
Albert's residence A city.
”Tante, where did Geo go? Why did he not welcome my arrival? Usually, if I come, he is the first to greet me with his anger.”.
”Antonio, if your words and questions are just nonsense you better shut up!” snapped Beni. Face flat.
”No need for you to tell him so, Beni.” said Rosalina. He saw Antonio, ”Geo is not in this city, he is in the city of S. Whose purpose are you here for? Just tell me frankly, for me? Or Geo?”
Antonio chuckles, ”Hahaha, Auntie, why talk to you like that? Aunt is my stepmom and Geo is my step-sister, why am I not so welcome at my stepfather's house?”
Antonio saw Rosalina, ”But, all right, I'm going first. I won't interrupt Auntie's time. By.by...”.
He stood up, without looking back, and walked past and left Albert's residence.
”Tante, sorry for Antonio.” attitude Beni said instantly. His gaze was still staring at the back of Antonio who opened the car door in front of the gate.
”I'm used to his attitude.”
Rosalina saw Beni for a second. Then he turned to look at the car that had left the gate of Albert's residence.
”Antonio still thinks I killed your mother. Although the late Albert had confessed he killed your mother, but, it could not close the vision of Antonio who at that time saw your mother in my hand and that knife I who plucked it from your mother's stomach.”
Rosalina begins to tell the truth about the death of the biological mother of Antonio, Marlina, and Beni. Beni silently listened without giving a response or a voice to interrupt or anything else.
”You know, why did your father marry your mother?” rosalina asked Beni.
Beni shook her head, ”I don't know, Auntie. But, I've heard Antonio say that Father deliberately married mother to destroy their father.”
Rosalina breathed. ”It was a heretical sentence from Kevin, their father to brainwash Antonio and Marlina of course also you to hate Albert and his descendants.”
”But, I didn't think like that after I stayed with Aunt and dad.” Beni said seriously.
Rosalina breathed. ”Thank you, you trust us. I know the reason Antonio handed you over to us.”
Beni speechless. He lowered. ”Continue Aunty's story about my mother and their father.”
”Kevin, is a very cruel man, he married your mother for being forced. While your mother was a good person, she married Kevin for loving him. Kevin, his whole life he loved one woman, Halima. He tortured your mother, even Antonio and Marlina who were little who did not understand anything ever in his torment. Until one day, I met your mother, I watched your angry mother, beat up, in public. I told your father to help him. Your father broke him is not right, the truth is your father bought the bankrupt company from the Bank. That company is now managed by Antonio, and your mother with the kindness of my heart, I let her stay in my house with your two brothers. But, because your mother loves Kevin, she conspired with Kevin to destroy Albert secretly. Your mother seduced Albert when I wasn't home, but Albert never paid any attention to him. Until one day he was given something by Kevin to poison Albert by making Albert see it as if he saw me. That cunning intention went well, I had Albert marry your mother after your mother told me she was pregnant with her son Albert. After they got married, Albert gave your mother the house your two brothers now live in. But, your mother tried to steal the company assets Albert bought to give Kevin. At that time, your mother managed to steal the file when she and your two sisters visited our house. He was caught by Albert. Your mother pulled a small knife out of her pocket, and she stabbed Albert. But Albert held him back, and accidentally pushed your mother down and the knife stuck in your mother's stomach. I ran up to your mother and pulled out the knife but, in that moment out of nowhere Kevin came, he went into the house and saw the incident with your two brothers. Apparently, Kevin heard me yell when your mother was stabbed by a knife, when your mother fell, your mother's phone in her pants pocket shifted to call Kevin. And Kevin was out of the house, he was waiting for your mother there.”
Beni sighed. ”So, mom died of her own mistake.”
”Yes, your mother is actually a good person, but Kevin, their father fooled your mother with the word love. Did you believe my words just now?”
”Tante, if I don't believe in dad, Auntie and Geo, why am I still here with you guys? And why didn't I take the opportunity in Geo's time to destroy Auntie and Geo?”
