Me, What It Is

CHAPTER 43 ~ Ahead of Wedding ~

Rommy hangs up the phone, looking back at her curious friends with answers.

"Serius loe is coming? " ask Ardi in a loud voice.

Rommy is confused, Ardi and Dito stare at her, while Nico just sits down on the sofa. Rommy approaches Nico and sits next to him.

"Gue can't bear Nic, his voice held back like crying" Rommy told Nico who was still down.

Reana's wedding invitation was already spread a few days ago. Mr. Malvin invited all students, even people in the organizational structure of the university such as lecturers, deans and even rectors.

Today Reana called Rommy, specifically inviting her to her wedding. The girl begged Rommy to come and bring her friends.

"You want to come please, I don't" said Ardi who refused firmly, when Rommy invited him to attend Reana's wedding.

"Think no, if you come it means you approve of their marriage, you do not think about Nico's feelings" explained Dito at length, it is clear that Dito also refused.

Rommy turns to look at Nico, but Rommy just keeps quiet, he himself can not ask the man. Rommy thought asking Nico would hurt his best friend's feelings.

"Come Rom, he was expecting your presence" said Nico slowly still lowered his head.

"Actually he expected all of us to come but he just dared to call me, he asked me to take all of you" Rommy explained.

"Well, my brother, when they arrived he didn't even want to take a call from Nico but instead received a call from Loe, if you want to come please, you traitor" said Ardi childishly.

"He cried on the phone, if loe denger himself he said loe also would not have the heart to refuse it" said Rommy explained the situation.

Nico patted Ardi on the thigh, looking at the face of his best friend who was confused by his position. Between fulfilling Reana's request by thinking about Nico's feelings.

"Go, actually I also want to come, but I'm afraid my presence just messed up the event, I can't afford Rom" said Nico gave support to Rommy to attend.

"Why should think about Reana anyway, he just did not think about the feeling of loe" said Ardi annoyed at Nico.

"Kasian Di, Reana is alone" defended Nico, looks like the man is still worried about Reana.

"Yes there is not a prospective husband and his guards, you forget how the situation loe when they gebukin loe rame-rame.

What did Reana do ? he was precisely ngusir loe, the girl had changed, she had already eaten the treasures and luxuries that Mr. Malvin gave, lest the girl had been damaged again" said Ardi with an annoyed face.

"ARDI !!!" rommy screams, dislike Ardi's accusations.

Rommy yells at Ardi because he thinks Ardi has gone too far to accuse Reana. Ever since they thought Nico killed himself out of frustration, Ardi seemed more protective of his best friend.

The three of them had even stayed at Nico's apartment ever since. Departing for college, working on the thesis all they did in his best friend's apartment.

Ardi is upset at Rommy for letting Nico come to the hotel alone during a press conference. Nico goes secretly to see Reana, and only Rommy knows where she's going.

Ardi was shocked when he found Nico with bruised wounds. Ask what is the cause. At first Nico did not want to tell the story, but Ardi kept pressing until finally Nico told him where he got all the injuries on his face and body.

From that moment on Ardi hated Reana, he did not expect the girl to change like that. Just because she loved a rich man, Reana dumped Nico in such a cruel way.

"Udahlah, you have promised to come, yes already tomorrow morning you go there alone, attend the marriage contract loe's sister" said Dito.

Rommy feels all her best friends are hostile to her for agreeing to come to Reana's party. But somehow Rommy felt she had to come there. Either for not wanting to break the promise with Reana or for taking pity on the girl.

Nico decides to let Rommy come to Reana's wedding.

"Gue ask for help ama loe because I can't, come to the party, be our representative. At least there must be some of us who come there, you do not need to be confused thinking of me.

This will not change our friendship, please say hello to Reana" said Nico slowly, standing up and passing to his room.

Nico gives Rommy permission to attend.

Dito breaks the table, annoyed by Nico's words. Ardi pulls her hair hard while pacing back and forth looking at Rommy who finally gets permission from Nico to come to Reana's wedding party.

Nico sat behind the door, the man had been trying to hold back his tears ever since. Until he could no longer, went from in front of his three friends to cry alone, sobbing alone.

