Aldebaran Looking for Love

Chapter 40

Ai just finished taking a shower and was drying her hair when her phone rang.

From unknown number.

Ai is used to picking up the phone, even from people who are not in her contact book. Being a business owner is the main reason. Who knew there were customers who needed an instant bouquet of flowers right?

"Hello?" the answer, with hope.

"Did?" greet the man at the end.

Ai's chest rippled. The caller was not what he expected, but strangely, he was not disappointed. His stomach suddenly went heartburn. What's the matter? Just hearing Al's voice made him feel mixed.

He scratched his nose and answered briefly, "Yes?"

"This is Al."

Ai chuckled, "Yes, Brother, I know. Who else tried? The loan shark's talking all right like this?"

He tried to joke around to cover up his nervousness, but the person on the other end did not respond to Ai's jokes. He even said something unexpected.

"Do you want to marry me?" ask Al, without hesitation instead.

Ai gaping. The question just now was too shocking, until he thought that he had misheard. For a long time he digested Al's intentions, but his brain was also unable to do so.

"Did?" Al calling.

Ai scratching the head.

"Ai... rina?" Al repeated once more, more fully, but hesitantly, half hoping he would not misremember the full name of the girl he was calling. D a m n! How can you get married if your name is uncertain. Al cursed his fate.

Ai herself deliberately cleared her throat so that Al knew that she was still there.

"Airina?" Call Al again.

His heart trembled again as his name was called complete by the man at the other end. However, all the incongruity of Al's speech just now made him not to be lulled for long.

"Remember..." Ai tries to find her voice, though Al can catch how wobbly it is.

"I know this doesn't make sense. I know you're still in college and we just met..."

Al had not been able to finish his speech, Ai immediately refuted.

"WELL, IT KNOWS!" His voice squeaked, like a chick that was afraid of being eaten by wolves.

Al breathed.

"I'm sorry, Ai. But I have no other choice."

"But I have!" Ai refused, firmly.

"Don't, I beg you. I don't know who else to ask."

"Yaaa, if you ask for help just love a thousand free flower stalks, I might be able to consider it even though it is heavy. This it??? Marriage??? Is he crazy, huh??? Graduated from college belom!"

"So, if you've graduated you want to marry me?"

"Anga really gi...la...?" Ai flinched Al, but in the middle of the road he became doubtful.

Al chuckled a little.

"Well? Laugh!"

Al laughed even louder.

Ai was getting less and less thoughtful, "Again her head earlier??? Or what the hell???"

Al instantly stopped his laughter, he cleared his throat, "Ai, I'm serious."

"I'm more serious!"

"We're muters talking, Ai."

"Mistake yourself into someone who's crazy!"

"Nyeremin why?"

"Yes, suddenly married like this! I also knew him yesterday!"

"Who said yesterday? It's been a few weeks!"

"Original!" Ai gagas herself.

Al chuckled, then said softly, "I'm hopeless, Ai."

"Yes but I can't help."

Al breathed, again.

"Don't you really want to do it?" he tried his last luck.

"Help others may, marriage will not!"

"Matured..."

"Pelit tuh if you don't want to minjemin money."

"Samely, you don't want to minjemin status to me."

Ai shook her head to hear this unclear debate in her direction.

"Again look for a woman who is ready to get married. I can't."

"I want you to."

Ai bit the nail so as not to get swept away with that sentence. Realize that Al is not in the process of replacing him. The man was just thinking that Ai was the last option.

"But I want the same Justin Bieber."

"I can go bangkok poni."

Ai laughed. His world and Al are very different. He wondered. About Al stopped following the outside world since when? Because his last reference was Justin Bieber's throwing bangs.

"Justin is no longer ponian, brother."

"Yes already. What is he characterizing now? I'm trying to follow you."

"Now he's a pitak."

"Ai, I'm serious."

"You're cruel, Ai."

"Emang! So don't get married!"

"So, who should I marry?"

"Who's cake. Ghost blau, demon plinth."

"Cruel again. Every time I want to sleep at night I have to creep on?"

"Yes, not papa. Itung-it's mental testing."

"Don't talk anymore."

"I am not alihanin. I want to end it."

"Am I really doing that much?"

"Rubber."

"So? Wanna close?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Yes already."

"OKAY. Yes, yes, brother. Happy looking for love!"

Al was upset.

"Bye, Ai."

"Bye, Brother."

Phone disconnected.

Al throws his phone over the bed. Ruffling her own hair like a bird's nest. If he doesn't stop himself, he might sleep head to the wall.

But...

He won't lose.

Al always got what he wanted.

Whatever.

Including marrying a good woman who he just knew.

***

Tomorrow morning...

Ai came out of her room in a hurry. Last night he was too busy recording flower orders while doing college assignments, so he again woke up late. Sometimes we have to work very hard, to the point that this body deliberately deactivates itself in order to have enough rest.

He went to the kitchen, wanted to have breakfast.

From a distance he heard his mother's joking voice with someone. It cringes. Rarely does Mira have a guest this early. Who the hell is that guy? But Ai was quite happy, because she heard several times the laughter of the mother.

"Ma, who–"

His voice floated as soon as he knew who was chatting with Mira.

"Hi, Ai!" greet Al.

Ai. Too shocked by all this.

"Because. pa.... here..." Ai stammered.

"You pick it up." Al smile.

"I went with Sammy."

"But I came first from Sammy."

"But I didn't ask."

"Aiiii, no manners, ah!" Mira chuckles. Ai did not accept. Why does the mother defend others like the gospel?

"Feed it here first, Ai. Aunty has made breakfast for you." Al patted the bench next to him.

Ai wanted to answer again Al's words. Why should he be allowed to eat in his own home?

But he held. Purposefully. Older people should be polite!

"I'm still going with Sammy." Ai said calmly while spooning the rice into her mouth.

Al nodded, "Yes, the important thing is until Sammy picks you up, I can see you."

Mira tried to hold back her smile. The man next to her is unique.

Meanwhile, Ai's face had already turned crimson.

Wasn't it! This is not blushing because of Al's sentence! But more to him doesn't want Mira to see all this! His mother could have misunderstood! Guess Al really likes Ai!

But, he had not had time to think what to do after this, his phone vibrated. A message came in.

From Sammy.

I have a fever, Ai. I'm sorry, take the ojek first, okay?

Ai immediately closed the screen of her phone.

But late.

Al read it first.

"WOOOOOOOO!" Ai unintentionally shouted.

Al laughs.

"Oh, the universe wants to see me nganterin you."

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