Status of Friends Become a Connecting Mother
CHAPTER 28
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The Ismalian residence looked all well Mother, Father, and sister had gathered at the dining table. Ismalia's cheerful-looking face was seen by Mastiara. After breakfast, Mardian leaves with his younger siblings. Ismalia only went on its own. Mastiara did not come to the restaurant because there was a new worker who helped Mardian.
Ismalia's leg condition has improved. Ismalia can ride her bike. Upon arriving at the school gate, Ismalia was summoned by Erika who had just arrived. They entered through the school corridor together. Tania was again confused, yesterday Erika and Ismalia did not interact with each other and fell silent. But now they are laughing. Tania just shook her head.
"Rik, Is. You guys are okay, right? You guys are like the weather?" ask Tania.
"OK, why? Like the weather means?" ask Erika.
"It's okay hehe... "
"You're weird, Tania." - timpal Ismalia
"Well, I'm a weird one. Though they are strange." said Tania without being heard by Erika and Ismalia.
Immediately enter the Master gave greetings to all the students. The Master only provides guidance, direction, and practice questions to do before entering the Graduation Exam which will be held in 5 days.
The sound of the break bell had rung, as usual the three of them went to the cafeteria together. Ordering your favorite food is meatballs and sweet iced tea drinks. While waiting for the order, Erika and Tania busied themselves by playing the phone. Ismalia read her unfinished novel.
It did not take long, the order of the three of them had arrived to immediately eat it up to ludes.
"Rik. Can I ask you no? But you promise sad huh?" asked Ismalia a little doubtful.
"What do you want? Until it makes me sad" said Erika sipping meatballs.
Tania simply listened and looked back at Erika and Ismalia alternately while putting meatballs into her mouth.
"Do you still want to continue with your plan? I hope stop it from your dad going on like that?"
Tania began to be curious to the point of frowning confused by Ismalia's words to Erika.
"Eitherway. I'm also confused, but the other side I still want you. Because of the nature of lo that makes me comfortable and nervous all this time that I do not feel rasain. Lo shadow alone for 18 years never understand how it feels to be loved by the figure of Mother. Although many love me. But it's different, Is? Is it the same as complete?" obviously Erika was sad.
Ismalia did not dare to say anymore. Yes, to be honest, he did not feel a lack of affection because the family was complete.
"If it's about dad, I don't know Is either. But I saw Dad again. So I have to keep giving up even though it's hard." said Erika.
"You mean?"
"I mean-" said Erika cut off.
Erika's words were cut off because of the sound of the bell entering the classroom. Tania was just listening. He did not understand the problem between the two of them. The three of them immediately entered each other's classes until it was time to go home.
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Mandala's office is busy with checking the company's financial files this month that have been made by Ridwan's secretary. While Ridwan was typing something on his laptop in the room and sat in front of Mandala.
Very carefully, Mandala has completed the check. Tell Ridwan to call the Finance Manager to fix it back because there was little error on the part of employee and staff wages that did not match last month's report.
The Finance Manager came out after retrieving the financial statement file. Mandala again checked the report file of the hotel construction project in Banjarmasin. Hotels in Banjarmasin are still in the works. For the next 3-4 days he will go to Banjarmasin for project monitoring there.
But he remembered that in 5 days the princess Erika would face the Exam of Graduation. Then automatically his departure must be postponed for the next week. And he will plan to take his family on vacation to Banjarmasin. And silahturahmi with relatives there.
In between the busyness of both of them. Ridwan looked at his watch which had shown at 12 noon it was lunch time. Mandala like continuing to struggle with the files finally Ridwan ordered lunch for Mandala. No need for long, the canteen waiter brought a lunch that Ridwan ordered.
Ridwan opened the door and picked up the tray presented on the sofa table. Mandala sees Ridwan putting food on the sofa table. He also stopped for a moment his activity began to eat lunch with the secretary Ridwan who had been considered as his own friend.
