Not Ordinary Love

An Achievement

When things change normally, of course it makes everyone involved and affected by the case feel calm. Especially Ethan, even though his calm does not end because his beloved is still missing.

The date of the movie has been announced. All attention is shifted to the film. One week before the airing, when more than two million tickets sold online were already sold out, Zoya still does not show her nose above the expectations of fans who dream of watching with the woman.

"They will definitely be even more enthusiastic if Zoya is here." said one of the staff after they held a monthly meeting of the company. Some people are still in the meeting room, among them Randy, Rachel, as well as Ethan and Selin, there is also Alexa there.

"Zoya still untraceable?" Rachel asked.

Randy turned to Ethan because the question must have been directed at the man. But Ethan was silent with fingers interlocked on the table while his gaze was down.

"Not yet." Randy decides to answer because Ethan never opens his voice, maybe even Ethan did not hear when Rachel asked.

"Last time when it was tracked with GPS the trace of his cell phone was found at the airport. Looks like Zoya's gone overseas."

"Is the atm untraceable?"

"It looks like he's carrying a lot of cash. His atm is like it's not worn."

"At the airport, where exactly is Zoya going?" Rachel wonders. While Ethan who was originally bowed raised his gaze with an upright body. Suddenly something came to his head that made him quickly get up from his seat and walk to the exit and leave, ignoring Rachel's cry asking where the man was going.

"Ethan, where are you going?" all Rachel got was a stomp of the man's feet that were moving away. Randy immediately got up from his seat. "Follow your boss!" rachel's instructions, which immediately get a nod of the head from Randy, then the man follows Ethan's steps.

Ethan segera masuk ke mobil tepat di belakang kemudi. Randy juga segera masuk ke dalam mobil, ia bahkan belum menutup pintu mobil saat Ethan sudah mulai melajukan mobil. Randy memegang dadanya begitu berhasil menutup pintu, Ethan seringkali melakukan hal berbahaya setiap pria itu dalam keadaan panik dan buru-buru.

"Than, are you going to kill me?!" randy grumbled, Ethan turned his head for a moment. "We have to rush to the airport."

"Airport. Why?"

Ethan did not say, just that the man's lips spoke softly. "Lombardy."

"Lambordia."

"Italy."

"After all, as soon as the filming is over. I want to go there later."

"Yes, Zoya. We'll be there."

Supposedly, Ethan remembers from the beginning where Zoya went, he should have known. If Zoya really wants to visit one of the cities in Italy. Ethan should have remembered it since the woman disappeared. But due to panic, he did not even remember if he ever asked for a place that she really wanted to visit once filming was over.

"Wait, wait. You want to go abroad, Than?" randy asked so brain-connected.

Ethan again did not say, he actually opened the car drawer and saw his passport was there, it looks like Ethan forgot to save it after a vacation with Naina last time.

"My passport, Than?" Randy is confused, but Ethan does not respond and continues to drive the car. Randy calls his wife to deliver his passport to the airport. It looks like it would be dangerous to let Ethan go abroad on his own.

Especially if if the man doesn't find Zoya, Randy can't let the man go crazy there alone.

***

Meanwhile, on the balcony of a matador country star hotel room, a woman was sitting with a laptop lit up in front of her. A montage of an actress who seized the attention of all parties she was watching.

She is Zoya, the woman is enjoying the evening atmosphere with a cup of soothing hot chocolate. Even if it cannot completely make the woman calm.

"Hola Senorita," Zoya turned to the source of the voice where a hotel maid brought her dinner.

"Este es el menu de cena que pediste." (This is the dinner menu you ordered)

Zoya simply nodded her head with both corners of her lips drawn upwards, creating a thin smile. "Gracias." he said briefly who got a friendly nod from the hotel waiter who then left from his presence.

Zoya stared at her food menu, she only smiled faintly. For ten days he was in Spain, and he often spent the night on the balcony of his hotel room.

Zoya takes another look at her laptop screen, from a montage of her career journey created by a mysterious account to a switch on Somi's instagram post that was in the limelight after the woman made a confession.

Zoya leaned her back, looking at the official account of the production house that had already released the screening of the film. During his ten days in Spain, Zoya never let go of monitoring the development of his film release in Indonesia and also the aftermath of the problems that have been clarified.

Zoya knows everything has died down, but she is not quite ready to show herself, or meet anyone she knows. The woman then closes her laptop, grabs her phone and stares at a photo of Ethan she got from her social media once she creates a fake account with her new phone.

Zoya thinks that maybe Ethan is missing her right now. Zoya spent three days in Lombardy. But he hastily moves from there to another country fearing Ethan will find him.

Zoya finds out that Ethan will remember the place she wants to go, and Zoya is not ready for it. It took him a long time to leave Ethan in his absence. Ethan should feel free because there will be no more forced and selfish women like him.

Zoya is not ready to meet the man.

***

Four days after an impromptu flight to Lombordia, Ethan returns home feeling empty. He returns home empty-handed after failing to find Zoya's whereabouts.

