Dollar Girl

Chapter 80 First Love

"How's it?" ask someone standing right behind Irma.

"We cancel, he forgot that there was an appointment with us" Irma replied, turning her back.

"Yes, then we go straight home" said Ardi while stroking Irma's hair.

Irma smiled and agreed to Ardi's words, it took at least four hours to travel until they finally arrived also in Ardi's hometown. With the gifts that Ardi brought into the house and introduced Irma to her mother.

"Beautiful, let's sit down son" said his mother while pulling Irma's hand.

He can only smile and follow orders, a good welcome from Ardi's mother is enough to make him happy and comfortable. They talk a lot even about Ardi's childhood and her mother's struggle to have children, from the story that Irma understands that for Ardi her mother is everything.

"Oh yeah, kid, Jimy's family's home. Take Irma there to get acquainted with them" said her mother.

"really? well then, come on Ir!" bring Ardi.

"Yes, go first ma'am." said Irma saying goodbye.

They went outside the house and went straight into Jimy's house, saw his childhood friend come bring a girl Jimy welcome their arrival with joy.

"This is Irma" said Ardi.

"Wih... beautiful, you are good at choosing long ago" seduced Jimy.

"Hush!" sergeant Ardi who does not want his past revealed.

Jimy let them sit down, Irma talked again but now the topic is more on their respective work. Long enough they chat until Ardi brought up his habit of playing PS in the house, it was indeed an unforgettable memory.

"Would you like to see Ir in the room where I like to play?" ask Ardi.

"By" answered Irma.

They entered the room, apparently the place did not change much. Ardi saw even his TV is still in the same position even though it is now replaced with a more modern TV.

It feels really nostalgic to make Ardi miss, he also invited Jimy back to play to satisfy his longing while Irma just watched them from the edge.

Long enough they played until Irma was a bit bored, he was allowed to go to the toilet for a while. After returning from the toilet before entering the room he saw a photo displayed in the closet, he felt familiar with the photo so that he was curious.

Slowly he opened the glass cabinet and took a picture of it, long enough he looked at it until he remembered that it was a photo he had seen in Ratna's room.

"Why does Jimy have the same photo?" muttered.

"Sorry.Who are you?" ask someone who surprised him.

"Sa-me.. I. came here with Ardi" Irma replied nervously as almost the photo she held fell.

"Oh my gosh.. Who do I think, introduce me to Mita where is Ardi?" said Mita who immediately reached out her hand.

"He's in the room" Irma answered welcoming the hand.

"Did he play PS?" mita Terka.

Irma nodded which made Mita snort, to the little boy she was holding she spoke.

"Darling.. enter gih to the room om, rusuhin they do not want to play PS."

The child nodded innocently and walked into the room, while Mita invited Irma to sit down and chat with her. Mita introduces herself as Jimy's sister-in-law and friend Ardi, of course this is enough to make Irma shocked too.

"Actually this is quite funny, we used to have five classes. Me, Jimy, Ardi, Amus and Ratna we were in Junior High School class and the photos you saw were the four of them" Mita said.

Irma was quite surprised to hear that fact especially when the name Ratna was mentioned, really she did not expect to meet with her best friend's childhood friends.

Instantly he remembered the heartbreaking love story of Ratna, how great the love was until he was still guarding until now. Until he realized that the Naldo he called might be Ardi because from Ratna he knew that man had a lover and he was Ardi's lover.

It was painful to realize that she was the source of her best friend's pain, even though Ratna had been very good to her but this is what she did.

Throughout the day that Irma lost her spirit to get to know the Ardi family further, she just suddenly became unwilling to get closer. Of course Ardi realized this and on the way home he asked Irma's attitude which suddenly changed.

"I'm okay, maybe just a little tired" he replied lying.

Until at his boarding Irma could not stop thinking about the love of Ratna, she really felt guilty for having seized the person Ratna loved long ago.

Long contemplated finally he decided to leave Ardi for Ratna, he was determined to unite them. But the next day when he entered work, friends at work told him that Ratna was already a girlfriend, they gossiped after someone caught Ratna meeting a man in front of the store.

At the hour of rest as usual they eat together and this is the opportunity Irma asks the truth of the rumors circulating.

"Do you really have a boyfriend?"

"Who said it?" ratna asked.

"All your gosipin children"

"Ah.. I actually want to keep it a secret" complained Ratna.

"So right?" ask Irma in shock.

"Yes, he's Jaya. My first ex, who I told you about, we met a while ago and from that day on we communicated with each other after that he expressed his feelings for me"

"Didn't you still love Naldo? why do you accept her Na?" ask Irma.

"I want to stop dreaming, maybe it feels unfair because only Jaya loves me and I can't repay her. But slowly with all the things we went through together one day I will definitely love her too." replied Ratna.

"Then...What about your trip? you must have been treated well by your girlfriend's family" Ratna said.

"Yes, they are very good to me" replied Irma who did not want to discuss it.

At first he thought it might be the best, Ratna with her new life might end happily. But there will be if Ratna finds out that it turns out Naldo's girlfriend has been his own best friend, surely Ratna's heart is getting broken even if she will be accused of damaging other people's relationships.

