Destiny Syakila

eps20

Anton is now in town A, where he had been to D to see his sister there, because he had heard the news that his sister was sick.

Without resting again Anton went straight to his big store to monitor the progress of his business after almost three months he did not monitor it.

"How are you guys? And what about market conditions?" ask his employees who are turning their backs on Anton, because they are busy arranging and checking the goods that have just entered.

All 5 Anton employees were shocked when they heard Anton's distinctive voice.

Denis is also surprised by Anton's sudden presence.

"Good boss," said the employees.

"Don't come suddenly startling! How's Lena doing, Bang?" ask Denis about Anton's sister's situation.

"Alhamdulillah Lena is better, and Brother directly here when there is a ship heading here" replied Anton explained.

"Alhamdulillah" said Denis.

Anton asks about Halim to Denis.

"Oh yeah, what about Halim? Is he able to adjust to his current job?"

"Yes, thank God he is a hardworking, intelligent, tenacious person and his spirit is extraordinary, Bang." replied Denis praising Halim when explaining to Anton.

"Alhamdulillah then, my intention is the store for him, he I give three months to adjust and return my initial capital. After that, the store and its contents became his." Anton said with a small smile looking at Denis. "What do you think?" he asked Denis for his opinion on his decision.

"If I'm no. comment Bang, because that's my right, I only support your good intentions" Denis said.

"Hum, I'll see Halim first, will you come?" anton asked Denis.

"No Bang, Denis is here. The goods are not finished in this check." said Denis while pointing to items scattered on the floor.

"All right! You finish your job." said Anton then he stood up from his seat and stepped out of his shop.

Anton walks to his shop guarded by Halim. He wants to meet and see the performance of Halim.

Halim who was again focused on cleaning the goods sold by the dust that was outside, was surprised by the presence of Anton who suddenly came in front of him.

"Anton, you just surprised me. When's that?" halim said to Anton.

Anton chuckled little, "Hehehe sorry I've taken you by surprise, I just came from D city" he said while sitting on a bench. "How are you, and how? Is your job boring now?" ask him to Halim.

"My news is good, Anton. Bored no, all the work if done sincerely whatever it must be fun." replied Halim with a smile.

"Good then, I thought you'd be bored with your job now." Anton said.

Halim smiled slightly, "I'm starting to like my job now, Anton. At first I thought it must have been difficult, but it wasn't" he explained.

Anton nodded in agreement, "Dad was indeed the beginning like that, and it's not just you who feel, I am too" he said confirming Halim's speech.

After a long time sitting and talking about the business of trading with Halim, Anton now bounces home to rest.

"All right! I go first now, spirit and may you succeed in this city" he said again encouraging and praying for the success of Halim.

"Yes, Aamiin! Thank you for praying, Bang." said Halim.

"Hum" answered Anton briefly, then he stood up from his seat and said goodbye. Then he went to his house to rest.

After Anton's death, now Hamid who came to visit the store Halim. Halim greeted him warmly.

"Hi Hamid, how are you?"

"Thank God I am good, what about you?" sahut Hamid's.

"Alhamdulillah, I am good too." replied Halim, "Let's sit down!" take him to Hamid.

"Did I not bother your time?" ask Hamid later.

"No, just relax!" answer Halim.

It just so happened that Hamid asked him about Halima.

"Oh yeah Hamid, can I ask you something?"

"Can you ask me about what?" replied Hamid enthusiastically.

"It's about the woman who used to come to me on the ship, the Halima. Do you know who he is?" Halim asked seriously while looking at Hamid.

inner Hamid.

"Of the Himalayas? What'd he do to you?" asked Hamid curiously.

"No, she just happened to come shopping. What puzzled me was that there were two men dressed in all black walking a distance of one meter behind him, who was he?" ask Halim curious.

"Hum, I know him. But if I may give you advice you should not get too close to him." replied Hamid advising Halim.

