My Old Star
#106 Birthday
Marryana had been waiting for Zaki for hours at the club but Zaki could not get to see him, the man was still busy watching the children practice.
Marryana was busy flipping through her phone without opening her screen, she felt bored and upset because her Papi could not be contacted at all while her Papi, according to the Manager of the club, this morning, he flew back abroad without telling her anything. He felt being played by them at this moment.
Huftt....
Marryana breathed a rough breath, moved from her seat intending to leave her Papi's club.
"Where are you going, Marry?" Zaki who was standing behind Marryana's seat asked, when Marryana turned towards Zaki.
"I-I want to go Za, no one understands what I'm feeling right now!" marryana replied slightly insinuating Zaki.
"You want to talk to me?" Zaki's bargain made Marryana throw her face and fold her hands in front of her chest.
"Aren't you busy, Za?" Marryana started to step away from Zaki.
"Marry, I can explain this!" Zaki chases after Marryana and follows the woman into the car and takes over the wheel.
"I can do it myself Za!"
Zaki was silent and did not answer Marryana. He kept driving away from the club. Marryana who actually felt noticed by Zaki smiled inwardly, although she did not know where exactly Zaki was going to take her.
Marryana's phone rang in a moment of silence so that it sounded clearly on the sidelines of the roar of the car engine they were riding in at this time.
"Let's go, Marry!" zaki and Marryana's orders take her cell phone to see who's bothering her these nights. He did not open a message from anyone since noon because his mind was focused on the news that was becoming a tranding topic on the internet.
"Bram?" Her thought.
Marryana shifted the green button and heard Bram's voice from across the phone.
"Marry where are you, why am I so hard to contact you, where have you been all day?" Bram's tone implied a very deep concern.
"I'm fine Bram, I'm with my friend right now."
"Why don't you answer my phone, Marry?"
"I'm sorry Bram, I'm busy and I'm lazy to look at my own phone."
"Is it because of the news?"
"Have you read it?"
"I hope you don't accept it Marry, the man is married and soon will be a father!"
"Bram I'm not that silly, let's not talk anymore because I just want to calm down."
Marryana closes her phone with Bram even though the man still wants to talk to her.
"Who's Marry?" Zaki asked curiously from hearing their conversation since earlier.
"Bram!" marryana answered briefly.
"Bram?" Zaki frowned trying to remember that name that felt familiar to him.
"Don't talk about him Za, he's not important to me. He's a friend and a dark side to my friends, but I'm not like them Za."
Zaki fell silent, he was still thinking about the name of the person who called Marryana just now, it felt really familiar to him.
"Where are we really going?" Marryana asked as they got further and further away from the city center.
Zaki simply replied with his smile, in contrast to Arfan and Mentari who were relaxing in front of the television after dinner together.
"Can't you talk about something?" Ask the Mentari carefully.
Arfan nodded, he already knew where Mentari was heading this time. Arfan's heart is actually pounding fast waiting for the words that will come out of the lips of Mentari who has become his candle.
"Sister..," Mentari paused his speech.
"May I go out of town to do some research?"
Arfan did not immediately answer his wife's request, he stroked his own chin because he was thinking about it.
"If my research is completed quickly then the thesis that I will work on must also be completed soon before our child is born brother, later I want to focus on taking care of you and our child sis." Mentari tried to explain why he had to leave immediately.
"When is your schedule checking your content this month?" Tanya Arfan not connecting.
"Sister...,"
"Jawab it baby!"
"Sir" replied Mentari.
"Then I will answer whether or not you leave after we have checked your contents!" answer Arfan firmly without objection.
Mentari resigned to her husband's decision, she understood that Arfan would definitely think about it first and then make a decision after everything was clear.
"Nights like this, brother, is it not wrong? Later even disturb Mr. Reza how, I will not feel good brother. I'll call you tomorrow, brother?"
"I'll talk to him, now just call!"
While looking for Reza's number, Arfan takes over Mentari's phone and talks to Reza in the back after Reza receives a call from Mentari.
Mentari was curious about what they were really talking about, because it had been almost half an hour Arfan had not returned. However, Mentari himself did not have the guts let alone the courage to catch up with Arfan in the back garden.
Tired of waiting, Mentari fell asleep on the sofa in front of the television.
Arfan returned from the back garden and found out that his wife was asleep. Arfan smiled then kissed Mentari's forehead, "Basar princess sleeping!" his anxiety pinched Mentari's nose which made his wife squirm.
Zaki and Marryana had already reached where they were headed, "Come down Marry!" Zaki opens the door for Marryana who is fast asleep in the car because of a long journey.
"Where is this Za?" He asked confused because they were already on the beach with the roar of waves that sounded clear.
"Let's follow me!" Zaki steps away from Marryana who is still in a daze because of confusion, he feels a little hesitant considering Arfan's message to him to be careful with Zaki and not let him fate the same as Sania.
Zaki stopped stepping because he did not see Marryana following him, "Come on Marry!"
Zaki waved his hand inviting Marryana to hurry.
Marryana's after Zaki, "Where are we really going Za?" Marryana asked for a few times.
"Follow it, you'll find out!"
They enter a hotel lobby, where Zaki talks to a receptionist. After that he went back to Marryana and took her to a room with a number written on the key he carried.
"Za you don't mess around, if you dare mess with me, Papi will definitely not stay silent!" Marryana who was nervous to issue the uneg-uneg who had been trying to pendam.
"Are we not going to talk to Marry?" Zaki was terrible this time according to Marryana.
"Let's talk inside!"
Marryana still did not want to go into the room, "I don't want Za, I'm not Sania so don't expect me to want to follow your wishes!"
"This time please obey, so that my task will be easier!" zaki's statement this time left Marryana a little stunned and increasingly panicked.
"He was ordered by someone else?" Her thought.
Slowly Marryana went into the room with Zaki, the room lights on. He was greeted with applause along with a happy birthday song sung by his parents and also his brothers who came all the way from abroad just to celebrate his birthday.
Marryana cried, apparently they had planned this all for her. He blew out the candles after his prayer and hugged his family one by one.
"The fire that planned this mess?"
"Papi was serious about asking Arfan to marry you, but after Papi found out Arfan was married, Papi continued Papi's plan just to work on you."
"Papi mean, the news on the internet?"
"Don't worry that news won't be there anymore!"
"Take it if you don't believe it!"
"Then what about Arfan and his wife Pi?"
"Arfan knows all this, Papi hope he can explain it to his wife."
They all celebrate Marryana's birthday with Zaki joining Marryana's family. All the tension has been clearly broken.
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Steven who just woke up this morning suddenly cried looking for his mother, but he was not usually spoiled like that.
"You why Stev?" Sania asked frantically because Steven was not as usual.
"Mom I want to see Papa Zaki today, call him Ma!"
"Papa Zaki is busy baby, we'd better call Papa you that weekend?" Sania tries to persuade Steven.
"I don't want Ma, just now!"
Sania relents, she takes her phone and presses Zaki's number. However, Zaki did not reply until Sania repeatedly did the same.
"How's Ma, is Papa Zaki going to be here?" Ask Steven enthusiastically.
"It looks like Papa you're busy Stev, Mama's gonna call again."
Steven ran to the back garden, then climbed up to the top of a fairly tall tree. Steven threatened not to come down until Zaki came. Sania was made dizzy this time with Steven's attitude. Tomi is also not at the club and she is unlikely to bother Tomi who is focusing on the kids.
"Stev Mama please don't make it difficult for Mama with your behavior like this son!"