Aara is Not Lara

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“MAAAAAA.” Jona's shrill screams echoed all the way out of the house, provoking the quiet soul of Rian's kepo to get out of the cave of the online game world.

“What Mas?” The voice owner who had been standing next to Jona, not Mama Lauritz, but Rian who looked up at her head, poking between the slit of the door that covered Jona's body.

While the trigger yelled Jona was only able to shake her head while stepping closer to the terrace of the house.

“Whispering really, Mas.” Ara said while walking casually with a bouquet of red sheets of money, while the bouquet of flowers that had made her sneeze was in Rava's hands.

“Buket money from whom Kak?” Rian asked who had already widened his eyelids in astonishment. His eyes sparkled as if he wanted to pluck out one by one.

“Tuh.” Shaking her chin briefly towards Rava who was just smiling thinly, Ara took off the 5-centimeter-heeled shoes she was wearing and placed them on a special shelf, neatly arranged with shoes belonging to other family members.

Turning his head to look at the figure of Rava that Ara showed, now his eyes were wide and sparkling Rian turned ordinary with his lips were washed. Keep in mind if Rian and Rava are still difficult to put together, both look like cartoon cats and mice, the difference is there is no behavior that attacks each other, that's what Ara thinks. Even the familiarity between Rava and Rian will be seen if both compact choose silence.

“Wah bad, surely Big Brother has committed a crime of extortion right?” Accuse Jona as a joke, her index finger shuffled and swayed merrily as if rebuking Ara.

“Allead to you!” While soft-tempered Jona, Ara throws her lips.

“Put on this plate, Mas.” Rava interjected Jona and Ara's petty debate. Stretching out his right hand with a large hanging pouch that clearly must have contained food.

“What is this Mas?” Jona asked Rava while peeking at the contents of the pouch that Rava thrust.

“Croll eggs, batagor, nugget, sausage meatballs roll noodles, whether there is pempek.” It was not Rava who answered, but Ara who said in a high voice because her position had moved away from the three men of different ages.

Moving towards her room upstairs, Ara left Rava just like that. It is very sure if there is a Rava at home, Jona will have endless conversations with Rava, in contrast to Rian who still chose to go into the room and meditate.

From here Ara began to understand it turns out that the presence of Rava as a more mature figure for Jona besides Papa Yudith can make Jona a little show of childish nature. Although all this time Jona looks ignorant, rancid and nosy, but behind his attitude Jona continues to learn to be more mature, he feels he holds the responsibility as the biggest boy.

“Mas Rava really want to marry Sister?” Ask Jona to Rava.

“Iya, you agree right?” Rava said casually, but believe me Rava is nervous waiting for Jona's answer.

“As long as Brother wants and that makes Brother happy, I agree aja.” Jona said with a small nod, a sesupap pempek submarine that had been cut several parts into his mouth. Chew slowly while permeating the pleasure of the shop.

“Indeed Brother want?” Rian chirps that either since when it was how many behind Jona and Rian, or rather standing behind the living room sofa that Jona and Rava were sitting on. His voice was flat with a dislike look on Rava.

“Iya yes, indeed Brother wants?” Jona said chimed in and repeated Rian's question, adding a little spice sparking anger that momentarily plastered real on Rava's face. Mengulum smiles withstanding laughter, Jona is inexhaustible at Rian who feels Ara being snatched by Rava.

Rian once told me about a time when they were going to sleep one night. At that time Rian innocently said that maybe one day Ara will forget herself and not love him anymore if there is Rava. A worry that seems trivial, but has deep meaning for a little Rian.

“Loh on collect here?” Said Papa Yudith who had just returned home, he deliberately went home faster at Rava's request yesterday afternoon when he came directly to Papa Yudith's workshop. Although not every day, but Rava still often visited Papa Yudith workshop to help the work of his future father-in-law even though he could only do small things.

“Jajan mulu you bought Rav. At your Mama's house already stocked up to want to explode it's her closet.” Examining all the food presented on the knee-high glass table, Papa Yudith can see a variety of snacks that Rava has bought according to Ara's request.

“Enak yes food from outside, tomorrow Mama do not want to cook.” Mama Lauritz said softly as if she was insinuating, whimpering away typical of people sulking.

“Mama is not cooking is still safe, there is Mas Rava now.” Chuckles Jona said as she glanced at Rian who was still standing still.

Looking at the direction of Jona's eyes, Rava then tried to approach Rian. “Here is the plate, Dek. Want to help fill what?” Rava said as he extended his hand, asking the plate in Rian's hand to be handed over to him.

“Rian again jaim mode, sok do not want but it's a plate already fortified, would want to be taken to the snack room.” Jona said while pointing at the plate in Rian's hand, laughing crisply with a mouth full of bricks to choke.

“This watch full mouth not swallowed first.” Rian grumbled as he ran to the kitchen to get Jona a glass of water.

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The moon rose with the stars, both of them radiating glitter. Not to forget the sound of crickets filling the atmosphere of the night that looked silent around a two-story house far from the surrounding population.

With the front door of the house deliberately opened, then this is where Rava and Papa Yudith are currently sitting together in the living room, not forgetting the company of sweet tea, kastengel setoples and Mama Lauritz's flagship onion cake.

“Pa, Rava want to ask permission Papa.” Rava broke the silence.

“Izin what is Rav?” Papa Yudith asked as he blew the surface of the sweet tea from his cup.

“After Ara's thesis hearing next month, it is likely that Ara will be graduated two months later. So, one month after Ara's graduation, has Papa been able to approve that Rava and Ara have our wedding?” Say Rava while squeezing alternately his fingers. Through a steady speech, Rava gave off all courage and covered his nervousness to the point of barely any gap.

“Ara agree?” Papa Yudith asked Rava without answering the question Rava asked.

“Rava sure thought it was, Pa.” Rava's reply was clearly not as sure as the previous speech when asking for blessing to Papa Yudith.

“Before we delayed because waiting for the blessing of Mama and Papa.” Imbuh Rava again, strengthen the answer he gave and calm his mind to remain firm that Ara also wants their marriage to be synchronized, although the corner of Rava's heart is not entirely sure.

“Task again to Ara, Rav. Papa does not immediately approve you not only because Ara wants to focus on completing her lecture. Papa is already well memorized how the mind path of the Papa girl. You guys talk about it. If later there are things that disappoint you, Papa hope you as a more mature can slowly love Ara understanding.”

Papa Yudith's long sentence seems to be an advice as well as a dagger that can destroy the heart of Rava. Not wanting to imagine the bad side that might happen, but the contents of Rava's head quickly processed a rejection that Ara would give.

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Towards the wedding there is a small pebble that is common right?🤔

Thank you for always waiting for the next Ara story 🥰