Nico desperately wants to see Reana but she won't be able to endure her heartache. Some of him wanted to look at the girl for the last time, some wanted to forget about her but could not.

But no matter how hard he tries, Nico can't hate Reana. Nico is still worried about him, Nico is still expecting him, Nico still misses the girl who dumped him.

Meanwhile Reana cries sobbing in her room, talking to Rommy makes her look on Nico's face. Recollecting their moments together, when Nico was present in her life.

When he first met her, when Nico comforted her, helped her, made her happy. Fill the good days with him. But Reana has to be tough, all this she did for the sake of the man. The man who could not shift even a little position in Reana's heart.

The girl wiped away her tears that always poured out again. Today is her last day to be a free-living girl. The girl was afraid to imagine her married life.

Can she live with someone she doesn't love ?

Could he one day accept Mr Malvin ? What if Mr Malvin stopped wanting it and made his life suffer ?

There are many questions that scare her into waiting for tomorrow. Reana's tears trickled down the phone screen, the girl rubbed the water soaked the phone, touching the memory-filled hanger.

Do I deserve to keep it ? inner Reana.

Looking at Nico's cell phone, clutching it in the chest, the girl sobbed. The longer the pressure gets harder. The girl did not want to hold back her cries anymore, she wanted to cry as hard as she held the phone in her chest.

Reana and Nico cry in different places.

Long Reana cried for herself, until slowly the crying subsided. The girl wiped away the remains of her tears upon hearing the knock on the door.

The makeup girls entered with cheerful faces. They invited Reana to soak in Mr. Malvin's Jacuzzi whirpool bath.

"Mr Malvin told his servant to prepare a hot spring for the lady, Mr. Malvin allowed us to accompany, come on lady we are there" a girl politely invited.

"I don't, you guys" Reana refused.

"But Mr. Malvin prepared it for the lady, so that the body of the lady feels comfortable, fresh and fit when undergoing the wedding party tomorrow, come miss" persuaded the other girl.

Reana still silently did not respond, the girl was still hesitant. His mood is still bad.

"Oh ladies, this is our last chance, tomorrow is D-day there is no chance for us, for the memories of miss, tomorrow, enjoying the comfort of a hot spring pool with a good customer like Miss Reana was the first and perhaps the last experience for us. Come on lady let's come" persuaded the girl who was so hopeful, while the other girl nodded at the same time.

Reana eventually relents, following the girls' wishes. But when they decided to wear a bikini, Reana again refused to come along. The girl did not like it and was indeed not used to wearing such revealing clothes.

The girls choose dark t-shirts and shorts for Reana to wear. While the girls choose bikinis available on the walk in closet.

Reana lets them wear it, even if Reana dares maybe Reana will give it to them. But Reana was not brave.

The Whirpool that Mr. Malvin's waitress prepared was the one she used yesterday. Whirpool is connected to Mr. Malvin's room.

When you want to enjoy yourself, Mr. Malvin will close the full glass door that limits the whirpool with his swimming pool.

Reana smiled looking at the girls who were joking cheerfully, their behavior made the girl's mood better after feeling sad because of her conversation with Rommy on the phone earlier.

Reana closed her eyes, buried her body and leaned her head on the edge of the pool. Silence enjoy a pool with small holes that continue to drain water with pressure until the body feels massages that provide a relaxing effect.

A girl almost shouted as she saw Mr. Malvin emerge from beside the pool, if the man did not rush to cross his index finger across his lips asking the girl to be quiet.

The girls were unable to hide their admiration when they saw the athletic body of Mr. Malvin who only wore swimming shorts. The man went into the pool that could hold eight to eleven people.

Reana still closed her eyes until she did not realize that Mr. Malvin was slowly entering the pool and sitting next to her.

While Mr. Malvin actually enjoyed the view in front of him, by tracing the curves of the girl's face that looks so sweet with splashes of water on her face.

"Go ahead sir don't hesitate" shouted the girl who impatiently saw master Malvin just looking at Reana's face.

Spontaneous Reana opened her eyes, looking at master Malvin who was smiling at her. Reana looked away, astonished at not realizing the presence of the man beside her.

"Aren't you wearing a bikini? isn't there a lot in your room? " ask mister Malvin.

