My Old Star
#40 Grandpa Mahmud
Arfan drove Mr. Mahmud to some nearby inns. However, it was a pity as there was nothing empty, everything was full average.
"Uncle should come with me how?" Arfan made an offer.
"Later to trouble you, son, I've been given a ride already very grateful," replied Mr. Mahmud who felt unworthy to be treated as well as that by Arfan who had just known him.
"Uncle doesn't bother me at all, I happen to want to go to Grandma's house near here, so uncle can stay at my Grandma's house tonight."
Mr. Mahmud can only resign to Arfan's arrangement because he currently has no choice but to follow where Arfan takes him.
Along the way, Mr. Mahmud told a lot of stories with Arfan about the journey of his life to this day he came to the city of Z is to look for his brother who has long been separated, Mahmud moved from one city to another in search of his brother.
Arfan took a lot of lessons from what Mr. Mahmud told him. Even though Arfan didn't have any siblings at least he still had a Grandma who loved him very much.
Mr. Mahmud even asked about marriage to Arfan and gave Arfan an advice.
"Order uncle Nak, marry a woman who is both religious and moral so that she can survive in the most difficult conditions!"
"Do you have a candidate son? Uncle see you're old enough to be married, sorry if uncle sassy said so,"
"Actually it's uncle, but hindered by parental blessing. We still have to fight further."
"Then take care of her for the rest of your life!"
"Thank you uncle for his advice, I will always remember."
They reached Wijaya's grandmother's house at midnight, Arfan brought Mr. Mahmud into the house and invited him to rest in the guest room. Arfan intends to tell his grandmother tomorrow, because the house is already in a state of desolation.
"Please rest uncle, I stay first."
"Thank you son, but this is too much. Shouldn't I just sleep in the back room."
"Uncle my guest and not the maid, so uncle should rest here not behind."
Slowly Arfan closed the door of the guest room, he himself went up to his room to rest.
Arfan remembered Mentari who was now at his parents' house. Arfan had intended to contact the girl but was hesitant because it was too late. Arfan checked his phone.
[So if you read this message, please call me yes]
Fill in the Mentari text message for Arfan that was sent this afternoon.
Arfan decided to go to bed without contacting Mentari first, thinking if they could meet tomorrow on campus.
This morning Wijaya's grandmother had been made a scene because of the arrival of guests he had never expected before. Arfan joined Mahmud's grandmother and father at the dinner table when the furore was already happening.
Arfan screeched the chair quietly, Mahmud smiled at him and nodded.
"Fan do you know who he is?" Grandma Wijaya asked enthusiastically.
"Of course I know Grandma, because I brought her here last night."
"Mahmud told Grandma everything, you are my great granddaughter!" Grandma Wijaya praised Arfan.
Arfan just smiled knots then returned to bribe his breakfast slowly.
"Thank you Fan, if you hadn't helped her last night we couldn't have met like this!"
"That grandmother meant thanking me because of what Grandma, Arfan really did not understand the way Grandma thought. Didn't my grandmother teach me to be kind to anyone?" Arfan scrunched his forehead.
"Do you know if this Mahmud is one of the Vijaya family?" Grandma Wijaya emphasized her words that made Arfan choke on the food he was chewing.
Arfan looked at his grandmother with a serious face, as if looking for a justification for what his grandmother had just said.
"She was the only sibling of Fan's grandmother, grandmother's long-lost younger brother." Grandma Wijaya paused her speech.
Vijaya's grandmother then told him about the last time they met and no longer had news because Mahmud's wife did not like living with the Wijaya family. She reasoned that her husband's family would only trouble their family and would even rule over the wealth Mahmud had.
At that time Mahmud was a successful businessman, Mahmud also could not do anything because his wife threatened to commit suicide if Mahmud did not fulfill his wish, so Mahmud was forced to leave the Vijaya family because he followed his wife's wishes.
"I'm sorry that I was helpless at that time, sister, I was too following my wife's wishes. I am so sorry and God has given me a good reward!"
"We've forgiven you for a long time, now that you've come back that's more than enough for me."
Grandpa Mahmud hugged Grandma Wijaya while apologizing for her past mistakes. Arfan was moved by the sight, and finally his grandmother found his younger brother by chance through him, even though Mahmud's grandfather had been looking for them for years, while his grandmother thought that the Wijaya family lived alone in this world.
"I'm sorry if I was so presumptuous as to ask, where is Grandpa's wife and child right now?"
"They dumped me after taking everything I had, my wife and daughter disappeared after selling the house we were in. Now I don't know where they are. Even I was kicked out of the company I built long before I got married because I was late when I was married, I chose my wife wrongly. She was so young when she married me, it turned out that she was just using me."
Kekek Mahmud also recounted when he had nothing and wanted to return to the Wijaya family but it was too late because Vijaya's grandmother apparently lived in Spain. Mahmud with his condition is unlikely to follow his brother to Spain.
"Grandfather need not worry now because we will always be with you, so stay here with us!"
"Thank you Fan for your kindness!"
"You did well to educate your grandson" Grandpa Mahmud praised Vijaya's grandmother's skill in educating her grandson even when Arfan's parents were gone.
"Sama-sama grandfather, I stay first yes because there is a lecture this morning!"
Arfan left the Wijaya family residence, in his heart there is a curiosity who is really the wife and child of Grandpa Mahmud who could treat the newly known snicker inhumanely.
Arfan thought that the woman was greedy and immoral, which is why last night Mahmud's grandfather advised Arfan that when looking for a partner it is better to choose a woman who is both religious and moral.
Arfan taught this morning until noon, after which he met Mentari on campus. Arfan deliberately met Mentari blatantly.
"Hi can join?" Arfan said, sitting near Mentari.
Mentari who was sitting with Siska while enjoying her favorite strawberry fruit juice jumped in shock.
"So I'll go first, okay?" Siska moved from her seat.
"Don't go anywhere, Siska, because you're going with us too!"
Everyone who passed by in front of them, amazed to see Arfan who had a beautiful face and full appearance. The perfect picture for a mature man, many girls fall in love at first sight to him. Many of them smiled and looked at Arfan.
"You've got a lot of Dance competitors!" whispers of Siska in the ears of Mentari accompanied by his laughter.
"Siska!!!" Mentari.
They board Arfan's car and arrive at the hospital where Tomi and Zaki are being treated.
"Sir Arfan why are we here?" Ask Siska.
"Follow you'll find out, too."
They're headed to Tomi's nursery, where Sania and Steven are already. While Dio and Rafi are returning to the club to rest after a night of guarding Tomi.
"Siska you can go to the next room, there's Arman. Please accompany her, Sis!"
"Well Sir!" how happy Siska was when she would meet Arman even she was told to accompany him. Although actually Siska was worried that Arman might not be sick and had to be hospitalized.
Siska knocked on the door and slowly opened it. Arman turned his head and smiled towards Siska.
"You coming?"
"I'll accompany you, brother!" Siska smiled.
In the nursery Tomi looks like Tomi's condition has improved but still has to undergo treatment.
"Sania are you going to stay over?"
Sania looked at Steven, "You take it easy, he'll be safe with us." Arfan convinced Sania.
"I'll take care of Steven Kak, so Sania don't worry about it" Mentari added.
They chatted until they didn't realize Steven was out of Tomi's nursery.