SWEET COVENANTS

The Sweet Covenant - 2. Togetherness

That afternoon the breeze blew, the branches and branches of the trees swayed very dynamically, creating a cool and warm feel.

Two cool high school students enjoying ice cream in one of the small cafes that happened to be next to the bookstore told each other cheerfully. So many things that felt the need to be shared together, they were completely immersed in their own world, she said, jovial laughter always accompanies each time they finish telling the things that are interesting for them to hear.

"So, I saw that Senna was giving you a letter" Veronica looked at Irina with a probing look.

"Oh, Yes?! I almost forgot!" Irina immediately opened her bag to make sure that the letter she had been entrusted with was still inside.

"Huffh~" Irina breathed a sigh of relief.

"I guess I missed out on class, I completely forgot about this letter." Irina muttered as she stroked her chest.

"Hmm, shall we open the letter?" Veronica returned to her grin with a nosy seductive face.

"Vero....!"

Irina immediately hurriedly stuffed her letter into the bag. He does not want to have problems with Kak Senna if he messes with his love letter. After all, Brother Adrian will later have the material to berate his meaning because it has been presumptuous to open a letter that is not for him.

Irina was stunned and was busy imagining her brother's face staring intently at her while saying,

"No ethics!"

"No adab!"

"No manners!"

"Is it the same for people's business?"

"Basic sassy!"

"Basic kepo!"

Ahargh...!

All of those words were as if turning into a dagger that pierced his entire body. Irina shook her head, banging her cheeks, trying to shake off the whole reverie of her imagination.

Veronica who had been paying attention to Irina's behavior could only be shocked and speechless but could understand about what was on her good friend's mind.

"alright... Alright... Then we won't open the letter, after all it's just nonsense words of love." Veronica tried to calm Irina down.

Irina then calmed down, again she daydreamed. Veronica again enjoyed the ice cream in front of her with a carefree face. Likewise Irina, seeing Veronica so enjoy her ice cream, Irina also went back to devouring her ice cream that had stayed a little.

Suddenly, Veronica's device rang. Veronica stared at the screen of her hape and when she saw the name listed there, she immediately raised her hape lazily.

"Hello, what's wrong?"

"Heh, where are you?! You don't know mama and papa, don't tell me either, I'm being wronged." The male voice sounded furious but still attentive from Veronica's device.

"Ah, Yes! Jeezoo... Sorry big brother, I forgot to forget," Veronica patted her eel for her negligence.

"Yes, where are you now? Let me go there."

"But sister, I'm the same Irina. We were walking here, we were just near the school, in the little cafe next to the bookstore down the street from the school area, "Veronica tried to explain in a hurry.

"Yes, wait there. I'm going there with the car. Irina will return to her home."

Tuout... Phone disconnected.

Veronica could not help but stare at Irina's face waiting for an explanation about the conversation on the phone just now.

"Hehehe, so focused on thinking about how you can't be banned from Adrian, I forgot about my own brother." Veronica scratched her non-itchy head.

"Oh my goodness, Vero! So how's it going now?" Irina panic.

"Say brother, let's just wait here. Soon brother will pick us up, at most it only takes 5-10 minutes." replied Veronica lightly.

***

About 10 minutes later...

"DON'T!!"

A small story landed on Veronica's head.

"Sir, brother...! It hurts!!!"

Veronica rubbed her head that was a little sore from the tell.

"Biarin, you deserve punishment. Negrepotin aja you, already fun relaxed at home, had to go out again for the sake of nyariin you. Males knows it!"

Irina chuckled while covering her mouth because she felt funny with the behavior of the sisters in front of her.

"Sir Revano, how are you?" Irina greeted the older brother in front of her gently.

"Oh, Irina. Hii... How are you doing? My sister made you pervert, huh? Don't copy this.." Revano stared at Veronica sharply but returned a friendly smile to Irina.

"Waaaa...! What does a pretentious angel face do, brother? Irina doesn't want to be touched like that." Veronica mocked Revano who turned back like a tiger ready to pounce on the small deer before her.

