My Soul is Close to the Eyes
CHAPTER 16 TRAVEL
****** Don't forget his likes, comments, votes and rate 5 yaa. so add the spirit of his writing... Warm regards from author 😊 *****
Gita and Gibran are done shopping and out of the mall. Gibran carried two shopping bags in both hands.
Gibran left his groceries to Gita and put them in the back seat of Gita's car. Gibran immediately headed to the mosque for Friday prayers, while Gita returned home. The plan is they will gather at Gita's house at 2 pm.
Gita gets to her house and starts putting in her gear. Not to forget he also lent another bag to put Gibran equipment that is still in the shopping bag.
Gita smiles at Gibran's shopping bag, laughing at herself considering how Gibran was jealous of Alvin and decides to go with him.
2 O'clock in the afternoon...
Lala came to Gita's house. Lala was taken by her sister to Gita's house. He was carrying a medium-sized suitcase.
"If you carry a suitcase larger than this, it will not fit all of our belongings, La" Gita said as she and Lala stuffed things into the trunk of Gita's car. The Gita has a maximum capacity of five passengers. The share is also quite limited.
"Haihihah... Good thing it's only been two days, yeah." said Lala giggled. "You also carry a lot of that stuff until you bring two bags of everything" said Lala pointing to the two bags that Gita was holding. Lala doesn't accept she's the only suspect with the most stuff.
"This is Gibran's only bag" Gita told Lala.
"Huh? Gibran's coming?" lala asked in surprise. He didn't think Gibran would come along because he knew Gita was away from Gibran.
"Yes.." answered Gita briefly.
"Aren't you fighting Gibran?" ask Lala later.
"Actually not fighting either. But he's the one who wants to come along." replied Gita.
"Don't Brother Alvin come too?" ask Lala again.
"Yes, he's coming too. I sent her my home address to her via whatsapp." replied Gita.
"Haha... It will be a rame kanya nih." joked Lala laughed.
"What frame?" gita asked annoyed to see Lala laughing at her.
"Bakal is upset with you, Git. Which one did you choose? Brother Alvin who really likes you from the past or the newcomer but old alias Gibran who recently started to like you?" ledek Lala laughed again.
"Lala...! Don't go dong." said Gita pinching Lala's arm.
Suddenly Bi Inah came over to Gita and Lala. "Mbak Gita, there is a handsome Mas" Bi Inah told Gita with a smile. Bi Inah pointed towards Alvin who came with his bike.
"Auntie what the hell." said Gita admonished Bi Inah.
"Really, Mom. Cute. Hihihi.." Bi Inah replied giggling.
"Auntie...!" gita Exclamation.
"The motorbike is parked there, sister" said Gita pointed towards the garage motorbike located next to his car garage.
"Yes, Git." replied Alvin immediately move his motorbike to the garage motorbike.
"We're leaving now?" alvin asked after he finished putting his bag into the trunk of Gita's car.
"Wait a minute." answered Gita was cut because of the sound of a big motor that entered the yard of the Gita house, none other than Gibran. Arriving in front of the garage, Gibran opened his helmet and immediately parked his motorbike in the garage of the Gita motorbike.
"Well, why are you smiling?" asked Gita astonished by Bi Inah's behavior who smiled to herself.
"This one is more handsome, Ma'am. It seems like Bi Inah has seen it before." Bi Inah replied still smiling shyly while whispering to Gita.
Lala and Alvin sayup-sayup could still hear Bi Inah's words. Lala laughed while Alvin scowled as it turned out that Gibran was also with them.
"Gibran was here, Bi" Lala told Bi Inah. Gita is wrong.
"Well, Lala? Pantesan Bi Inah is no stranger to her handsome face. So Mas Gibran was his name." said Bi Inah also laughed.
Gibran walked over to them. "What's wrong?" ask Gibran to Gita and the others.
"There's nothing. Let's get ready." replied Gita immediately.
"Where are my things, Git?" gibran asked Gita without concern for Bi Inah and Lala who were still whispering and Alvin who looked at him sharply since he came.
"I got into the bag. That's.." replied Gita while pointing to a black bag that was right under Gita's brown bag.
"Well, you're so good to me. Thank you, Gitaku." Gibran said as he ruffled Gita's hair and made her choke in surprise. Alvin was still with his cold face, while Lala and Bi Inah exclaimed together, "Cieeee...."
Gita feels her cheeks flushed red while Gibran smiles triumphantly at Alvin's dislike of her reaction.
"You're leaving already?" ask Papa Gita who walked up to them all.
"Yes, Pa. It's about to go." replied Gita.
"Yes, Om." said Lala.
"You've got Gita, La" Papa Gita told Lala. "Your other unknown friend to Papa, Git?" ask Papa Gita to look at Gibran and Alvin.
"I'm Gibran, Om. Gita and Lala's college friends" said Gibran hurriedly introduced himself and immediately greeted papa Gita.
"You guys are coming?" ask Papa Gita to Gibran.
"Yes, Om." replied Gibran.
"I'm Alvin, Om. Their level brother." said Alvin also introduced himself and greeted papa Gita.
"Sister level?" ask Papa Gita to Alvin.
"Yes, Om. I was a year above them." replied Alvin.
"Alright, you're all taking care of each other, yeah. Be careful on the road." papa Gita said.
Gita kissed his papa's hand. "You don't mess around, yeah." Papa Gita's message to Gita embarrassed him.
"Yes, Pa. Why so much." replied Gita with a blushing face. Papa Gita went back in. Previously Gita had told her plan to go with her friends today to her father and mother. He was allowed to go and stay one night.
"I'm the one who drives, yes" Gibran said, offering to the Gita. Gita gives Gibran the keys. Alvin watched with an annoyed face. He was hoping he would drive next to Gita.
Gita sat in the back seat with Lala, while Alvin sat in the front seat beside Gibran.
Gibran immediately started the car engine and drove the Gita. The atmosphere in the car at first seemed cold, because Gibran and Alvin did not talk to each other.
Gita is still busy with her mobile phone because she is looking for a hotel in an online application.
"So where are we?" Finally Lala broke the silence.
"How is this?" ask Gita to Lala while showing her phone screen.
"May as well, another discount there, Git." replied Lala.
"How are you?" ask Gibran and Alvin.
"Suall.." replied Gibran and Alvin compact.
"We ordered two rooms, huh?" ask Gita.
"No.." replied Gibran and Alvin again together.
Lala and Gita laugh at the compactness of Gibran and Alvin.
"You want your own room?" tanya Lala confirmed.
"Yes...!" gibran and Alvin answered together.
"Haha... You guys are very compact, from now on." ledek Lala while laughing, as well as Gita can not hold her laugh.
Gita finally booked three rooms for the four of them with a pay-on-site system.
Throughout the four-hour drive only Gita and Lala are busy telling each other stories. Gibran and Alvin occasionally chimed in. The two of them seemed uncomfortable being close to each other.
