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The Jealousy of Al

This morning Eyebrows woke up as usual, but this time the atmosphere looked different. He does his job not only alone, but also assisted by his brother Riyan.

"Lis, he said there was something he wanted to talk about with his sister. What's?" riyan asked who was sitting at the table eating with a cup of tea in her hand.

Eyebrows stop the movement of his hand that is cutting long beans to saute as a provision later. He looked towards Riyan who was also staring at him earlier. The eyebrows took a slow breath, but until a few minutes later the words had not been spoken.

"Yes, later if you're ready to tell your sister." Riyan understood Eyebrows that looked very heavy when he wanted to express his wishes.

"Wait." Eyebrows stared at his moving brother wanting to stand up leaving him. Since last night he had prepared everything to talk about it to Riyan, but until this morning he was still unable to say it.

Eyebrows stared at Riyan who was also waiting for him earlier. He squeezed his hand a few times.

"I want to meet my mom and dad." His eyebrows say it so softly that it sounds like a whisper. He bowed his head, it felt like the roar in his chest was so great that he felt an incredible tightness. With trembling Eyebrows grabbed the white water before him and gulped it in one gulp. Even the sweat had filled the temples of his face.

"Are you sure?" Riyan looked at Alis worriedly. He knew that now Alis was trying to fight his trauma. Riyan turned his gaze on his fingers then looked back at the calm looking Eyebrow.

Eyebrows nodded his head staring at the approaching Riyan. Riyan held both shoulders of his sister.

"Alright, but you have to promise your sister that you won't do anything weird after." Riyan looked into the eyes of the Eyebrows that looked blackish in color. There was some kind of hope and fear there.

His eyebrows nodded his head. She held her sister tightly to channel her worry. As much as possible Eyebrows relieve the heart beat craze, because he felt faced with a difficult challenge in his life.

"Yes, brother will arrange it later, but we finish the delayed cooking show first." Riyan smiled looking at Alis. He hoped that after this everything would be fine and Alis again smiled like before. A sweet smile behind her shyness.

They sat in the kitchen for 45 minutes, after which they cleaned themselves first then rushed for breakfast and left together.

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Al was having breakfast with his father and his mother. Arya looked at Al several times, she frowned her forehead a sign of being confused by Al's behavior this early. He looked at his wife who was also watching Al earlier, his wife just put her shoulder on a sign of not knowing what happened to Al.

"Al, what's wrong with you? It's so good." Winda looked at Al with a smile.

Al looked at his mother and his father, shook his head, then as much as possible he controlled his facial expression as normal as possible.

"What about the matchmaking you said last night? Have you thought about it?" Arya asked Al, she kept watching Al's movements stop and looked back at him.

"Not yet pa." Al answered without enthusiasm. His hunger slowly evaporated out of nowhere. He looked at his mother who was also looking at him.

"Al has his own choice." Al took his breath as he said it. Bravely, he looked at his father but there was no change.

"What are your options?" Arya asked flatly, as much as she could resist the turbulent emotions in her chest.

"She's just a simple girl in everyone's eyes, but to Al she's an amazing girl." Al smiled after imagining a busy looking Eyebrow with a kite rope in his hand. He again glared at the expression of Eyebrows that looked different.

"Take him home. Papa wants to see it." Final, Arya stood up from her meal and stepped towards the living room leaving Al staring at her so deeply.

Al knows that convincing an Aryan is not easy, whatever it is must be assessed and through a process. Al knew that he really liked Eyebrows but to bring him home was impossible, let alone having to meet his father. What is the reason that he will say later, while he and his Eyebrow just entered the initial stage before friendship. Al sighed resignedly, he stood up and went out to leave for school as usual.

Along the road Al continued to be overshadowed by the words of his father this morning until he did not realize he had driven his car quite fast. When the road looks quiet, Al pulls over his car and steps on the brakes until his car stops right in front of the school gate. He hit the steering wheel several times, even he looked riled up.

Unintentionally his eyes looked at the Eyebrow that was coming down from Riyan's car. Even Eyebrow seemed to be smiling faintly when it received such a sweet treatment from Riyan. Al continued to stare at the movements of Eyebrow and also Riyan, his anger evaporated again. With a hurry he drove his car towards the parking lot and immediately ran to Alis who was reading his book. Even the screams of his three best friends were ignored.

