PATCHOULI & VANDAM

02

Nilam came out of his room after Marni and her brother finished lunch.

He took the plate and prepared to take food but when he opened the hood, Nilam was surprised because there was nothing there.

Only a little rice and a piece of fried tempeh remained.

"God they are greedy to not think about me" said Nilam was upset and angry but he realized he could not do anything at this time.

Nilam eventually took all the very little leftover food and began to enjoy it.

"I'm still hungry but there's nothing I can eat." Nilam complained after finishing his meal.

Nilam got up from the dinner table, He immediately washed the dishes and chose to sleep so that He did not feel hungry again.

While in the living room, Vandam and Riki who were already feeling full were seen igniting their cigarettes and returning to chat.

"You and your brother don't look alike?" ask Arga.

Riki laughed, "Of course because he's not my mother's son. My mother was married to Nilam's father so we moved into this house and now that his father is dead, we stay here to take care of him" Riki said.

Riki was busy talking about Nilam until both of them were surprised by the sound of the house door being knocked from the outside. Riki immediately ranted from his seat to open the door.

"Surprise.." a girl's voice made Vandam curious as to who was coming.

Vandam looked towards the door and saw Riki being hugged by the girl who had just come.

"How can you come here without telling me." Riki protested.

"I told you it was a surprise." Reply to the girl.

Vandam felt that the girl's voice looked familiar to him, and he stood up and saw who was coming.

And Vandam was shocked when he saw the girl standing in front of Riki with a big smile, showing his happiness.

The girl is Anjani. The only girl who makes Vandam fall in love for the first time. Even so, Vandam never expressed his feelings, he harbored his feelings and only told Riki.

But now, Riki managed to have the girl.

Riki looked nervous, like he had been caught doing something.

"Isn't he Vandam?" tanya Anjani looked towards Vandam who was standing behind Riki.

"Did you still remember me?" asked Vandam to walk closer and extended his hand to Anjani.

"Of course I remember, you two used to go everywhere together. How are you doing now?" tanya Anjani is still as friendly as ever.

"I'm so good." replied Vandam occasionally staring at Riki who did not dare to look at him.

"I heard you work in the city, is the car in front yours?"

Vandam nodded, though,

"You are so great Vandam." praised Anjani.

"Already, we should sit on the couch." Riki looks jealous knowing the admiration of his lover on Vandam.

The three of them ended up nostalgic together once in a while Anjani stole a glance towards Vandam who looked indifferent.

"It seems I have to go home now." said Vandam after he felt bored at Riki's house.

"Why hunt?" asked Anjani as if she still did not want Vandam to leave.

"If you want to go home, I'll take you to the front" Riki said straight away from his seat.

Vandam nodded in understanding, He followed Riki's footsteps out of the house.

"I'm sorry." said Riki as Vandam was about to enter the car.

"Sorry for?" Vandam doesn't understand Riki's intentions.

"I'm sorry that I was with Anjani when I knew you liked Anjani so much, I couldn't help myself" Riki said.

Riki smiled and her eyes looked relieved, "Thank you for understanding."

Vandam nodded, "I'll be home now."

Riki finally let Vandam enter the car and went back inside the house.

Vandam smiled sinisterly looking at the back of Riki who was walking into his house.

Vandam remembered very well a few months ago when accidentally met with Riki outside the city, he had asked Anjani news because after graduating smp, he had asked, Vandam went to school in the city so he lost contact with Riki and his other friends.

At that time Riki said that he had never met Anjani again.

Vandam smiled because he felt he had been lied to by his own best friend.

"Basic traitor!"

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"I still didn't expect, now Vandam looks cool and successful." praised Anjani many times to make Riki upset.

"Do you like Vandam?"

"Of course not dear, don't be angry" Anjani said and hugged Riki.

Riki just silent, suddenly He thought about Vandam who must be surprised to know the fact that he is currently in love with Anjani who Riki knows if Anjani is a girl who is liked by Vandam.

There was a slight feeling of guilt towards Vandam because He snatched Anjani from Vandam but Riki could not help himself at that time if He also liked Anjani and again Riki got the opportunity to become Anjani's lover, but Riki could not help himself at that time if he also liked Anjani, of course Riki would not waste the golden opportunity.

His afternoon...

Nilam had just woken up from his sleep but he was still hungry.

Nilam rushed to the kitchen to see if his mother had been shopping for dinner or not but in the kitchen Nilam found nothing.

"Have you not come home yet?" wonder Nilam.

Nilam surrounds the house to find his mother may still be home but nil, the house is empty there is no mother or Riki Kak.

"Where are they?" inner Patchouli.

Nilam finally chose to do another job while waiting for his Mother and Brother to come home. Until Nilam finished washing his clothes and mopping the floor, his mother and brother still did not go home.

At 9pm, her mother and sister went home.

Marni is seen carrying a large plastic bag that immediately makes Nilam smile happily.

Nilam thought the plastic bag contained groceries for dinner but turned out to only contain ingredients to make donuts.

"Are we not cooking dinner, ma'am?" ask Nilam.

"No, Riki and I had dinner outside." she returned to her comfort and left Nilam.

"Then what about me?" batin Nilam looked down sad.

Riki who was still there was seen sighing long, looking at the sad face of Nilam for a moment and then went to leave Nilam.

Nilam stroked his very hungry stomach. There was nothing that Nilam could do at this time, he finally took a glass filled with sugar and brewed warm water.

Nilam drank the sugar water until it runs out because after this he still has to work making donuts that He will sell tomorrow at school.

Nilam makes the donut a little relaxed considering his limp body due to lack of food.

Riki came and gave something to Nilam.

"Fried rice, eat it in your room so that you don't see" said Riki and left Nilam smiling happily because he could finally have dinner tonight.

Seriate....