Chasing an Ex

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It's been a week since Lily left Nia to return to the Creator. Nia who was always taught by Lily to always be sincere, looked calmer.

Today there will be a kenduri event to pray for Lily, which is held at Sean's house. Bian had wanted to hold a seven-day event at his house, but Nia refused on the grounds, if at Sean's house his mother spent a lot of time and knew people around.

"You rest, baby. For the food has been ordered in the catering subscription mom with your Papa." Bright mami San.

"Yes Cin, I'll go with you." Said Sean again.

"Where are you?" Ask Nia.

"Friend at home. Where are you going?" Ask Sean back.

"The desire to mother's grave." Answer Nia.

"Yes, let me drive, but notar Lo do not cry roll on the ground huh?" Sean said with a laugh.

"No. At best I'm crying around." Nia replies because Sean is mocking her.

"Yes, I was joking. Go between Nia gih to her mother's grave. Go home don't wander you Sean." Threaten Sean's mom.

"Every boss. Safe under control." Sean replied, then immediately pulled Nia's hand and left her.

Sean takes Nia to his mother's grave which is located not far from Sean's housing complex. Finished from the tomb, Sean took Nia to the hill which is also not far from the cemetery. The hill was the place Sean and Nia used to visit.

"Gue tau lo sad. You can cry here as much as you can. You can also borrow my shoulder to lean on. Don't take it all by yourself, you need people to share the burden." Sean said as he looked at the houses that were under the foothills.

"Lo took the wrong medication?" Ask Nia astonished

"Gue seriously Cin. I don't want to do anything." Sean replied seriously while looking at Nia with his shady eyes, which made Nia unable to look at Sean's face for long, could jump out of Nia's heart if she looked at Sean for a long time.

"Gue is okay. Seriously, Ibuk always said, if I have to be a strong child, always sincerely running life, and I InshaAllah sincerely. I'm sure you'll be happy there if I can live my life well without you." Nia answered while looking towards the foot of the hill.

"After this, what's your plan? You're going to go with papa lo's family?" Ask Sean.

"No. I told you, don't disturb your family. I will continue my life as usual." Nia said with a bitter smile.

Actually, as loud as Nia was, she was still a woman who had a weak heart. But Nia did not want the people around her to worry. Let Nia keep and show her sorrow only for herself.

"Thank you for what you and your family did for me and my mom." Nia said as she looked at Sean and smiled.

"Lo and Ibuk we consider family. In the family there are no words to give and be given, so you do not need to say thank you." Sean said as he returned Nia's smile.

It felt like Sean was pulling Nia in his arms, giving a calm feeling to the woman who was always beside him from childhood. But Sean knew Nia would never allow a non-believer to touch her.

"Yes, we are back. Not good, an event for Ibuk, but the guest's tired." Nia said then walked towards the parking lot.

After praying for her mother, Nia decided to return to the city of P with her father, using the last flight. Sean had protested when he knew that Nia would return to the city of P that night. But Sean still could not impose his will.

"You live in papa's house and my mother's house Ni." Pinta Bian as soon as they reach the airport.

"She went back to the dorm. Papa does not need to send Nia, Nia can take online transportation. Nia first Pa. Assalamualaikum." Nia said then kissed the back of Bian's hand and left Bian who was still waiting for his driver to pick him up.

Arriving at the dormitory, Nia immediately went into her room and laid her body that felt very tired. Pretending to show that his condition was fine, Nia really felt tired.

Nia looked at the wallpaper of her phone showing a picture of Nia and her mother, as Nia left for P for college.

"Nia misses Ibuk." Nia said while rubbing her mother's face on the phone.

Early in the morning Nia woke up listening to the sound of the dawn. Nia immediately woke up and cleaned herself up, then rushed to the campus mosque not far from the dormitory.

Because it is still a holiday, dormitories and mosques are not so crowded, there are only a few people who perform congregational dawn prayers in the mosque.

After the dawn prayer, Nia intended to return to her room immediately.

"Dn.. How come you've come back?" Bu Yuni asked in surprise, Because when Nia said she would be in town B for a month.

Nia immediately hugged Bu Yuni and cried without a sound, which made Bu Yuni wonder.

"Why is she, baby?" Bu Yuni asked as she stroked Nia's back which shook from holding back her cries.

Over 5 minutes Nia hugged Bu Yuni, then released her embrace while wiping away her tears and trying to smile.

"Sorry." Said Nia.

"It's okay. You why?" Ask Bu Yuni while taking Nia to sit on a park bench not far from the mosque courtyard.

"Nia miss Nia's mother." Answer Nia.

"Well, didn't Nia just go back to town B and meet her mother Nia?" Ask bu Yuni astonished.

"Yes. Nia met my mother for the last time. Now Nia can't see my mother anymore." Nia answered with tears that continued to flow, remembering the times when her mother died.