He can't let that happen, he wants to stay good friends with Ratna and the only way is to just break Ardi. Although Ratna tried to start a new life but he felt what Ratna did was wrong.

Irma invites Ratna to go to the cafe on the grounds of just a regular walk, while she also tells Ardi to meet her on the same day. He had already told the cafe that Ardi should go to, with the confusion he kept looking around to find Ardi's arrival.

"Why are you again Ir? ko from earlier looked around continuously" asked Ratna who was aware of the strange behavior of her friend.

"That's okay" he replied awkwardly.

Finally after a long wait Ardi came too, from afar he saw Ardi waving with a smile. As Ardi walked over to them suddenly his heart was beating very fast while looking at Ratna who was busy with her phone.

"I'm sorry I'm late" Ardi said.

Ratna raised her head to hear a voice so close, her eyes exchanged glances with Ardi and the two stared at each other for a while making Irma's heart even more wrong.

"Hey... dollar girl!" yell Ardi.

"Hey.. white rabbit hahaha" replied Ratna.

"What's? white rabbit?" ask Irma in shock.

He remembered the nickname of the man Ratna loved was Naldo, for this reason he wondered why Ratna actually called him a white rabbit until he remembered that another childhood friend Ratna named a white rabbit. She is the one who loves Ratna but she loves Naldo.

"What are you doing here?" ask Ardi.

"I should have asked" said Ratna.

"I went to see my girlfriend" replied Ardi.

Ratna's eyes immediately turn to Irma, she realizes that Irma has a relationship with Ardi and the man Irma wants to introduce her is Ardi her childhood friend.

Hahaha

Ratna could not help but tingle in her heart, it was a funny coincidence. Some time ago he suddenly met Jaya and now unexpectedly he met with Ardi.

"This world is not as wide as the leaves of moringa, oh my goodness, if I knew sooner" he said.

"What do you mean?" ask Ardi who still does not understand.

"Include me, this is Irma my best friend. Some time ago he wanted to introduce me to his girlfriend who has been LDR-an. Turns out all this time the boyfriend you've been introducing is you!" ratna.

Ardi began to understand and laugh as well, only Irma still did not know where the funny place where because she was still shocked at the reality that was different from her mind.

Ratna also explained back to Irma that they were childhood friends, he reminded Irma of the photo that Irma had seen. Ardi is a childhood friend who has the nickname white rabbit, after that explanation then Irma realized very well that Ardi is not Naldo who loved Ratna.

"I'm sorry if it's a little personal, but who among you expressed love first?" ask Ratna.

"That's me. " answered Ardi.

"Really?" ratna asked unexpectedly.

"We got acquainted on social networks and then met later, for some time we were still PDKT until he suddenly met me and declared his love" Irma said.

"Great! you must have loved Irma so much that you did it" Ratna said in awe.

Neither Ardi nor Irma could only remain silent out of embarrassment.

"Look! if a woman declares love to him first then they date I guarantee she does not love the woman, but if she is the one who declares love she is definitely very loving to the woman. I know how the white rabbit is" Ratna said.

"Have it. Don't talk about it" said Ardi began to get upset.

"Well, but since you love my best friend so much, promise not to make her cry, if you do that I will kill you" Ratna threatened.

They just laughed at the words, now Irma's mood has melted. They were also busy chatting about many things, it made Irma grateful because her relationship with Ratna was fine.

Long enough they spent time together until Ratna said goodbye to go home first, he had to go to the salon on the orders of his boss. Irma and Ardi remained there, because they were only two Irma also revealed what she knew about their past.

Ardi admits that the first love he had told Irma was Ratna, maybe she loved Irma because they had some similarities.

The first love he felt even since childhood, when they were still elementary school children who played together on the field. Just then Ardi had just bought a snack and got the gift of the ring inside, he rushed to the field to meet Ratna and was about to give the ring.

But he had not given it suddenly Ratna's mother called him and told him to go home, apparently that day Ratna's parents had a fight and it was a farewell that was not planned.

Years later he suddenly hears that Ratna has returned, and his love is still stored like his ring. Various kinds of things happened between them, all of it had made Ardi to retreat but he could not do it.

After graduating from High School he intended to give the ring but he was rejected, finally the ring back into his pocket. Stay there until he meets Irma, the girl who can make him fall in love apart from Ratna.

Even the love he felt was different, maybe because he fell in love when he was an adult where he could understand Irma's wishes well. Evidently, even though their relationship was long-distance, Ardi felt sure to set the port of his heart to Irma.

That was the reason why he gave the ring to Irma and invited her to meet her mother in the village, because she wanted to get serious with the girl.

"Do you know where the man named Naldo is?" ask Irma suddenly.

"Naldo?"

"Yes, another childhood friend of Ratna's"

"Oh... That is Amus, he's in Bekasi why is he suddenly asking?" ask Ardi wonder.

"Did she really have a boyfriend?"

"Um.. The last time we met at that time he did say he had a girlfriend, but either now he is still dating or not. If you think again it's unlikely she's got a boyfriend"

"Why?"

"She was very cold and indifferent, the only girl close to her was only Ratna. Aside from Ratna he won't rub another woman, but everyone can change so maybe he has a girlfriend by now. Why do you want to know about Amus?"

"I.. want to meet him, there are things I want to say" Irma replied.