Love, Treasure And Erlita
Chapter 3
That night, Erlita accidentally takes Dean around in her new car. After discussing their embarrassing kiss at the party yesterday, the two agreed that it was just a small mistake that people who are under the influence of alcohol make.
Alluding to the incident at the party that night, Erlita immediately marginalized her car and explained the incident she experienced due to drunkenness.
“What?! Married?!”
Erlita nodded. “Next week.”
“Lo crazy huh?! Here we are talking about marriage. Not a trivial matter. How can you suddenly get married to a person you only met once this afternoon?”
Erlita shrugged both her shoulders, “It was the man of choice Eyang.”
“Then why don't you marry him?”
Erlita doesn't like Dean talking like that about her grandmother, but he ended up laughing also imagining his seventy-five-year-old grandmother suddenly marrying a man almost fifty years younger than him.
“Entah, I don't know either. But for sure next week I will marry.”
“What do I do, Ta? I'm not willing to marry someone else.”
“Then it's easy. Now also you go to the house keep applying me to Eyang. Who knows Eyang changed his mind and ngijinin I married elo.”
“Ta. It's just the becanya. I seriously. I can't get married next week. You know for yourself that my college has not been run. What do you want me to eat, Ta?”
“My family is rich. Bokap lo is also an entrepreneur. So we don't have to worry.”
“Ngga. I can't Ta. My parents also would not agree that I have to sacrifice my college.”
“Ngga. We can both continue college after marriage. How?”
“Ngga. I can't.” Dean got out of Erlita's car and went across the street.
Traffic was very crowded that night. It was impossible for Erlita to catch up with Dean. He finally decided to get back to his car and go home.
***
The next morning, many people passed by in her house preparing a wedding party for Erlita. He did not think that his grandmother was serious. Erlita had thought of running away but the grandmother caught him and even banned him anywhere because he had to be circumcised as a condition for women who were soon to get married.
Jihan approached Erlita in her room. He was a little sorry because his actions actually caused his cousin was forced to rush to marry a foreign man chosen by his grandmother.
“Sorry I yes Ta?”
“Gue I'm sorry, brother. But more importantly, you have to help me. Find out how I can get out of here.”
“Lo crazy huh? There I will also be forced into marriage if caught nolongin you run away.”
“Ayolah sis..lo my only hope.” Erlita installs the weld mode.
Jihan quickly shook her head before being sedated by the action of Melas Erlita, “No. I don't want to take any risks.”
“Tadi said lo nyesel. Time yes do not want to help me escape from the problems you make?”
“Denger, this punishment is your affair. Lo who agreed to marry.”
“Yes how do I not agree, brother?! Do you want me to be crossed out of the family card and continue to be dumped abroad?”
“What?”
***
Apparently the news about Pratiwi's punishment to Erlita reached Bram's ears. He who had long wanted to send Erlita away from Pratiwi, his mother, felt he had a chance. He immediately looked for Jihan who had just walked out of her study after recounting Erlita's suffering.
“Jihan, you have to help papa.”
“Down first! Papa wants to talk seriously with you.”
“But Jihan is late, Pa.”
“Ten minutes.” Seeing Jihan not moving from behind the wheel, Bram immediately corrected, “Five minutes.”
“OK. Now to the point. Papa want what?”
“Gini, Papa would like to ask you to get a husband candidate Lita.”
“Means Papa?”
“Have you never thought that Eyang would be more affectionate and care about you if Lita does not exist?”
Jihan still did not understand the meaning of her father's words.
“Papa wants you to tempt prospective husband Lita to be caught cheating on you. If anyone knew, their marriage would be annulled. In return Erlita will be stricken from the family card and thrown out of the country. Isn't that great for you?”
“Good for Papa?”
“Jihan! Think again carefully. Papa confessed it all for you and Johan.”
Jihan rushed up from her seat and left her father.
***
Along the way, Jihan kept remembering the words of her father. Although she did not hate Erlita, she did not like her cousin too much either. Since childhood, Erlita has always received special treatment from her grandmother. And Jihan is always being numbered. Not infrequently Jihan felt that her grandmother hated her.
Tasting a cousin-to-be's husband doesn't seem like a bad idea. Jihan actually felt challenged to test her future cousin-in-law and it would be even more fun if Erlita finally married her former man. He immediately drove his car. It will be busy this week.
***
That afternoon Nafan had a guest. He was not sure that it was his guest because he did not even know anyone here. To make sure, Nafan met the guest.
A tall and slender girl, slightly older and braver than Erlita. He attached a blezer to his shoulder to cover the tank top he was wearing.
“You Breath?”
Nafan nodded, “You?”
Jihan extended her hand. “I Jihan, older cousin Erlita.”
“Oh.”
“I came to see firsthand what kind of man Lita would marry. He looked very agitated and even tried to escape. I thought you had a criminal look or something.” Jihan laughed as if it was funny.
“It turns out you are quite handsome for the size of the man who works here.” Jihan's gaze swept around Nafan's workroom.
“Then, I'm sorry. There's a lot of work I have to finish.”
“Wait!” Jihan pulled Nafan's hand and gave a spoiled look and sex that always succeeded in sedating striped men.
But it was really unexpected, Nafan actually brushed off Jihan's hand and passed as if nothing had happened. Suddenly Jihan felt angry. Never had his action been violently rejected like that.
“He must be gay!” Jehan swore in his heart did not accept being treated like that by Nafan.
He then pulled out his business card and asked security to hand it to Nafan, “Please tell me, this is important! So contact me immediately!”
It had been two days since Jihan had seen Nafan that day. But Nafan never contacted him. Fearing that security had forgotten, he found out Nafan's office phone number and was really like the shoots of the beloved ulampun arrived, Nafan himself picked up his phone.
