Love On Asphalt

Episode 36's

Farrand still occasionally chuckles when remembering the recent incident. He felt stupid, he felt his father had succeeded in frustrating him to the lowest point. Beside him, Lingga looked at him while sipping the warm tea he prepared. They were now on the porch of Farrand's house, and he really enjoyed this unexpected moment together.

"If you're chuckling too much, passers-by can think you're crazy, Fa." Farrand did not answer. He was just busy looking at Lingga's face and chuckled again.

"I still don't think that it turns out that the one I've been betrothed to is you, Ling."

"...." - ".Linga shook slowly. But in his heart he confirmed Farrand's words. To be honest he himself still does not believe what he experienced. He was happy, too happy to the point that he continued to mumble the words hopefully he experienced this is not his dream like the other day.

"I don't know if our father used to be a rival. Too surprising, to the point that I still thought that this was my dream like the other day." Lingga.

"Your dream the other day? What's that like?" Damnit. Lingga leplosan.Lingga face flushed perfectly and cursed the mouth of the bucket in the heart, could not be if he said if he dreamed of Farrand until it ended with the bottom wet? It could have been Farrand flapping him, or even worse was getting angry at him.

"Ling, your face is flushed. Are you having a fever?"

Linga shook her head violently, she immediately blocked Farrand's hand that stuck to her. Though Farrand's intention was good, he just wanted to check the temperature of the Linga.

"I'm fine, Fa. Really."

Farrand smiled, The lingga that was still holding his hand is now slowly peeping at him. Ah, romantic.....

"Your father made me almost crazy, Fa."

"Hey. You think it's just you? I do too. I almost fainted."

"Why don't you suggest uncle to be an artist, Fa?"

Farrand shook his head slowly. He did agree to Lingga's proposal, but it felt like a funny thing to say. He will not accept if his father is famous and becomes a snatch. Not narcissistic, just that he was worried about his father. A lot of young women are after their father, and he knows enough about it. Luckily, her carefree father didn't care much about it.

Farrand and Lingga again daydreamed about the incident earlier. Where it turns out Lingga is the one who became his fiancee, he shook his head slowly. And their silence was interrupted by Daniel's cry of bells.

"Sister!"

"What's up, Daniel. You just interrupt."

Daniel, who was sitting on Lingga's lap, sipped his warm tea. Linga snorted, she was actually irritated by Daniel's self-loving demeanor. But what can be done, honestly he also still misses the behavior of Daniel like this.

"Hey, hey, brother! Arasya's father and uncle are calling you. There's something they want to talk to you about."

Lingga nodded, he lowered Daniel and went into the house after gently rubbing the top of Farrand's head. Farrand smiled gently, as if saying everything would be fine without a word.

"Sister Farrand, right?" Greetings Daniel.

"Hm, yes. Daniel?"

"Beautiful sister wants to take me for a snack? I want a snack."

Beautiful sister? Did Farrand hear wrong?

"You saying goodbye?"

Daniel nodded.

"And they've allowed you?"

And Daniel nodded again. Farrand sighed, feeling that they wanted to say something he could not know. And it seems like taking Daniel for a walk is not a bad thing either.

"I'll get the car keys. Wait here, yeah."

"Hu'um" said Daniel. He swung his legs and raised his head to look at the stars in the sky.

"Beautiful." His whisper. Once he was often made to wonder when he saw his brother who always looked at the night sky and felt as if there was something interesting there. At that time, he also took a look at it and find out what exactly is the interesting thing from the night sky. He who was still in the mind of a child at that time still did not understand at all a beauty that offered the other side of a dark starry night. He had once asked a question about this, but the answer from his brother was just a short word that he did not know what it meant. ‘One day you will know.’ So said. And now he understood the meaning of the word.

