
Almiera Shofia Prameswary's
I had finished getting ready and waiting for Andrew to come to pick me up, although I actually did not really want to go with him, but since my relationship with Angga increasingly distant and uncertain direction, he said, from then on I was closer to Andrew and maybe I was more comfortable with him.
Two weeks is not a long time, at least to undergo obligations or something ordinary that is a daily routine, but for me at this time, he said, two weeks was too long time not to greet each other, even he seemed to deliberately stay away when I was the one who was injured, he said, and the wound became even more when the day before Ana had visited her house and Angga greeted her with a smile that seemed so sincere to receive her presence.
The relationship that they live seems to have been established quite far, Angga and Ana have experienced in household affairs that makes them able to better understand each other, maybe they are a good match and if they are a match, what can I do?
The sound of car horns from Andrew disperse daydreams, for a moment I returned to reflect to just check the appearance so that nothing is lacking, after being sure that everything was perfect I was ready. Actually, it's not usual for Andrew to ask me to go and dress this and that, I'm freer to make a choice, but this time he's so asking me to wear elegant clothes, no matter what he means, but I don't mind obeying his request.
Andrew had been waiting for me next to his car, and when he saw me coming out of the house he opened the door for me.
"Please princess."
Today there was something different about Andrew, he seemed so over-treating to me, but as a woman when getting such preferential treatment would definitely be flattered.
"Thank you."
After making sure I felt safe and comfortable, Andrew rushed in and drove away. On the way, Andrew endlessly praised me, making me feel a little uncomfortable because I think everything he is doing right now is excessive.
"En, where are we really going?"
I diverted his words from earlier only showing his dreadful nature.
"Mmmhhh, you know later."
Andrew didn't tell me about his goal this time, it seemed like he wanted to surprise me.
And finally we arrived in front of a big, luxurious house, which turned out to be the home of Andrew's parents.
"En, whose house is this?"
"Do you take me home? What are we gonna do?"
Unlike the previous one, this time Andrew explained what his goal was.
"So gini, I want to know you with my parents, now there will be a family event, so I think this is the right moment."
"What order is it in?"
Back, Andrew didn't answer my question, he got out of the car and opened the door for me.
I stood staring at the magnificent house before me before Andrew took me inside the mansion.
Inside Andrew's big family home they had gathered, family, relatives, friends and maybe co-workers from that family, I started to feel awkward to approach them, he said, but Andrew forced me to introduce him, especially to his family.
"Well, Mah, this is the woman I told you about yesterday."
Both of Andrew's parents took a quick look at me and smiled. As a person who knows manners, I also greet them to introduce themselves.
Andrew was briefly taken away by his father to chat, I was in a three-year stay with my mother and one young woman who turned out to be Andrew's younger brother.
"Sister, I know you, I'm Fransisca, call me Sisca."
As the young woman asked me to meet her as she reached out, I welcomed her hand.
"Thank you, brother, for coming to my birthday party."
Her words again made me know that what I was going to was a birthday party from Sisca.
"So this is your birthday party?"
Sisca smiled, but I was the opposite. How not, I came to a party that did not know about the party to celebrate what, and after knowing, I felt guilty for coming to bring nothing.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know it was your birthday party, so I couldn't bring anything."
"Yes, it's okay, I understand."
Sisca understood, she seemed to know something about my story from Andrew. From what I can see, Sisca is an educated person, just like her sister, but their education degree is still directly proportional to the adab they show, both of Andrew's parents educated his son and daughter well so that they could become respectable individuals.
The time of the event seemed to have arrived, one of those acting as the MC began to give directions to the invited guests present.
Event after event has been carried out in accordance with what has been planned, until finally arriving at the core event of the party, but suddenly Andrew stood up and walked towards the MC to talk and give a surprise to his sister.
"I as her brother will give her a gift that will probably always be remembered and will not be forgotten."
