GROANS OF DESTINY

THE S2-CHAPTER 23

"Because you deserve this opportunity"

They turned their heads in shock looking for the source of the voice that suddenly spoke behind them.

Aren immediately closed his mouth in shock staring at the woman who was now in front of him.

"If I may know...are you a girl named Aren Ghisya?" riani asked, looking at Aren with a smile.

Aren nodded his head quickly.

Riani chuckled at Aren's behavior "hahaha it seems I am quite interested in you, there is one of our members who wants to stop because of age, maybe we can consider you as a new child there" said Riani.

Aren was stunned by "really!?"

Riani raised her smile to agree with Aren. Then turned his gaze back to Alisya "can I talk to you alone?" ask Riani.

Alisya was silent not responding to Riani's words.

Aren who understands the situation chose to leave "then excuse me first" said Aren.

"May she stay?" ask Alisya to Riani.

"If you don't mind, then it doesn't matter" Riani replied.

Alisya drew Aren's hand immediately so that he would accompany Alisya to discuss with Riani.

***

"I'm sorry Cammy, Enne, there is now a weather disturbance, so maybe we will be late to get to Bandung" explained monsieur Elxin.

Cammy and Enne breathed their tired breaths while slamming their backs into the seats in the helicopter.

***

"From what I did accidentally with earlier, is it true that you would reject my invitation? so why don't you just refuse at that time? why hang me up to wait for your answer in a week?" riani asked for certainty.

"First... I still have to finish the employment contract, if I disappear or resign suddenly, you definitely know what money they will do later on me, right? they could have forced me to pay off my contract violation by being a prostitute there.

Second..the offer you gave me was very tempting, graduation after completing my first case in semester 6 of this lecture, providing adequacy and a decent home for my mother, he said, and help bring the case back.

But after I thought about it, if I accept your offer, it could be that the rumors about the firm are true my guess, just looking for the prestige to rise, mengangungkan firm that might value money above all else, so the point is I do not want my ability to be a haram field for others" explained Alisya.

"I admit, I was quite hurt to hear your words" Riani said as she sighed again holding back the emotion "before that... do you know why I chose you among the many talented law students?" ask Riani.

Alisya and Aren were shocked at the same time, they had no idea about it at all.

"It is not your ability that we value Alisya, even I know that your value has recently been destroyed right? I know you're a smart girl, I've heard what you read will definitely immediately remember, just like the words of your best friend earlier, you spend too much time working in the workplace" Riani told Alisya, "To be honest, I know your struggles and efforts are hard for a girl your age who should feel what love and affection are, not insist on finding the necessities of life, to remember, there are many people out there who are even harder in life than you, many of them out there who are hard working, but not prosperous" Riani was silent for a moment after seeing the expression of Alisya who seemed to be holding back her cries and emotions.

Aren was still silent and did not want to speak up to stop Riani, because Aren also wanted his best friend was not so stubborn maybe even big head.

"Alisya. I will never force you to join our firm, I do not expect more, actually I have been hurt to accept your words lately, he said, actually I no longer want to think for you here, it's just that I know you don't know closely what a confiance firm is, I don't want you to feel what I used to feel, I don't want you to feel, I don't want you to regret your decision, I just want you to get better at our firm, be able to launch all your desires by joining us, and if you still want to reject my invitation, then there will be no more chance for you to join us, I will return to France in 2 hours, my job is still a lot there, I am willing to spend one day just to meet you, give confidence and strong confidence to you, think back to my invitation within 1 hour, if you accept then I will explain what a Confiance firm is about within 1 hour before I return to the airport, if you refuse, I will still explain what a confiance firm is to you" obviously Riani while leaving them from that garden.

