SWEET COVENANTS
The Sweet Covenant - 17. Priorities
I didn't feel like I was on the first weekend of the school holidays. Irina was sitting on the terrace of her house, waiting for the arrival of Rian who would pick her up.
Last night they both promised to spend this weekend by watching in the cinema after the coincidence of the cinema they will go to turns out to have launched a new film that is very popular and has been highly awaited by many fans for the premiere.
Irina waited patiently for Rian's arrival.
This time Irina did prepare earlier than the promised time, which is why Irina did not mind waiting a little longer for Rian to come to her house. Irina enjoys the afternoon breeze on the terrace of her house while imagining how pleasant the day will be spent with Rian this time. Have not seen each other for a long time. I miss almost half to death!
Irina who was sitting sweetly on the terrace chair looks very beautiful with its simplicity. Irina wore a plain light brown knee-length dress without any complexion. His long hair was left unadorned. Irina also uses dark brown flat shoes that match the color of the small sling bag she is wearing. Clearly, Irina looks very beautiful and graceful in simplicity.
The sound of an unfamiliar motor machine in Irina's ear was heard entering Irina's yard. The figure of the handsome young man on his big motorbike caught Irina's attention. Who else if not Rian, his lover. Irina sumringah with a radiant face saw the arrival of Rian. Irina immediately stood up from her seat to welcome Rian's arrival.
"Are you ready, Auntie?" canda Rian with his ignorant smile when he got off his bike and approached Irina.
"Ready dong, Om!" reply Irina while giving a funny salute as if doing a flag tribute.
"Today you're beautiful" Rian teased when he put a helmet on Irina's head.
"My dear.." he continued again with a soft tone that was almost inaudible.
Irina just kept quiet and lowered her gaze a little. The red hue on her cheek was so clear and the pounding inside Irina's chest felt firmer.
Irina blushed in shame.
They finally passed away after Irina said goodbye first to Marinka, her mother. Marinka herself finally went out of the house to meet Rian who remained waiting on the porch of her house.
"Dragon Irina is fine, yes" Marinka pinta told Rian.
"Don't be long, finish watching immediately go home yaa.." continued Marinka again who was greeted with a polite nod from Rian.
"Good, Aunt... I'll take care of Irina and bring her home immediately, thanks for her trust." said Rian steadily.
Again Irina was charmed by Rian's attitude. Rian knew very well how to ethic well in front of Irina's parents. Rian also always acted responsibly whenever he would take Irina away.
In addition, Rian also knows how to be sweet and pleasant when together with Irina. Today will be a special Sunday night moment for Irina and all that because Rian is a...
Special~
***
Adrian woke up from his afternoon break. Too tired with the harder learning activities at school today makes Adrian fast asleep until the afternoon.
Adrian glanced at his watch lazily showing it at 17:00 local time. Then Adrian rubbed his face and rubbed his eyes, hoping for a way to wake him from the laziness that was still burdensome to wake up from his sleep.
"I slept too long" Adrian said.
Adrian tried to gather spirit in him. Trying to get up from his sleep and then sitting for a moment on the edge of his bed. Silence in solitude.
Somehow Adrian felt his heart was not calm suddenly, his mind began to focus on Irina. Adrian was eager to see Irina.
Adrian washes his face and tidies himself. Adrian went out of his bedroom and into Irina's room. This time Adrian has prepared a reason to want to borrow a book to study. Where could Adrian come to Irina for no reasonable reason like just wanting to see Irina. That would be ridiculous.
Adrian had been standing in front of Irina's door and felt a silence as if there were no signs of life in Irina's room. In order to make sure the buffet, Adrian began to knock on Irina's room door. First beat, no answer.
Adrian waited for a moment before finally knocking on Irina's door again. Second knock, still no answer.
Adrian waited for a moment again, until then he did a third knock that still no answer from inside the room.
Adrian then tries to open Irina's room door. Adrian knew Irina was used to not locking the room door, therefore easily Adrian could open it at any time.
