Melodia Rain

31. MAHENDRA

“Assalammu’alaykum.” the voice of a very fine man is heard from outside the house.

All compacts turn the head to the front porch.

There is a man who can be said to be mature, tall, sturdy and handsome.

As his feet began to step into the house, an aura of authority emerged from the man.

“Siang Uncle, Aunt,” he politely greeted Lea's unblinking parents.

Of course, they are also confused about the handsome man's greeting.

The man greeted one by one relatives, saying each other's names so smoothly.

But the responses were all the same, silent and astonished.

“Yeah, you guys are forgetting me huh?” asked the man when he never got a response, “This is me Mahendra, son of Mama Riska and Papa Yohan.”

He mentioned the name of Yohan, a cousin of Leah's father who was busted in Palembang.

“Masa? Yes that?” tanya Melani is the son of Hana's youngest sister from Jakarta, “Dulu Uda Mahendra kan dekil. How is this handsome gini now? Keep saying from Palembang tomorrow.”

“Lani, this is Uda,” he snorted annoyed then sat down next to Melani.

If it is true that Mahendra, they are only one year different, “I just transferred assigned to lead a flight at Husain a few weeks ago. So I can first meet Uncle and Aunt, my family will still arrive tomorrow.”

“Oh yes, Nak Hendra is a Pilot,” Father Lea instantly realized.

“Si Tiny this Lea right?” he pointed at the target.

The girl nodded calmly.

The man named Mahendra knelt in front of Lea, his hands easily rubbed Lea's hair that was scratched, “Five years did not meet, you have become a girl aja.”

“I'll also grow, Uda,” Lea break away from Mahendra's mess, tidying up the hair that has gone wrong.

“But the growth of Lea was too relaxed, Uda.” said Zoni made the girl reflexively pinch her stomach, the man who was seven years older than Lea was laughing watching the two cousins.

Laughing so sweet and so sweet.

Either in puberty, or what.

But Lea was obviously interested in Mahendra.

Well, how not, the guy's so white.

Handsome more than alakadar and authoritative.

Even so he was very cheerful, a lot of stories about the experience during flying.

Mahendra is a genius, has always been an acceleration student at school and has become a Flight Captain at the age of twenty-four.

The heavy, delicate sound really made Lea's heart flutter.

Betewe, he's still alone. Paisal is gone, Uda appears. Inner Lea giggled herself.

“Dad, this is the phone vibrating continuously from earlier. There's a phone maybe.”

Lea's mother brought Dira's phone from the room.

The middle-aged man watched the cell phone screen.

“Oh, Son Eagle,” he said half a whisper.

Lea, Sarah and Winda looked at each other.

Mahendra was busy telling Rizal and his family.

Lea silently followed Dira who was away from the crowd.

Not to forget Sarah and Winda also participated in eavesdropping on the phone conversation.

“Oh yes Nak Eagle, happy Eid Day as well,” Dira half laughed, then he was silent for a while.

Listen to the Eagle talking across.

“Oh yes, it's okay, Son,” he said again, “You want to talk to Lea?”

Lea was about to approach but stopped when she heard Dira end the conversation and hung up.

He then approached Leah who was silent behind the wall.

“Nak Eagle said he could not come here, a lot of families who came to the house so it is impossible to leave. But tomorrow he wants to come, he also sends his greetings. Tell Kiandra don't forget to take care of your health,” Dira winks at the end of her sentence.

Making Lea's face blush immediately hearing the father's delivery before passing back to the gathering, in front of Lea's friends as well.

“Lea you can't sneak anymore,” Sarah held tightly to Lea's left arm, and Winda grabbed the girl's right arm.

“Gossip circulating in the School has made all girls cry kecker because the idol is picked you.” said Winda, “You are really dating?”

“First, the way she kissed you in the Hospital. Second, your mother said a few days ago you were updated. Third, he reached out to your father so familiarly. In addition, you have often hugs, right?” absent Sarah.

Make Lea's face more mature.

“Eh the first it fits Eagle nyupang Lea in keb..”

“Sssstttt!” Lea and Sarah hissed at the same time because Winda said such a shameful thing so fiery.

The girl immediately paled her mouth tightly after being reprimanded.

“Please yes,” Lea broke away from her two best friends, what they said really made the girl want to immerse herself into the deepest sea trough. So shameful.

“I'm the same Eagle only limited to colleagues in Ekskul, I'll never tell us both coach. Then about his treatment of me, I don't understand either. But one thing I need to emphasize, I'm not Eagle's girlfriend.”

“So girlfriend is also okay, Eagle to decetin your parents. Rarely there is a guy se-gentle it,” Sarah embrace Lea warmly.

“Iya Lea's. The eagle is rough with other girls, but very soft with you. If you don't love what's his name?” support Winda.

“Iiiih ah!” Leah stomped her feet, leaving her two best friends behind.

They were never absent to get Lea's curses about the Eagle, although Sarah and Winda initially hated the treatment of the Eagle, but hearing Lea's story lately can be sure that the man did a lot of good to their friends.

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The usually deserted Eagle mansion is now full of relatives from Jogjakarta and Bogor.

They all come, just stop by and get along.

