
The Albert residence.
They went inside the house. Rosalina welcomed their arrival. ”Honey, Syakila, you guys just got home? From anywhere? Mama is very worried that you two will not go home.” he said, asking.
Syakila smiled, ”Mama, sorry, has made Mama worried. After teaching, Syakila went to lunch at Geo's office. After that, Syakila went to her house om Denis.” he replied, explaining.
Rosalina smiled happily. Whahuh? Shakila went to Geo's office for lunch together? I'm glad to hear it. Her mind.
”Oh, it turns out so! Mama's worried you haven't come home while the hours are over. Mama wants to call you. But why is your number inactive?”
”Ehm. Mama, Syakila's phone is broken, so, Syakila does not have a mobile phone now.” said Geo, answering his mother's question.
”Oh, fast! Oh, yes, Syakila, help Mama prepare dinner.”
”Iya, Mah. Mama first go to the kitchen, Syakila will go to the room first to change.”
”Oh, alright.” says Rosalina.
Syakila stand up, she saw Geo ”Geo, do you want to break into the room?” tanyakanya.
”No, em, later I will go to my own room” replied Geo.
Syakila nodded in understanding. He stepped into the room using the stairs.
”Mama, Syakila investigated the death of Halim, her papa.” said Geo, gloomily.
”Investigating Halim's death case?” rosalina said, repeating Geo's words. His forehead shriveled, he glanced at Beni. Beni nodded, confirming. He went back to see Geo. ”Then? What has he found?” tanyanya, curious.
Geo sighed, ”He knew the one who was at odds with his papa back then was Kevin. And who is responsible for all the past events in that market is Gege.” he replied flatly.
”Gege? How could? Not a few weeks later, the news spread among the public if Gege had nothing to do with the events in the market?”
”Iya, at the time the information was spread among the people, Syakila and her mother and siblings had moved to the city of S. So, they didn't know the news. And Syakila recalled what she heard when the incident took place, she believed by hearing that the person responsible was Gege, from one of the people who spoke on the phone.” said Geo, revealing.
”So, now Syakila will investigate who Kevin is? Who is Gege?” he said again, breathing out.
”Why didn't you tell Syakila straight away if you were Gege? And the events in the time market really have nothing to do with you.”
”Looks like it's going to be hard, Auntie!” sahut Beni's.
”Difficult how, Beni. Kat...” Rosalina's speech stopped. He saw Syakila coming down the stairs. ”Syakila is almost here. Mama went to the kitchen first.” he said, his gaze still saw Syakila. He stood up and went to the kitchen.
Syakila arrived at the family room. ”Mama is in the kitchen?” ask Beni and Geo.
The two of them nodded together, ”Iya,” replied the two of them. ”You help Mama cook, I go to the room first, want to rest.” continued Geo said.
Syakila nodded, she went to the kitchen. Geo also went to the room. Beni went to her room.
In Geo's room.
Geo went into the room, he locked the door from the inside. He stood up from a wheelchair, stretching his leg and hand muscles.
”Ah, what should I do now? Do I follow your advice? Tell Syakila if Gege is me? And the one in charge of the events in that market is entirely Kevin?” muttered.
He laid himself in bed, ”How will Syakila react later? Will he believe it? While he believes if Gege is the main culprit.” murmured again.
He saw Syakila's bag on the ornamental table. He got up and stood up from the bed, stepped onto the ornamental table. He opened the bag that Syakila was wearing.
He saw the contents inside, there are two maps, foundation, powder, lipstick, perfume, atm, and an ordinary mobile phone. ”Handphone!” he said slowly, in surprise.
”Since when does he have this phone?” muttered. He took the phone and shifted the buttons on the phone.
He looked at the contact list, containing his family numbers, Sardin and a row of numbers that were not known by Geo. He shifted to the call section.
He was surprised, his gaze was sharp, he saw a list of incoming calls there was only the name Sardin. Outgoing calls are just Sardin and Hardin. While the missed call was just Sardin.
