JANUARY AND MAHENDRA

22. Dusk In Lempuyangan

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Gantari let out a sigh of relief as her class had just ended, she came out with a smile. I don't know why, I think he just wants to smile.

Don't ask the reason, if you already know the answer.

The girl walked out of the campus area, from a distance she had seen Mahendra's nose. The man was already waiting for Gantari right on the campus courtyard.

But wait, is that Mahendra his neighbor? It seems very different from the last time Gantari saw it. Why is her hair style like that? Her hair was no longer thick.

The man then smiled very brightly when his eyes met with Gantari, very clearly making the girl tense misunderstanding. Gantari then looked back, who knew there was a Keshwari behind him that made Mahendra smile so brightly like that.

Nothing, no one behind it. And it is true that Mahendra was smiling towards him, a very rare sight.

"Hi..." Sapa Mahendra still with a big smile.

Gantari is getting riveted, is there something wrong with Mahendra?. It was not usual for this man to greet him like that.

"Lo, haircut?" Gantari asked shortly after he arrived right in front of Mahendra who was sitting on his bike.

Mahendra smiled back, "yes, how? Lo like?"

Oh***, we are in love?

Gantari this time could not answer him, he was increasingly fixated on the appearance of Mahendra. Really in this close distance he could feel his heart and heart beating even more. Since when does Mahendra fit into a short hairstyle like this?.

"Not why I like it"

Mahendra sneered, "let's say yes, I won't refuse either"

Gantari was grieving, but in her little heart she was holding back the turmoil of taste that she just did not know what the feeling was. "What part of your hair cut gini, not suitable tau tau?!".

"Let you fall in love"

"Dihh, shit"

"Serius loh Gan's. Did you fall in love with my short hair???. Though my grandmother almost had a heart attack this handsome clay me"

Gantari said, "you're crazy!". What is this Mahendra to make his Grandmother almost had a heart attack again.

"Aren't you crazy now?" Mahendra's question made Gantari slightly knit her eyebrows.

"Huh?"

"Tuh, your cheeks are red" ledek Mahendra increasingly smiled when he saw Gantari's cheeks were already blushing. It was true that Mahendra was holding back so that he did not laugh to see Gantari who looked so adorable.

The girl then cupped both of her cheeks, a time when it was until red. Ah, maybe this Mahendra just wants to work on it.

"Do I need to do this also so I can squirm lo kayak gini continue?" Mahendra's hand outstretched along cupped both cheeks Gantari until his lips pursed.

Did what? What will Mahendra do? Gantari's eyes blinked as she looked at Mahendra within this close range, she was unable to return Mahendra's gaze which somehow became very intent.

"When I was hoping that you could fall in love with me" Mahendra suddenly put on his pouting face, his hands were released and then switched to grab a helmet and then put it beautifully on Gantari's head.

Gantari froze to see the movement of Mahendra who was now hooking the helmet button, Gantari's gaze was glued for a few seconds. "Mahendra, I've fallen in love with you"

"Don't flinch Gan, it was even me who became more Falling in Love with Lo" said Mahendra, while patting the Helm's plan that had been attached to Gantari's head. The man smiled after.

"Yukk rose, we go home" Mahendra's pouting face has now been replaced with a face full of enthusiasm, it was able to make Gantari mengoulum smile for the umpteenth time.

To be honest, Gantari really misses Mahendra. That man is a very colorful man.

He is now fallen, drowning in all the troughs of his heart.

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Already since this afternoon Mahendra was in Gantari's room, counted there had been about 4 hours Mahendra sat with Gantari's Laptop which had been in front of him.

Mahendra's big finger was not stopped typing hoping that Gantari's project could be completed today.

He had already promised Gantari to help the girl finish her task, calm down Gantari was also enough to try hard for her task this time.

"Eh, I forgot to ask for documentation files with Tiyan" Gantari said after sitting right next to Mahendra who was still focused on his laptop screen.

The girl placed a few pieces of banana sponge and a glass of Dragon fruit juice on her study table as an extra snack.

"What documentation?" Mahendra asked a little turned to Gantari and then focused back on his typing.

"That's a documentation file that's in Nathan"

"Why did you ask Tiyan?"

"Nathan has not gone to college anymore, so he said that Tiyan wanted to take his files to Nathan" explained Gantari, Mahendra just nodded.

"Gue so upset with Nathan's relocation, there is no quail to wash his eyes"

Gantari slightly sighed as if part of her life was gone. Then his eyes rolled towards the laptop screen where Mahendra was working on something there, uploading photos and video documentation. Wait a minute where this guy got the file that even Tiyan had not sent.

"How can I get the documentation files anyway?" Tanya Gantari was curious how Mahendra could get Nathan's documentation file.

