FRIENDS ... (Our Story)
Friends 42.1
Narra kept looking at his phone. He's waiting for word from Mike's assistant.
Andra occasionally glanced towards Narra.
"honey, everything okay ?" ask Andra.
"yes to Nda, everything is good" replied Narra.
He's back to lying. She'll talk to Andra about what's bothering her but later. He didn't want to argue now, he was tired.
"sure dear ?" ask Andra again.
"iya ka Nda" repeated Narra.
Andra's car stopped in front of Narra's house. Andra came down with Narra.
"i would like to invite father and mother" Andra said.
Narra looked at Andra. But he doesn't want to ask, and he'll know. Her thought.
They also went into the house together.
Narra conveys Andra's intentions to both his parents and Rayyan. They met Andra in the living room.
"mother father, I came here to deliver the message of father and mother. We invited my mom and dad to dinner at home. Father and mother said as a family meeting before the proposal event later" explained Andra.
"well, thanks for the invitation. We're coming" Sasmita's father said.
"i'll come pick you up here" Andra said.
"no need, we'll come alone" Rayyan said.
"yes, Andra, we'll come there. No need to be picked up" said Flanella's mother.
"well father mother, Rayyan, do not forget Rania and Adryan also we are waiting for his arrival" said Andra.
"well, I'll tell Rania and Adryan later" Sasmita's father said.
After saying his point, Andra came home.
Narra drove him to his car.
"beautiful dress" Andra said.
"have I not been beautiful all this time ?" ask Narra.
"beautiful, you are always beautiful in my eyes" Andra said.
Narra smiled, "thank you Nda" he said.
"i'm coming home, bye baby" Andra said.
"bye ka Nda dear" replied Narra.
*
Arsen looked at Arini.
The woman sitting in front of him had just asked him to kidnap a woman.
He said his friend liked to bully him just because he had a lover who was rich, well-established and famous.
Arini doesn't have that.
"why do you want me to do it ?" ask Arsen.
"because you're the only one who understands me Arsen, he hurt me. I just want him not to be at his show later. After that we return him" Arini said.
"but it's against Arini's law, you can get in trouble" Arsen said.
"why do you care about that ? not the time to be papa's men, you also do things that violate the law but you can escape because of papa's connection" explained Arini.
"it's different Arini. it's Mr. Raihan. It's you" Arsen said.
"i want to do it Arsen" Arini held Arsen's hand.
Arsen, who still loves Arini, looks at her woman.
"what would I get if I helped you ?" ask Arsen.
"i'll give you a lot of money" replied Arini.
Arsen then pulled his hand from Arini's grasp.
"that's not what I want Arini" he said.
"what do you want ?" ask Arini surprised.
"you" replied Arsen flatly.
Arini.
She knew Arsen loved her very much, which made her sure that Arsen would help her. But about Arsen wanting him as his paycheck, he was very surprised.
"i love you, miss" Arsen said.
"i agree with Arsen" Arini said at last. He seemed not to hear Arsen's statement back expressing love for him.
Arsen just looked at Arini flatly. Arini did not answer her statement of love but the woman agreed to her terms.
"well, tell me what to do. When and where" Arsen said.
Arini then tells her plan. He did not know that their movements from earlier were being watched.
Arsen is not a fool either. He knew he was being observed because of that when Arini told him the details of his plan, Arsen asked Arini to speak more quietly and barely heard.
"we're going home now" Arsen asked, pulling Arini's hand.
"what's up ?" ask Arini confused.
Arsen did not speak anymore. He kept pulling Arini's hand out of the cafe.
Arriving in the car, Arsen then put a seat belt on Arini with a little rush.
"what's up Arsen ?" ask Arini.
"there are those who are watching us" Arsen said as Arini drove away from the cafe's parking lot.
"what's papa's errand ?" sahut Arini looked back.
"sir Raihan ?!" Arsen glanced at the inner rearview to see if anyone was following them.
"yes, papa is watching my gerik like I'm a child" Arini said trying to cover up the truth.
"but I don't think it's Mr. Raihan's men. It looks like they are someone else" Arsen said again.
Arini leaned back in her chair, she thought that it was not her papa's men who kept it ?
Arini's car entered the F-teleradio parking lot, which is famous for managing television stations and radio stations in one building.
Arini looked at Arsen.
"why are we here ?" he looked at the tall building in front of him.
"i have a job here" Arsen said.
Arini mangut's.
Arsen got out of the car. Arini followed him too.
"keep yourself in check" Arsen handed Arini the car keys.
"until I see Arsen. Thank you for listening to me" said Arini.
Arsen just nodded.
Arini got in her car and left.
*
Andra went home and told her father and mother that Narra's family had accepted their invitation.
Mother Serena directly contacted their favorite restaurant to provide a special menu and deliver it before eight o'clock tonight.
"all is done bun ?" ask Hadinata's father when Serena's mother enters the room.
"well, we just welcome the candidate and his family" said Mother Serena.
"yes yes" said Mother Serena.
*
Desta opened the pantry door, smiling at someone there enjoying a cup of black coffee.
"are you on duty on Arsen's night watch ?" ask Desta.
"yes Mr. Desta" said Arsen.
