
Stella and Laras had just returned home from her shopping event, this morning Laras had called Stella to invite her to shop at one of the largest malls in Jakarta.
Stella assures Laras's invitation, he also needs some items he wants to buy. Not to forget Aiden also participated in their shopping activities, it happened that today was Sunday, and Mr. Udin was the driver.
Almost half the day they shopped, after eating they decided to go home. Arriving in the yard, Stella was surprised by the presence of her former in-laws who were sitting on the porch of her house.
All three get off the car.
"Mom, it's been a while?" greet Stella while kissing the hand of the Goddess.
"Not really, Ste," replied the smiling Goddess.
Stella turned to look at Laras. "Ma, meet this Mother Goddess, Mother of the late Mas Hari. Ma'am, this is Mama Laras, my future father-in-law," he explained introducing the two.
"Laras," said Laras shaking the hand of Dewi.
The Goddess noticed the style of Baras, ranging from hair to toe, it was very obvious that Laras was not an ordinary person. Starting from the clothes, bags, jewelry he wore showed that he was a rich man, and also the car used did not escape the attention of the Goddess.
"Come in, Ma," Stella said.
Laras. "No need, Ste, Mama just go home, your father will be back from the office soon" he answered, looking at the clock in his hand.
Stella nodded, aligning her body with Aiden. "Be careful, yeah, honey, don't be fussy, okay?" he said pinch Aiden's cheek.
"Ready, Mother."
Stella kissed Aiden's face.
"Mom go home first, huh, Ste?"
Stella nodded. "Be careful, Ma."
"Bye, Mother."
"Well, honey," Stella waved at Aiden who was in the car.
"Let's go in, ma'am," Stella asked after Laras' car had moved away from her house.
"What's up, Mom?" stella asked as the two sat down on the sofa after Stella put drinks and snacks on the table.
The goddess sipped her drink. "Anu, Ste, I want to borrow some more money" he said.
Stella stunned.
"Dad needs more money for his treatment, Ste." The goddess breathed her breath. "Mom doesn't know where else to borrow, even now it's just the house we've got, it's all sold for your father's medical expenses" she said leaning on the sofa, her eyes glazed over.
Stella couldn't bear to see it. "How much do you borrow, ma'am?" tanyanya slow.
"Fifty million, Ste?"
Stella gasps. "L-fifty million?" rearranged.
The goddess nodded weakly.
"But I don't have that kind of money, ma'am."
The goddess stared at Stella inside. "Mom knows, Ste, so I want to borrow this house certificate to be a guarantee at the Bank."
Stella jerks.
"Mother knows this house in the name of Hari, Hari used to tell the same story of Mother if you can buy a house in Jakarta," continued Dewi again.
"But, Mom, it's Stella's house too."
"Mother please, Ste, I need money for Dad's treatment, Hari'kan Daddy's son too, what's wrong with asking his son for help?" the Goddess's Pinta holds Stella's hand.
Stella is confused as to how, indeed the house in the name of Hari, but 'now she also took part in buying the house.
"Ste, Mother please," the Goddess stroked Stella's hand, her eyes already glazed over "Do you need Mom to kneel before you?" said dramatizing.
"Don't, ma'am," prevent Stella from seeing the Goddess about to kneel.
"Mother just wants your father to heal, Ste," said the Goddess with tears streaming down her cheeks.
Stella nodded. "Well, ma'am, Stella's gonna lend me the certificate" she broke later.
The goddess sparkled, hugging Stella's body. "Thank you, Ste, thank you so much."
Stella nodded and smiled doubtfully. "Yes, Mom." Actually, she hesitated in her own desperation, hesitated to lend the certificate, but she also could not bear to see her ex-husband's parents begging and even kneeling in front of her. 'May I make no wrong decision, ma'am, ' he said.
...***...
Stella who had just finished carrying out her obligations as a Muslim was jolted by the ringing of her mobile phone. Immediately he took off his face and grabbed his phone that was on the nightstand. It turned out that Sandy was calling, rather, a video call.
Smiling Stella stared at the screen of her phone, swiped the green button, and Sandy's face appeared on the other side.
"Assalamu'alaikum."
"Wa'alaikumsalam," Stella replied smiling crisply.
"How are you?"
"Well, you're on your own?"
"Not good," Sandy's face turned mellow.
"Why? You sick?"
"Yes." Yeah."
"Have you checked with the doctor?"
Sandy shakes. "Doctors can't cure my illness."
Stella gasped, she straightened her body that had been leaning on the head of the bed. "Is the disease severe?" Looking at her worried face, even Stella bit her lower lip.
Sandy held back a laugh, she nodded weakly.