After giving the code, the gift came out of one of the rooms in the house, everyone applauded, as well as me so slowly that my hands weakened and then stopped before the gift reached the recipient.
The gift approached with a bouquet of flowers accompanied by the applause of the invited guests, Sisca was very happy to see the person she admired coming to her birthday party, I never thought I would get such a surprise from my family. Everyone smiled happily, except me.
Shock, that's what I think when I see him here, at the same party but not as a couple.
"What do I no longer know about him? How many other women are currently close to him?"
That's the question that came to my mind when I saw him standing next to Sisca. It seems he has not realized my existence.
He gave the flower to Sisca, and instead their cheeks met each other and then Sisca expressed her delight by hugging the gift in front of her.
After finishing with a gift that made Sisca happy, Andrew approached her and for a moment they talked and Andrew invited her to meet me.
Angga seemed surprised to see me here, the look of a face that previously seemed happy now had to be gloomy when we met face to face, I tried to smile and shake hands with him even though the heart felt so hurt.
"I didn't think I'd see you here."
He opened our conversation after Andrew went somewhere.
"Yes, how many more women do you have?"
I don't know why the question just popped out of my mouth, but it's already gone and I won't pull anymore to spill a little bit of my annoyance at this time.
"I'm here just working."
But unexpectedly, the answer is not so I understand.
"meaning?"
"I'm a writer, and I was called here to surprise him, because he liked the books I made."
"So..."
Not finished I spoke and received a sense of confusion unexpected with everything, Andrew had come back and immediately pulled me to accompany him to join his father and mother and Sisca, Sisca, Angga has now returned to be beside Sisca as a gift or indeed he is undergoing what he calls a job.
"In this happy moment, let me send you happy news for the family and all the attendees who have taken the time to attend the birthday of my beloved sister, but what I will do next is for my own future and that of my family, and coinciding with this happy moment I plan to propose to a woman who will be my life companion, and that woman is..."
Andrew did not continue his words, he walked up to me, carrying something in one of his hands.
"Do you want to marry me?"
Without waiting any longer, Andrew immediately proposed to me in front of all who were there by giving a ring ready to circle on one of the ring fingers. I didn't expect that the woman he was going to ask for was myself. For a moment I fell silent and looked one by one at their faces until finally my gaze with him met.
Trembling I reached out to the ring that was ready to be fitted to bind me to the band. Several times I glanced at him to see what reaction he would have, but until my finger got closer to the ring, he had no reaction at all, he just fell silent with an expression I did not understand, it seemed like my hope for him was indeed in vain.
"I'm sorry, I can't."
I'm pulling my hand from the future and the happiness that Andrew is trying to promise. With tears in my eyes, I left all those who were disappointed, including Andrew's hope and his foolishness, who lacked the courage to prevent me from belonging to anyone else.
"Am I not worth anything? Am I hoping too much? Why is he so stupid?"
I immediately left the place with all the disappointment that was becoming. With a taxi I rushed to leave all those who were still there.
On the way, these tears were unceasingly flowing, shedding all disappointment at my unwelcome circumstances and also his incomprehensible foolishness about the high hopes I had placed on him. But not how long when the car drove at a high enough speed suddenly just stopped instantly because it almost hit a biker who overtook and stopped right in front of the car I was riding. The driver got down and forced to open the car door.
"Go sir, don't care."
"Sorry mba, can't, the bike is blocking the road, you better get down first."
I got out of the car to meet him.
"You want what you? Not satisfied, huh? Is it still not enough?"
With tears of uncontrollable emotion I let out all the anger and disappointment that had reached its peak, I did not care what else he would do. Angga did not react, he just fell silent to listen and accept the anger that I overflowed that made my emotions become more and more and when I was tired and free to spill everything, I left, but Angga didn't let me, he pulled one hand and took me in his arms, suddenly I hit his chest with emotion left but he still flinching until I finally gave up and clenched as hard as possible to calm myself in his arms.