LOVE STRATA 1

CS1 New Meeting

The morning was a little cloudy, but it did not shrink the spirit of the flock to hum. There is also no sound of chicken trees that are usually unpretentious to wake each other up neighbors. This is not a village. The nuances of city life are a little different.

Anjani awoke from her deep sleep due to the glare of the morning sunlight that broke through from the gap of the window curtain. For a second he rubbed his eyes, trying to wake up immediately. As soon as he was fully conscious, his nimble fingers grabbed the smartphone that was deliberately placed beside his bed.

"Anjani, wakeup! The girl woke up that afternoon was no good. Go, wakeup!"

The sound of the pounding of Anjani's bedroom door grew louder. While the voice that told him to get up immediately also more and more persistently shouted at him. There was no choice but to get up and open the door.

The one who woke Anjani up was Uncle Sam. She is the younger sister of Anjani's mother. He had long lived as a widower, because he was left behind by his wife. Uncle Sam's only son is unclear where he is.

Uncle Sam is a man who is handsome and friendly. The only thing that made him look scary was the tattooed scar on his left arm. Uncle Sam used to be a former thug who had a lot of men. Since leaving his son and wife, he chose to live a normal life by opening a grocery store in front of his house.

"Anjani, it's really hard to wake up, yeah!" Uncle Sam slightly reprimanded, although not much effect for Anjani.

"I used to build a neighbor's chicken. I forgot I was at Uncle Sam's house." Anjani defended herself.

"Yes, I'll buy you a rooster in the afternoon. Just be careful if the wake is still daytime."

"Heee?"

That is, the atmosphere of Anjani morning. It had been three days since he left the village. Morning, afternoon, evening, or night, for these three days his mother in the village always called, but was not picked up by him at all.

Crings ... Crings ... Tulalite Tulalit ...

"When don't you pick up your mom's phone." Uncle Sam was curious because he too often saw Anjani ignore his mother's phone.

"The one who called was Ma, not Mami. Mami's nickname just reminds me of the past." Anjani's voice sounded soft.

"OK okay. Here let me pick up the phone from Ma."

Uncle Sam snatched the smartphone from Anjani's hand. Anjani has absolutely no objection to his uncle's actions. He looks resigned.

"Hello, Brother. This is your brother, Sam. Anjani won't pick up the phone from you. Still scolding him. Anyway pack there any matchmaking event, which I don't invite you anymore. Already, Brother. You don't have to worry too much, Anjani is guaranteed to be healthy here with your sister. If you miss here. Your sister misses you too. Okay, I'll hang up the phone. Bye bye!"

"Where did Ma say?" Anjani asked immediately after Uncle Sam hung up.

"Tuh, you kepo! Ra-ha-si-a's chat. Next time pick up the phone. Now, help your uncle shop for stalls in the market. Here's the list, and here's the money. Oh yeah, there's Meli who'll accompany you shopping." Uncle Sam sounds wise.

"Meli?" Anjani still remembered the familiar name heard in her ear.

"Playing friends first. He's also going to college in the same department as you. What's that major called?" Uncle Sam tried to remember the name of the major taken by Anjani.

"Economy, Uncle. Okay, I'll get ready."

"Well, great. All you buy make up with new clothes. Let uncle's nephew who wants to go to college look a little beautiful. Haha .... Don't forget to buy your lipstick!" Uncle still spoke while slightly shouting even though Anjani had already gone to his room.

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Time shows at 08.00 WIB. It's a little scorching if you have to travel, especially if you have to walk. However, the hot morning sun did not dampen Anjani's steps in order to fulfill his uncle's order to shop.

The market is not too far from Uncle Sam's house. Walking there will not make the feet numb, it is fun because there are Meli who are busy babbling along the way.

Meli is a little girl of Anjani's age. He used to live in the same village as Anjani, but moved when he was 7 years old. Meli and her family moved to the city on the grounds of pitting fate for welfare.

Now fate brings Anjani and Meli together after so many years without each other. Meli who is now more fun to talk to and joke. Wow, what a beautiful destiny.

"Mel, can I ask you a question?" Anjani suddenly changed the topic.

