Married With My First Love (Travel Story of Lantern Love And Scintillating)

20.The seventeenth anniversary part 2.

The day already showed at half-five in the afternoon.

Tera and Sela who spent time at the bookstore since noon had to finally go home.

The bookstore there does provide a reading place for students who do not want to bring their books home.

They came out while straightening their tired waists from sitting for too long.

"What are you going to ride back?"

"I can ride an angkot, can you?"

"Somehow, it looks like a four-hour bus has passed by already."

"Yes, I ordered a gojek."

"Emh don't do Sel, I wait for the bus at five o'clock, come soon."

"Oh yes, you be careful, yes, but once again happy birthday, my sister who is more beautiful."

"There are still many Cells, no dear how my birthday if there is no you."

"Tera Together." The Angkot that will be boarded by Sela has arrived, making him have to leave his happy friend.

Tera sat there alone.

Thirty minutes away the bus at five will arrive at the front of the bookstore where it is waiting.

But not long to wait.

Gilang arrived with his motor.

Tera will try to hold on so as not to go with Gilang.

Gilang got off his bike, without waiting for Tera to say anything, he had already pulled Tera's arm towards his motorbike parked.

"Mas Gilang, what the hell, I can go home alone, do not have to be dragged like a child like this."

"Yes yes, who now feels the oldest, but only yesterday's birthday."

Tera is shocked to hear Gilang mention her birthday, but doesn't want to say anything more.

"So I said to my mother, kalo ngeliat lo here, the question was even told to pick up, all told to stop by to buy a birthday cake that was too late a day, because you know, you know,if not for being asked to my mother, then you would not want to pick you up far here."

Tera was silent.

"Hurry up, before I call my mom again."

Tera put on her helmet, then ride the dirt uncomfortable because of using a skirt.

Gilang who realized that, quickly took off his jacket and gave it to Tera.

Tera was confused, she was not cold, but instead was given a jacket.

"The cake covers your legs, not to be watched."

Tera understood, then immediately used the jacket to cover her knees that were open because the skirt was a little short.

Gilang carries the motor slowly.

Until they arrive at one of the Cake shops around there.

Tera came down and followed Gilang, because Gilang almost pulled his arm back when he was silent beside the motorbike.

They came in and were greeted by the employees.

"What kind of cake do you want?"

"Ask the same person as me."

"Oh yes mas, makmbak want a cake that shape how?"

"What is common is mbak, which is important it tastes good mbak, always afraid that buyin is also not sincere if expensive."celtuk Tera

"Sir, her boyfriend is handsome but jutek is very yak, not romantic at all, his mbak time even told to choose himself anyway."

"Sorry mba, but this is my brother, you want to be with him?".

"You want to be my sister-in-law, hehe."

"You must be, really, she likes who is important beautiful."

Gilang sat on the bench casually without caring about the 'his sister' chatter with the cake shop employee.

Tera had finished choosing the cake and had been wrapped by a wantita employee who seemed to dress up a little excessive.

"Thank you mbak, I told that person to play here again sometime to meet mbak" said Tera while pointing at Gilang

"Sama-sama mbak, do not forget to send greetings to her brother yes mbak."

Tera just smiled.

"mas Gilang, got that greeting from his mother."

"Sorry mom, I don't like it, I love it with my sister."

"Eh haphazardly, do not be horrified mbak, my brother does like strange, the same carpenter in front of him he likes."

The employee laughed with Tera, saying that it came out first.

Tera followed, then just kept quiet.

"Oh now the storm has also started to come and go suddenly like it."

"I mean Gilang."

"Nothing, why?"

"It's not clear."

Geez, this girl is even more adorable when angry like that, Tell me something.

He did have many female friends at school, some even went home with him, but somehow, they were different from the girl in front of him.

"Come back, come back."Tera resuscitated herself.

Without saying anything he got on and started his bike.

...*...

They arrived home, Mother Nur and Mother Jullie were waiting in the kitchen.

The lantern put the cake on the table, even though it was too late, he was glad Gilang's mother would give him something like this.

"I'm sorry Tera, I'm late to say something, because I don't know, if only your mother didn't say it."

"No matter ma'am, I'm not good with mom, so bother like this."

"Mother was happy, didn't bother at all, because it just happened not to go to the office."

"Yes ma'am, thank you so much."

"We ate first, though,"

The first time they had eaten together at the table, though Tera and her mother were not calm.