Al walked towards Alis and grasped Alis' hand tightly, he led her towards the empty bench in the garden.

"Lis, who exactly is the man you're with?" Al looked at Alis right in the eye. He was so drugged and drowned in the darkness of those thick eyeballs.

Eyebrows looked at Al puzzled, he seemed to think for a moment. But he had not been able to open his voice, he had gotten a clash from Al.

"Answer Lis!! Don't just shut up!" Al snapped his Eyebrows and hissed at the end of his sentence. He gripped both sides of the shoulders of the Eyebrows.

Eyebrows grimaced in pain, he looked puzzled by the direction of this conversation.

"Let go of Eyebrows, he's in pain!" Angga came and approached Al and also Alis. He threw Al's hand on the shoulder of Eyebrows.

"What the fuck are you Al, you're not ashamed of hurting and yelling at a woman in public." Angga looked into Al's eyes sharply, he was so emotional when he saw Al who had already hurt Eyebrows.

Al, who realized this, looked around them. He did not realize that they had become the subject of the spectacle of other children.

"It's my business with Eyebrows, you have no right to interfere." Al looked back at Angga and looked at him sharply. His index finger was already in Angga's chest.

"This will also be my business, as long as you hurt her and as long as you are not who the Eyebrows are." Angga is hissing right beside Al. He pulled Alis's hand and led her towards the Eyebrow class.

Even the eyebrows that were the center of attention felt very embarrassed, he continued to bow his head. Until they arrive in front of the classroom.

"Aren't you pa-pa Lis?" Angga looked towards Alis who nodded her head slowly.

"Yes, you go to class there." Angga looked at Alis who just nodded and walked towards his stool by bowing his head. He admitted that this feeling had reshaped his chest. Yes, Angga admitted that Angga felt pain when Alis also felt pain and he also felt jealous of the closeness of Al and Alis when playing kite yesterday in the green field. He who sees it all can only dampen the mounting emotions but he is powerless to prevent their togetherness. Let him be selfish for a moment to defend his loved ones.

Eyebrows stared at Liza who was approaching her. "Are you okay?" Liza looked at Alis with a cautious heart. He did not expect that Al would beat his friend in public for something he did not know.

Eyebrow smiled at Liza, she opened her book to normalize her shock as well as her sense of unusual attitude towards Al.

"Lis, don't think about it, maybe he's in trouble. So the impingement is on you." Liza patted the shoulder of Alis slowly. He felt kasian with the condition of Eyebrows which continued to be hit by various problems. But he believes that Alis is able to face it and also solve it.

Eyebrows nodded again and smiled faintly towards Liza. "Just calm down, I'm okay, I'm strong. That's the usual thing."

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In contrast to Al, he looked riled up and regretful with his attitude towards Alis earlier. He could not control his emotions when he saw that Eyebrow and Riyan were acting so sweet. Al was sitting in his lap surrounded by his three best friends.

"Al, you why the hell, you don't usually behave like that. Especially that on Eyebrows, Al. A woman." Andra looked at Al who was silent.

"If you have a problem, share with us. Don't take it out like that. Now you're trending into Al's hottest topic." Irfan chimed in.

"I'm just emotional, I'm sorry too. It's all out of my control. It's not my wish to act like that on Eyebrows." Al refutes all that Andra and Irfan spoke.

"Do you love Eyebrows?" Aldo gave them all his attention. Al looked silent at Aldo's question.

"Not to answer Al, I already know the answer." Aldo patted Al on the shoulder several times. "Immediately ask for ma'af on the Eyebrows." Aldo looked at Al who was thinking about something. Al nodded his head.

While Andra and Irfan looked gawking, they did not understand the direction of Aldo's conversation. Long enough they thought until the sound of the bell of the lesson sign began to ring. Rushing they walked towards their table with an enigmatic look on it.

In contrast to Al, he seemed increasingly unsettled at noticing his mistake this morning. He was determined to ask for Alis's ma'af and wanted to fulfill his promise yesterday while they were on the green field.

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