Starting From Grey

A Piece of Friendship

People say,

Friends are like stars. He is not always seen but always there.

Friends are like the wind.

He does not look like aka but always feels.

Friends are like brothers.

They do not have the same blood, but they have the same bond.

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Mutia came out of the bathroom in a dress that was ready to go. Yes, out of nowhere this morning Rifa's sister came to Mutia at school and delivered a couple dress to be used at Mirza's wedding.

"I'm sorry it's too late, because there was a slight error in the size of the image. I calculated the scale wrong." Abi approached Mutia who was drying her hair.

"Yes," Mutia answered briefly, then stepped towards the place where Abi's towel was hung then gave the short garment towards Abi. He also hung back his towel.

"I'm sorry I couldn't pick him up, '' said Abi holding Mutia's hand, knowing that his wife was upset. It was all her fault, this afternoon she should have picked up Mutia and brought her home to the mother's house. Will remain because there is a client he so cancel his promise and let the wife go home with the mother. The first bride's return to the husband's house was accompanied by the husband but Abi instead let the wife go home alone.

"Nor does anything change. I'm gonna have to shower later." Mutia pulled the husband into the bathroom. Is it too late to the famous event if it is written in the relaxed hours? Mutia chuckled inwardly because of her own words.

Abi resigned to enter the bathroom to clean himself, later he will again apologize to the wife.

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Abi came out turning off his car engine when he arrived in front of Dilan's house, they did promise each other would leave together.

"Dilan is still a long time?" abi asked to melt the silence in the car together. Mutia turned her head then she frowned in surprise. "Isn't that What I'm Covenanting?" ask Mutia slowly.

"Yes, he said maghrib abis that," replied Abi unsure also make the sense of wonder Mutia again increased.

"Mutia," call Abi slowly.

"What?"

"Emm, for which I'm really sorry," said Abi in an awkward tone, Mutia saw the face of the husband's melas in stark contrast to the usual dignified face. "It doesn't really fit" Mutia said as she patted Abi on the shoulder.

"What's? Cook husband sorry said not suitable?" asked Abi in a slightly up tone but not anger or accompanying emotion but a crisp tone of teasing sign. And that made Mutia laugh.

"But really Mas, it doesn't fit at all," Mutia said as she placed the back of her hand on her lips to dispel the laughter that was already on the threshold of being able to be restrained.

"So?" abi asked raise one eyebrow and then unseen removed his seatbelt and immediately tickled Mutia who was still laughing.

"Let's laugh on," said Abi tickling the belly of Mutia's hip. "Although Mas," said Mutia between laughter and a squirming body dodged Abi's attack.

Seeing the face of Mutia who blackmailed Abi stopped his action, then he confirmed the hijab used by his wife.

"Can be messy," Mutia said with a frown, but before long a smile also rose on her lips.

Shortly after, Dilan entered the car. "Why aren't you sure if you're here?"

"Forgotten," Abi replied while running the car, Mutia only chuckled. During the journey, they talked about many things.

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"Mutia," Erly called out from her seat, as Mutia had just finished shaking hands with Mirza's mother. Mutia just nodded.

"I sat there huh," Mutia said to the two guys who were in front of her.

"Yes, leave a seat for us" Abi replied, making Dilan scoop. He seemed to have made the wrong decision tonight, how could he be in the middle of a new couple so this.

Mutia stepped closer to her friends who were sitting at a very long table, she shook the hands of all her girlfriends not forgetting to kiss the left right cheek. Then he took a seat beside Shinta as there were three empty sitting nearby.

He sat down deliberately putting his bag on the chair then turned his head towards Shinta, "when did it arrive?" mutia asked Shinta, a friend in silence.

"Yesterday afternoon, the plan was to be with you know that Erly picked it up first." Shinta sipped her drink.

"How are you?" shinta asked casually. "As you can see. Thank God I am good. And may you too." He nodded then he was busy with his phone.

"So you were with the captain?" asked Erly who was sitting next to Shinta. Mutia nodded her head. "Yes, same with Dilan."

"Hi, Van." Mutia greeted Irvan who had been silent since then while playing her fork spoon, Irvan looked up with a smile. "How are you?"

Irvan smiled then she straightened her seat. "Thank God, as you see. I don't need to ask you, do I?" Mutia chuckled Little while nodding.