”So, he's been in touch with Sardin through this phone? Syakila, your guts are big! I underestimated you! What is special about that man, until your love is great for him?” muttered.
He swiped the mailbox, he opened the incoming messages all just from Sardin. ”Job! As it turned out, he had been in contact with Sardin from the day we left for this city, until now! Fucking cellphone! Where did he get this phone? I don't even know when he bought this phone!” mumbling again. He squeezed the little phone.
He kept the phone on the table. He took the map. Open both maps and read them for a while. ”So, he knows the agreement between his papa and my papa? Is that why he accepted marriage with me? But, why didn't Sarmi know this?” muttered.
”And this.. Halim's statement while imprisoning Mulfa! Mulfa's sister from Halima! What does Halim have to do with the two women? And actually, the one billion dollars that Halim borrowed from papa for what? They did not look short of money, even they were able to pay the rest of Halim's debt. If it wasn't a threat, Syakila wouldn't have married me. Does it have to be under threat again for Syakila to hand over her body to me?” He closed both maps and put them back in Syakila's bag.
He glanced at the cell phone on the table. He grabbed his phone from his pocket. He tapped Syakila's phone again. He pretended not to know about the phone. After he finished tapping it, he returned the phone to Syakila's bag, put all his belongings as before and closed the bag again.
He unlocked his room and pushed the wheelchair up to the side of the bed. He lay.
He closed his eyes, but his eyes refused to close. His mind was distracted by the confusion that Syakila investigated as well as about the Syakila and Sardin sms.
He got up from the bed, locked the door to his room and walked towards the wardrobe, picking up towels and clothes instead. He went to shower.
In Beni's room.
The man is agitated. He was restless, gradually Geo would know if it is who always replace the original report with a false report.
He was afraid of Geo's reaction later when Geo found out about the truth? And if he explained what the reason he did that was, would Geo accept that excuse?
On the other hand, he is also thinking about the fate of Geo if Syakila knows Gege is Geo. Will Syakila give Geo a chance to explain what happened? Or does Syakila hate Geo more and more? He did not want Syakila and Geo's relationship to be destroyed because of the misunderstanding.
He went to take a shower to clean himself, maybe after a shower, his brain was refreshed.
In kitchen.
Syakila and Rosalina cooked in silence. No one opens their voice to talk.
”Mama, can Syakila ask Mama something?” syakila said later, breaking the silence.
Rosalina gets nervous, ”Iya, want to ask what, son?” he answered calmly, covering up his nervousness.
”Do you know what my papa borrowed for a billion to Mama and papa, before?”
”It's a shame that Mama doesn't know that. Your father only came to borrow a billion from us without telling us what the money was for. But, two days later, he returned the money back to us intact, untouched.” said Rosalina.
”What? Does that mean you borrowed the money in just two days? After that, will you give me back the money? Then, why is papa still in debt to the Albert family?” ask Syakila curiously.
”Time to borrow money already has provisions. We don't know if your dad borrowed money for two days. We gave your father a year to pay the debt and the interest. We are business people, do not spend money in vain, especially to people who are not familiar. So, even though your father has returned the base money, your father must pay the interest.”, Rosalina said again.
Syakila was speechless, she did not expect that the thoughts of a rich man were like that. Whatever it is they will make the business land that produces. ”Then, why did papa Albert investigate about my papa's death?” tanyanya, then.
Rosalina was nervous. What should he answer? Does he have to answer that Albert investigated it to prove that Gege was innocent?
”Mama also does not know what reason my husband is investigating a death case from your father. At that time, Mama only thought maybe because my husband was happy with your father until the deceased was saddened to hear of your father's death and find out who killed your father.” Rosalina replied, lying.
Geo and Beni both listen to Syakila and Rosalina talk from behind the kitchen wall. After the two of them finished their bath, they went to the kitchen. They cross paths in the kitchen and both stop when they hear Syakila's question to Rosalina.
