to Mr. Ucil, Zaim's personal driver, and then entered Zaim's residence. While moving Hendri's car, Mr. Ucil looked puzzledly at the semi-formal man. Is Hendri drunk? Or experiencing jet lag*? Or, finally go crazy and do not remember the time for too long working with Al Hakam who is famous psychopath rupiah?
*Jet lag is a sleep disorder in the form of sleepiness during the day and difficulty sleeping at night, which arises after traveling long distances by plane through different time zones.
"What is the problem until Den Hendri dateng middle gini mall?" ask Mr. Ucil inwardly. "Hopefully it's not a big deal amen."
Unfortunately Hendri did come up with a big problem. Zaim knew that even though Hendri just downed a can of alcohol while telling a meeting that was completely destroyed. At first Zaim was indifferent, but slowly his ears began to heat up. Zaim also asked Hendri to leave if the purpose of his arrival was only to drink free alcohol.
Zaim. " … Tomorrow the cave there is a meeting of the morning ja–"
"The cause of Zain died because of a plane crash" Hendri said. "But that's the second cause. The first cause was killed, Za."
"Cave knows."
Spontan Hendri turned to Zaim. "Lu know? From where? From whom?"
"Gua didn't just look at Zain Doang's face. Lots of bruises on his body. Injury too. The apal cave wounds are rich. It's a wound from the fight, Hen." Zaim. "Who?"
Hendri remained silent for a long time before finally answering, "Umar Zakawat. Safi's subordinate. And he's still alive."
Zaim looked surprised.
"But that's not the case, Za." Hendri went up. "Grandfather has known about Umar Zakawat for a long time. Grandpa Belom knows, Yesenia Eve her biological granddaughter Safi."
Tub struck by lightning in the middle of a rain storm. It is unexpected that Safi is the mastermind behind Zain's unnatural death. Hakam who was secretly investigating Safi must have held a grudge against Safi as time went on. And now it's been proven that Nia is Safi's grandson. How do Zaim and Nia continue? Hakam is a person who has no compassion. While Safi, a merciless person. Really a clop rival, isn't it?
"Grandfather said he would be on your side as long as Yesenia Eve was not Ushi Widhiani's son" Hendri added.
"Kalo Grandpa wants that, the cave has no choice but to saber."
"There's still a way to avoid that, Za."
"What's? Taking off Nia? Yeah, that's brilliant. Unfortunately, there is no cave plan. How's dong?" Zaim left the living room. "Lu has to choose who's on whose side, Hen. Don't be heavy on Grandpa because he took care of you from the baby. Do not be heavy to the cave also because we are rich in blood sodara."