"Astagfirullah, Sandy, what are you sick with?" stella asked curiously, clearly looking very sad and worried face.
"My illness is the only one you can cure, Ste."
Stella. "meaning?"
"The doctor said I had symptoms of longing, longing for you" Sandy replied laughing loudly.
Stella was silent, both her eyes narrowed sharply watching her laughing interlocutor scattering across there. "Not funny," he's upset.
"I'm serious, honey, this disease can't be cured by doctors" Sandy said in a laugh. "The doctor said the cure was just you" he continued laughing.
Stella sneered.
"Don't show me that face, Ste," Sandy recalled.
"You make me want to go home right now."
"Haish, you son of a bitch."
Sandy was back laughing. "How's Aiden doing?" tanyanya.
"Aiden's okay, you just got home from work?"
Sandy nodded. "A lot of work, it looks like my return has to be postponed," he said sighing tiredly.
Stella smiles. "Take care of your health."
Sandy stared fixedly at Stella's face on the screen of her phone.
"What's up, hem?" stella asked, seeing the change in Sandy's face.
"Our wedding" Sandy replied lethargic.
Stella shook her head and smiled. "I can wait, finish your business there first, do not think hard, the most important thing is to take care of health."
"I miss you, Ste."
"I am too."
The two smiled, pervading the longing through the gaze of the eyes from the phone screen.
...***...
Exactly a month since the departure of Sandy abroad, but because there are still some affairs, Sandy has not been able to return to Indonesia. That day Stella intended to invite Aiden to take a walk to the play area with Mr. Udin as a driver of course, because Sandy had warned Stella not to use her own car. Although sometimes Stella chooses to use her own car, Sandy will not know.
Stella walks in Aiden's hand. "What does Aiden want to play?"
"That, Mother," Aiden pointed towards the swivel comedy.
"Okay, come on."
After buying the ticket, both ride and choose the shape of the horse to ride.
"Mother, Aiden is hungry" Aiden said after getting off the comedy.
Stella looked around, her eyes fixed on one of the restaurants at the far end. "Let's eat first."
As the two were eating, there was the sound of someone calling out to Stella.
"Stella?"
Both of them looked at the origin of the voice. "Eryn?" stella was surprised, then hugged her best friend. "How are you, Rin?" tanyakanya.
Erin took a seat beside Stella. "All right, Ste." He looked at Aiden. "Hi, handsome, how are you?"
"Okay, Auntie," Aiden replied smilingly.
"Are you two here?" Erin looked at Stella and Aiden alternately.
Stella nodded. "Sandy is on state duty," he joked.
Erin rounded her mouth.
"Vini's not coming?" ask Stella who did not see the presence of the child of her best friend.
"Come, but again the same Papa to the arena play, tired I follow them, thirsty too."
Erin called the waiters and ordered a drink.
"Aiden, slow down, honey, if you eat." Stella rubbed Aiden's lips with a tissue.
Erin held her face. "When are you getting along with Sandy?" goda Erin raised her eyebrows. She already knows the relationship between Stella and Sandy, and she agrees that if her best friend is married to Sandy, they are a good match, —.
"Wait for Sandy to come back" replied Stella.
"Uluh, reed, who wants to be Madame Sandyaga Van Houten," Erin's unconscious tease could be heard all the residents of the restaurant.
"Hsstt. Don't be so hard, Erin," Stella's sweat put her index finger in front of her lips.
"No need to cover up, people will also know, Ste," argued Erin ignoring the protesan Stella.
"But you don't have to tell everyone right now, Rin" Stella said.
Erin chuckles. "Yes, Mrs Sandyaga," her god.
Stella glared at Erin, who was stared at laughing out loud.
Before long waiters came to bring Erin's order.
"Aiden looks a lot like him, huh, Ste?" Erin watched Aiden who was in wisdom enjoying her food. "Gue has never seen him," he added, stirring up his drink.
"His mother is beautiful, Rin, I've seen her picture, '" Stella responded.
Erin nodded. "But, Ste, the eyeballs are almost the same lo deh, if I look more deket gini."
"Don't fuck around, lo."
"Gue seriously, Ste, people won't know that Aiden is not your real son, surely Aiden really your son."
Stella rolled her eyeballs.
"Or don't-don't.." Erin's sentence poked.
Stella glares. "Don't-don't what?" exacting.
Erin. "Aiden's a real lo boy, huh?" inquiringly.
Stella hit Erin's arm. "Anyway with that."
Instantly Erin's laughter broke out seeing the annoyed face of her best friend. Unknowingly there was someone who was recording the conversation of the two.
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tbc
...Jeng jeng who is it????...
...Does anyone know????...
...*Sorry thor I tempe...
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