SWEET COVENANTS

The Sweet Covenant - 20. Sharing Problems

A week of testing has passed. In the end, the real battle that must be faced by the gray white troops before releasing education in school managed to pass smoothly.

All the students today ended their final exam session by breathing out a breath of relief in unison. Some began to cheer in joy as if they had released a heavy burden from behind his back. Untold relief.

Although secretly in their hearts there was still a sense of trepidation that stood out considering they still had to wait for the results of the exam, but at least today they do not have to be busy in the morning haunted by fear and forced to rack their brains to think hard about doing all the rows of questions that demand answers from them.

Now is the time to enjoy a moment of relaxation to feel sorry for yourself who think too much for a week. Refreshing!

Adrian had finished tidying up all of his stationery supplies, stuffing them all into his bag and preparing to stand up leaving the bench where he was doing his exams.

He had not yet gotten out of the room, his pair of eyeballs that had a sharp gaze like an eagle caught the figure of Revano standing right at the entrance of the room. Revano smiled warmly at him.

"What else is it?" adrian asked flatly and showed a cold, unfriendly attitude when he arrived before Revano. Revano was just a silly grin before he started speaking up.

"This you, I have not done anything, have not spoken anything, have put on such a watchful attitude. I'm not a criminal" joked Revano deliberately putting on a sullen face.

"All right, what's up?" adrian asked again who now softened his tone a little to satisfy Revano's desire.

"That's dong!" chirping Revano smiled with satisfaction.

Revano invites Adrian to get out of the room first. More precisely to get away from the entrance lane where the other students started to exit the classroom and their bodies both automatically had blocked the exit path of the room.

This time they had walked parallel and side by side along the school corridor to their respective motorbikes in the school parking lot.

"So, what's up?" adrian asked again who walked with a straight view without paying attention to Revano.

"If you just want to convey the trust of Senna Zain, whether it's greetings or letters, better break your intentions." chirped Adrian again make Revano sneer silly.

Revano laughed back and forth at the behavior of Adrian, his best friend. Adrian is very stiff and cold, and the way Adrian is upset instead becomes the perfect material to make Revano feel funny.

Despite his overall physical appearance, Revano is more impressed as a friendly and kind man like a prince charming but sometimes he even seems more cunning and expert oppressor for Adrian. As it is now, Revano laughed out of his way because he felt he had succeeded in upsetting Adrian.

It took a while for Revano to ease his laughter and Adrian just silently thinned his lips furiously with Revano's behavior. For some reason Adrian's cold attitude was never scary for Revano and it often made Adrian wonder.

"I don't mean to convey any trust from Senna Zain. I came to you because I wanted to invite you to enjoy coffee in a small cafe near the school." said Revano still a little chuckle at the attitude of Adrian who was really stiff.

"How's it?" ask Revano again, want certainty from Adrian.

Adrian looks to be thinking from the look on his face. Weighing Revano's invitation that felt unwanted. Adrian just wants to get home and rest.

As if knowing that Adrian would reject his invitation, Revano tried to convince once again that Adrian would relax for a moment to sip a cup of coffee in the cafe with him.

"Come, we just finished going through a heavy burden, once we sit back and relax first enjoy a good drink while chatting lightly. How's it?" bargain Revano again, do not want to give up quickly.

Adrian breathes heavily, although still not interested, but Adrian wants to please his best friend.

"All right...."

Adrian and Revano have now reached their respective motorcycles that this morning they accidentally parked side by side. They began to gas, carrying their respective motors to a small cafe that was still nearby in their school area.

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The day was still cool with the refreshing feel of the morning. Although they had just finished facing a tough exam, but the duration of the end-of-school exam activities they faced only took two hours since 08.00 am local time. That's why, now they have come out of the school environment at the end of the morning starting at noon where the hot sun has not dared to act to sting human bodies so that the atmosphere in the cafe that visited Adrian and Revano feels fun.

The cafe they went to actually had a room facilitated by air conditioning machines and accompanied by soothing music in it. However, due to the weather outdoors is still very friendly and unfortunately if not enjoyed, Adrian and Revano choose to sit in a chair provided outdoors.

