VLOGS
Episode 14
For the umpteenth time, Arini refused to follow him. Aleta's coercion that had occurred in the hospital, making Arini had lost control and almost jumped from the car. Fortunately Mr. Rafi—supir Salsa— swiftly locked the door. Otherwise, it is possible that Aleta will have to go to the hospital with Arini covered in blood due to a fall on the asphalt.
Aleta gives up, takes Arini back to her house and puts her to bed. There was Mbok Minah there, coming to the room with a glass of warm water that Aleta had ordered for Arini. With Salsa's help, Aleta lifts Arini's head and asks him to take the medicine. Arini complied, and returned to lying down after the medicine from the doctor, successfully he drank.
Tida took a long time the drug reacted, both eyes Arini was closed to welcome the dream. Slowly, Aleta covered him and landed a kiss on his forehead. Out following Salsa and others who have now sat in the living room, while eating a light snack that was deliberately made Mbok Minah this morning.
Mbok Minah looked shocked when she found a bruise on Aleta's right cheek. Her fingers were directed at Aleta's cheeks, which made Aleta cover them with her palms while chuckling.
“Fall, Mbok,” Aleta replied lying.
“Employer Mbok this one mah, really hard!” salsa added that made Mbok Minah believe and immediately laughed.
“Mbok kirain hit, because the wound is like a non-beaten time with Mr.”
Aleta fell silent. The incident was recalled in his head. The incident when Aleta fought Ferdy who had just returned home half-drunk. Aleta kicked him out of the house. The house that Aleta used to live in. The house that used to be the first place for Aleta to fall asleep after being born into the world. The old house, which is kinidirampas Reta with Diandra without caring there are memories that have been established for a long time there.
Frantically, Ferdy beat Aleta all out. Hit her, kick her belly, grab her hair and bang her against the wall. This made Arini hysterical. Plus Ferdy's last act that pushed Aleta into a large flower vase near the stairs, made her beloved flower vase break and Aleta who fell to the floor with her head, hit the bottom of the stairs. Aleta lost consciousness and went into a coma for a few days in the hospital.
“Al,” call Salsa, Aleta wake up and smile. “Do not remember.”
As if Salsa knew what she was thinking now, Aleta pulled back both corners of her lips to smile. Not wanting to paint a novelty, Aleta turned her eyes back to Mbok Minah who was still standing before her.
“Why doesn't Mbok come to the hospital again?”
“Sorry Mbok, Non. Yesterday at the time Mbok came home, the house was a mess. You must have gone home and ransacked the house. So Mbok took care of it and decided to stay home. Mbok is afraid that you will come again and even take the certificate of this house.”
Aleta recalled Bimo's remark back then, saying that Ferdy was bankrupt. I don't know what caused his bankruptcy. For sure Aleta was able to guess that Ferdy had come to take the certificate of the house so that he could sell it as he pleased. Just like before, when Ferdy stole a land certificate that Arini accidentally bought for Aleta in Bogor, Ferdy mortgaged in the bank. By reason, Arini's insanity.
“Where is the certificate, Mbok?”
“Shortly, Non.”
Mbok Minah passed to the room where Arini was asleep. Salsa turned her gaze to Aleta who was now staring straight at the table before her. Salsa's hand made Aleta aware and turned her gaze to Arini.
“Sa, right from vlog, can you get money?”
Salsa nodded, “You want to make?”
“I have to make money, whatever the way.” Aleta took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly.
Salsa nodded, a sign supporting what her best friend wanted to do. He knows how Aleta, the anti-social girl is actually quite creative if told to make a vidio or other design. Even Salsa still remembers when the two were still sitting in Elementary School, during a musical performance, Aletalah who drew princess clothes for Salsa to wear on the stage later. The picture is good, making Arini who is smart to sew, immediately sew it. And as a result, Salsa looks beautiful with a dress made both.
“Kok there are two?”
“That's the old house, Non. Still on behalf of Ms. Arini.”
How shocked Aleta heard Mbok Minah's words. All this time he knew, the house had been controlled by Diandra. Even Diandra and Reta had come here and forced to request a house certificate from Ferdy. Aleta even thought, the certificate had been reversed in name on them. But his guess was wrong. Aleta really doesn't understand what's really going on.
“Actually the house has not been reversed named to them, Non. What Mbok had heard, the father refused the house behind the name. They had a big fight until they almost divorced. Only Mbok did not know, why the Father and his affair did not become divorced.
“What is the company that Diandra runs, on behalf of Om Ferdy, Al?” guess Salsa. “If you get divorced, Mama Reta will get nothing, right?”
“Not, as soon as I, it's a company owned by her ex-husband.”
Salsa nodded in understanding. His estimate was missed. He thought, the reason Diandra did not want to divorce because the company he managed, also belongs to Ferdy—his biological father Aleta—but it turned out to be wrong. Salsa sighed, trying to help Aleta think about what really happened.
“Did he never come back here again?” aleta asked Mbok Minah who was trying to remember something. “Not that he would know that certificate, is here?”
“Mbok sense, he does not know, Non,” replied Mbok Minah. “He never came. You also only half a year often come looking for certificates. Since he was declared bankrupt!”
“Bangkrut?!” salsa asked in shock not to play. “Serious news I heard from my book is true, Al?”
“Loe already know?” tanya Aleta did not believe what Salsa said.
Salsa nodded, “Only I thought, that's bird news. That's why I said loe, afraid you think.”
“Loe knows the reason for bankruptcy why?”
“Corruption, and one of its production warehouses burned down. If not wrong in Bandung. The center is there if not wrong, right?”
Aleta nodded. He knew full well the ins and outs of the home appliance company Ferdy was running. Starting in Bandung, to have branches in several cities, making it quite successful among the most successful entrepreneurs in Java. Not only that, Ferdy even had to open a branch in Sumatra, if the affair scandal did not spread, maybe the plan was realized now. But unfortunately, the affair that succeeded in producing the child, left him devastated. Although he got back up with the help of Arini, on condition that Ferdy changed and left his affair.
But unfortunately Ferdy lied. Promising with a clear face will leave it, instead stay in touch. Repeatedly Ferdy asked for a divorce, but because he could not bear to see Aleta who was three years old, Arini survived until now. Hiding everything from Aleta, until finally revealed when Diandra and Reta came to the house forcing the land letter. Aleta and Reta meet again at the same school. At that time, Aleta was already in the 2nd grade of Junior High.
Aleta was actually quite happy to hear Ferdy's company went bankrupt. The company, which started from the capital given by the grandfather— father of Arini— to help his son-in-law, hopes that with his help Ferdy can revive his family and children, even with the heart to finance other families. Aleta had prayed for the company to go bankrupt, and it turned out that her prayers were answered at the right time. Dis aat Diandra also fell from the company she built with her ex-husband.
“Mbok, can replace this house key entirely?” ask Aleta who just remembered that Ferdy has a duplicate key to every door of this house. “Aleta doesn't want the guy to come in again and tease Mama. What can Mbok?”
“Can, Non. Tomorrow I will call his exchange, let's replace all.”
Aleta smiled, nodded once and then turned her eyes to the certificate that was now in her hands. Even if it was too late, Aleta had to move quickly to defend everything that was left. Including both his house and Arini. Aleta sighed and returned a smile as Salsa touched her shoulder.
