Picking Up the Past

Hiding Behind the Names of 3A Friends

Rita smiled at Arya who was driving the car to go home to the office, they. “I am now like your boss Arya, and you became her secretary”

“really, how can you be the boss if in the problem just now you can not solve it” replied Arya who was upset to hear Rita's words.

“this is my car, and you are driving it, does not it mean that I am your boss now” Rita said again casually to Arya.

"then I will allow you to be my boss today, your work is already waiting a lot on my table” said Arya who smiled as she turned to Rita.

“it looks like I'm not the one who deserves to be bos” replied Rita dodging, she knows how much documents piled up on Arya's desk should be completed today, he said, arya's work has piled up because for 3 weeks abandoned.

“you were brave enough to face the man from the Hardi corp, he was an American graduate of Rya, the heir to the Hardi corp again, but you faced him without any fear, even to dare to threaten him earlier by leaving the room” praised Rita on Arya's attitude, Arya then smiled hearing it all.

“he is no longer possible to cancel the contract, he has already postponed his project 3 weeks, if he is looking for a new contractor again, it could take 1-2 months, it could take, they will lose more and more due to waste of time, and their company master plan will also become chaotic, after all I also do not want to change the design anymore, either, it will take a lot of my time later, you will know for yourself that my work in the office is also stacked to finish” immediately explained Arya and Rita smiling at hearing it all.

“you are smart too Arya, I did not even think to that earlier, I was even afraid if he canceled the contract”

“what am I fit to be a big businessman?” arya asked with a slight smile of pride at Rita's praise.

“The big business was like the late Gibran adinata, he built the Adinata group from zero to the big company it is today, and he did that at a young age, he was my father's boss then, he was the boss of my father, the guy's good, my dad even owes his kindness to our family, like our relationship, but baby, he's too short, if not, maybe the Adinata group will be a big company in Asean or even in Asia, but now as you can see, since Gibran's death, Adinata group just like the road in place” explained Rita on Arya.

“Do you think I can be as good as Gibran adinata?” arya asked calmly facing the conversation about her father.

“maybe, maybe not, maybe if you want to appear in front like Arbi and Ari, and maybe not if you are still like gini, hide behind the table with fun to draw all your designs it” explained Rita again which makes Arya smile bitterly hear it all, ‘I have to keep hiding Ta, whether until when, I know, I also don't know’ Inner Arya.

“but by the way, I just saw you give your number to someone else, girl again, your wife must be angry if you know it all, but it's okay, it's okay, miss Anjani is indeed much prettier than your veiled wife” said Rita who was intent on humbling Mila in front of Arya. But Arya does not care about it, because she knows Rita still holds a grudge against the family.

“you think I gave you my number with him earlier,?”

“loh, it's not yes, you give me whose number?” rita asks who is starting to wonder at Arya.

“I only memorized one number, which is your number,” replied Arya laughing with her behavior. Arya always gives Rita number if anyone asks for her number, therefore also that he memorized is only Rita number, he does not want to be in contact with many people, he did not want to connect with many people, so that everyone who wants to contact him, must definitely contact Rita first.

That was also the reason why Mila had only found 7 numbers on Arya's phone. For Arya, that was her way of protecting herself from those who were after her life, staying hidden behind the scenes of 3A Friend, remain sitting quietly behind his desk to design many building designs and limit communication with the crowd, especially large business people who have a relationship with the Adinata group.

“wahh, it looks like I really won't be able to escape from you Arya”

“I never held you back Ta, you yourself feel indebted to me, when I sincerely help you, but now how to do it again, if you leave me, it seems like I also have to withdraw from the company, too, it's very difficult to find a secretary that I can rely on like you” said Arya flatly, he did not want to take away Rita's freedom, therefore he did not want to force Rita to work with him, and let Rita go if Rita is indeed uncomfortable with her status as a family of Rakarsa.

‘I will not leave you Arya, my life is not worth your kindness, and anyway I have felt a little happy to hear the man suffering from not being able to have Rita's inner child’.

“you said Anjani is not as beautiful as Mila, indeed you have seen Mila's face?” ask Arya curious.

‘aku even so curious with veil Mila ya’ Inner Arya smiling hear Rita's speech.

Arya momentarily looked towards Rita who was currently opening her phone and looking through her social media. ‘What is it that Arjun is still loyal to my father?, can I trust Arjun to help me seize everything?’ arya again.

*

Mila was walking towards the school gate. Behind the red veil he wore, he gave a happy smile, he was so happy to remember what happened yesterday. At least now he can breathe a sigh of relief because Arya is willing to accept it and sleep by his side, and what makes him most happy is that He and Arya fell asleep hugging each other, and that made him feel happy, I don't know why it made her heart so flowery.

While Mila was still standing waiting for Vanessa at the school gate, Syifa came to her.

“Ciee, there is the spirit of morn” Goda Syifa who has been standing beside Mila, He has noticed the behavior of Mila from the morning that looks much more energetic than usual.

Mila then glanced towards Syifa with her smile hidden behind the veil,

“What wind is there?, has your husband returned?" ask Syifa who already knows all about Mila's problems, because they often share stories when sitting in the teacher's room.

Mila then nodded with excitement.

“I want to be like you sister, get married without any feelings of love, and then both build that love in a halal bond.” Mila said with her heart blossoming

“Have your husband forgiven you?” ask Syifa who made Mila swallow her saliva,

“he has forgiven me brother, but it may take some time for him to trust me again, it's all my fault, so now I have to try to make him believe in me, and also fell in love with me” said Mila trying to hold back her feelings that felt as crowded considering Arya survived just because she kept a secret about Indra.

“all it takes is a Mil process, all you have to do is go through everything as sincerely as I did for my husband, and I'm sure, if you can get through it all, then, your household life will definitely be happy” Syifa said encouraging Mila.

“kungan sis how?, what is the success gift for husband sis?” asked Mila who was also curious about Syifa household.

“Success Mil, he hugged me all night, thanking me for making him the perfect man, it seems he doesn't know, he said, she is the one who makes me feel like the perfect woman today” said Syifa who was also excited by the answer.

“wah congratulations yes brother, I hope I also soon followed brother” said Mila while stroking her own stomach.

“but before you get pregnant, you must first tell all the teachers at school if you are married, rather than there is a slander that is not the same you later.” said Syifa gave advice to Mila.

Mila momentarily thought at the suggestion that Syifa gave ‘kak Syifa right, I have been keeping all this a secret for too long, after all Arya has promised not to leave me while I keep a secret about Indra, do I make a small thanksgiving at home?, at least for the closest people to usMila inner’.

“Later I think, sister, how good” said Mila smiled and Syifa also smiled to hear it all, all of that, but Syifa's smile suddenly turned pias when she saw a man walking towards them. Mila who noticed Syifa's facial changes then became confused, “why brother?” ask Mila.

“Mila” called the man who made Mila also pias like Syifa, he turned his body on the source of the sound, and rightly guessed, Arnes now stands nearby.