
In the dining room of my family home...
" Hahaha, I'm so happy that we can finally become besan" said Hendri.
" Don't we have planned this for a long time , finally our dreams are achieved , who is unhappy" replied my father.
" Mister Arnold, we're just looking for the perfect date for our children's wedding ", Aunt Sherly smiled sweetly as she looked at me. I don't want to return her smile.
" Of course, according to the agreement, I'll set the date of my son's marriage to Juna's son when they're ready to get married" My father laughed.
" The sooner, of course, the better, son Elena how ready to be Juna's wife right?" '''am Hendri looked at me, as if I was sure I would accept his son who seemed more suitable to be my om.
I just smiled, pretended to blush, then father and Om Hendri chatted again, forgetting I couldn't resist their crazy idea because of the promise to my father that I had to keep.
And maybe Pura-pura happy.I have to pretend happy in the middle of these two big families. Arjuna, he is the one who will be married to me is now looking at me, his gaze cold as if he does not like me.
' Giila, this old man is so arrogant, even cynical to me. His gaze seemed to be angry towards me, I should be the one who was angry, 'my inner self.
I felt like yelling at the man whose name was Arjuna, that shameless arrogant man, wanting him to accept this crazy matchmaking. He deserves to be my om.
I threw away my face, but I could still see Juna finally smiling wryly after looking at me from the tip of the foot to the tip of the head.
' It may look at me like that, it must be a sexy woman, you flirtatious om.om' ', my mind.
I think I'm almost a giila, I'm young, I have a lot of things I still want to achieve. But my father forced me to agree to this match. Too crazy indeed, in modern times like this I have to live in the confines of my parents' ridiculous agreement.
" Dad, Mommy and Om, Aunt, Elen let me go back for a moment, I have to call, you guys have a casual chat" Mother and the others smiled nodding in agreement.
" Please son Elen, do you need Juna to accompany me ? " Aunty Sherly asked me in a very soft voice.
When I saw Aunt Sherly, I imagined how beautiful her youth was, and guessed how old she was married, because aunt Sherly currently still looks very young and beautiful but already has a son Arjuna who is about 30 years old.
" Ahh no Aunt, let Mr. Juna here chat with you guys, I have an important phone appointment that can not be left" I replied with a smile.
" Lohh, kok mister siih , call brother or mas dong should be Len, if you call Nak Juna , "Mommy says as if to tease me, you want to tease me, I glared at my Mother and she just smiled broadly.
My mother is like that, she likes to insult me, she said my expression when angry or upset is adorable and has never changed since I was a child.
" Gapapa loh Aunt, no problem to be called master, although indeed, brother, brother, mas, better, ahh but we should win should familiarize ourselves first ," Juna finally said after a long time there in his cold and silent .
Father and Om Hendri laughed, while Aunt Sherly as if to warn Juna to be polite to me.
I didn't care at all about the babble, I leaned over and walked towards the kitchen, I picked up a soda can from the refrigerator and brought it somersaults to the back porch . Faintly I could still hear their joking saltpeter. The distance between the dining room and the back porch is not too far away.
Suddenly I heard Juna asking my Mother's permission to follow me.
'ahh shit' , I scream in my heart.
I sat on a small bench and looked up at the sky tonight, it was so beautiful with so many stars shining brightly...But tonight is a dark night for me.
Ssstsstd.the sound of soda cans when I open.
I drank a little, the bitter taste of soda hit my throat and I felt a trembling sensation there, hoping to calm myself and my turbulent mind.
Then Arjuna's voice came from behind, and now he greeted me.
" If you call me sir shall I call you Miss ? ", asked Arjuna who was directly sitting next to me without asking my permission first.
I looked at him with a stern look.
" It's up to ", I answered briefly. I don't want to talk to him for long.
She smiled, seeing him smile really makes me worse.
" You were so well mannered, miss, but here you are so different, so cold, ", she said, looking at me and still smiling.
" Stop bothering me dear Mr. Arjuna, just sit back and don't ask too many questions, or you can go back in there" I said rather cynically.
" Should I answer ? ", i looked at him, though,
" You must know very well, the reason is not it? ", answer me.
" Why do you want to accept this match? ", Ask Arjuna again.
" You know what? That question suits you, sir, why would you marry me, when you are not good enough to know me?" I said again, still without looking at her.
Arjuna, he's just smiling. I'm drinking my soda again. I still don't care about Arjuna's sculpting figure beside me.
" Miss Elena, looks like we need to clear something between us, right ? ", said Arjuna .
" What do you mean ? ", i said at this moment while looking at him.
" I know you don't like me, and vice versa, I mean I don't like in the sense of love to be a couple. If it's just a friend of mine I feel like we don't have a problem. I just lost my wife. You know about my wife, don't you ? " , said Arjuna to surprise me.
I was surprised half maati, it turns out he was married.
'ohh no, he's a widower ? Father and Mother why not tell me ?' my question is in my heart.
" From your expression you seem to know? ", arjuna laughed at me.
" right. I think you're just an old man who hasn't been sold, so your dad's looking for my dad to match you ", I'm trying to hide my surprise by setting my tone to keep it flat.
" Hhhahahaha" , he laughed quite satisfied. I don't know, it looks like he's laughing at me.
" Miss, what are you thinking, a handsome, established man like me to no good ? Are you kidding me? " , Juna looked at me .
" Maybe only your mother calls you handsome ", I answered narrowly for refusing to be honest with the circumstances.
But, Arjuna is indeed a charming figure, he is handsome, tall, stocky and well-proportioned and very successful. It is not possible if he did not sell.Every woman who saw it seemed to like it immediately. Moreover, he was very tajir twisting. If only I didn't hate him for this match, maybe I would have admired him a lot too.
" How is Miss Elena, we made a deal?", asked Juna to me.
' Continuous agreement, driving me crazy', I'm inward.
There's been an agreement with my father and it's about him, and now he wants to make another deal with me. No. I won't be stuck in anything anymore.
" Will cooperate with me, we pretend to accept this matchmaking?Ahh, for more details I want to speak four eyes. How about inviting you to lunch tomorrow" Now Arjuna looks serious.
" I'm sorry, Mr. Juna, I'm busy, and I don't care what you're willing to offer in this partnership ", I said indifferently.
" Miss Elena, I will give you time to think first, I'm sure what I offer will also benefit you" said Juna wanting to reassure me.
But I don't know why I'm getting sick of it, like I don't want to hear it anymore. My first view of Arjuna's figure is very chaotic, it feels for now I can not think logically.
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Arjuna Side's
Being in this room with my future wife's family? Hahaha, I really want to laugh.
' How could I marry this little girl, she's like a niece to me, she's so young.
I was unceasingly thinking, Our parents were very ambitious as it turned out.
' But seeing the way he looked at me, I'm sure he hated me too. I don't know why I even wanted to tease her '
' Beautiful little girl '
' I must make her understand, this matchmaking is not my wish. And we have to work together to cancel it.'
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