"SILENCE YOU!!!" revano's bluff in Veronica's ear.

Veronica is a beautiful girl who looks mature. Veronica is one of the candidates for idol girls in school. She looks so elegant like a princess. Only Irina could see Veronica's childish side as she was right now especially when she was with her brother, Revano. They both actually achieved sibling-goals. Again Irina giggled, watching the behavior of the two of them.

No one would have thought that the two of them could lifeboat this. After all, the two of them are very compact to maintain the image in school. When the two of them were together at school, they looked like two elite nobles.

Revano Flores, not a man to be underestimated. Maybe he is not superior to Adrian Domino, but still he includes someone interesting, his figure is very handsome and warm. Dubbed the Prince of Charming, it often makes the hearts of small rabbits aka the younger siblings of the class at school become fascinated with his angel-like attitude descending from the sky. The figure full of warmth possessed by Revano is very suitable juxtaposed with the figure of Adrian cold. As best friends, the two of them were often seen together at school. Yes, Revano is in addition to the older sister of Veronica, also a good friend of Adrian, her brother Irina.

Suddenly Irina remembered Adrian. The cold man who was her brother somehow often made her feel foreign. Irina was so longed for the warmth of Adrian as they used to be when they were both little.

"If..."

"If only it could be like them..."

Irina stared expectantly at the sight of the sisters before her eyes. Irina was so envious of the aura of warmth that emerged when Veronica and Revano were cool together, although togetherness was often peppered with small quarrels. His daydream is stopped because Revano immediately invites him to get into the car.

The car sped up, leaving a small cafe that witnessed their afternoon togetherness today.

***

In the car...

"aaah... It's good to eat ice cream..." Veronica who was sitting in the front seat beside the steering wheel, laid her body on the back of the chair while stroking her stomach that felt full.

"Yes, if only the children at school knew how ugly you are now..." Ledek Revano while still driving and glancing full mocked to Veronica.

"aaah... This brother..." Veronica slid her fist towards Revano's shoulder.

"Ouch... Ouch... I'm driving here again, you want me to take you to heaven?" Ledek Revano again while still focusing on driving and a little grimacing in pain.

Irina who sat in the back seat again giggled at the behavior of Veronica and Revano. The two of them are always funny when they are together.

"There's nothing, brother, I just..." Irina hesitated to continue her sentence.

"Aaah, this brother doesn't know. He thinks of Adrian. Adrian's brother why the hell? As I remember from my teenage years changed drastically as Irina?" Veronica asked Revano.

"But his close friend, Adrian's childhood never told me anything?" he still asked with full investigation.

"Heh... Boys are not the same as girls, what are the same story as friends, small pimples appear a horrendous report with others. Like your behavior.." Again Revano mocked Veronica.

"Belvin... Week.!" is..!" Veronica poked out her tongue, slitting Revano.

"Don't you Adrian's sister has a girlfriend who is so loved that she forgets her own sister." Veronica started making perfunctory arguments.

"HAHAHAHAAAA..." Revano could not help but laugh out loud at his sister's words.

"Dengerin ya, Adrian never had a girlfriend. Although many girls who want to be his girlfriend until now he does not want to date. If this information I dare to vouch for."

"Irina, you don't think badly of Adrian. Adrian may have a cold figure but actually he remains affectionate and attentive to you. You have to stop thinking no, learn to accept his attitude." Revano spoke seriously while remaining focused on driving.

Irina was speechless, she felt that what Revano said was indeed true. Irina should have started to look at her brother from a different side, instead of constantly grieving with her cold demeanor. All this time he thought maybe one day his brother will return as he used to, wouldn't it be better if he thought to just accept with what is on the attitude of Adrian?

Revano had actually said things that awakened Irina.

"Sir Revano, thanks for the advice, I'm relieved to hear it."

"My brother's cool, right?" Veronica turned her head towards Irina and raised her eyebrows proudly before Irina. This time Irina can only be speechless to see Veronica's behavior.

