Ride in Bed
Orox
Dewi cleaned Nenden's clothes and other items and put them in a bag. Not to forget the girl brought the drugs she had to take later. After two weeks in the hospital, Nenden was finally allowed to go home. In addition to her, Aditya and Roxas help.
“Wi.. lo home take a taxi online aja,” exclaimed Roxas.
“Iya,” replied Dewi while putting the remains of the goods into the bag.
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Everyone in the room turned their heads towards the door. Adrian was standing there. The man knew that today Nenden was allowed to go home. He took the initiative to pick up his sister's future in-laws.
“Eh with Rian.”
“Is everything ready?”
“Abang purposely here to pick up mom?” roxas asked who was only answered with a nod.
“Ngapain? Don't bother.”
“It wasn't you that I drove home, but mom. I don't need an answer from you.”
Regardless of the answer of the Goddess, Adrian took a bag that was ready on the bed. He also helped Nenden to get down. At the same time, Aditya entered the room. He just finished the hospital payment.
“Newly come, bang?”
“Iya. Already done?”
“Already.”
“Mari, mom. I'll drive home.”
“Thank you.”
While guiding Nenden, Adrian exits the room. Roxas helped bring the bag that had been cleaned by the Goddess. The young man rushed after Adrian who had come out first. Now only Aditya and Dewi.
“You asked your brother to come here?” ask Goddess.
“Iya.”
“Why the hell should he? I'm the same mom can take a taxi online.”
“De... You why the hell? Why do you hate my brother so much? What have you done to you? On his behalf I'm sorry, but please don't hate him. You know that I love him very much. If you love me, at least you should be able to accept him as your brother.”
“I love you. But about your brother another story. Yes, I hate him. In my eyes he was nothing more than an arrogant, selfish, self-centered guy. Sorry I can't think of your brother as my brother either.”
“OK if that's what you want. I'm not going to maksa.”
Aditya came out of the room feeling disappointed. But he also could not force the Goddess to be kind to the older brother. The young man continued walking, leaving the Goddess behind. In the parking lot, he sees Roxas stuffing a bag into the car.
“Word where?” ask Roxas.
“After. Brother please anterin mom to the house, yes. I go first, there's still business.”
“Where are you going?”
“You meet Fay first. Mom, I'm going first yes.”
After kissing the back of Nenden's hand, Aditya immediately left from there. He did not care about the Goddess's look at him. His heart was still upset by the Goddess's reply earlier. He did love the Goddess, but seeing the girl's rude attitude towards the older brother no doubt made his heart hurt. If once twice he can still hold back. But several times the Goddess always showed a rude attitude to Adrian. This time Aditya could not hold it anymore.
“Come, Rox,” Invite Goddess.
“Come where? I'm going to the hotel. Lo follow the car bang Rian aja.”
“Ck. elo mah.”
“Goddess..let's go in, son.”
Nenden's voice stopped the two friends from arguing. Dewi reluctantly climbed into Adrian's car and sat in the front seat. After wearing his seat belt, Adrian then run his vehicle.
From the back seat, Nenden looked at Adrian who was driving. The man looked so calm, yet who knew the stubbornness that plagued him. The woman recalled her conversation with Adrian a few days ago. When the Goddess was coming home, Adrian came to see her.
“Thank you, all this time son Rian has helped mother a lot.”
“Sama-sama, ma. What matters is that you are healthy quickly. Don't mind much, remember there are Goddesses who still need mother.”
“Thank you. You're so considerate. Your mother must be happy to have good children like you and Adit. If you have two daughters, maybe you're already married to both of you.”
Adrian threw a faint smile. Nenden deliberately said this, he wanted to know how Adrian really felt to the Goddess. As a mother, her instincts say either Adrian or Aditya both like her daughter. And he also knew that Adrian was holding his wound.
“Mother has got Adit.”
“Iya. Adit's a good boy, he also loves the Goddess very much. Mom is grateful she's always been next to the Goddess, other than Roxas. Then how are you feeling?”
“Means mother?”
“You know what you feel for the Goddess. So does the Goddess, she feels the same way about you. But..”
Nenden's words stopped, he could not say that the love of both run aground because of the presence of Aditya. Adrian took a deep breath. He approached Nenden then held both of his hands.
“I'm sorry if I hurt the Goddess. I've been a coward by not acknowledging my own feelings. It is only natural that the Goddess hates me. But on the other hand, I am happy that Dewi can finally be with Adit. Because from the beginning, the feelings of the Goddess were indeed for her, not me. You do not have to worry, I guarantee, Aditya will be able to make the Goddess happy. I just need to support it.”
“Are you okay?”
“Lying if I say everything is fine. But this is a decision I made. Whatever the risk, I will bear it.”
