PRISON LOVE For STELLA
Chapter 30's
On the way to Zizi's hometown, Zein is seen squeezing his fingers several times. It seemed like he was very afraid, afraid of being late, afraid of losing Zi and afraid that Zi would accept the proposal.
"Don't be afraid, may we not be late" said Laila as she grabbed the son's hand and tried to calm his beloved son.
"Yes, Ma" Zein replied as she continued to look at the phone screen indicating where her car was supposed to be taking them.
While Laskar immediately asked his lawyer to be on standby, who knew the son needed legal help to get this love. Like what Laila was directing.
"What's his name, never said anything to you, Zein?" ask the son.
"No, Pa. If he had spoken, this would not have been possible." Zein bowed lethargic.
"Already, Pa. Don't ask me anything, our son is in a rage. We just pray, may our future ghost has not gone through any process" said Laila, trying to give understanding to the husband.
Laskar also obeyed his wife. Shut up and occasionally look at his play, maybe there's something he can do for the son.
***
On the other hand, Zi was crying out beside her grandfather's bed. How not? This was the first time he knew that he still had a family, all this time all he knew was, the father's family was gone. Actually no, they still exist. He even has an uncle and aunt who are none other than his father's siblings.
"Your father did not dare to go home because he was in debt with a loan shark, my grandson. She's owed a loan shark to pay for your mother's surgery when she gave birth to you. We don't know if the money he used to pay for the delivery was borrowed money. Insolent, they did deliberately not win the money, in order to ensnare you. In the letter of the agreement, your father and the loan shark agreed to make you a means of debt repayment, if you grow up." The sickly man stopped his story for a moment, to take a breath.
Then he continued it again. "Really, grandfather didn't know about the deal that was crazy. Grandpa thought, your father was angry with grandfather because grandfather did not agree he married his mother, it was not. That's why he won't go home. Apparently not, your father didn't dare go home because he couldn't give you to that cruel family." The old man seemed to be crying. Because he did not know the suffering his son had been through all this time.
"Then what should Zi do now, Cake?" ask Zizi confused.
"They snare us with flowers too high, Zi. Grandfather can't afford it, even if our house leaves it to them, it's not enough to make up for your father's debt" replied the old man again.
Like in a lightning strike in broad daylight! How not? No wind no rain, suddenly a couple came to his boarding house. He told me he still had a family.
Initially Zi refused with the request, even she had a fight with her uncle and aunt. But the two burly men escorting them had made Zi goosebumps. The threat that the two creepy people made, in fact, was able to tear down Zi's selfishness.
The two men threatened, if Zi did not want to come with them, then the two people who claimed to be his uncle and aunt would they finish off. No doubt the threat was successful in making Zi shiver.
"But, Grandma, why don't you and mom ever talk about their debt to, Zi?" zizi asked suspiciously, because the news felt like a beard for him. Zi felt that there was a party deliberately toying with her. I don't know, Zi just felt weird about this storyline.
"Don't tell you, with grandfather they don't tell me" said the old man.
Zizi was silent for a moment, and then he tried to reject the delicate matchmaking. "Grandfather, this afternoon Zizi is going to the loan shark's house, Zi will try to negotiate with them. If it is Zi's father who has a debt, let Zi pay. Zi will work hard to pay the debt. The important thing is that they want to cancel this match," Zi said.
"Grandfather negotiated with them a few days ago before picking you up. They still want to make you the wife of their first child with disabilities. They want you to take care of him, they know what your job is, Zi. Grandpa didn't know what to do. Grandfather was confused, Zi," said the old man.
"Read this if you don't believe in grandpa. Look and read carefully this letter of agreement. Grandfather could not do anything because the letter was legal in the eyes of the law," the man said as he handed him a brown envelope from under his pillow.
Slowly but surely, Zizi took the letter and read it slowly.
Tears reminisced in the eyes of the lady. Line after line of sentences listed there all felt neat, deep and full of meaning. There is also a sentence that says that the widow's father was not forced to sign this agreement at all. And really, that sentence was successful in scratching the heart of a Zi.
Not until there, the nominal initial debt plus the interest he had to pay also succeeded in making Zi shivering.
How not? Nominal is equal to his self-esteem. But he doesn't have that much money. Zi herself did not know what to do.
This girl was just silently glued, imagining she was married to someone who could be said to have a mental disorder. Zi could not imagine her fate after this.
Seriate...