Friend Bed

Knock Door

"Kenzo, what exactly is the reason you didn't pick up the phone from Aleta? There must be another reason, right?" cleo asked while sleeping on Kenzo's chest.

"I'm with you now, I just don't want any other woman among us."

"Did he like you?"

"Not that, all this time I've always helped her, I just don't want my kindness to Aleta to be interpreted more by her, especially now that I'm with you. I don't want any other woman to call me when I'm with you, I just want her to know that, now there's no limit to it like when I was alone. I also don't want you to think anything of me."

"So that was a signal that he wouldn't call you again freely?"

"Yes, you could say that. I purposely let him know we've lied to him, so that he understands my condition, I'm not the Kenzo I used to be, I'm just yours, do you understand?"

Cleo nodded her head. "Then why do you help her so much, Kenzo?

"When we were in school, his father died in a work accident while working for my mother's company. The courtesy money you gave was quite large but it was not enough to meet all her needs, especially her mother was sickly and her two younger siblings were toddlers, so I often helped her family finances. But before I left for London, I had helped operate on her mother and gave her a job, I think that was enough. Especially now that she has gotten a pretty good position in the company of mama, I just want to limit myself to being in a relationship with her as a friend."

"Yes, this is all you do because you love me so much, right?"

Kenzo nodded his head with a smile.

"Then, when did you start liking me, Kenzo? You started different when we went to college in London, you used to be very strict with me, but look at you now, now you can never even get away from me" Cleo said, chuckling.

"Agatha."

"Hey you haven't called me that name in a long time."

"I liked you when I called you Agatha, when we were kids. I can't call you Cleo because I can't speak fluently just yet."

"But why at school do you seem to hate me so much?"

"That's because you're smarter than me, your grades are always much higher than mine, and you always flatter you, because that's why my love was covered by my resentment for you, when my soul was still unstable, not like now."

"Then when did your outlook change and start to take away your resentment?"

"Since we had dinner together after graduation, I just realized you're a special woman. You're so beautiful and smart, it's something that every woman can't have, how stupid I would be if I just kept ignoring you when there's a lot of guys out there chasing you."

"Hahahaha so by then you already felt jealous when your friends would approach me?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Including the incident at the airport when there was someone who wanted to get to know me?"

"Yes, back then I started to be so scared to lose you, which is why I was so protective of you during college, even asking us to pretend to be dating, it's because I was so afraid of losing you. Youunderstand?"

"Hahahaha yes I understand, thank you dear Kenzo. I'm sure you've liked me a long time ago, but I know you've always dismissed your feelings, because your prestige is too high to admit it."

"Yes, after we graduate college I'll marry you soon, I want to marry you soon, I don't want anyone to interfere with our relationship, and you're just mine."

"Yes, then kiss me now."

"Hahahaha, do you want to do it again?"

"Kenzo, we've done it twice."

"Ten times I can do it, hahahaha."

"KENZOOOO!!"

Abimana enters Amanda's office along with Inara. Some people who knew Abimana smiled at him, but still some of them looked at Abimana with a fierce look. Inara who saw the response of some of these people also grasped Abimana's hand.

"It's okay, Abi. It's a process, you don't have to explain yourself to your haters because whatever you say, they'll still hate you, and you'll still look bad in their eyes, but it doesn't matter because the most important thing is that you are before your God."

"Yes Inara I understand, I'm not angry at those who still hate me."

Inara smiled as she nodded her head, and they finally arrived in front of Amanda's room.

TOK TO TOK

"Lake in!"

Abhimana opened the door of the room. Amanda, who is typing on her laptop, stops her job.

"Hi Inara, Abimana, are you here? Please sit down."

"Yes Amanda, I'm sorry if our arrival bothers you."

"Oh that's okay, I'm not too busy either" said Amanda as she approached Inara and Abimana who were now sitting on the sofa in her room.

"What's wrong? Is there anything important you want to talk about?"

"Yes Amanda, we want to talk about Kenzo and Sharen."

"Yes, do you want to meet them? But they're currently studying in London."

"Emh yes Amanda, we intend to meet them."

"Please, you can meet them in London. But if you want to wait for them to come home, you'll have to wait another year until they've finished college."

"So we can find them?"

"Of course, Abimana, you're the real father of both of them, but I'm sorry Abimana if you meet them, please don't talk about the truth about yourself first. At the moment they are working on the final task, I don't want this kind of thing to disturb their psychological state a little, I don't want them to be a little overthinking because thinking about this, I don't want to think about it, I don't want to add to the burden of their minds when they're doing their final assignment, because it's not an easy task."

"Yes, I know it's Amanda. I also have the same thoughts as you, I don't want to add to the burden of their thoughts for now, I just want to meet them, I just want to meet them, I just wanted to ask you for permission because you're more entitled than me, you've been taking good care of them, Amanda."

"Please see your sons whenever you want Abimana, I won't forbid it."

"Thank you Amanda, thank you so much."

That was when the sound of knocking on the door came back.

TOK TOK TOK

"Lake in."

Slowly the door opened, a young woman entered Amanda's room. Seeing the arrival of the woman, Amanda also revealed her smile.

"Aleta, have you come to the office? Are you healed?"

NOTES:

💖 "No need to explain about yourself to anyone, because those who like you don't need that. And those who hate you won't believe it." (Ali Bin Abi Talib).