Neighbor Becomes Husband

18 Eps. Choice 1

Four days earlier...

Kharis was agitated agitated at the complete languishing of 4GM. At the dining table, in the living room, when passing by, Revy did not want to look at him, indifferent and silent not to return his greetings or questions. His heart aches with that.

Finally that night after waiting for Revy who came home late, Kharis went into Revy's room located on the top floor of their house.

"Sister Revy, I want us to talk, don't keep me quiet..."

Kharis spoke softly with a grievous heart.

"For what, I clearly mean. Don't act stupid!"

Revy's voice instantly rose by half an octave.

"That's not fair to me, brother..."

"It's not fair to me either, let's be fair that we're both out of touch with that person... It's over, right??"

"Sister Revy breaking up with Sendra has nothing to do with me now..."

"There...it's the same person, and I hate that he understands??"

"Sister Levi did not know Sendra's sister Kak Revy's boyfriend at that time..."

"Bulshit... You just believe?? I reiterate yes, I will never agree with your relationship."

"Don't be like that, brother.I beg you..."

"Pick Ndut..I'm your brother.. or she is!"

Revy pushed Kharis out of the room and closed the door in a huff. Final decision, there is no compromise when it comes to Levi the man who has hurt his pride as a man.

*****

Kharis removed one by one the Levitical gifts from the paper bag. Tears flooded his face as Levi noticed what was his favorite. How Levi knew, he had never told his favorite to collect objects of that character.

And he sobbed even more as he opened the box containing a square black sailing digital watch with a white rope. Something desirable but very expensive for the size of a Kharis. He remembers seeing a cursory promotion of that hour on his phone. Mama may be able to buy it, but Kharis is always realistic about the price, not consumptive. It was not a matter of being able or not to make it happen, but Kharis was touched by the fact Levi was paying attention and could capture his overly vague desires at the time.

Levi was very sweet, always showing attention and affection, in the span of time Kharis had felt the abundance of affection. He doesn't want to end it all...

But he couldn't ignore his brother. No need to be asked how their relationship, especially after their eldest brother, Biondy Zefanya went to the Owner of Life, the feeling of loss made the relationship of brother and sister become close to each other, loving each other, care for each other. The sense of loss is still imprinted even though it has been many years, and Revy like hinting that when offering a choice to Kharis.

"Why Revy didn't understand my feelings. I couldn't choose Sis. I love Revy, I love Levi..."

"I was also angry at Levi's brother, but that was his past.Sendra's brother had also become Revy's past..."

Kharis cried again. Noiseless crying on his bed. Lying on her left side, her left hand hugged a doll from Levi, her right hand rubbing some of the objects her lover gave her that were still scattered on the bed near her face...

"Sister... I miss... sister knows I love brother...?"

The night is getting late. The pounding at the door many times from aunt Mince even mama told him to eat unheeded. For a few hours he lay staring and rubbing objects that were currently worth the same as the presence of Levi by his side. Kharis fell asleep hearing the tears drying up all over his face.

In the house next to someone also misses his lover very much, repeatedly opening the gallery staring at the photos of the two of them together, there are also many photos of his girl he took secretly. Sometimes he smiled, at other times he swept the corner of his watery eyes. He's never been like this...

*****

The morning came again.The soft light of the sun burst in when the window of the room was opened. Wenny was cleaning the room, changing the sheets, sweeping and mopping. Kharis is too weak to do it alone, a few days of under-eating and lack of movement makes the body weak. She had just finished her bath and was temporarily drying her hair.

That's how Kharis, like there is an alarm in his body that will sound at a certain time remind to get back up, not always the same sometimes weeks of sluggish crying, sometimes only a few days. Signs he can already face his problems when the window of his room is opened.

Finished with her hair she went to the dining room, her stomach was already asking to be filled. He greeted his mother and father and sat down to eat. Revy is invisible.

"Would you go together now to SF or later in the afternoon?" Mama asked, they were ready with neat clothes for activities every Sunday.

"Sore aja ma, I'm going with Youth alone."

"Eat not too much first, porridge is not good for the stomach if you eat fried rice now. Mama has often reminded you of darling.change your bad habits eat irregularly for days. For a long time can your heartburn, or stomach acid, dangerous it do not take for granted..."

"Yes ma... Ma, I let you go out with Levi's sister, huh? This time a little long... Maybe after the Youth show I just got home..."

Mama Melissa looked at her son, wanting to find out something. Kharis smiled with a gaze full of search mama as well as full of the aura of vigilance of a mother.

"No need to worry mama... trust dong with his son.. can ya ma?"

"Yes ma... Thank you, mama the best is for me."

Finished breakfast, Kharis to the room chose a slightly girly outfit, three-quarter jeans with accents of several small tears plus a light blue kimono model blouse. Navy blue bags and matching sneakers. Apply some facial treatments, a gentle perfume spray, and lastly wear a watch given by her lover. Cutting himself for a while and smiling cheered himself on.

"Your choice is right Kharis..."

He said softly to his own shadow, then stepped out, not forgetting to take a paper bag over the glass cabinet in the corner of his room.

With a little nervous Kharis pressed the bell on the upper right side of the whitewashed door frame, twice...

The missed figure stood dumbly holding the door handle. Using a bright yellow basketball jersey, have a tick logo on the right chest with the number 24 in the middle of the shirt. Hair and face wet with sweat as well as a shirt that looks attached because it is wet in the athletic body, complete with basketball that is still wedged in the hand. The masculine look that always hit the beat on Kharis' chest. Not knowing where he was playing, Kharis had not noticed before.

"Hi..."

Kharis said hello with a smile between longing and love for the idol...

Surprise for Levi this morning, I couldn't believe it. What an unpredictable girl, looking beautiful with a very sweet smile standing waiting for a response...

Conscious of the fact, Levi immediately pulled Kharis hand and took him to sit on the sofa without taking his eyes off. For a moment he stood glued to look at Kharis who had sat sweetly plus a smile that was still burning.

He then took the ball off his elbow and sat at the wooden table in front of the sofa right opposite Kharis, slightly bent in high alignment with Kharis, he grabbed both of Kharis' small hands staring fixedly...

"Kangen.. kangen..."

The words almost whispered.

"Me too..."

Kharis replied with the same tone of voice.

The lama saturates with a condensing look and a bursting novelty, permeating the sense that invaded all of their senses both.

"Silver shower gih.. we're updated."

Kharis smile ended their beautiful moment. His ears caught the sound of footsteps. Peter came from the inner room.

"Good morning to Peter..."

Kharis stood up and slightly moved away trying to let go of his hands, somewhat careless with their intimate position that must have been recorded by Peter's eyes. In contrast to Levi who seemed not disturbed by the presence of his papi, still holding both hands of Kharis in his grasp. Peter smiled warmly.

"For Kharis, papa mama you've left?"

"Not yet, maybe in a minute. Want to join the Sunday Fellowship also om..."

"Yes. Oh, yes, yes..."

Go to Levi...

"An, papi go yeah..."

"Yes..."

Together they answered.

After Peter is invisible...

"Before sister, take a bath there, smell of tau..."

Levi laughed, his heart filled with happiness now. Everyone is worried not left now. Kharis came to him, something extraordinary, also the most beautiful offer he had just heard, his lover invited the date... What a beautiful day.

"Wait a minute. sweetheart..."

Stepping into the room in Levi shouted...

"I Love You, Meylia Kharis Angela..."

Love can indeed make people act expressive and a little crazy... He smiled at Levi's happy expression. But once the shadow of his brother appeared. There was a scratch on the chest that he immediately tepis.

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