Endless Taste

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. "You okay?" Tanya Alvi grabbed Avril's cheek which was right in front of her.

"Worry about yourself." Avril said annoyedly patting Alvi's cheek slowly.

"Hey. Are you going to make out in front of your dad? And you're not married anyway." Said Bagas chimed in a romantic scene that seemed to make him sore eyes.

Get out of his room in casual clothes.

"Come on Nadia." he said past the crowd who were looking at him in wonder.

"What?" Galih's arrogant expression was thrown at Alvi who was lying down because of it.

"Do you really have no intention of apologizing to me?" Tanya Alvi closed her eyes.

"Sorry." Cetus Galih passed out.

"What?" Alvi opened her eyes looking at the door that was wide open. "What's that attitude like you frozen ice master?" Shouted Alvi making Avril cover her ears.

"Shut up. sut diaammm" furious Avril shut Alvi's mouth forcibly.

"Dad, I'm sorry Nadia came home." Nadia kisses dad's hand.

"Be careful, son. And say my regards to your family." Nadia nodded with a smile then passed following Galih.

"Emmm dad. I don't see any preparation for sister's delivery." Avril looked back and forth.

"All is ready. Just waiting for H day." Father replied, Avril nodded despite being astonished.

Avril moved and sat back on the sofa facing my father.

Alvi got up and sat down, touching her cheekbones which kept on throbbing. Glanced at Baren who was still staring at him.

"Don't look at me like that." Decak Alvi

"Yes, I'll be relieved to leave you home." Reno turned around but did not move her legs.

"Avriiilll... Can I borrow your car?" Persuade Bagas with a plain face.

"Just use it.." delik Avril...

"Dad.. We go home first...." Baren passed away leaving Avril's house.

. "I'm in dad's room." said Avril to get out of her seat.

"All right, I'll help you." Dad said move on.

"No dad, I can do it myself." Avril said withstanding the pain in her leg.

"Want me to take you?" Tawar Alvi made Avril turn rude. Alvi chuckled at Avril's behavior which he thought was very adorable.

. After delivering Syifa to his house, Aldi was still staring at Syifa from the car that passed into the house without looking at her. Aldi let out a long sigh considering that he could be that sorry when Syifa gave them their engagement ring. Given what Syifa said, it is true, this is what Aldi wanted from the beginning.

Aldi returned to drive his car to the city park, did not forget to buy a cup of his favorite mocca, then sat on the bench of the park. His memories passed through part of his brain.

"What should I do now?" He asked himself.

The ringing of his cell phone rang out his daydream. He took that sophisticated thing out of his pants pocket.

"What's wrong?" Ask to stick the phone in the ear.

"Where are you?" Asked Reno from across the street.

"I'm at the park." Answer Aldi.

"You wanna join? I'm at cafe B." Say Reno again.

"All right, I'll be there." Said Aldi hung up his phone call, then took a sip of mocca in his hand, and moved from his seat, then rushed after Reno.

. Until the cafe is addressed, Aldi went straight in and met Reno, and there was definitely Bagas there.

"I thought you were in the hospital. Has Avril improved?" Tanya Aldi sat beside Bagas.

"I just got out of his house. Even bring the car." Answer Bagas pointed to the car key placed on the table. Aldi scrunched his forehead a sign asking why could.

"Avril's escaped." Bagas' words made Aldi even more clueless.

"How can you?" Aldi asked with curiosity.

"Alvi-"

"What else did he do?" Aldi interrupted with clenched hands and full of emotion.

"Please calm down. I'm not done yet Aldi." Reno said soothingly.

"Avril misunderstood. Avril thinks Alvi's nothing with your sister. Amel just wanted to apologize. But... indeed Alvi was wrong too, he should not return your brother's hand. Even if it's just to calm down." Obviously Reno.

"But Alvi also did not know that Avril would catch up with him?" Tanya Bagas as if defending Alvi.

"Ahhh you're right.see how hard Alvi struggles to get Avril's heart, so there's no way she-"

"You're asking me to join you here, just to insinuate me? Just so you know Reno, if it wasn't for my return to Syifa's father, and if I hadn't misunderstood what I saw back then, I wouldn't have accepted this match either." Grumpily Aldi pulled Reno's shirt.

