LOVE STRATA 1

CS1 About a Happy Heart and a Wretched Heart

Ma took out the groceries he brought from the village with the help of Anjani. There are corn, vegetable kale, ketella, chili, cabbage, and some artificial tempe rolls made by Ma's neighbors in the village. Ma and Anjani put all the groceries in a fairly wide concave container.

"So here's the guest?" ask Ma.

"Personal secretary Mario's father came here, Ma. Looks like. Let's just wait" Anjani explained.

"Wait a minute, help Ma prepare lunch, yeah. Uncle you haven't eaten like that either. Cut the cabbage small. Ma will fry the temp," explained Ma gave the order.

Anjani cuts cabbage. When just finished a quarter part, Anjani's smartphone rang. A call came in from her future husband, Mario.

Dag-dig-dug

Anjani's heart still often thumped when Mario called him. The call came in the afternoon, not the first time. As the heart fluttered, and Anjani's smile expanded, the incoming call was received.

"Hello" said Anjani.

"Hello, Honey. Have you had lunch?" ask Mario over the phone.

"Em, this is still cooking for lunch with Ma in the kitchen" Anjani explained.

"Readily cooked. Don't forget the magic spice, yeah." Mario reminded.

Anjani frowned because he did not understand Mario's words.

"Magic spice?" tanya Anjani repeated.

"Yes, magic herbs. The main spice that must be in every cuisine," explained Mario.

"What's that?" ask Anjani again.

"Love," said Mario then chuckled softly.

Mario chuckles because he can guess the expression of Anjani's face which is sure at this time his cheeks have turned red.

"Okay, Lord King, I will add my love to his cooking" Anjani said in response.

"Eits. My empress, then don't let anyone eat that food but me" said Mario.

"Loh, why?" Anjani doesn't understand either.

"Because your love is mine" replied Mario.

Anjani's soft laughter sounded. Anjani only realized that Mario was seducing him with words of dread. However, still Anjani's heart has successfully become flowery.

"Oh, yeah. I called because I wanted to say something. My father's private secretary can only visit your house tonight. There is still something to take care of he said. It's okay, right?" ask Mario.

"Oh, okay. It's okay, really. I'll tell Ma and Uncle Sam. Thank you for letting me know" Anjani said.

"Either. I hung up on him, didn't I? Don't forget to eat." Mario reminded.

"Hehe, ready."

Anjani put down her smartphone. While still smiling, Anjani again sliced the cabbage.

Pleased .... It seems like the doubt is slowly fading away on its own, Anjani's inner self.

***

The campus of the economics department was crowded by students. There are students who look like they just left class, and some are just starting class. Because it has entered lunch time, not a few students who went to the cafeteria, queuing for food and drinks there. Some sides of the queue even look snaking.

In the queue of one of the cold drinks, it looks Meli is at the front. Meli just got her order, a glass of orange ice. Soon Meli looked around for an empty seat around the canteen to sit down. However, there was not a single seat left.

Meli walked away from the canteen in hopes of finding an empty seat in one of the gazebos. In vain, because all the gazebos were fully filled that afternoon.

"Ah, what a tumen frame, anyway!" muttered Meli.

That afternoon Meli was alone, unaccompanied by Anjani. Meli wants to collect the task to Mr. Nizar. There is a duty owned by Dika, and Anjani who was deliberately entrusted to Meli. The reason, Anjani there is a need because of the arrival of John's personal secretary, Mario's father to discuss and report on the preparation of Mario-Anjani's wedding. As for Dika, he happened to have to deliver chocolate-chocolate orders to several customers' houses that afternoon. As a good friend, Meli has always supported the efforts of her friends.

Meli's joy is also balanced with good heart. Meli is happy to help her friends gather those tasks to Pak Nizar. After all, Meli was enthusiastic because she felt she had the opportunity to chat with a new lecturer who suddenly became an idol among female students, namely Pak Nizar.

"C. .. lala. Well, isn't that Juno?" muttered Meli cheerfully.

Juno was sitting on an elongated bench near one of the not-so-shady trees. There is a little sunlight that illuminates the edge of the bench so that it seems hot. No one should be sitting on that bench. Only Juno was willing to sit a little hot in there.

Meli drew closer to the long bench where Juno was sitting. Meli prank directly glued the cold drink glass part to Juno's right cheek, making Juno jerk in shock and dodge.

"Cold, woy! Ah, Melia. Just ngagetin, anyway!" juno Protest.

"Some of it looks very serious, anyway. Why?" ask Meli.

At that time Juno did look seriously staring at the screen of his smartphone. Next to Juno lay several sheets of paper.

"I want to give my duty to Mr. Nizar. It's just finished" Juno explained.

"Same, dong. Here I want to do chores too, just as I have friends. Want to be together in his room after Mr Nizar finished teaching?" Meli.

