
Amar picks up Sarfaraz in his office to come to where he wants to build his hotel, Amar thinks one car will be much better so that in the car they can while talking about his project.
But Faraz refused on the grounds that he had to pick up his sister first because his driver was ill. And of course it makes Amar happy and tells Sarfaraz they can pick up his sister.
"I don't want to trouble you, Mr. Degazi" exclaimed an uncomfortable Sarfaraz.
"It doesn't matter at all, after all we're in the same direction as the campus"
"How do you know my sister's college?"
"Em it..." Amar twisted his brain looking for a reasonable answer "When we met at Doctor Gea's hospital, we also met at his restaurant"
"Then?" sarfaraz asked as if she was introgating, of course, she was afraid that Degazi would approach her innocent sister, while Faraz often heard rumors about Amar dating women but never seriously.
"I was with my grandmother at the time, she asked if Maryam was a patient of Doctor Gea, but she said she was a psychology student at Parrish University"
"Oh, alright" Faraz replied. Amar breathed a sigh of relief, thank God his brain was very intelligent especially in a time like this. And he was a little irritated, usually he was interrogating but now even he was interrogated.
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"Where's your lecture today, Nyil?" sarfaraz asked as she hugged his sister's shoulder.
"Fun" answered Maryam and also wrapped her hands around Sarfaraz's waist, she did so because she saw some women in sexy clothes staring at Sarfaraz hungry, Maryam knew the girl was her campus prima donna, they had a pretty free association, even Maryam had once raped them while being run down in the ladies' toilet.
And Maryam believes they don't know Sarfaraz is her brother, let it be if they think Sarfaraz is Mary's boyfriend so that they don't dare to look at her brother anymore.
"What's wrong?" sarfaraz asked because Maryam was so clingy with her.
"That's, college gang boy, look at Brother and sister"
"Yes no wonder, my sister is handsome" said Faraz who made Maryam strangle her lips.
Faraz had seen around him who knew he found his assistant because Maria said he had a lecture hour. But Faraz didn't find him, maybe he was in class. His thinking.
Faraz opened the front door for Mary, while he sat in the back with Amar.
"Sorry, Sir. So troublesome" Maryam told Amar.
"No problem, Maryam" Amar replied with a faint smile.
Faraz and Amar talk about some things about their project, but apparently Amar's focus is not really in his head, because his eyes are constantly stealing glances at Maryam who sits quietly in front while reading a book about psychology.
And the clever Bobby, he deliberately pointed his car glass at Maryam, so that Amar could clearly see the beautiful face of Maryam who was seriously reading from the glass.
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After driving Maryam home, the two continued to travel to the outskirts of the city to see the location and land that will be built by Amar hotel.
After Sarfaraz explained the details of what kind of building Sarfaraz would build, Amar seemed to disagree.
"Do you think it's not too fancy? It'll look like a castle, not a hotel"
"On the first floor, there will be only 7 floors. Cementetara on the second to 6th floor, is a visitor's room, the top floor can be your private or employee's place, and only on the first floor will it look like a castle. The land is also not too broad right, it will look tiny. And I advise you, not too many rooms, so that there is an empty hallway that will make it feel comfortable and relieved. I'll get the pictures later. What do you think?"
"intriguing"
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"Aunty Lita.." cried Maryam girang who saw Lita had just come to her house "Aunty's old man did not play here, busy huh?"
"Yes busy helping Ma'am Dini in the pesantren. Oh yeah, where's your Ummi, Maryam?"
"For the garden, clean the fish pond. Aunty, is Ana on the phone? He's been hinting at Maryam for a long time"
"There's more preparation for the test, yesterday night he's called and nitip greetings to you with Faraz"
"Waalaikum hail, is he healthy?"
"Alhamdulillah healthy, yes already Aunty want to meet your ummi first, there is a need"
"Okay, come on with Maryam, Maryam's saying goodbye, go to the restaurant"
"Ta, from earlier?" sapa Asma
"Newly" answered Lita then approached the Asma fish pond that was clean.
"Ummi, Maryam wants to go to the restaurant first yes, today Maryam free"
"Yes, but who's going to go the same? Uncle Arif is still sick"
"Taxi rake"
"Yes, the heart. Go home and ask for Faraz or Abi ya" Maryam nodded, kissed her mother's hand and cheeked her.
"Maryam go first, Aunty, Ummi. Assalamualaikum"
"Greetings waalaikum" Lita and Asma answered simultaneously.
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Upon entering her restaurant, Maryam again saw Amar, making Maryam ask, why did she eat there so often?
Maryam also walked in and the temple did not see Amar who was currently in serious conversation with a middle-aged man, which Maryam thought must be his business partner.
Maryam sat at the cashier's desk and looked at the sales data, and in the middle of her focus, Amar arrived to surprise her.
"Hey... Uh I mean, Assalamualaikum" Maryam chuckled then replied her greeting.
"Greetings, Mr. Degazi"
"Come on, please!"
"It feels disrespectful" said Maryam who felt awkward, because calling a name means they have a close relationship, and Maryam did not want it.
"I'm not your boss, Maryam. So there is no such formal ethics"
"Yes but..."
"Do you want to be my friend?"
"Huh?" maryam's reaction made Amar laugh, and Maryam could see a natural, gentle look unlike the Amar she saw on social media with her news and gossip.
"Em is actually me... I wasn't..."
"You don't want to be friends with men, either?" Amar asked sadly "Or because of my status?"
"Not, it's just..."
"I'm not going to seduce you, ask you out, or act like a guy who approaches women, I'm just interested in being friends with you, that's all. If you ask me why, I'll answer I don't know"
Maryam gave a smile and tried to digest what Amar really meant, because from her expression, Maryam could feel it was very natural and the word did come from her heart.
"I don't know how to make friends with a man, because all this time my friends' friends were all women"
"Take it the same way, in a friendship with a man or a woman, treat it the same way"
"Ep... Be kind" Maryam replied and instantly made Amar develop his wide smile.
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Unknowingly, Faraz looked at Maria who was currently chatting with her friend at the office, Faraz unexpectedly, Maria who originally looked cold, rude and stubborn, was, it turns out that the type of girl who is friendly and easy to get along with, it did not take long for Maria to be close to her office friends. In addition, Maria was right to always wear clothes as Faraz requested.
"Eyes, lost drifting up the memorization of the Quran" Faraz immediately turned his eyes when suddenly heard the voice of Rian who had been behind him since when.
Without Rian's warning, Faraz immediately returned to his own room with a mind that somehow felt unsettled.
It had been a week that Mary had worked with her, and Mary had done her job well, and also a week that she had been so close to a woman who was not her family for the first time.
Sometimes Sarfaraz worried about her, because sometimes she kept silent looking at Maria and the girl looked beautiful in her eyes.
"Astaghfirullah's. Protect the servant, O Allah"
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Tbc...