BUCIN STARLA'S HUSBAND
PICKING UP STARLA AND DEVITA
It's getting dark. A luxury house with a European-style building that looks deserted from the outside. Since five o'clock in the afternoon, Devandra and her black Mercy faithfully waited for the luxury car that brought the host in. His phone rang indicating a message.
Mami & Mami : Are you going to Bandung tonight?
Devandra only replied as soon as possible. He's leaving for Bandung tonight, after his business is done. After a few moments of waiting, the car entered the house. From a distance, Devandra can see the figure of an adult man who is younger than her Mami, coming out of the car.
Edward Kale Admaja's.
“Similar to my bini candidate, anjir,” Devandra murmured.
Devandra immediately drove the car to the front of the high gate, and his arrival was rewarded with confused looks from the people there. He got out of the car.
“Goodnight,” says Devandra, politely.
“There can we help you with, Sir?” ask security.
“I want to meet Mr. Edward,” Devandra replied.
The man whose name was called turned his head, and watched Devandra from the tip of the foot to the tip of the head. His right eye brows rose, he has no appointments with anyone tonight.
“You're CEO Andrean Corp?”
A sweet smile rose from Devandra's lips. There was no need to introduce yourself, the man knew right away.
“Iya.”
“What is required property company of construction company?” ask Kale aka Edward to the point.
“Can I come in? This is a very important talk,” said Devandra sok mysterious.
Kale orders the security to open the door for Devandra, and she enters first.
Upon entering the house, Devandra immediately remembered Starla. His father lives with a treasure, while Starla and Devita have to work hard. Even while still in college at Palm, Starla had to take part time at Cafes and florists.
At the end of the stairs, a woman in a wheelchair approached them. Devandra was convinced it was Starla's grandmother. In her old age, the woman still looks beautiful.
“Please sit, Tuan—”
“Devandra. I'm younger double,” sahut Devandra.
“Oh, alright.”
“Goodnight Madam,” Devandra said to Mother Edward.
“Goodnight. I just saw you, new colleague?”
Devandra smiled at him. “Oh, no. I came to tell you about your biological daughter,” said Devandra.
“You—” Edward stunned.
“You know Starla?” meisya.
Devan was quite surprised when the woman in the wheelchair mentioned the name of his future wife.
“Starla my future wife," said Devandra.
...****************...
That morning Starla and Devandra returned from the hotel after a night's stay. Ever since the girl heard her father's voice from a recording Devandra gave her, she has been quieter.
All Starla wants to do now is ask her mother. It's about time he found out about a man named Edward Kale Atmaja.
"Don't push Mommy too much, yeah, La," said Devandra.
The girl looked at her lover. Oh, errata, her fiance.
They were engaged two weeks after Devandra proposed to her. Although there was a bit of drama from Cemara who cried because her brother was getting married, eventually the girl was willing to give her brother to Starla.
"If he's my father, why is he coming now?"
"Because there are many possibilities that happen to you and Mom if you find her," replied Devandra.
"Don't mistake anyone here, Starla. Both Mom and Dad are victims" Devandra added.
Starla stunned. Then he held Devandra's hand, and asked her to stop for a moment. Devandra complied, marginalizing the car to the side of the road.
"Why? Want anything?" ask Devandra.
"I remember now, Dev," cried Starla.
"Remember what?"
"You remember the night after we fought in the campus parking lot. From there, I went back to the hospital, that night Mom was crying hysterically" Starla said.
"Mom asked us to leave Jakarta. I was talking about Starla just being Mom's."
Just like Edward told Devandra. Starla's mother and father met four years ago. So, the strong reason Starla left that day was not a food order case on behalf of Devandra, but Devita who asked them to go to Bandung.
"So, are we taking Mom to Cimahi now?" ask Devandra.
"I want. Let's go get Mom."
...****************...
"Are you sure today, Le?" ask Meisya.
Edward Kale Atmaja's. The man was neat with a gray shirt, with long jeans that looked really cool.
"Ma, Papa doesn't exist. Novita is also happy with the man she loves. Kale still has Starla and Rani" Edward said.
"Mama's afraid. Mama is afraid Starla misunderstands" Meisya said. "And are you sure Rani can accept you? You should know that your father manipulated the story into him with your marriage."
Edward approached his mother who was sitting in the wheelchair. The man knelt before Meisya and kissed the back of his Mama's hand.
"Ma, Starla's getting married. Kale wants to be his guardian, and that's Starla's dream" Edward said.
