
This morning before leaving for the office Alexander deliberately waited for his papa at the dinner table, to invite him to breakfast together
"Tumben" said Mr. Anton as he pulled up a chair and sat down
Madam Emma gave her husband a glass of milk and put a piece of bread that he had applied with jam
Alexander just put on a smile hearing the words of the father
"Look, I'm asking for a week off at the end of the year, okay?"
Mr. Anton who was chewing on bread nodded quickly
"Oh, sure. It is indeed our schedule for new year's night to be dinner with papa's family friends"
Alexander shook his head
"Well, what does this mean?" asked Mr. Anton in surprise to see Alexander shaking his head
"Alex isn't ready yet, Alex still wants to focus on work"
Mr. Anton and Mrs Emma have been spotted by each other
"What's the reason for this Lex, when you're ready, your age is mature enough to be married, let alone what you think, your career is getting bigger, your, all papa colleagues who now work with you praise your performance, our company is getting ahead rapidly, so what else makes you not ready?"
Alexander is silent he also does not know what makes him not ready for a household, could Mark's words if he loves Sania right?
"There is nothing in my heart"
Mr. Anton smiled
"Because that's why papa and mama want to introduce you to your friend's child, hopefully with the introduction later will arise seeds of love between you"
Alexander nodded back
"Please pa, later if after the holidays I still have not found what I want, I will obey all the wishes of mama and papa"
Back Mr. Anton and Mrs Emma looked at each other and looked at Alexander with a meaningful smile
"We know what your taste is like, son, that's why we intend to introduce you to papa's friend's child"
"He's just like you, smart and talented, and most importantly he comes from a good family"
"Please give me a chance until early next year pa, ma, if until early next year I still can not fit in my opinion, mama papa can match me with papa's friend's child, but I beg you please give me a chance this time, yes at least for the holidays"
"The last time I had that vacation was six years ago, it wasn't even full because Dad forced me to go home quickly"
Mr. Anton seemed silent to Alexander's grievances
"Is it really the last time you had a vacation six years ago?"
Alexander is sure
"Oh my God, then papa has become an unjust parent" replied Mr. Alexander with a chuckle
"If so, name your destination country son, papa will allow it"
Alexander's face seemed to sumringah heard the reply of the papa
"Not going abroad, it's just that I want to go back to the city where I had vacationed six years ago"
Mr. Anton's forehead was wrinkled and looked astonished by his son's decision
"What's so interesting there that you want to go back there?" look at Mr. Anton
"Come on pa, did you just allow Alexander to go anywhere papa will not hinder why this is even a lot of questions?" protest of Madame Emma
Mr. Anton raised both his hands with a wry smile at his wife's protest
"Okay, wherever he will go, I am agree"
Alexander and Madam Emma smiled broadly at Mr. Anton's decision
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It had been almost two weeks since the last meeting with Dhea at the mall, the communication between Dhea and Sania was getting more intense
And Dhea always asks when they can meet again, spend time together like before, although of course with the status of Sania who is no longer single like before
Sania always can't because other than her work, also because she prefers to spend her time with Junior
Until finally tonight, the two accidentally met at a nightclub
At first Sania did not realize that there was Dhea there with her boyfriend, but when Dhea approached her who was accompanying a drinking om-om inevitably finally Sania smiled kindly at Dhea
"Lu's never been here before, you're the most innocent of us, what's San?" dhea said as the two went to the toilet
"And the clothes you wear?, I swear I really don't recognize you" continued Dhea
"Everything can change Dhe" Sania replied casually
"Say what happened to you San?"
Sania smiled blankly
"As you can see, and it looks like you can already guess what my job is, right?"
Dhea shook her head strongly, in her embrace Sania with the tears that had been ready to spill
"Please tell me that this is just San's lie, it's not real"
Sania shook her head again and took a deep breath
"Who would be willing to accept a pregnant woman without a husband, who is hanging in the street, so puffed up if not pimps?"
Dhea shook her head strongly, her tears had been flowing profusely
"Tomorrow we meet, I'll tell you everything, now I have to get out I don't want the guy who booked me tonight thinking I ran away"
As fast as lightning Sania left Dhea who was still staring in disbelief at him while shedding tears
And when she came out, she saw that Sania had walked towards the exit of the bar
And Dhea's lover who saw Dhea's face change so asked
"Are you okay?"
Dhea just nodded and tried to smile
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Since their meeting last night, Dhea has grown curious about Sania's life path over the past six years
Because she remembers so much, Sania asked to pick her up at the bus stop until just two weeks ago they met Sania again who had changed a lot
Moreover, their accidental meeting at the club last night, which made Dhea more shocked
We met this afternoon in the park where we used to spend a lot of time if we did not have work
That was the message Sania sent to Dhea this afternoon, and Dhea who was guiding the traveler became more eager to quickly finish her work so that she could quickly meet Sania
And sure enough, at five o'clock in the afternoon, Dhea said goodbye to the tourists who used his services if he had a job that he could not leave and tomorrow he would replace it
As fast as lightning, Dhea rode on a motorcycle taxi ready to take her to the city where they had made their appointment, and one of the chairs she saw Sania sitting with a cold drink in her hand
"San...?" shouted Dhea while waving her hand towards Sania
Sania replied by waving her hand anyway, then with a slight brisk walk Dhea headed straight towards Sania
"It's been a while?"
"Not really" Sania replied with a smile
Then Sania gave the cold drink seller a code by raising her index finger, which the seller soon came up with a cup of cold drink
While drinking they tell empty stories, until finally Sania starts on the core story
"This profession I worked with when Junior was six months old"
Dhea's mouth was gaping
"I have no other choice Dhe, I have to live, I have to raise a lot of money for my son's eye surgery, I have to raise a lot of money to pay for a family that if one day someone is willing to donate their retinas to Junior"
"And you know for yourself, Dhe, the operating costs aren't cheap, let alone I'm planning to take my son out of the country, and that's a big cost"
"How did you get into this dark world of San?"
Sania smiled bitterly, then she told her everything how she was originally able to get to know Ajeng's mother, how she ran away from there, she said, how he stayed at the home of doctor Anita until finally he was expelled and finally decided to go back to the place of Ajeng mami because Ajeng mami is a person who is willing to accept it and take care of it until now
Even the entire brothel's occupants loved Junior very much. Of course throughout Sania's story, Dhea shed her tears, she cursed herself why back then she didn't pick Dhea up, she was sure if that time she came, she said, of course Sania won't be the woman of the night she is now
Repeatedly Dhea apologized to Sania and expressed her regret, and Sania with her sincere smile did not blame Dhea at all
"Everything has been suratan my destiny Dhe, sincerely not sincerely I have to accept it"
Dhea hugged Sania tightly with tears
"What kind of friend am I" he regretted
Sania clasped Dhea's hand tightly
"At least I don't blame you for my profession right now Dhe, because this is my choice, what I want is your friendship support, I don't want to because you know my profession you don't want to know me anymore"
Dhea shook quickly
"Until now you will remain my friend San..."
The two hugged and rubbed each other's faces wet with tears