Steal Your Heart's

Episode 03's

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"You remember Aunt Lusi we met at the mall, don't you?" mama asked Nadya to the only girl who is now flipping fried food in the kitchen. Mama Nadya was at the dinner table.

Hantara tilted her head in remembrance. Aunt Lusi and the mall. Hantara. He wasn't that cool to forget something that had just happened five days ago. "Why is Ma?"

Mama again asked, "You know that Aunt Lusi has no boy?"

"Well? I don't know, Ma. I just met Aunt Lusi yesterday at the mall. I know if he has a boy or not." Hantara chuckles, along with Mama. "What the hell is it, Ma? How do you ask that?"

"You ...." Pause for a moment, Mama looked at Hantara and thought again. Hantara awaits the continuation of the sentence that will be thrown by Mama, although her hands are still busy processing flour shrimp that will be fried.

" You ... Would you like to meet his boy, Tar?"

Hantara twisting the body. One eyebrow raised, looking at Mama probing. "Tumben, Mom. Mama why is there such an idea?"

Seeing the response Hantara gave, Mama smiled sweetly. The woman can catch the green light on her next move. "You want? If you meet Aunt Lusi's son, Tar?"

Hantara nodded without looking at her mother. He had to finish his cooking immediately before going to college.

"He's on campus with you, Tar. Soon after the trial, he also had his own business. He can guide you, support you with all his heart. Mama yesterday saw his picture and he---"

"Start, Ma!"

This time, Hantara chose the safe way. Namely, turn off the stove and approach Mama after washing hands. His voice is unreadable. Mama who was not aware of the strange in his words earlier, only looked at her son with hope.

"What did Mama say? Consecrate? Ma, we're going to miss ... is that ...?" Hantara was so lost that she realized it. "Ma? Mama just said that Mama wanted to introduce me to the guy you know, I don't remember, ever heard that Mama wanted to marry me."

Mama chuckles softly. He took a piece of photo that had been prepared earlier. If not now, when else? After all, Hantara already understood what Mama was talking about. So, without lingering again, Mama Nadya also launched her action.

"Here's the picture," Mama turned over the photo. "Where? Cute right?"

Hantara opened her mouth wide. So wide, Mama immediately closed the mouth of her daughter before the flies entered. "The chicks are so big, Tar." Mama leaned on the back of the chair, noting the romance on Hantara's face. Mama frowned, there was something strange. Why is his face pale? Is my son seeing the devil again? He'll see his picture again of a handsome man.

"Tara? You're like that big shock anyway?" ask Mama wonder. Really, the expression that Hantara gave was incomprehensible to Mama.

"Mama ..." the girl almost whispered.

"Hm? Aye, Honey? Why?"

Hantara looked back at Mama. "Ma ... This guy ... is really Aunt Lusi's son?"

Hantara hoped her mother would answer 'no' or just shake her head was a relief. Beyond the desire, Mama nodded steadily. "Yes, handsome right? Do you want Mama to match this child? Like Mama said, she had a job. There were two businesses; he had a cafe that was quite a big success, and he also had a clothing store in Amberawa Mall. Automatically, about her living she's so guaranteed, Tara."

Nope. It's not about living. My mom has gone too far. The problem is not in the income he wants or so on. But who will be betrothed to him. Marrying. Jeez, imagining herself dating the guy in the picture just doesn't want to, let alone get married?!

"Ma ...." Hantara was sitting limp. Forgot about the fried shrimp all immature flour. The taste of cooking as well as eating it has evaporated just like that.

"I want to get ready first yes," Hantara glanced at the wall clock. "Well, ten o'clock I have class."

"Huh?"

Mama also saw the wall clock, while Hantara had run to her room as fast as lightning. "Lho, class at ten? But it's still eight o'clock ...."

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Cafe Birusna. The place that Ravendra stepped into was once gone from his house. Today, he will meet Gianna. After yesterday could not because there was a family event, he was finally able to get his thoughts out.

"Bang Raven? Just arrived?" ask one of the workers who happened to pass in front of him. Ravendra. It was nine in the morning, the cafe was starting to get crowded. "What do you want to order, Bang? I made it, mumpung customer that was already the order."

Ravendra. "I don't have to make her favorite drink of Gianna."

"Ah, ready! Want to meet Gianna huh? Okay, I'm gonna go make you a drink, yeah, Bang,"

As soon as the younger three-year-old left, Ravendra returned to his mind. He'll ask everything. Ja. He is ready for any answer.

The cafe door opened, someone expected to come. Gianna looks charming with a knee-length white dress patterned with dark blue flowers. As the maids at her house often say, Gianna is elegant. It is not wrong that many parents from the upper class really want Gianna as his son-in-law. But somehow with Mom and Dad, they seem to be the exception. Actually they did not refuse the presence of Gianna, only they wanted to be invited to marry.

"Hi, Raven! Sorry, but darling. Yesterday Papi same Mami was busy taking me to visit her friend's restaurant, kept running out of it, we had to shop a lot because some of my needs were already exhausted." Gianna said with a smile. A smile as bright as the sun that Ravendra always liked.

Being too homesick, Ravendra stood up to welcome Gianna into his arms. Let him be seen by many of his own people and workers. He missed Gianna too much.

Gianna accepted Ravendra's embrace with pleasure. She missed Ravendra too. Miss them equally.

"Udah dong, Rav ..." Gianna's voice sank between her shoulders. "Considered by many people .. I'm ashamed ...."

Ravendra chuckled, obeying what his beloved said. Gianna's favorite drink has been delivered. They sat facing each other, looking at each other. The world knows how adoring these two men are.