Meisya rubbed her son's black mane, then kissed Edward on the top of his head.
The man smiled bitterly at the words of his mother. If only Edward knew his father had lied to him, he would have pulled the sword back on Aryanto.
Two weeks after Aryanto's death six years ago, Meisya told me everything. About Devita leaving because of her husband's threats, and also Aryanto's big lie to Edward that Devita chose money and left.
...****************...
"Devan's a slob," cried Starla.
"Stupid!" devandra's reply followed the laughter behind her.
Starla looked at the man, for the umpteenth time Devandra snatched the food directly from Starla's mouth. Really shuh.
"What the hell is going on, noisily? Starla was emotional, I noticed" asked Devita.
"Ask the same thing that she said would be Mom's daughter-in-law" Starla said upsetly.
"Udah son-in-law, don't use candidates anymore," corrects Devandra.
Starla sneered at the man with a movement of her lips that followed those words.
"Mom was pregnant Starla craved what the hell, Mom? His son is so tough."
Devita shook her head in wonder at the behavior of the lovers. Starla is emotional, and Devandra likes to provoke her emotions.
"Mommy used to crave what, how does the brain fill his son bawdy all?" starla won't lose.
"Papi said, Mami is pregnant I don't crave much" replied Devandra.
"Have a lot of your pants" said Starla.
"Yes dong. Especially her name is Starla. It should be mine" said Devandra.
Devita smiled knot. The debate of two people who will get married in a matter of months is a separate entertainment for him. Every weekend, Devandra always to Bandung spend time with them.
"Udah, no. I want to go ahead for a while" exclaimed Devita who slowly left the two.
Devita out to save the plant. It was late afternoon, the sun was soon setting. Just up to the third pot, the movement of his hand stopped when a black Pajero entered his yard.
Devita and Starla have no acquaintance with the car brand.
An adult man in black glasses came out from there. The woman still silently looked at the arrival of the man who was not yet known who.
"Who's looking, Mas?" ask Devita.
The man did not touch her, then took a wheelchair from the trunk of the car, and next Devita was surprised by the middle-aged woman who was carried into a wheelchair by the man.
"Mama" said Devita.
Edward pushed the wheelchair and approached Devita. He took off his glasses, and looked inside the mother of his son.
"Rani, you are still beautiful" Meisya said.
Devita held back her tears from spilling now. After decades, today he was reunited with Meisya. The only person who would accept it in Edward's life.
"At the end of the day, Starla does have to get to know where she comes from" Devita says, then looks at Edward.
"MOTHER! DEVANDRA JAHIL REALLY" cried Starla from inside the house.
"DAVANDRA! I ADUIN YES SAME MOTHER," cried Starla who was seen running from inside the house.
The arrival of Edward and Meisya is not aware of both. Starla is busy hugging her mother to hide from Devandra, while Devandra is silent after seeing the whereabouts of the two people.
"Mom, Starla doesn't want to get married. Devan's got a dirty brain," Starla fights off her mother.
"Emang Devan why?" edward asked smilingly withstanding the tears. If Edward had only seen Starla through the photos given by his man, he could now see the girl in person at close range.
Starla subconsciously replied. "Said Devan, similarly he had many children. Starla's scared."
"La...," Devita stretched out that hug.
Starla looks at Edward and Meisya. "Eh, I have a guest."
"I'm sorry, sir, this daughter-in-law is not polite," said Starla, pointing at Devandra.
Meisya threw her gaze at Edward who had not been able to look at Starla. The woman also assesses the similarity of Father and son who have been separated twenty-three years ago.
Starla is very similar to Edward.
“Good afternoon Mr. Edward,” greet Devandra.
“Lho, do you know your guests Mother too?” Devandra simply replied with a smile.
“Hallo, Starla,” greet Meisya.
The girl smiled at the woman sitting in the wheelchair. Meisya's eyes glazed over as the longed-for granddaughter kissed the back of her hand.
“Our names are the same,” added Meisya.
“Mother Name Starla?” tanyanya.
“My name⸺Reinha Meisya Atmaja.”
The deg!
An atmaja? That instant also Starla was fixated on her footing. The girl flinch with all her memories that revolve around the stories of her mother some time ago.
“Bu⸺,” ogre Starla, take her eyes off Meisya and also Edward.
Devita understood the call. “This family Starla.”
Devandra approached Starla. The girl looks confused. Seen from the eyes that took turns staring at them one by one.
“Baby, look at me. He's your father and that woman is your grandmother,” Devandra says.
