My madam, my poison

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That morning my mother and I were monitoring the production room when my phone suddenly rang. He's the only caller who always makes my heart beat, Gibran.

I stepped out of the room and answered the call.

[Assalamu'alaikum]

[Waalaikum. Tumben quickly picked up his phone. Or you're waiting for a call from me. He he he]

[No need to talk. What's calling me? I'm in the production room]

[I want to order more clothes. You know, in less than a week, the clothes I sold in my store were sold out. Some even want to be resellers]

[Alhamdulillah]

[This is because of the quality of the materials and the neatness of the seams from your convection employees]

[Yes, I always tell them, product quality and customer satisfaction come first]

[So when do we meet?]

[Meeting-ber-meet?]

[Why are you so nervous? Of course we should meet to talk about our business]

[Don't always be in the name of business]

[Indeed why if we occasionally chat casually while drinking coffee at the cafe]

[I don't like coffee]

[Tea, warm chocolate, juice, or whatever it is]

[Sorry, I can't. I have to accompany Lyra tomorrow anyway. There are recreational activities at the school]

[Yes, next time I'll charge you a promise]

[Who promised? I don't feel like I'm making an appointment]

[He he he. So, for the order list, I sent it via chat only]

[Yes, once the order list comes in, I will immediately relay it to the production section for immediate processing]

[I like the way you work]

[Isn't it not good to postpone work? Do what you can today, don't put it off until tomorrow]

[Yes, I made a list of his orders. Assalamu'alaikum, my bride-to-be]

[What did you say?]

[Oh, no. You heard wrong. Assalamu'alaikum]

- Interrupted calls

"Gibran is showing more seriousness, but why am I still hesitating?" my inner.

"Mom Zura."

My daydreams ran out when suddenly someone came up to me. I also looked towards that voice. Apparently one of my employees.

"Yes, Miss Mira."

"Sorry, interrupt the time for a second."

"What's up, Mom?"

"Ehm... What in this place still needs new employees?"

"Why indeed?"

"There's someone looking for a job. If there's still a vacancy in this place, I'd like to invite him to join this convection."

"Actually the employees in the tailors section are still lacking because I have not gotten a replacement Rahma employee. Ms. Mira can take a friend of Ms. Mira's on Monday to see me. Because tomorrow my mother and I will accompany Lyra on school recreation activities" I explained.

"Good, Mom. Monday tomorrow I'll bring my friend here."

"Well, you can go back to work."

Ms. Mira passed from before me and returned to the production room.

"Where is Lyra, Fin?" I asked Fina who was doing schoolwork on the porch of the house.

"There's in his room, Mom. He said again

tidying up the items that the recreation will bring tomorrow."

"Oh yeah, how was your school? Are you having trouble learning?" ask again.

"Alhamdulillah no, ma'am. So far I've been able to take lessons in school well."

"Thank God."

I left the terrace and went into Lyra's room. I shook my head when I found my beloved daughter was putting her toys in a paperbag.

"You want these toys, honey?" my many.

"Bring a picnic tomorrow, ma'am."

I'm reviewing the smile.

"Lyra doesn't need to bring these toys."

"What's the matter, Mom?"

"Tomorrow we will visit tourist attractions such as museums, libraries, monuments, and beaches. Lyra won't be able to play it. We take the bus, not the car. If we carry too much stuff, Lyra's seat becomes cramped" I explained.

"Yes already. Lyla just take the pretty one to play on the bus."

The beauty is her favorite Barbie doll she got from Fina a year ago as a birthday present.

"Now Lyra's coming with yuk's mother."

"Where, Mom?"

"To uncle Darren's house. Lyra hasn't seen Anisa in a long time, has she?"

After saying goodbye to Mom and Fina, I left the house.

"Let me drive, ma'am," said Mr. Amin when he saw me and Lyra in my yard.

"No need, sir. Me and Lyra just took a taxi. I seem to have been at Darren's house for a long time" I said. Mr. Amin also nodded in understanding.

Twenty minutes later we arrived at Darren's house. Of course our arrival was greeted with joy by Fatimah. Especially her daughter, Anisa. My niece was so happy to visit Lyra, whose age was only three months away.

"It's been a long time since we've met, Ra. I miss talking to you a lot" said Fatimah.

"Sorry, Fat. I've been pretty busy lately."

"Oh yeah. I forgot, you are now a career woman. Must be a lot of busyness. Oh yeah, Lyra what do you want to drink?" ask Fatimah to Lyra who is busy playing with Anisa.

"Ehm, no need, Bi. It'll be a bum."

"Not bother, honey. Just drinking water. I also happen to make pudding. Lyra wants to, right?"

The little girl nodded her head.

"Oh yes, Ra. How's Fabian doing now?" fatimah asked as she placed a tray containing two cups of warm tea and one plate of pudding.

"A while ago Fabian came to my house."

"Well?"

"He asked me to refer."

"Don't want to, Ra! Used to throw you away, after you succeeded, he chased you. What kind of a man is that?" fatimah said in a annoyed tone.

"I don't want to take it back. This feeling is long dead."

"Lantas, how's the actor's wife doing?"

"It turns out Karmila is Maureen."

"Maureen?"

"Yes, my sister Maureen. It turns out he's alive."

"Ja-ja-di, the woman who took your husband is your own brother? Why is he that hard?"

"He did it because he wanted revenge on me."

"Revenge?"

I'm wasting my breath.

"Just like Darren, Mauren's sister was jealous of me for thinking that my father and mother were being unfair to her. Even more so during the fire, he felt abandoned."

"So, you don't know at all if Karmila is actually your own older sibling?"

I shook my head slowly.

"His brother Maureen survived the fire despite severe injuries to his face. After surgery, he accidentally meets Fabian and falls in love with him. When he found out that I was Fabian's wife, he also arranged a strategy so that he could take Fabian from me and vent his revenge.

Maureen's sister deliberately paid people to pretend to be her husband and ran herself into Fabian's car and made it look like Fabian was the one at fault. It was the will of the man that made Fabian finally marry Maureen's sister" I said.

"So, where does Maureen live now?"

"Sir Maureen is still in a holding cell."

"What?!"

"Yes. Maureen's sister was sentenced to four years in prison for engaging in an altercation that led to the loss of another's life."

"Racaine! Karma is still there!" fatimah said.

"A few moments ago I met him at the correctional facility. Maureen has changed a lot. He's also wearing a hijab."

"Thank God if he gets guidance" said Fatimah.

In the afternoon, I said goodbye to Fatimah.

"Every once invite Lyra to stay here" said Fatimah.

"Sorry, not yet. Tomorrow morning there's some recreational activities at the school."

"Don't forget his gift, La," said Anisa.

"What do you want?" ask Lyra.

"Ehm .. whatever it is that matters we return."

"God willing, tomorrow Auntie bought souvenirs for Anisa" I said.

"Thank you, Auntie."

"We go home first, give my regards to Darren's brother. Assalamu'alaikum."

We also left Fatimah's house.

"Mom, buy snacks for tomorrow's picnic, yeah," Lyra said shortly after we boarded the taxi.

"Astaghfirullahaldzim says. Mom almost forgot. Good thing Lyra reminded."

I asked the taxi driver to drop us off in front of a supermarket. Just next to the supermarket I saw quite a lot of people who were passing by in front of a shophouse. In order to answer my curiosity, I asked one of the two people who was lifting a sewing table.

"Excuse me, Mas. If I may know, this empty shophouse wants to be used for what?" my many.

"Oh, in this shophouse will be opened convection. Heard the owner just got a windfall."

"Do you know who the owner is?" my many.

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