A Little Cupid's
22. No Other Choice, No Other Way
Lily got a message from her sister, that her mother had agreed to her sister get married in 2 months. All the preparations are in order and it is just a matter of carrying out the contract and marriage.
She was actually happy, so Lily no longer felt burdened with guilt for being a barrier to her sister's marriage. Only, the girl had to prepare her heart again to return to being the subject of innuendo and ridicule of the invited guests who knew her.
'just teach.the married one is prettier than his sister'
'maybe it's bad, so it hasn't been practiced'
'don't be crossed again the same one'
'if the appearance is still like that, let alone get a mate, can a guy friend may be difficult'
'tomboy anyway!. Different from others, feminine. He rarely smiles. So where does anyone want to look'
'maybe the taste is too high, so it is difficult to find a partner. Picky anyway!!'
Lily remembered those innuendos the most. Although they were smiling in front of the girl, behind her they were gossiping sadistically about her.
He admitted his shortcomings just hearing others talk about it with a cynical look at him. It was slowly hurting his feelings. Therefore, after her sister married first, Lily decided to find work and live in another city, which no one knew her.
"Lily???......
Varo, who asked about his lunch, felt ignored by the girl who was busy daydreaming.
"Auuu...sick!!!, what the hell??😡." Lily stroked her arm that had been pinched by Varo.
"I'm hungry!!." Reveal the man.
Lily glanced at the man with an annoyed look. "Eat!!, the food is on the table."
"....you why the hell???, did I accidentally step on your tail??. Why angry??. Shouldn't I be angry, you're an hour late from the lunch schedule, so I have to report first while waiting for you to come."
The girl took a deep breath. "Ma'af, I.so the meat's gone so I'm going after it."
"Eat first!, I am not hungry. I'll put Arion to bed first." Then the girl left Varo who was staring at her departure with a look of wonder.
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Varo receives a message from Lily's mother, asking her to come on the wedding day of her sister Lily, Reyna. Varo certainly did. He had even quit his job and took a week off before the wedding day.
Varo does not know why Lily suddenly so often daydreaming and badmood, he hated when the girl did not talk about the problem and instead always ask ma'af if Varo reprimanded him.
So that night after seeing Lily put Arion in the bedroom he forced the girl to have dinner with him.
"You didn't have breakfast this morning, nor did you have lunch and now you want to skip dinner. Please don't do anything stupid, if you're sick, I'll suffer too." The man said in an annoyed tone.
Lily finally ate, well even if just a little. But the girl looks preoccupied with her own world again and it makes Varo upset again.
"Tomorrow weeks, I want us to have a picnic."
"okay."
"......" Varo is getting frustrated. "Where are we going??, how long??."
"Where are we??, how long??"
😑. "Thousand islands. I want to drown you there😡."
"Oh...Then I will write a farewell tonight😶."
"......."😐
Varo took a deep breath again, even his joke was taken seriously by the girl. "Tomorrow we go early in the morning, don't get up late!!."
"....Okay." Okay."
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They went to the thousand islands, precisely on the island of hope, Varo had already ordered a homestay there and Rion looked very excited once his feet stepped on the white sand. He ran around making Lily overwhelmed but also happy at the same time.
Varo certainly captured the moment when Lily caught the little guy and both laughed happily.
"Why is the beach deserted??, you are not desperate to rent this beautiful place to enjoy yourself right??".
That silly question made Varo almost laugh. "Unfortunately I'm not that crazy. It just so happened that the beach was deserted."
"Why is this island called the island of hope??, what is its history??." Ask the girl again.
"That's it.just look it up on google."
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Varo tells his 4 bodyguards to accompany Arion around the beach, while he and Lily sit back while looking at the beautiful view of the blue sea.
"Have you ever been to the beach??." Varo asked as Lily sat in silence. The girl nodded with a smile
"Katrok!!."
Hearing the innuendo, the girl's sweet smile disappeared instantly.
"You go to the beach often??."
"Lumayan."
"Only alone??, why??."
Varo replied in a bored tone. "Do you have to be both??😑. I'm here to eat seafood too."
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"Said.the view under the sea is good. Have you seen it??." Lily asked back. And this time Varo really laughed at him.
"Hahaha...you really searched for the info on google ya😄😄."
"......" I'm also a tonjok for Orang😑
"Beautiful, very beautiful😄. Want to see too??, we can rent diving equipment."
Varo refuses. "For photos, you can also search on Google there are many. I'm tired of diving alone, which is also seen only fish, seaweed the same coral reef doang."
"You don't get bored seafood??, eat the same menu." This time Lily quipped the man.
The insinuated even smiled happily. "But this time I don't eat alone anymore, that's the difference."
Lily was speechless, she was fascinated with the dimples that were formed beautifully when the man smiled.
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They didn't go out for dinner. After rest and lunch. The sleeping Arion, guarded by the four bodyguards earlier in the homestay. Lily and Varo return to the beach to watch the sunset.
"I used to love waiting for the sun to set. Behind my house, there is Musi river and I every afternoon must be sitting on the edge of the musi river while looking at the sky that was white turned into orange. My father used to accompany me before he died."
