FRIENDS ... (Our Story)

Friends 15.1

Narra arrived at the office delivered Rayyan right in front of the lobby entrance. Narra immediately went down and handed the helmet to her brother.

"thank you brother" he said.

"you're okay, brother's coming" Rayyan said.

Narra nodded and Rayyan left.

Narra immediately entered but he caught a familiar figure and was looking at him sitting on the main lobby sofa.

The man stood up from his seat and approached Narra.

"how are you ?" said.

"want you here ?" ask Narra lazily.

"i'd like to see you. Yesterday you said okay so I'm here" he reminded.

Narra tried to remember.

Yes, he was forced to say so for the conversation to end because he was not good with Andra who was next to him.

"i don't have time, I have to go back to work" Narra hurried but the man pulled his hand.

Narra looked around, all looking at them. This could be a rumor that spreads freely without being filtered later.

"let go ! it's the office" Narra snapped.

"love me time" said the man.

Narra thought for a moment.

"alright but not here. We meet at the front cafe, office hours" Narra snapped his hand.

The handle slipped off, Narra immediately headed towards the elevator. He didn't care that Ardhan was still standing there looking at him.

"why should it be like this Na" murmured Ardhan.

He went from there to his office.

*

Narra was restless, an hour away from work. That means in an hour he'll meet only two with Ardhan.

But he had promised Andra not to see Ardhan. Thought Narra.

He didn't want Andra to get any more misunderstood. Andra was visibly angry because she met Sheva without her knowledge. Narra doesn't want Andra getting angry because she met Ardhan without telling him.

Narra contacted Andra but his call was not answered.

"maybe you're busy" murmured Narra.

Narra calls Alex to convince her.

"iya Na" Alex exclaimed there.

"sorry Alex, am I bothering you ?" ask Narra.

"no Na, what's up ?"

"is brother Andra busy ?" ask Narra quietly.

*

Alex looked at Andra who was asleep on the sofa because the soy sauce was venting her emotions.

Alex is watching CS clean up and rearrange Andra's room.

He confusedly replied to Narra.

Let it be, I'll tell Andra later that Narra asked. Let him sleep, so that he may calm down. Think Alex.

"he's sleeping. Is there anything I need to say ?"

"all right, brother, it's okay. It's just that I called his phone but it wasn't answered. Just tell me, the guy came to the office. He insisted on talking, I was forced to meet him after work" Narra explained.

He tells Alex he's afraid Andra won't have time to read the message because she's still angry with him.

Alex thinks who that guy is. But he had no right to interfere in the affairs of Andra and Narra.

"alright Na, I'll tell you" Alex finally said.

"thank you Alex" Narra closed his phone.

*

Narra was still sitting in his study.

Arjuna's room is open. The boss was already carrying his laptop bag, it seemed like he was getting ready to leave the office.

"Na, you can go home quickly today. Erick and I are going to meet Alda's cosmetic party this afternoon" Arjuna said.

"well sir, the file you asked me to send to your email" Narra said.

"thank you. Remember, HW Farma ads are your responsibility" said Arjuna.

"yes sir, I understand" Narra nodded.

Arjuna entrusts HW Farma's advertising project to Narra, not because of the special relationship between Narra and Andra but because Arjuna always entrusts large projects to his assistants and secretaries.

Not long Erick, Arjuna's assistant came out of his room and approached them.

"sorry Mr. Juna, the file has just finished" Erick reported.

"it's okay, Alda's side is too sudden" replied Arjuna.

Arjuna hands Erick his laptop and they leave.

Narra. He's going to see Ardhan.

*

Narra went inside the cafe, he looked around. Ardhan was already there, he was sitting on the corner desk chair.

Narra walked over to Ardhan who was already standing up to greet him.

"please sit down" Ardhan pulled the chair for Narra.

Narra also sat down.

"i ordered avocado juice" said Ardhan.

Narra nodded. Ardhan knows his favorite.

Ardhan called the waiter and ordered avocado juice for Narra.

They're speechless.

Ardhan looked at Narra continuously and Narra was uncomfortable with that gaze.

Narra drinks on the table. Without waiting, Narra drank the juice.

Narra only looked at lazy Ardhan.

Ardhan has always commented that way before. Their time together.

"tell me what you want to explain because Rayyan's coming to pick me up soon. I don't want Rayyan to see you. You only have thirty minutes" Narra was straight to the point, he didn't want to waste time talking to Ardhan.

