
Like Sarfaraz and Maria who are close as bosses and assistants, Amar and Maryam are also getting closer as friends.
Amar always had a thousand reasons to be able to meet Maryam makes Maryam slowly really able to accept Amar as his friend.
While Amar is certainly very happy about it, since his closeness to Maryam, he feels there is something beautiful in his life.
"I regret not coming to your restaurant in the past" said Amar as he put a bite of food into his mouth.
"It must be because an Amar Degazi would only eat at a fancy restaurant" Amar laughed at Maryam's words.
"That's fine too, but the menu here is great"
"That's my grandmother's recipe. This restaurant is like a union, I have an idea to build a restaurant, Kak Faz who designs and builds it from scratch, Abi yang modain, grandmother who loves recipes, and the, but this restaurant is even in the name of Ummi" Maryam said with a laugh, because it's true that her mother was only the most delicious.
"You talk about your mother a lot, do you love her so much?"
"That's the silliest question in the world, all the children must love her mother, Amar" said Maryam as she glanced at Amar at a glance "But like he's not with you"
Maryam was not blind, every time she talked about her mother, Amar's reaction seemed to dislike it. Makes Mary ask if Amar hates his mother?
"Why should all children love their mothers?" Maryam gave a smile at Amar's question, which was once again ridiculous.
"Because the mother who took care of us since we were still in her womb, she helped our growth from birth, to becoming what it is today. Therefore, every mother is an angel to her child" and once again, Maryam can catch the meaning of Amar's gaze that is really not agree with her speech.
"What about a mother who hurts her own children? Does he still have to be considered an angel?"
"Of course, he's still an angel, but he's also a human, Amar. And people can make mistakes"
Amar was silent, his usual he always avoids sensitive topics like this from anyone. But with Maryam, for some reason it's like a river flowing with the flow.
"Is the wound also related to your mother?" continued Maryam while glancing at Amar's arm.
"I lost my brother 15 years ago, and then the day after I lost papa"
"And your mama?"
"I've lost him long before" Amar replied with a depressed, sick and painful heart. It was as if his old wounds were reopened.
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Like a teenage girl, a smile is always on Amar's lips, even his eyes seem to emit light after being enveloped in the fog of darkness before him.
“Evening is good, thank you Granny, you are indeed the best” her grandmother is not happy to hear the compliment, she is worried and asks what is wrong with her granddaughter this late. And all this time, Amar never once praised his grandmother in any way.
“That's not Granny's cooking, but waitress's cooking” replied her grandmother as she squinted her eyes, staring suspiciously at her granddaughter.
Amar took a sip of water from his glass and said
“Yes, this waiter's cooking is delicious too”
“Every day he's the cook, just realized you?” ask her grandma.
Instead of answering, Amar landed a faint kiss on her grandmother's wrinkled cheek.
“Goodnight, Granny” he said before he left the dinner table and returned to his room.
Along with that, Bobby arrived as if he was waiting for Amar to leave.
“Granny, there is something I want to talk to you” whispered Bobby as he glanced up at the stairs, afraid that his young master was coming.
“Abar About?” Bobby immediately nodded, then Granny Amy immediately finished her dinner and invited Bobby to talk in her room.
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“That's stupid, why don't you tell me first anyway?” granny exclaimed as if annoyed but her eyes look happy, now she is looking at a photo of the togetherness of Maryam and Amar who was deliberately taken silently by Bobby to show Granny Amy.
“Sorry, Granny. I don't have a chance. But do not let Mr. Amar know yes if I show photos it”
“Let's relax, it's our secret. She is really beautiful, it is fitting that Amar be enamored with her”
“In addition to being beautiful, she also comes from a very nice and respectable family”
“The perfect partner for my grandson, he will be the son-in-law of the Degazi family, he and Amar will inherit all the Degazi family's wealth, both in Indonesia and in Pakistan”
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After returning home from her office, Maria went to a club with a friend of hers to let go of her tiredness and entertain herself there.
He was tired of his work and college, and felt so depressed by his father's behavior. Even today, he got one more hit because his father was drunk and unable to control himself.
Not only drinking alcohol, he also danced on the dance floor, mini dress without arms and long that only covers half his thighs makes him the spotlight of men worshiping lust there.
“Hey, Baby..” greet a man then hug him from behind.
“Hey, Alex. I'm already feeling tired. I'll go home” Maria said as she let go of Alex's hand that was coiled around her waist.
“Come on, Baby. It's still 10 o'clock. It's too late to go home”
“Tomorrow I have morning lecture, Lex”
“Think try, I've called a taxi from earlier” Maria took her bag, sipped the rest of the drink which was only a few drops left in her glass then she said leave.
“Take care, Baby” said Alex as he approached to kiss Maria but Maria immediately dodged.
“Thanks” said then he rushed out of the noisy place which was actually very unsuitable to release fatigue and seek tranquility.
In the middle of the trip, the taxi he was riding suddenly stopped, making Maria sigh upset when she wanted to quickly get to her house and lay her body on a soft mattress.