"You mean..."

"The bus is dead" Cut Nia.

"Innalillahi wa innailaihi. You are patient. Don't sad. Think of this mother as a substitute for your mother, however your mother will not be replaced."Bu Yuni replied while hugging Nia.

After Nia calmed down a bit, they walked together to the dorm, and Nia gave permission to Bu Yuni to return to her room.

Holiday time is still long, the campus also looks not so crowded because it is still a vacation. Nia often spends her time in the library and helps Ms. Yuni deliver food to street children not far from campus, even Nia decided to follow some students who have high concern to teach street children.

"You get along very quickly with those kids." Said Ratih as soon as Nia finished teaching.

"Yes mbak. I don't know why, they're so good." Nia said with a smile.

"You have activities?" Ask Ratih.

"There is no mbak. Why why?" Ask Nia.

"Mbak wants to ask friends to mbak subscription boutique. Ma'am wants to order a dress for his colleague papa's wedding." Obviously Ratih.

"No longer?" Ask Nia.

"No really. Want to talk about the design first, ntar if it's ok, we can go home." Answer Ratih.

"OKs. Nia befriend." Nia said with a smile, who was also answered by a smile by Ratih, then took Nia's hand to where her car was parked.

After traveling approximately 30 minutes, they finally arrived in front of a fairly futuristic building, because it was built in such a way.

"Excuse me" said Ratih as soon as he walked into the boutique.

"Eh, Miss Ratih. Please go up to the second floor. I'm looking forward to Miss Monica." Said one of the friendly boutique staff.

Ratih and Nia immediately headed towards the second floor, and saw a room whose door was wide open.

"You're how the hell?! The picture must be today. And I do not want to use a professional model, because my design concept this time, the theme is purity and sincerity. I can't find an amateur model." Speak to the person in the room with high intonation.

"Excuse me. Monic, I'm not bothering you?" Ratih asked who appeared with Nia, while pushing the door that had not been perfectly opened.

"Oh." Ratih's response just opened his mouth.

Monica who saw Ratih and Nia coming, immediately focused her gaze on Nia, and immediately approached towards Nia, which made Nia reflex backward, because Monica was transgender.

"Don't be afraid cin, I need elo for a second." Said Monica who came back to Nia, and took off the glasses that Nia was wearing. Then monica took off Nia's hair roll, which left her bareback hair loose.

"Yes my. Perfect really. This is the model I want." Shouted Monica excitedly, which made Ratih and Nia astonished.

Monica pulled Nia's hand and invited her to sit on the maroon-colored sofa in the room.

"Will you be my model?" Monica asked still with her elegance.

"I can't be a model. It's all there is." Jawan Nia was confused while smiling awkwardly.

"Kok mas anyway. I'm beautiful like this." Monica protested as she waved her lips.

"Eh, sorry. That means."Nia said while smiling smirkingly feeling bad.

"Monica's eyes are sharp benget loh Ni. If you've seen a good model candidate, it's never been her fault." Ratih.

"But mbak, Nia never photoshoot, never be a model, selfie only rarely, because you do not like it. After all, her face is ordinary. Look forward to ratih mas. uh mbak Monica." Said Nia again.

"Gue is not wrong. Lo beautiful cin. Beauty is natural. Your face is like a stranger, right?" Monica asked as she tapped her chin with her index finger as she again tried to remember something.

"Ha... Do you look like Elsa? But dominant to the Bian om I see. Don't tell Lo his cheating son om Bian?" Monica asked full of questions.

"Yes, it's not. Where might I look like a famous model. hahaha" answered Nia while laughing which even sounds strange, and makes Monica more suspicious.

"Yes anyway. Bian is actually loyal. Just try when Aunt Lily is not cheating, Om Bian must be very happy." Monica said with a sad face.

"Hum is not cheating." Nia said lekeplosan, because Nia did not accept that Monica said a deed that her mother had never done.

"That's true. Lo aunt lily's son?" Investigate Monica enthusiastically while looking at Nia closely.

Nia, who was speechless, felt that she could no longer hide her identity from Monica. In addition, Nia also wondered why Monica could know her papa family.

"Really, Lo's Aunt Lily's son?" Urge Monica.

"Yes." Yeah." Answer Nia

"Aaaa. I'm very happy. We are tau brothers. I'm his nephew, Bian. I'm the same as Bian's cousin. When I see you, I feel familiar." Monica said while hugging Nia happy, which made Nia can only sculpt, confused and busy digesting Monica's words.

"Eh btw anyway busway, not the color of the iris of aunty Lily's eyes is not black huh? How's iris lo black?" Ask Monica astonished.

"Softlense." Answer Nia.

"Oh yes. How to be my gogo gini huh. hahaha." Monica said with a laugh.

