
"Who are you with, Ara? why not bring in?" the middle-aged woman asked Clara who was now feeling clumsy. Coupled with Bagas, looking at him fixedly now.
"Sorry, Aunt. I'm Bagas Prasetyo Wijaya." Bagas reached out to shake Clara's mother's hand and kissed the woman's back. Then the tail of his eyes moved glancing towards Clara, wanting to know the reaction of the girl as soon as he heard the name Prasetyo. Bagas sighed with a single bang, a little disappointed, because the woman did not respond to anything.
"Ma, it's not that I don't want to invite, Mr. Bagas in. But it's late at night. He feared that he would arrive at his house later," Clara gave an excuse, not too focused on Nam Prasetyo who had just been mentioned by the man.
"But it's not better to talk outside like this. Come on, boy Bagas let's go in first!" Nining her mother Clara opened the door wide allowing Bagas to enter.
Bagas circulated his gaze throughout the room and his eyes immediately stopped on the picture frame hanging on the wall. Inside the frame, clearly visible photo Ara as a child.
"Please sit down, Bagas boy! " after that Nining turned her gaze to Clara, "Ara, please make a drink for Nak Bagas, dear!" he told Ara who immediately nodded her head.
Clara put down her bag and was about to move into the kitchen. But his steps stopped when he heard Bagas' voice, "No need to bother, Ara" said Bagas who deliberately called Clara by her nickname. It caused a strange feeling in Clara's heart when she heard the man calling her by the name of Ara.
"Tan, I'm sorry that I arrived so late. Actually, I had intended to pick him up, to go to the reception of Ardan and his wife. But, Aunt's daughter refused. I want to say something Tan, if I and Ara are actually planning to get married, and __"
"What?! Married married?!" Nining gasped in shock, to the point that her eyeballs enlarged and nearly jumped out of her container.
"Yes, Tan. Hasn't Ara told 'em at all, Auntie?" ask Bagas with a frown.
Nining shook her head, indicating that she really did not know.
Bagas, stare intently at Clara who lowered her head. "Why hasn't he told his mom? does he really still doubt me?" Inner Bagas, a little disappointed.
"Sorry, Tan. Maybe the effect is rushed, but tomorrow night my parents and I will come to propose officially. What can you do, Tan?"
"Tomorrow? didn't he say next week?" clara wondered.
"Sorry, Bagas. Actually I am happy because my daughter finally has the intention to get married. All this time he always refused men who wanted to propose to him as a wife.But, I was a little hesitant, he said, I don't believe that a big man like you would propose to my daughter and I'm afraid that your parents wouldn't agree that his daughter-in-law isn't from the upper class like you. I also want to ask, do you love my daughter?Because if you don't really love my daughter, with a heavy heart I refuse." Nining said firmly.
"Tante need not doubt my sincerity, because I sincerely love Ara. And my parents' problems, they never discriminate someone's degree. They've also agreed, that I marry your daughter." Obviously, Bagas is not inferior. Makes Clara tick not like.
Clara did not want, if her mother would be disappointed later if she knew, the truth is, that they married not for love, but for the happiness of their respective mothers.
"Then bring your parents tomorrow! I'll welcome your family tomorrow." concluded Nining, ending the conversation.
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"Why are you lying, my mama?" clara asked as she drove Bagas forward.
"What lie? I felt that I was not lying at all." Bagas replied, glancing sharply at Clara. Deep down, she wanted to hug Clara right now, but she tried to hold her back for fear that Clara would not remember her anymore.
"You said that you wanted to marry me because you really love me, isn't that a lie?"
Bagas smiled faintly. "Do you consider it a lie?" Bagas stared intensely at Clara, hoping that Clara could understand that she was not lying at all by staring at the sincerity that emanated from her bead.
"That's it! it's the fact that you're lying."
Clara's reply, made Bagas feel disappointed.
"You said your mama had a lot of men who wanted to make you a wife. Why did you reject them?" Bagas began to conduct his investigation. And the answer she wanted to hear from Clara's mouth, was, if she was waiting for a man named Tyo to propose to her.
