A Friend from Malaysia

The arrival of Mama Zubaidah

"In order to enliven the anniversary of N-one grocery, the northern branch of the city to be held in another week is there a proposal we will hold what events to attract visitors here? Yes, although their original purpose was not to shop is okay. Later in the day, we will show something new from our supermarket. So if you have any input, please say it right now. I brought a team from the planning and development department here" Yola told the meeting.

"Master, how about we make an event on this N-one page by holding a competition that is in demand by young people today? Later throughout the event must have many people stop by to see we have an event," suggested one of the employees.

"Okay, what kind of competition?" ask the planning team.

"How about we make a dance cover competition k-pop. Mase ni dance cover is in great demand among young people. Later kite also makes attractive gifts in the form of cash and shopping vouchers at kite supermarkets. How's it?"

"I think that's a good idea. Please prepare the proposal immediately and what is needed. We don't have much time. In a week it should be done" Yola said. "For the budget and costs to be incurred please discuss further with the planning team so that it can be immediately submitted to the financial department" said Yola.

"Good, Mommy. Soon we will do it" said Aldi.

Yola nodded while noticing a few more points that she had to finish. In the midst of preparing for the company's anniversary planning, the meeting room door was knocked by one of the N-one employees.

"Mr Director, there's someone who wants to see Puan" he said.

Yola frowned.

"Who?" ask Yola.

"Mr Victor Alexander, Mum."

Yola nodded in understanding and immediately stood up. Victor had indeed contacted him to meet since he was still on the trip earlier. And it just so happened that he was on the northern edge of town he didn't mind seeing her.

"I stayed a while. While I am away, please take care and discuss the preparation of the event. Then if you have please report to me first," said Yola.

"All right, Mum."

Yola immediately came out following the steps of the woman. And sure enough, Victor had been waiting for him in the customer service room.

"Hi, long wait?" Say hello to Victor.

"Not really. Just je saye up here," replied Victor.

"How about going to my manager's room?" yola said offer.

However, it is not comfortable to chat in the customer service room.

"If you don't mind how I treat you to coffee at the coffee shop?"

"Serve?" tanya Yola didn't understand Victor's language.

"Yes. Serving that, I bought a coffee to enjoy together," Victor explained.

"Oh, hahaha. Mean treaty? Okay. I want to."

"OKAY. Then we'll go now."

It did not take long, finally Yola and Victor arrived at a coffee shop. After ordering the drinks they wanted, Victor immediately opened the topic of conversation.

"Yola, if I may know, is there a relationship between you and Ilham?" ask with heart.

Victor was very curious about it. He sees for himself from the hotel's victoria cctv how furious Ilham picks up Yola and holds her out of the hotel. In his mind could Yolanda be his mistress Ilham? While Victor himself knew that his wife Ilham was Sonia, the woman whom Victor had always loved.

"Why are you asking that?" yola asked less than pleased.

"I'm sorry if my question made you unhappy. I'm just curious. Last night he came to pick you up at a hotel on a rampage, so anyone would have heard that you were someone very important to die" Victor replied. "But if you don't want to answer it doesn't matter either. I'm not gonna force."

Yola was silent for a moment as the waiter delivered two cups of their order latte. He slowly sipped the hot drink with his heart, then wiped his lips with a tissue.

"Ilham is my past." Answer Yola honestly.

"Where was last?" ask Victor.

At one time Ilham had only been in contact with Sonia since she was in school, even until the two left for Berlin. So how could this Yolanda be Ilham's ex-lover?

"I'm his ex-wife" replied Yola.

"What??? How can it be? You .... You're not still a girl? And Ilham ...."

Yola took a deep breath.

"If you say I'm a girl based on the info you received while investigating me, that means my papa's attempt to clean up my past was successful. I actually married her 11 years ago" replied Yola

Victor was surprised even more. 11 years ago? That means Yola was married to Ilham when the girl was 12? How could?

"You may not believe it, but I even had a child with her. Ammar, he is my son" said Yola.

"Ape??? I'm kire Ammar is Sonia's son" murmured Victor in disbelief.

Yola shook her head.

"long story. But we should talk about business, how. I'm not interested in talking about it" Yola said.