Adrian chose to knock on the door first every want to meet Irina in her room just as a tribute to Irina's personal domain and of course as a form of ethical courtesy towards the private room of others.
"KRIEEETT~"
Adrian opened Irina's room door slowly until it opened wide. There was no Irina in her room, it was fitting that Adrian felt like there was no sign of life from inside Irina's room. Blank.
Adrian closed Irina's room. This time Adrian thought to go downstairs and relax on the living room sofa, maybe also will meet Irina who sits casually watching TV. At least that's the afternoon habit of Irina that Adrian knows.
***
Adrian has arrived at the family room but there is no finding of Irina there. There was only Riffan and Marinka, both parents who were sitting together while enjoying a snack in the form of sponge cake made by Bi Anah while watching a TV show that Adrian saw like a very boring broadcast.
"Adrian.." said Riffan when he realized Adrian was in the living room.
"Sit down" said Riffan, inviting Adrian to sit down.
Adrian did not flinch from where he stood. Actually Adrian was reluctant to join sit and relax with his parents.
Currently Adrian only wants to find the figure of Irina who had not seen the trunk of her nose since Adrian came home from school until now he woke up from his break.
"What's up, Adrian?" marinka asked in a gentle and affectionate tone.
Marinka is indeed a sensitive mother, without Adrian having to explain in the slightest, Marinka can feel there is something stuck in Adrian's mind just by looking at the look on his face.
"Dad, Mother... Where's irina? Daritadi, Adrian did not see it," asked Adrian.
"You looking for Irina? About an hour ago, Irina left with Rian. He said he wanted to go to movie X" Marinka explained casually and without burden while still staring at the TV screen.
"DIG!"
Adrian felt his heartbeat stop for a moment hearing what his mother said. For a split second, Adrian was silent.
"Irina went with Rian?" adrian asked in a flat tone and emphasized his sentence as a sense of disbelief with what he heard from the mouth of Marinka, his mother.
"Why let?" ask Adrian again. This question is actually only stupefied in his mind that Adrian did not realize escaped out of his tongue smoothly and seemed cold. No like!
"Adrian, are you okay?" riffan asked a little surprised by Adrian's attitude that looked stiff and cold.
"Why let?" Adrian repeated the question. This time not a question that slipped out of his mouth, but indeed consciously expressed Adrian. Jealousy begins to overwhelm Adrian, making Adrian feel furious.
"Adrian, didn't you say to leave Irina alone with her pleasure? Have you forgotten your own words?" marinka's chirps are more likely to tease Adrian, deliberately provoking his emotions.
"That's..." Adrian could not continue his sentence. More precisely Adrian does not know determine the attitude.
Adrian did remember that he himself asked his parents to let Irina have fun as Irina wanted.
All because Adrian felt no need to prioritize the affairs of the drama romeo Juliet that Irina was living with Rian. Adrian's current priority is to study for the end-of-school exam. Thats enough.
"Damn it!" adrian in his heart to himself.
Adrian feels very silly and all this because the feeling game is starting to take hold of him.
Nah!
Again, no!
Adrian has to stick to his wits, putting logic before his feelings. Adrian must look ahead, not be trapped by jealousy that undermines his self-esteem. That's how Adrian looks at his own feelings, low!
"Go away.." continued Marinka again.
"meaning?" adrian's question began to fail to understand the purpose of a word that his mother said. Adrian's mind was a little chaotic so he could not digest the words of others well.
"You mean your mom, go after the movie. Besides, Irina said there was a premiere movie that was favored by many people, all of you watch." said Riffan, his father.
Adrian was silent for a moment. One side of him didn't want to leave. Adrian is not a person who likes to find entertainment. A serious figure like Adrian prefers to be quiet at home that feels more comfortable than any place out there.
Yet...
Remembering and imagining Irina spending time together with Rian makes Adrian feel burning jealous.
Ego starts to master it which then makes Adrian eager to leave. Somehow later there, Adrian has not thought of anything. Right now it's important for Adrian to keep an eye on Irina, after all...
