Chasing a Matchmaker
14. First Date
On Sunday morning, a new clock was set at 6:30 as Celia returned to her room after morning exercise and breakfast with her parents. He also checked his phone. There were several missed calls and dozens of messages on his phone.
He also checked them one by one. There are calls from Andra, Aufar and also Vishnu. Celia was shocked because Vishnu called her this early. But somehow what Celia felt was just an ordinary feeling.
Then he started opening messages on his phone.
From Aufar :
"For Celia, are you awake yet? what time will we meet and where?" "I'll pick you up at home"
Celia: "Oh yes, we met at Grand Indonesia Djournal Cafe, because after that I have to go elsewhere".
Aufar: "Ok, I'll see you in the afternoon".
From Vishnu :
"Morning Celia, how are you? I'm waiting for you to call me, but you seem to have missed me?"
Celia hesitated to reply to the message. He really wanted to close his story. And if he responds to Vishnu, he worries that Vishnu hopes for him instead.
"Let's the bales go, let her wait a minute" Celia thought as she continued to check the other messages.
From Andra :
"Assalamualaikum Cel, has breakfast yet? want breakfast with you? I have a good chicken porridge subscription"
Celia who is a chicken porridge lover so interested in Andra's offer. But he hesitated because he had never gone with Andra before.
"Vaalaikumsalam.. I had breakfast Mas, was jogging abis directly eat bread"
Celia's phone rings and turns out to be from Andra. Celia immediately picked it up.
"The Assalamualaikum Cel"
"Waalaikumsalam Mas"
"Have you had breakfast? very early morning"
"Yes earlier at dawn I was jogging truss already prepared bread with Mama"
"Bread is full Cel?" Andra tried to persuade Celia.
"Which area is Mas Andra's porridge subscription?"
"Rawamangun Cel, delicious you know, the place is also clean even if only using a tent"
"Hmm. May I have breakfast with Mas Andra". Celia finally obeyed Andra's invitation.
"I'll pick you up in a minute"
"Yes, be careful"
Celia's heart was racing after turning off her phone.
"Why is this so bad? Mas Andra was just eating porridge, not going on a date" Celia said as she held her chest beating fast.
"Shake lightning first" continued Celia again.
Celia had just put on her shirt, her bedroom door was knocked.
Tok.shock.
"Cel" the mother's voice called out.
Celia opened the door to her room.
"There's Andra under dear"
"Yes Ma, I want to have breakfast with Mas Andra" Celia said while blushing in embarrassment.
"Wow, gercep yaa" led by Mama.
"Mama, no.. Mas Andra has a good porridge subscription, Mama kan tau Celia doyan really chicken porridge"
"Yes, yes it's down there, Kasian Andra waited from earlier"
"Huh, from earlier ma?"
"Yes, you Mama called from earlier ga nyaut si"
Celia was surprised, because from he hung up Andra until he finished bathing and dressed for only about 15 minutes. While the distance of Andra's house is about 30 minutes from Celia's house.
Celia immediately approached Andra who was chatting with her Papa on the front porch.
"For Mas" said Celia to her guests.
"Bagi also Cel" answered Andra
"Pa, Celia wants to go out for a while with Mas Andra, can you?"
"Well, Andra asked Papa for permission"
"Makasi ya Pa" Celia kissed her father's cheek.
"We say yes, aunt.. Assalamualaikum"
"Waalaikumsalam, be careful" replied Papa Anton and Mama Tia together.
Both of Celia's parents looked at her son's departure with a smile on their faces.
"They're a big jerk, huh pa? just met last night already dating" said Mama Tia to her husband while chuckling.
"Let's just Ma, Andra is his good and polite son, who knows there is a soul mate with Celia" replied the Papa with interspersed sincere prayers for his daughter.
"Yes pa, Aamiin"
"Eh but later Celia has a promise also with her son Jeng Mirna loh pa, Aufar, how is it?" my mom seemed worried thinking.
"Let's just ma, let Celia who determines, she's a wise child and mature in attitude, papa sure Celia will not be wrong again" replied Papa Anton calm his wife.
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