Almost the entire hotel was there but he did not find the slightest trace of his wife. Ethan knew the woman was too late. But this time, Zoya actually erases her tracks so well that Ethan can't find them. And the woman succeeded.

"Where's Than?" the first question Freya often throws at her when Ethan returns home or when the two talk over the phone.

"Mother," the man's voice rattled. Her face was dull, Freya had no idea how long her son had not slept well or might not even sleep.

"What's up, honey?" Freya cupped both sides of her son's face and looked into Ethan's eyes surrounded by a black ring.

"Did Ethan have to give up on finding Zoya?"

***

The anguish of My Beloved Wife viewers as the sad ending of Rain and Angkasa dissolves when Zoya is not among them to watch the film together as everyone wishes for the woman I will go back and make peace with everything.

The enthusiasm of the audience continued to flow even on the fifth day of the film. When the cast of My Beloved Wife visited one of the big cities to meet the fans and watch together, the atmosphere was already felt even as the movie was just beginning.

Ethan who was present there as a representative of Zoya was only able to meet his wife through the big screen in front of him that he could not even touch.

Ethan misses Zoya a lot. Even her tears often trickled down whenever she imagined that Zoya would not return to her arms.

Almost everyone in the cinema hall appeared with teary eyes even though their lips were adorned with a thin smile to appreciate Zoya's hard work in her contribution to the success of the film.

They imagine again the twists and turns of how the filming process took place a few months ago.

Edrin clasped Alexa's hand as she remembered it. How one by one the problems hampered their steps in struggling when starting filming.

It starts with a prostitution case involving one of the players. The death of one of the staff leaving deep wounds, leak scenes and even a case that just yesterday befell Zoya Hardiswara. Of the many trials, they were able to go through it and finish the film well.

After the viewing is over, a photo session is shared. There are a lot of prizes that players receive from their fans. The work they have done has yielded great results. They managed to make the film successful and attracted more than five million viewers in a week.

"See here, give your response to My Beloved Wife!" one of the fans broadcasted live with his cell phone.

"My Beloved Wife kereeeen!"

"Strong, Rain! responsibility, the tears of guaa mahaaal!"

"My Beloved Wife is cool, there's no cure!"

"Akting Zoya is amazing, until you can't say the main words. Must appreciate!"

"Hay, Zoya, where are you? May you always be in God's protection and in good health. We're proud of you. Quickly go home, we all miss you." said one fan managed to make the other mute and back in a flood of tears.

"Zoya, we're proud!"

That happiness felt perfect, only a little less considering there was no major star there.

There was no Zoya Hardiswara with them, even until months later. The woman disappeared as if she would no longer look herself. Zoya dims herself from the world of entertainment but her name continues to shine.

The fans were made proud of her when she won two awards as well as the best female lead and also the best female lead. Not enough with that even My Beloved Wife was also named as the best film with a lot of audience.

Edrin was also honored as the best male lead, and Alexa as the favorite newcomer. But unfortunately, the woman could not take the trophy of his appreciation directly because he was already there in America according to instructions punishment Rachel for the mistakes she had made, he said, the mother finally represented the woman to make a speech on the grand stage.

When My Beloved Wife won the award, Arfat, Irpan and several representatives took the stage and received the award with pride and dignity.

"This award is for Zoya Hardiswara!" Arfat called out to the applause of the entire audience.

Zoya's name is the most Irpan and Arfat is proud of as he delivers a short speech on the trophy they managed to bring home. Zoya's contribution was immense in the success of the film My Beloved Wife.

When Zoya's name is called to take the stage as the winner of the best female lead nomination, Selin asks Ethan to take the stage. While the first award for the favorite female lead was represented by Selin before.

Until now, Ethan still does not like to appear in front of the media. But for the sake of representing his wife, he was willing to go up on the grand stage with the trophy that was waiting for him.

This is not the first trophy Zoya, even he has won the nomination many times, but this time, the achievement felt different. Moreover, the woman was not there to receive the award in person.

Ethan just smiled and thanked when receiving the trophy from the reader of the nomination. He sighed before standing on the podium facing a microphone.

"Good night, everybody. I represent my wife here to receive the award because my wife can't come." Ethan was silent for a moment, his gaze down, a bitter look implied on his face even though he carved a sweet smile on his lips.

Almost a year he never gave up looking for the existence of the wife, but during that search also did not produce any results.

"When Zoya is here, she must be very grateful to all the parties behind her and support her all this time. Thank you especially to his agency, his manager and especially to himself."

"Zoya must be very grateful to himself. And I'm so proud of him, I–" Ethan stopped his speech as his eyes caught a figure in the dark right in the backmost stands leaving the venue.

Ethan quickly went down the podium and passed from the stage, leaving everyone astonished. "Sir Ethan, where are you going?" Randy asked half-screaming, but Ethan seemed unconcerned and continued running towards the exit.

Only one thing came to Ethan's head after seeing the figure behind the stands. He was sure that what he saw was Zoya.

"Zoya, it must be Zoya."

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