A Star

Thirty-two

At home, I saw Mela still studying in the living room with her friend Sani and mama,

"assalamualaikum.." Greetings.

"waalaikumsalam.." they answered in unison.

I kissed the back of my mama's hand and stroked the top of Mela's head,

"what a shame is it when you sleep?" ask me while smiling.

"still doing schoolwork" Mela replied.

"difficulty with his job?"

"lumayan mih. drawing about family" he said.

"try to see." I said while taking a picture of Mela's,

My heart was tight to see the contents of the picture, there Mela drew me, herself and Mamah and the monk Sani, hand in hand.

"this is our story again in the park, baby?"

"iya mih, Mela often see the holiday, children spend their time in the park by playing with papa and his mother" he replied, Mela turned into moody when saying the word papa, papa, making me more guilty of him, though,

"mih... Can Mela ask you something?"

"what is it, baby?"

"fire Mela where is mih?"

My heart that had been rumbling from earlier now felt like it had flown out of my body, after hearing an unexpected question from the princess just my way.

Mamah and make Sani look at each other and look at me, I became more confused to answer him,

"some day, Mela will know where to go" I replied.

" when is mih?"

"Let's be patient, the more patient the meal the sooner it arrives"

"Second will be patient mih in order to meet with papi as soon as possible" he said so innocently.

"mamih children are smart, here hug mamih" I said as I stretched out my hands to embrace her.

There is a sense of guilt for covering up his father's identity to Mela, but this is best for now, I thought.

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Every day I work while looking after Dr. Rendra, after all Dr. Rendra is like this because of me, I have to take responsibility at least by keeping him in the hospital in place of Mama Rena.

I almost finished checking and correcting the manipulated financial statements, after investigating the culprit was the former chief financial officer and his subordinates, they conspire to do so in order to make a profit for themselves.

With all the evidence, they were all arrested and thrown in jail, Mr. Deva made me the new chief financial officer,

In the case of embezzlement trial I was presented as a witness, I was actually very afraid because the impact would be bad in the future, they suspects, staring hatefully at me from the hospital table, I shuddered in horror at getting murderous gazes from them.

"you do not fear Dara, they will all spend a long time in prison" said Mr. Deva trying to calm me.

"but sir, I fear that one day they will harm me and my family"

"you take it easy, Dara, after what you've done to the company, I'm not going to take my hands off, I'm going to send some bodyguards to look after you and your family for 24 hours"

"is that not excessive?"

"of course not, you'd be calmer if anyone took care of you wherever you were"

"thank you sir. I'm honestly very scared.they're not ordinary people"

"then me? do I think I'm an ordinary person? you doubt my power?"

"that's not what I mean sir.sorry"

I came out of the courtroom with shaky steps, there was someone pulling me violently and when I turned to face him he slapped me very hard to make the corner of my lips tear and bleed.

"hey what are you doing?" yelled Mr. Deva at the man who slapped me, she's a woman holding her baby who's still a little red, it looks like she's only been born a few days.

Mr. Deva was about to approach him but I prevented him,

"let me sir." said I blocked Mr. Deva's arm that was ignited emotions.

"whoareyou? why did you slap me?" I asked in my usual tone after approaching the woman, the woman whose gaze was full of hatred towards me.

"you asked who I was?" answer by shouting.

"if you knew who I was, would you change things?" continued.

"what do you mean?" my question is not to understand.

"because of you, my baby won't be able to see his father in a long time!!!"

I gasped at the woman's words, is she the wife of one of the suspects, my inner self.

"do you have children? try to position yourself, what if this happens to you?" skink.

I was full of myself, my son did not know who his father was and it tormented me deeply.

"why are you quiet? can't you answer that? you bad woman, you threw them in jail for your personal interests!!!" the accusation.

"hey lady. Watch what you say! they all deserve punishment for their dirty deeds!" sahut pak Deva furious.

"without this woman's intervention, they will still be thrown in jail! as good as storing carcasses, one day it will smell too!" continued Mr. Deva.

"i will demand your revenge, so that you too may feel the pain of my life because of you!" he said while crying tears.

"forgive me brother. I don't mean what you're accusing.Their actions cost many people, do you know how many dads depend on the success of the company?" I answered trying to calm down.

"sister said? I won't call you brother! whim!" he replied while spitting in front of me.

"already Dara. do not serve him. let's go from here" invite pa Deva.

"again forgive me brother. I don't mean to keep you away from your husband, but they themselves are the ones who stay away with their actions" I said as I passed

"essential heartless woman!!!!" he cried out in frustration, making my heart ache like in the seyat sembilu.

"you calm down, do not heed the words of the mad woman" said Mr. Deva.

"we'd better go to the hospital now, treat your wounds" he continued.

"no need sir. I'd better go straight home" I said with a blank look, I really feel shock at this time, the face of the baby and the woman kept spinning in my head made me more dizzy.

"are you sure Dara?"

"yes sir I'm sure"

"you don't think about the woman's words anymore.Your steps are right, you saved the lives of thousands of other Dara employees"

I just nodded weakly, in the lema, am I really right or am I just an evil woman like the woman said earlier? my mind just kept drifting erratically.

"sir, send greetings to mamah Rena, sorry if I can not replace him today to keep Dr. Rendra, I am really tired" I said after Mr. Deva's car arrived in front of my house.

"well I will tell mamah.I am sure you will understand" he replied.

"thank you for driving me home" I said as I exited the luxury car.

"same together. don't forget to treat your wounds and rest enough" advises Mr. Deva.

"yes sir." I said and went into the house.

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