“Goddess seems to hate you so much.”
“It's okay. If that hatred can make him strong and love Adit, I will bear it.”
“What is your heart made of, Rian?”
Nenden's hand stretched out rubbing Adrian's jaw. The water in his eyes began to pool. Slowly the clear circles flowed down her cheeks.
“Adit.. since childhood never get fair treatment from papa. And I am the cause of it all. What I am doing now, just think of it as returning what I once took from him. Don't worry, I'm fine.”
Adrian patted the back of Nenden's hand. For a moment the atmosphere became silent. Nenden wiped the tears that soaked his cheeks. Adrian takes his hand from Nenden, then takes something out of his jacket pocket.
“Mother..this is a little windfall to help pay off hospital costs.”
“Not necessary, son. Please don't be like this. I'm ashamed to accept it.”
“Please accepted, mom. I still need the cost to go for road treatment later. It's not much, but hopefully it can be a little lightening. And please, don't let the Goddess know about this.”
Adrian puts a brown envelope in Nenden's hand. Nenden's arrogance seemed choked to receive a lot of kindness from Adrian. A faint smile was imprinted on Adrian's face, forcing Nenden to accept his gift.
“Bu.. has arrived.”
Nenden awoke from his daydream when he heard the voice of the Goddess. The woman immediately prepared to go down. The goddess opened the door for him and helped him down. Adrian took the bag in the back seat and drove it to the house of the Goddess. There, Farah, Amel and the others were waiting to welcome Nenden.
“Welcome back to Nenden,” welcome Farah.
“Thank you, bu.”
While guiding Nenden, Farah and the others entered the house. After giving the bag to the Goddess, Adrian immediately went home. The goddess looked only at Adrian's back who was walking away.
Don't be so good to me. Or I'll fall in love with you again. If that happens, Adit will be hurt. Let me hate you and learn to love Adit. Accept my hatred as punishment for you.
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“Dit.”
Adrian's head peered into the sister's room. Aditya was sitting on the headboard, with a book and pencil in his hand. Adrian enters and lays his body on Aditya's side.
“Ngga to contract?”
“Dant. I'm finishing up the song.”
“Song? Is there?”
“Udah bang. But only three. Not yet given the title of all, hehehe..”.
“Try bawain. Who knows you can give the title.”
“Wah can also tuh.”
Aditya put a book and pencil on the table. He picked up his guitar and started playing his songs. Carefully Adrian listened to the three songs that were successfully composed by his sister. Two are slow rhythmic, and one is medium rhythmic. But the three songs tell about heart failure.
“The lyrics are all upset?”
“Hehehe... fitting for another heartbroken.”
“Abang likes a rather fast rhythm. If it is made the first single kanya good.”
“Masa? But I haven't given you the title.”
“Ehmm.. roughly what is the title?”
There was a sound of pain from behind the door. It turned out that the two men's aunt had been listening silently. The 28-year-old entered and sat down near Adrian. He encourages Adrian's body to have enough area to sit.
“Tante heard just now?”
“Huum. there is a word flying tuh. That's just the title.”
“Udah many songs use the word fly. The others napa.”
“Ck.. You think to yourself.”
Pipit pushed back Adrian's body, then lay down near his nephew. She looks at Aditya to return to sing a song for her. For a moment Aditya just played his guitar, without singing.
“Singing, Dit.”
“What song, tan?”
“True love but the Japanese song. You know what?”
“Jeez, your age cannot be lied to. That old song is still inget aja.”
“What you said.”
Pipit picked up the pillow and smacked it into Aditya's body. Adrian just looked at it. After hearing the words of mercy from the nephew, the woman stopped. Adit cleared his throat for a while then started strumming his guitar. Sing Fumiya Fuji's True Love, which is the soundtrack to the Japanese dorama Ordinary People.
“Furikaeru to itsumo kimi ga, kureta waratte. Kaze noyomi soto.”
“Soto chicken, soto Madura, soto tripe, Betawi.” connect Pipit.
“Haiiissshhh.. aunt broke the song aja nih,” grumbled Aditya. He stopped his guitar playing.
“Hahahaha. Let's start again.”
Aditya had to repeat the song, because Pipit disturbed his concentration earlier. He returned to his guitar. This was the first song he learned while playing the guitar. The main perpetrator was of course the aunt who forced him to play the song.
“Furikaeru to itsumo kimi ga, kureta waratte. Kaze noyomi soto's. Mabushi sugite me o tojite mo ukande kuruyo. Namida ni wireteku. Kimi dake o shinjite, kimi dake o kizutsukete. Bokura wa itsumo haruka haruka tooi mirai o yume miteta hazusa.”
