Our Story: The Sudden Chancellery
9. Stumpy

Not many know that it turns out that Diverto Music and Management is a record label company owned by the Gala family, one of the companies incorporated in Aditya Group owned by Bobby Aditya, Gala's father.

The Blues Mixer is now under the auspices of the label along with several other musicians. Small and small, Gala already has a 15% stake there. In other words, Gala was the little boss of Mitha and co.

If Gemma had a hard time calling her mother yesterday, now she could freely contact Mitha whenever she could, through the Gala.

“Yahya and I have been divorced for a long time.” Mitha exhaled heavily before continuing. “I can't stand the violence he always did to me. And unfortunately, I left the band and my job, so I didn't have much money to hire a lawyer. Gemma's custody also falls on Yahya.

Yahya strictly forbid for me to meet my son. I was desperate to meet him when he was Junior High, but Gemma was beaten up. Her body was blue-blue, and. Her fingers were also cracked!" mitha said while wiping her tears after hearing the thing that the princess of Gala experienced. "Yahya then kept away all the things that reminded Gemma of me."

Gala until goosebumps. That means Gemma's finger cracking the other day isn't the first time. All the questions in Gala's mind were finally answered. That is the reason why Gemma should not touch any instrument, because all of it can extract Yahya's old wounds on the ex-wife. Gala is furious, why in the separation of parents, children are always victims?

"My friends at The Blues Mixer have accepted me back, I owe them a lot and also to you as our label. When I fall, you lift me up and hug me.

"The cause of my household rift was because I was returning to a career. Yahya was in a lot of debt. But in fact, everything I did was meaningless in his eyes. I was instead accused of cheating with fans, managers, even my own bandmates.

I should have been his partner. I am not a robot that works only at home and only serves in bed. He always forbade and locked me at home on the grounds of my child and pregnancy who always died due to the DPRT he did! I'M NOT A BABY FACTORY!"

Mitha's voice was almost shrill. His body trembled violently and his eyes glazed over. The sad and depressed look of the face was clearly on the woman. The tears of despair finally down the cheeks of the guitarist who was no longer able to hold. Halim, the manager, could only sit next to him and pat the guitarist on the shoulder.

“I can't live with a guy like that!" Mitha was roughing her wavy black hair. "So soon Gemma will graduate High School and can choose to live with whom. I want you to meet me with him often. I know this is an inappropriate request from a subordinate to his superior, but I don't know who else to ask because Yahya is so watching Gemma."

Gala nodded without hesitation at Mitha. “Of course I want to help Gemma and Auntie. Finding you is not a difficult thing.”

Mitha smiled gently. “You are very good with Gemma... But... Aunty can ask for one more thing, Gala?”

“What is Tan?”

“Give this to Gemma.” Mitha pulled out a mobile phone from her bag. A flip model phone with Walkman features in black silver. “I have filled the pulse so Gemma can communicate with me. Tell him that he can only communicate with me, Mr. Halim, Diana and with you. No one else knows. Okay?”

Gala received the phone and put it in her pants pocket. “Good Aunt!”

***

A few months later, Gemma not only became a close friend of Gala, but she also became famous in school. The parasites glow, the face is now radiant, the long wavy hair is often tied ponytail, the green eyes are also sparkling and the thin body no longer looks dim.

Since Gala reunited Gemma with her mother, the girl has slowly changed. Her personality is more open and cheerful. He is also more confident and more courageous to show his abilities in public. No one calls him 'ice stone' anymore'.

She's becoming more beautiful. He became suddenly popular, as popular as Erika's gang and became the target of many men.

Call it Stefan and Marco, basketball children who often compete with Febri. A cousin who is both cute, tall with exotic skin every day comes to Gemma and gives her many things. Starting from chocolates, dolls, to CDs of Gemma's favorite bands.

They're competing, man! Though they can get a beautiful girl like Erika the rich boy, Cantika the school model, Kiki who has just been runner up in AbNon Jakarta, Indonesia, and others are more easily accessible by these popular guys.

“Happy!” Gala grumbled when she saw the teddy bear that Gemma was holding. Now, the girl was standing near the UKS when Marco suddenly called her and wanted to speak with four eyes.