Aren clasped Alisya's hand while holding her lips smiling sweetly at Alisya "that's the content of her heart, she said honestly though it would hurt your heart, she knew... his words may be a bullet to destroy your life, or it may even be a bullet that will make you run to keep from getting shot and dying when you are careless and tired, it all depends on you.. You want the bullet to make you die or keep running, do you still doubt the confiance firm? doubt the woman? he knows very well if you choose then you will give the best results for him and for you, if you refuse he can seek more from you and you will die losing all your hopes first, his words may be a little motivational but they represent all your life's complaints" obviously Aren while stepping away left Alisya.

Alisya sat quietly while tightly holding her head with her two tiny hands, she took out the letter that Riani gave her first and directly ran towards the nearest bank.

Alisya called a taxi to get to the discotheque where she worked.

"Aren't you coming too soon? your job is still 4 hours away? or do you accept my advice to not just be a bartender?" ask the woman who owns the disco.

Alisya shook her head quickly "i resigned to working here!" Alisya.

The woman poked her lips "do you know what the punishment is for breaking the contract?"

"This is compensation money from me! please sign this contract cancellation letter!" alisya exclaimed as she placed a pile of red-colored money on the woman.

The woman counted the money that Alisya gave while walking back inside and tore a letter in front of Alisya while putting her fingerprints on the letter held by Alisya.

"Okay already, you can rip the letter off like I did just now, because it's no longer useful, or if you don't believe me, just keep the letter as proof, please, and thank you for your hard work all this time and this money Alisya hahaha" the woman laughed as she returned to the room with the money given by Alisya earlier.

Alisya sighed tiredly and went back up into the taxi "back campus sir" said Alisya was taken by the taxi driver.

Seen at the front gate of the campus a hijab woman showed her smile to Alisya "without you answer, I already know your decision, hurry up, later tonight 2 my colleagues will go to your house to pick you up" riani said as she stepped away leaving Alisya.

Riani turned her body back "oh yeah.. You're already half an hour late, so I can't explain about the confiance firm to you with just half an hour left, and you know? you only have 3 hours left to say goodbye to the people who are important to you, your campus business is calm, I take care of everything, so you can go safely, he said, so enjoy the free time of the attack this hour before 3 hours of your preparation" explained Riani.

Alisya sighed tiredly, she looked back at the campus, a girl familiar to her waved at Alisya.

"Finally you decide your choice, Sya. I will wait for you 1 more month here" said Aren while hugging Alisya tightly.

"Thank you for everything Ren. I will contact you often" Alisya said as she returned to the taxi to her residence.

The taxi that Alisya was riding slowly disappeared from Aren's sight, Aren smiled faintly at the taxi that slowly drifted away that "i hope you can change for the better because you are my idol" mummified Aren.

***

Alisya handed some red money to the taxi driver "can you wait a minute, sir?" ask Alisya.

"How long is non?" ask the taxi driver.

"30 minutes" replied Alisha.

Alisya immediately ran into the village because the taxi could not continue to enter due to the narrow alley, the day began to dark slowly, Alisya stared at the clock on his cellphone screen "there is still 3 hours fitting again" muttered Alisya while accelerating her pace.

While running Alisya turned to look at the Buk shop Nini who turned out to have closed first.

Alisya opened the door of the unlocked hut slowly, there was no sound from inside but the oil lamp was on.

Alisya immediately saw her Mak busy with her new stitches "Mak's healed?" ask Alisya.

Mak Alisya smiled faintly at her son "just calm down.mak just takes a little longer to heal" replied Mak Alisya.

"Sir... Can alisya say something?" ask Alisya.

"What son?"

"Previously... Alisya does not mean anything, the core between good news and bad news" explained Alisya first.

"Don't hesitate to say it to Mak nak, before that Mak also wants to listen to the bad news first" pinta Mak Alisya.

"Isn't it better to hear the good news first, Mom?"

Mak Alisya shook his head "you know? sometimes something bad starts it will bring good manifold at the end, and vice versa, something good is not infrequently ended with bad double, so you want to hear the bad news first, then you want to hear the bad news first, in order to feel the goodness multiply for the good news" explained Mak Alisya.