The afternoon will be back.

While Mama Eagles gather with relatives who have not been found for a long time, Eagles prefer to eat cakes by the pool with Dini the sister.

“Lang..” Desi approached with a grim face.

“Why is my beautiful sister so cool, hmm?” asked the Eagle to try to cheer up.

But the girl did not change her expression in the slightest.

“Lang, I heard who you called. Don't do that until you get all familiar with his family, I hate him.”

Eagle chuckles at his complaint, “Kiandra?”

“Talk nothing. We have absolutely no relationship whatsoever.”

“Prove in front of your Mama,” challenge Desi, she then points to the living room.

The eagle found Ayu and her family arriving, they greeted Mama Eagle with hospitality.

Ayu's mother is an old friend of Mama Eagle, it also happens that they are neighbors so she can be free anytime to the Eagle's house.

Like not liking the Eagle had to approach them, proving that he had nothing to do with Leah.

It is undeniable that Mama Eagle is too calculated with one's social status.

Leah was weak in that, if the Mama knew about the girl then it would be unthinkable for the Eagle what his mother would do to separate them.

Every way the Eagle would do to protect Lea, the important thing was that the girl remained safe untouched by the mother.

Including by approaching Ayu according to the expectations of the two big families.

Acting is not difficult for the Eagle, but all this time he has undergone two different roles, As the Eagle and Erlangga.

The eagle left Dini with Desi, approaching Ayu.

Talk to her, only when their family is watching.

“Oh Yes Erlang tomorrow Ayu want a reunion with SD cement at Candi Cangkuang. But Auntie is worried that Ayu is going alone, you want Ayu anther to go there?”

The eagle refused.

The problem is that he has an appointment with Lea's father tomorrow.

However, Mama Eagle was so hopeful that her son would agree.

“Can, Erlang can kok,” Mama Eagle immediately replied representing the prince.

“Yaudah Lang, tomorrow I wait eight o'clock ya at home.” said Ayu, Eagle nodded momentarily without having any other choice.

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In the middle of the night Lea woke up fanning the body.

Just imagine, he usually sleeps in the room alone.

Now he had to sleep in the living room crowded with cousins.

Actually, the girl woke up because of the sound of Dira's mobile phone vibration left in the room.

The eagle called and told him that tomorrow he was not going home, Lea just said no problem and then their conversation ended without further ado.

Already awake, Lea stepped into the kitchen just wetting a dry throat with a glass of water.

When he was about to return, he accidentally caught the figure of someone sitting alone on the porch of the house while looking up at the sky.

Just from behind, Lea knew who it was.

None other than Mahendra.

“Uda,” Lea without excuse sitting next to the guy, “Can't sleep huh?”

Mahendra shrugged his shoulders, “Uda used to take night flights, when you look at the sky you can't imagine how beautiful it is. But, enjoying the night sky at the family home really makes Uda reluctant to miss.”

Lea imitated Mahendra's behavior, looking up at the clear sky full of stars in space.

Mid-season, the sky is so bright.

Somewhat strange as well, neatly beautiful oddity.

Like someone next to Lea, it was a bit unfamiliar yet made the girl comfortable to be around him.

“Lusa Uda must return to work, tomorrow the family from Palembang comes. But can Uda take you out?”

“I mean sightseeing?” Leah asked back.

Mahendra's words were a little convoluted.

“Place close by, Uda just wants to spend time with you. Have we not played together in a long time?”

“Candi Cangkuang. How?” lea's proposal after some time fell silent in search of a suitable place.

“Oke, Uda has never been there,” Mahendra smiled so sweetly looking at Lea, the girl just nodded a glance and then returned to face into space.

The man exhaled then spread his hands, “Five years did not meet you so this giggly to your own brother?”

Lea smiled, she shifted closer to Mahendra and leaned against the man's chest.

Mahendra embraces Lea warmly, “Sleep in Uda's arms like when you were little, my dear sister.”

Lea nodded and closed her eyes with her heart pounding.

While Mahendra's heartbeat is very regular with slow breaths.

Soothing Lea like a lullaby song that makes her fall asleep quickly.

The girl actually slept in Mahendra's arms.

While chatting with the stars, Mahendra tightened his arms.

Peeling off Lea's head for so long.

She was so happy to see her little sister growing up.

Suddenly the man remembered Anggara, his cousin of his age.

They used to play like twins when Mahendra visited.

Do nothing together.

Until the moment Lea was born, they often deliberately made the child cry loudly on the grounds that Lea's cry sounded funny.

Then ten years ago, he heard the news that when Anggara was taking Lea who was only seven years old to go for a walk.

He was hit by a luxury car until it bounced into the middle of the highway.

Though at that time Anggara can be saved, but because there is a truck carrying goods is traveling at high speed.

So in a split second, Anggara's body shattered over the truck with Lea as the only eyewitness to the incident from start to finish.

Little Lea was severely traumatized.

He hasn't spoken for a year.

When he recovered several times he suffered a mental attack.

Sometimes suddenly amnesia, or the girl's memory suddenly appears randomly to make her dizzy and fall unconscious for several days.

Now Mahendra is very grateful because Lea can grow up like any other normal girl.

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