"Hmmm, okay. Then the same kind of work you want" asked Victor.

"I want the N-one brand at the Victoria Hotel, at the Victorian department store. Instead we will promote Victoria hotel to our supermarket visitors, how? We will do symbiotic mutualism in this cooperative relationship. Mutual cooperation is mutually beneficial for both sides. For details, I have brought it. Please read it first," Yola said as she gave Victor her planning proposal.

Victor accepted it and read it slowly. But what he had in mind right now was about Yola, Ilham and Sonia. How could this possibly happen? He had been interested in Yolanda since the first time he met the girl. And now he has to accept again the fact that the girl he likes turns out to always have something to do with Inspiration.

Victor has known Sonia for a long time. Sonia's father happens to work as her assistant Victor's father. Since childhood, Sonia has been used to being taken to her home or to a Victorian hotel when her father was free and not too much work. Knowing the girl from childhood to adolescence, silence makes Victor put his heart on Sonia. That's not a strange thing. Sonia has a beautiful face and is also smart in her school. Despite having a 5-year age difference, Victor and Sonia are fairly familiar, even many think they are brothers.

Until the girl enters high school, Sonia introduces Ilham to her. Later on, Sonia admits that she has feelings for Inspiration. Heartbroken certainly felt Victor, but it is not why the origin of Sonia happy.Thus the girl went to Berlin with Inspiration and approached their graduation, Ilham and Sonia decide to get married and return to Berlin together to continue their education.

The following year Victor heard that Sonia and Ilham had a son. All in the proper balance, until two years after their marriage, Sonia came to see him in frustration. It seems that her marriage to Ilham was not harmonious. Sonia invites him to drink until both are drunk and what should not happen happens. Victor accidentally has sex with Sonia while both are drunk. And it was unexpected that Sonia got pregnant because of it. Inspiration that does not accept it quarrels with Sonia until the accident occurs. Sonia miscarriage. Making Victor angry because he had given up the girl he loved to Insham and wasted instead ended up making him lose his son too.

Since then the long-standing cooperative relationship between Victoria and N-one has been severed. Victor feels a great deal of heartache for Ilham, but Yolanda's arrival in his life makes Victor feel a little different. Yes this is weird.

"Hows it? Have you read the planning proposal?" Yolanda asked Victor, who he had seen very seriously reading the sheets. But what really happened was that the man was daydreaming about his past.

"Yes, let's do this cooperation. I agree, "he replied with a smile.

"Well, Victor! You're really cool. I'm grateful to you. I promise that if I can raise the turnover of N-one on the northern edge of the city in this month, I'll treat you to a nice meal on the grill, okay?" Yola girang said. "You know, I got a challenge from the vice chairman to raise the turnover of the N-one branch in the northern suburbs of the city by 2% my trial period so the director of marketing will be shortened from 3 months to one month."

"Ohhh, that's why you want to take advantage of the Victoria hotel for the job you want?" Syndicate Victor.

"Hehehe .... Sorry," replied Yola Cengengesan.

"Not ape. I can help you. But Yola, our age is far adrift. I want you to call me brother, what kind?"

"A-brother?"

"hey are. Victor's brother was much older than Yola's. When Yola calls "you, you" to brother?"

"Ehmmm ...."

"So where?"

"Yes, Brother ..."

"That's kind of good. Glad you heard."

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"Bro! You're overdue. Where are you from saje?" leon asked as his hand slapped the shoulder of Ilham hard.

"Cilake boy!" aspir Ilham was upset.

"Hey! What's wrong with you?!" pekik Leon doesn't understand.

"It hurts, you know!" ilham said annoyed.

The clap of Leon's hand on his shoulder hit Yola's bite marks last night.

"That kind of hurt, how is it??"

Leon patted that shoulder once more with even more force

"Leon!!!! You ni! It really hurts, you know?!"

"Hey, can kenape be like that? Who would dare to bite this Director-General?" gelak Leon moments after they were in the room of Inspiration.

Ilham's shoulder that was bitten by Yola last night does leave a scar that is bleeding and feels a little pained.

"Leon .... Can you shut up?"

"God, pardon .... Chief Director! So if I can conclude, the wife of the director-chief is the one who can do that," guess Leon still with a laugh mocking him.