"From Tiyan"

"Cok send it to lo? Why didn't you send it to me?"

"Yes, how do I know. Love kali"

"Lo's a rainbow flag?" Gantari got a little goosebumps on Mahendra.

Mahendra then turned to Gantari casually, "you should ask so same Tiyan, I obviously like you the same"

Gantari's eyes blinked at Mahendra's words which may not be the first time, his lips clenched and then chose to turn his eyes in another direction. He is really not strong if he looks at Mahendra. It feels crazy, especially with his short hairstyle is considered very neat and fits Mahendra.

Mahendra chuckled, "no papa if you still think this is joking Gan, but you need to know I never lied to my own feelings"

"Mahen" called Gantari after he sipped some juice from her dragon fruit. He then turned to look at Mahendra who had not shifted his eyes at all.

"Eum" the man cleared his throat.

"Lo - the same Keshwari dating?"

"Huh?" Mahendra was a little overwhelmed at Gantari's question, but seconds later he chuckled. It could be that the girl in front of him thinks that Mahendra is dating Keshwari, can be in the same mass debug Luke.

"Who said?" Mahen continued still with a state of chuckling, now he felt funny.

"Yes, you came to hold the same hand he kept going to ride the car together, it's like I'm staying again" said the girl's voice sounded annoyed.

"Lo jealous?"

"No"

"Well, why all that?"

"No, I'm not sprained. I am nanya"

"That wasn't Gantari's question!" Mahendra Outcrop.

"Gue nanya earlier, lo dating is not the same Keshwari.? It's just a ngoh!"

"Well I said yes, you're gonna believe me?"

Gantari shook her head, "no"

"Yaudah"

"Cumbr, Mahendra. Yes, what is it??" Gantari was starting to get upset.

"So he said he didn't believe it"

"Yes, you can date Keshwari sih"

"Well, I'm this handsome."

"Any thing, when you are dating Keshwari"

"So far, who do you want me to be? Lo same? Come on!" Mahendra said, then turned back to face the laptop screen.

"Serius Mahendra, do you really have any relationship with Keshwari???"

Mahendra sighed his head turned back at Gantari staring so deeply at the girl in front of him.

"Lo wouldn't believe me if I said Keshwari was my cousin"

"Huh?"

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Mahen really fulfilled his promise, after a one-week project over 3 days to make the paper completed he would take Gantari on vacation to Jogja.

Grandma Gantari was already at Home since 2 days ago, thankfully her house became not completely empty at least there are people who guard the house when Gantari went to Jogja. Calm down, Gantari does not like that leaving her grandmother alone to take care of the house. He was on alert to contact his cousin to accompany Grandma for the next few days.

The look on Gantari's face is very visible today. Mahendra had booked his train ticket yesterday after school. Then the next morning he came to Gantari's house instead of having sex with Grandma when the goal was to ask permission to take Gantari to go to Jogja. I don't know since when Mahendra and his Grandmother became very well, but they were very unfriendly.

"You know the risk if my granddaughter until why napa" said Grandma while preparing breakfast.

"Tau nek, the risk is prohibited to use electricity in rented."

"Pay first last month" he said, his hand outstretched ready to charge Mahen monthly money.

"I already paid Nek yesterday with Gantari, a wad of pay for the next 2 months as well" Responded Mahen with a surprised face, lest the money he had paid was not Gantari conveyed. Wahh peril, now the girl is smart to slip her own money.

"Udah Gantari Tf to Grandma's account" Gantari's voice rang out as she exited her room carrying a small suitcase and a small brown backpack with her favorite molang keychain.

Mahen smiled looking at the simple appearance of a Gantari who was dressed comfortably according to her own. Makeup on his face was almost invisible, as he usually only used powder and liptint to fill the color on his face that might look pale.

"Later if Gantari gives Cash, Grandma can be busy shopping"

"Pinter yes you, mentang mentang granny can not take money at ATM all you Tf"

"Pake ATM LINK nek" whispered Mahen his hand to pluck one piece of Dragon fruit.

"What's that?" Ask Grandma by raising her head to hear more of what Mahen said.

"That's why take the money so Grandma doesn't bother taking it at the ATM. In his stall Pak Haji Somad already has ATM LINK Nek" said Mahendra while smiling ignorantly, presumably he knew that his Grandmother Gantari had been eyeing the widower of one grandson.

His grandmother Gantari then smiled meaningfully at Mahendra, "Oh, you have to dance this first" after he went to his room to get ready to take money in his stall Pak Haji even though there were other intentions.

"Mahendra, take the rule!" Grandma went back to Mahendra before she actually entered her room.

Gantari just sighed resignedly, after this surely his grandmother would go directly to his stall Pak Haji to take the money.

Mahen really has no morals.

"Yok" said Mahendra took over carrying a suitcase on Gantari's gang.