"Aldi what are you doing?" Bagas rushed to break Aldi's anger.

"You are the same Bagas. I think you both understand how I feel. But it turns out, you've been carried away by Alvi." Said Aldi screeching while throwing Reno violently.

Aldi passed away leaving the cafe, walking with a face full of anger. He did not care about the gaze of other visitors who witnessed it.

Bagas who was intent on chasing him was held back by Reno.

"I'm wrong here Bagas." Reno turned her face away.

"Then why don't you go after him and apologize? Don't make me have to side with any of you. You're my friends, we've been together a long time." Said Bagas annoyedly shuffling his hair.

Reno just fell silent, her heart started to feel guilty.

"I'll talk to him on the campus." Said Reno sipping a drink that had been silenced earlier.

. Aldi, still covered in anger, drove his car to the house.

After arriving, and parking his car, Aldi rushed into the open door of the house, walked quickly and opened the door to Amel's room violently.

Not only were those inside shocked when Aldi opened the door, but Aldi himself was more surprised to find his sister lying weak.

"Can't you be noisy?" Mama turned away after looking at Aldi.

"Why him?" Ask Aldi who is still staring near the door.

"Can you talk to Alvi?" Pinta mama was heard holding her stuffing. Aldi's hands clenched. What's wrong with Alvi, everything he meets talks about Alvi. Now the hatred for Alvi began to grow in his heart.

"Talk to her to accept her betrothed." Now his mother's sobs are heard by Aldi's ears.

"But why? Why sudden? Didn't you agree that Alvi refused and didn't continue the matchmaking?" Ask Aldi with a mindless mind. "Don't joke ma... Alvi couldn't possibly accept it, her and-" continued Aldi raising his voice but mama quickly interjected.

"Then?"

"This is your brother's last request." Aldi was shocked to hear what his mother said. Whatdoes thatmean? What's the last request? Her sister is fine. That is what Aldi keeps thinking.

"Your brother passed out after coming home from the hospital. Mama thought, your sister is just plain sick. But.. mama found this" said mama interrupted his sobbing. Mama got up and gave a file containing a history of her sister's illness.

'Leukemia stage 4' printed 1 year ago.

"If this was one year ago, then now it's no longer stage 4 right? Is this kidding me? Hasn't Amel been fine all this time." Muttered Aldi who still did not believe what he read.

"Already. I know you're pretending, right? Come sis. You can't fool me that easily. You're pretending to be sick, so you can get Alvi right?" Aldi approached his mother, in a slightly screaming tone and tried to convince her that this was not true. Although not as close as others, but Aldi feel crowded if you have to lose his sister.

Seeing Amel who never woke up, Aldi increasingly frustrated. Aldi sat down beside Amel's bed.

"I can't brother. I don't want to lose you. But I can't if I have to hurt Avril again." Said Aldi.

. On the other hand, Avril went back down after bathing and changed her patient's clothes. Sit beside dad and lean on dad's boat.

"Why don't you just sit next to me? My shoulder is always ready for you to lean on." Alvi glanced at Avril.

"What way do you want to die, son?" Asked father glanced sharply and defiantly at Alvi.

"Ahaha dad. I'm just kidding." Alvi laughed as she scratched her head.

"Is anyone sick?" Ask me to look at Avril. Avril only shook her head even though her legs were still painful.

"Dad.. Because I've seen Avril is fine, so I say no. I still have a job." Alvi spoke up from her seat.

"But don't push too much. You still have to rest." Say with an anxious face.

"No dad. It's nothing." Alvi smiled convincingly.

"Please forgive Galih. I'll give you what you want. Just so you forgive her."

"All I want is Avril's father." Avril flinched, then stared intently at Alvi. "But I don't want Avril to be paid for Galih's actions." Alvi made my father smile.

"So, when are you going to propose to Avril?" Dad's question made Avril look at me.

"Isn't the answer?" Alvi asked with a plain face.

