LOVE THE CUPU

Chapter-43~Change

Without feeling the day is getting late, the sun is getting tired of emitting light. Arif glanced at the circular round object on his wrist, five o'clock past thirty minutes.

"I'm going home first, huh, Za? it's late."

"Cock, go home, anyway. In a moment, yes," Khanza cuddled Arif's spoiled arm while leaning against the man's arm.

Arif smiled at Khanza, now the girl had started to dare to indulge with him. Arif scrambles Khanza's hair.

"Since when, anyway, spoiled gini? not good with your family, Za. I'm going home, right?"

Khanza took off Arif's hand, pursed his lips, his gaze turning wistfully. It feels very hard for Khanza to part with the man in front of him.

"Tomorrow to see you again, dear," persuaded Arif to gently stroke the cheek of his favorite girl. He was actually not willing to part, what else see the spoiled nature of Khanza now. It felt like he had always wanted to be with that sweet girl, but as a man he knew quite well of himself. Despite having gotten the green light from the Khanza family, he did not want to abuse using that belief at will.

Khanza closed his eyes, feeling the warm touch of his loved ones. Now that he is used to the romantic treatment of Arif, even he tends to be spoiled to always pay attention to the man. As a warm kiss landed on her head Khanza opened her eyes, smiling at the man before her.

"I like you spoiled gini, Za. I'll go home first, okay?" Arif stood up to pick up the car keys located on the table also grabbed the jacket that had been beside him on the sofa.

Khanza's face met red, he followed Arif's footsteps towards the main door of the house.

"Rif, are you going home yet?" Tegur Papa Khanza's new coming. Mama Khanza who pulled her groceries out of the trunk of the car looked at the door.

"Eh, Om. Arif said he'd go home first, Om. It was late in the afternoon" said Arif greeting Papa Khanza.

"Yes, be careful on the road."

Arif turned to approach Mama Khanza in the car, greeted the middle-aged woman and said goodbye to her. Before Arif entered his car he waved at Khanza who was in the embrace of his Papa.

Khanza and his parents went into the house when Arif was gone. Khanza helps his mother and sister-in-law cook for dinner later. Although there were maids in the house but they were used to providing their own food.

"Za, is Arif home?" tanya Zay, who took a drink in the fridge.

"Already, Brother. I didn't say goodbye to you, I was afraid to disturb you" she said."

"Owh." Zay returned to his study after carrying a bottle of cold mineral water.

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To esokan the next morning. Khanza has finished combing his long hair, today Khanza does not braid hair as usual. He tried to change for the sake of his loved ones, starting from the hairstyle and a little thin powder adorned his sweet face. Arif, the man had already sent a message to Khanza that he was already on the road to pick her up. Waiting in front of his yard, Khanza flipped through the pages of his student book. Khanza's habit is that if he reads a book he is too focused on it, he does not realize that Arif has arrived to pick him up.

Arif's white car is parked in Khanza's yard. He shook his head as the girl only focused on her book.

"Haboo," grumbled Arif.

He opens his car door, approaches Khanza who is still unaware of his whereabouts. Arif pulled the book that covered the girl's face, not Khanza who was surprised but Arif was flabbergasted to see the change in Khanza. Although still wearing glasses but change Khanza is quite significant for Arif.

"Arm, ngagetin!" pekik Khanza's.

Arif realized from his astonished gaze, he could not say anything. Although many times saw Khanza dress up and open the bamboo braid, but for Arif to see Khanza to school like this is the first time.

"Silent from earlier? are you mad I read a book?" khanza asked, staring puzzledly at the man before her.

"Eh, no, honey. You're beautiful, Za," praised Arif.

Khanza's face turned red blushing, call affection and praise Arif successfully make his feelings warm so early.

Khanza got into Arif's white car with a smile on it. Arif's eyes could not be seen Khanza, he followed Khanza into the car.

"Kok, now you keep using the car, Rif?" khanza's question rips Arif out of his reverie.

"Eh, I-it's so I can see your pretty face" Arif said.

Khanza's face met with red, this early morning has got a fight many times from Arif. "What'an, anyway. I love that you ride your bike, Rif."

"Yo, go. It will be too late" Khanza said, diverting talks. He was so wrong to face the romantic guy.

Before Arif turned his steering wheel, he stared inside the woman beside him. Giving his sweetest smile to Khanza. "Beautiful, Very pretty. Thanks Za, it's about to change for me."

Khanza can't get the words out, his face is heating up, his feelings are mixed. Khanza could only nod and turn his face staring out the window. Arif's praise made him fly away in delusion.

Out of the Khanza housing complex, Arif drove his car slowly. "Za, where's Faizal? why don't you look?" arif's question broke the silence in that car.

Khanza turned his face away, looking at Arif's focused face forward. "Go back to her grandmother's hometown, she said she was sick."

Arif stared at Khanza for a while, and refocused on his wheel. "He called you?" there was a dislike tone from Arif's question.

Khanza smiled at Arif, knowing that he was jealous. "Father you know, Faizal's family came to the house yesterday."

Arif scratched the back of his head, he felt his jealousy was too excessive on Khanza. But how else, the feeling of emotion always just appeared when he felt that there was someone close to Khanza.

"Sorry, Za." That's all Arif can say.

Khanza laughed, for some reason Arif's expression was so funny to him.

"Kok, laugh, Za?"

"Funny, aja. It turns out you're jealous, I think you're the one." Khanza looked at Arif with his smile.

"I'm just jealous of you, Za."

"really?"

Arif nodded for sure. He parked his car in the schoolyard. Before descending she looked at the girl, took her breath and exhaled her. "Don't make me jealous, huh?" said Arif gently.

They get out of the car together, after Khanza convinces Arif that he will try to keep Arif from being jealous.

"Wow, Khanza?" hello Randra approached them.

"Hey, Rand!" reply Khanza smiled.

Randra examines Khanza's appearance from top to bottom. He turned to look at Arif who was standing next to Khanza.

"Be careful, Rif. There could be many who have a crush on Khanza."

"Damn lo, Rand."

"Gue, can you register a crush, Za?" Randra is teasing her best friend.

"May, if you want me to hang!" Arif replied flatly to Randra's joke, a look of jealousy on his face. Makes Randra even more seductive.

Randra brought himself closer to Khanza. "Roof," he whispered.

Arif pulls Khanza roughly away from Randra, a laser-eyed look at his best friend. Making Khanza and Randra laugh in response to the man's jealousy.

"Here, he's just kidding!" Khanza gently stroked Arif's arm, calming the emotional man, though Randra was only joking but Arif took it too seriously.

"Slow bro! kidding, seriously," joked Randra.

Arif just kept quiet, he left Khanza and Randra first.

"You, anyway, Rand. So angry, right," grumbled Khanza.

"Who asks for jealousy." Randra follows his best friend, followed by Khanza who also follows align his steps with Arif.

Entering the hallway of the school, all eyes looked in amazement at Khanza. Especially the men who stared unblinkingly at Khanza. Arif who is already emotional is now increasingly not like to see Khanza become the center of attention. He widened his pace, before his emotions exploded here.