Halim squinted her eyes at Hamid, "Why? Is he an important person? But why on the ship no one followed him?"

"That's because on the ship he can't go anywhere, so Halima can't do anything" Hamid explained.

"I don't understand what he's like?" ask Halim again curious.

"From you being curious, and I'm also not good enough to tell you about him, how about tonight you come with me somewhere to hang out" Hamid told Halim.

"Sunday Night? What time can I have?" tanya Halim confirms Hamid's offer

"Depart" said Hamid, "Saturday afternoon I will come to take you" he said again.

"Ok, I can't wait for the day after night." said Halim with a smile. "Oh yeah, did you have lunch?" he continued asking.

"Well, I'm not eating yet, are you going to buy me something to eat?" sahut Hamid is pleased.

"Hum, my intention is so. So then?" answer Halim

"It's my pleasure to accept your offer, let's go!" sahut Hamid relax.

Without saying anything else Halim immediately stood up from his seat and told Hamid to wait for him outside, while he closed his shop with a tarp.

After that they went to the food stall to have lunch together. They ate quietly enjoying their lunch.

After they finished eating, did not get them to go home immediately. But now they chatted briefly about their respective activities while spending their drinks.

"Oh well, you have no intention of going back to the village yet?" hamid asked, sipping his drink.

"Not to mention, the next four months I can go back to the village, why? Do you want to go back to the village?" halim answered and asked.

Hum, I had intended to go back to the village to find Sarmi, but now it's free. What else am I going there for? Who am I gonna look for?

inner Hamid.

"No, I don't intend to go back to the village yet, what else am I going to look for there?" answer Hamid.

"Well, even though there is nothing you are looking for right, at least you visit also your relatives, who knows by walking there you get a mate." said Halim advising.

Hamid chuckled faintly at Halim's words, "Can I still get a soul mate? With my ugly look?" said cynical.

"ugly? Who told? All men are handsome, nothing ugly. Do you doubt the power of God? Did God not create man in pairs? So rest assured that your partner is there, ask Him so that you can quickly find your soul mate." said Halim again advising Hamid.

"Yes, you're right! But I'm also really not confident right now. You know I've been betrothed many times by my mama but the girls who are betrothed always refuse." said Hamid sadly. He re-imagines the face of a girl in his past who accepts him for who he is.

"You know, there used to be a girl who liked me so much and accepted me for who I was, but unfortunately I wasted her..."

Halim listened to Hamid's outpouring, with a faint smile as she looked at the wry smile engraved on Hamid's lips.

"You don't have to be discouraged, they reject you not because you're not handsome. But they are not the best for you" Halim advised Hamid

Hamid let out a long sigh, "Yes, maybe you are right, they are not my soul mate, if they are my soul mate they will be loyal to me under any circumstances" he said with a faint smile glancing at Halim.

"Hum, you're talking about girls, honestly I remember my wife. I miss him, but unfortunately time and distance are so separating us, so longing is just longing." said Halim while imagining his wife's face.

Hamid took a sip of his drink and said to Halim if he was so lucky to have a faithful and kind wife, "You know Halim, you are very lucky to have a wife like Sarmi, she is very beautiful and also good manners."

Halim who does not know if Hamid is the ex-lover of his wife, he justifies Hamid's remarks that praise Sarmi.

"Yes you're right, Hamid. I am very grateful to have her as my wife, she is very stoic, generous, also very understanding." said Halim.

"Ehm, we've been here a long time, we'd better go home now. You continue your activities, so do I" Hamid said as he stood up from his seat.

He did not want to linger talking to Halim, he was afraid if he slipped in talking if he and Sarmi were ex-lovers.

Halim smiled as she stood up from her seat, "Your father is right, well now we go home" he said as he walked to the owner of the food stall to pay for their food and drinks.

After Halim paid, Hamid thanked him and he remembered Halim again for Sunday night. After that Hamid repeated his farewell and they scattered the road from the stall to their respective destinations.