That it is not the flickering of stars that makes a beautiful dark night, but the combination of the two that makes it balanced. The night may be dark, but stars no bigger than the sky can only try to stay bright. He knew he would not be able to light up the whole dark sky, but he knew not to give up and make his existence acknowledged. It is indeed larger than the sun, but the distance that makes it invisible in the day and invincible to the sun in the eyes of humans during the day. The sky can be proud of its darkness. The sun may shine brightly with its proximity to the earth, but the star will continue to shine even if only at night it will be visible. And Daniel, he now understood how deeply the brother of his father had always referred to him as a dissident, did not listen to his parents, and ignored their orders. And he was quite proud, at least the sister who became his role model did not give up at all with his circumstances and what happened to him. His brother was a great man, that was all he knew until now.

And Daniel, staying in that line of thought without knowing if actually his brother's nature was derived from his father's character when young, and it became a trigger for his father's hatred of Linga. His father simply did not want Lingga to waste his youth and try to be a worthy heir so that he did not have to give the burden of his company's heir to the second child. But what power, his rebellious genes turned out to be more dominating and declining all in his first child until he seemed to see his young self in the phallus. Jason –father Daniel and Lingga-can only mourn him - who so very much realized – so hard to Lingga to make Lingga desperate to go from home. Until a few months later, Jason realized that there was nothing wrong with Lingga, the elder just wanted to find his identity with the innate nature of his father. Luckily, Jason was able to monitor the progress of the Linga with the help of Arasya.

Before long, Farrand came and brought his father's car keys. He invited Daniel who first stopped his daydream and took the young man who was no taller than him.

The streets felt quiet, it was natural because maybe, people would be lazy to crowded the streets because of the cold temperature. Farrand sauntered at medium speed, and it was quietly noticed by Daniel.

"Hey, pretty sister. Can you take me around for a minute?"

"Hm?"

"I've been wondering what it's like to drive a car. Brother always said if he was behind the wheel, he felt something different."

"Is that so?"

"Yes. So, can the pretty sister tell me why? I know, I should have asked my sister. But for now it seems like it can't. Because my sister's pretty boyfriend, I think pretty sister knows a lot about it from sister." Daniel lowered his head, he lowered his voice at the end, and it made Farrand's heart faint. He had heard much about Daniel from the story of the Linga. The young man who had a blood bond with his lover was just a little boy who took too much of his mother's genes and made it seem to be the right messenger for his father. Do not know if it could hurt the feelings of Lingga who felt if his father loved his sister more. In fact, not. His father just did not know how to behave in sharing the same affection with the different nature of the two individuals.

"You know, Daniel. Beautiful sister also once dreamed of becoming a racer."

"really?"

"E 'em. But now the pretty sister has decided to stop."

"Why?"

"Beautiful sister feels that beautiful sister has other goals. Beautiful sister wants to reach the ideals of another beautiful sister."

"But, at least the pretty brother told me first what it's like to be a racer."

"Heeee..... You're too enthusiastic, Daniel."

"He'em." Daniel nodded steadily. And Farrand chuckled amusedly at that. He could see how much interest the boy had in the world behind the wheel.

"alright. Beautiful sister will take you to Falen hill."

"Why go to the hills?"

"That's where the real fun is."

"Heeee....."

Farrand smiled with satisfaction. He was a little happy to see the happy look of Daniel's face. In his heart, he slightly imagined about his sister who could not be born perfect. Perhaps, if his sister was born and his mother was still there, he would not be as lonely as he is today. But let it be, he just had to enjoy his life. After all, he didn't feel too lonely. There was still his father, Madhiaz and his family, and now there was also a Linga beside him.

"Tighten your seatbelt, Daniel. We'll start to speed up after this."

"Beautiful sister KYAAAAA." Daniel screaming. Farrand's left hand now smothered Daniel's mouth, which screamed like a kidnap and the right hand controlling the wheel. Farrand didn't want to take the risk. He did not want to be suspected of child kidnappers by local residents.

"Be quiet. Or the pretty brother will just take you home." Gertak Farrand's.

