Sun Princess & Snow Prince
Episode 48 - The Bad Memories

~ The past is always full of mistakes, but the future is not necessarily filled with the truth ~

The barbecue party is not over. Ave even fun playing playing playing cards with the staff. The long night seemed to have just begun. In order to call someone, Zaid leaves the party.

As promised by Zaid. He decided to wait for Jaya to finish dinner with his wife. With the reason to enjoy a longer night with his old friend, Jaya decided to stay at the hotel with Tiar. After driving Tiar to the room, Jaya met Zaid at one corner of the hotel bar that was open until morning.

"Lu really don't know who he is?"  tanya Jaya was in disbelief when Zaid finally asked about Avelia.

Zaid. Full of question marks. Why did Jaya's expression seem surprised like that? Is something wrong?

That look made Jaya sigh. Although he also did not think that Ave could simultaneously hide his identity. He was happy to think that the relationship between his two old friends had returned to what it used to be. It's improving. Moreover, he could see the gaze of Zaid's eyes was very unusual when he pointed at Ave. He knew well the meaning of the gaze he had seen in Ajie's eyes when he saw Lily. Stare full of love.

"Ave is Ajie's real sister. Id."

With that one sentence it was as if a rock was hitting Zaid's heart. His hand that grasped the glass filled with soda tightened. But there was another side in his heart that was still in disbelief. Zaid laughed bitterly. "No way, Jay. The wrong time. Ave said she was Lily's cousin and that's why she knew Ajie. They're just brothers-in-law."

Jay did not answer directly. His forehead wrinkled. His throat was dry hearing his best friend's rebuttal. He grabbed his own glass of soda water and sipped a little before replying.

"Lily's cousin it's just me. There's nothing else. Avelia is also Ajie's only sister. Do you want when Ajie told you about his sister? That's Avelia."

Zaid rubbed his hair. They start not thinking normally. He was busy remembering everything that had happened all this time, looking for a piece of convincing information as evidence. But there's no. Jaya was right, slowly she could remember the little sister that Ajie always told her with love. A little sister.

"Ave the Les Lily's best friend. They were very familiar long before Lily and Ajie met again. Ajie didn't even think that Lily and Ave were so close before. Many thought they were sisters."

While leaning his back against the chair, Zaid rolled back the memories of the past. Memories that he tried to bury deeply.

It all started with Mom and Dad. But at that time Zaid was very grateful. Papa was so light-handed, while Zaid was too young to be able to defend Mama. When finally one morning, after a long quarrel, Mama told him with puffy eyes.

"Mom and Dad got divorced, Id. Sorry Mama!" the whisper of the woman was shrivelled.

Without saying anything, Zaid just hugged the woman and in his heart he promised to take care of his mother with all his might. They're just the two of them now. Without anyone because Mama herself was an orphan. Mama opened a small shop near the tourist attractions. Despite living a simple life, Zaid never complained. Their lives are so much better than when they were living with Papa. He did not need to worry or fear Papa who light hands. It was even the happiest time of Zaid's life.

Only, happiness lasted very short. Just two years. Right after Zaid entered Junior High, Mama found her new love. A Malaysian man who happened to buy food at Mama's shop for a group of tourists.

Zaid had thought Mama's hospitality to the man was just about respecting her customers, and she did the same. Mama's stall was their source of livelihood, so he was fully supportive.

But Mama thinks Zaid's response means he approves of their relationship. It wasn't until a month since the first meeting that Mama married the Malaysian man in simple terms. Zaid did not have time to fight because when Mama married in a hurry. The Malaysian man must return to his country immediately.

At the same time, when Zaid tries to find Papa, to stop Mama. He even faced another reality. Papa is also married again. Even Zaid saw her as she held the tiny baby in her arms lovingly. It was much different when he learned of his arrival. Boro-boro welcomed, Papa instead said indifferently to his wife.

"I don't know that boy! I want to be my son!" papa said before he went and let his house guards expel Zaid.

Zaid was disappointed in everyone. He has tried hard to accept the divorce of Mama and Papa. He tried hard to live a difficult life with Mama without much complaining. He tried hard to do his best so that Mama felt enough with his presence. But it's all free.

Then ever since Mama and the man who called himself 'Uncle' were living together as a married couple, Zaid began to feel forgotten. My mom is always busy with her new husband. Since marriage, their lives have changed. Mama turned into a very obedient and loving wife. But instead forget his own son.

Although Mama invites Zaid to live in her luxurious new home, she rarely goes home and often sleeps alone in her old house in a slum neighborhood. Zaid felt his presence was just a bully to the happy couple.

