
"What's up, Ma? Why is there talk of my matchmaking all of a sudden?" ask Arka when she asks to talk to Anggita. Because it was in his son's room, Anggita did not ask Arka to lower his voice.
"This is not a problem aRka. You must realize that someday it will be done. It will happen to you too. Aksa is too. He got his wife from a match. You know that, don't you?" I try to calm down. Trying to give Arka a picture that matchmaking in this environment is a normal thing. Even a tradition.
"I don't want to,” reject Arka.
"Gst ... Don't talk like that. You can't refuse. No,” said Anggita moving her finger on the lips. His head also shook.
“I'm still in school anyway. Too far from the word matchmaking that will lead to marriage," Arka argued.
“No. Papa will give you a position after graduating from school. So you just calm down. Mama will arrange everything so that your position can also be strong in this family." Anggita stroked his son's shoulders slowly.
"I don't need that, Ma," Arka refused.
"Don't pretend, my son. We are not part of the real Candika family. We cannot survive and move freely if we have no position. By following the matchmaking arranged by your father, we can survive in this family. So just follow this matchmaking," Anggita said seriously.
Arka. What his mother said was true even though he did not like it.
"Mama did this not just for your mom, but for you. In the future you will be an important person, Arka. You no longer have to bother reaching the top. By following this matchmaking you will become the upper class by itself. It'll make your life easy." Anggita stroked his son's arm slowly. Then walk to the exit.
"Oh, yeah. Soon you will be found. You and the businessman's daughter. So prepare. Now go to school quickly" Mama said while on the doorstep. Then go away from there after saying that.
Damnit damnit! Damnit damnit! Damnit damnit!
Arka ruffled her hair in annoyance. Screaming repeatedly thinking about the match. Now he remembers Lisa. His relationship with the girl he loved.
***
"Why be moody, Ka?" lisa asked when she was picked up by Arka this morning. Ever since this guy showed up in front of the house to pick him up for school, even when he reached the school yard, this guy had a gloomy face.
"No. Tired again."
"It's not about class, is it? That's not possible. Because you're a smart guy, so don't bother about that. Different from me. So I guess there's gotta be something else. Is there anything unpleasant at home?" guess Lisa.
Arka looked at Lisa for a long time. This made this girl wrong.
"Don't see me so dong. So misbehavior ...," Lisa's honest protest made Arka laugh. She realized she almost made her mouth tell Lisa everything.
"So you can get it wrong too? I thought you'd duck like when you're still hanging out with those kids."
"That's the same kid, Ka. Yes, if you look at it the same as you," said Lisa. Arka chuckled again.
"Totally so."
"Garing ah, his jokes.” Lisa pushed Arka's arm slowly. “Entah what is it, I hope you can overcome it so quickly finished so you are not moody anymore," hope Lisa. Arka just smiled.
**
Seeing Lisa coming with Arka, Sera immediately shot towards them.
"Arka, I'll borrow Lisa first." Sera kidnaps Lisa and takes her first way to class. Lisa actually protested, but the girl didn't care anymore. Looks like there's something important to say. After arriving at the class, Sera immediately interrogates Lisa. "Say what are you doing with Noah?"
"He asked about you. There were so many things I asked until I felt suspicious. What's up with Noah with Lisa?"
Lisa silence. He was thinking. Did Noah tell you about me being Aksa's fiancee? What is he ...
"You want to try to evade, right? Don't dabble. I'll tell Arka," threatened Sera.
"Why say Arka? Why why?" Lisa asked casually. Because Arka already knows everything.
"Look at the way you talk, you must have an ace to deal with all." Sera was not eagerly threatening.
"Arka knows everything" Lisa said casually. His eyebrows rose because they were sure.
"Thus ... Are you really close to Noah? You're trying to double up?" ask Sera not to believe it.
"Huh? Ambivalently? I'm with Noah? That's right," Lisa argued. "Don't fuck around."
"Then what?" ask Sera who now feels she has something that can make Lisa forced to talk.
"You are this ..." Lisa opened it all. So Sera doesn't get me wrong with him and Noah. He did not want Arka to think about it if later Sera slipped to talk about Noah who found out about him.
Many of the expressions shown by Sera related to Lisa's disguise as Arka's fake fiancee. Anyone felt it was so desperate.
"Arka a roomy-hearted guy then. Letting you alone with her very handsome brother." Sera knows with Aksa. That's why I can talk like that.
Ting!
Lisa's phone rings. There's an incoming message. Lisa thins lips. That's Aksa.
"That's Aksa?" guess Sera.
"But the troublemaker," Lisa's lips.
***
The time for Arka's meeting with the prospective fiancee has arrived. They'll meet later tonight at dinner. Anggita prepare what clothes Arka will wear to ngedate later tonight.
This is the opposite of Arka who folds his hands while leaning near the door. He kept his mother busy. Being reluctant, he did not think what to wear and how later. This guy doesn't care.
"I think this dress will fit in your clothes later." Anggita shows Arka's clothes. Her lips smiled happily. Like a mother who will take her child to school for the first time. "Where?" ask Anggita.
This guy snorted in annoyance. "Don't do anything in vain. I won't come to the date later, Ma."
Angita sighed. Put the clothes he was holding on the bed. "Maybe because you're young. So you still don't understand about this. Matchmaking can be beneficial if we utilize it properly. Mama hopes you can understand, Arka," asked her mother by looking in her direction.
All her mother's requests seemed to be a burden to her.
"I hope I can follow my mother's wishes" Arka said, then exited the room. Anggita throws clothes on the bed, then tries to follow her son.
.
"Rush! The arka!" The boy got on his bike and darted out. Anggita sighed anxiously.
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