Pellucid

Chapter 84 - Lunch Before Pingitan

Next day.

Today is on Sunday and Arjuna is on holiday. Hope there is no emergency call at this time because he wants to invite Beningnya to go to lunch at a luxury restaurant that serves high-end Japanese food.

Because later tonight, the Beningnya already have to go back to Jogja. And the two brides-to-be will enter the time of pingitan. A pre-marital tradition in Javanese customary marriage.

Arjuna as a prospective groom for a while should not meet Bening until the marriage contract takes place.

It is said that if the groom does not meet, so that the bride-to-be looks more beautiful and emits “aura shine ” when the wedding takes place.

In addition, the pingitan also has another purpose to plant longing for both brides-to-be. Building trust in each other. So that the two when meeting the marriage contract then the longing is increasingly bloated and hardened their love deeper.

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Upscale Japanese-style luxury restaurant that they will both come this afternoon belongs to the husband of a famous artist. It is located at The Plaza Jl. MH Thamrin Hotel, Jakarta.

Both are now on the 46th floor. Clear was so stunned when sitting at a table that had been pre-reserved by Arjuna on the restaurant side.

Spot ordered by Arjuna is one of the best spots in the luxury restaurant. Because you can see directly the hustle and bustle of the streets of Jakarta known as traffic jams.

Bening and Arjuna this afternoon wear outfit with matching color, namely purple. Favorite color Clear. Arjuna wears a purple shirt with a suit and black pants. While Bening wears a purple base dress with a red rose pattern and some abstract black lines.

They both sat by the glass window. The restaurant they visited is currently in one of the skyscrapers in the center of the capital Jakarta.

This afternoon the sky of Jakarta is cloudy. But it doesn't seem like it's going to rain. So it looks pretty cool.

"Where, like?" arjuna asked with a smile as he clasped his hand on the table.

"Banget, Mum. Beautiful view. Thank you," great-granddaughter Bening while looking at Arjuna with a smile on his arms and returning Arjuna's tight grip.

"Thank you, save it first. Then thank the right one on the night of our bride" whispered Arjuna affectionately making Bening's cheeks blush and blush in shame.

"Mode," ledek Bening while chuckling.

"MODUS stands for Makin Omes Can suusuu Darling," great-grandson Arjuna said with a faint smile.

"Masshhh!!" furious Bening while pressing his voice so as not to hear the waiter of the restaurant or other visitors who were eating lunch.

The condition of the restaurant is not crowded and only seen a few visitors. But Bening was certainly embarrassed by the encum chat from Arjuna just now. And Bening also stared intently at Arjuna while pinching the belly of her future husband.

"Ouch! KDRT is his name," ledek Arjuna while chuckling.

"Well..."

"Let's not tense yank before marriage," said Arjuna with a small laugh.

"Strain over what's tensed down?"

"Bhuaha. prospective Bu Kombes already dare to misbehave," ledek Arjuna while laughing.

"All because of Mas and othors who are not skilled. So I was contaminated with the virus the night the bride was dangerous," he joked.

The two were so engrossed in chatting casually while enjoying the lunch served by the restaurant.

And occasionally the two discuss their wedding preparations are almost completed by the famous Wedding Organizer in Jakarta which they are assigned to handle all their wedding affairs from the beginning to the end.

After lunch, both were busy taking pictures assisted by restaurant staff to take neat and instagramable pictures.

"Yank me to the toilet for a second. You don't go anywhere. Just sit here," said Arjuna who answered a nod by Bening.

Arjuna immediately rushed to the restaurant toilet.

While waiting for Arjuna who was in the toilet, Bening saw the chat application there were several incoming messages. Both messages from personal and group.

Bening slowly scrolls the messages with the agility of his fingers. Some are from Ayu and some are from her future mother-in-law. He immediately replied to messages from the two most important women in his life today.

But after answering a message from Ayu and her future mother-in-law, Bening's hand suddenly stopped at WAG Alumni High School Cita Bangsa, his school was with Rendra, Della, Luna and Stevi.

The total message has not been read by him almost a thousand chat. Though this morning the WAG was still quiet and only contained some chat that he had read.

After the last application event, Rendra accidentally entered the latest Bening mobile number into WAG Alumni SMA Cita Bangsa after getting permission from Bening.

Finally, Bening was wracked with curiosity to see thousands of chat. Although in a group that contains alumni of one generation with him in the past while attending school in Cita Bangsa, he is rarely active or reply to messages there, including, never once found the school WAG crowded chat like this afternoon.

Clik...

His finger began to read from the topmost message slowly. And instantaneous...

Degs...

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