Forgive Me, Love

10. Candra Mahendra

Trings...

Incoming messages on hp Novia. Soon the one with the HP opened it. Pucuk in love ulampun arrived. It was the ex who sent the message.

** Assalamualaikum.isi message from the ex.

** Waalaikum greetings.

** What else is happening in Nov?

** Nothing anymore. Just relax again. Candra, how come this hour is relaxing? Did you come home from work?

** Home home. Coincidentally, there was no overtime. Nov, how are you?

** Alhamdulillah, Nov good mas. Candra herself how is she doing.

** Thank God, mas is also good. Long time ago, I never met you. How teach him?

**Add tired mas. Get additional work from the principal.

**What additional work?

**This is a mas, Nov school again there is a new school construction project. Well, the principal sent the project to Nov.

**oooo...Emm, brother! I want to ask. But Nov don't take it personally..

**You ask what?

**Yesterday, who had the same lunch in Nov at the school restaurant deket, who's the brother? Emmm, new boyfriend in Nov, huh?

**It wasn't. Nov is still jones. The contractor who held the construction project yesterday. The project will start tomorrow.. So we have to talk about a lot of things.

**Oh, sirain!

**that's why?

**By the way, what's jones?

**Jomblo ngenes mas.

**Tok can be single ngenes?

**Yes. How not to try?? if you have apologized many times. Request a return let alone 😭😭

**You have said many times, I'm sorry in Nov. Just to reverse, I don't know yet. Nov kok use emot nangis everything? So it's mind..🙏😊

**Didn't Candra dapet instead Nov huh?that's why I don't want to go back to Nov.😢😢

**Now not so. I don't have a boyfriend anymore.

No time Novia sent another message, another message came from Candra.

**Dik, sorry yes. Shrimp first. I want to take my mother to Budhe's house first. Assalamualaikum says.

** Waalaikum greetings.

Always like this. Surely the chat was stopped if I talked about reciprocating. Huft..gumam Novia after replying to the last chat from Candra.

Novia again laid her body with her hands on her back and her eyes closed. Recalling his relationship with Candra.

Candra Mahendra is a guy who has a stout stature, hair drizzle, white skin. He was a friend of Novia's school during High School. Novia is his first love. Well, Candra has loved Novia since she was in high school. But Candra only dared to approach and express her feelings when Novia had graduated from college. Or rather, a year ago. Not only first love, but Novia is also her first lover.

Ever since she got close to Novia, Candra has always done whatever Novia says. Especially after they are made. Never did Candra say 'no' to Novia. Either because it's too dear or how, but Candra's really bucin.

Surely, if another woman, it might be very happy to have a lover who wants to do anything for her sake. Not with Novia.

After a three-month road with Candra, Novia gets bored. Novia thought, if she and Candra get married, as Candra often talks about, what will be their future household. Novia felt, Chandra had no firm nature at all. He just always follows the words Novia. Like having no stand. This is what makes Novia feel illfeel against Candra. Finally, after three months of dating, Novia decides on Candra for quite a painful reason.

What makes Candra slump is the reason Novia decided. Novia said she wanted to break up because she still loved her former college sweetheart.

Though it was just Novia's reason so Candra could forget her. But in fact, it was precisely Novia who slumped after deciding on Candra. After breaking up for nearly two months, Novia meets Candra's best friend. The friend told me a lot about how Candra loved Novia.

Regret always comes too late. That's what Novia felt after that, to this day.

Many times Novia explained about the actual circumstances to Candra and apologized. But Candra still feels traumatized. He is still afraid to accept Novia back. In fact, his feelings for Novia never changed. That's what Candra's best friend said when she met Novia back a few months ago.

Novia's tears must have flowed when she remembered Candra. The never-ending regrets. Like at the moment. Novia was crying in her bed. After breaking up with Candra, Novia realizes her feelings. And it's all too late.

O Allah, O my Lord, if Candra is my soul mate, unite us, O Allah. But if she is not my soul mate, then remove this affection from my heart...novia's prayer in her tears.

Geck...Geck...Geck...

Novia's room door was knocked. Which makes the owner aware of his past memories.

" Ndak't dinner nduk?" call Ms. Arum.

Novia immediately wiped her tears.

" Yes Mom for a moment "

Shortly after, Novia came out of the room towards the dining room. I was sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV. Mom was in the dining room waiting for Novia to eat.

Novia ate with no excitement. Seeing that, Ms. Arum looked worried.

" You sick, nduk? How not to eat that lust."

" Any, not Mom..Novia was just tired, a lot of work was in school. So now Novia is sleepy. Males eat." - kilah Novia.

" Thank God you're not pa-pa.. Yeah, spit it out, keep on eating, keep on resting."

Novia simply nodded in response to her mother's words. He continued his eating show.

••••

At Boby's house, Andre looks struggling with his laptop working on something and Boby sits on the sofa next to him. Same with the laptop. They both seemed busy even though it was already night.

" Bro, I cooked earlier to look at Bu Novia the same way as ABG's child." said Andre while still with a straight eye to the laptop.

" sthat mean??" ask Boby with fixed eyes pointing to the laptop as well.

" So right I finished surveying the same construction site of Soleh, I saw Bu Novia again diboncengin High School children."

" His disciple this time" Boby replied to Andre's remark by staring at Andre after he thought for a while.

" Cooking anyway? Ngapain boncengan with his students even though it was late afternoon. Ato don't-don't, Miss Novia dated her student, huh? " continued Andre who is now he was also staring at Boby trying to find something in Boby's eyes.

Boby who felt noticed, immediately looked down at his laptop back.

" Lo tu ya, so people don't like to spread slander. Udah, mending Lo finished the task Lo."

" Hem" said Andre and resumed his work.

Now even Boby who looks not too concerned with his work.

Who is Boncengin Novia? What was the student yesterday? Why should they be confused? Questions popped into Boby's head.

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**connect

Sorry guys, for this part, too much narrative. The author just wanted to tell me about the former Novia .

I hope you don't read the story**.