Adrian's eyes looked straight at the ceiling. The song Aditya sung, although the title is True Love, but implies sadness in it. A love that inflicts wounds on the one he loves. Like her who had incised a wound in the heart of the Goddess. The girl he loved so much.
“Tan.. How about roxas now?” ask Aditya after the song he sings is over.
“Ah don't talk about bule carbane. Dizziness nutmeg aunt.”
“Why?”
“Heh.. Ad.. your friend Mahes, crazy people.”
“Why is that?”
“Then he had an idea to be the Roxas brand ambassador of Amarta.”
“Hah?? Seriously?”?
Aditya's eyes widened to hear it. Adrian who was sleeping also up to straighten his body. Pipit changed his lying position to the side, facing his two nephews. Then use one hand as a head brace.
“Hem. he said, Roxas's face is suitable for brand ambassadors. Okay for that aunt agrees. But. he can not speak English, usually Sundanese, it is judged his advantages. He said there is rarely a face can speak Sundanese. That's why he wants Roxas to be BA. Consider it one way Amarta hotel as an international standard hotel but still with carrying local wisdom.”
“Bhuahahaha..”
Adrian and Aditya's laughter sounded at the same time. Pipit who could already guess the reaction of his two nephews, only replied with a grin. The woman returned to her original position. Now both of his hands are used as support for his head.
“But Mahes' idea is true, tan. Where there is a hotel BA model Roxas,” Adrian said.
“Iya, aunt agrees. But geez, he couldn't speak English. Ad. You were once his teacher. Your time can't teach him anyway.”
“If learning a language, in addition to abilities, there is also talent, tan. The problem is that he has no talent for speaking bule language. From childhood he said he had been taught Sundanese with his mother and enin. Or try aunty who ajarin deh.”
“Ogah.. can bengek auntie ngajarin him.”
“Heleh.. said aja aunty afraid to be alone with him,” Aditya tease.
“Mana there!”
“Tan.. Roxas tuh mateng rich girls aunt loh,” Aditya raise his eyebrows. He was getting more and more happy just teasing this tant.
Pipit immediately woke up from his sleep. If this is the case, he better get out of the way. Aditya's jahilnya has begun to friday and he may become his nephew's moons. As the woman was about to walk out of the room, she turned her head for a moment to her two nephews.
“If we make it, would you call him om?”
The woman stuck out her tongue and then came out of the room. Adrian and Aditya looked at each other. The compact heads of the two shook rapidly. Calling Roxas as om, just imagine it has made my feathers stand up.
“Abang don't want ya call Roxas, om.”
“I also don't want to, bang. But what if they are a soul mate? No one knows.”
“If until the incident. We call you, orox.”
“Orox?”
“Iya, orox aka om Roxas.”
“Bhuahahaha.. anjiirrr really ugly call.”
“Hahahaha..”
The laughter of the two brothers was loud enough to sound out of the room. Pipit turned his head towards Aditya's room. He was sure that his two nephews were talking about him and Roxas.
The durhakim nephew.
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The door to Mahes's room was knocked. After the man's voice came from inside, the door of the room opened. From behind it appeared Yulita. The woman walked over to Mahes' desk. The man who was also his college friend for a moment looked at him.
“Halo, Ta. new now yes we meet face to face like this.”
“Iya.”
“How are you?”
“Good.”
“Please sit.”
Yulita pulled a chair in front of Mahes' desk, then sat down there. Mahes paused his work and began to focus on Yulita. His eyes continued to scan the pretty face of this college friend of his. The last time they met was three years ago, and now the woman in front of him is getting more beautiful.
“What's up here?”
“I heard from Miss Susan, I assigned you to change the appearance of Roxas.”
“Iya.”
“Why me?”
“Do I have any other options? I heard that your relationship with him is also quite close, so it's only natural that I ask you. Roxas will be more comfortable and will listen to all your suggestions.”
“Alright if that's your order. I'm sorry.”
Yulita got up from her seat. Along with that, Mahes also stood up. He walked out of his desk. Before Yulita reached the door, the man first held his hand.
“Ta.”
“What is there still to convey?”
“You.... all right?”
“Meanour father?”
“Nothing. Please out. Please make sure Roxas looks even better from now on. You guys are only one month away.”
“Good, sir.”
The woman nodded her head and then walked out of the room. Mahes remained silent in his place. I really didn't think Yulita was working at this hotel. Her chest almost exploded knowing that the woman she had been dating for a year was working at her in-laws' hotel. He also just found out that Aditya, the younger brother of Adrian works at this hotel on Yulita's recommendation. So did Roxas.
Yulita.. do you still love Adrian? Are you still expecting it? It seems like our relationship used to mean nothing to you. You're so cold looking at me. Was I never in your heart?
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**It turns out uh, Yulita once dated Mahes🙊
Oroxes.. No cool?🤣**