Alisya gave a small laugh hearing her mother's explanation.

"I didn't expect to see you laugh again, has there been anything interesting lately?" ask Mak Alisya.

Alisya just shook her head in fear of spending a lot of time.

"Mommy. Badly, Alisya wants Mak to stay in a nursing home" said Alisya.

There was no expression of shock that was revealed by the woman who was now sitting quietly in front of Alisya, just smiling faintly at the words of her daughter.

"Well what's the good news?" ask Mak Alisya.

"Mak not angry? saddened? or even disappointed in Alisya?" ask Alisya astonished.

Mak Alisya smiled faintly seeing the response of her son "if it's the best for Mak, then why should mak be sad sya?"

Alisya smiled back at her Mak "the good news is that Alisya was invited to join the Confiance firm and tonight had to fly to France mak, therefore we have to go to the orphanage right now, too, the taxi was waiting in front of the alley" explained Alisya.

"Really son!? you were invited to join the Confiance firm!?" surprised by Mak Alisya.

Alisya looked astonished looking at the expression of her Mak's face was "why mak?"

"Hopefully you can continue to survive there, the firm is not just a good rumor among the top, but the lawyers at the firm is really most feared by the state money-eating apparatus, the state, and the other excellent fraudsters and corruptors, you are lucky to be able to enter there" Mak Alisya praised.

Alisya was silent for a moment, she could not believe that her Mak also trusted the Confiance firm, which even her prestige had only been considered public opinion for Alisya, how could his Mak who was just a tailor in this quiet hut know the firm. She is the ex-wife of a government official.

Alisya packed all her belongings and her mother's belongings that were nothing, no matter how much, with capital 2 large bags that look shabby Alisya rushed out of the hut while holding his Mak hand.

They stopped for a while at Nini's buk house the owner of the stall and the owner of the hut that Alisya and Mak occupied.

Buk Nini is a widow with 2 children who willingly thrust his hands on the woman and her child who was carrying a large bag with a strained breath first. Buk Nini who sincerely lent his old hut for shelter Alisya and his Mak.

Alisya knocked on the door of the small house slowly, saw Buk Nini come out with a bowl of baby food that she was holding.

"Eh Alisya and Nadia's tea, why bring a big bag of gini nights? come on in" take Nini's buk.

Alisya and her Mak enter simultaneously into the small family's house.

"Previously sorry to disturb mother's time these nights" said Alisya.

"Hahaha it's okay" replied buk Nini.

Alisya turned her gaze to her mother.

"So this is Ni.. previously we thank Nini for her kindness so far, today and maybe forever we will not occupy the hut that Nini has loaned to us without rent, this is... we have a little sustenance for Nini, please accept Ni. We are really grateful to have met Nini, at least this is our thanks even though not much" explained Mak Alisya.

Buk Nini stared in shock at the thick envelope that Mak Alisya had handed her.

"No problem with tea, yes, even Nini is happy to have you, if you can know Nini.. still the same Alisya go where?" ask buk Nini.

"Alhamdulillah buk, I was invited to join one of the law firms in France, and because he did not want to see Mak's distress alone, he did not want Mak's pain to recur, so I asked Mak to stay for a while in a nursing home, before I returned to Indonesia" said Alisya.

"Well Alhamdulillah, then Nadia tea lives with Nini only first" said Buk Nini.

"No need for this, thank you, the tea does not want to bother Nini" replied mak Alisya.

"It's not hard to make tea" said buk Nini.

"Again thanks Ni, but really no need" replied Mak Alisya.

Teh Nini smiled faintly while nodding her head, Alisya and her Mak returned to say goodbye to Nini's buk and went straight into the taxi that had been waiting since.

"So where's non going?" ask the taxi driver.

"Ke Pantal Cahaya Hati sir" replied Alisya was taken by the driver.