
"Where are you going so early in the morning?" mike asked as he passed Karin in the living room.
"Aren't you going to college today?" ask Mike.
"I'm going to the library. I need materials for my college work."
"I won't let you go, haven't you promised to be with me today?" said Mike.
"Come, Mike. We can do that tonight. I'm busy now."
Karin's phone reads, "Oh, Bagas has arrived. Yes, this is Karin out" Karin said shortly before closing her phone.
"Who are you going to go with?. Who is Bagas?" mike's Cecar.
"Nobody, just an old friend," Karin replied briefly as she hurriedly walked out of the house with Mike following her from behind."
"You didn't forget your promise, did you?. It's the third day I'm waiting" Mike said as they arrived at the gate.
However, Karin did not answer.
Right after, Mike and Bagas stared at each other. Bagas smiled at Mike, while Mike stared intently at Bagas.
Bagas introduced himself who was greeted with a face of Mike's ketus.
"I heard a lot about you from Karin. I didn't know that Karin had an uncle in Jakarta" Bagas said.
"What?!, uncle?!. I'm not his uncle," Mike insisted.
Bagas was confused while staring at Karin.
Karin chimed in, "Don't joke dong, Om. Om Mike does like to joke Mas Bagas," Karin smiled awkwardly.
"I'm not his uncle. What's this bullshit?" ketus Mike's.
Bagas could only remain silent while staring at Karin with a puzzled face.
"Udah, yuk Mas Bagas. Karin left first, Om. Bye," said Karin embrace Bagas hand and then say goodbye to Mike.
Mike was very upset to see Karin's behavior that morning.
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In the afternoon, after finding enough material for his college assignments, Karin and Bagas then continued with lunch at a mall close to the library.
"I just found out you're a family of conglomerates" Bagas said.
"meaning?" ask Karin.
"Michael Strahan Riedl, instead of him, owns the famous Strahan Corp. in Indonesia and to my knowledge he is of Dutch-German descent. How can you be his nephew?"
"According to Bagas?"
"So, I just feel weird."
"Actually Mike is Karin's adoptive uncle, Karin can go to college too because Om Mike helps the cost. Karin lives in that house also to help Om Mike because Om Mike is already good to Karin."
I'm sorry, Karin had to lie to Bagas. Karin can't possibly tell the story to Bagas the real thing, his inner self.
"Oh, so that's the story, but you don't live alone, are you there?"
"No, there are ART and security guards too."
"Thank God. Even if you consider him your uncle, you two are strangers after all. I just don't want him doing things that aren't good for you."
"Mas Bagas is calm. Karin can take care of herself."
Bagas then rubbed the top of Karin's head with a smile, "Mas trust you too."
Bagas' smile was reciprocated with a happy smile on Karin's face.
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Later that night, Mike is seen waiting for Karin in the living room. The young man repeatedly looked at the clock in his hand while grumbling in annoyance.
"It's this hour but Karin hasn't come home yet. He didn't even return my messages or phone."
Two hours later, Karin and Bagas returned home. Bagas drove Karin to the front door and did not forget to kiss the girl's cheek.
Without realizing that Mike looked inflamed behind the window watching the scene.