That's right, if Beni wanted to take revenge for what happened to her mother, she wouldn't waste this opportunity to destroy us. Instead, he patiently helped me take care of Geo like that before Geo married Syakila.
Beni and Rosalina both fell silent and sighed.
”Why didn't Aunt tell Antonio the truth?” ask Beni later.
”Antonio, he's been told, but he doesn't care and won't listen. He only believed the words of Kevin, his father and the events he saw with his own eyes if I was the one who killed your mother. Can't stand me being accused, Albert admitted he killed your mother.”
Rosalina smiled wryly, ”I feel the death of Halim, the father of Syakila and Albert has something to do with Antonio. Do you mind if I think so?”
”No, Aunt. I believe in Auntie, but, why does Aunt think Halim's death has anything to do with Kevin?” asked Beni curiously.
”Thank you, you don't blame Auntie for thinking so. Halim came to us to borrow money, and we investigated the money, he used to pay Halima from the Club that Kevin and his mother ran. While Halima is the woman loved by Kevin.” said Rosalina.
”Oh, so, Halim owes only to Halima? When we collect Halim's promise, it seems that Sarmi and her son do not know that Halim borrowed money for Halima. Hence, they refuse to give us Shakila, but, why does Syakila agree? Did Syakila know about it?” asked Beni again still curiously.
”Tante don't know, whether Syakila knows about it or not. But, it could be that Syakila knows something, so she agreed to marry Geo even though her mother and family opposed her.”
”Beni, Aunt enter istrahat first. Our discussion should not be heard outside.” said Rosalina again. Beni nods.
Rosalina went inside the house and continued to her room. Beni grabbed her phone.
”Geo, Antonio and Marlina are in A.” city Beni
”What? And you yourself, have you returned to A?” city Geo.
”Yes, Marlina and I came first. Tomorrow, it turns out that Antonio also came here. And just now, he visited home.” Beni.
”Don't leave my mom alone with Antonio. Please, you take good care of my mom. I can't go back to City A. Please, take care of my mama.” Geo.
”You rest easy, I won't let anything happen to auntie, I will always look after Auntie. You don't think much there, trust Auntie, to me.” Beni.
”Ok, I trust you.” Geo.
Beni read Geo's message without replying to him again. He breathed and went into the house.
The Dawiyah apartment.
”Dawiyah, Dawiyah, where are you dear?” call Antonio.
Arriving at the Dawiyah apartment, Antonio did not find Dawiyah in the apartment. Irritated, he slammed himself on the sofa.
”Where else did Dawiyah go? Also in contact is the number is inactive!”
He got up from his bed, he sat up straight.
”No need to wait for him, I'm going to S city alone. This is my chance to kill Geo there. Oh, yes, it's better that way, Marlina and Dadiyah shouldn't have known about my departure to S.” city
Antonio grinned wickedly. He pulled out his phone.
”Send some people to S city and search for Geo's whereabouts there.” Antonio's.
”Good, Boss.”
.. ..
The city hospital S.
”Syakila, you're not coming home, son? You've been here a long time, you haven't had lunch either, and your husband is also__”
”Tante, I'm not hungry. I still want to be here with Sardin.”
”Well, you go home, son. Later you come again to visit Sardin, he is also not aware. You take care of yourself, if Sardin finds out you're not eating and not lying around waiting for him, he'll feel guilty about you.”
”Tante, let me be here for a while, if I want to go home, I will go home, even though Aunt is holding me back, I will still go home.”
”But what about your husband? He will be angry and jealous of you.”
”Not going.” say Syakila instantly.
"Alright, then, Auntie wants to go home for a while with Om. We'd like to take some change of clothes. Aunt titip Sardin.”
”Iya, Aunt. Auntie go, I'll keep Sardin here.”
”Alright, thank you, Syakila.”
”Tante, don't worry.”
”Tante will buy food for you if Aunty returns to the hospital, what do you want to eat Syakila?”
