Tap Your Heart's
Section 23

Clein and her parents are waiting for Marcel and Edvin's family to arrive. Clein was forced to welcome the arrival of all of them by her papa. Not that Clein was lazy to welcome his sister, his sister's best friend and also the mother of his sister's best friend, but Clein was just lazy to welcome Karel. It felt like after this the man would mock him who stood like a servant waiting for the master.

"Neight seal Clein's foot, mending Clein in? Clein was waiting in the garden." Clein.

"Stay here Clein! Be patient a little what's hard? They'll be there soon." Rio warned.

"Well, wait until when else? We've been waiting 15 minutes here."

"It's only been 15 minutes not an hour."

Clein just clucked.

"Udah was Clein. Not every day you think so." Added Eliana.

Clein just kept quiet and didn't say anything. Until a car enters his yard. Clein instantly distanced her body and stood right behind Rio.

The car stopped, Marcel first got off and hugged his parents.

"Happy dear for the award." Eliana kissed Marcel's cheek.

"Thank you Mother."

"Dad proud of you." Said Rio

"Oh, I can."

Marcel then hugged Clein who was focused on looking at him

himself.

"Good good deck." Clein. Marcel hugged Clein very tightly. He seems to miss his brother very much.

"Thank you brother." Reply Marcel.

"Sorry grandfather, yesterday I went home first. Brother did not see you take the award first directly and brother beg you not to tell about the return of brother." Clein's whisper was right in Marcel's ear. Clein tried to speak as slowly as possible so that her parents would not hear her words.

"Please be safe." Ogre Marcel.

Clein nodded and smiled.

Rahma and Edvin get out of the car simultaneously. The two of them immediately greeted Eliana and Rahma.

"Welcome to our humble home." Eliana.

Rahma pulled the corner of her lips.

"You like to be humble. A house this big is called a simple house." His words followed by a little laughter.

Eliana laughed too.

"Welcome to Edvin for your award win too." Rio.

"You're still."

Rio nodded, Edvin hurried over to Clein.

"Congratulations!" Clein said enthusiastically and hugged Edvin's body.

"Karel spit down!" Shouted Rahma.

After hugging Edvin, Clein looked towards Karel's car and folded his hands in front of his chest.

After seeing the scene, Karel rushed down and approached the two Marcel parents.

"How are you doing, Auntie?" Ask Karel.

"Thank God we are both healthy. What about you?"

"Carels are healthy and will stay healthy." Reply Karel followed a thin smile.

"Thank God I'm glad to hear it." Rio.

Karel only looked at Clein without even greeting her. While the girl tried not to see Karel's face.

"Come in, come in! We've got everything ready for you." Said Eliana.

Everyone nodded and rushed to enter Clein's house. The Clein family had already prepared everything that Marcel and Edvin wanted.

The new carrel first entered Clein's house. There he can see many photos on the wall of the living room. There is one photo that stole his attention, there he can see a photo of Clein when High School and his face still remains the same. Karel's memory in High School again appeared, when there was no friendship between Karel and Clein. Debate for the sake of debate dominated their High School days. There is no sweet friendship.

"Phypnotized by my beauty?" Said Clein who was behind Karel. Clein and Karel were just two there. All their families had gone first to the back garden.

"Ckk, you want me to praise you beautiful?" Karel threw a question back.

"No! I'm just talking according to what I saw from your gaze on my photo!" Clein.

Karel smiled obliquely.

"Always evasive, always not confessing!"

"I speak according to the truth. I don't want to be praised by you and I just speak according to my gaze towards your gaze!" Firm Clein.

"Good Clein! Whatever your opinion is up to you! I'm lazy to keep arguing and talking to you! Just wasting time!" Said Karel left Clein alone there.

Clein closed her eyes.

"Time wasting? Heuh! You think my time is just meant to take care of you?!" Monologue Clein then rushed after Karel to go to the back garden.

In the back garden, everyone was chatting. Karel sat right next to Rahma and Clein sat right next to Marcel. Both of them still wore cold expressions, the remnants of the debate that had not been so long.

"Where are you guys out of? Long time." Eliana.

"They must've fought aunty." Edvin.

Karel stared intently at his sister's bead as well as Clein's. Edvin was just grinning as he lowered his head.

"Om, Auntie the decor is so beautiful, these are you two who decor?" Ask Edvin.

"Tante Eliana is the same Clein who decorates everything. I'm busy at the office." Rio said smilingly.

"Was Brother Clein too? It's great!" Praise Edvin is embraced by Marcel.

Karel simply opened his eyes unhappily. The girl came back praised and she was fed up.

"I guess we just cut the tumpeng just keep eating well? I'm hungry too, right?" Eliana.

They didn't plan such a formal event. A simple thanksgiving event seems to be enough especially Marcel only gave half a day to Eliana to prepare for the celebration.

"Hehe Aunty knows it." Edvin.

"Edvin don't be shy mama ah!" Rahma.

"Gapapa jeng, his name is also children." Eliana.

Eliana rushed to prepare everything. He invited Edvin and Marcel who cut the tumpeng. Edvin began cutting the tumpeng and the first piece was finished.

