183 Days of Being a Lover
11. As a Friend

Rendi looked towards Rahma.

“I don't want to be Mr. Rendi's girlfriend. Especially until becoming the wife of Mr. Rendi,” replied Rahma firmly.

“You have a lover?” ask Rendi.

“I don't have a lover,” replied Rahma.

“Then what is the reason you rejected me?” ask Rendi curiously. Rendi folded her hands over her chest while continuing to look at Rahma.

“Daddy cannot be forced. Moreover, I do not know who Mr. Rendi,” replied Rahma.

Rendi advanced her body until it stuck to the table. He crossed his two hands on the table.

“Then you have to talk yourself to grandfather, you refuse to be my lover,” whispered Rendi.

“Why should I talk to Grandpa? Why isn't Mr. Rendi the only one talking to Grandpa. Kan Pak Rendi who was told by grandfather is not me,” said Rahma.

“Because you rejected me,” replied Rendi.

Rendi regressed her body. He leaned his back on the chair.

“How? Can you talk to grandpa yourself?” ask Rendi.

“Why should I be the lover of Mr. Rendi. Doesn't Mr Rendi already have a lover?” ask Rahma.

“If I already have a lover I will not sit alone with you here,” replied Rendi.

“So Mr Rendi has no lover?” ask Rahma.

Rendi replied with a nod. Rahma looked at Rendi as if she could not believe a person like Rendi did not have a lover. Though people like Rendi will easily get the perfect woman.

“What don't-don't Mr.” Rahma did not continue her words.

“H*mo you mean?” ask Rendi.

Rahma replied with a nod.

Rendi advanced her body again until she touched the table and folded her hands on the table.

“Listen, yes! I am a normal guy. Tonight I will take you to stay upstairs to prove that I am a normal man,” said Rendi in a soft voice.

Rahma immediately rounded her eyes, she immediately retreated backwards.

“Do not be less, yes!” exclaim Rahma.

Rendi grinned at Rahma's reaction. He returned to his original position.

“How?” ask Randy again.

“I still refuse,” replied Rahma.

“Oke, you can refuse. But I will continue to run the request grandfather,” said Rendi.

“Why didn't you refuse grandfather's request? You have the right to find a mate of your own choice,” said Rahma.

“Before I reply. Have you ever fought what your parents told you?” ask Rendi.

Rahma thought for a moment. “Never,” replied Rahma.

“So is mine. I also never went against what Grandpa told me. From childhood I was raised by my grandfather and mother. My father died when I was eight years old in a plane crash. Since then the grandfather who replaced the position of father so I never lost the figure of a father,” said Rendi.

“Then we're friends. Grandpa won't know if we're just friends,” said Rahma.

“OK, deal,” said Rendi.

A restaurant employee came to bring their order. The employee served food at the table.

“We eat first,” said Rendi.

They also enjoyed their dinner.

After dinner, they went home because it was half-nine in the evening. Rendi escorts Rahma to the front of the gate.

“Wait a minute. I want to send something to aunt Claudia and grandfather,” said Rahma.

Rahma went into the boarding house. Rendi waiting in front of the terrace. Not long after Rahma came out, he brought a lot of stuff. He gave all these things to Rendi.

“It was souvenirs from Lampung and rantang used food,” replied Rahma.

Rendi carries all the items Rahma gave her.

“Weight, yes? I help bring it,” said Rahma.

“No need! I can bring it myself. You go inside! it's late at night,” said Rendi.

“I'm going home. Assalamualaikum,” said Rendi. Rendi out of the courtyard where the boarding house.

“Waalaikumsalam,” replied Rahma. Rendi walked out of the boarding house. Rahma closed the gate and went inside the house.

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Today is Saturday Rahma's day off work. He decided not to go anywhere because he had to make an outside service report to Lampung. From dawn Rahma was already clucking clothes. His laundry piled up because he went to outside service so he had not had time to wash clothes. After drying his clothes, he took a shower and bought breakfast. He ate breakfast while typing a report using a laptop. Suddenly the phone rings. Rahma picked up her cell phone lying on the bed. On his phone screen was a number he did not know. Rahma frowned.

“Whose number is this?” ask Rahma to herself.

Rahma answered the phone, “Assalamualaikum.”

“Waalaikumsalam. Rahma, this is Aunt Claudia,” Claudia's mother said.

“Oh, Aunt Claudia. Rahma thinks who, because the number is not known Rahma,” said Rahma.

“Tante would like to say thank you for the gift. Lots of souvenirs,” said Claudia's mother.

“Sama-sama, Aunt. It just so happened that Mr. Barli stopped by the gift shop to buy souvenirs for his son and wife. So Rahma all bought souvenirs for friends at the hostel and Auntie,” said Rahma.

“Rahma again what?” ask Claudia's mother.

“Again ticking, Aunt. Working on the outside service report yesterday,” replied Rahma.

“Tante interrupting, yes?” ask Claudia's mother.

“No, Aunt,” replied Rahma. In his heart he said, Aunty.

“Ya already, happy working. Assalamualaikum,” said Claudia's mother.

“Waalaikumsalam.” Claudia's mother ended the conversation.

Rahma keeps the phone on the bed. Just as he was about to start typing, suddenly a notification message came in. Rahma took her phone. There was one message from Mr. Sultan. Rahma opened the message. Mr. Sultan sent a picture of him eating banana chips. Rahma laughed at Pak Sultan's style while eating chips, just like a child who was showing off his food. Below the photo is a letter.

[Thank you for the chips. Grandpa likes it, it tastes good. It could be a coffee friend.]

Then Rahma replied to Pak Sultan's message.

[Be careful eating his chips! A lot of hard. Grandpa's teeth could break.]

Sultan replied to Rahma's message.

[Grandfather********** first the chips so it's not hard anymore.]

Rahma put down her phone and continued her work. Not long ago he typed suddenly heard the sound of a phone ringing.

“Who the hell is bothering?” rahma asked in annoyance.

Rahma took her cell phone from the top of the bed. Written on his phone screen Mr. Rendi calling.

“Ngapain is calling early in the morning? Doesn't he know that I work a lot?” Rahma grumbled to herself. Angrily Rahma answered the question.

“Assalamualaikum,” says Rahma.

“Waalaikumsalam. Rahma accompanied me to golf!” rendi.

Rahma sighed hearing Rendi's words.

“Pak, I can't. I'm making a report,” replied Rahma.

“Saturday I couldn't play golf because you wanted to come home. Now I cannot play golf because you cannot accompany me,” said Rendi.

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