Daniel nodded again despite the pale hue already adorning his face. He did not want to be taken home even before he was invited to climb the track that his brother usually does. He used to often ask his brother to take him, but the rejection of his brother and also the hardship of his father made his guts shrink instantly. He did not know, if the thing he saw seemed pleasant it turned out to make his life shrink and feel as if the angel of death smiled horribly at him.

"good. Be a quiet good boy. Ok. After this we will climb up the hill and down it. Beautiful sister won't speed as long as uphill. But after the descent, pretty sister hope you don't scream anymore. If you get scared later, you can hold on tight to the handle there. But remember, don't even yell like that or the pretty sister will turn around."

Daniel again could only nod quickly at Farrand's orders. He prepares. His body slowly stiffened and his hand now gripped tightly to his left hand. His heart felt increasingly racing after Farrand began to climb the road uphill. Farrand's speed is not kidding, but Daniel still does not believe if Farrand was said if in the uphill condition, he has not speed. Crazy one! Not just speeding the speed is like this, what if later if he has speeded? Never mind, it is better for him to enjoy what is before him than to think about what has not happened. It could have been Farrand had pulled out his current speed and scared Daniel away until the boy asked to go home, right?

Daniel's heart was getting crazier, sweat was already flowing in several places on his face. Even he was sure if there had been a fall dripped through his temple. Farrand's speed was not playful, he even added more when approaching the top.

Although he was actually looking forward to this, feeling a speed from this four-wheeled iron horse. He was bored with the usual speed his father and mother had taken him. He had imagined his brother who took him with high speed when he was in the racecourse until he forgot one thing, that excess density was terrible.

"You can take a slow breath and exhale slowly. That's pretty effective at easing your crazy heart rate." Farrand. He did not look at Daniel, but Daniel who saw Farrand's expression could only look at him in awe because he thought, Farrand was very charming with eyes that seemed to not blink.

"Well. On the front descent, I'm gonna start getting serious."

Daniel gasp. Will it start getting serious, he said? Then what was he experiencing was his name if not serious? Shaking slowly, Daniel began to sigh deeply and exhaled slowly as Farrand suggested. And a little bit successfully, his heart rate slowly improved.

Sets, sets,

Farrand moved the gear quickly and stepped on the accelerator. Daniel's breath was choked, he felt his life would come out right then and there after Farrand at his crazy speed drove him to the roadblock. Daniel begins to think crazy, he feels if Farrand starts to go crazy and plans to commit suicide by bringing himself. But after that, he gasped for breath as Farrand turned a distance close enough to the road divider. He believes, the distance of the body of his car with the road barrier must be only a few cents.

"Not to be so pale. This is how street racers always go like your brother. Beautiful sister is sure, your brother's ability must have increased more than before. Lately your brother's been practicing more and more." Farrand. Daniel just nodded. He could only imagine the circumstances of his brother who every time experienced something like this.

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Meanwhile in the living room of Farrand's residence......

There was Arasya sitting on the sofa with one person, next to him, there was Jason, and in front of him was Ariana who was hugging the sturdy body of Lingga sitting next to him. He did not want to go far from Lingga, he still missed his eldest son who left after all this time.

"So, Lingga. Can you explain what you said earlier? Who said Farrand was carrying your flesh?" Asked Arasya, he smiled at the Linga. But somehow Lingga felt if Arasya's smile was creepy and seemed ready to cut it at any time.

"I-it's. uncle."

"Kyaaa. Don't worry dear Lingga, I'll celebrate your wedding festively with a little preparation time." Not finished the words that Lingga will say, Ariana had already interrupted him first. Linga dipped her saliva, she did not expect that the problem would become this small and silent. Though his intention just wanted him not to be separated from his lover. Don't know if it even makes it seem cornered.

"If that's true, I'll separate you myself at all costs."

Fyuuha...

The aura that Arasya released was very dark. Linga did not expect that her future in-laws could give off such a gripping aura. He glanced at his father, the middle-aged man just silently stood by without saying a few words to him or even, just defending him.

