DESERVEDLY

Chapter 22 - Worrying

Devano hung up his sentence. His heart and mind were stirred. Immediate insecure, that was how he felt. Again, Devano feels unworthy of Intan's love if his rival is Sandhi, who is actually a handsome young lecturer.

“Then, do I really deserve Intan?” Inner Devano, back to questioning.

Tetiba only appears the shadow of Intan, smile and hilt, until the eyes that had ensnared Devano when trapped by the rain at dusk. Until then, a snap of Reynal's fingers disperse the mind of Devano who was really worried at that time.

“Dev, what's wrong with you?” ask Reynal.

“Devano confused, Rey. Sebe- ...” Jefri's sentence came to a halt, as Devano gestured a finger.

“Actually, today Jefri and I got an afternoon shift. So, I can't help sending you a bouquet of flowers." Devano reasoned, when that was not what he really wanted to convey.

Actually Devano wants to tell you everything. About Intan and himself. But, Devano's shallow thoughts that had just appeared had left him perplexed. Be, Devano told Reynal.

“It doesn't have to be today, Dev. It could be tomorrow, tomorrow again, or tomorrow again.” Reynal embraces Devano's shoulders as a true friend, then continues his sentence again. “Our mission is to find out the man Intan loves. Sandhi's business feelings, let him take care of it himself. Okay?”

“Good. But ..”

“But what?”

Devano again hung up his sentence. For a few seconds, Devano's eyes were directed at Reynal, as if something he was thinking, was being weighed, but it was finally said.

“But, let me alone run the mission. You, just focus on your wedding preparations.” Devano's smile expands.

“You sure, Dev?”

Devano. “If the two of us suddenly appear and ask, it will make Intan suspicious. Let me arrange a strategy. I happen to be quite familiar with Intan.”

Reynal patted Devano on the shoulder. Smile widens. Reynal seemed satisfied as his expectations exceeded the shadows.

“I just remembered that Intan used to be familiar with you. You used to be an organization, didn't you?”

Again Devano nodded, confirming. Although it was once an organization, but that's not what Devano meant. What Devano meant by being quite familiar with Intan was when he and Intan created togetherness with the lake children, until when it was caught raining in a coffee shop at dusk the other day.

“Good, Dev. I trust you.”

The afternoon conversation ended with an out-of-the-box deal. To be more precise, it was Jefrilah who felt that the deal Devano and Reynal made was really confusing.

“You are sane, no?” jefri exclaimed after successfully stopping Devano's motorbike at the end of the road. Yes, Devano and Jefri have retired from Reynal's house.

“No,” Devano replied briefly while turning off his motor machine.

“Ck. Pantesan!”

Jefri's grunts began. He's protesting about Devano not being honest with Reynal. About Intan, Devano should just say that it saves feelings. Devano should not have accepted the mission, as it would have meant supporting Sandhi. That is what Jefri said.

“So you saw a photo of Sandhi's face too, didn't you? What do you think, Jef?”

“His face?”

“Iya.”

Jefrey seemed to think. Of the whole thing he saw from Sandhi's photo, only one word he thought could represent.

“Bening,” says Jefri.

“How about the profession?”

“Ya .. okay, anyway. So a lecturer at a young age, anyone wants to be like him.”

“Lalu …. What do you think if a beautiful teacher becomes the wife of a handsome lecturer? Quick, right?”

*freeet!

Kriek!

Byur*!

Devano's face was doused in a bottle of mineral water as soon as Jefri realized the direction of speaking. Not only the wet part of the face, Devano's clothes are also. Jefri's spontaneous attitude was really reckless. But, all Jefri did was with a reprimand for a friend.

“Jeeef!”

“Hm?” Jefri looked like he was challenging Devano.

“You should have asked yourself that, Dev! Whatdoyouwant? Wanna surrender? Just give up Intan for Sandhi? Just because Sandhi's a lecturer? Yes?”

Devano immediately threw a glance because he felt rebuked by Jefri's words. This is what Devano felt before. Feeling inappropriate for Intan after seeing the figure of Sandhi.

“Wear sok-sok’an receive mission. Pay attention to your own feelings too, Devano Albagri.”

Jefri, Devano's best friend and co-worker, really shows his concern in a different way. Just this time Jefri was this reckless.

“I know I was wrong,” shrewd Devano.

“Already know wrong is still continued as well. Ck. Basic!”

“But ...”

“No need much but-but, Dev!”

Devano rubbed his face, looked up, looked at the sky for a moment, then again saw Jefri's face which still seemed to be enveloped in emotion.

“Let me think,” pinta Devano.

“Terlarah. The important thing is not to take too long. I don't want to see you as an invited guest at Intan's wedding.”

After saying so, Jefri turned on the engine. Before the motor was put forward, Jefri clenched his hands as a signal for Devano's spirit.

***

After giving private lessons for the last time at Yunia's house, Intan heads to the coffee shop at the end of the road. In the coffee shop that Intan and Devano once caught rain. Just like now, Intan was caught in the rain. The difference is, Intan took shelter in the coffee shop without Devano.

“Black coffee, Ma'am. Please.”

Intan smiled kindly at the owner of the coffee shop, a middle-aged mother who was also always friendly to buyers.

“Devano already has a lover. While Sandhi ...” Intan shook his head, then continued his sentence. “Sandhi is not for me. He's planless. Not firmly. It can confuse my feelings,” muttered Intan, while sipping coffee.

“Malang nian your fate, Tan.” Intan took a deep breath.

Just now, Intan's memory of the face painting package he received. Intan guessed who the sender was.

“agoyngab96.fr. Is it possible for one of my novel readers, huh?” guess Intan.

While still guessing the sender of face painting, Intan continued to sip coffee. Had also thought Intan would be present with Mira, but the thought was immediately removed because Intan did not want to be the joking material of the sister.

Without Intan knowing, in the coffee shop there are those who pay attention to him. Yoga, Devano's older brother. Yoga was at the coffee shop with his wife.

“Again what, Mas?” tanya Maya, Yoga's wife.

“Nothing. Rain, tuh!” Yoga quibble.

“Hopefully subside. Poor baby in my belly, Mas.” Maya looks rubbed her distended stomach.

Yoga smiling assented. The chair where she sat slightly Yoga slide so that her figure is completely hidden from the view of Intan. Fortunately, the coffee shop is quite spacious, and there are many customers.

Twenty minutes later, the rain was gone. Intan is ready to go home. Cheerfully, Intan stepped out of the coffee shop along with the complicated things he had thought of there.

Chekrekk-cekrek!

Yoga takes a portrait of Intan secretly, of course without the knowledge of his wife. Three photos were taken. Later, Yoga sent the photos to Devano.

I invited Intan. Come also. Kutunggu in nana’s ice cream Wednesday at seven p.m. Yoga's message, under the three photos he sent to Devano.

There's something complicated. Sorry, I can't come, Bang.

Come then. If not, I will make Intan my second wife.

Okay. L came.

Why does Yoga insist on matching Devano and Intan? What the hell is it? About Jefri reprimanding Devano, does anyone like it? Follow this novel to find out the story. Greetings Luv 💜

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