Mama was afraid to tell the truth to Syakila.
Aunty also did not tell the truth to Syakila, what aunt is also afraid to say honesty.
”Do Mama really not know for what papa borrowed that much money?” ask Syakila again.
”Iya, darling. Mama really doesn't know. Wh why? Do you know anything? Try saying!”
”I..no Mah. I went to the room first, wanted to take a shower and wake Geo up for dinner.”
”Iya, go!” rosalina Sahut. He sat in his chair.
Beni enters the kitchen by pushing Geo's wheelchair, until the two of them cross paths with Syakila on the lip of the kitchen door.
”Geo, Beni, you're here. Sit down for dinner, I want to take a shower first.” Syakila said.
”Iya,” Beni replied, while pushing Geo's wheelchair onto the dining table.
Shakila kept stepping out of the kitchen.
Is he going to contact Sardin again secretly. He felt unhappy.
Beni pulled up his stool and sat down, after he placed Geo's chair in his seat.
In Geo's room.
Syakila stepped into the room, she continued to step into the wardrobe, picking up towels and changing clothes.
He went to the bathroom, his steps stopped as he passed the decorative table. He looked at his bag, the position of his bag seemed to change.
He opened the bag and saw the contents, all still in place, untouched. ”Maybe my feelings alone!” he murmured, closing his bag.
He went to the bathroom, he was taking a shower.
In kitchen.
”Mama, how? Are we going to tell the truth if Gege is me? And the events in the market have nothing to do with me? But we have no evidence to explain that in detail. They spread slander on my behalf complete with a powerful alibi. I'm afraid if Syakila doesn't believe our words and will even hate and stay away from me.” said Geo.
Rosalina breathed. ”Why did this have to happen? When your father found some evidence to clear your name, even then your father was killed! Even the evidence is burned, it is cruel that they killed your father! And when your relationship with Syakila has begun to improve, even this problem is revealed again! Mama doesn't know how?” saith.
Beni is silent, he remembers seeing Antonio and Vian, Antonio's uncle working together to kill Albert while alone. When they both killed Albert, he accidentally caught him. But, he did not dare to shout, he was afraid that he would also be killed at that time.
It's not that Albert can't fight Vian and Antonio, but they play cunningly, before Albert goes to his private room to look again at the evidence that has been collected, he said, antonio's men gave him a poison drink that made his veins weaken. So, Albert does not have the strength to fight back, eventually he falls in the trap of Vian and Antonio.
After Albert was confirmed dead, Vian and Antonio doused kerosene on all the walls, the wood, the papers on the table, the curtains, and then he burned them.
”That was a reply from your mistake because you put my mother in your house, separated my mother from my father! Since you're my parents divorced, Marlina and I were abandoned!”
”It was also in return because your wife killed my mother! This grudge will continue to flow until I finish off all your descendants, Albert!”
”Uncle, let's go!”
Beni sighed, those were the words Antonio said to Albert's body before they left Albert's body in the burning room. Albert's private room was built by himself, next to the company building.
”What's Beni? Why sigh so heavy? Are you thinking of something?” ask Rosalina.
”Ah, em, I'm fine Aunt.” replied Beni.
They fell silent again, waiting for Syakila to come and have dinner together. Not long after, Syakila entered the kitchen room.
”Sorry, I have made you wait a long time.” Syakila said, sitting on a chair, in front of Geo.
It's been almost a week now Syakila's always sitting next to Beni, facing me. Why won't he sit next to me? geo's mind, he glanced at Syakila unhappily.
Syakila was indifferent.
This girl, sometimes her attitude is gentle sometimes she is so indifferent to me. Geo thought again.
”Nothing, dinner is also not missed.” replied Rosalina. ”All are already at the dining table, eat quietly.” he said again.
Everyone nodded, they started scooping their food and eating quietly.