My madam, my poison

(Still) Hope

Apparently the two women who were chatting felt if a car was following them. One of them then ventured to reprimand Fabian.

"Stop!" he shouted while waving his hand as a signal for Fabian to pull over his car.

"What's up, Mom? Why did you suddenly stop my car?" tanyakanya.

"This man is following us on purpose, isn't he?"

"Ti-ti-no, Mom. Coincidentally my destination was that way."

"Where are you going?" 

"Ehm, actually I'm looking for a tailor."

"so yeah. Sorry, if we were prejudiced against you. We thought you were mean to us."

"It just so happens that we also intend to go to the new sewing house around here. I heard the stitching was neat, he didn't set a special rate for his customers either."

"Is the house still far away, ma'am?" ask Fabian.

"About 500 meters away" answered one of the women.

"Let's get there faster, how about Mom just get in my car?"

The two women were staring at each other.

"No need, sir. We'll just walk. The house is close."

"Really, Sir. Just follow us from behind."

Fabian finally chose to follow the two with his car.

It was not until ten minutes that the two women stopped their steps in front of a boarding house. Just near the gate was a banner that read "Azzura Taylor".

"We've arrived, sir. Don't you want to come down?" said one of the women.

"Ehm, is this the tailor's house?"

"Really, Sir. Just look at the banner "Azzura Taylor"

Fabian observed the boarding without getting out of the steering wheel. Of course he wanted to make sure the owner of the place of business was not the Azzura he knew.

"Let's go in, sir," said one of the women.

"Mom-mothers go first. I still have to call someone." 

Fabian pulled out his phone and pretended to call someone.

Finally, the two entered first into the boarding house. While Fabian was still not moving from his seat, his vision still did not change from Azzura's room.

"Assalamu'alaikum, ma'am," said one of the women.

"Vaalaikumsalam. Can I help you?" Sabrina. He seems to be carrying his only granddaughter, Lyra.

"Bak Zura where are ya? We want to sew clothes."

"Sorry, Mothers. My daughter is going to the store. There are sewing supplies to buy" Sabrina explained.

"It's still a while, Mom?" 

"The trip wasn't long, Mom. It was about fifteen minutes ago. If you want to sew clothes on Azzura, you better come back here later."

"But our house is far away, ma'am."

"I'm sorry, Mom. I don't understand sewing."

"Well, we'll be back here in the afternoon."

"Good, Mom." 

Suddenly Sabrina's gaze was fixed on the gate. From that iron door he could see the existence of black-colored cars out there. 

"Sorry, whose car is it?" tanyakanya.

"We don't know, Mom. The owner of the car said he was looking for a tailor. That's why we brought him to this place. But he refused when we walked in here because he still had to call someone."

Somehow the sentence that was thrown from the mouth of one of the women made him curious and suspicious.

"If I may know, what are the characteristics of the owner of the car?" ask Sabrina.

The two women looked at each other before answering the question.

"Ehm, I think his face is quite handsome. He's probably in his thirties."

"Yes, Mom. There's a mole near her lips."

"Not wrong anymore. The man they were referring to was definitely Fabian," Sabrina murmured.

"Yes already, Mom. Excuse me."

"I'm sorry, Mom."

"It's okay, Mom. Assalamu'alaikum."

"Getishalight."

Both of them left the boarding house. But not with Fabian. The car did not move from its place.

"Have you finished sewing her clothes, ma'am?" ask Fabian.

"No, Sir. Zura's mom isn't home. He's buying sewing supplies. We should come back later in the afternoon."

"Yes, we'll excuse you. Assalamu'alaikum."

"Getishalight."

Fabian gasped in shock as suddenly someone called out his name in a loud voice.

"Fabian! What do you want here! Hasn't enough of the suffering you've given Azzura 'huh?"

"L-I-M-mom?"

"Never call me mother again. I wouldn't have a daughter-in-law like you!" Sabrina raised her voice.

"But, Ma'am, …"

"I told you. Never call me mother again! Our relationship has been broken since Zura decided to part with you!"

"I never once wanted this farewell, Mom. I still love Azzurra so much."

"Omong empty! What kind of love would marry again without the permission and knowledge of the first wife?"

"The problem isn't as simple as I thought. I married again not out of sheer lust. But, …"

"Perse*an for the reasons you made. I can't believe any more of the words that come out of your mouth! Quickly leave this place before all the residents of this boarding house know who you really are!"

"Ehm, actually I don't know if Azzura lives in this boarding house. I just …"

"Oh, so you intend to spy on Zura? You want to make sure Zura's life is ruined. That's so 'can't it?"

"It's not so, Mom. I'm actually looking for Zura because there's something important I need to tell you."

"After what you did to my daughter, still dare to apparently seek her whereabouts. Do you want to bring him back? If that's what you want, I'll make sure I'm the first one to get in the way."

"It's not so, Mom. My goal in finding Zura's whereabouts is that I want to deliver some bad news."

"That's it, leave this place now. I don't want to waste my time talking about unimportant things."

"Listen to me first, Mom. Azzura should know that my mother is sick. All night he cried and called out the names of Zura and Lyra. "It seems like mom misses them so much. 

"Want to?"

"I wish Zura would come here for a while to see mom. It seems like only that way can make mom's situation a little better."

Sabrina smiled blandly.

"wait. Don't you have a young wife? Why do you still expect Zura to take care of your mother? Your young wife is the one who should take care of her mother-in-law. It's not like you're looking for Azzura."

"My mom just wants to see Azzura, Mom. I didn't ask him to take care of her" Fabian denied.

"No! I won't let my daughter set foot in your house again. Even though it's no longer a person to be, my daughter still has some pride!"

"I understand, Mom. I'm looking for Zura just for my mom. I couldn't bear to hear him cry all night calling out the names Zura and Lyra" Fabian said.

"You will beg or beg though, I will not allow my daughter to see your mother!" exclaim Sabrina. 

"I'll wait for Zura to come and talk to her myself. I'm sure he still cares about my mom."

"You are so stubborn. Alright, if you can't be evicted in a subtle way. I had to use rough methods. A thief! Help u! A thief!" sabrina's loud screams made Fabian panic.

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