The Gambling Bet
choosing ring.

            Alya who was sitting in the room leaned her back on the bed. He looked at the face of his baby who was sucking the source of his life. I heard knocking on the door from outside his room.

             Tok.tok…

             "Yes, just a minute." Alya from the room.

            Alya laid her baby on the bed, then stepped towards the door of the room .

             "Sorry madam, there's a guest waiting for you, now he's waiting for you in the living room." Rima Say.

            "Guests." Lirih Alya's.

            Alya walked towards the living room, sitting a woman with an athlete-like posture, white skin with a short polwan-like haircut. The woman stood bowing and her body saluted.

           "Good afternoon madam, my name is Dona, I have been assigned by Mr. Adrian to give you this." Dona.

          Dona gave a paper bag to Alya, Alya looked at the small paper bag and opened it, Alya's eyes were perfectly rounded, and the two eyes were perfectly round, an Apple-branded phone with limited-edition spending is now in his grasp. Soon the phone rang.

         Alya was still frozen, with the nickname 'my husband' ,. Alya stared at her ringing phone.

             "Why silence madam, that's an incoming call from Mr. Adrian." Dona.

             Alya's daydreams instantly froze, hearing Dona's words. Alya immediately shifted the green dial of incoming calls.

              "How long have you been picking up the phone, have you been busy." Adrian's baritone voice across the phone.

              "Didn't .!" Answer Alya .

              "Prepare, Dona will take you somewhere, and take your phone with you wherever you go, do you like my gift." Adrian.

             Alya was only silent, for life he never imagined if he would hold a mobile phone that supposedly said the price reached tens of millions, to have a cell phone that is now in his grasp should be how many years he will raise money.

           "Why silence.?" If you don't like it you pick yourself at the counter 'you choose as you wish." Adrian said across the phone, found Alya silent not getting an answer from Alya.

         "Like it, I really like it, thank you." Alya answered nervously.

         "If you like it now get ready.!" Adrian.

         "Good." Alya replied, ending the conversation.

          "Bak Dona, I'm getting ready for ya." 

          "Good mistress."

       Alya went walking into her room, inside her room Alya was standing in front of her wardrobe. Alya was very confused, he would wear which clothes. When shopping yesterday Puspa who was assigned by Adrian to choose clothes for him all his clothes berbandrol expensive, finally Alya made his choice with a purple dress. 

           After she finished decorating herself, Alya who did not like to wear that makeup, just makeup herself using foundation sprinkled thin powder, then apply lip moisturizer.

           "Mbak Rima, I'm tipping my son yes mbak." Alya.

           "Good mistress." 

           "Sir, don't call me madam, just call me Alya." Alya.

          "Sorry madam, how can I call you by name, I may be fired with Mr. Adrian." Answer Rima.

           Alya just kept quiet, considering the very sensitive Adrian likes to be angry, Alya just nodded her head, in fact Alya is very uncomfortable with the call, Alya, considering that she was a nobody, she realized that she had just happened to give birth to Adrian's son.

              "Yes, I have taken my son."

               After bidding farewell to her nanny, Alya walks in with Dona, a man specially hired by Adrian to escort Alya wherever she goes.

           As the car breaks up the city, she has no idea where Dona, ordered by Adrian, will take her away. Alya was just silent, she never imagined her life would change as it is now. Especially considering he is just a lowly school just a high school graduate.

          The car stops at a luxury boutique, in front of which is displayed a wedding dress worn by a pair of mannequins.

          "We've reached madam, let's go down." Said Dona who had opened the car door.

            Alya got out of the car, her eyes fixed on the name of the store, not wanting to ask Alya to walk in Dona's footsteps. Arriving at the boutique, they were greeted by a friendly bailique employee, two of the boutique employees showed some of the wedding dress collection from their store. 

             "How's madam, did anything catch your attention.?" Ask a boutique officer.

              Alya fell silent, he looked at the clothes given by the employee, all the prices leading to hundreds of millions making his hair goosebumps. He who was not used to buying expensive clothes was just staring at the clothes in the storefront.

              "Why do you like it." Ask Adrian.

              Alya was aghast at the sound of Adrian suddenly standing beside her. I don't know since when Adrian noticed Alya who was looking at the clothes in the storefront.

             "Ah, don't I just admire it." Alya answered nervously.

             "Sir, please bring me that shirt." Adrian said pointing towards the storefront.

             "Good sir." Answer the boutique officer.

              "Please, show me a nice shirt and a limited edition mbak ." Adrian Pinta.