"You're right, you proposed to her by then. But, I've accepted son." He replied, still putting on his smile.

"When?" Alvi and Avril along with astonished faces.

"Now. I accepted your proposal, son. And I'm sure Avril won't refuse. Don't you?" Father turned to Avril who turned her face away with a blushed face.

"Are you serious?" Tanya Alvi couldn't believe it. Dad nodded.

Alvi smiled with teary eyes. Then it was like remembering something and reaching into his pocket, taking out a red box and giving it to dad.

Avril was surprised and wondered about that thing.

"This is all I brought you..."

"You always carry it?" I received the box.

"I don't want it to be lost. So I always carry it. It's only the mother's legacy" Alvi said with a forced smile.

"If this is your mother's only legacy, why did you give it to Avril?"

"Yes.. I don't know father either. but I feel that that's what I should give to his future son-in-law." Alvi stroked his neck.

Dad nodded, then opened the small box in his hand. There was a necklace with a ring that became his pendant. Inside the ring was the name Alvi.

Dad looked up again to look at Alvi.

"I say goodbye to my father." said Alvi smiling then kissed my father's hand, then glanced at Avril who suddenly looked awkward, and the two suddenly became misbehaved. Then Alvi passes leaving father and Avril.

"Where's Ray? Why did he disappear so suddenly." Alvi said after closing the car door, then forwarded it to company D.

Until the company, Alvi rushed to his room with an elevator.

When the elevator opens, Alvi finds Ray, who is swiftly standing up from her seat after seeing himself coming out of the elevator and walking towards her.

"Where have you been Ray." furious Alvi glanced sharply at Ray.

"Ma-sorry sir. When you were chasing Miss Avril, our client was waiting for a meeting. And I had to go back to the company to replace sir." Ray answered down. "Please if you'll cut my pay." Ray sounds resigned.

Alvi only let out a long sigh and then turned her gaze away.

"No Ray. I don't have the right to cut your pay just for reasons like this. I thank you, and I'm sorry." Alvi's words made Ray look up then smile.

Alvi enters her room, leaving Ray filled with questions over her battered face.

"Are you beaten for chasing after Miss Avril?" Ray muttered back to sit down and called the office boy to deliver a cup of mocca. Then refocus on his work.

Shortly after, a man asks to meet with Alvi. Ray enters Alvi's room first, then allows Aldi to enter.

"What's wrong?" Alvi asked casually in her seat, followed by Aldi sitting in front of her.

"I want to talk important Alvi." Aldi answered with a guilty face.

"What's wrong with your face? It's not like you. Do you want to ask Avril? I won't give it to Aldi. I've officially proposed to her." Alvi's words made Aldi flinch.

"Don't be kidding Alvi." Aldi kicked off Alvi's desk.

"I never joke with feelings." Strictly Alvi made Aldi sit back.

"Alvi.... What should I do?" Aldi ruffled his hair which seemed obviously frustrated.

"You why Aldi? I told you I wouldn't give Avril to you. It's up to you to call me selfish or something, but for this, I really don't want her to be owned by anyone else but me." Firmly Alvi made Aldi bow on his desk. Alvi frowned when she heard Aldi sobbing.

"Did he cry for Avril? She was engaged to another." Gumam Alvi astonishment.

"You're the selfish Aldi. You wanted Avril when you were engaged to someone else." said Alvi made her stuffing even more.

"It's not about Avril." Aldi's answer made Alvi even more astonished.

"Then? What about yourself wanting both at the same time?"

"It's about my brother." Aldi looked up with a face filled with tears.

"What's? Whatchu mean?" Tanya Alvi stood up from her seat.

"I don't know how, and what to do. I don't even know where to talk to you from. But clearly, I want you to agree to the matchmaking that our parents discussed first." Aldi was desperate.

"Don't be kidding Aldi. You know that I only love Avril, but you're asking me to agree to a match that I've obviously rejected a long time ago." Alvi was full of emotion.

"I beg you. For my brother's sake I'm willing to kneel to you." Aldi got up from the chair and knelt in front of Alvi.

- connected.