Tera, who was sitting next to Gilang, felt no appetite, but because she was not good with the Gilang family, she tried to finish her food slowly, while occasionally glancing at Gilang beside her.

They have finished eating, Ayah Tera back berampit work.

"Oh yes, Tera, happy birthday yes" said Tera's father smiling.

"Yes sir, thank you very much."

Mr. Hermawan nodded and left them in the kitchen.

"Your son wants to cut the cake here, or you can bring it to your room."

"May I bring you to the room?"

"Well, you can eat in your mother's room."

"Yes ma'am, once again thank you ma'am, because mom is already good with us."

"Yes ma'am, forgive us if we often trouble the same father's mother, as well as the Gilang mas," said Tera who had been silent since.

"No problem, I'm happy too."

"Oh yeah, just wait here for a second."

Ms. Gilang headed to the family room and then returned while carrying a large teddy bear that was not wrapped.

"Oh yeah, I'm sorry I don't know what you like, so I just bought this for you."

"Geez, mom why bother so much, I don't know what else to say with mom, because it's so good with me, so hopefully one day I can repay the kindness of my mother's family." Tera spoke as she continued to bow in front of Jullie's mother.

"No problem baby, now you're back in your room gih, definitely tired all day abis play."

"Okay ma'am, once again thank you mom."

Silence until forgotten just like that, even though he was still sitting at the dining table.

Tera looked at Gilang silently.

Then left Gilang and his mother in the kitchen who said he wanted to wash the dishes, Tera had offered help but was rejected by his mother.

Tera went to her room, carrying a small birthday cake that she had chosen herself.

He sat in his room, and immediately opened his notebook, then drew his birthday cake.

"(Happy seventeenth birthday, Pradania Lantern, May in the future, everything be better.Hopefully this taste, soon disappear if there is no reply)"

"(Sir, I'm seventeen years old now, I hope there you know, if my feelings aren't good anymore)"

Tera turned the page of her book.

There is absolutely no record of his sixteenth birthday last year.

As busy as he was then so that he forgot the journey of his age.

He hopes that in the future he will remember his precious birthday.

Still, he sat there staring at his almost full blue book, and grew increasingly disheveled at having been with him for a year.

Until finally the sound of knocking on the bedroom door surprised him.

"So ma'am, it's not locked," she thinks her mother's back.

But the sound of her knocking was heard again, lazily she finally stood up from her seat.

He opened the door and almost turned around because he did not see Gilang standing in front of the door.

He held her arm again.

Tera almost screamed in shock if Gilang did not close his mouth.

"Mas gilang, what the hell else."

"Hust can't not yell."Gilang took off his grip as well as his right hand which covered Tera's mouth.

"Well, what's wrong, what's wrong with people just know, how's like a kidnapper again."

"Yes, sorry, there's something for you to pussy, and then you go up."

Gilang who had entered through the side door so as not to be discovered by his mother, immediately went from there, before Tera's mother also returned to her room, leaving a confused Tera in front of the door.

Not long after, his mother came before he turned in.

"Loh son, you did stand there, you'll catch a cold."

"Hehe I'm waiting for you, want permission to take a moment, want to find a storybook."

"Yes there, do not be long, later you even disturb mas Gilang if he wants to learn."

"Eemhhh ready ma'am."

"Let's wait a minute, son, here's something for you, I'm sorry I'm late to give it."

"What's the mom?"

"Open first, you may like it, so you want to wear a skirt that mom bought, so mom bought it again as your birthday gift."

"Mom why bother anyway, mother's money does not run out to buy the beginning." replied Tera while looking at the beautiful blouse set."

"No, kid, it's not expensive, do you like it?"

"Like mom,hehe, thank you mom I love."

"Yes, son, you've gone up there, later."

Tera put a gift from her mother on the bed and then ran out to climb up, she actually hesitated, afraid if Gilang pranks her, because the child knows her birthday, but she remains excited for the reading room,where Gilang was waiting for him.

Tera entered after knocking on the door, and entered even though there was no answer.

Gilang sat there facing a large glass wall whose curtains he accidentally opened, so that more freely see the beauty of the night around his house.

Without waiting, Tera immediately sat on the bench beside Gilang, making Gilang improve his sitting position.

"It turns out sitting here can make people not hear anything, the door sample is just not heard."

"But you can enter by yourself, the door is also not locked."

"Heem."Tera spoke no more, and looked out.

"Want to read a book?"