”No need, Aunt. Syakila really isn't hungry.”
”Alright, Aunt will not force. Aunty go first.” say goodbye Nesa.
”Iya, Aunt.”
Nesa exits the ICU room, leaving Sardin with Syakila. She approached her husband who was sitting in the long chair there.
”Pa, let's go home for a while at home, all of us take a change of clothes when we return to the hospital.”
”But, Mah, how about Sardin? Are we gonna leave him alone? If he realizes there will be no one next to him, how will he think, Mah.”
”Papa, Papa take it easy, there's Syakila guarding him. He insisted on still staying beside Sardin, he did not want to go home.”
”That kid, being so, does he still love our son, Mah?”
”Hus, Papa don't think no-no, they are friends since childhood. And they are both close. So, Syakila is here because she is worried about her friend.”
”Yes already, let's go home rest at home.”
They both left the hospital. Syakila was still holding Sardin's hand.
”Sister Sardin, quickly realize, does Brother Sardin not want to see Kila? Wake up brother, look Kila is here, next to brother.”
”Kila knows, sister heard Syakila's remark, right? Please, big brother quickly realized, Kila misses big brother's voice, big brother's laughter, don't you miss Syakila?”
Syakila was still trying to make Sardin conscious. However, the man was still faithful with his long sleep. Syakila looked sadly at Sardin's still pale face. He remembered his father's pale face while in hospital in the city of A. Kila became worried and thought nothing. His face turned sad for a moment.
”Kakak, if Kila is a living sister, and brother really obey all Syakila sayings. Brother listen to Kila, you can't leave Kila like this. Kila did not allow the elder sister to leave. Brother must live for Syakila. Syakila promise, Syakila will always obey whatever your words and wishes if you are aware later. Kila promise sister, Kila won't argue sister.”
After a long time he invited Sardin to talk, he felt sleepy. Syakila fell asleep in her seat, her left hand she made her head pillow, while her right hand, still holding Sardin's hand.
.. ..
The Sarmi residence.
Hardin was accompanying Geo in the park. After they finished lunch. Sarmi goes to her room with a raging feeling in her chest, she is furious at Syakila who ignores her husband at home.
He was even angrier when he contacted Syakila but, Syakila's number was off. Sarmi's other children rest in their own rooms. Fatma and her husband were also in her room.
As for Geo, he told Hardin to drive him to the park, and he asked Hardin to leave him alone, but, Hardin refused. He continues to accompany Geo in the park.
”Sister, why after sister replied SMS, sister's face in the bend like that? Did something happen? Did you chat with Syakila?” ask Hardin curiously.
”No, sister does not chat with Syakila, sister chat with sister brother in A.” replied Geo.
”Oh, is there a problem there, so that makes sister restless?”
Geo smile, ”No, no. Sister is just thinking of sister's mom there.”
”Oh, so. Brother, why didn't you call Syakila and tell her to go home? Syakila's been in the hospital for a long time, it's been five in the afternoon. Aren't you worried about Syakila?”
”No, big brother is not worried about Syakila, big brother appreciates her privacy, big brother allows her to go to the hospital and allows her also to go home at night. So, why did you have to call her and tell her to go home? Means brother doesn't trust him dong if brother does that.”
”True as well, but right, anyway Syakila should think with sister also here. If Syakila doesn't come home tonight, what will you do?”
”If he doesn't come home, it means something's holding him back. Sister is not a problem, but, sister is afraid mama later who will be angry at Syakila, if Syakila does not come home tonight.”
”If mama scolds Syakila, will sister defend Syakila?”
”Of course, Syakila is my wife. Other than me, no one can scold Syakila in front of me. Even if it's your mom, you, or something else, you can't!”
”Wah, what is this form of sister love for Syakila?”
”Be quiet, don't ask too many questions! I don't want to talk to you anymore!”
Hardin remained silent. He did not dare to speak anymore. Although he and Geo spoke casually, but, the aura emitted by Geo made him afraid.