"Busy what?" mutia asked trying to be friendly, she knew her relationship with Irvan was not as harmonious as it used to be so to find an atmosphere she had to ask a lot of questions.

"In order to do that research, I happened to take S2 in Malang." Mutia nodded in understanding. Then the two guys who were with Mutia came.

"This is what we can join, right?" ask Dilan with his leisure after sitting down.

"It is also forbidden not to mempan times, Brother." said Marta, Dilan just chuckled. Then he placed the ice cream bowl with a fruit salad plank in front of Mutia.

All who were sitting there immediately cleared their throat seductively, while Dilan who was sitting in front of Mutia just chuckled. He knows there's a misunderstanding here.

Abi put Mutia's bag to the table then sat down beside Mutia in silence, all eyes fixed on the two scenes of the drama.

"Why silence?" abi asked feeling innocent for making an impromptu drama.

"Aren't you comfortable, Mutia?" shinta asked, looking at her friend. Not even Mutia replied Shinta had said again. "We can sit down." Mutia grimaced then in an unclear shake.

"You want to?" ask Shinta wonder. Mutia shook her head.

"Let Shin, PDKT." Erly said while whispering. Shinta smiled as she nodded. Then the atmosphere again melted away with some chatter.

"Eh there is a warm rumor," exclaimed Dwi directly sitting next to Ana. Make marketing eyes on him except the three people at the very end. Ah, not three but some people sitting at the end.

"What?" tanya Iqbal is already unable to bear the sense of his bra.

"Wow, gossip isn't real." Mutia exclaimed making everyone turn their heads towards her while Abi just chuckled and Dilan covered her mouth with the back of her hand.

"Here, is there Mutia?" dwi said guiltlessly making everyone's laughter explode. And forget everything.

"It's not the same opinion as you think, honey." Abi whispered near the ear of his wife who was covered in hijab. Mutia glared at Abi ferociously, as if she was offended by the remark. But it was not for a long time, because when digesting the husband's words suddenly Mutia's cheeks feel warm. Ah her husband just called her dear for the first time. Seeing Mutia's cheeks meet red and smile shyly made a wide smile rise on Abi's lips. Unlike Dilan who just clucked and threw away his face.

"Are you Mutia?" tanya Dwi made Mutia immediately turn her head.

"What?" mutia asked astonished, she did not listen to the conversation of her friends.

"A week ago you were dating Bagas' sister at the cafe?" tanya Erly repeated Dwi's question.

"Dating?" mutia asked uncertainly, then she glanced at her best friend who was just silent as if she had not heard the conversation.

"Mistake a look at the times," Mutia said casually then stuffed the strawberry piece into her mouth.

"No, if you don't believe me Idris asked. We'd like to say hello but you guys are talking seriously enough so we'll say it." Dwi said firmly, as if she was right. But the truth seems like it is. Mutia seemed to think.

"That's a good thing, when you had lunch talking about the proposal," Abi said trying to remind the wife who had either forgotten or pretended to forget. Mutia turned her head towards Abi while glaring.

"Oh that afternoon, we weren't just the two of us. There's Mas Abi too." Mutia defended herself before being attacked.

"But that's really you, isn't it?" ask Iqbal. "Yes," Mutia replied as she nodded indifferently.

"But don't get me wrong, I don't have anything to do with Bagas" there is almost a connection Mutia continued in her heart. "Again there was also mas Abi kok at that time," said Mutia again to strengthen the argument, whether what he was doing but certainly he did not want there to be a misunderstanding.

"But at that time I will interrupt your conversation," Abi said, making Mutia stunned, instead of saving the wife who tried to swim to the edge but what Abi did was to push her head into the water and drown.

Mutia turned her head towards Abi while staring as if saying, 'this night sleeping outside' made Abi shudder. "So really Mut, do you have a relationship with Bagas?" asked Irvan who was initially just indifferent not the slightest bit to heed suddenly let out a voice.

Mutia just shook her head listlessly, she glanced at Dilan who was indifferent to playing mobile. "Obviously Mutia had something to do with Bagas," said Abi floating making all eyes stare towards Mutia and Abi alternately.

"You have a relationship with Bagas?" ask Shinta lirih. "No."

"There's Mut" said Abi staunchly. Mutia just rolled her eyeballs, she knew Abi was currently angling herself to declare that they were married. But Mutia would not be that easy to fall into a trap.