"Wait for Mr Nizar to finish? Isn't it the same Mr. Nizar was told to gather at his desk?" juno asked to make sure that he had not misheard the information of the task collector.

"Goddess. Want mode, yeah. Melia ... Melies. Whatever, deh. That's why I'm dropping it too!" pinta Juno and immediately put the task paper into one with a pile of paper that Meli brought.

"Loh, loh. Just play nitip, do you want to rush where, ha?" ask Meli astonished.

Juno suddenly smiled when she heard Meli ask like that. Dehem slowly sounded before Juno told Meli about her plans that afternoon.

"I want a date," Juno replied confidently.

"What's? Not wrong, right?" ask Meli. "Whose same, Jun?" Meli added.

"Yes my heart, same," said Juno steadily.

Drrt .. drrt.

Juno smartphone vibrates. There's a message coming in. Seeing the name of the sender of the message, Juno immediately smiled while sending a reply message to the sender of the message.

"Kepo, right?" june asked after she finished sending a reply message.

"Remember. Quickly tell. Hilarious news, here. Other friends if you know for sure will also be excited," said Meli.

"Yes-yes, that's for sure. This handsome Juno will have many fans, not less than the number of fans Mas Mario." Juno prides herself.

"Huh, what a PD. Yaudah, quickly tell me who the girl is. It's true that girls can immediately replace the position of Anjani in your heart," explained Meli, and immediately he realized with his words. "Eh, sorry. No means," added Meli, and Juno was not at all offended by Meli's words.

"Wait here. He's coming soon" Juno explained.

The long bench that had its seat slightly exposed to the heat of the sun was now not only occupied by Juno. There was Meli who sat there, drinking iced orange, while waiting for the love Juno meant.

Ten minutes passed, and finally what was waiting came. Alenna looks with a beautiful charm of her boulevard running small towards the long bench where Meli and Juno are sitting. As soon as he reached the long bench, Alenna immediately positioned herself sitting right beside Juno and immediately held Juno's hand tightly.

The scene invites Meli's reaction. Automatically Meli made gawking at that look. Meli was still gawking as Alenna greeted and waved at her. Indeed, Meli never thought that the idol Juno meant was Alenna.

"Woy, Melia. Hallo-o. How come your mouth's wide open, anyway? What if a fly comes in?" alenna began to bluntly as usual.

"Meli is fascinated by your pretty face, dear." Juno is in the conversation.

"Aw-aw-aw-wid. I like that call. Love .... Em, suddenly I'm embarrassed, but I like it. Juno, I love you." Alenna timidly said it.

Meli increasingly gawked watching the friendly scene in front of her. Meli really did not expect.

"Buy, please. I'm worried that your mouth is open" said Alenna.

Meli could control his mind. Meli cleared her throat slowly, then scratched her head that did not itch.

"So, you two ...." Meli's words were instantly interrupted by Alenna.

"The new couple is being hit by a pink virus" explained Alenna then pinched Juno's nose squash.

"Oh hey. Why am I even the victim of a pinch, huh?" jokingly asked Juno.

"Next .. my heart is anxious look at you. Every day my love continues to grow" said Alenna timidly.

"Uwu, so sweet. Ahem, I'd better stay in Mr. Nizar's room. You two, congratulations. Da!" pamit Meli's.

"Bye-bye, Melis!" Alenna. "And, dear Juno. Here I bring you lunch. But .. sorry I can't accompany you because I told Boss Leon to attend a meeting" explained Alenna with a clear face.

"It's okay, but you won't eat late, yeah. Promise?" juno said as he received the food parcel brought by Alenna.

"Sip. Oh, ja. Tomorrow help with the wedding preparations Mario-Anjani, yes. Em, coming for a while is okay, too. The important thing is nongol," Alenna said carefully as she could read Juno's mood when Mario-Anjani's wedding was revealed.

Juno did not answer directly. He looked at the food package that Alenna had brought, as if there was an interesting sight there. For a second, Juno finally smiled and nodded willingly.

"Yeee, thank you, my dear. Em, if that's what I say first, yeah." Alenna pamit's.

"Yeah, I'll drive you to the car." Juno offers to deliver Alenna.

Juno and Alenna walked together towards the parking lot. Without them noticing, Diamond noticed.

The love that once bloomed for Juno in the heart of Diamond, has now withered, even incarnated grievous. A moment ago the Diamond held a stifling taste. However, Diamond still did not look away and instead continued to pay attention to Juno and Alenna.

"Huf." Breathing of Diamonds. "Even though he tried to be willing, but the pain was still felt. Ah, what do I have to do to get out of Juno?" diamond Mummings.

"May I help you move on, Diamond?" ask someone next to the diamond.

The diamond who was surprised to hear the saying turned its head, because before this there was no one next to it.

"Sir Ken?" diamond said surprised to see Ken.

"Hi."

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