"Come on, ready again. But I'm a suitable base. You've also made Yola a lot of heartache. What did you do to him last night, chief director? Until she has to cover her neck with a patch?"

"You want to know about other people's love. That's it, you brought that ape?" tanya Ilham diverted the conversation.

"Some time ago Yola fired some employees at the N-one branch in the northern suburb of the city, so we must have a replacement. Hufft .... Yola made my job grow more saje," complained Nadira.

"Patience a little. At the beginning of the month you should get an extra bonus from me" said Ilham trying to bribe Nadira.

Not long after the phone on Ilham's desk rang. Inspiration lifts.

"Yes. There's ape?"

"Mr Director, there's Mr. Director's mother coming to see you" his secretary said.

Mammy? Why is Mamah here? Think Inspiration.

"Yes, tell me to come in," Ilham said, then hung up.

"Siape?" ask Leon kepo.

"May I come to meet" said Ilham.

"Makcik tape happened to come to N-one?" ask Leon again.

"That's ...."

"Ithaaam ....."

Uncompleted Inspiration to speak Zubaidah has come and is sneaking in.

"Mommy, what is it that mamah comes suddenly? When did you get to KL?"

"New friends until this morning. To Atok's house for a moment just come here," said Mamah Zubaidah.

"What's the news?" greet Nadira while kissing the back of Mamah Zubaidah's hand.

"Nadira, long time no jump. More beautiful and beautiful see Nadira ni. Leon should be grateful to have a beautiful wife like you. Yeah, not Leon?" reply Mama Zubaidah.

"That's it, aunt. Aunt how are you?"

This time it was Leon's turn to cross the old man's hand.

"Alhamdulillah, auntie healthy. What kind of you guys? Healthy huh?"

"Alhamdulillah, Aunt. We are healthy too" replied Leon.

"Where is he?" ask Mama Zubaidah with a probing look at Inspiration.

"Siape?" tanya Ilham pretended not to know.

"You are!!! Until when do you want to hide from Mamah? Where's Mamah Yolanda's son-in-law? Atok was telling Mamah that Yola was working in N-one mase ni." insisted Mamah.

"Yolanda was visiting in N-one on the northern edge of the city, Makcik," this time Nadira replied. "He's preparing for the company's anniversary at the N-one branch there. We will be back in the afternoon."

"Oh, like that. You're Ilham, how can you not tell mama that Yola was back here? Mama came all the way from Johor just to meet Yola saje." lamented Zubaidah.

"Eh, Ilham, Makcik, we say goodbye first. We also have to be taken care of," said Nadira while pulling Leon's hand.

"Ah, yes, right. We retreat first, aunt." Said Leon.

"Ah, yes. Take ape. You work first" said Zubaidah.

After the departure of Leon and Nadira, Zubaidah again interrogated his son.

"So how can you and Yola stay as neighbors?"

"Then does this man actually want ape?"

"You and Yola actually have the intention of referring or not? You don't live at home, but have a good time next time. Did someone say Ilham??" mama Zubaidah.

"Bermesra-mesra what do you mean by Mamah? Gosh, don't say Mamah tell people to be eyes to watch over Inspiration ..." search Inspiration.

"Yes. Mom told people. Mamah also knew you and Yola were next door in the same apartment. Mom also knew about a romantic kiss in the kitchen this morning. Keep ape? You're still dodging again?"

"Jeez Mamah!!!" pekik Ilham was annoyed. "Anyone whom Mama told to watch over Inspiration?"

"That's. So you and Yola have every intention of being together again, right?" ask Mama Zubaydah.

Inspiration took a deep breath.

"Ilham has intentions, but Mamah's son-in-law does not want to return with Inspiration. Inspiration hard persuaded and seduce die, but his heartache is still not healed until mase ni, how

here, Mah?" the words of Inspiration are half desperate.

Zubaedah looked at his son with pity. For 7 years he knew how much Ilham had lost to Yola. He even chose to take Ammar to Germany in order to take care of him himself because of his guilt for his wife's child although of course Ilham still needed Zubaidah's help. It was living there for 5 years that made his grandson fluent in English because of the association and friends of Ilham who often came to visit and play with the boy.