“What's wrong, Pak” asked Maria because the driver had checked her for a long time.
“The tires are leaking, try to get out first, Mbak” shouted the driver, without a second thought Maria immediately came out but suddenly a hand smothered her mouth, making Maria bully in surprise and trying to rebel.
A man took his bag and checked its contents.
“Sial, boke him. There are only two hundred thousand” exclaimed the man.
“Take his watch, kayak it expensive tuh” exclaimed the man who smothered his mouth.
While Maria who tried to rebel is useless because now the taxi driver instead locked Maria's hand on her back to make Maria unable to move.
Maria felt very scared, still with her mouth closed she glanced to the right left, the place was really lonely, making Maria's fear even more dusty. And he also didn't want to lose the watch because it belonged to his mother.
“Boss, bohai very nih girl. It's a shame that in winarin” said one of the men who immediately made Maria's fear become more and more. And he did not expect it turned out that the taxi driver was his boss. Maria could only cry as the man began to touch her open arms, she tried to rebel but instead found a hard slap on her cheek.
“Please emphh“ cried Maria but immediately she was back in bekap.
“Diem dong, Neng. We just want to be happy” Maria feels disgusted and even she wants to vomit to hear the word bastard.
“By tasting a little, you also do not have valuable items that we can enjoy besides your body this”
“Wih, boss. Ugga bengga” while crying, Maria thought of how she could escape the three bastards.
Shouting could not, fighting with his hands could not, finally Mary kicked the stomach of the man who smothered her made the man immediately let go of his hands. Then he also kicked the crotch of the driver who had been holding his hand and they released Maria while grimacing in pain, Maria took the opportunity to run, but the three men chased after her.
Maria continued to run as hard as she could and a car came almost to hit Maria who was almost exhausted. But fortunately the man immediately slammed the steering wheel so that the two survived.
“Sarfaraz..“ murmured Maria weakly before she finally collapsed.
Faraz himself got out of the car and approached the helplessly drooping Maria.
“Yes God, Mary! Maria, what's wrong with you?” Faraz grabbed Mary's body and then he patted Mary's cheek to resuscitate the girl, but she looked very weak and messy. Even the corners of her lips were bruised and slightly bleeding, making Faraz afraid and worried about Maria's condition.
Until Faraz heard the sound of a quick step towards him, he turned his head and found three men who immediately stopped his steps as Faraz looked at them.
“Hey, who are you?” shouting Faraz and the three men immediately turned and ran, Faraz had seen one of them holding Maria's bag making Faraz immediately understand what was going on.
Faraz immediately broke Maria's body into her car, he took her turban in the back seat and covered her entire exposed body.
After her, she immediately took Maria to the hospital while continuing to pray that her assistant was okay.
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Maria blinked her eyes many times to adjust to the light in the room.
He held his head that felt like he was hitting something hard. After she opened her eyes, Mary realized she was in the hospital. While trying to sit, Maria frowned because she was wearing a suit that covered her entire upper body and there was a cloth wrapped around her waist so that it covered her lower body up to the heel.
"You awake, Miss?" said a nurse who had just entered her room.
"Why am I here?" maria murmured and tried to remember what happened before she fainted. "Sial" he muttered as he managed to remember all of her. Now that he knows why his body is wrapped up in the bottom so, it must have been Faraz, he thought.
He had just thought of his boss, and he had already directly appeared before him.
"How are you doing?" ask Faraz while walking in.
"Feel better, thank you for helping me, sir" she said sincerely.
"You were robbed, right? I've already reported to the police. And they need your testimony if you're ready"
Maria suddenly fell silent, her eyes began to look glassy and she looked still traumatized. If robbed, maybe Maria won't be traumatized, but she's almost harassed.
"Mary..." Call Faraz shrewd because they realize the look on Maria's face that looks still traumatized "What if you're not ready, they're not going to make a difference. I'll take you home"
"Actually, Sir... L'm... Me"
"What's wrong?" ask Faraz and immediately sit on the chair next to Maria's ward.
"M... They are not just robbing. But.but they almost harassed..." Maria could not continue, her voice stuck in her throat and tears could no longer be contained.
And had Mary not bowed, she would have seen Faraz's dreadful expression hearing Mary's utterance, she growled furiously, her eyes implying as if she was wounded and she clenched her strong hand.
"Do you remember their faces?" sarfaraz asked in a questioning voice. Maria could only nod slowly.
Faraz asked the sisters for paper and pencil, which were still there, "Tell them of their characteristics!" his orders.
"Why?" mary asked in a hoarse voice as she finally cried.
"I'll make them pay for everything" Faraz replied firmly "Now tell me what their faces are like" Maria nodded and began to recall the faces of the three bastards.
The first thing he told me about was the driver because he was the one Maria remembered most. Faraz begins sketching the bastard's face and prepares to put them in prison on charges of fraud, robbery and harassment.
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Tbc...