“Lo if you like Gemma, yes speaking, man!” febri's exasperated comments saw Gala who had been seen fizzling.

“Who likes?” elak Gala is accused of liking Gemma.

Febri bobbing head. “Lo same he has been two months this way together. It looks so much like Gemma, how the hell?”

“Entar dumped another guy, just found out the taste of lo!” niko's bored sweaty look at Gala who always keki whenever Gemma approached other men.

Gala is roughing her spiky hair. “Not discuss anymore. Males!”

Before Gala turns around, her name follows the name Febri and Niko is called back from afar by Gemma. The girl returned while carrying a teddy bear doll given by Marco.

“Wii... teddy bear from Marco yes?” ledek Niko's. "I think he likes it the same way."

“Iya... I actually have started not comfortable nerima this continues.” Gemma stared flat at the teddy bear.

"Didn't you like that?" gala asked skeptically, not believing that Gemma did not like the gifts of men who were blatantly admirers.

"I love the guy, yes I'll love this," said Gemma, slipping her shoulder with a face that was not interested at all.

Gala could sense that Gemma didn't really like what Marco was giving her. But he was unable to hide the look on his face. While Gemma looks calm and like not aware of the change in the temperament of the hairy man.

Gemma changed her expression, then looked at Gala with a sparkle. “Gala... go home from school so right? Then, in the afternoon we learn mathematics where?”

“Why don't you ask Marco or Stefan to teach lo?” answer the guy.

Suddenly, Gemma felt jolted when she heard Gala's voice rising up to her. “Cock with Stefan and Marco? If they're smart, I'll ask them!"

"Oh so they're bego? Just want you to be scooped up by a bego!"

Gemma's tears changed, her forehead folded, her eyes glared at Gala questioningly. "Kok lo so this is how you say it?"

Hearing Gemma's question, Gala looked more emotional. Niko and Febri slowly retreat from them and move away, leaving the two human children behind because it seems like this ceremony will be difficult.

"So I'm wrong, yeah I'm sorry. But I noticed, you've changed a lot, you know?!" Gemma put emphasis on the last two words, so confused yes with Gala's attitude.

"Change how? A feeling of gini-gini aja from yesterday." elak Gala without wanting to look longer Gemma's eyes.

"Lo not realising that? Now you're fierce, ketus and colder just like me. If you are invited to speak, you will no longer look me in the eye. Lo why the hell?"

"Kok so I'm the one who changed? You're the one who changed, Gem. Lo getting here more and more. You're a lot of guys, you're so..."

"Gue so what?"

So prettier, Gala murmured inwardly. But he kept quiet and did not continue.

Whoa... If Gala continued to behave like this, everyone would find her jealous! Gala became increasingly embarrassed and tried to make her face as appropriate as possible so that no one could think wrong. He tries to find an excuse to hide his cockiness when he sees Gemma being approached by another guy.

"Sori Gem's... Eng... I've only had a lot of thoughts lately." Gala makes an alibi.

"What do you think?" gemma's voice is low.

"No... I.. I'm just thinking, '" Gala's not completely lying but she's not completely honest either. The more days Gala gets nervous when she meets Gemma. While the girl remained friends with him confidently like there was no more bulkhead.

As it is now... From far away, Gala's heart was already shaking violently. The guy is getting less and less anxious to meet Gemma. He is scared and may be misbehaving. Gala tried several times to avoid Gemma, but she always stuck to him, talked to him, even paid more attention.

"Why are you?" ask Gemma concerned. "I want to look at you."

"How's your dad?" here Gala started to wave. Actually, Papa is okay. He was discharged from the hospital and had chemotherapy on a specific schedule.

"Dad's out of town again."

"Eng... No need to look at me anymore... Anyway, I really can't teach you this afternoon. Sorry yes..” he said in a more softened voice. He wants to run away now.

“Ohh... But we still go home together right? We'll meet-“

Gala cutting, “Gem... I can’t, okay?”

Emotions that had subsided, now rise again by itself. Aware of her mood change, Gala then left from the presence of Gemma in a hurry, leaving her astonished.

“Gala why the hell?” Gemma could only look at the guy's back from afar and slowly disappear from her sight.

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