"What?"

"You're not being forced by Uncle Sam to take the same major as me, are you?" ask Anjani.

"No, really!" reply Meli briefly.

"Honestly, Mel."

"Ehm, a little bit. But it doesn't matter. I'm glad I went to college with you. Moreover, Uncle Sam fully funded. Well, instead of me being fooled by my parents, mending me to college." Meli tried to assert.

"Stupid? Hahaha, it turns out our fate is not much different, Mel."

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The journey to the market is no less than 10 minutes. It is not a long time for Anjani because the journey is so pleasant with the presence of Meli, a childhood friend who has returned.

After arriving at the market, Anjani accompanied Meli to buy all the ingredients written on the list given Uncle Sam. Make sure no one is missed. Finished all, Anjani called Uncle Sam's subscription bentor to transport groceries.

"Bang, drive to Uncle Sam's house, yeah. Please tell me, Anjani came home a little afternoon. Thanks, Bang!" Anjani advised the bentor driver subscription.

"We're not going home right away, are we?" ask Meli.

"I was told by my uncle to buy stuff, make college prep next month." Anjani.

"What stuff?" ask Meli. He was obviously curious.

"Shirt, lipstick .. Let me be beautiful, Meli."

"Hahaha, I agree with Uncle Sam. This friend of mine really needs to be polished so it's a little beautiful. Yuk, I'll take you." Meli directly dragged Anjani's arm

"wait around. I'd better buy a backpack first. How's it?" Anjani.

"Rucksack bag? Do you want to go back to school again? Fashionable dikit dong, Anjani. Come on, follow me!" Meli pulled back Anjani's arm and turned the direction of the goal. But ....

Brak!

Meli was too eager to pull Anjani's arm, while Anjani was seen resigned to the behavior of his best friend. Unknowingly, when they turned around, someone managed to be nudged to the point of dropping the pile of paper that was carried. Some of the paper flew and fell on the puddle.

"Ouch, sorry. My husband and I were unintentionally. How's this, Mel?" Anjani was confused while picking up the falling papers. While Meli, she gawked while covering her mouth with both of her palms.

"Mel, help me!" Anjani tries to elbow Meli's arm.

"Handsome!" Meli said briefly.

Hearing a short speech from Meli, Anjani immediately looked up at the man before her. Now, Anjani's turn to gawk, more precisely shocked, because the figure in front of him wearing a headscarf and only visible both eyes only.

"Mel, handsome from where? Like a ninja." Anjani whispered to Meli while holding back a laugh.

"That's the man behind her!" Meli tugging at the end of Anjani's clothes.

Bummer. That reaction was the first time Anjani's facial features were shown. The man Meli was referring to was the man who once gave her a bouquet of flowers. Yes, he is Mario.

"Now, you'd better take your shoe brochures home. Hah, I shouldn't have helped you earlier." The man wearing the head covering was seen grumbling at Mario.

"Mario, remember me?" Anjani tries to cut off the two men's conversation.

"Anjanin. Yeah, I remember." Mario answered while showing a smile.

"Wait, if this brochure is yours, then you're selling shoes, yeah!" Anjani tries to guess Mario's profession.

That guess clearly makes Mario's friend who wears a head covering successfully terbahak. Yes, Anjani does not know about Mario's rich family. However, somehow the guess was justified by Mario.

"Yes, I'm a shoe salesman." Mario.

"What?" Mario's friends look surprised, but it does not last long because the atmosphere is replaced by something else unexpected.

"Anjani, this is the second flower for you." Mario is seen thrusting a sprig of white roses for Anjani.

"What?" said Meli and Mario friends together.

"Thank you, Mario. But, what are flowers for this time?" Anjani was curious while still putting on an ordinary face.

"Take it, as an apology for my friend's stupidity. Excuse me."

After saying so, Mario left Anjani, Meli, also his friend. The unexpected reaction has succeeded in leaving anyone filled with question marks.

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Oops ... Anyone curious about the same story? Who is the guy who wears the head covering? Is it as handsome as Mario? Or maybe his good looks are like Juno (ep 1)? Go to the next episode, yes. See You's.