"What's wrong? Is there something you want to ask Ridwan?" mandala asked Ridwan his gaze without looking.
"Ep..How do you know if I-" said Ridwan restrained.
Staring at Ridwan "You have been working here automatically I understand very well and also you have been considered as a friend. So of course I know enough." said Mandala continued to look at Ridwan.
"Questions? What do you want to ask?" mandala continued to eat.
The Ridwan that Mandala looked at was a little awkward and doubtful.
"Master. If you may know, why was your attitude so different yesterday? Is mister a problem? Usually if you go home to the apartment there must be a previous problem that again envelops the heart?" guess Ridwan.
The mandala stopped eating, gulped down the water, and wiped her mouth with a tissue. With the position of leaning Mandala back to tell the secretary Ridwan. Because Ridwan is the most comfortable place for him to tell stories, one of them is family problems.
Mandala began to tell everything from the beginning until finally to Ridwan. Ridwan who listened to Mandala's story so carefully. For him this problem is quite complicated which will certainly conflict with the trauma side of the Mandala.
"That's the story. Why don't I go home choosing to go back to the apartment to be alone first. Actually I'm not angry with anyone just need time."
"Sir, if I may ask. For example, there is no trauma like a natural master. Will you still accept your daughter's betrothal to her best friend?"
Mandala was silent at Ridwan's question. Without that trauma, Mandala is certainly a little doubt because there are differences between it and Ismalia, one of which is the age difference that is far enough and should be her child.
"Definitely you think that the age of the same master friend Miss Erika is quite far?" guess Ridwan exactly.
"Look, sir, when it comes to love, you don't look at it in any way, whether it's age. The question of age is just a number if we look with sincerity. Love can actually bring an active force that resides within man, a force that overcomes the dividing wall and unites. So does master trauma, that sense of trauma will disappear when the power of love reacts. In Shaa Allah." said Ridwan.
Mandala only listened and thought about Ridwan's words.
"If it is difficult for you, think of your beloved daughter and try. Trying to accept for Miss Erika's happiness this time alone. Do you not feel sorry for Miss Erika? Miss Erika if seen is not lacking in affection because all her family loves her but she only lacks one thing that is Mother's love. Which from childhood he had never got and although he had got but very different."
"Did you ever ask Miss Erika if Miss Erika was happy?"
Mandala shook her head in response.
"I never asked Erika that but I often asked her what Erika wanted other than the one I gave her. And he just replied there is no more." said Mandala.
"It is because he does not want to express his greatest desire to the master and make the master return to his former attitude again. Because of the long enough distance of time finally try to return and which certainly requires the right moment to express his desire. Therefore, Miss Erika again expressed her true desire to the master on her birthday yesterday. When your mood is happy." explained Ridwan.
Ridwan's explanation is long enough to make Mandala's heart stunned and think. Should she accept Erika's request to marry Ismalia. Forgetting the trauma of the past. At the moment, he is still at war with his own mind. It takes time to think about the words of Erika and Ridwan.
The time has shown at 8 p.m. Mandala had entered her apartment with a very tired body. He opened his suit and his shirt grabbed a towel and headed to the bathroom. Calms his mind with water running down his head to his body.
Seems pretty cool, Mandala took her casual clothes and then lay down on the bed. Mandala before returning to the apartment, he had dinner with some of his business partners. Because he found a meeting suddenly at 6 earlier at Cafe Barista.
Mandala just played her phone and sent a short message to a woman. Make an appointment exactly at 2 pm at Cafe Barista back which is located not far from the Mandala apartment. He also had time to tell the woman not to let her daughter know the meeting.
After sending that short message. He closed his eyes again. He was so tired of the body and mind he felt. Before long dreamland has now greeted Mandala. So did the woman receive a message that she did not know whose number. After he asked, he found out and wanted to see him tomorrow at 2 pm.
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Who was that woman?
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