Juan And Mentari

J&M - Part 3

After making sure his sister was asleep, Mentari came back out of his room. He met his mother who was busy cleaning the dishes.

"Let's dance, Mom. That solved this," said Mentari.

"No, no" replied Ratih.

"Tari, are you sure you want to receive a proposal from Iwan?"

Ratih's question, made Mentari look at him.

"Why do you ask that?" ask Mentari.

Train washed his hands, then he looked at his daughter. "Mom just wants your happiness. If you really don't want to accept the match, I'll definitely support you."

Mentari clasped her mother's hand, "Mom, Tari is confident in her choice. Dari believes, if Mother, will not choose the wrong soul mate for Dance."

"But, Son. If you do have another candidate, who you love and who loves you. Mother, I will definitely reject Mr. Handoko's proposal. Because for Mom, your happiness is the most important."

"No Mother. Currently there is no one who loves Dance or who loves Dance. So Tari must be happy with Mom's choice" said Tari who tried to convince her mother.

"Perhaps by marrying Iwan, I will be able to forget my feelings for Juan," Mentari said.

"Thank God, if it's like that. I just don't want to force my will."

Smiling dance.

"Here, rest there! I'm sure you're still tired!" rahatur.

"It's okay, ma'am. Dance can sleep after this."

The mentor took the plate that was in the hands of the mother.

"Yes, already. But, after you're done going straight to bed, son!"

"Yes, ma'am" Mentari replied with a smile. "Sana, I'll just rest. Leave everything to Dance."

"Okay, I slept first!" Ratih rubbed the princess' hand slowly.

Dance nodded then smiled. After finishing her work, Tari went back into the room. He spread his body beside the sleeping Star. Mentari looked at the face of the Star for a moment then took his salary. 

Mentari turned on the device in his hand. It turned out that there were a lot of messages and missed calls on the screen and it was from his girlfriend, Juan. Mentari simply read all of those messages without any intention of replying to them. His heart still hurts too much, when he remembers Juan's love for Monica.

"I'm not comparable to Monica, '" muttered Mentari, he put his net back on the nightstand.

"Star, my careless sister. Hope you get a guy who really loves you. Not looking at our possessions and position. May the fate of your love be more fortunate than Brother," Mentari said to his sister who slept. He kissed his sister on the forehead, then closed his tired eyes.

*****

Somewhere else.

Juan keeps looking at his phone and hopes, Mentari will reply to the message he has sent. But, it seemed like he had to quash his wish. Because even though the message had been read, there had been no reply from his lover. Juan was going to call his girlfriend. However, the time difference of 12 hours, made him undo his intentions. Moreover, he knew that Mentari had just traveled far from America to Jakarta.

"Why?" rangga and Nando asked at the same time.

At the moment the three of them were sitting in a restaurant not far from the apartment.

"The comment has not yet returned the cave message" Juan replied.

"Maybe he hasn't read it yet" Nando said.

"He's read it. But, it seems like he did not want to reply to the cave message."

"Just be patient. Give him time alone" added Rangga.

"But if he really never reply to the cave message how?"

"That's called risk. Who told you to play that bet."

"Yes, the cave knows, the cave is wrong. But, you don't keep ngingetin cave about it again," Juan said.

Nando just put his shoulders down.

Juan took his breath. He stared at the luxurious car at the stakes that time. The car that had to make him lose the one he loved, Mentari.

"The cave shouldn't have made that bet" Juan regretted, he again let out a long sigh. "It turns out the car is no more valuable than Mentari."

"Didn't the same cave Rangga have ngingetin loe before, if the silly game you follow, can make your relationship destroyed. And look, it's all coming true now."

"Feed regrets" replied Juan. 

"Damn loe, instead of giving words that can make the cave heart calm. Even make the cave more upset. Friends don't have morals."

"Emangs. After all this time you've been hard if you get it."

Juan thumped his lips at Nando's words.

"Basar, your ungodly friends!"

"Well, if you're upset, follow him now!" exclamation Rangga.

"For now the cave cannot be" replied Juan.

"So wait for next week. The cave just came home next week. Later when the cave comes home, the cave immediately nyari Mentari for loe."

"Thank ya, Ngga."

"Thank you, later if the cave has succeeded in persuading Mentari," said Rangga.

The three continued eating them.

***

One week later ….

In accordance with his promise to Juan, once arrived in Indonesia Rangga immediately sought the existence of Mentari. Armed with the address given by her best friend, she begins a search.

"Is this the house of Dance?" ask Rangga in my heart. 

Rangga stared at the simple house that was in front of him.

"But according to the address given by Juan, this is indeed the house of Dance." Rangga stared at the piece of paper given by Juan before he left. 

Rangga removed the seat belt and got off the car he was driving. Before stepping into the Mentari house, he took a box from his best friend who had a back seat.

Rangga began to raise his hand when he was right in front of the door. But before he could knock on the door, it was open. A girl dressed in white gray came out from inside the house.

"Who are you?" ask the girl. He looked at Rangga from top to bottom.

"I am Rangga, Juan's friend and Mentari's friend," replied Rangga while introducing himself, he reached out his hand.

The girl did not return Rangga's hand. "Wait here!" yell that girl at him.

"Prophe Rangga, be patient. He's just a kid who doesn't know manners yet" Rangga's inner self. 

"Yes, Deck. I will wait here" replied Rangga who tried to keep smiling in front of the girl.

The girl went back into the house. Not long after that he returned with a bucket of water and doused it into Rangga's body.

"Hey, what are you doing?!" the voice of Rangga is rising.

"Tell my brother's friend Juan, don't bother my brother anymore! Because soon Sister Tari will be married."

For a moment Rangga was silent, he still could not believe what he had just heard.

"A-what did you say? Dance is getting married?" ask Rangga to make sure.

"Yes, he's getting married next week. So don't bother him anymore!"

"Please let me meet with Mentari for a moment!"

"Sir Tari doesn't want to meet anyone. So go!" exclaim that girl.

"All right, I'm going. But give this to Mentari, there's a letter from Juan in it, too." Rangga handed the box he had brought to the girl.

"I'll give this to Kak Tari, so go now!" 

After receiving the box from Rangga, the girl closed the door very hard.

"Bas on a crazy chick!" Rangga shouted at the girl. He walked over and got back in his car.

"Juan, if you're not busy, call me. It's about the Mentari and it's important." Rangga sent a voice message to his best friend. After doing that, he revived the engine of his car, then left the yard of Mentari's house.