
🍀Be assured that love is not just a word of lip decoration, but it becomes a moving force...
_Natan
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Early in the morning, Mr. Nathan called me when we were going to the beach. He said, deliberately telling me first so that events like the zoo did not happen again, because at that time I was wrong costume. I used high wedges, which made my calves swell.
Remembering him really embarrassed me.
After repeatedly trying on clothes in the closet, I finally found the right one for me to wear, my choice fell on a long dress, with a flower pattern. Going to the beach is more suitable to wear brightly colored clothes, of course as bright as my heart now.
My hair is deliberately tied with a model ponytail, to make it look more fresh.
Perfect. I smiled satisfiedly looking at my own appearance in the large mirror.
"For the moon and stars. Abracadabra! I conjured you to be a pussy to me, Mr. Nathan."
I said narcissistic, stylistically mimicking the movements of the sailor moon, my favorite movie when I was a kid.
Hidhi. I giggled at my own behavior. It turns out, falling in love can indeed make people go crazy.
"Nindii..... Quick out. It's Nathan coming" My mother heard screaming from the outside.
"Yeah, ma.." My voice was so loud that I could hear my voice until I left the room.
I immediately packed the items I wanted to carry, into a small bag that I had prepared from last night. Then rushed out of the room.
In the living room, I saw Mr. Nathan chatting with my mother. He was wearing a blue denim jacket, a white T-shirt, and a pair of blue jeans.
"Where is Arsy, sir?" I asked him. Because I didn't see Arsy there.
Mr. Nathan turned towards me, and fell silent immediately. A little dumbfounded perhaps, seeing my different appearance today.
"Oh.. Arsy's waiting in the car." Answer Mr. Nathan. He put on his flat face again, when I saw him smiling while chatting with my mother.
Why is it that only with me is she stingy smile!.
Mama frowned in surprise staring at the two of us.
"Sir? How are you still calling Nathan using frills, sir Nin. It's not on campus." Reproved mama.
Hearing that, I immediately nudged my mother's hand.
"H Mama what the hell!.If you don't call sir, Nindi keeps calling what dong." I half whispered.
"Yes, you have gone with him, if you call him sir, you will be suspected that you are Arsy's brother again." Mama chuckled with her own words.
"Call bebeb kek, or whatever.. Nathan is still young. " Mama's advice again. Who still had no intention of stopping his laughter.
I glanced at Mr. Nathan. His face looks awkward and misbehaved.
Oh, my God, mom!
Really, the children of people arrive made not warty like this.
Because it felt bad, I immediately pulled it to leave. I know, the longer you stay there, you won't stop teasing us both.
After saying goodbye, I followed in Mr. Nathan's footsteps, walking towards his car. There was already Arsy waiting, very sweet and adorable appearance with two pigtail hair, decorated with colorful clips on top of his hair.
"Brains, hearts are.." Mama waved her hand with a smile. That was countered by a polite nod by Mr. Nathan.
It seemed that he was very happy, because he knew that this daughter was no longer single immortal.
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After about three hours of travel, we finally arrived at the beach located in the Banten area.
Me and Arsy went down first, because Arsy can't wait to play. While Mr. Nathan he must park his car first.
Fortunately, the atmosphere was still early in the morning, so there were not too many people here. I spread my hand out to enjoy the blowing sea breeze, the smell of the sea water that I longed for. It's been a long time since I went to the beach. Last time was a gathering with my schoolmates three years ago.
Arsy is now running on the sand, carrying a small bucket and other equipment to play sand.
"Sir Nindi. let's hurry. I want to make a big fort once."
I responded to her with a smile.
"Sister can't wait to see Arsy's huge fortress."
The little girl laughed cheerfully displaying her rows of tiny milk teeth.
Not waiting long, now Arsy has been busy dredging wet sand with a small bucket and shovel toy that he has been carrying since. And start stacking them into terraced - level.
I sat watching him, not far from where he was playing. A smile continued to radiate from Arsy's face.
"Ekhem."
Someone was sitting next to me, I looked at him. I see something different about Mr. Nathan's current appearance.
He now wears sunglasses and a black hat.
And he also draped the denim jacket he was wearing earlier on his shoulder. Until the top he wears now only remains a white T-shirt, which displays clearly the chest of his field.
Glug. I was stunned to look at him.
Many times I blinked my eyes to remove the unrighteous thoughts from my pure, innocent brain. I quickly pointed at my phone, intending to take a picture of it. Unfortunately I forgot to turn off the camera. Of course it was heard by him, and he immediately realized that I had photographed him silent - silent.
"You don't want to be paparazzi, do you.." Struck pissed.