"What's going on here? Not in?" ask a classmate, as he sits leaning against the back garden of the school while reading a book.

Zaid turned his head while closing his book. He recognized his friend. Ricky, the student who has the highest skip record in his class. Also repeatedly make his parents in and out of the teacher room because of his wayward behavior. Strangely enough, Ricky could always break free from the punishment returned to his parents. He can always go back to school.

While reprimanding Zaid, Ricky is not alone. There was a friend of his who also laughed wryly at Zaid.

"Lo if you want to skip the intention a little, Men! If you're here, you'll get caught, Mr. Herders. Gih's coming to the cave! Want to not lo?" bargain Ricky while glancing at his fast nodding friend.

For a moment Zaid weighed, before he finally nodded.

For Ricky, it was a miracle to get one of the high-achieving students to skip and he enjoyed it. If he can make Zaid as one of his men, he no longer needs to bother doing schoolwork. Ditching as you please is no longer a problem.

As for Zaid, he just wanted to get out of the boring life. Her dream of making Mama a woman who lives comfortably is no longer there, because Uncle has given it. He no longer knows what to do. No plan should go well. Maybe by being with people like Ricky, he will find what he wants to get from Mama and Papa. Attentiveness.

To his surprise, that day Zaid got an answer. After playing all day in the pool with Ricky and his friends, Zaid decided to go home to Mama's house. His rundown house was too far from the billiards and he was tired.

"Where are you from?" ask Mama in a sharp tone.

Zaid shrugged his shoulders. What's the importance of asking that? Going home on time, or midnight like this though, does Mama care?

"Where are you from, Zaid?!! All day truant, home at midnight like this! What do you think we're all doing in this house, huh?!"

Unconcerned, Zaid chose to sit on the armrest of the sofa. Shut up will speed up your nagging and he can immediately enter his own room.

Never crossed the slightest in Zaid's head to make Papa an example. He hated Papa, and grew even more resentful after what he had heard from the man's mouth when he said he was not his son. Zaid really did not expect Mama could actually say that to him. He was starting to believe, Mama just had to take care of it. With a wounded look, Zaid turned around and left the house unconcerned with the screams Mama called out to him.

Zaid's determination has only been one since then. If Mama had thought of him as Papa's replacement, he would be like Papa. He will do what my mother hates. When he is free of all people, he will do all he wants. Living free, without the burden of all the trouble that was pressing on his chest. Zaid can't take it anymore.

Started his days familiar with the problem. With Ricky and his friend, Zaid. Starting from ditching, cheating, bullying, intimidating teachers even then Zaid almost hit the school guard who confronted him when he arrived late to school. If it wasn't for Ajie holding him back.

As usual, Zaid's intention was only a fad when he knew Ajie. The transfer student seemed to be favored by the teachers. On the other hand, Zaid also liked Ajie. Unlike his other friends, Ajie looks sincere when preventing him from punching the school guard in the face who reprimands Zaid for smoking. Her new friend also did not seem to be afraid or worried about her. Not like his friends who slowly walked away from him.

"Don't do that, he's the age of our father. Consider him your father! Cook you got a meal?" said Ajie while helping the school guard stand up.

Zayd said nothing, just chose to leave. But he felt grateful, Ajie stopped his actions that he would surely regret if he really did.

Zaid introduces Ricky and the others to Ajie. As he expected, Ajie was sincere and Zaid liked him. Until that happened.

In fact, although rarely studied, Zaid never had any difficulty meaning if only doing PR or tasks. He is even still counted in the top 10 rankings in his class if only his mischief can be reduced. Ricky and his friends are also used to borrowing PR on Zaid or Ajie.

One day Zaid didn't go to school. Mama sold their house in the slum so that Zaid was forced to live with her. Zaid, who could do nothing, was forced to move suddenly to Mama's house and was given a two-day permit from school.

Zaid and Mama's quarrel was inevitable. Every time I see Mama, Zaid is reminded of all the negative school reports. Zaid tried not to fight back, but Mama kept nagging. It makes Zaid sick.

If only then there were no Zahra, his sad-faced and friendly half-brother, perhaps Zaid would have let out all his annoyance. But the sweet girl with her calmness restrained Zaid's desire. Although still not like Uncle, Zaid respects the presence of Zahra. Somehow, Zaid could also feel that Zahra also objected to their parents' marriage. The difference is that girls who are much older than him can be calm and try to understand their parents.

Once he entered school, there happened to be PR. Because he was busy with family matters, Zaid did not have time to work and chose to follow Ricky, cheating on Ajie. Who would have thought, the friend he considered good was actually betraying and making himself with his friends punished and humiliated in front of the entire school.