Shortly after, Revano stops the car right in front of Irina's house. I don't think they've arrived. Irina immediately went down and did not forget to thank Veronica and Revano for bothering to drive her home.

***

The sky has almost shown an orange color, it does not feel the time has shown exactly at 17:00 pm. Irina opened the door of her house slowly. He did not expect, he was already 2 hours late from his school schedule.

"Irina, are you home?"

It looks like a middle-aged woman who still looks beautiful at her age. Her name was Mariska Domino, her mother. Mother approached Irina and gave a gentle look to her.

"How was it with Veronica, cool isn't it?" Mother again gave a gentle smile to Irina and invited Irina to sit on the sofa in the living room.

"Mom not angry?" Irina asked with a little fear. He felt guilty for coming home too late.

Mom smiled cutely at Irina's nervous behavior, "Why be angry? Earlier after school, Adrian had told Mom that you went with Veronica, Adrian said no need to worry and I just saw Revano also who drove you home. Why should you worry?"

"That's because... That's because... " Irina was excited to explain.

"You feel guilty? If you feel guilty about Adrian, if you want to apologize immediately," Irina was surprised, I always understand her feelings without having her try hard to express it.

"Eng... Mothers... Irina ride first huha..."

Irina begged her mother for permission to leave the middle room.

***

Irina entered her room, throwing her body on her bed. He remembered his mother's words before he went upstairs to his room.

"Irina, apologize to Adrian. Believe me if he's cold, he loves you so much."

"But Mother... Wh why? Why is Brother always so cold to me?"

"Maybe puberty makes him a stiff figure. Oh, baby, it's just a transition. The point is your brother loves you." Mother smiled sweetly reassuring Irina.

Even though I said so, Irina still felt sad. Sad that could not be expressed, she felt that she had lost the figure of her brother who was so warm in the past.

Adrian cold attitude appeared since entering Middle School, that time whenever Irina asked Adrian why being a cold figure, Adrian just ignored her. If he asks his Father and Mother, they only give light explanations such as transition period, puberty, and others. They think Irina's feelings are just something trivial, while in Irina's eyes actually Adrian's attitude really disturbing his feelings. Irina often wondered to herself,

Could it be that she was a naughty little sister or perhaps so annoying in her brother's eyes?

Maybe Adrian feels shy Irina, when considering the popularity of Adrian at school, could not Adrian feel like that?

In the end Irina stopped asking questions and started getting used to Adrian's cold demeanor. Sometimes Irina even forgets that Adrian has been so warm to her in the past, such a warm smile, such a loving hand, all that he ever got from Adrian before Adrian grew up and sat on the bench Junior High.

And now, considering Adrian has become a student of 12th grade High School, counted for 6 years Adrian became a figure of a cold brother to him for no reason that can really be understood by Irina.

"Sister, do you hate me?"

Irina closed her eyes with both hands.

From the corner of her eyes, tears began to fall.

Yeah, she's crying.

***

"Dokkp... Dokkp... Doc..."

The sound of knocking from outside Irina's room door resuscitated Irina.

Irina immediately rose from her sleep and did not forget to wipe the tears that had wet her cheeks.

"Krieett..."

The door opened by itself, a male figure that had just made Irina cry appeared standing in front of her room.

"Irina... Mother asked me to call you to eat. You may be hungry." Adrian said his sentence with a flat face.

Irina recalled that she had to apologize to her brother, hastily rising from her bed and approaching Adrian.

"Sister...." Irina looked down embarrassedly not daring to continue her sentence.

"What's wrong?" Again Adrian just put on a flat face.

"That's... L'm... L'm... Eng...Sorry, sorry I asked permission unilaterally and went with Veronica right away."

Adrian was silent for a moment and took a deep breath.

"That's it, there's no question."

Adrian still put on a flat face and passed from the front of Irina. Go inside his own room without saying another word.

Irina grabs her bag, remembering the love letter today that she had to give to Adrian. Grasping a love letter from Senna Zain, he intends to give it immediately.

***

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