Varo glanced at Lily. A sad smile was engraved on the girl's face. "Your father....What kind of person??." Ask the man.
Lily took a deep breath before replying. "He was a very cheerful and childish man. Mom used to scold him for taking me fishing and playing football. Mother said, girls should not do such activities. But my father smiled and replied that girls need to know everything, so later it won't be too dependent on men."
Lily smiled again as she reminisced about the past with her father. "In comparison to my brothers, I was closest to my father. He never scolded me when I was following the activities that are usually done by boys. I'm fishing, playing ball, joining Scouts, too.climbing the mango tree neighbor😅. My character doesn't match my name at all."
"Dad. He could cook, build houses, paint walls and paint beautiful pictures. After school I always follow my dad if he gets a job building people's houses, I help him put up bricks and even paint the walls. And once my father decided to open a food stall, I was interested in learning to cook and eventually went to a major in gourmet studies. He was proud of me, and then we made a promise that as soon as I got my money, Dad would make a small restaurant on our behalf. But.that never happened."
There were tears streaming down both of Lily's cheeks. He held back his tears to keep telling the sad story.
"He still smiled proudly at me when I handed him my graduation hat, then the next second he closed his eyes forever. Never made me want my dream to come true. He had a heart attack and died on my graduation day."
Varo finally sat down before Lily and wiped away the girl's tears. "How did your sisters get to college??." Ask the man again.
"Mom still sells. I was half a year before I got a job at a restaurant. I help my mother at home, our rice wrap is quite in demand. sometimes sell my fish catches, also part-time work in wedding decoration, decoration section, etc, his salary was enough to finance my sisters' semester money. But after I got accepted to work as a chef, I just focused on cooking. The salary is also pretty good so I stayed there for 8 years. My sisters are also smart and not a wasteful type. They got merit scholarships from campus, also applied for scholarships to the education department, saving the pocket money that I sent every month. Financial matters, it can still be handled well." Lily ended the story with a smile.
"Good boy." Varo stroking the girl's hair made her laugh.
"My mom always said that too." Lily said with a proud tone.
Varo was happy to see the smile that continued to be on Lily's face. "Yes, you're such a good boy that you have to lie so as not to hurt your mother's feelings."
"😒, Please don't bring up old problems. You are also the cause of the lie that still continues today."
The man smiled and got up and sat down next to Lily.
"Mother sent me a message that....
"You don't have to come." Lily cut off Varo's words. "I told you, I will be honest with Mother that we have no relationship. I will really say it once I get to Palembang, I don't want to say anything like that over the phone. So you don't have to do good like that anymore."
"Why don't we just be a couple and get married. I'm single and you're single, mom knows me and agrees we're married."
The discussion made Lily deja vu. The girl returned to shake.
"I'm not going to marry someone who doesn't love me." Said the girl firmly.
Varo looked back at Lily. "Why do we have to love you first to marry you??, we just need to get married and learn to love each other."
"I don't know how to love before. But I know for sure what that feeling of hate and that feeling is, I don't feel it at all to you. So why can't we get married and try to get close to each other??. Didn't you say that I should seek my own happiness. I'm trying it now.not trying. I've got it now. Besides Rion, you are the biggest part of my happiness, therefore I want us to get married."
"Why don't we both learn to know each other, like and love after marriage??. I want to commit in that way.
Lily finally answered. He knew the man in front of him was really serious right now. "What...if the result is the same as your father and mother??. They married without love and ended miserably."
"They're not us. I know the pain of being lied to, tricked, hated, exploited. And as long as I've known you this year. You made me realize that there are still good people in this world, there are still people who can make me believe 100%, and feel loved too spoiled. Open my heart to you. We don't know what bad things will happen next. But right now, I want you next to me."
Varo clasped Lily's hand. Waiting for the answer from the girl. But until 15 minutes later both of them were silent staring at the afternoon that went into the night.
"I don't want a party. Enough family coming."
"....Okay." Okay."
Lily glanced at Varo who had not since when had she smiled her smile.
"I want to keep working after marriage. I want to be a chef and have my own restaurant."
"That's her dowry." Answer Varo steady.
"....."Why does it sound like it's planned??🤨
"I don't want to wear an expensive wedding ring."
"....."😑. "okay!!. The money is already in your account, I'll add it. Please don't give it back!!!."
"......"Lily's turn is silent.
"We got married this month. I don't want you to be taken by your sister anymore. I'll pick a date and talk to Mommy."
Lily frowned. "You...Are you sure that I'm going to marry you??."
Varo smiled widely. "of course. How could a handsome, kind and rich man like me be rejected, hahaha."
"Ee...aku...plan to do it now😏."
The smile changed with a sly smile and made Lily suddenly swallow her saliva.
"Actually.....Mother and your other family have come to Jakarta this afternoon and are home now."
"😲😲What!!!."
The chirping is getting wider. "Mother knows we live together, so we might get married soon. You know.adat customs forbid unmarried couples to stay in one house. So then...
'cup'
A flash landed on Lily's left cheek. Varo smiled happily after doing so. "Your best choice is to marry me😄."
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