The Macau Love Story
11 (One By One)

After breakfast, I unpacked my suitcase which I had not yet arranged into the closet. In accompanied by Pandu mas who sat leaning on the bed, while staring at the notebook on his lap.

"When did you go back to Macau?"

Not immediately answered, maybe Pandu is focusing on his work. Seen from the look of his eyes that fell on the screen below him.

"What did you ask?" his eyes still looked seriously at his work

"When to Macau?" rework

"Tomorrow mornings" he answered with a look in his eyes now focused on me "Why?"

"What time?"

Before answering my question, I saw his forehead shriveling, as if he had a lot of "Eight" questions"

Highlight my eyes that had focused on clothes, now turned to mas Pandu "When do I come here again?"

"Saturday night"

I don't know why I suddenly hate this kind of situation. It's hard to part with him, but he's not gone forever.

And this kind of situation reminds me of a man from the past, saying goodbye that he's leaving, and apologizing for not being able to keep me company before papa picked me up at school. Dejavu, maybe that's the right word to describe my condition.

"Why bengong?"

"It's okay" I answered while arranging the clothes in the closet.

"You heavy I'm staying?"

I stopped the movement of my hand that was putting my clothes in the closet. The Pandu mas question just now, like a bow that was panned right on target, but I was too embarrassed and prestige to admit it.

"You're so adorable" Tweeted mas Pandu as I remained silent and did not answer the last question. Seconds later he smiled. To me, this was the first smile I saw, rising from his lips.

And his smile, just bounces me to squint my eyes.

"My only if you're heavy I'm staying" his smile was wider, but nothing funny in my opinion.

From where he sat, Mas Pandu looked at me while taking off his glasses.

"Your mouth can't be used for talking?" Cynics with a slanted smile as if mocking me.

Instead of me continuing to hear her teasing, I immediately rushed out of the room to do other activities. Because I was already unable to control my heart which seemed to be racing beyond normal limits.

While waiting for Nuri's mother to sunbathe below, I decided to make juice for mom, and also mas Pandu.

Just when I curled my hair, before starting to peel the mango, mas Pandu know-how holding the side of the waist from the back, making my body immediately snorted.

"I'm heavy for you too?" the whisper then pecked at my nape. It's crazy, I mean, my crazy heart, he's beating with disrespect.

"M-mas, don't be like this" I said, "This is not only us, but also Nuri's mother"

"They're out"

"B-but maybe it'll be up soon"

Just as Mas Pandu was about to recite my words, suddenly the sound of the door, and a split second, I heaved a sigh of relief. He quickly let go of the hand that was on the side of my waist.

"How's the sun on mom?" ask Pandu, take a step away from me.

I was silent not flinching, staring fixedly at the back of Pandu mas. Lately, his attitude is more sweet, more talk, plus the way he talks to me seems more relaxed, that is, not as stretching when he first met.

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Today I think the clock is spinning faster, the proof is, I feel like I just woke up, and now, I want to sleep again.

"Drink first" I said as I thrust the glass filled with water.

Mas Pandu received my sodoran, then gulped down the contents, without taking his eyes off me.

Last time Nuri brought a laptop and carger to his room, mas Pandu told me to bring him a glass of water.

After finishing the water in the glass with just one sip, mas Pandu riveted me to sit on the edge of the bed. He sat facing me, with one leg on the floor, and the other leg on the bed. Both of his hands held my right hand.

"Seriously, you think I'm really that bad?"

"Why do you think that?"

I kept my eyes locked, and so did Pandu. The question from him, made my lips tightly clenched. Suddenly the hand of the Pandu stretched to touch my chin and brought it to the front of the Pandu mas.

"You should be able to distinguish what is done with love, what is done without love. If I wanted to, I could do it with any woman to let go of that desire. The fact is that no woman has come to hold me accountable"

"But I've heard you say you've done it once"

"Yes" he said quickly, and it caused a tightness in my chest.

"That's a mistake, not an accident, let alone with love" he continued

Both of my eyebrows swooped sharply at "Who is that woman"

"You don't need to know"

"I deserve to know" I replied not to lose

"The woman is dead"

I was surprised to hear the answer, but somehow I wanted to know about it.

"Why?"

"Alvin's"

Silent, our eyes fixed on each other for a few seconds.

"Therefore, I will not if you are bought by him"

"Why?" ask again.

"He killed himself after Alvin betrayed him"

His tone mas Pandu now sounded more relaxed, and the face that had looked scary, had disappeared without a trace.

Alvin thought Sonya was my lover, so he took her away from me, but" she said, which made me wonder "Sonya is just a woman who always tries to get my attention, and because I'm not interested in her at all, he set me up to sleep with him". I don't want you to be the same fate as Sonya"

His last sentence, made me frown at once, and I couldn't help but question "Then, if there's another girl that Alvin sold, would I buy it, and then marry her?"

Mas Pandu lowered his head with his lips on his back. "That's a different story" he replied firmly, and I didn't know what the answer meant.

"Anybody else want to protest?"

I didn't answer the question, because I wasn't quite satisfied with what he explained.

"I hid you here, because I didn't want him to take you away from me, because of what I had, he wanted to have it too, while after he got it, and was satisfied with his wish, he wanted it, he'll give it back to me"

"Did he also return Sonya to the mas?"

Mas Pandu answered him with body language, nodding.

"Will you take it again"

"No, because from the beginning Sonya wasn't mine"

"Why did he kill himself?"

"Because he felt frustrated, especially he already loved Alvin, but instead Alvin blatantly betrayed him"

"What's filing mas really gonna happen, if Alvin finds out I'm mas's wife, he's gonna take me from mas?"

"A hundred percent" replied mas Pandu "But I will not let him take you from me, except" Mas Pandu seemed to pause his sentence.

"Except what?" I ask full of investigation

"Unless you want to be with her, I'd even be willing to hand you over to her, if that makes you happy"

Mas Pandu's answer made me reflexively pinch his waist, then create laughter from his mouth.

"Thank you for the dinner last night" said mas Pandu, holding a smile "I love your cooking"

I nodded while taking a deep breath.