"No likes" Reana answered briefly.

"The girls love it" continued Mr. Malvin seeing the girls who look cheerful wearing bikinis of their choice.

Reana felt no need to answer Mr. Malvin's words, the girl simply turned her face the other way.

"We are different sir, this is our chance to enjoy the lifestyle of the upper class people, we don't necessarily get this kind of opportunity anymore, so we need to try everything including trying to wear this bikini" said a girl with a mature skin.

"Different from Miss Reana, after marriage, Miss Reana can wear it for life if necessary every day" said another girl with a laugh.

All laughing, Reana swerved because her name was mentioned.

"Every day, well.danger if Reana bikini every day, it could not be so-so go to the office" lengkar Mr. Malvin.

The girls giggled, so funny that the girl held her stomach. Mr. Malvin looked at Reana who was just silent not liking their jokes.

Mr. Malvin told the girls to stop their laughter. They comply.

"Sorry lady, we're just kidding" one girl said.

Reana just silently did not answer, suddenly quiet, the atmosphere became awkward, the girls regretted their jokes.

"What if we play a game?" asked Mr. Malvin to break the silence.

"What game, sir? " one of the girls was interested.

"What if we split it into two teams, my team and Reana's team. The opposing team asked the question if it could not answer should be punished, you who won I will give a prize of nine million each" said Mr Malvin.

"Haaa... seriously sir? what punishment? " ask the girl enthusiastically.

"If Reana's team loses, Reana has to kiss me, if my team loses, I kiss Reana" replied Malvin.

"Agujuuu.." replied the girls simultaneously.

Reana immediately stood up to move from that place. Mr. Malvin snatches Reana's hand, stopping the girl from leaving.

"Where are you going ?" ask mr. Malvin.

"You go back to the room" Reana said, trying to pull her hand.

"If this is our last day with them, if you leave, you lose their chance of getting a prize, you don't like the game? we're looking for another game" said Mr. Malvin pleading.

"I don't like the punishment" Reana said.

Mr. Malvin again pulled Reana's hand, until the girl sat down.

"What kind of punishment do you want?" said Mr. Malvin close his face to Reana.

Reana retreated, the girls looked tensely at the couple. Reana dodged Mr. Malvin's gaze, choosing to look at the girls who were staring at him.

Reana really didn't want to lose the girls' chance to get a gift from Mr. Malvin. Mr. Malvin has promised and they are already hopeful.

"As for sir, why don't you think for yourself.

Is this only punishment you can think of or maybe it is your habit to bring girls here and look for games with punishments like this" Reana replied annoyed.

"Reana, you're jealous" said Mr. Malvin.

"I don't care" Reana said, turning her face away.

Mr. Malvin grabs Reana's chin, forcing the girl to look at him

"I've never brought any girl into this house, we can meet in resorts, villas or hotels, but this house, the only girl who can set foot in this house is my future wife" said Mr. Malvin seriously looking at Reana's eyes.

Their faces were very close, Reana was feeling faint. Mr. Malvin looked at the girls.

"You are not included" said Mr. Malvin.

"Yes, sir, we understand" the girls smiled.

"Reana doesn't like this game so the game is canceled" said Mr Malvin.

The faces of the girls turned disappointed, Reana was surprised, Reana did not mean to make the girls fail to get the prize that Mr. Malvin promised.

Reana looked at Mr. Malvin with a sorry face Mr. Malvin smiled at the girl, Mr. Malvin was happy for making Reana regret.

"Tonight please take good care of my future wife because tomorrow is our wedding day, I will transfer to your accounts of nine million each as my tips and gratitude for taking care of my future wife" said Mr Malvin.

"Is it really sir ? we still got presents ? " ask a girl to make sure.

Mr. Malvin nodded, Reana was relieved, the girl looked at the smiling face of Mr. Malvin at the girls.

"But if you may know sir why not even ten million, why the responsibility of only nine million ?" ask a girl in doubt.

"Because nine is the date I first met with Reana" Malvin said briefly.

"Oh so sweet, thank you Mr. Malvin, thank you Miss Reana" said the girl who was followed by smiles from other girls.

Mr. Malvin nodded with a smile, to him, anything related to Reana has always been something very meaningful.

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