Table chairs outside the cafe is actually intended for smokers who want to sit back and relax sipping drinks and enjoying food while chatting, igniting cigarettes, billowing smoke.

Although Adrian and Revano themselves are not smokers, they think there is no harm in sitting in the area considering that this is still very important for customers who want to visit the cafe. Evidently, there are currently only Revano and Adrian in the area and a handful of customers in the room who can be counted on their fingers.

A cup of espresso was ready in front of Revano while Adrian chose to order a cup of caffe latte for himself. Two dessert dishes in the form of a delicious cheese cake that does not forget to accompany them. Revano started sipping drinks in front of him. Making one gulp then putting the drink back and sighing in relief.

"Well, it's a matchless favor" he said with a carefree look as if he had drunk a very very happy potion.

Adrian is still busy stirring his caffe latte drink, making thin foam on the surface of his drink that had formed a beautiful heart symbol decoration now poranda poranda porak is not used.His head is down, his head is down, his eyes looked blankly into his drinking cup. Continuously stirring involuntarily, circling around like his mind was in a state of turmoil.

Revano who realized that he noticed Adrian's behavior began to wrinkle his forehead to cause fine wrinkles. Revano begins to feel the awkwardness of Adrian's attitude.

"Adrian, what's wrong with you?" tanya Revano resuscitated Adrian from his busy stirring drinks aimlessly.

"Huh?" Adrian raised his head, looking at Revano with a surprised look.

"Hais, what's wrong with you?" ask Revano again.

"I... I'm..." Adrian stammered to answer Revano's question.

"Drink first.... "

Adrian immediately sips his drink, tries to calm himself down and is thinking of deciding whether or not to share his problems with Revano, his best friend.

Adrian is tired of keeping his own problems, moreover, from today Adrian has finished with the focus stage of the test and he still does not know let alone the steps he must take to maintain the commitment he has long maintained unilaterally.

Especially since the presence of Rian in Irina's heart, something that was not in Adrian's predictions so far. All of her planning strategies were suddenly thrown into disarray and she had to start from scratch again to maintain her commitment, especially to reach Irina's heart.

So, it's not natural that Adrian needs friends to share his problems?

As if to understand the turmoil of Adrian who was within the boundaries of worrying between wanting to share his problems or keep it to himself, Revano suddenly spoke up that felt increasingly provoking Adrian to tell his unacknowledged in his heart.

"Haa... Finally finished the exam, it felt lost a burden. Whether especially next, there is still much to think about, face, work on. Right, no? chirp Revano while raising both his hands to stretch his muscles.

Adrian puts his drink back on the table, saying Revano's words by briefly raising his eyebrows.

"That's how it is" he said short, dense, and clear.

Revano starts brainwashing to lure Adrian into telling stories. But in the end Revano began to realize that the only way is to ask directly without further ado and be calm to provide a comfortable space for Adrian to tell stories.

"You why? Tell a story. I'll listen to you" Revano said as he took a mouthful of cheese cake in front of him.

"Hmmm..." Revano responded casually while enjoying his one mouthful.

"Irina is my fiancee" Adrian said again without preface, without prologue, without further ado, spoken directly to the core of the problem.

"Ohuk!" Revano who did not expect what Adrian said, shocked half-dead to a mouthful of cheese cake that was still in the melted stage of his tongue and had not reached his throat now made him choke due to shock therapy he experienced had messed up his brain system to order his tongue to deliver food into the exophagous space and trapped between the channels leading to digestion and breathing. Choking badly!

Revano batted his own chest, trying to relieve himself of the choking reaction that made it difficult for him. He grabbed his cup of espresso and sipped it for almost half a cup, hoping to ease his throat.

Adrian was completely immersed in his immortality, so he could not realize that his best friend was currently in trouble because he was choking. Adrian was just silent unmoved, a tinge of red blushing clearly visible on his face, shame and relief whackling his mind after saying his last sentence just now.

Revano calmed himself down for a moment before He finally started to speak up, not forgetting He was slightly cursing in his heart because Adrian had made him choke but ignored him just like that.

"Damn it! I almost choked to death, He was silent like a lifeless statue. Damn you!" revano is in his heart only.

"Ehm..." Revano started to thump.