Ricky, whose emotions drag Ajie to the back of the school, intends to beat him all out while pouring out his detained resentment. But, not to mention that it happened, Jaya prevented it. The school also anticipated by moving them to another class while threatening the four of them with sanctions. One more problem, the three of them will be expelled from the school.

Zaid thought the matter was over there.

But Ajie, the rich boy who has outside connections can include the foundation turns out to hold a grudge. Despite graduating from Junior High, Ajie moved abroad. However, Zaid remembers, Ajie said something that made him sure that his former best friend never forgave them.

"There is a time when you will feel the consequences of your actions."

Zaid never dizzy with all the school business. Likewise, when Mama chose a school with the same foundation when High School. Unlike Ricky and his friends who choose another High School. They're afraid of Ajie, and they're afraid their problems won't just end.

Like waiting for the right opportunity, only triggered by one other minor problem due to debating a teacher, Zaid had to accept the decision returned to his parents just a few months before he graduated High School. Right said Ricky, Ajie must have prepared something to take revenge.

Mama was hysterical when she found out about it, making* Uncle* who never commented. Zaid is sick of everything. If people want him out of their lives, he will follow their wishes. Then Zaid really left. He's only gone a few days.

When finally Zaid tired of circling, hitchhiking from one friend's house to another friend's house, then staying at some mosques even fell asleep in the city's sky-roofed gardens, he stepped home after seven days. His entire savings were exhausted, his stomach was hungry and he had not bathed for two days.

But he was greeted by cries of Zahra who told in a language that Zaid did not understand. He didn't want to believe it, but everyone's gloomy face answered the truth. Zaid could not cry until he was in front of the graves of the parents who had been looking for him all night and returned home after becoming a corpse. They had an accident the day Zaid escaped. Zaid's life changed overnight.

During college, Zaid begins to understand that Ajie has never forgotten their past. From Ricky who he had just met in his sophomore year while he was in college, Zaid only found out that Ricky's parents' cafe went bankrupt shortly after they graduated Junior High and instead Ricky had to wake up working odd jobs to finance his own college.

Even after the years passed, when Zaid began working in the company of his sister-in-law, Ratu Mas Jakarta branch, he said, he accidentally met Ajie who was still the Planning Director of Golden Eagle at a meeting. For no apparent reason, the nearly agreed contract just fell apart.

Natasha, one of Zaid's best friends since Junior High, is also the reason for Zaid's growing hatred for Ajie. She knew very well that she had been pursuing Zaid's love since she was a teenager, and when she thought that Ajie had accepted Natasha's sincerity, she saw Natasha as the moon of the news. Even Zaid held back his wrath as Ajie let news of Natasha's relationship with a security guard break out!

Zaid remembers Natasha complaining to him with tears soaking her face. Then Zaid calmly advises Natasha to use the mysterious girl's news opportunity in Singapore, pretending to admit it to herself. But cleverly, Ajie manages to humiliate Natasha with his marriage to Lily.

Ajie is the son of a rich man who behaves arbitrarily. The conclusion that always resounded in Zaid's head. Therefore, Zaid chose to avoid it. Zaid never attended the SMP reunion, nor let his company come into contact with the Golden Eagle. No matter how big Ajie's family group network is, he'll let it go. Zaid knew that if he did not escape, GE would destroy him.

Zaid does not want his hard work, with hundreds of people who he has to take care of his source of life, becoming a victim of Ajie's abuse. Zaid even helped Ricky who also started his own business. Fortunately, Ricky's business is engaged in the field of animal husbandry, which partnered with an Australian citizen. Far from Ajie's reach.

The reality of life forces Zaid and Ricky to change drastically. When Zaid decides to change his life, Ricky does the same. There's a bit of guilt in the corner of Ricky's deepest heart for making a good kid like Zaid lose everything. Therefore their friendship is maintained, with the two companies developing together.

The hatred and hostility of Zaid and Ajie, became the beginning of an invisible rivalry between The Crown and the Golden Eagle. Fortunately Ajie's group of companies is too big to care about The Crown. But even so, Zaid never expected to be in touch with Ajie.

Not through their company, not through someone.

Zaid respects Lily and considers the woman warm-hearted, much different from her husband. He thought Avelia also had that in common because they were mating. But now when he finds out Ave is Ajie's younger brother, Zaid begins to doubt his choices. Obviously Avelia was completely similar to her brother, full of secrets.

"Good enough... In this way, you and Ajie can return to be friends like before. For too long you have been hostile" Jaya said with a meaningful smile, also returning Zaid to the present.

A friendship?

Zaid knew it was just an irony sentence that couldn't have happened.

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