Me, You And Mama

Mama's Business

"Do you want to marry that girl?" Melinda started the conversation, after a long time of silence after dinner.

"Yes!"

"Without my blessing and my mom's presence?"

"Yes!"

"He's not pretty."

"I'm already handsome."

"He's not highly educated."

"I'm a Harvard graduate, S2."

"He's poor."

"I'm rich."

"He has no parents."

"I have a mother."

Melinda smiled at her son's every answer.

"Most importantly, I love her." Verily Vishnu with a smile.

"Love steals happiness and tears, son." Melinda stared at her son warmly. "Mama and Papa are happy, even though our marriage is without love."

"Some have said that eternal loneliness is to be with his body but not his heart. " Vishnu returned his dear mother's gaze. "I don't want to be lonely, like Papa and Mama."

Melinda was silent, still staring at her son. The words of the child made her remember about her life with Abimana Antara, her husband.

Her son was right, she was lonely, so was her husband.

"When my father breathed his last breath, not the name of the name he called." Melinda gasped at the mere speech of the boy. "I was there, Mma. And I don't want that to happen to me either."

"Vishnu...." Melinda complained.

He did not expect, his son knew of the incident. It was a painful thing for him. Her husband from beginning to end always remembered one woman, and it was not her.

"It may sound cliche, but I want to live and die by the side of the person I love. Not on the side of the person loved by someone I love." Vishnu stared at the mother in the netra. "Some say, love that does not come is a punishment from heaven. Heaven is under the feet of mother. Ma..don't punish me."

"Vishnu, that girl is not your everything. He's just one of everything you have, son. Free him."

"I'll marry her!"

"Mama or the girl?"

"I'm not taking the quiz, ma."

"In that case, file your resignation letter formally. You mama fired!"

"Ma.no one deserves to be President among GROUP other than me." Vishnu said calmly with smiling lips. "And Mama seemed to forget something."

"Well one of the shareholders, don't forget that!"

"Mama's stock is 15%, Om Rendra's 5%, Aunt Soraya's 5%, Om Yaksa's 5%, Aunt Rumi's 5%, and the rest is mine, 65%."

"Tomorrow, we'll meet the girl. Mama's gonna show you what exactly that girl wants from you."

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As Melinda said last night, this afternoon they met Elvina at the cafe.

It was not just the three of them sitting at one table. Melinda also invited Pevita to participate.

"You want to be Cinderella? Living comfortably with the Prince?" Melinda looked at Elvina with a meaningful smile.

"I don't have glass shoes that can make the Prince look for me, auntie." Elvina said calmly with a sweet smile.

"I don't want to be a prince either. I'm the Fairy, who will grant all her wishes." Keep Vishnu calm.

"O...you want to be the Romeo and Juliet of today?" Melinda laughed a little.

"Aunty wants us to die together?" Elvina responded to Melinda's words, still calmly.

"Romeo and Juliet did not get the blessing of her parents, decided to commit suicide, by drinking poison. Mama wants us to do that too?"

Melinda took something out of her bag, took it out and gave it to Elvina.

The girl opened the brown envelope that the mother of her lover gave her.

The money?

"That's 100 million, consider it a donation from me. Leave Vishnu!" Press Melinda.

"Will aunt give me every month?" Elvina asked calmly without looking at Melinda. The girl chose to look at the money she had in her hands.

"What?" Melinda flinched at Elvina's question. "You didn't turn it down, and ask me to give it every month?"

What the fuck is this girl? thought.

"Isn't the donation given more than once? And again, I'm used to making donations from other people. I used to live in an orphanage." Elvina. This time her gaze was right at Melinda's netra.

Vishnu smiled at the explanation of his lover, as did Pevita.

Cool! Elvina is not intimidated.

Maybe if he was in the position of Elvina, had run while crying.

"Pevita..." Feeling her name on the call, she turned to look at Melinda. "You don't want to make a donation to this girl?"

"Huh? What can I give?" Confused Pevita asked.

Why am I involved anyway?

"You can give me your old clothes." Melinda gave me advice. "Isn't that so, Elvina?"

"Of course!" Elvina smiled "Pevita's clothes are expensive and quality."

Pevita was still confused as to what to say. While the mother and child who sat with him even fun to make a smile.

"I have to get back to work, aunt. Thank you for the donation." Said Elvina after glancing at the watch in her hand.

"You're leaving my son, aren't you?"

"No."

"You've already received the money."

"Will my aunt take back the money she donated? Isn't that embarrassing?"

"What?" Melinda laughed out loud.

This girl is right!

Melinda was also confused by the girl beside her son. He thought the girl would be scared, cry and leave Vishnu, after he insulted the girl's self-esteem with money.

But this is beyond her expectations. This girl cannot be easily guessed.

"I'm sorry to get back to work." Elvina said, standing up.

"Honey.spirit ya." Vishnu held Elvina's hand, rubbing the back of her hand gently. And welcome the nod and shady smile of Elvina. "I love you, always."

"I know!" Smile back. "I love you too." Reply Elvina.

"You really let go of Vishnu?" Melinda asked Pevita, after Elvina's departure.

"I love other men, aunt." Pevita replied "And that man loves me too."

"You sure that guy loves you? Pevita?" Melinda is still trying to influence.

However, Pevita was his ideal son-in-law.

"Ma..stop." Vishnu did not think.

"Didn't that man love Elvina? It's been 5 years even." Melinda's statement left Pevita silent. "Do you believe that man really loves you?"

"Some have said, Remembering the past is legitimate, but do not be too frequent. Cause remembering it was just a retirement job." Ferdi who arrived was standing next to Pevita interrupted Melinda's words. "I am not a pensioner! I also want to build a future with a woman who reciprocates my love."

Pevita smiled at Ferdi. He felt relieved to hear the words of the person he loved. Even though he was having doubts.

"The feeling of love disappears very quickly." Cibir Melinda's.

"My feelings of love didn't disappear for Elvina." Ferdi smiled. "I took it off as a potential lover, but I held it off as a family. Elvina, for me now, she is the sister I have to protect."

"Hahaha..really? You believe Pevita?"

"Tante, I believe!" Pevita said firmly "And I understand!"

Ferdi stroked the soft top of Pevita's head. And in reply to a sweet smile by Pevita.