"You need to worry. Mamah will help you to get Yola back," Zubaidah said.

Inspiration suddenly swerved in disbelief.

"Not do it, Mah. Later instead of making Yola return with Inspiration, it makes Yola even more away from mama," said Ilham dubious. Because Ilham knows very well sometimes how strange and extreme these ideas of his Mom.

"No. Mom will help the inspiration. Mama was also guilty of Yola. Yola is Mamah's favorite daughter-in-law. She loved him when he was a baby. He's Andini's replacement for Mamah. Because of the greed of Mamah who wants Mamah's biological daughter back finally Mamah sacrificed Yola anyway," said Mamah. "Just believe it with Mama."

"alright. It's up to you" said Ilham resigned.

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Yola arrived home through Maghrib. His busy life preparing for N-one's birthday and his planned partnership with Victor led to him spending a lot of time in the northern suburbs of the city. This is because the deadline of a month given by Leon to him has been reduced by several days. So Yola decided to check out the Victorian hotel department store once again and rearrange her plans for cooperation.

Yola had just finished bathing and praying, when her apartment bell rang. Hunt him forward without seeing the intercom monitor of the bell earlier. That must be Ammar thought. Because only Ammar was always interested in coming to see him. And who else but Daddy.

When Yola opened the door, she was surprised to see who had come to see her.

"Ma-mah?"

"Yes. It's saye. You don't want to open the door?"

"Huhuh? Ah yes, please come in, Mah," said Yola to let Zubaidah in.

Yola invited Zubaidah into the living room and let him sit down.

"What do you want to drink?" tanyakanya.

"Necessarily," said Mama Zubaidah sounding unfriendly. "Yola, you still call me saye mamah even though you've separated from Ilham. Saye wants to speak frankly with you Yola, I have spoken with Atok and already know your purpose to come to KL and join N-one. All for Ammar, right?"

Yola gulps. And finally he nodded.

"Saye disagrees, you came to take Ammar away from us. Ammar is the slave you threw away. You forget him, keep coming and bring him back?"

"Mom, I've realized my mistake. I'm sorry I never saw him this long. But deep down, I always thought about it, never once forgot it" Yola said with a tight heart. "I am after all a mother."

"Oh, do you remember that you were a mother? Saye is also a mother. And saye knows best how much Ilham has suffered because of you."

Yola smiled miris.

"He suffered because of what? Did I hurt her? Mom said all because of me? He remarried another woman, Mah! She betrayed me, after successfully seducing me. And at that time no one from the Nirwan family came to defend me, so now why am I wrong?" yola screamed with tears.

"You left Inspiration. You're not trying to figure out why Ilham did that! Then you also throw away your own son" Zubaidah said.

"No! I didn't throw it away. Mamah and Atok were the ones who picked her up," Yola protested with a whimper of tears. "And I don't need to figure out what caused Sonia's brother to marry her. He loves Sonia and just played me."

"Mamah and Atok took Ammar so that you would come back to Ilham even if only for the sake of Ammar. But you didn't come at all, Yola. Your heart petrified. And now you've come to take Ammar from Ilham? Don't expect much! Except ...."

Zubaydah stood up from his seat. Looking at Yola who was still covered in tears.

Yola waited for the words that came out of her in-laws mouth. Except what? What does.

"Unless you refer back to Inspiration!"

Haaah? The refer?

"Mom, ma'am .... Mamah can ask Yola anything, but not that. Yola can no longer refer to her brother ..." said Yola as she moved to sit near her in-laws. He clasped Zubaidah's hand while pleading.

"If you don't want to. Forget je, your intention to bring Ammar. Let alone to bring him back to Indonesia, starting from the moment where you refused to refer to Ilham, Mamah decided you should no longer meet Ammar. You understand no? Not even Atok can do ape-ape. Because what? Because Ammar's custody was with Ilham and Sonia. You understand me, kenape you can't have Ammar without marrying Ilham? You have no legal basis. You want Ammar back? You must legally marry with Inspiration!"

Yola heard Zubaidah's words as if slapped hard unable to say anything. Married, married, persuaded, mated, second wife, polygamy all those words fill his brain.