My Soul is Close to the Eyes
CHAPTER 18 ALVIN IS JEALOUS
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In the evening Gita, Gibran, Lala, and Alvin go out to dinner. They decided to go to a seafood stall located not far from the hotel.
Arriving at the place to eat, Gibran immediately took a seat next to the Gita. Alvin is upset to see Gibran ahead of him and is forced to sit across from them with Lala.
"What did you order?" alvin asked attentively to Gita who was sitting right opposite him.
"Emmm..." Gita thinks.
"Crab sweet sour sauces." Gibran replied instantly making Gita smile.
"Kok you know?" ask Gita to Gibran next to her.
"What the hell don't I know about you?" ledek Gibran makes Gita blush.
"So sweet really you guys.." said Lala while laughing.
"Emmm..." Alvin cleared his throat to see Gibran raiding the Gita.
"Drink first, sister" said Lala while propping a bottle of mineral water available on their table.
Gibran laughed at Alvin's behavior. Gita looked at Gibran and laughed. Gibran stared back at the Gita and clasped Gita's hand under the table unattainable from Alvin and Lala's vision. Gita flinched but did not let go of Gibran's hand.
"You're next semester doing some practical work?" tanya Alvin opened the conversation after they all finished ordering food.
"Yes, sister." replied Lala immediately.
"Sir Alvin next semester is a thesis, huh?" ask Gita. Gibran glanced at the Gita. He doesn't like Gita watching Alvin.
"Yes, Git. Pray well, yes." replied Alvin eagerly.
"Aamiinn.." said Gita.
"No way, Brother Alvin already wants to graduate." exclaimed Lala. "It must be good to work, continue to get money, continue to get married" said Lala continued.
"Aamiinn.." replied Alvin in agreement with Lala's words.
Gibran was still silent because he was not interested and decided not to participate in the conversation about Alvin.
Gibran suddenly got an idea that interested him. He began to tickle the hand of Gita in his grasp to make Gita feel amused. Gita turned to look at Gibran who was laughing a little at the expression of Gita who was glaring at him.
"I also want to quickly marry when it's work" said Lala dreamt.
"You're so talented at taking care of the household, La. Cook again." praise Gita.
"Haihihah... Could it be you, Git." said Lala blushed. "Yes, Intan is getting married" he continued.
"Yes... Hopefully he and Kak Fajar are happy" said Gita really pray Intan and Dawn who will get married tomorrow.
"Regardless of whatever mistakes they make, they still deserve to be happy" Gibran said, making Gita smile at him.
"You want to get married too, Git?" alvin asked Gita. Gibran stared at Alvin coldly.
"Emmm... Depends on the soul, brother. If given it quickly yes come on, if not yes try to strengthen yourself first." replied Gita wisely.
Gibran looked back at Gita. While Alvin is jealous to see Gibran constantly staring at Gita in front of him.
"What do you want to be like?" asking Alvin again made Gita surprised.
Gita actually has criteria for her future husband. She even recorded it herself in a notebook regarding the points her future husband should have. But after realizing his feelings for Gibran, he kind of forgot all about it. Gibran really made it not go according to plan.
"Emmm... There are no specific criteria, sister." replied Gita timidly.
Finally the order came and they started eating each other's food.
"If I get into your criteria, don't you?" alvin asked again to make Gita who had just bribed her food choke.
Gibran immediately gave a drink to Gita and Gita drank it. Gibran stroked Gita's back and helped calm her down.
"Aren't you papa?" ask Gibran worriedly.
"No, I'm not papa." replied Gita fine.
"His swallowing, Git" said Lala, also worried.
"Sorry, Git. I didn't mean to surprise you" Alvin said apologizing.
"No papa, sister." said Gita again ate the crab order. Gibran sees the Gita's predicament and helps her remove her crab skin. She is busy helping Gita and forgets her own food.
"You eat first" said Gita, feeling bad for Gibran.
"Yes." replied Gibran briefly then continued eating.
Alvin looked at Gibran and Gita seriously. He felt that there was something strange about the behavior of the two people before him. He hoped his guess was wrong. While Lala was engrossed in eating her food to the point of not paying attention to her surroundings anymore.
Arriving in the room...
Gita and Lala wrap the wedding gifts for Intan when she gets in the room. They gave a blanket and beautiful sleeping pajamas to Intan.
"Gemes very pajama, Git." cried Lala while wrapping it.
"Yes, La. Pretty." said Gita smiling.
"Lucky Intan is okay, Git. She and her baby-to-be are in good health" Lala said seriously.
"Yes, La. But like Intan's message, we have to take care of each other. He said enough of him to commit such an error" Gita reminded.
"Yes, Git. You remind me in case I forget ya." message Lala.
"Yes, La. You remember me too, yeah. Uh, but you don't have a boyfriend." ledek Gita laughed.
"You don't have one either." ledek Lala turned back. "But you have Gibran. Be careful if you'll be happy with him." ledek Lala again.
"What the hell, Lala." exclaimed Gita blushed in embarrassment.
"So there is no increase from friends to love?" lala asked Gita again.
"Emmm..." Gita thinks. "Secret...!" the answer then upset Lala.
"Such an elite, don't want a story." Lala grumbled with a frown.
Suddenly the Gita phone rings and Gita sees the name on the call screen from Gibran.
"Hello.." answered Gita.
"Git, come out yuk." Gibran asked suddenly.
"Where?" ask Gita. "Evening, Gibran." continued Gita while looking at his watch already showing at 21:45.
"I want to get you somewhere." take Gibran again.
"Emmm..." Gita was actually wondering where Gibran was going to take her. "Yes.." Gita finally agreed.
"I'm in front of your room" Gibran said, again startling Gita.
"What?" gita asked while jumping from the bed and headed to the door of the room and opened it.
"Hi.." said Gibran to the door, turning off his phone.
"When are you here?" ask Gita wonder.
"Since then." replied Gibran casually.
Lala is confused to notice Gita and Gibran. "You guys want to go?" lala asked the two of them.
"Borrow Gita for a moment, La" Gibran said, asking Lala for permission.
"Please be happy, Gibran." ledk Lala with a laugh.
"Come..." Gibran pulled the hand of Gita who was still standing frozen in front of the door. Gita's coming out.
"Where are we going?" ask Gita when she gets in the car. Gibran started the car engine and drove it to the city streets.
"Secret." jawan Gibran brief.
"Have you been to this town before?" ask Gita to Gibran who is busy driving.
"Remember." replied Gibran again briefly.
"Why are your answers so short and so dense?" ask Gita again.
"You're such a puffer, Gita." replied Gibran as he pinched Gita's cheek.
"Gibrans...!" gita Exclamation. His face flushed again because of Gibran's treatment.
Gita turns on the music from the radio in the car and picks the Perfect song from Andra and The Backbone.
"I love that song" Gibran said glancing at Gita.
"Me too" said Gita.
"I like you too" Gibran said, mocking Gita.
"I.." for a moment Gita wanted to say 'me too', but soon realized it. "Gibrans...!" exclaim Gita hit led Gibran. Gibran laughed happily.
It didn't feel like they had been 30 minutes on the way and finally got to where Gibran was headed.
"We've arrived" Gibran said, parking the car in the parking lot and taking Gita down. Gita follows Gibran down.
