
Luxury restaurants serving typical Nusantara food from various regions look quite crowded visitors even though out there is still heavy rain.
In addition to the delicious cuisine, the place is also very comfortable. And this is one of the reasons the Argha family chose to eat together at this Nusantara restaurant.
Small talk wrapped in attention adds to the warmth of the family. This is what Shenina always misses.
Shenina's smile continued to rise adorning her sweet face even though Shenina's heart was a little restless.
Yes, Shenina was a little restless because she had seen Rebal's sad gaze towards her. The gaze that accidentally met while in the parking lot in the heavy rain with the wet Refal as it turned out the key was left in the room. While Shenina on the breast by Argha using the umbrella of Vira.
"Oma can't wait to make Shenina part of our family." Oma said suddenly in the middle of aunty Dina and Shenina's chat about cooking study plans.
"Sama ma, I am also impatient...so when are you ready to get engaged and get married? It's Shenina's life." Now it was Andre's turn, the father of Argha who looked at Shenina in the shade.
"Pa, papa don't talk like that." Tegur Argha's.
"Papa made my mom's mood ugly." Grutu Dina on the husband.
"Shenina, you're getting married soon Argha deh, let's say you stop talking like that, Auntie doesn't like to hear him talk that way." Aunty Dina said to Shenina.
Shenina lowered her head as she squeezed the fingers of her hands that were under the table.
"Please love me when you, Auntie and Oma, this is a big decision in my life. So I want to think about it carefully." Said Shenina softly.
Shenina had not yet given any decision on Andre's request who had applied for Argha. Shenina's heart was still doubtful, so she didn't want to make a rash decision.
For Shenina's remark to Vira that she had already received the Argha family's proposal, it was only to make Refaldy move away because Shenina had already seen Refal standing in the doorway of her room.
"What do you doubt Shenina... We love you Shenina so much, so Argha is also a good man, om can guarantee it. Economically, you don't have to worry anymore, do you?" Ask Andre.
"It's not about that, um..." Shenina replied softly. Shenina already knew, if this talk would definitely arise if she met the Argha family.
"I can feel the love of this family that is so sincere since four years ago.I also believe that bang Argha is a good man and also not an economic problem Om..."
Once an economic problem, the Argha family owned one of the major hospitals in the capital.
"Then what's Shenina about? about Argha's feelings for you?" Andre's question made Argha immediately stare dislike with the papa but Argha was lazy to talk.
"It's not also the feeling of bang Argha on me om, but also about my feelings." Shenina replied honestly.
"Shenina.. love will come because it is used to. like this om and Auntie. you were married because of an arranged marriage and it did not take long, we love each other. I'm sure that will happen to you too. Importantly, you will both open your hearts to each other and accept and complement each other, then love will grow by itself." Om Andre said at length.
"As for feelings, it's not that easy Pa! I used to think of Shenina as my sister, and Shenina as her brother." Argha said in the end that was embraced by Shenina.
"It's not easy because you don't want to open your heart, Argha. When do you want to be confused with your guilt? Clarisa's dead, Argha. And the accident wasn't your fault. It's destiny!"
"Enough pa!" Said Argha in a voice high enough to attract the attention of some people.
"Argha, lower your voice." Aunty Dina's orders to the son.
Argha also sighed violently because he did not like someone about his solitude until this moment with the former lover who had been calm in nature since five years ago.
"Why did you shut up so much Nina?" Call Argha when the two are already in the car where Argha wants to drive Shenina back to the apartment.
"I got bang. sorry ya bang eat with him a bit chaotic because I discuss feelings." Shenina said with guilt.
"It's not your fault Nina, it's papa who likes to connect her in every chat." Shenina understands the 'she' called by Argha.
Shenina exhaled violently and then quietly for a moment. Argha focused on the densely packed street in front of her while Shenina stared at the glass, which featured dense rows of houses with the faithful rain spots accompanying her.
"If you will accept me, then I promise to learn to love you Nin, I will not disappoint you." Shenina immediately looked up to look at Argha, the girl did not expect that such a sentence would come out from the mouth of the handsome doctor who had always been there for her.
"I mean Brother?"
Shenina heard a rough sigh from Argha.
"I realized, I can't live in constant solitude like this... I also want to make papa happy, especially the more days papa's condition decreases Nin." Argha. Shenina was still silent, trying to digest the words of the man she knew so closely during these four years.
"Rather than me marrying a woman I don't know and don't like, mending me marry you're Nin, we already know each other, and I can protect you Shenina, because from the very beginning we met, I really love you." Argha continued while smiling at Shenina.
"But bang, getting married is not easy. I want to get married once in a lifetime and yes .. Dear brother to me it's just a brother to his sister."
"It doesn't hurt for us to try to raise our dear level from sister brother to Shenina's lover pair."
"Why did you suddenly say something like this?" Shenina looked at Argha questioningly.
"You once said to your brother that your new best friend named Alula is looking for you to work, right?" Shenina nodded.
"And you said that you asked Alula to stay in her apartment right?" Shenina nodded again.
"You also told me, if it turns out Alula's lover is your ex."
"Don't make a fool of it.."
"Even though you told me the same brother in pieces, but you understand everything Nina..." Argha said looking far away.
"Refaldy, Alula's lover is your boss in the office and your apartment neighbor, right?" Shenina was instantly speechless, her mind was immediately overjoyed when one of the WIC employees called out Refal's name in front of Shenina and Argha.
Ah yes, Argha already knew the name of Shenina's ex-lover when Shenina confided a few years ago even though Shenina never showed a photo of Refal.
"Shenina's..." Call Argha.
"Let's get engaged and get married. Because that way, you won't hurt Alula and I can protect you from that jerk guy who already hurt you....
Besides, I also want to comply with papa's request. We can both learn to open Shenina's heart..."
To be continued...
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