"Are you really my brother?" Ask Nia again to make sure.

"Yes really. When I was born, I was 10 years old, so I knew what was going on." Answer Monica.

"Hum is not cheating. Papa's done a DNA test, and Nia's really your son." Nia said she re-aligned Monica's accusation that her mother cheated on her.

"really? Have you met Bian?" Monica asked again who was only answered nodding by Nia.

"ehem.. I'm in cuekin here, because of the spruce family reunion." Said Ratih from earlier in cuekin.

"Hehe. sorry Tih, please, just met sodara who has long been lost." Said Monica.

"So you're really Mr Bian Ni's son?" Tanya Ratih reassured again.

"Yes." Yeah." Nia replied with a grin, because actually Nia did not want anyone to know who she was.

"Lo has to come with me to the family meeting on Saturday. Uti must have really met Lo, Uti same Om Bian long looking Lo same aunt Lily. BTW, aunt Lily how are you?" Tanya Monica was enthusiastic.

"The bus is no more. My mother died two weeks ago in an accident." Nia replied with a sad face, which made Monica directly hug her and pat Nia gently on the back.

"Innalillahi wa Innailaihi. Aunt Lily's a good person. I know that. InshaAllah aunt Lily husnul khotimah." Said Monica.

"Aamiin's." Reply Nia and Ratih together.

"Lo don't be sad. There's me, and there's our other family love you. You are not alone." Monica said as she clasped Nia's hand and smiled.

"Thank you." Said Nia who was smiling too.

"Oh yes. Because we are brothers, so you have to help me make my latest dress design model? Please..." Monica said as she folded her hands in front of her chest pleading with Nia.

Nia thought for a while about Monica's request, then looked at Ratih, because even though Monica was her brother, but still Monica was a new person known to Nia. Ratih nodded his head to indicate that he agreed to Nia be the model for Monica's new dress.

"God willing. But isn't the dress open?" Nia asked, because Nia did not like clothes that show the chest or that are too short.

"No Cin, my design is sexy but not open. The length of my dress is the shortest knee-length, and one night dress is backless, that's it. Later if you are a bit uncomfortable, we can adjusment." Monica answered trying to convince.

"OK." Reply Nia agreed.

"Then, wait a minute, I tell my secretary to make Lo's contract. If there is no contract, I can not liquidin Lo payment. And make Lo moan, you want to try the dress that you ordered for the Els wedding, right?, Lo can try your dress with Loly." Monica said when she saw Ratih nod.

"She's coming with Ratih's sister." Said Nia who was going to follow Ratih.

"Lo here. I'm not going to eat it." Monica said while holding Nia's hand and asking her to sit back.

After Ratih came out with a beautiful woman named Loly, Monica contacted her secretary to make a contract after previously photographing Nia's identity card, and sent it to her secretary.

"Wait a minute. I want to work fast." Said Monica who was back sitting next to Nia.

"Gue was really happy when he found out that Lo's son Om Bian is the same aunt Lily. I am a niece who is very close to Aunt Lily. I hate Bokap Lo because I've been ngusir Lo same aunt Lily. Even Eyang was furious." Monica's Story.

"Did you?" Vanila asked confused, because all this time he never knew anyone Bian family.

"Yes, Eyang. His mother Om Bian. It's a pity to know Aunt Lily. Btw, Saturday there will be a family meeting, because Els wants to meet her future husband to our extended family." Monica said enthusiastically.

"Can't." Reply Nia lirih.

"Well, why can't you?" Ask Monica astonished.

"Nia promised her mother, she won't disturb her new family. Nia is afraid, later if Nia comes, papa's new family will be disturbed." Answer Nia plain.

"Geez, I guess why. Elo not disturbing. You are part of the Khaylee family. Don't worry about Tamara's aunt Els. No one likes them in our family. We want to accept them for respecting Bian." Answer Monica.

"Actually Elsa's sister had run over Nia when she was on campus. Sister Elsa thinks Nia is papa's mistress, because papa often finds Nia. Elsa is very angry. Nia does not want, later her family event becomes problematic because Elsa's brother is angry at Nia." Said Nia again.

"Indeed, you drop by that one. Never lost its barbaric nature." Monica was furious, because Monica knew very well how Elsa had a bad temper.

"It's okay mbak. Nia meets no need at family gatherings. Later if you are not busy, we go to the spot?" Nia said with a sweet smile.

"Lo is Aunt Lily's son. Same with Aunt Lily. I'm sure, eyang would be very happy to meet elo. And Elo will be the favorite granddaughter of Eyang. As long as you know, our family is very rare with granddaughters. Only Bian who has two daughters, plus Bayu who also has one daughter. The rest of us are all men, plus I'm half-incident." Monica said with a laugh.