A Wound

Chapter 8's

Ara was still lying on her bed. After the dawn prayer, he could no longer close his eyes, even though he only slept for a few hours last night due to the constant daydreaming of the man who yesterday expressed his feelings for him. And until this morning the reverberation continued.

Until the moment his eyes caught the clock on the wall that showed at 06:20, making Ara quickly get out of her bed and run into the bathroom.

After finishing her bath, Ara walked towards the wardrobe to choose the clothes she would use today. And I don't know why today he cares so much about his appearance. One, two, three to a few clothes he had taken out of the closet, but they all looked very ordinary in his eyes.

Until finally the choice fell on a skirt made of denim and a peach-colored tunic with hemispheres on both sides, and pashmina with matching colors.

After several times staring at her reflection in the mirror, Ara finally decided to go down first, before Bi Ratih or her father came to call her for breakfast.

“Morning, Dad,” said, kissing his father's cheek preparing breakfast on the table, then sitting himself in one of the dining table chairs.

“August, Babe!”

“Come is not ready yet, not to the restaurant?” asked Ara when she realized her father was still wearing a house shirt.

Every day after taking her to campus her father always went to his restaurant to check the development of his restaurant every day, and help his restaurant manager monitor the workings of his employees.

“Yes, honey, I'm a little unwell, so don't go to the restaurant first,” said Hartono is still busy arranging food on the table.

“Again?” ask Ara worried.

“Neither, dear, maybe after taking the medicine, dad will be better.”

“Seriously? If dad is sick, Ara doesn't have to go to campus either.”

“Seriously, I'm not okay. Dad also called Arumi to pick you up.”

“Good morning dear-my dear!” The greeting sound of someone averted the eyes of both father and son.

“New also been talked have come aja, long life nih child,” lirih Hartono, make Ara smile to hear it.

“Waalaikumsalam!” said Hartono when Arumi was close to him.

Arumi gave a small laugh then wrapped her hands around the arms of Hartono who was standing by Ara's side. “Iya, Assalamualaikum, Dad,” he said then looked at the middle-aged man's face, “What's sick father?” tanyakanya.

“Just a little unwell,” replied Hartono.

“Have taken medicine?”

“Not yet, just after breakfast.”

Arumi let go of her embrace and then turned her eyes to the food on the table, “ya already then we have breakfast first, incidentally Rumi is also very hungry, too,” he said stroking his stomach then sitting himself next to Ara.

“You didn't have breakfast at your home?” ask Ara.

“No time, because my dad nelfon.”

“Emang dad ransacked__”

“Eitss, protest forbidden, now Daddy breakfast, trus taking medicine,” said Arumi cut off Hartono speech that would like to raise a protest.

Hartono shook his head laughing, followed by Ara who also laughed, then they continued their breakfast.

After a while, the sound of heavy footsteps from someone who was none other than Miya, turned Ara and her father's eyes away, but not with Arumi. Miya who is usually cheerful now looks different because of the face that is bent.

“You're here too? no hassle?” ask Hartono to Miya. Given the location of the boarding girl who is closer to the campus than her home, and also Miya who always goes to campus by taxi, it would be very troublesome if she had to pick up her daughter again.

“Kok didn't say?” ask Ara.

“So he called the same nyokapnya, so I stay in.”

“Keep your face why bent so?” hartono asked not to give up his eyes on the girl who had just come. Miya then threw her body on one of the chairs while dropping her face on the dining table. “Got sent us pocket money?” Hartono.

“Last week later told to go home first with mama,” answer is not excited.

“Ya has gone home first, maybe your parents miss,” said Hartono.

“She wants to be known as the son of papa's business partner,” continued Miya to throw her breath Rough.

“You want to be married?” asked Arumi to stop eating.

Miya raised her head, upheld her seat and looked at her two best friends, “ she said she was just acquaintance first.

“Ya has already sorted out what your parents say,” said Ara.

“Then what about my dreams, after finishing college I want to work first and become a successful woman, only then marry.”

“ Successful women are not those who have a good job and a lot of salary. But those who are able to be good wives and mothers to their children. Isn't our nature as women should live in a house with children and husbands,” said Ara sage.

“Iya right said Ara, we as men do not really care about women who have their own income, he said, we just want when we go home the first thing we see is the smiling faces of our wives and children welcoming our return, because it's the most efficacious tired medicine,” added Hartono.

“Yes, after all who knows if the man you are betrothed to is handsome and still young like the carpenter you said yesterday?” sahut Arumi laughed.

“Ck, more serious people too,” said Miya clucked bitterly.

“Parker?” said Hartono puzzled, making Ara and Arumi laugh.

“New parts also want to be known, already I want to be married tomorrow. Not necessarily she wants to be with you, right?”

“Arumi..” said Ara, preventing her best friend from speaking strangely that would make Miya's mood worse.

“Then how did you? Already have developments with Dion?” ask Hartono to Arumi.

“No! Dad did not support,” he replied to open his lips, then return to feed the food that was still left a little on his plate.

“Emang should support in what way? what to type Arumi space Dion and send to 9988?” said Hartono laughing.

Ara who heard her father's joke laughing, as well as Miya who had been pouting suddenly laughed out loud, making Arumi throw a sharp look at her.

After the laughter of his two best friends subsided, Arumi again looked at Hartono seriously, “at least try to father tell him to accept Arumi's love, if he does not want father cut his salary let him be afraid.”

“That's the name of coercion,” replied Hartono shaking his head at the girl's request. “If Dion does not want to, yes it is the same parking guy,” he added, which again makes Miya laugh.

“Dad...” sahut Arumi pout.

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