"We give the first piece to who... Duh fear it is wrong and then there will be shirk." Edvin.

"Dad is confused." Added Marcel.

"That's up to you both." Eliana.

Marcel and Edvin are seen negotiating. Their negotiations ended, Edvin blinked one eye at Marcel. It seems like they should execute their plans now.

"The first tumpeng cut will be given to Brother Clein and Brother Karel! This is a thank you to both of us because in the midst of your busy lives, you want to attend the awards ceremony last night and also present to this Thanksgiving event." Edvin.

Karel and Clein threw flat gazes at each other.

"Let's get the brothers here fast!" Marcel.

Both Eliana, Rio and Rahma all clapped and looked delighted. Karel walked first and Clein followed behind. Marcel and Edvin both pulled their brother's arms to face each other and get closer. Clein rounded his eyes.

"Marcel don't make you mad!" Lirih Clein was full of emphasis. Although a little scared, but Marcel tried not to care for the plan.

Karel kept quiet without commenting. His facial expression was as flat as a test board.

"Well now you two please feed each other! So there will be no first or second feed. Let it be fair." Added Edvin.

Karel and Clein were shocked and saw Edvin's face in disbelief.

"Wait moreover? Hurry bribes!" Edvin's orders were impatient.

Karel and Clein looked at Edvin with a murderous look. Edvin who was stared at was silent as if he did not understand. Though sweat as big as corn seeds will fall on the temple.

"Karel, Clein why stay quiet? Follow your sister's orders!" Said Rio who was taken by Eliana and Rahma.

Marcel gave a spoon to Clein and Karel. While the plate containing rice was held by Edvin.

"We must capture this moment!" Marcel.

Marcel turned on the phone and started recording the moment.

"This is too much! Clein doesn't want to bribe Karel!" Firm Clein.

"You don't want to protest too much. Just bribes doang what's so hard?" Eliana.

"It seems that Brother Clein and Brother Karel are ashamed to be seen as mamah with Aunt Eliana as well as Rio as well. Should you guys go inside first? You can see the results later on Marcel's phone. How's it?" Edvin.

Rio was seen looking at Eliana then Rahma and they all nodded.

"Dad Vin, I think the parents should go inside. Understandably they are still young and we understand this situation." Rio.

The enmity of Karel and Clein was no longer a secret to their parents. Both of them openly show hatred for each other without hiding it.

Rio, Eliana and Rahma the three of them rushed into the living room and were about to wait there.

Edvin is seen gesturing through his eyes at Marcel. Marcel nodded slowly.

"Here hold the plate! Edvin wants to drink first. Later Marcel will be up to three, you two start bribing each other." Edvin.

Karel did not want to linger. He did not want to continue in such a state.

"Cepet start Cel! I can't stand being around him!" Karel.

"I'm sick of being around you too!" Clein's reply was no less fierce.

"As far as you! Just do what they tell you to do so we can end this!" Karel.

Clein opened her eyes.

"OK we start well... One, two, three!" Marcel pressed the start button.

The hands of the two of them were raised with clashing gazes. They both put the spoon filled with rice roughly. To the point that both of them grimaced in pain.

"Slow down my mouth hurts!" Karel.

"Geez-uhuk! You also hurt my lips, Karel!" Clein said in her ringing.

Marcel approached his two brothers.

"Sister Clein, Brother Karel, are you a gapapa?" Ask Marcel.

"Marcel please get me a drink, uhuk!" Marcel nodded and rushed over to Edvin.

"Vin they need a drink now!" Marcel said when he was in the kitchen.

"Why so much?"

"They're eating emotional nyendokin, both the pain keeps choking and yes now they need to drink!" Marcel.

"Yes God! I'm gonna go get some medicine first." Edvin put the medicine in both cups that were there.

"My hands are hot cold, I'm really deg-degan." Marcel.

"Udah calm down. Surely our parents don't know." Ogre Edvin.

Edvin brought the drink as quickly as possible followed by Marcel in the back.

"This man drinks it. Clein's sister drank it." Edvin gave Karel and Clein a glass of the drink. The two immediately drank the drink until there was no rest.

"It looks like you want to kill me!" Said Clein after downing his drink.

"You did the same! You think I was wrong? See it?! My lips got wound like this!" Karel Imbuh.

"Didn't you see the same wound on my lips too? Goddamn bum!" Umbat Clein's.

"The bribery is over. We'll call the others first." Edvin said Marcel.

"It's over there!" Ketus Carrel.

Edvin and Marcel simply held back his laughter and rushed to leave.

Clein immediately sat in place and Karel still remained standing with his hands propped up on the table. They both felt dizzy and suddenly their eyes felt blurry. Clein held her head and Karel felt like it was not strong to remain standing. With twitching eyes, Karel could see Clein yawning and Karel following the same.

Clein put her head on the table and by then her consciousness had disappeared. Karel sat down to lean his back and slightly kneaded his temple, he was no longer strong enough to withstand the sudden drowsiness. Karel closed his eyes and his consciousness had also completely disappeared following Clein.

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