A Light Fountain

Requesting permission

**

After buying the dress, the three of them had promised to meet at Alvin's birthday party tonight.

Time shows at 05:00, counted three hours they spent from after school earlier.

Jasmine returns home with Assena, and Petter returns home on his motorcycle.

Seen the car that was boarded by Assena and Jasmine, still in line with the sports motorbike driven by Petter.

Jasmine appeared to be leaning against the back seat with her eyes slightly open so narrow, she was so tired and sleepy. It didn't take long for him to fall asleep either.

In contrast to Assena he sat leaning back, occasionally glancing out to look at Petter.

He remembered the time at the boutique earlier, togetherness when Petter accompanied him to choose a dress. Unconsciously a smile was engraved on his lips.

I don't know what made him smile.

Until the sound of Petter's motor horn, like telling him it's time to separate. And that made Assena turn her head towards Petter who was speeding on the right side. Petter also looks into the car. Their views met, although blocked by the car glass, but their two eyeballs were connected in their sight which was only an instant. Petter had to end the encounter between his eyeballs and Assena.

And finally Petter's motor turns to the right. The car that Assena was riding forward was straight forward.

Assena still had time to turn to the direction where Petter darted away and disappeared.

**

After driving Jasmine home first.

Now the car carrying Assena entered the courtyard of a large and magnificent house.

Yes, he has arrived home.

Assena rushed in. Arkan and Evelin did not protest with Assena's late return home. Because they already knew when Assena asked for permission through a short message this afternoon.

It looks like Assena carrying a jingjingan containing the dress she bought earlier.

"Darling you've come home?" Sapa Arkan commented on the smile of seeing his eldest daughter.

"How was your day, baby? What's fun?" Sapa Evelin who was in the middle room with Arkan. Not forgetting the sweet smile on her lips.

"That's how!" Answer Assena flat. A little bit of a look but didn't stop his steps.

He was about to step up the stairs, but his footsteps stopped as if forgetting something.

now he turned around, slowly walking towards Arkan and Evelin who were sitting side by side in the middle room chair.

Arkan and Evelin raised their gaze towards the sound of footsteps approaching them.

Assena stopped, when she felt she had reached a safe distance. In a sense not too close.

Still standing, he looked at Arkan and Evelin in front of him.

And what was that? keep distance? be safe?

Yes Assena is so keep a distance, even that with her own parents.

Before Assena made her point. Arkan asked first. "What's the matter, baby?" with a curious face clearly drawn.

"Dear what's going on?" Evelin was no less curious.

As soon as Assena looks nervous, she hesitates to talk about it or not. Or should he turn around again and undo his intentions?.

Ahh already faced.

"Anu... I'm going to my friend's birthday party tonight what..."

"Gosh.." Shouted Arkan as if remembering something.

The unfinished Assena said, surprised and astonished to hear that.

"Dad just remembered, the son of a father's best friend birthday tonight. And he invited you, son. Maybe you wouldn't know him, but he knows you have teenage kids who are the same age as your best friend's kids. So he invited you too, and I forgot about it." Arkan said at length as he regretted his forgetfulness.

Assena frowned instead, seeing her parents busy themselves with their forgetfulness.

Assena cleared her throat, she wanted to continue her intention earlier that had been cut off. Not even listening to the regret of their two mouths.

As if back. "Ah, baby what did you say? Want to attend your friend's birthday party?" Arkan.

Assena nodded.

"Okay baby, go and have fun! I'll let you in" tell Arkan.

"Dear, have fun!" Evelin connected with a smile.

Gaining permission, Assena nodded "Thank you". Then turn around and step up the stairs.

Still heard below, Arkan and Evelin's voices discussed the forgotten invitation. There were also words of blame for the absence of reminders.

"Why can I forget that invitation." - complained Arkan.

"you don't remind me either" he accused his wife.

"I myself even forgot, if I remembered it I would have told you." Evelin Bela.

"But it seems, if we had previously notified the invitation as well. I think Assena would rather attend her friend's birthday party than attend the birthday party invitation of her son, Mr. Jemmy and Ms. Iretta. Assena doesn't know him anyway." Evelin said sitting propping up his chin and glancing at Arkan.

"Yes you're right. If we remember the invitation, it's not necessarily Assena will attend." As if Arkan justifies the word Evelin.

"Didn't he usually want to attend a party invitation like this?" Evelin thought.

"You're right, usually he doesn't want to know by any invitation. He doesn't like crowds." Arkan was still the same thinking to find answers to his daughter who was willing to attend the invitation.

"And I still remember how he always refused if we invite to a meeting with my best friend's family or just with a client." Said Arkan as if remembering the difficult.

"Ah that's it!" Evelin said enthusiastically. "Is this because of an invitation from a close friend or some kind of lover?. Considering Assena's grown up, she must have a close friend right?" It was like getting an answer.

And so.

After Assena's return and asked for her permission to attend the party. Making a couple was busy guessing about his daughter.

They felt astonished, that usually Assena was not easily invited or persuaded to attend such a kind of party invitation. Even now Assena herself is spinning the permit.

Either because Assena is an adult who already has a desire that should not be forced or banned.

That's both thinking.

"Here we must contact Jemmy because Assena's absent from her son's birthday." Arkan said shutting down the endless conversation if he kept guessing like that.

**

08:00 at night. After skipping dinner with his family, he chose bi Nem to deliver dinner to his room.

Now Assena is standing in front of the mirror, she is already wearing a beautiful baby pink dress that she bought this afternoon. It looks very good on his body. But he seemed confused, he did not know how to dress up.

What about her hair? what's to do?. And how, does she have to wear make up or not?

Because she never wears makeup. Although she always looks beautiful, it is because she was born with a natural beauty inherited by her mother. With bright white skin, long straight black hair with slightly wavy ends, a pointed nose and tiny red lips.

He was only used to wearing thin powder.

That all? yes that's all.

But since this concerned attending the party, he couldn't possibly not make up at all. At least he should look good.

In the midst of the confusion that hit. All of a sudden..

Tok tok tok tok

The sound of knocking made him look towards the door.