Love Different Country
Kendrick's Reason

"Naura, I'm sorry, I was just kidding. You're not taking it seriously, are you?"

Naura was stunned by the speech Kendrick had just made. However, he tried to be ordinary, not to show that he was disappointed.

"Yes, it's okay. I know that you are kidding. Yes already, if that's what I say to the cash first yes," said Naura who immediately passed as Kendrick nodded his head.

After some distance from Kendrick, a crystal clear liquid, without permission, came out from the corner of his eyes and hurriedly wiped him.

Not much different from Naura, Kendrick also stepped towards her class with mixed feelings. Really feel like a jerk guy, who likes to play with women's feelings.

Without them noticing, a pair of eyes looked at Kendrick with an annoyed look, and turned to look towards Naura with a 'pity' look'.

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Naura was seen daydreaming in front of a shelf containing spices from Indonesia. The woman looked confused about what to buy, but before entering the oriental grocery, she had remembered the list she would buy.

"I why the hell? why did I forget?". Naura grumbled indistinctly.

"Why am I like this? is it just because of a Kendrick that I can do this? really sucks!" again Naura grumbled, cursing herself.

"Eh, Nak Naura, are you shopping too?" suddenly the Goddess mama the man she was thinking about, appeared, until Naura was shrieked in shock

"Sorry, are you surprised?" the look on the face of the Goddess turned out to feel bad.

"It's okay, Auntie!" Naura who had managed to ease her bitterness, slipped a sweet smile.

"Why are you daydreaming? you have a problem again, right? if you have a problem, try to tell Auntie, how to know Aunt can help," Dewi smiled sincerely towards Naura.

"My problem, Auntie's son," said Naura who unfortunately only dared to say in her heart.

"Why are you silent, son Naura? don't you want Aunt to know about your problem? if you don't want to, it's okay. Aunty will not force you," said Dewi again, as soon as he saw Naura's expression that seemed reluctant to reveal the problem.

"I have absolutely no problem, Auntie. Even if there is a problem, I will definitely tell Auntie," said Naura finally.

"Oh, so why are you daydreaming?"

"I'm just trying to remember what materials I'm going to buy. I completely forgot, whereas before I came here I had remembered it in my head" said Naura who was completely not lying.

"God, young people are forgetful. You got a lot of college work, so you forgot?" tukas Dewi chuckles.

"It looks like yes, Auntie," Naura chuckled.

"Yes, buy what you want, even if you don't need it too much. One day it will need, right? then let Auntie pay, we'll replace it,"

"But, Aunt ...."

"No but-but! buy what you want!"the Goddess, indisputable.

Inevitably Naura ended up buying what she wanted to buy.

The goddess, who knew that Naura looked very reluctant, put food ingredients into Naura's trolley.

It didn't take long, Naura's Trolly was already full and Naura had said enough. The two women of different ages finally stepped into the cashier and as Dewi promised, the woman paid for Naura's groceries.

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Kendrick pulled the car over in front of his house and got off. Then, he stepped in with a shammer. I swear by whatever he still feels guilty for his attitude on campus to Naura.

Kendrick stepped past his papa Victor, just like that, without greeting the middle-aged man at all. Victor's call was not heeded because the shadow of Naura's face was like dancing in his mind. Deep down, Kendrick could not deny that he was actually disappointed to see the reaction of Naura who was not angry, and even said that he knew, that he was joking.

Kendrick threw his body on the bed with eyes glaring up the ceiling.

"Kendrick! you heard that papa called you earlier didn't he?" suddenly Victor was already standing at the door with his arms crossed over his chest.

Kendrick jumped in shock and immediately stood up from his bed.

"Sorry, Pah! kendrick did not see or hear the call, Papah." said Kendrick while landing back his body sitting on the bed.

"You were really late, Ken," Victor said.

"What does Papa mean? what's the attitude, Papa?" Kendrick looked at his papa with his brows furrowed.

"You know, don't you, if papa had been to your college? Edward must have told you,"

"Oh yes. Thank you, Pah has already delivered my duties."

"That's not what you mean, papa. Papa saw what you did to Naura. At first I was very happy when I spoke to Jane and when I told you that you officially wanted to make Naura your lover, but why did you have Ken, saying that you were just kidding? huh!"