"Wait, I don't understand what you mean? The irina? Your sister? Your fianc? Meaning how?" Revano was astonished, looking at Adrian fixedly and waiting for Adrian's reply impatiently.

Adrian cupped his palms together on his face while propping both elbows on the surface of the table. Taking a deep breath, exhaling loudly, it feels heavy to start speaking up again.

Adrian is not used to doing this kind of thing, sharing problems, telling stories from heart to heart. This is not Adrian's style. The only person who was invited to share the problem by Adrian, it was more appropriate to be considered as a discussion professionally is Riffan, his father.

This time Adrian lowered his face slightly, moving his palms over his forehead so that there was no barrier blocking the sound to come out of his thin lips.

"I'm Irina's foster sister. I'm an adopted child" Adrian said slowly and softly, barely audible to Revano.

Once again Revano frowned deeply, each of Adrian's words successfully surprised him all out. Revano never thought the history behind Adrian's life, but since they played together, they grew up together.

Why didn't Revano ever notice?

Revano began to look back on his childhood, trying to find memories when he first met Adrian.

Ah, true!

Revano was still very small, which might be able to pull the red thread from the sudden appearance of Adrian present in the middle of the Domino Family. At that time he was still about 7 years old, suddenly Adrian was introduced to him as the sister of Irina who later became his playmate.

And now, Revano is starting to understand.

"Since entering adolescence, Father and Mother wanted me and Irina to be engaged," Adrian said again still telling a piece.

"Then?" sahut Revano fast, can't wait to get the full story from Adrian.

"Irina doesn't know anything, I'm the only one who holds this commitment" Adrian continued.

"It was also what made me turn cold to Irina since entering the Junior High School. I don't want Irina to see me as Big Brother, but as a man who can be loved."

Adrian stopped his sentence, he sipped back his drink that had begun to cool. One mouthful of cheese cake landed in his mouth. The delicious taste of the cheese cake made him feel comfortable to return to continue his story without being asked. Revano himself now began to enjoy his cheese cake while waiting for Adrian to continue the story.

"Wait, why are you getting engaged?" chirps Revano suddenly.

"Huffa..." Adrian took a deep breath and started to tell stories.

"Domino Company is a family company that carries the system of heirs as hereditary leaders. That means after Dad, then after that Irina is the one who is the biological child who has the right to lead the company. Father and Mother want me to lead the company and the only way to make it happen is to marry Irina to me."

Revano nodded slowly at Adrian's explanation while continuing to enjoy the cheese cake in front of him.

Yes, Revano understands.

"Wait on! Isn't Irina in a relationship with Rian? The son of the school foundation's owner, that fellow?" chirping Revano realizes the things that have just happened based on the story of Veronica, his sister.

Adrian just nodded softly in response to Revano's question, sipping back his drink to divert the jealousy that began to afflict him when Revano discussed Rian.

"Do you like Irina or just because of the demands of commitment?" ask Revano again.

"You mean the commitment demands? Do you think I'm willing to get engaged to Irina for the sake of power in the company?" ask Adrian to investigate.

"Not so, I mean do you really want to be with Irina or just want to fulfill the wishes of your Father and Mother? revano's reply straightened out the meaning of his question while calming Adrian who looked offended.

Adrian silent.

His face began to blush, a red tinge printed clearly there and made Revano immediately understand the answer Adrian wanted to convey but difficult to express.

"Alright, I understand." chirped Revano did not want to make Adrian have trouble answering his question.

"To be honest right now I'm confused, I feel like I'm back from zero. The presence of Rian, Irina's feelings. The exam's over and I don't know what else to do?" adrian looked back at the empty highway. Of course again avoid eye contact with Revano.

"Adrian, what Irina is now feeling is only a contemporary feeling, I mean only temporary. Simply put, the love of monkeys," said Revano who this time issued an aura of wisdom.

"If you really want to grab Irina's heart, it's not too late. You have to be confident. After all, now that the exam is over, we just have to wait for the results. Now you can focus on conquering Irina's heart bit by bit."

"I don't have much time" said Adrian.

"Then, you need the help of Prince Charming like myself to guide you." Revano chuckled, so confidently praising himself.

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CONNECT...!!!