Ardhan sighed. Narra hated him so much, it was clear he wanted to end this meeting immediately. And for Ardhan this was a meeting to take off his long-time longing for the woman he loved so much, who was sitting in front of him.

"do you hate me so much ?" ardhan lirih.

"according to you ? after what your family has done to me, my family even to my friends. Am I not so hateful as people who just leave me alone with my destruction" Narra said sharply.

Ardhan looked at Narra, he did not expect the figure he knew to be gentle and could reconcile himself to now turn into a grumpy figure and ready to hit the drums of war against him.

Narra looked around him, he was too emotional that he could not control his tone. All eyes are on them.

"Na calm down, I just ask you to listen to me for a moment" said Ardhan.

"not going to !" scream someone.

Narra looked back.

Rayyan stood right behind him with a sharp look full of anger.

Narra immediately stood up, he approached his brother.

"sister" said.

"we're home !" Rayyan pulled her sister's hand out of the cafe.

"Rayyan wait !" Ardhan immediately caught up with them with Narra's bag.

Outside the cafe, Ardhan tries to hold Rayyan's arm but Rayyan pushes him away.

"let go ! I won't let my sister get close to you anymore. Go, let us calm down" pointed Rayyan.

"i want to explain everything" Ardhan pleaded.

*

Meanwhile, the,

Andra drove her car to Narra's office. As soon as she wakes up and Alex delivers Narra's message, she immediately asks for her car keys and immediately runs out of her room.

"i have to meet that guy" Andra hit the steering wheel.

Andra was furious that the man had met Narra in the office. He wants that person to stop bothering Narra because now Narra is his.

Andra stopped right across the cafe, she saw Rayyan pull Narra's hand and followed someone behind them.

"Ardhan Kusuma ?!" andra gumam.

He knows the guy. Maybe he's Narra's ex-lover. So Ranarra who Ardhan told me about all this time was his Narra. Thought Andra.

Andra rushed down from the car. He approaches Rayyan and Ardhan who are engaged in a fight while Narra continues to hide behind his brother's arm.

Andra pulled Ardhan's arm and threw him away from Rayyan and Narra.

"Andra ! don't interfere !" snapped Ardhan.

He was shocked by Andra's arrival.

"i deserve to ! because Narra is now my lover, my future wife !" reply Andra.

Ardhan looked at Andra in disbelief, then his gaze turned to Narra.

Narra looked back at him with a look of hate.

"don't look at me like that Na, please" Ardhan said.

"i'll reiterate ! you don't bother my sister anymore. Understand !" Rayyan grabbed Narra's bag and pushed Ardhan right in his chest back a few steps.

"you'd better go" Andra kicked out.

Ardhan looked at Narra once more but the woman he loved so much turned her face away.

"well, I go Na" said Ardhan as he headed to his parked car not far from there.

After Ardhan's car left the cafe's parking lot, Rayyan hugged her sister tightly and kissed her on the top of her head.

"all will be well. Brother is here" said Rayyan.

Andra looked at Narra, looking Narra so comfortable in her brother's arms.

Rayyan let go of her embrace, "we're going home, how are you ?" ask him to Andra.

"i was coming to pick Narra up" Andra replied.

"do you want to go home with brother or with Andra ?" rayyan asked his sister.

Narra looked at her brother and then at Andra. He was still afraid that Andra would be angry with him.

"I go home with my sister, can you please ?" ask Narra to Andra.

"maybe, go home with Rayyan. I'll see you later, after coming home from the hospital" Andra said, when in fact she wanted Narra to come home with her but she couldn't force Narra.

"alright, we're home" Rayyan said.

He walked first to his bike.

Andra nodded, she walked up to Narra and rubbed her cheek and smiled.

"i'm fine" Andra said as if knowing the meaning of Narra's worried gaze.

"sorry" Narra said slowly.

Andra shook her head, "we'll talk about this later" she said with a smile.

Narra nodded.

"bye dear" Andra said as she kissed Narra's forehead.

"bye to Nda" said Narra.

Narra rode in his brother's bonfire, Rayyan handed the helmet to his sister and they drove home.

Andra's headed for her car.

"i look fine in front of you baby, but inside my heart is fragile. I love you too much, love you so much" Andra said, leaning her forehead on the wheel.

Andra was silent for a long time at his position, then he fixed his sitting position and started the engine.

Andra drove her car to the hospital. He has a check-up schedule this afternoon.

He tries to focus first on his work and will finish his romance. Now she knows who Narra's ex-lover is. Someone he knows very well.

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