Lecturers

A Slap

A woman just got out of a taxi. His hand held a tapperware lunch box that contained lunch for someone. Who else if not for Xavier. Alea did often bring the man food when Xavier's older brother named Lufy was not home. While Ms. Xavier who is supposed to be in charge of taking care of her family is busy moving from town to another city or even abroad for business. Likewise with Father Xavier, the man who became the backbone of the family loved business so much that not infrequently they forgot to return home.

After paying the taxi fare, Alea went inside the house. He reached for the food, lifted it into the air above the waist and smiled warmly. There were many voices in the house, Alea concluded that Xavier was working as a tutor.

Just a few steps Alea walked, she suddenly came to a halt when she heard a sentence so loudly spoken by someone. His face was flushed red, he clenched both his hands tightly. His teeth were bluffing, biting the air forcefully upon hearing the sentence of a girl from inside there.

"I Love You So Much, Mr. Xavier!"

Riled up from the doorway, Alea threw the lunchbox she was carrying in any direction until it splashed and splattered on the floor.

One slap landed rough on Audie's cheek, the girl felt her cheek now throbbing. The pain in Audie's cheek seemed like an answer.

Alea's chest rose and fell, his breathing riled up almost wanting to grab the hair of the girl before him. While the three humans among them Arini, Indah and Xavier looked shocked when they saw the incident just now.

Xavier's pupils opened wide, "Alea, what are you doing?" xavier asked worriedly, he was still surprised by the sudden arrival of his fiancee.

"Based on a fucking girl, have you wanted to study with Xavier just to get attention?" the snapping sound managed to make Audie's body tremble. He was still holding his hot cheeks, some of his hair covering his pale face. Audie still can't stabilize herself. The punishment given by Ms. Nina while in school managed to take some of her body's energy.

Xavier stopped Alea's hand that almost wanted to slap the girl's face in front of him, as Alea rebelled asking to be let go.

"Swimming, Lea. Why go berserk, anyway?" lerai Xavier's.

"Take me off, Xavier. I want to beat this fucking chick."

Arini and Indah who saw it immediately protected Audie by hiding the girl's body behind their body.

"Here you are, our business is not finished. You think, you can easily snatch Xavier from me? Basic, the woman who had no pride at all," the thunderous screams succeeded in slashing Audie's heart, she was still speechless with her head bowed as if realizing her mistake.

Alea's gaze focused on the Audie phone case on the table, it made Alea even more want to grab Audie's long hair when she found Xavier's photo there.

Alea took Audie's phone and slammed it so hard, landing hard right against the wall. The phone ended up shattered out of shape. Even being taken to a service worker will not be able to be repaired.

"ALPHA..." The impact managed to leave Alea speechless, his eyes glaring sharply at the face of his fiancee. The woman's eyebrows intertwined, she smiled as if she could not believe what she had just done.

"You're yelling at me?" alea asked pointing to herself.

Xavier tried to calm the woman down, slowly touching Alea's shoulder and trying to be gentle. "It's not so, Lea. But can you behave like this? We can talk about it well."

Alea's eyes grew increasingly incredulous, clasping Xavier's hands perched on his shoulders. Then he smiled wryly, "now you're defending this snot boy? Okay, now I get it."

Not wanting to mince words any more, Alea immediately rushed out from before them, leaving the living room in a very riled up step. His chest went up and down and slammed the door violently.

Xavier who could not let him catch up immediately, he took the keys to the car that was on the nightstand. Before exiting the doorway Xavier stared at Audie at a glance, until Audie realized that the gaze was a deadly gaze. It seemed, after this Xavier would not be able to forgive him.

"You go home, I can't teach you in this mood." After that Xavier left, about to catch up to Alea who was far away.

The three girls in the guest room were silent. Arini turned her gaze to Audie who was still lowered while holding her cheek with her palm.

Arini stroked the girl's shoulder, "lo no papa, right?" arini doesn't want to blame Audie. He knew, surely the girl was still in shock getting a rough slap from Alea. Slap for the first time.

***

Tonight the air was quite cold, but did not make Irfan pass from the balcony of the house. His finger was scrolling his phone screen to the side, looking at his picture with his girlfriend while dating on their first day. It's been 2 years, and it still feels the same. His love did not fade for the woman. To him, Alea was still Alea. Beautiful, kind, friendly and always captivating.

Irfan occasionally smoked a cigarette that was left half. Flicked his finger so that his butt would fall on the ashtray. The smoke was clumping out of Irfan's mouth and nostrils. That is, if the man wants to smoke, forced he must avoid the two women he loves. Linda and Audie. Irfan just doesn't want his loved ones to have a history of lung disease just because of him.

Irfan's gaze was fixed towards the door when he heard the clattering of someone's steps, his eyes squinting waiting for the arrival of a figure that made him curious.

Quickly Irfan dropped half a cigarette that had been sandwiched between his middle and index fingers, Irfan stepped on the tip that was still burning. Irfan waved his hand in the air hoping that the plume of smoke would soon be absorbed by the plants to be replaced with new oxygen.

Irfan threw a smile at the arrival of his sister. Audie approached Irfan, taking a seat on a wooden bench that was quite long and wide. Both of her hands were tucked in her over-sized hoodie pocket, wearing her hood as if she was wearing a hijab.

