Regi And Gracella

Chapter 1#

Lia recalled the incident back when she was with Gracella's mother, the woman who gave birth to Gracella, and left her a few years ago at Lia's hands.

The woman who gave birth to Gracella named Ambarwati, a good and innocent woman at that time, who wanted to change her life because of the pressure and burden she bore, she left her hometown, her family to find money.

Ambar and Lia are close friends, Ambar women from Banyuwangi who come to Jakarta to find a decent life, and, Ambar the backbone of the family carrying a heavy weight on his shoulders departed with the permission of his mother who was already seriously ill.

Ambar and Lia meeting at that time when they were both at the Bus Terminal, Lia who had been living in Jakarta for a year gave a ride to Ambar.

Life in Jakarta made Ambar had to slam bones, but as hard as he wrestled with Jakarta life, did not make his mother can get the treatment she deserves.

"The money is still not enough for surgery and dialysis." Ambar was sad and shed tears on his boarding room mattress.

The small and narrow boarding room that is still hitchhiking at Lia's rental cost, Lia has been the one who helped Ambar a lot, and Ambar owes a lot to Lia.

Lia hugged the girl's body tightly, she understood very well how Ambar's heart was, Lia tried to calm her friend's heart.

"Ambar..do you want to make more money?" Lia asked immediately breaking the silence of the small boarding room.

"My time is no longer enough for hoarseness, you know I only have 6 hours of rest, shower and sleep, I can die if I force to find odd jobs again." Ambar.

"The boss at my work is looking for a woman who will accompany him out of town for a month, if you want." Lia.

"Paid to accompany him out of town? He's a boy?" Ask Ambar innocently.

"Yes..not just accompany the trip." Said Lia again.

"Then taking a walk?" Ambar asked still with a plain look.

"You need a lot of money for your mother's treatment, right? You want your kids to go to school too, right? My boss is nice, but he wants the woman who accompanies him like you." Lia.

"You mean? Keeping him asleep?" Ask Ambar.

"I'm sorry Ambar, I know it's a sin, but you don't have to be tired of working like you are now lakonin, look at your eye bags getting black, your skin is also dull, pale, pale, I'm worried about your health, if you're sick.. Who will take your family's life?" Lia asked trying to convince Ambar.

"No Li. I don't want to be a woman who sells herself for money." Ambar replied refusing.

"Ambar...think! You will be paid a high price, maybe if he likes and is comfortable with you, not just a month, it could be that he will marry you too. Ambar... You want your mother to be healed?" Said Lia still trying to convince her best friend.

"Lia. I fear sin." Ambar.

"We are all human beings who have sinned since birth, do you know our ancestors gave birth to us because of sin?" Said Lia still did not give up persuading and convincing her best friend.

"I don't want to, Li. Don't force me." Ambar said at that time.

"I'm not forcing you, I'm just opening your mind to life, Jakarta is hard." Lia.

"I'm afraid I'm not virgin anymore..." Answer Ambar is still full of consideration.

"Ambar, if you defend your marriage*nan, not necessarily you can marry someone who is still guarding the kejaka*nya." Lia.

Ambar frowned, trying to think hard, between wanting and fear. Ambar let out a long sigh, he had not been able to mutuskan anything back then.

***

Lia plans to marry a man named Galuh, they have long been in a romantic relationship, and even their relationship is very close like husband and wife.

That night, Lia dressed and dressed up as pretty as usual, Lia worked as a karoke song guide at a famous karoke studio in the Metropolitan city. She is from the same village as Ambar, the woman who gave birth to Gracella. But despite coming from the same village, Lia and Ambar get acquainted after they are in Jakarta because they did not know each other before.

Lia and Ambar are children whose family background is difficult, who carry the burden of being the backbone of his family but the path is different.

"Lia... I borrow money you can't? I'm actually not good at telling you this, but I don't know how else, my mom is getting sick, yesterday she fell in the back well of the house." Ambar's sobs prevented Lia from leaving for work that night.

This is not the first time Ambar borrowed and asked for money from his best friend, Ambar usually gave it although sometimes the amount is not as desired by his best friend but he often tried.

"I'm sorry Ambar, this time I can't help you." Said Lia with a sad look.

"Lia.. help me!" Ambar.

"Mbar, you know I'm the same as you, I have to send to the village for my family, I have to pay off my father's debt, and I also have to pay off my judiciary debts, I lose constantly, I lose, until when I was like this, I asked if I had to explain all this, I mumet, I can not continue to help you... The part that yesterday also still can not be paid off right?" Lia.

Ambar was getting sadder, he cried knocking himself down on the junkyard in the room, "Oh my God..." Gumammnya while crying.

"Lia, you have to rethink my offer yesterday, I know it's a sin, but all the human beings in this world are sinners, only the form of sin is different. If you don't sin much, you'll die." Lia.

"You can make jokes." Their laughter adorned the little boarding room.

"I'm glad to see you can laugh like this. Even though I know your burden is heavy, you have to stay happy." Said Lia comforting her best friend's heart.

"My mother is very sick, but I have not received the money to be sent to Li's village, I do not know what to do now.if I am a rich man, my mother would not have been sick like this." Ambar said at that time.

"Mbar, God has given you the way, you just missed the opportunity. You want to be my boss' mistress for a month? If you want, I'll introduce you tonight to my boss, he'll take you to Kuala Lumpur for a month, consider it refreshing for you, and you'll get the money." Lia.

Ambar let out a long sigh, maybe this time he couldn't make another choice, he nodded his head, "OK." Lirih.

"Want to?" Ask Lia.

"I don't know what to do, I don't know if I should make that offer." Ambar said hesitantly.

Lia hugged Ambar and strengthened her friend's heart, "You have no choice, Ambar." Her speech.

"Yes Li, there's no other choice, right?" Ambar.

***

"Yauda, now you take a bath, clean and wear beautiful clothes, sono dandan!" Lia.

This time Ambar did not refuse any more, he did all the directions that his best friend said, and that night Ambar was introduced to the boss of the owner of the karoke studio where Lia worked.

"Known this Mr. Ridwan." Lia.

"Prister of the Prophet." Answer Ambar.

"You're beautiful and pretentious, I like it." Said Mr. Ridwan giving praise at the beginning of the meeting.

Lia smiled, leaving Ambar and Pak Ridwan both in the room, Lia continued her duties.

***

Instantly Lia's tears fell remembering the story of her best friend who finally fell into the black valley because of her persuasion.

"I'm sorry Ambar, because of me. You became like this, and now your son is also following in our footsteps, I'm sorry." Lia murmured in her heart.

"Mommy..." Call a woman.

"Yes Mira." Answer Mami Lia.

"There is a desire to book Gracella tuh, from that call Mami not appointed he said." Mira.

"Gracella snuggled with mommy, she was gone, you can handle it?" Ask Mami Lia.

"She doesn't want to be the same, she wants the same Sella, I'm curious about the same Sella, how banyk really who is addicted to her, even though the artisan I compared her, wait for me too." Mira ketus.

"Mira.. yauda where's the phone, let mami say the word." Lia.

"By the way Mi... Why is Gracella craving? how can a good mom be the same as a child, compared to us?" Mira said again.

"Mommy has a burden on her, so she feels guilty, and now she wants to get married, but she's not allowed to." Mami Lia.

"Aren't you allowed?" Ask Mira wonder.

"The story is long, someday you'll know, now where's the phone? Mommy wants to call her back." Mami Lia.

One of Mami's children who are much loved by striped nose om-om is Gracella, probably because of her ayu look, her body is semok like her biological mother Ambar, so that men who see her become more interested.