"Shortly, take the bike?" Gantari asked when she saw Mahen put his suitcase on his legendary motorcycle.

"Why?"

"It's not hard? You don't bring what?"

"No. Cepetan, missed the train"

Gantari snorted on Mahen's motorbike with annoyance. Why don't they just order a grabcar?. Mahendra is really annoying.

Along the road to Mahendra station there is no end to create jokes, inevitably Gantari who was just silent and still felt annoyed so carried away.

This will be a new story for Mahendra, he who usually goes to Jogja alone now he brings a friend to just be invited to laugh.

Arriving at the station the two waited for the arrival of the train until they finally began the journey to the city of Jogja.

After a few hours of travel Gantari was excited to photograph and video every place they passed as a memento that he had ever boarded a train. It's okay at least Gantari can enjoy the trip, although this time the girl sleeps due to fatigue

Mahendra occasionally chuckled to see Gantari at this time who was sleeping unsettled beside him looking for the most comfortable position to sleep. Until finally Gantari dropped his head right on Mahendra's shoulder. Just a simple thing like this, Mahen's heart felt like it wanted to be dislodged at that moment. But the next second the man smiled his hands outstretched rubbing Gantari's mane.

Mahendra opened his phone trying to type something.

"Bi, later all of Nathan's stuff outside please nasukin all of Nathan's room, including family photos. I'm coming home today. There is also a guest room. I'm gonna do a few days"

"Ready mas,"

Mahen smiled after. Still looking at Gantari's sleeping face, Mahen's hand stretched out again now get rid of the hair that covers the pretty face of this girl.

Either since when he was too calm if with Gantari, a black-haired girl with a slightly brownish color. Seeing him now becomes opium. He enjoyed everything he did with this girl for the first time. If I may ask, he would like to stay longer with this girl.

Not long after, Mahen also closed his eyes slumbering down the dream on this short journey.

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The train stop had reached its destination, Lempuyangan station being the destination of two humans who were preparing to disembark.

For the first time Mahen set foot on the station platform. An orange glow of sunlight that will sink accompanies each step two humans who are walking across the platform.

Gantari smiled in amazement at how beautiful the sun sank at this Lempuyangan station.

In contrast to Mahen who is more confused with the girl in front of him who is still focused with the scenery in front there. Of the many humans who came down and climbed from the train until finally the train left, his eyes were still focused on Gantari.

"Well, you must have seen this a lot, right?" Tanya Gantari turned her body to look at Mahen who was behind her.

Mahendra nodded then chuckled afterwards, then shook his head slowly "no, this is my first"

Gantari then squinted his eyes in disbelief, how could Mahen never see the sunset in Lempuyangan like this?.

"Then anyway? You said take the train a lot!"

"Gue didn't say"

"Lo said yes"

"No cuddling, you dreamt of times"

Mahen shook his head as he walked away from Gantari who was struggling. Gantari had a dream, but it seems Mahendra had said it.

"Dam!! Wait!!!" shouted Gantari chasing Mahen who was far ahead.

After a long wait, the GrabCar that Mahen ordered arrived right after they finished eating the snacks they brought from home.

"As per yah mas app!!!" Said Mahen directly in the response 'okay' by the driver.

"His mother, if you may know to Jogja vacation?" A few minutes after the car drove, the driver started to open the conversation.

"Yes, this" Mahen replied.

"Sorry before, is it the same husband and wife?" Tanya Driver who suddenly made Gantari and Mahen jerked the two and looked at each other.

"Eh no mas, we're tense" Gantari said directly with wide eyes.

I thought this relationship was special .....

"For otw mas, doain aja smoothly" murmured Mahen accompanied by a small oddity.

"Definitely mas!!! I think husband and wife because today we have a promo for husband and wife passengers can be 25% discount" explained mas Driver.

After listening to some promos from his mas-mas grab, Mahendra then broke into Gantari.

"You should have said that if we were husband and wife so we could get a discount, enough Gan 25%" Mahen murmured to Gantari who had put on his upset face.

"Dih, that's what you want, ogah I became a strange human wife like lo!" Gidig Gantari kept his face away.

"You don't want to get a discount, rarely grabcar promo until that"

"Gue can also afford to pay in full" Gantari turned his face to the windshield.

"Yes, it means your Grab is paying!! Fix it! I don't want to pay anyway" said Mahen who joined the follow turned his face.

"OK!!!" Strictly Gantari who does not want to lose.

Mahen then chuckled.

Mas Driver who had earlier stolen a glance through the rearview car chuckles, "it is suitable to be husband and wife" he murmured.

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Mas said the driver is suitable so my husband🙏🙌

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Nathan fashion ngambekeu. Sorry Nat, your brother is too seductive.😭️