"Yes, sir, my mind will form a happy family with my father. Hehe." I replied by giving her my sweetest smile, hoping she would melt away and not be angry with me.
And sure enough, he smiled immediately. Even though his smile only looks curvature. Maybe he embraced the idea of saving a smile to be cool like this.
"So you got the right call for me?" Nathan returned to talk. His gaze was straight ahead looking at Arsy who was still playing sand.
"meaning?" I looked at Mr. Nathan's handsome face. His forehead is clinging to each other.
"Your mom told you not to call your dad again outside of college." Mr. Nathan glanced at me for a moment, then looked back, waving at Arsy who had finished making a sloping fortress with sand.
"Yes, I haven't gotten the right call yet."
"Yes, why do I have to change the way I call my father. My teacher's father. Not polite later."
Mr. Nathan is starting to look upset. He removed the sunglasses that had been perched on his nose.
"Should I explain why?"
"Yes dong." I challenged him back. Not to lose.
"Hmmm. Mas's call doesn't seem bad either." Again, Mr. Nathan did not give the right answer.
I rolled my eyes, puffed at his words that kept spinning - swivel back.
Plus, now many flirtatious girls are deliberately passing in front of us both, even brightly - staring in awe at Mr. Nathan. Makes me even worse.
What a shadow am I! Unseen beside him.
Not far from me, now sat a bunch of girls in skimpy clothes, gossiping while looking at the two of us.
"Look at that guy. It's so cool."
I heard one of them talking.
"Yes, his body too. It's so hot." Their friend added in a coquettish voice. And they simultaneously laughed haha hihi.
Whats? Hot and cool. This is my teacher dispenser.
With a cynical look, I turned my head towards them, making their gossiping activities stop instantly.
"Unfortunately there's a pendant on the side." They said quietly again, but I could still hear.
Patience Nindi. There is no benefit in dealing with them. For the sake of maintaining peace of heart I finally stood up, I better just go from here to accompany Arsy to play.
"I'm sorry sir, would you like to accompany Arsy."
Mr. Nathan didn't answer, he put a sullen face on me.
Look, I should be upset. Why did he turn angry.
I don't care, walk away leaving him alone there.
"Sir Nindi, I saw a shell there." Arsy said cheerfully to see my arrival.
"It's pretty, but unfortunately it's already in the person's ambli."
"So yeah, we'll look for it again. Brother help."
"Yep Asiikk. I want to find a lot of kkk, keep wanting me to take home, brother."
I nodded in encouragement to him. "Of course it's pretty."
From a distance I saw Mr. Nathan still sitting there.
Not how long did one of the women who was gossiping about him stand up to him. Maybe he felt there was a chance because now Mr. Nathan is sitting alone.
I just grunt looking at it. I've known Mr. Nathan, just look...
In my heart I counted one.two..three.and my estimation was correct, not until the count of the five women left with an annoyed face. He must have been a victim of Mr. Nathan's judgment. Oh Poor her's...
*****
In the afternoon,
After being satisfied playing and managed to find many small shells, finally Arsy exhausted and fell asleep. Mr. Nathan held Arsy and put him to bed in the car seat in the back seat.
After closing the rear car door slowly, Mr. Nathan turned his body back and held me back from getting into the car.
"Why sir?"
"Mas, try to learn to call him Mas." He insists. Back to talking about it.
I almost forgot that. But apparently he still thinks about it. It is fitting that he was silent, even though I had asked him many times to talk.
I tried to refrain from laughing when I heard it. Funny to see it like this. Occasionally exciting also ngerjain own lecturer.
"I don't want to hear the reason." I said while looking the other way.
Mr. Nathan ruffled his own hair, frustrated.
"It's not funny, you'll think her brother Arsy is going to walk with me."
I grumbled to hear the reason. Irritatedly I pushed his body and got into the car.
What kind of reason is that! Just tell me if it's baby, or because I'm his girlfriend, or his future wife. It's better to hear.
Mr. Nathan also got into the car, and started the engine in silence.
I turned my gaze towards the window, with my face still pouting. I intentionally didn't want to see it.
His black Toyota Alphard car, splitting the streets back into the capital, I still keep staring out the window looking at the lights - the street lights are now on, because it is getting dark.
Silence no one spoke anymore, until I felt Mr. Nathan's hand outstretched, grabbing my hand and holding it.
And it made my blood flow freeze instantly.
His actions this time successfully made me look towards him.
I saw a sincere smile on his face, even though he was busy driving, and his eyes were still focused on looking ahead.
Who does not want to try if treated this way with people we like.....
It is true that people say that love is not just words.
Hopefully there are no hard obstacles for both of us, so we can go further.
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