A DIVIDED HEART

Episodes 101. Facts about Mariyam

"Sorry to keep you waiting for a long time" said a tall man in a gray suit who was snugly attached to his body, then shifted the chair and sat down next to Father

He sat right in front of a cup containing coffee that was still billowing, while Dad and I sat right in front of a glass full of soft tea that had been served a few seconds ago

"Include me Lian, I'm the representative of miss Mar" she explained as she reached out her hand, me and Dad shook her alternately

"It's nice to meet you, I'm Kuncoro and this is my daughter Agnes" we took turns introducing ourselves

"I'm also happy to meet you. Sorry for this time miss Mar can not attend and meet you directly, he is having some work and if the time is enough maybe he will come here but if not apologize again" said Lian while removing a pile of paper from her briefcase

"No need to apologize, I understand. She is a busy career woman" continued Dad

"Alright, this is all a list of assets we talked about yesterday. Starting from the name of the owner to the required signature" Lian thrust the files at me and Dad. I accepted it and opened the dark green enveloped file one by one.

Dad's company is indeed in the world of buying and selling property so that what we observe this time is not far from housing or buildings that want to be mortgaged or sold

"Mariyam" I said softly when I saw the bright name in the lower corner of the file, reminding me of Ms. Mariyam who memeng some days he did not meet and also did not send me a message as usual but I immediately brushed it off because in this world called Mariyam not only himself

I went to the next sheet, opened the dark green cover file, there was an address and also a photo that I knew

"Isn't this ..." I looked back at the color photo and sure enough it was the boarding house I had in place a few days before I returned home

"Is there anything you want to ask?" Lian looked at my confused face about what I was seeing

"Sorry before, if not wrong this is a house that is not far from the Adiputra company, right?" Lian nodded and confirmed it

"And what miss Mar do you mean is this Miss Mariyam?" I took the phone in my bag, I showed Lian a photo of Ms. Mariyam

"Well, do you know each other?" continued Lian

"Do you know him, Nes. Where's where?" connect Dad

And then I told him how I knew him and even until a few days ago we were still exchanging news, I also explained if my things were still there

Lian looked surprised, she initially did not believe but after what she asked I could answer her then she gave up

"Miss Mar rented out his house?" Again, that question Lian asked

"Yes, but what I don't understand is some of the rooms downstairs of the house, which he said he also rented out, I never once saw the inhabitants at day or night and every time I asked if it was true that there were people there, he always answered if they left early in the morning and went home late at night" Lian simply smiled

"I'm sorry before, but the house was never once rented by him. And the matter of the room that was on the lower floor that he said was inhabited, was indeed inhabited but when all the children and grandchildren were gathered"

"Great-grandson?"

"Mom Mariyam, ah I mean miss Mar told me that if she had no one, she was alone, her son was out of nowhere and her husband was long gone" Lian once again laughed

"Miss Mar is alone now but when his grandchildren gather, the rooms downstairs will be full of them all. And about the husband who died it's true"

"So?"

"Yes you lied to miss Mar, he did that probably for his own reasons. He who had always been left to work by his children felt lonely and wanted to have friends"

"His family is actually close to him, though, but because of their busy work and continuous abroad that makes him lose time to be together plus miss Mar who is a businessman making a schedule to meet them can never be appropriate"

"Miss Mar is William's grandmother, Nes" continued Dad who made me suddenly feel weak, I made sure again what was said by Dad and it was true that I heard

"Did William never tell you everything?" I shook my head and now I look like the most stupid person in the world, if you think about it, there is indeed a strange thing between William and Bu Mariyam, he said, the two looked familiar and again whatever Mariyam ma'am said William never denied once

I went back to that time and the more I matched the two the more they would meet and fit

"Mr William is the beloved granddaughter of miss Mar, he is the only grandson of the miss Mar family who happens to have only one child"

"Yes Agnes, Adiputra is the only child of miss Mar" Dad's timpal then stroked my back

"Why didn't Dad tell me, and why didn't Agnes get engaged to William come?"

"At that time Miss Mar was abroad, he cried incessantly at that time because he could not attend the gathering of his favorite grandson but for the sake of establishing cooperation and expanding his business then he was willing and he decided to attend later at the wedding only" lian said, and it made me feel dizzy

"What does this mean?" I raised the file and switched the conversation enough to make me feel the heart spot

"Look Miss Agnes, miss Mar wants to sell the house. Not without reason but because of the current situation that you certainly already know, therefore for the sake of continuing one business place that is almost out of business then it is very forced to sell this house" obviously Lian will be meeting the two of us for the purpose

There is guilt in my heart, if only I could stop William from imprisoning his brother, this would never have happened and Ms Mariyam would not have sold the house she said was full of memories

However, we are just ordinary people. How strong we try to survive or defend something, if it is not for us or not our path will certainly never be on us

Even the same as today, the story I heard yesterday turned out to be just an excuse to cover up what really happened, no matter how strong we hold tight the treasures and deposit that God holds for us, if it is time for the treasure to be asked, it will definitely return to His owner no matter how and how it goes

Yesterday we could swim in the abundance of money but not necessarily the day we can do it again or maybe today we have to take a sweat to get a piece of money and tomorrow we can even control the money is for us. Stay low-self and always be grateful that we are not surprised when things turn around and do not compromise anymore

"Sorry Dad, there's a phone that Agnes has to answer" Dad nodded and I immediately inched from there, leaving the two of them talking about the file, I didn't want to answer the phone, but my phone just kept ringing

"Assalamualaikum good afternoon, sorry with whom?" I said to the unfamiliar number, and now I'm standing outside the ABC cafe

"Waalaikumsalam, Nes it's me" from his voice I can already recognize him if it's Willy

"William?" I made sure and he answered yes

"What's up, Will. Why did the number change?" continued

"Are you busy, if you have free time what we can meet, I'll send the location" William's voice sounded panicked, maybe now he is facing a problem or is indeed problematic

"For now I'm meeting with a client with dad, maybe when I'm done I can see you"

"Well, let me know when you're done, I'll send you the location later" before I answer that suddenly the phone connection was cut off, not usually William behaves like this

I want to feel like I immediately know the address I have to go to to meet him but I have to be professional with his job this time I hold, I hold, it is undeniable that I feel bad but I must be able to hold it and wait for my work to be completed

I went back in and joined Father and also Lian who is still struggling with the pile of paper