Pursuing Love in the Past

Mama Winda is still alive

Santoso Station office is being visited by other media. They are waiting for someone to come to clarify an event that happened exactly 14 years ago.

"Excuse me... Excuse me.", said a bodyguard to give way to the grandfather who was about to get out of the car. After making sure it was safe, the bodyguard opened the door and led his master out of the car.

"Master... Mr...", call some of the media crew while holding the mic in his hand, but the guard stops him. "There are only 2 questions, sir, please answer them", asked a female reporter.

The grandfather stopped his steps, then he turned his body to face the media. Grandpa looked at the camera on. "Enough 2 questions and I have the right not to answer them if I do not want to answer" said the grandfather firmly.

"Okay sir", said the woman who was ready with her partner who was holding the camera. Then he put the mic on his lips. "First... There is an issue that says that the perpetrator of the child murder and your son-in-law has been arrested, is the perpetrator a close family of Mr?"

"It could be", replied the grandfather without thinking first.

"Thank you, sir" said the reporter, a little disappointed. "And the second, is Lord's grandson named Alfian married?" tanyanya back.

"No", said the grandfather who made everyone present there gasp.

"Sorry, Sir. Is this the truth?" ask the reporter to make sure.

"It's only 2 questions. Then excuse me", he said, leaving the media who looked at him with a cengo face.

***

The bundo restaurant.

Adrian closed the laptop in front of him when he had just watched the news live from the Santoso Station building.

"Why did grandfather answer like that" Adrian muttered. Then he reached into his pants pocket and pulled the phone out of it. His finger continued to scroll the phone he had just started. After Adrian found the Winda contact, he immediately pressed the green button on his phone screen.

"Assalamualaikum, my hubby" said Winda greeting from across the phone.

"Waalaikum... Is my hubby busy?" ask Adrian.

"Ehm, bit", he said.

"Can we meet now?" adrian asked as he got up from the chair, then walked towards the toilet.

"I'll be there in a few hours" said Winda still from across the phone.

"Okay, I'll wait here" said Adrian.

Then they ended the phone call with a greeting.

***

Morning in London.

Ayunda was enjoying her breakfast the next morning. While his roommate from the neighboring country just finished his breakfast in the morning.

"I'm done eating, huh. You want us to go the same?" tanyakanya.

"Bad" said Ayunda who was getting used to the language of his roommate.

"OK if that's what it is. See you at the college" he said as he walked out of the room.

"OK", Ayunda replied with a smile to her friend Siti. Then he went back to reading the book he had been holding. Not long after his phone rang.

"Assamualaikum, Dafa", said Ayunda when she just shifted the green button on her phone.

"Vaalaikumsalam. Have you seen the link I just sent?" ask Dafa who was upset that Ayunda had not yet read her message.

"Sorry, from earlier I repeated the material given by Mr. Dave" he said.

"Yes I know. I just prepare myself early", said Ayunda.

"O, good then. Don't forget to watch the link I sent ya. When you're done tell me your opinion" Dafa said across the phone.

"Yes, yes, bring it", said Ayunda with slight annoyance, at the insistence of Dafa.

Then they cut off each other's phone calls, after greeting each other.

After that Ayunda hurriedly opened the link that Dafa had sent her. Ayunda looked seriously at the mobile screen in her hand, she listened to a question from a reporter. Ayunda gasped as she listened to Alfian's grandfather's reply.

"What does Alfian's grandfather mean?" said Ayunda who was still wondering in her mind. Then he contacted Dafa back to talk about it.

***

The sky began to return to his grievances. But Santoso Station employees seem to have no stop doing their work. Grandpa Santoso has given lectures that build their morale.

"Please sit down first, cake", ask Winda to the grandfather when he had just entered the room, then he closed the door. "Why do you want to drink something?" tanya Winda offered.

"No need, grandfather can not be long" said the grandfather when his buttocks managed to stick on the sofa.

"Can't you postpone Grandpa's departure tomorrow?" asked Winda while putting a glass of water on the table in front of the grandfather.

"Can't" said the grandfather firmly. "What do you want to talk about? Tell me now" said the grandfather.

"Winda wants to ask something with grandpa" he said while positioning himself right next to the grandfather. "Ehm, that's cake. About the reporter's question asking Alfian's marriage status. Why did Grandpa lie when he answered him?" ask Linda with a serious face.

"Grandfather doesn't lie", said the grandfather as he looked towards Winda. "Indeed Alfian is not married."

"What do you mean grandpa?"

"So when Alfian and Siska's wedding took place in the original building, it was the grandfather's wits that spread the word there was a bomb" said the grandfather paused his speech. "Trus, grandfather has prepared another very bad place."

"Iya Winda remembered the incident" he said cutting off the grandfather's speech.

"Grandfather deliberately sought out the lie. And pretend not to know that it's a hoax. So their marriage is not legal dong."

Winda looked at the grandfather with a confused face. "But they already have a wedding book, cake", he said later who did not accept the statement of the grandfather.

"It's also a fake", said the grandfather casually.

"What?" said Winda while covering his gaping mouth. "Why did Grandpa do all this?" ask the Winda who does not believe the grandfather could do all the crimes.

The grandfather grunted violently. "Grandfather just wanted to investigate your uncle. Because he is the one who has harmed your mother" said the grandfather who made Winda flabbergasted.

"What's? I hurt my mom" she said hysterically. He could not believe that his uncle had done such a cruel deed to his own brother.

Grandfather nodded his head. "Yes", said the grandfather. Then he got up from his seat while being helped by the bodyguard who had been standing near the entrance.

"Where are you going?" ask the Winda who wants more explanation.

"Grandfather should go home now and about your mama, you don't worry, yeah. Your mama is still alive, really" said the grandfather who managed to make Winda rise from his seat.

"Say where mama cake is!" exclaimed Winda while pleading with tightly grasping the hand of the grandfather.

Chequek.

Grandpa and Winda turned their attention to the door that someone had just opened.