"What book, here are most books for learning, not bored learning?"

"Lo tired of studying?"

"If I can be honest, actually bored, I also want to play, pengen streets like other children, but my condition now does not allow to be lazy, not like Gilang mas, not like,although not able to rank even though it can still go to college through an independent path, while I, must study desperately in order to get a scholarship to college." Tera spoke as if forgetting that Gilang was not her best friend, and continued to stare at the glass wall reflecting them both.

"But my mother said, you want to go to college even though you don't get a scholarship."

"I can not continue to hope the same family mas Gilang, I live here aja already bother them, bikin bothered mas Gilang, I also know kok, mas Gilang disturbed the same arrival I came here,mas Gilang often gets angry with me because he does not like Jullie's mother to care about me, I also........"

Tera could not continue her words, her voice was already hoarse withholding tears, she covered her face with both hands, hoping that she could just disappear from there.

Lost in confusion, Tera recently expressed her feelings honestly, but her last sentence left her wondering.

Well, he himself was aware, he hated Tera for being the one who grabbed his mother's attention, but seeing Tera like this, made his heart a little melt.

Whether he should accept Tera as his sister, but his heart says otherwise, he wants Tera more than that, although until now he has not accepted that his mother also loves Tera.

He let Tera be like that for a while.

Waiting for the girl to calm down.

Twenty minutes passed, they were there without a sound, the night was getting late.

"Gue want to go back to the room, do you want to be here or come down?"

Gilang finally opened his voice.

Tera had calmed down a little.

"Where's something you'd love me for."Tera tried to look at Gilang even though his eyes were swollen.

Gilang was more and more eager to see his sister like that.

Without being asked she immediately hugged the girl for a while.

Tera could only sculpt, feeling his irregular heartbeat.

It used to be that only his Father could hug him like that, giving him warmth when he was tired of studying.

This time at the age of seventeen, he felt different in the arms of his older brother.

Gilang took off his embrace.

"Well I'm like your brother, who's just trying to calm down this little boy who turns out to be quite crybaby."

There is no answer, Thera is still pecking.

Gilang then stood up to pick up a stack of novel books that were still sealed from the study table.

Tera who was aware, immediately followed behind Gilang.

"This is a birthday gift for you, the edition is not complete, later if it comes out the latest edition I buy it again for you." said Gilang while handing the book to Tera.

Tera was all her might holding the books so as not to fall out of her hands.

"This is really for me, but this is Gilang mas who buyin right."

"Yes is it."

"Thank you for Gilang."Tera tried to smile as much as she could.

"Sama-sama,gue first."

Gilang left Tera who objected to bring more than ten books of the latest novel.

"Uuhh very heavy, already know this heavy, still told me to take it myself, why not all of you just ushered in my room."

He nagged himself and put the book back on the study table..

He sat there, unsealing one of the first books.

He was even cool to read there alone, so he did not realize the time had shown at twelve pm.

Her mother was down there waiting fretfully, what her son did up there so late at night, finally deciding to go upstairs without a sound for fear of waking up Jullie's mother and her husband in the middle of the night like this.

Up above, Nur's mother even paced with Gilang who will go down to take drinking water.

"Loh bude, play these nights, take his dirty clothes tomorrow can be bude."

"That's Gilang's son, Bude nyari Tera, is he still in there?, replied Ms Nur while pointing at the door of the reading room.

"Well he hasn't come down ya bude, so I've been giving him books, I think he went straight down, try a ja bude see inside."

"Yes to Gilang, thank you."

Ibu Nur immediately opened the door of the reading room and immediately made Tera shocked.

"Jeez Tera, you're even cool to read a book until late at night like this, remember tomorrow you have to go to school, read a story book can remember the time, mother to be confused waiting for you below."

"Oh yes ma'am, sorry ma'am, I didn't see the clock, hehe."Tera laughed while enduring the pain of being pulled over by her mother.

"Here let's go down quickly, it's twelve o'clock Tera, you are really yes, just as aja mas Gilang often do not learn, turns out you like to stay here until midnight ya."

"Yes ma'am, I'm down, but take my book half ya ma'am,heheh."

Gilang who was about to go down and listen to Tera who got scolded from behind the door that was not closed.

Finally he hurried down before Tera and her mother came out.

...Tera returns to the room with her mother, carrying the novel that Gilang gave her....

"(First birthday gift from boy I like )"

Before going to bed, he decided to draw some of the novels and write a short sentence underneath.

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