"Mom, I want to talk to you seriously." Papa mama sitting right in front of Arya only alternating the family room table made of Tectona Grandis or other names of teak wood.
That afternoon, after practising, Arya went to his parent's house. This morning he had made an appointment with Alice to go home and talk to his parents.
Alice and Winatha sat next to each other and looked at their youngest child meaningfully. Arya wasn't usually so serious. Certainly. Papa folded his arms over his chest, Mama sat with her right leg resting on her left leg and both hands holding her knees.
"I want to propose Dinda. 1 month of dating is enough for me because I have known her for a long time and our age is also not the time to date like teenagers." Arya concluded his hands resting on his thighs.
Alice took a deep breath and looked at the cold stubborn child gently, "I know you are going to talk about it. I see Dinda is a good, polite, and not adventurous child. I should be agreed. Your choice is definitely the best. What do you think of it, husband?" Alice looked gently at the man who had accompanied her in ups and downs for more than 30 years. The man from Indonesia who attracted her and convinced her to change her nationality left his family in Harry Potter's world.
"I should agree. I never force you to marry a certain woman. It's just that, we want you to marry a woman who is kind and polite, and she can maintain the good name of the family. Whether she works or not, it doesn't matter. Whether she's a graduate or not, it's also not important. Because your mother is also not a career woman and has no higher education. Most importantly, she makes you comfortable and always wants to go home."
Alice smiled happily, it was not wrong to choose a husband at a first sight, thought Arya's mother. A husband who inherited a cold nature to Arya but a warm romantic only to her, his only wife.
Arya smiled happily as he sighed. "Thank you, mom and dad. How about next Saturday we go to Dinda's house? I will tell Dinda first."
"Loh, Dinda doesn't know yet?" Mom is confused now.
"Not yet, hehe. I haven't said anything to her yet." Arya scratched the back of his neck that didn't itch.
"Oh my dear husband, It seems that our child who can't wait to get married, hihihi." Mama chuckled and Papa smiled at his wife's behaviour, who was still adorable even at the age of fifty.
"Yes, you can arrange it, Arya. We will just come along. Don't bother Dinda's family. It's enough for us only to come. Later, at the wedding, we will call the big family." Mom gave him a piece of advice.
"Okay, mom." Arya put his hands up with his right hand raised to a 90-degree angle and bent 45 degrees, fingers pressed together and placed near the right temple, palm facing down like an army subordinate saluting the commander.
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"Din, what time will you go home today?" Arya stirred the cappuccino coffee that he made himself in his beloved mother's kitchen. The servant who wanted to make it was rejected by Arya.
"As usual, we will go out after Maghrib prayer. Are you at home now?" As usual, this multitasking woman takes out her 1000 hands that can do many things at the same time.
"Today I came home early. Now I'm at mom's house. Anyway, I'll pick you up after working as usual?" The smell of coffee makes Arya more relaxed as he relaxes his heart, who has received the green light to propose to Dinda from her parents.
"Oh, convey my greetings to mama papa." Dinda smiled, for some reason, she was still embarrassed to call Arya's parents as mama papa.
"Okay. And, there's something I want to talk to you about. Okay, I'll hang it up first. Don't be tired."
"Okay, bye." This is Dinda's voice. Arya turned off the call and at the same time, the front doorbell rang.
"Arya, is it true that you will be getting married?" Suddenly Shelly came straight to the kitchen on the information of a waiter who opened the door and immediately interrogated Arya.
"What's the matter with you?" Without looking back, Arya brought his coffee to the living room and took the remote and turned on the tv as long as he looked for the channel.
"You... Arya, I ... like you for a long time. Don't you know?" Shelly lowered her face and held back tears.
"If all women in the world like me, should I like them too?" Arya smiled sarcastically. "Sorry Shel, since old times until now, I only considered you a friend. Nothing more. And, I have always liked Dinda, no matter how she looks, then or now."
Insolent woman, has dared to take my man, I will not let you be okay. Shelly's heart was full of resentment and disappointment. Without permission, she immediately left the house and Arya was still sitting relaxed enjoying his homemade coffee while watching the TV channel that presented his favorite cooking competition program.
The sound of a car being driven roughly by a heartbroken woman was heard inside.
"Bian, we meet in 1 hour at the usual place." Shelly threw her cell phone with anger peaking into the next seat shortly after calling her trusted person.
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Finally, the business with the police is over, Desia thought. Tired of going back and forth to the police station every day. Desia walked towards the ATM near the parking lot. She asked permission for 10 minutes from his boss because she had to transfer to a friend who really needed a loan immediately. There was only 1 booth there and the situation was quite quiet, a security guard guarded the post that was not visible from the parking lot. Desia casually entered the ATM booth without knowing the danger that lurked.
Brakkkk, the ATM door closed violently.
Desia looked back and to her surprise, the man of the night stood before her with a sinister grin. Even though it was covered by a brown leather hat and jacket, Desia remembered the man's face that night.
"How's Xena?" Xena is a Warrior Princess , an American television series that aired from 1995 to 2001, following the adventures of Xena (Lucy Lawless). In Indonesia, this series had aired on March 2, 1997.
"Don't be afraid, I won't kill you now. As long as you come with me and act normal without making a fuss." Desia's blood immediately froze, She even doesn't know where her tomboy soul was. Where was the courage that crushed the band of robbers that night. The man grabbed Desia's shoulders and gave off a threatening aura that wasn't playful. Desia tried not to panic. How dare that man to intimidate herself openly this afternoon. And, how did he know where I work, Desia thought
The two of them exited the ATM booth quietly, but not with Desia's heart. She had to run away as fast as lightning. When a friend of his happened to appear in front of her out of the parking lot, Desia screamed and quickly let go of the man's grip. "Mayaaaa...." Desia ran to her friend.
Tch, she might as well run away. The man smiled sarcastically.
"Desia, what are you doing? Uh, Mr. Dennis. Good afternoon sir." The one who was greeted just cleared his throat and walked away.
"You know him?" Desia is amazed
"He is Mr. Dennis, Mr. Rico's cousin. He is the largest shareholder of the D&D group. Mr. Rico is number 2." Maya explained at length while walking. Desia froze could not explain what was in her heart that was raging wildly.
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The European car had just been parked in a special parking lot for high-ranking officials, suddenly the owner saw a woman walking out of the elevator. I can still clearly remember the face of the woman who managed to beat a gang of thugs who had just made herself the boss after the man had beaten their original boss.
The man watched from inside the car, the woman headed for the ATM booth next to the parking lot. A slender posture with distinctive ponytail hair wearing dark brown trousers and a light pink shirt. The man got out of the car, followed his version of the vicious woman and entered the ATM booth.
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"Hi Dennis, When are you coming?" Rico greets his distant cousin who as far as he knows has lived in Canada since 5 years ago. The maroon sofa made of suede went straight to Dennis as soon as he entered the room. The sunglasses that were still on his face were removed and placed on the table.
"Maya, please deliver 2 black coffee."
"Right away, Sir." Maya answered. Rico called Maya through the internal phone connected to his secretary's desk.