Pursuing Love in the Past

Ferdo and Ayunda's nervousness

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Ferdo sat behind the steering wheel, looking out the window at the car. The sense of happiness that he should feel, turned into melancholy. Starting from the mother of Ayunda who did not give blessing to their relationship, when knowing the status of Ferdo. Then another problem arises, namely when Adrian tells the story that happened almost 13 years passed.

Ferdo sighed with a huff, thus attracting the driver's attention.

"Is Dad okay?" ask the driver politely.

Ferdo nodded his head as he cleared his throat. The driver knew the reply from the employer, through the rearview mirror in the car, so he no longer needed to wait for answers from the superior.

***

In a different place, Ayunda stared at the starless sky from above the balcony. His tears fell, when he remembered the mother's words. He had just started a relationship, but his mother was against him.

Adrian also came to the pensive sister.

"Sister will help talk to mother" said Adrian who made Ayunda tiptoe, because of the sudden arrival of the brother.

Ayunda looked at the brother. "Aren't you sure you can convince mom?" ask Ayunda while frowning.

"Heem, don't be sad anymore, yeah." Adrian looked at the sister with a smile while gently shuffling her hair.

"Sister!" yelled Ayunda annoyed.

"This is the new Yundanya brother!" he still rattled Ayunda's hair, then Adrian invited the sister in, because the night air was getting colder to stab into the bone.

***

A bright morning, but not as bright as Ayunda's face. His bent face disturbed the attention of the mother.

"Yunda, you remind me. Never be a usurper!" exclaim the mother. Ayunda only replied by staring at the mother. This was the first time she had such a love fever.

"Yunda, listen to me." The mother spoke again when there was no reply from Ayunda.

"Mother", call Adrian who makes the mother turn to him. "Can we talk to you for a second, Bun?" pinta Adrian who feels responsible, because it has caused chaos in Ayunda's heart.

"Bun, Yunda left for campus, yes", said goodbye to the mother while saying greetings, which was immediately replied by the mother. "Sister Adrian, Yunda first." Ayunda spoke in a lethargic tone.

"Yes, deck. Be careful on the road!" exclamation Adrian.

*

Ayunda sat in the car still with her face bent. Tony let out a heavy sigh, as he restrained his intention to ask Ayunda.

"It has arrived, Non", said Tony broke the silence, because since their departure from the apartment until in front of the campus gate there was no chat between them, aside from the greeting when Ayunda got into the car.

"Oh, it has arrived, Mas", said Ayunda as he looked up to look out the window of the car. "Thank you, Mom" he said before heading out of the car. Tony also immediately replied with a smile, mekipun Ayunda did not see the expression of his face, he always smiled at him.

Get out of the car. His eyes looked at a man who was no stranger to him. "Relina!" shout Ayunda. Reina turned her back, looking at the source of the voice.

Ayunda immediately ran over to his best friend. But Reina avoided Ayunda's pursuit. "Relina!" yell Ayunda back. She thought that Reina did not hear her screams. "Wait for me!" the door is still to chase after Reina.

"What's wrong with Reina?" Ayunda stopped with a breath of breath, unable to catch up with Reina. He just looked at Reina's back which was getting further away.

"Do you think you're great, Ayunda?" A woman whose voice was familiar to Ayunda came to him, and spoke behind Ayunda in a haughty tone.

Ayunda turned her back to look at the woman who was talking to her. "Sherley!" he said with a cringe. "Whatchu mean? I never bothered you!" exciting Ayunda.

"Currently, you're still a plain ass!" his lips. "You think I don't know what you've done to my papa company!" sergeant. "You are so crafty! Pretend good to attract the sympathy of the men!" Sherly is still making accusations that Ayunda did not. "Forward your lies!" abugn. Then walking left Ayunda who was staring at Sherly with a confused face.

"What's this?" Ayunda mutters. He was still in his place, thinking about the strangeness he had experienced this morning.

*

The lecture hours ended, Ayunda immediately chased after Reina who was trying to avoid her.

"Reina! Lina! Wait-wait... " Ayunda kept running after Reina and didn't stop calling her.

Reina finally stopped as Ayunda's leg slipped. Reina who heard the ringing of Ayunda had to stop her steps, then approached Ayunda.

"You okay?" ask Reina.

Ayunda smiled too. "I know you're just pretending to stay away from me, right?" said it. Reina bowed lethargic while sighing heavily.

"I'm sorry, Ay", he said still bowed. "I don't deserve to be your best friend. So please don't see me again! And don't ask me why!" the door seriously. "I go first", he said without looking at Ayunda, then he left Ayunda who did not understand at all the problem of Reina his best friend.

Drrt.

Ayunda hastily reached into the cell phone in her bag, when she heard the phone ringing. But the look on his face changed, when the caller was not the person he was waiting for.

"Hallo, Brother", he said when he had shifted the green icon. "What's up, brother?" ask Ayunda later.

"Oo, okay Kak", retorted Ayunda, while listening to the brother's speech from across the phone. Then they cut off each other's phone.

***

Elsewhere, at Ferdo's office. Tya stood beside the desk of the superior. He waited for a file in front of his boss, so that it was signed immediately.

"Sir... Sir", call Tya many times, but Ferdo remained unmoved while thinking of something.

"Sir Ferdo!" tya said a little shouting making Ferdo gasp in shock. Tya resigned if the boss would scold him. He was upset that he had waited less than half an hour next to his boss.

Ferdo stared intently at his already disrespectful secretary. "What's wrong?" ask her with annoyance.

"Ma-I'm sorry, sir", said Tya stammeringly. "This sir, the file please sign, because the marketing division needs it" he said still nervously.

"OK", the reply was brief. Then Ferdo immediately affixed his signature to the file designated by Tya.

When finished, Tya asked permission to take the file in front of the boss. "Thank you, sir", he said with a smile, as a file was in his hand. Then Tya said goodbye to Ferdo, before leaving his boss' room. But Tya was gasping, when the boss mispronounced the name, even Ferdo did not realize, that he had mispronounced Tya's name more than twice.

Yes, the name that always existed in Ferdo's heart, even he had promised to marry Ayunda, when he was a child when he lived in the warehouse of the little Ayunda house. Ferdo who had been thinking about Ayunda had hurriedly grabbed his phone to call someone who he wanted to call immediately.