"Nope-no. Uncle. Me and Farrand just lied. I'm even sure that Farrand is still perfectly sealed."

"Good." The dark aura of Arasya slowly faded and Lingga could breathe a little relieved. But after what happened was quite unexpected, now replace his mother who lowered her head by giving off her gloomy aura.

"And I had hoped to carry a grandchild with a chubby cheek like a Lingga when I was a child." Ariana said slowly.

Lingga dipped again, his mother should be happy because her son did not become pregnant with his friend's daughter before marriage. But these? Why was his mother like that as if she failed to give him a grandchild that had long been in her dream? Hell, did her mom forget that she hasn't even graduated from high school?

"Then, can you explain some red marks around his neck?" Arasya.

Linga's face flushed perfectly, she did not expect that Arasya would find the mark he placed on Farrand.

"Kyaa..... so my hope will soon be realized huh?" Ariana who had been lowered with her gloomy aura now looked up again with a bright aura.

"Airina...."

"You should be happy, Arasya. Janitra has wanted this for a long time and I'm sure she'll be just as happy as I am." Arasya's words just stopped when Ariana interrupted him. His gaze began to flatter, after Ariana reminded him of Janitra, he recalled his late wife. Ariana is right, Janitra may be happy for this news considering he is the most enthusiastic with their son and daughter.

"...." - ".Arasya. He disagreed because after all, he didn't want anything to happen to his daughter. But he also did not deny if he slightly agreed with Ariana's remarks. To calm his heart, he tried to sip the coffee that was in front of him.

"I remember how aggressive you used to be. If you look at Farrand's current state, isn't he better able to take care of himself than you were? You even did it at a younger age of two years from Farrand's current age."

Bruussshhhhh.

The coffee that was shaved Arasya he just sprayed when he heard back Ariana's words about him. His face reddened, he did not expect that Ariana would reveal it here.

"Ma-Mama." Lirih Linga's.

"Don't worry, dear Lingga. Mama's gonna protect you from your revered future father-in-law" Ariana paused, she brought her face closer to Lingga's ear and whispered a little there."You can do it with Farrand. But you have to remember, you have to have a protective pill or a preventative pill at all times so that Farrand doesn't have two bodies before he officially becomes your wife, okay?"

The face of the originally reddened Lingga is now getting reddened. He did not expect if separated some time with the mother could make her mother talk the semen.

"A-ariana. Don't you mess with his mind so he can do something no-no with my little daughter. I really wouldn't forgive him if he made my Farrand have a child before he turned 20."

"That means if Farrand's age has reached 19 years and 4 months, you can't use safety, Sasu. Because if it works, Farrand will give birth at the age of more than 20 years." Happy sparkles adorn Ariana's face. Arasya widened his eyes, while beside him, Jason was slanted with his own spit.

"Stop poisoning your son's brain, Ariana." Jason who had been silent now raised his voice when he felt Ariana increasingly outrageous in speaking.

Linga State? Oh, don't ask. His head feels steamy because of the heat that continues to afflict him. Ariana giggled amusedly, not realizing that now Lingga began to drip blood from his nose.

"You look. He's got a no-no idea about my daughter." Arasya. He shuffled his mane in frustration, and it even reaped amused giggles from Ariana.

"You take it easy, ne. Arashiah. I'm sure the phallus won't get your daughter to give birth before she graduates from her high school."

Arasya. He stared at Lingga sharply as if making him hostile. Linga shook her head, she wanted to say if she would look after Farrand, but her tongue seemed to be twisted when she saw Arasya's sharp gaze on him.

"You scared my son, Arasya. Trust me, the phallus will not disappoint us."

Arasya snorted and turned his face to the side. He always loses in arguing if his opponent is a woman. And he admitted he was always weak at it. In fact, he never denied all the statements that Janitra gave him. Ah, how many times in half a day do you remember Janitra?

Tbc