
This morning Dira just arrived at her school. Something is different from Dira. The girl who moved to school at the beginning always showed that expressionless cold face, now slightly changed the look of her face.
"Dira." Calling Melody from behind, Dira turned to the source of the voice and displayed her smile.
"Hi, Mel." Greet the girl friendly.
"Lo sick, Dir?" Melody asked while sticking the back of her hand on Dira's forehead.
"Not really." Answer Dira briefly.
"Kok Lo smile that, not usually Lo kek gini, Dir!" Melody said again.
"So I have to cry?" Answer Dira.
"It's not like that either, Dir. But I'm fine, look at you who's a gini kek." Answer Melody. Dira just shook his head slowly and smiled. They walked to class because the lesson was about to begin.
In another place that was only a few meters away from where Dira and Melody had been, there was Bastian who was looking at Dira from a distance.
"Morning the view of the cake gini make my heart adem, Man." Bastian Chirrup.
"Unfortunately it's a good view if you look at Lo's cake face, Bus!" Cibir Verrel to his best friend.
"Damn Lo!" Bastian said. Don't ask Axell, he just glanced at Dira at a glance and refocused on his phone. Axell is currently replying to his mother.
📥 Mother
Boy, come home for a second. There's something Mother's the same Father you want to talk about.
^^^📤 Axarkn^^
^^Yes, Bun. But later Axell a little afternoon home, there's an OSIS meeting.^^^
📥 Mother
Yeah, it's okay, boy.
^^^📤 Axarkn^^
^^Yes, Bun. Axell wants to go to class first.^^^
📥 Mother
Oh, yeah, don't forget, boy. Mother same Father wait.
^^^📤 Axarkn^^
^^Yes, Bun.^^^
After replying to her mother, Axell was seen closing his eyes for a moment, his hands raised to massage his temple next to her. Axell exhaled slowly as if his head was throbbing after he recalled that his parents had betrothed him to someone he did not know at all. Every movement Axell did not escape the sight of his two friends.
Bastian who saw Axell's facial expression also coded Verrel right next to Axell with his chin. Got a sign from Bastian, Verrel just slicked his shoulder indifferently.
...***...
The break bell has rung, and now Dira, Nayla and Melody are enjoying their meal in the cafeteria.
"Where, Dir?" Nayla said suddenly.
"What's the matter, Nay?" Ask Dira back.
"Yes yesterday, Lo sama Arfen." Ask Nayla again.
"Tuh, Dir. I'm so sorry." Melody chimed.
"Knees?" Dira and Nayla compact.
"Yes, maximum kepo". Melody replied with a quick laugh.
"Gue's sticking to my original decision..." Dira answered hanging his words.
"What do you mean, Dir?" Ask Melody.
"...I chose to make him my best friend, Mel. I don't want to destroy my friendship with Arfen who has been established for a long time..." Answer Dira.
"...If for example I am Nerima Arfen, it is not impossible someday either I or Arfen will certainly be hurt here. And when that happens, I'll definitely lose one of my best friends..." Said Dira explained.
"Ih... How to melow gini, anyway." Nayla said while hugging Dira.
"Congratulations, dong!" Said Melody who was hugging Dira from the side.
"...And before that happens, I prefer to remain the same position as Arfen. Because the name of a relationship there will definitely be a phase where we experience the name hurt or hurt. Even if it's all out of our will." Added Dira.
"Gue knows Lo can definitely do Lo's problem well, Dira. You're getting older now." Nayla praised her best friend.
"Something that makes me a grown-up, Nay." Answer Dira.
"Eh, Dir, but Arfen is handsome!" Melody's words were a little strange from the conversation path of Dira and Nayla.
"k8alo Lo would, make Lo aja deh, Mel." Dira.
...***...
The school bell rang about fifteen minutes ago. Axell is on his way home. In accordance with the message of his mother, who asked the man to go home because there was something that his parents wanted to talk about.
Axell continued his vehicle at a moderate pace because Axell was reluctant to get to his parents' house soon.