"What's the fuck in here?"

Irfan slightly distanced the ashtray, giving Audie a wider seat. "No papa, just looking for the wind."

Audie picks up Irfan's phone on a bench with the screen still on. His eyes glared in shock when he found two lovebirds were posing in the style of Korean Couple. Several times he blinked his eyes, when he saw it wrong.

"I-This is who, bang?" tanya Audie turned her gaze to Irfan.

"Oh, the girl? He's brother's girlfriend! I'm sorry you never brought him home. Alea always refused."

Audie's mouth was wide open, his jaw dropped long enough, he was not expecting the reality he had just heard. Audie was sure, this time he did not look wrong. It is clear that the photo of the woman who was with Irfan was his fiance Xavier. Moreover, when Irfan said the name of the woman was Alea. The same name as his private teacher's fiancee.

"You guys... How long have you been dating?"

"Two years. Why, deck?"

Audie took a deep breath, it seemed like she needed to tell Irfan that the woman he was dating right now had another man besides her.

"Do you know that this girl-"

"Brown milk came," Audie's sentence was cut off when Linda came to bring him a tray with a glass of chocolate milk and a glass of warm tea.

The housewife approached her daughter's son, taking a seat between the two of them.

"Thank you very much, Mah!" Irfan said, he immediately sipped warm tea made by Linda.

Audie also took hers, her favorite chocolate milk. "Thank you, Mama!" Audie exclaimed with a smile of fluffy lips.

"Together, baby." One kiss landed on Audie's smooth and clean forehead, freed from the shadows of acne blemishes despite being just one seed.

"Who is this?" linda asked when she found a photo on Irfan's phone with the screen still on.

"Rirfan's girlfriend, Mah."

Linda snatched the square object from Audie's hand, "that's why it was never brought home, anyway? Mama Kira Irfan has been single all along. Have a woman as beautiful as this why not admit if she's your girlfriend?" Linda clings to Irfan's shoulder. The young man just chuckled softly.

"It's not to be admitted, Ma, and instead Irfan does not want to take him home. Alea herself didn't want to, she said she wasn't ready to meet her future father-in-law."

Linda nodded in understanding, "so your girlfriend's name is Alea?" linda asked then, Irfan just nodded.

"Gee ... Can be good friends with Audie," continued Linda so invite Irfan laughter. Both of them laughed in the cold that night.

As for Audie, she just fell silent from earlier not wanting to join chiming in. After all, how could he be good friends with Alea, whereas the woman already hated him for a misunderstanding.

Really, Audie had no intention of snatching Xavier from her, but Alea had managed to get Audie broken while being slapped by the woman. However, the question Audie is currently asking is, is Alea being double? Does he want to play with Irfan's heart, his brother? Audie does not know, at this time he is worried, between telling the truth to Irfan or he just wait for the right time to say it.

Linda and Irfan's laughter suddenly stopped when they heard the bell ringing.

"Who's this guest night?" linda asked her two children.

A second later the video call broke Audie's daydream. Instantly the girl gasped in shock then glanced at who was calling on Irfan's phone. Audie immediately shifted the green color panel when it found the name 'Daddy' listed there.

"Assalamu'alaikum!"

"Wa'alaikumussalam, Dad!" Reply to Audie, Linda and Irfan simultaneously. Their heads clashed against each other to see the face of the man on the phone screen.

"Why do you come home?" that was the first question Audie asked.

"Yes, here. Your daughter misses you, Pah. Don't be busy with your office duties just yet" Linda suggested.

Irfan nodded in spirit, a little he distanced Audie's head so that his face was visible to his Father on the screen of the Man's Mobile.

Dimas shook his head slowly while smiling mockingly. "Bel the house sounds why not open it?" tanya Dimas, showing three large paper bags which of course the contents are souvenirs.

Linda, Audie and Irfan looked at each other, and they ran to open the door. Cold warm tea and a glass of hot milk that has warmed them just ignore it. The three ran around trying to win who was the first person who would manage to open the door.

"YEY, PAPA'S HOME!" Shouted Audie, even though he was still down the stairs.

Audie managed to first open the door, and found a man with a big smile showing off his teeth until the feathers of his mustache also lifted. Suddenly Audie immediately grabbed the body, hugging it. Yang in the hug retorted, he stroked the soft samurai long Audie. Linda came with Irfan, both of them just smiling. How missy Audie is with that guy.

"You're finally home, too, Mom. I guess I've forgotten my own family," Linda said while holding her chest like a mistress.

Dimas just chuckled, the family went inside the house. They were gathered on the sofa, there were many sweet memories carved out. Dimas gave her the paper bag she was carrying. One for Linda, one for Irfan and another for Audie.

"Handphones?" asked Irfan with eyebrows that intertwined when Audie unpacked the parcel given by Dimas, wondering why his sister asked to buy a cellphone.

"Isn't your HP still new, deck? Why ask Papa HP again, anyway?"

Audie focused her gaze forward, looking for the right reason for Irfan's question. "I-This bang, yesterday Audie's phone accidentally fell in the bathroom, so the screen broke just as much as water." Audie lied, of course she lied. Though the truth was, Alea had destroyed her phone. Throw it so hard on the wall.

Irfan mangosteen, believe just like that with his sister's lies.

...TBC...