"He is your senior. But if the love affair I guarantee Bagas still belongs together." Abi said with a serious tone despite the keenness within.

"So Bagas is still single dong?"

"Yes" Mutia replied because she knew her husband had no intention of answering.

"What if Abi's brother?" calista asked with a timid face, Abi just smiled in response.

"Before a while" said Erly staring at his smartphone seriously. The smartphone was used for a photo. Then after observing in detail, Erly immediately turned to look towards Mutia.

"The captain's shirt and Mutia's the color, the batik, too." Erly exclaimed furiously, Mutia just gawked in surprise.

"Basak anyway, that Abi's clothes are also the same as Lana's clothes."

"Yes, too, but look at this part of the arm Mutia's got the same collar as the captain's shirt" Erly said, making all eyes stare suspiciously. Mutia just remained indifferent while Abi she was more than indifferent I don't know she might pretend not to hear.

"Dloh sir Abi," said Madina made a curious face all aimed at him, but different from Abi who looked indifferent. He ignored the existence of his secretary because Madina brought up the sad faces of the wife during High School. And Abi sanga did not like it, even hated it so much. He hates the memory of his wife crying but he doesn't have the courage to calm down and he has to move through people's hands, he hates it.

"Can you join, right?" madina asked directly seated, no one answered as they still gathered the rest of the shock.

"Goodbye, we've been here a long time." Erly said breaking the silence. Yes, they also chat too long to forget the fact that they are in the celebration of people.

"For two yes, it's impossible to fit on stage." Mutia moved while carrying the gift bag that had been entrusted to Abi. This is why the one who took the food was Dilan because his one hand belongs to Abi carrying a gift bag.

"Don't go home with ya" said Shinta flatly. Abi just nodded in agreement.

After congratulating and praying all out to say goodbye, then separated from each other in the parking lot. Abi parked his car quite far from the place of hajat because there was no parking for cars in the alley.

"Mutia, where's my phone?" asked Abi while walking.

"It wasn't that I brought it," Mutia replied in surprise.

"So I put your bag in." Shinta stared in silence at the interaction of the two human children, in her brain was digesting an unreasonable possibility.

Mutia opened her bag with a frown, already inside if lazy to open. Mutia smiled then re-attached her bag to the shoulder. "But open it, 'get the car keys in the bag." Mutia clucked then pulled out the car keys and mobile phone to Abi.

"Sorry," said Abi Lirih then pressed the key button. Mutia just nodded then she headed to the car door, she initially held the front door but was undo when she saw Dilan glaring from behind the glass.

"Why not be?" dilan asked teasingly as Mutia opened the back door.

"Sir papa, I was just afraid that Mas Abi's lover was glaring at me." Mutia replied while confirming her sitting position.

"My love?"

"Loved bang Abi?" asked Abi and Shinta simultaneously, Mutia nodded then glanced cynically at Dilan who was laughing small staring out the car glass.

"You are there" said Shinta. Mutia simply smiled as she leaned back. Actually he was quite tired with the activities he was doing today so he wanted to get some rest. He ignored their chatter in trying to close his eyes during the trip. It was good if he could close his eyes for a break, the distance of the bride's house with her in-laws house took almost an hour.

"Wear a neck pillow if you want to sleep," Abi said as she stretched out a pillow toward the wife because it needed to focus on taking Shinta and then given to her best friend.

"Durunin in front of Azlan's house alley yes," said Dilan when it began to close to his house.

"Why not say, it's going to turn around," said Abi annoyed while buying a car steering wheel.

"He just replied to my message," replied Dilan in self-defense, Abi just clucked.

"It wasn't just a decket yes if you want to drop Mutia, kok even turn, Bang." Dilan turned towards Shinta while smiling amusedly.

"Father Shin, the muters are also biting Mutia is sleeping. Let him sleep in the car, rarely." Dilan said while giggling amusedly. "Rarely anything, yesterday she also slept during the return trip." Abi said softly, he remembered on the first day they became husband and wife. Abi took Mutia for a walk to the tourist attractions, he could see the wife's happy face and total agility without maintaining any behavior at all and after walking home Mutia fell asleep in the car. So Abi bought him a neck pillow, because he knew one habit of the wife is always to sleep on long trips.

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