Until finally Axell cars entered the area of the Royal Palace's elite residential complex. The place where Axell's parents lived.
Axell parked his car and rushed into his house. As Axell began to step into the house, Axell faintly heard an unfamiliar voice.
The voice of the middle-aged man he met some time ago in the restaurant together with his father.
"Have you arrived, Boy?" Ask Marvellyo's father to his only son.
"Yes, Dad." Axell replied briefly.
"Yeah, you take a shower, gih! Somebody wants Daddy to tell Mother to you." Said Mother Resty while stroking her son's head.
"Good, Bun. Then Axell goes up first, Bun." Pamit Axell and immediately rushed towards his room.
Arriving in the room, Axell immediately rushed to the bathroom to clean himself up. Shortly afterwards, Axell was walking down the stairs to the living room, where his parents and future-in-law were waiting for him.
"Here, son," Call Mother Resty to Axell. Axell went straight to them and sat down between his parents.
"You remember this dad's best friend, boy?" Ask Marvellyo's Dad.
"Still, Dad," Axell replied with an awkward smile.
Axell stood up to kiss the backs of his parents-in-law's hands. If some time ago Axell only met Papa Pras, it is different with today. Because Papa Pras came with Mama Diva, Dira's stepmom.
"What about your school, Axell boy?" Ask Papa Pras.
"Good, Om.. Em-pa?" axell replied awkwardly. Axell was really awkward for now. Actually, Axell still did not fully accept the arranged marriage that had been arranged by his parents. Even Axell wanted to reject him if he could.
But how else. Marvellyo's father was a man who could not be denied. Everything he says is absolute and must be done.
"What, Om? Call me Papa, son. Papa said, don't call Om. Over time, Axell will also get used to it later, yes!" Answer Papa Pras.
"Yes, Pa." Answer Axell.
"O... Yes, Boy. This is Mama Diva, your future in-law." Mommy Resty.
"How are you, son Axell?" Ask Mama Diva.
"Good, Auntie." Answer Axell.
"Lho, what aunt? Just call Mama, son. Soon you'll be Mama's son." Mama Diva.
"Yes, Ma." Axell briefed. The man then turned to look at Mother Resty. "Bun, he said that someone wanted Daddy to tell Mommy the same Axell?" Ask Axell To the point.
"Here, you open first, boy!" Said Mother Resty while handing over a red heart-shaped velvet box.
Axell just stood still and raised next to his eyebrows. Axell was puzzled as to why his parents had given him this kind of thing.
"Let's open, Boy!" Order Father Marvellyo.
"Ring?" Axell said. "What ring is this, Dad?" Axell asked who did not understand the meaning of all this. While all of them were there just smiling looking at the facial expressions of Axell.
"That's your engagement ring, Xell. I asked you to wear it!" Answer Marvellyo's father.
Deg, man,
"Wedding?" Axell was confused.
"Why, son Axell? Doesn't son Axell already know Axell's matchmaking with Papa's daughter?" Papa Pras's question convinced Axell's decision. Axell just nodded his head.
...***...
Now Axell is lying down while staring at the ceiling of his room. After the departure of his two prospective in-laws, Axell rushed into the room he now rarely occupied. Axell lived more often in his apartment, because the distance to the apartment with the school was closer than the house of his parents.
Axell turned towards the nightstand, where there was a ring that had been given by his parents.
Axell grabbed the ring and saw the initials on the inside of the ring. There is an initial letter A engraved there.
Axell was increasingly clueless with his parents who just set him up with a girl that Axell did not know it at all.
Really Axell was very confused, like what kind of girl he would marry later. And why did his master's people whistle loudly to match him with the girl.
Long enough Axell wrestled with his own thoughts. So many questions that went through him. About the girl, who she was, how she behaved, and whether she was also forced to accept this match as much as she was forced to accept the decision of her master.
I don't know, Axell really did not know the answers to all those questions, until Axell finally fell asleep in his sleep.
...***...
*Cie Axell! Don't think about it too much, Xell! You have often met him.