"Because I didn't mean it, Pah. I don't love him at all" Kendrick said trying to look relaxed.

Victor clucked while shaking his head.

"You lied! papa is sure that you are actually in love with Naura. Aren't we?" Victor smiled in anguish.

"I'm not lying! I really don't __"

"Your eyes can't lie, Ken. You don't deny it anymore. You're already in love with him" Victor interrupted Kendrick's words to deny his feelings.

"Well, please don't talk about this! I know how I really feel, not Papa" Kendrick still tries to deny

"Why do you repeatedly deny it, Ken? all I see, Naura also seems to have the same feelings as you. Don't regret it after Naura is with someone else!"

Kendrick flinched, not answering at all.

"You know, what you did to Naura was very selfish. You had a chance to make him fly, because you want to make him a lover, but after that, you throw it back. Isn't that selfish, Ken?" Victor reconnected, seeing his silent son.

"Which is more selfish than Papa?" chirp Kendrick suddenly, ambiguous

Victor scrunched his forehead, not understanding the purpose of his son's question.

"Whatchu mean? why talk about it, papa?"

"Do you know why all this time I never wanted to have an Indonesian female partner? it's because I don't want to be selfish like papa!" kendrick's words further confused the middle-aged man.

"The father doesn't understand. What do you mean, by saying papa is selfish? where's papa selfish?"

"Well, Papa said I was in love with Naura, right? okay, I admit it, that I've fallen in love with her. But why would I prefer not to admit it, because I don't want her to be like my mom" Kendrick said.

"I don't want to be selfish by keeping him, to the point of separating him from his family, as papa did. I do not want to be like Papa who is always sad when he sees a mother who always cries because she misses her birth country and unfortunately papa can not do anything. I don't want to be a loser like Papa!" Kendrick remained silent for a while to catch his breath.

"I know, if papa's been sad all this time, right? feeling like a loser, does every time you see your mom cry? imagine, Pah, from childhood I repeatedly saw the incident mama crying because she missed her country and her family. I also saw Papa who was also crying in a hidden place after seeing mom crying. How can I repeat the same thing, Dad? That's why I'm determined not to have an Indonesian female partner. I love Naura, Pah, but I don't want her to live like a mama. Love is blind, people say. But I don't want to put that slogan in my heart. I want to change the slogan, to be Love is not selfish" Kendrick said at length, expressing all his heart, which he had been quieting all along. The reason why he does not want to have an Indonesian female partner, even though the woman who gave birth to an Indonesian woman.

Victor shook his head, stunned by the words that came from his son's mouth. He did not expect that what Kendrick had seen all this time, was recorded inside his son's head.

Victor exhaled with a slight length and weight.

"Ken, you've gone too far if you think like that. Not everyone experiences the same thing, son. Many men from our country are married to Indonesian women, and all is well. Do not generalize all because you see from one side only. Not all parents in Indonesia think like your grandfather. And I guess, Naura's dad isn't like your grandpa because __"

"What's not the same, Pah? isn't papa Naura also a TNI commander, like old grandfather?"

"You don't cut off Papa's talk just yet! Just so you know, Naura's father, even though he is a TNI, he is wise. He's more concerned with happiness than honor." Viktor. "First, Naura's father Bayu was betrothed to your mother by your grandfather. Bayu loves your mom, but not the other way around. She saw that your mom didn't love her and she loved me. As long as you know, it was Naura's father who helped your mother and father's marriage. He tried to persuade your grandfather to grant you papa and mama's marriage. However, your grandfather who felt humiliated, because your mother did not obey his orders was angry and did not want to accept the request of his father Naura," Victor explained at length and straightforwardly. Now replace Kendrick who is innocent and speechless.

"Actually, papa has repeatedly tried to invite your mother to come home to Indonesia, but your mother always refused, with the reason still hit with the words of your grandfather who said that he did not consider your mother his daughter anymore. That speech, until now it was still recorded clearly in your mother's memory."

Kendrick remained silent, not knowing how to answer much less.

"You think about it carefully. Now you better rest first. Papa's going down again.

Without them noticing, there were two pairs of ears that heard all the talk of papa and the boy.

Tbc.