             Not long out the boutique officer from the direction in the room. They brought two pairs of wedding clothes, the making of clothes that are now being held by the employee is really unlimited edition, because the fabric material that is to make the clothes is imported from abroad.

            Alya looked at Adrian, who according to Alya bought clothes not to bargain anymore. He was not out of thought, buying clothes was like buying boiled peanuts. As for Alya who was used to bidding, his soul instantly thrashed around unacceptably.

             At first glance Adrian glanced at Alya, Adrian noticed Alya pursed his lips, looking at the clothes that were being packed by the boutique employee.

              "Why, do you have another choice.?" Ask Adrian.

              "No." Alya shook her head.

               "Why not be bidded anymore." Alya said hesitantly.

              Adrian rubbed his face, he took a deep breath, then approached Alya who was sitting.

              "Honey.., we're on the boutique, all prices here are the right price." Adrian said with a smile. Adrian looked around fearing that his conversation would be heard by someone.

             As soon as the boutique employees stopped their activities, they looked at each other with their friends. Appearing from inside the room, a woman walked up to Adrian and Alya.

          "Sorry sir, and madam, I'm the manager of this boutique, is there anything I can help you with." Ask the woman.

          "Ah, no, my future wife really likes all the products in this boutique." Answer Adrian.

          The woman smiled too. Then give a small paper bag to Alya,.

            "Congratulations madam, for her wedding, may she always be happy, please accept this parcel from our boutique." Say the woman .

            Alya who was curious opened the paper bag given by the woman.

            Alya's eyes instantly widened. He read carefully every line of the word. A honeymoon voucher in Bali.

             "Thank you." Alya said as she looked at the woman standing before her.

           After Adrian completed the payment, they stepped out of the boutique. Dona walked with their steps from behind.

             After the car walked for more than twenty minutes around the city, it now stopped at a jewelry store. Adrian took Alya into the jewelry store. Alya looks awkward with Adrian's attitude, his heart throbbing pain considering Adrian's mother once threatened Alya. How could they have a marriage without the blessing of the Adrian family.

              After entering the jewelry store, they were welcomed by the store employees.

              "Please mistress, sir, this is our jewelry in this month, we made it in limited edition." Said the shop employee.

            Adrian looked at Alya who was confused . Alya was silent to the words of the store clerk, in her heart she said 'why all must be limited and unlimited editions, not all goods are the same' 

              Adrian was trying the ring on his hand, then took the couple's ring from his ring.

               "Try to enter it on the finger, whether it fits the size of this ring." Adrian said giving a ring.

             Alya who is confused just obey Adrian's request. He tried Adrian's ring. But it was a pity that the ring was oversized on Alya's finger.

            Adrian took a breath.

             "Is there anything else." Ask Adrian.

              "Sir, this is our last collection." 

            The store clerk handed me a medium-sized jewelry box.

          Adrian stared fixedly at Alya. 

             "If you had a choice just say it, I wouldn't ban it." Adrian stared at Alya.

            Alya was speechless, her eyes rotating to all the jewelry in the display case. He knows Adrian doesn't like rejection, even though Adrian has enough money he doesn't want to take advantage of it.

              "How about this one." Alya said as her hand pointed towards the ring on which was only a small jewel.

            The store clerk took the ring that Alya had appointed.

              "Well ..sir, your wife's taste is very high, this is the last ring in our store, this ring is indeed small but inscribed with diamonds." Said the shop employee.

              "What.?" 

           Alya's eyeballs instantly widened, surprised by the explanation of the store clerk, from the amount of gold and diamonds it reached hundreds of millions, Alya lowered his head in fear of Adrian angry.

              "Alright, please pack this and this too." Adrian .

               Adrian then gave his black card with gold to complete his transaction, Alya just silently watched Adrian, he was afraid that Adrian would scold him , for dropping her choice of rings at exorbitant prices.

              "I'm sorry sir." Alya said after they were in the car.

              "Why are you sorry ." Tanya Adrian stared fixedly at Alya.

              Instantly Alya rubbed her cheek, the tears that had been held back since then finally fell as well. His entire life he had never spent that much money, but this time he was completely moved.

            "We will marry Alya, that means your right to choose the ring as her wedding gold. I'm not mad, you don't have to be afraid." Adrian .

              After a long day of traveling in the boutique and jewelry store, in the car Alya slept very soundly.  I saw the tired face of Alya. Adrian looked at Alya's face. Adrian hopes that marrying Alya is the right choice. He did not want to be called a loser and coward.

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