Aldebaran Looking for Love

Chapter 29

Al wore his suit with ogah-ogahan. Today will be very long. He was ready with all the ridicule from the extended family that would be thrown at him all day. Especially from my own father.

"Abaaaaang, mommy and papa leave first huh?" Junita shouted from outside her room.

"Yes, Ma."

"You're not long, are you? Don't you still have to pick up your girlfriend?" Junita asked again.

Al cursed.

"Yes, not for long. Mama same Papa first. I won't be late" he replied.

"OKAY. Etta also left alone huh."

"Abang wear the same suit shirt that I chose right???" Shaletta was screaming.

Al is back.

"Abaaaaang??? Don't you dare wear that old brother's suit and shirt!!!" Shaletta yelled, again.

"Yes, yes, bring it up, ah!!!" Al berating. He also released the suit he had worn, switching to a turtle neck jersey and a slim fit black suit that showed Al's firmness. If Al looks fashionable enough as a man today, it's not because of himself. If only he could, he just wanted to wear his shabby clothes everywhere, but it was his sister who always dressed Al. Compliments are only entitled to be given to The One and Only Shaletta Maheswara.

Even this Shaletta would rather buy clothes for Al, than her own boyfriend. She is the only sister who likes to dress her own brother.

"Yes, I'll see you there" said Al.

He heard the voices for a moment, then quietly. Her parents and Shaletta are gone.

Al's smart phone suddenly rang, startling him. Rene's name was plastered there. Al is ready to be hit by the curse of his best friend. He strengthened his mind for a moment before answering.

"Yes?" answer, plain pretentious.

"Lo yaaaaa!!!"

Rene is cursing!

Al chuckled, "Don't get angry!"

"Where are you angry??? I already know a good girl, but now I say no sreg. What the hell are you really doing???"

"Yes, it doesn't fit, Re. How's dong?"

Rene growled, "What's wrong, Al? How do you want it? Which actually looks like lo, likes the same lo likes? I won't see you until the end of the world!"

Al scratching the head. How should he defend himself now?

His mind floated to the scene last night.

Things went well with Helen. The conversation flows smoothly. They even liked the stand up of the most controversial comedian from the United States, Dave Chappelle. Not everyone can love a comedy that dark. And, Al salute if there is a woman can accept Dave Chappelle's joke so openly.

Al had hoped, he had hoped...

Until finally, it said from Helen's mouth, something beyond her expectations.

"Your sister is Shaletta Maheswara who selegrams 'that' yes, Al?" ask Helen.

Al is defensive. The fact that Helen checked Al's background before meeting was already a minus value, let alone the word 'it' that was emphasized when Helen mentioned Shaletta.

"What does that mean?" al asked, trying to keep the tone of his voice.

Helen was aware of Al's defensive tone, so she spoke her point carefully.

"Many followers." Helen smiled slightly, looking down. He felt bad for opening up this topic.

Al didn't buy those words. He knew Helen wanted to say something more than that.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Oh. Very cool Shaletta, his followers have reached a million."

Al lost interest. Helen is one of Shaletta's Instagram followers. And learned of his brother's lunge over the past year.

Shaletta's behavior isn't always good.

However, even so...

And even though Shaletta is her number one fight partner, Al is still a brother, who always wants to protect his sister. He may berate Shaletta as much as he can, but he will never forgive anyone who dares to humble his sister.

Al knows Helen may not have meant to be condescending, perhaps she was just about to praise Shaletta. But he doesn't care anymore. Everything went back to being raw.

Until the end of the meeting, Al no longer attempted to build the topic. They come home with Helen feeling Al to be a stranger again.

"Al???" Rene calls, pulling him back to the present.

"Yes, it doesn't fit, Re. I told you yes. I have to go first."

Rene snorted, annoyed.

"So how? Who are you going with?" tanyakanya.

"The genie is invisible."

Inevitably, Rene laughed, "Ntar really is."

"Amen! Let someone go. I am frustrated."

Rene's laughter grew.

"Yes, Re. I faced the bully of my family. I didn't hang myself back!"

"Maha."

"Bye!"

"Happy slaughter!"

"Letchkora!"

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Al entered the hotel ballroom awkwardly. Just this time, the absence of someone next to him was so pronounced. Especially from a distance, he had seen his father glance at him curiously.

Actually, he wanted to hide behind the ice sculpture in the shape of two geese in the middle of the room. Diandra likes to throw money away for something that doesn't matter! What was the purpose of ordering the ice sculpture?

Then Al woke up. He can't hide there. Doesn't it look more and more awful? Ice sculpting has a partner!

Finally, Al walked toward his father.

"Where's your boyfriend?" ask Abhimanyu curiously.

Al breathed.

"You lied, right?! Your boyfriend's just a delusion, huh?"

It felt like Al agreed to all those questions, but next to the father, stood Judah.

'Have stuck it out with his favorite nephew? While the child himself is severely rebuked!' inner Al, pissed off half to death.

"Papa wait a minute." That sentence just came out of Al's mouth. Which he immediately regretted half-dead.

Now who's going to save him???

Abhimanyu seemed to be frowning at Al's words. How could the boy's lover not be seen until now? They didn't go together or what the hell?

"You lied again?!" abhimanyu Hardik.

Al grunting.

The tension between father and son was high, but that was when Al saw someone walking into the room. In the arms of his sister.

Al was stunned, losing his entire tongue.

The girl's long hair was perfectly unraveled, neatly laid out, despite looking effortless. The simple makeup polish made her cheeks meet red, as Al often saw when the girl was embarrassed. The white dress that was attached followed the curves of her body, making Al unable to turn away. Moreover, the dress is an off shoulder dress that shows the nape and white shoulders of the owner.

It's not the first time he's seen a beautiful woman, but it's only this that's made him feel almost crazy.

For God's sake!!!

Why did he dare say that Ai was a child???

Unknowingly, he stepped out of his father. Al followed his instincts. No longer caring about the whole scolding and mockery of Abhimanyu, Al continued walking towards Ai.

Shaletta cheered inwardly when she saw her brother walking towards them. He immediately let go of Ai's hand, and pretended to have to go to the toilet.

Ai, who was still unaware of Al's arrival, just stood awkwardly in the middle of the room.

"Did?" Al called as soon as he arrived next to her.

Ai.

And their eyes meet.

In an instant, the song that Al heard on the radio after they first met, seemed to ring in his ear.

"Without the saying, stole my heart.

It feels different, being with him."

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