"You're getting prettier, Gi." Ravendra opened his voice. "You know what, if I miss it? I think I want to run to your place KKN just to see you."

"And you're getting smarter, Rav." Gianna reaches for her drink. Even when drinking, the girl is still elegant. Either Ravendra is too loving and drunk, or he is excessive.

If his love for Gianna was this big, how could he marry another girl? He can't imagine being on one roof, one bed, with another girl. His love is only for Gianna. It will be so until next.

"Gi ..." call the guy slowly. Gianna looked up, waiting for what her boyfriend would say. "You ... Same love me, right? Your treatment has been ... It's not just a friendly game you've made, is it?"

Gianna's forehead shriveled. Little does it believe that Ravendra asks so. "Rav ... You really .. can think that I'm dating you just to play games anyway?"

Ravendra snorted in relief. Gianna did turn around asking, but that question already proved that Gianna loved him wholeheartedly. "Then ... we must be married, right?"

"Huh? Married married?"

Like falling from a cloud, Ravendra thought no. Gianna's reaction was not as expected. Why is the girl surprised? Supposedly, the girl just needs to nod, and Ravendra will be delighted. But .. is not like that.

"Why are you talking about marriage, Rav? We are still twenty-five you know," said Gianna half giggled.

Ravendra's tone of voice changed, wistfully by itself. "You didn't think about it at all, Gi?"

Gianna nodded without hesitation. "No, Raven. About marriage, I might be going through that when I'm thirty? Yes, maybe when I'm satisfied dating."

"Favorite courtship?" his question did not understand, but his jaw slowly hardened.

"Yes, I want to be satisfied for a date. Not that you know for yourself, I want to date until satisfied first with you. You don't think that I'm going to move to another heart just to date again. No, Rav. Now I don't want to find another guy. Enough of you, because you're the one I love."

Now, the sensation is different. Ravendra again floated up the clouds. It was as if he was flying slowly after falling for a while. In fact, now he saw a rainbow that greeted him with thousands of butterflies. Let's just say he's over-dramatizing the effect of Gianna's long speech. Because, he has fallen in the charm of Gianna beyond anything.

"The problem, Gi ...." Ravendra had to say it before it was too late. "Mom and Dad want to betroth me to their son's friend."

"What?!"

Gianna just got up. His eyes are perfectly round. "Stupid, Rav? To marry?"

Ravendra nodded lethargicly.

"Why ...?" Gianna. He sat back with apparent sadness. Ravendra also saw disappointment. "Keep, do you agree?"

"Yet. I haven't given you an answer. Since yesterday, Mom and Dad talked about this too, the house is not as usual, Gi." Ravendra answered frankly.

"But, Rav ... Why would Mom and Dad want to match you to another girl? They know for sure that we're dating. Why didn't they ask about marriage with me and my family? Why do they even ... talk about it with other girls' families?"

Seeing the look of Gianna at the moment, Ravendra was eager to hug her again. Gianna felt she had been cheated on by Hendra's father and Ms. Lusi. But Ravendra had the same question as Gianna. Why didn't his parents talk about it with his girlfriend? Why should it be with the others? Didn't Mom and Dad really accept Gianna's presence?

"Mom thinks ... I don't think you're going to go to the same beach as me, Gi." Ravendra again said honestly, even though the effect complained.

"Huh? No, Rav. I'd love to marry you." Gianna defended herself.

"Then ...why didn't you change your marriage dream?" Ravendra advanced his body. This is a very important topic. "Don't wait until thirty, let's marry me later this year, how?"

Gianna nodded sadly. "No way, Rav. At the end of this year, I have to go abroad with Papi. We had a short tour and met my teacher. You know for yourself that I applied to the national race, right? If I succeed at the national level, I can register for the international level."

Deadlocked. Ravendra was only able to close his eyes, thinking about how inappropriate the time was for him and Gianna to step into the fold.

Gianna reached out to hold Ravendra's right hand clenched on the table. The grip was so soft, that it was able to relieve the anger that struck. Gianna has always been mature, that's what Ravendra likes about the girl. Gianna is never childish, never bothers others, and she always makes decisions with a cool head. Gianna is a complete package.

"Keep me how, Gi?" ask Ravendra rasak. "Dad and Mom want to bring me to the girl's family."

Lusi's mother did say that this morning before Ravendra finished his breakfast. It was a sentence that Ravendra did not want to hear.

Gianna did not answer. The girl was confused too. Actually, she didn't want Ravendra to marry anyone but her. He loves Ravendra more than anything. But why does it have to be like this?

"Here you go, Rav .. try to ask first, how much debt his friend Mother owes."

"Needle?"

"Yes!" Gianna nodded in spirit. "There is no wind, nothing, why suddenly Mom wants to match you with another girl? It must be debt, Rav. Today, if you can not pay the debt, yes married off to one of the family members of the debtor, then the debt is considered paid off."

Ravendra digested the barrage of sentences coming out of his girlfriend's mouth. There's a point, but Ravendra's convinced that I'm not that kind of person. Mother never collected debt with marriage guarantees. Moreover, which will later be married to his own son. "But, Gi, I'm sure you're not that kind of person."

"Ah .. yes, Mother is very good, where could she exchange the same debt marriage." Gianna thought. "But, Rav, there's no harm in asking. If indeed the main reason is because of debt, I really want to, pay the debt of the girl's family in her name so that you do not become betrothed to her. How's it? My idea is good?"

It's difficult. How could he ask that? That's obviously disrespectful. But how else? The only way to thwart this matchmaking is to ask the real reason.

Yes, for the sake of his love for Gianna, he should not be silent.

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