I'm Not a Wild Grass

Arrival Arline (POV Laila)

Recalling the memories of eating fried bananas with Erlan, I wanted to grimace and laugh at the same time. I feel like this has happened a long time ago. And I also began to miss the figure of the good young man now.

"Hh.. tomorrow the day after, I so come not ya to the event Mama Ilmaya birthday?" I muttered alone.

Yep. Tomorrow the day after tomorrow Mama Ilmaya's birthday party will be held.

After returning from hunting gifts to the mall at that time, I was immediately struck by confusion to attend Mama Ilmaya's birthday event or not.

If I keep coming, it means inevitably that I will meet with Erlan. While I'm still confused about what to do if we meet again later.

But if I don't come, I'll feel bad for Mama Ilmaya. Because yesterday Mama Ilmaya called me personally to invite me to her party.

According to him, the party will only be attended by the people closest to him. And he was really expecting my presence at his party later.

"Hhh. gini if you have an ex who also knows other people who are also familiar with us. It's so wrong to see you often!" Dumel I came back alone.

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Two days later..

Today is Sunday. The day that Mama Ilmaya's birthday party will be held at her house.

The party will start after Maghrib. I don't know for what reason the show was held at night.

But I'm grateful. Because then, the darkness of the night will make my vision diminished. So maybe I won't be able to catch Erlan's figure too much.

From morning, as usual I was again busy with the task of rubbing clothes that were piled in the basket. I just finished scrubbing about eleven o'clock in the afternoon.

After rubbing, I continued to eat and pray zuhur. After that, I took a nap for a while. Only about fifteen minutes!

Why can it be that minute? Because when I fell asleep, I heard a bang on my doorstep.

I woke up with a mind still fogged by confusion.

"Who is the one who comes to visit during the day like this? I don't know the time!" Dumel me while glancing at the clock hanging above the wall.

That time showed at one o'clock in the afternoon past ten minutes.

With a huff, I got up and stepped towards the front door.

I am currently home alone. Because Mama's doing the laundry in the house there.

As soon as I opened the door, I was immediately faced with a figure I knew very well.

"Will you?"

"Hay? Long time to open the door? Why again, Non?" Sapa Arline with a look of annoyance.

Without excuse, the woman whose body was smaller than mine just went straight into the house. He then sat down on the sofa in the front room.

A spray bottle then retrieved her from the side pocket of the backpack on her back. Then he squirted a few times towards his face.

"Haaahh. fresh. Crazy one! It's hot outside to know, La. I was almost dehydrated waiting for you. Is there ice tea? Thirsty yet?"

I am still confused by the sudden appearance of this Arline, just silent since earlier on the doorstep.

Only when Arline finished talking did I finally wake up from my daydream.

Then I took the mineral water in the corner of the room, and placed it in front of Arline. Only then did I sit next to Arline.

"Kok you come here, Line?" Ask me directly to the point.

"Fetch you. Mama asked me to pick you up, so you have no reason to miss her birthday party. Uh, this is when there's only white water? Where's the iced tea?"

I took back the glass bottled mineral water that I had served Arline and was about to put it back in the corner of the room when Arline suddenly snatched it from my hand.

"Duileee. I'm just nanya doang. If there's no iced tea, that's okay."

"Huh.. now it's only one o'clock, the party is not tonight huh?" Ask me confused.

"Yes. Later tonight. Do we need time to prepare ourselves? Anyway, you owe me an explanation, La!"

"What is the debt of explanation?"

"That's loh. What did you do to keep Erlan's brother on a whim for almost a week?" Tanya Arline demanded.

Deg. Deg.

'It looks like Erlan hasn't said anything about our relationship breaking up to Arline.' I'm still in my heart.

"Hh. We broke up. That's it's just aj-"

"Well?!"

Arline instantly also straightened his sitting position.

"You broke up? Seriously you, La?"

"Yes. Breakup. P-u-t-u-s-de. Breakup."

"... How could it be? You can't stand my brother's nature, La? Duh. please patiently-sabarin dong, La. Even though I already really ngarep you so my brother-in-law. Anyway I support his number two you are the same as my brother!" Arline is serious.

"second? Who's first?" I'm curious.

"Yes, Mama is! Mama will always be the number one supporter of your relationship and Erlan."

Deg. Deg.

Suddenly I felt dejavu. As I recall, Erlan once gave an answer similar to Arline's answer earlier.

Back flash.

"Let me love you up close, La. let me show you that we can create happiness together. I promise, I'll take care of you more than I take care of myself. You're gonna be the second woman in my short life, La ." Erlan's promise seriously.

I frowned when I heard Erlan's last sentence.

"The second one? Who's first, Lan?" My question started to get jealous.

Erlan smiled and peeked briefly at my forehead.

"My mom La. After all, she will always be the number one woman in my life. So, I hope you will accept my love proposal.How is La?"

I silently looked at Erlan in silence. And, for a time that was not too long nor too short, I finally gave my answer to Erlan.

"Yes.I'll try it, Lan.."

Flash back done.

"La? It's la!"

I was shocked from my brief daydream by Arline's pat on my shoulder.

"Yes!? Why, Lin?"

"Right. You are so happy to daydream. We're going yuk now! I've arranged an appointment at the same boutique salon my subscription to make us dress up. So, leave now yuk!" Take Arline then.

"Ehh? Now either?"

"Yes, it's not. I was tired of talking, but you didn't know it either, La. We go to the boutique, continue to the salon, just to my house," Arline explained.

"OKAY. Okay. Wait a minute, I'll change my clothes!"

"Don't change your clothes!"

"Ishk.wait a moment!"

And I went straight to my room to get a towel, then went out and went to the bathroom.

Just coming out of the room, I heard Arline's yell sounding annoyed.

"Geez, La. take a shower. We'll take a shower too!"

I half turned around and replied to Arline's shout earlier.

"But I haven't had a bath since morning." I cried, then hurriedly went into the bathroom.

"Geez!! So dirty!" Shouted Arline through the door.

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