"Irina is my fiancee~" Adrian chirped in his heart.
Adrian then asked permission to both parents to go after Irina who was immediately approved by his father and mother.
Without much more ba-bi-bu, Adrian immediately went upstairs, headed to his room and prepared himself to go to the cinema that Irina and Rian came to. In his heart, Adrian solidifies his own ego...
"Irina, my fiancee~"
***
Cinema X, cinema,
Rian and Irina were still sitting around sweetly at the
soft sofa provided by the cinema. The block-shaped sofa without a soft backrest is deliberately prepared by the cinema for visitors to wait for their favorite movie screen time according to a predetermined schedule.
The premiere movie screening today makes the cinema so crowded with booming visitors. In the end Irina and Rian missed the premiere because all the tickets had run out. The two of them had to be patient to wait for the second screening which would last another two hours.
"I'm sorry, misses the plan," said Rian Lirih beside Irina who is fun to enjoy popping corn caramel taste her favorite.
"I should have booked a ticket to watch today first." Rian chirped in a regretful tone.
Irina laughed chuckling at Rian's uncharacteristic attitude. Usually Irina sees Rian as a cute and nosy man. This time seeing the melancholic side of Rian that felt excessive, making Irina unable to hold back a laugh. Irina should have felt bad, but instead Irina felt funny.
"It's not something to be sorry about, Om.." chirped Irina in a nosy tone.
"I love waiting here" said Irina shyly.
"I mean, this place is comfortable" he continued, trying to explain with a selection of words that seemed more neutral.
Rian chuckles to realize that Irina is just embarrassed to say that she is happy alone with him. Rian's nosy soul reappeared.
"You mean, happy with me?" chirped Rian confidently while chuckling.
"It's not so!" Irina turned her face away, trying to hide the blushing red tinge that had started to print clearly on both surfaces of her cheeks.
"Hahahaha~" Rian could no longer hold back his laughter.
Irina pouted a little and tried to focus on devouring the drooping corn in her grasp to shift the awkwardness that made her misbehave.
Rian, again successful to make Irina half upset half happy. Strange but real, Irina always feels happy with Rian's nosy style for herself. Irina also likes to see Rian who laughs chuckles because he feels funny about her.
***
Adrian has arrived in cinema X. Her eyes were unceasingly scanning the entire cinema hall, searching for Irina's whereabouts.
"Have you entered the theater?" inner Adrian.
Adrian almost resigned and feel silly with his current existence. He began to question his own attitude that suddenly had been in this place, in this cinema. Wh-wh-what for?
"What am I here for?"
"What would I do if I met Irina and Rian?"
"Now what should I do?"
Adrian is confused by his own attitude.
His footsteps to where He is standing at this moment seemed to just happen without His careful thought. This is not the usual Adrian, obviously Adrian realized that his feelings had influenced his behavior. Adrian is very impulsive!
Adrian scanned once again the entire corner of the cinema, maybe this time he was lucky to find Irina.
May~
Suddenly Adrian's eyes stopped after catching a familiar female figure sitting sweetly on one of the waiting couches located in the corridor to the theater rooms.
"Irina!" adrian in his heart.
Adrian intends to step his foot to go where Irina is before then suddenly like there is a chain binding both his ankles and weighing his steps.
Yes, an imaginary chain that is the embodiment of Adrian's ego.
"Why did I come to Irina?"
"Then what? What will I say when I'm in front of the two of them?"
"Ck!" Adrian clucked in annoyance at the questions that swirled in his head.
Complicated!
Feelings are complicated.
Just this time Adrian felt lost in common sense and out of control of the arrangement of plans and strategies that he always made very carefully and with great care.
Adrian was impulsive!
Adrian let out a long, heavy sigh, starting to think quickly using his common sense. Adrian calms his thoughts and feelings, begins to move his legs steadily, instills in his thinking, assuring himself that...
"Irina is my fiancee. Irina is my priority. Point!"
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CONNECT...!