"don't call me formal, just call Desta if we're just the two of you" said Desta.
"alright" said Arsen.
Desta then took the cup in the storage cabinet. He was going to make coffee for himself.
"let me make Desta" Arsen bargained.
"it's okay, I can do it myself if it's just a cup of coffee" Desta chuckled.
"i'll excuse you to go back to the post" Arsen said.
"oh yes Arsen, in a few days my best friend will hold a proposal event. I ordered a beautiful dresser as a gift. Can you help bring her to the event ? because the courier is again treated in the hospital" explained Desta.
"well, you can remind me again later" Arsen said.
"thank you Arsen" said Desta.
Arsen out of the pantry. He's headed to the guard post where he served as security for almost three months. It was Destalah who put him to work there. They met by accident when Desta almost got hit by a car in front of the F-teleradio office while trying to cross over from buying food. Arsen saved him.
From there they are familiar because Desta considers him not as an employee but as a friend.
*
The dinner was a familiar one. The Andra family welcomed the Narra family very warmly. Like a meeting between brothers, not candidates besan.
After dinner, they continued to talk in the family room with a cup of tea and coffee.
Narra gets a request to make juice because Vinand wants juice but the waiter makes it out of Vinand's taste.
Rishi immediately told me that the best juice made by aunt Narraanya.
Rania and Rayyan also chimed in that in the store, Narra's most in-demand juice. They even stocked up a lot in the freezer so customers wouldn't be disappointed since Narra was busy in the office.
"is that the juice, baby ?" andra asked following Narra into the kitchen.
"a little more in Nda. Oh yeah, where's Vinand and Rishi ?" asked because the two boys should have played with Andra.
"they both played" Andra replied.
Andra hugged Narra from behind.
"i Nda, someone will see" said Narra, looking around him.
Just the two of them there.
"no one, the servants have returned to the pavilion and will return after the guests return to clear things up" Andra explained.
"later our families think of all sorts of things dear"
"what about baby ?" Andra placed her chin on Narra's right shoulder.
"yes we are not married but it is this intimate" Narra explained.
"just let it go, so that the day after tomorrow it's not just our engagement but our marriage" Andra looks happy.
"ka Nda's..." Narra.
"honey.." replied Andra teasing Narra.
"ahem ! it's worth the old juice, you guys are dating here apparently" Indra's tease from behind makes Andra and Narra look back.
Andra's embrace slowly slipped away.
"sorry, it's over" Narra said. He looks wrong.
He then poured the avocado juice he made into a glass that had previously been inserted ice cubes.
Narra then escorted the juice, he walked past Indra to the living room.
"just interrupt" Andra scolded as she followed Narra.
Indra just chuckled, he went back to the family room.
"where are Rania's mom and sister ?" narra asked Sasmita's father.
"they saw the uniform of the event later with Mother Serena and Diandra" Hadinata's father replied.
Narra mangut then put the juice then called Rishi and Vinand to try the juice.
"good aunt, Vinand likes" complimented Vinand.
"what I'm saying is, my aunt Narra's juice is the best" Rishi replied praising Narra.
"thank you, spend the juice" Narra said, rubbing Rishi's head.
Before long, Flanella and Rania's mother approached them with Serena and Diandra behind her.
"that's what mom ?" ask Sasmita's father to see the paper bag in Flanella's mother's hand.
"it's a uniform for our family well, a dress for mom like Serena's mom, there's also a batik shirt for dad and Rayyan. It was in Rania's hands, the same dress as Diandra's got no batik shirt for Adryan and Rishi" explained Flanella's mother.
"sorry, we've become troublesome for the Hadinata family" Sasmita's father said.
"not so Sasmita sir, we're going to be a family. Nothing is bothered" Hadinata's father said.
Narra looked at Andra who was sitting in front of him next to Indra. His girlfriend smiled at him.
"it's late at night, if we can go straight home. Thank you for dinner" Adryan said.
"yes we are also Hadinata" Sasmita's father stood up.
"sama, we are glad that you all can fulfill our invitation" Hadinata's father said as he stood up.
The two families shook hands and hugged each other.
"father Sasmita, can I take Narra home ?" andra Pinta.
Sasmita's father looked at his youngest daughter.
"alright but it's night, don't be too long" Sasmita's father said.
"yes father" Andra said.
After her family returned, Narra said goodbye to Andra's family.
"later come here often Na" said Serena's mother.
"iya mother. Narra go home first" she said.
*
On the way, Narra thought about telling Andra about her conversation with Rayyan.
But there was doubt, he was afraid that what he thought was wrong.
"honey, what's wrong with you ? from earlier agitated" asked Andra glanced at Narra.
"if I'm afraid I'm wrong with my thinking, what are you going to do ?" ask Narra.
Andra stopped the car. He looked at Narra sharply.
"what's up ?" tanyanya, her feelings are now uncertain.
"i had lunch with Rayyan because there were thoughts that kept bothering me" Narra explained.
"what's up ?" reset Andra.
"we should find a place to talk to you, not in a car like this" Narra said.
"all right, let's go to the cafe, I'll tell Sasmita's father if we stop for a while" Andra said. He drove the car to the nearest cafe.
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