"It's none of your business!" said Clara sharply, making Bagas again sigh disappointed.
"Can't I know? I am your future husband now. I've told you about my past and the reason why I'm not married yet, don't you want to be honest? at least it's our start to build trust."
Clara was stunned, feeling that what was spoken by Bagas was true.
"Hmm, I'm actually pretty much the same as you. I was waiting for someone to fulfill his promise to marry me when we grew up. But, it seems like it was just a child's promise. It is impossible for him to look for me now. Because he might be married. That's why I decided to accept your offer. This was solely for the sake of my mother as well "Clara explained, she finally revealed the reason why she didn't get married to this day.
The answer that Bagas had just heard, from Clara's mouth, made his heart relieved. I want him to say that this man is himself.
"Hmm, thanks for being so forthright. Ara prepare yourself tomorrow. I'll actually come with my family tomorrow to propose to you."
"Why tomorrow? didn't you say next week? why must it be so fast? the effect was so rushed."protes Clara.
"Why is that?" clara's forehead was wrinkled, confused.
"You'll know the answer tomorrow. I'll go home first, bye!" Bagas rubbed Clara's hair and landed his lips against her forehead, making Clara's eyes grow perfectly.
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Ardan repeatedly kissed Amanda's stomach. He did not expect that soon his house would increase new members. Ardan promised this time he would be a standby husband, and would always be by his wife's side, to replace all the things he didn't do underarm Amanda pregnant the twins just yet.
"Geli, Mommy. Dong kissed her!" whining Amanda with spoiled.
"I'm not satisfied, honey. Oh yeah, can we still do it?" asked Ardan with a wanted face.
"Can't! wait until she is born again" Amanda replied, teasing Ardan.
"Seriously you? so for many years I fasted, and just broke the fast 3 months this, the period of fasting straight again, for 9 months?" lamented Ardan with a frustrated look.
"Patience!" Amanda stroked Ardan's shoulder with a chuckle.
When Ardan wants to kiss Amanda in the stomach again, his phone rang, making her cluck upset. His frustration grew, when the one in the phone line was Bagas.
Although upset, Ardan still press the green button to answer the call of his best friend.
"Hello, why did you call me at Kunti hour like this? are you changing roles for Kunti?" cerocos Ardan was upset.
"Sorry, Sob. I can't hold back anymore. Afraid tomorrow I forget." replied Bagas from the other end of the phone.
" What's wrong?" ask Ardan.
Sounded Bagas telling a story, about the reality that Claralah, actually the little girl he had been looking for.
"Seriously you?!" ardan exclaimed with widened eyes in shock.
"Yes, Dude. That's why I want to ask you to never tell Clara that I was interested in Amanda, huh?" there was the sound of Bagas, squeezing from the other end.
Hearing Bagas' request, Ardan sneered cunningly, feeling he had an idea to harass Bagas.
"You don't have to smile like, Dan. I know that right now you must be thinking of a way to harass me, right?" guess Bagas, as if he could really see Ardan.
"Why do you know what my head is?" asked Ardan annoyed.
"I already know how you are, so I can know what your head is about." said Bagas, relax.
"What if I keep telling Clara? what are you gonna do?" challenge Ardan, who doesn't like you for bullying someone.
"If you want to tell Clara, don't blame me for being close to Amanda."
"Your asshole! beware that you are near Saman Amada." threatened Ardan, feeling angry and upset, because Bagas, knew very well that his weakness was Amanda.
"Then, you don't tell dong" said Bagas, feeling victorious.
"Yes, I'll keep my mouth shut" Ardan said, ending the call.
Elsewhere Bagas, smiling with eyes staring at the ceiling of his room. He felt calm, because Ardan was able to work together.
"Something seems to be lacking, but what?" inward Bagas, suddenly felt unsettled, like something was stuck in his heart.
"It seems there are no more. Maybe because I was too nervous so I felt uncomfortable like this, Mending I sleep now," Bagas, calm himself down.
Tbc
Author: Bagas, there's still Bang Rio you haven't closed his mouth. So beware. 😁😁