SWEET COVENANTS

The Sweet Covenant - 21. Be Warm

"You need to stop being stiff and cold. Start becoming a warmer person, becoming someone Irina used to know. Return the familiarity first again, then slowly act as a man who deserves to be loved."

Revano's words still echoed with an unrelenting echo in Adrian's mind-space. Every word that Revano said was so burdened Adrian who was now lying lazily on his soft mattress.

The night was getting late, but Adrian was still stuck in the morning atmosphere when he finally lost to maintain his independence to keep a sense that was so controlling his heart, even almost disturbing the logic that always led him in action.

The secret of the heart that was too long hidden in the deepest recesses of the heart is now revealed in front of his best friend, Revano.

And now, Adrian wants to try to do what his best friend said, start to be warmer on Irina.

Adrian let out a long sigh, tightly closed his eyelids and then cursed himself to go to sleep. Adrian realized, let himself awake last night to not make things better and solve the problem. So many worries today, tomorrow when the sun shines warm on a clear morning, then He decides it will be as warm as the sun.

***

"Tock... Geck...."

The sound of knocking on the door awakened Adrian from his sleep. It feels not long ago Adrian fell asleep and embraced the dream, Adrian still wants to pamper his soul and body in a long sleep that makes him run for a moment from the burden of the mind that does not know himself continuously bothers him.

"Sister...."

Irina's meek voice was heard calling out to her from behind the bedroom door. Adrian gasped, looking at the small clock on the nightstand right beside his bed. Time showed at 09:00 local time, it was morning.

Adrian got up from his bed, sat down for a moment on the edge of the bed to gather his consciousness. Remembering Irina who must still be standing behind the door of her room, Adrian immediately made a sound.

"Yes, what's wrong?" the tan was flat which then followed a sense of failure to start being warm.

Adrian is too used to being cold and stiff when dealing with Irina. You idiot!

"Sister okay? Mother called for breakfast," asked Irina with a tone of speech that Adrian could feel full of fear and doubt for her.

Adrian rubbed his face with both palms, this time thinking hard to create a better attitude than before.

Adrian got up from his sitting position, approached the door and opened it slowly. Irina was still standing in front of the door, staring at him with a face full of question marks.

Adrian knew the look of the face was questioning his condition this morning considering he always used to wake up in the early morning, one of the creatures that fall into the category of sunrise welder.

"I'm fine and will be down soon" said Adrian then kept a flat tone as if his cool demeanor had been set to appear automatically when dealing with Irina. Damnit damnit!

"Emm, then I'll tell Mom." said Irina who then quickly left Adrian.

There is still a sense of resentment that includes Irina when considering Adrian's behavior that ruined her date with Rian before.

Adrian closed the door again, he felt he had to take a shower to refresh his body. Perhaps he was also lucky to refresh his mind after finishing the bath later.

***

In the dining room,

Adrian saw that none of the residents of the house were sitting sweetly enjoying breakfast, but Marinka immediately moved from the family room to come to Adrian in the dining room when she realized Adrian had come down from the top floor and now sitting alone to start enjoying a late breakfast.

"Are you okay?" ask Marinka while arranging the entire breakfast menu to be served on Adrian.

"Mother, Adrian is fine" Adrian said as he began to eat.

Marinka chose to sit in front of Adrian, looking at Adrian who was busy eating while feeling Adrian's mind which in fact can be read Marinka from every look on his face.

In fact Marinka knew the test Adrian had just passed would not be a mind-blowing burden.

Adrian just shook his head slowly while still enjoying the food. Adrian deliberately showed himself busy with his breakfast even though he realized there were probing gazes from both eyes of his mother.

Adrian also knows that the previous question was just a stale base for him. His mother was building a small bridge to be able to cross further through the ravine that Adrian built to cover his anxiety.

Marinka glanced slightly from the corner of her eyes towards the living room where Irina was sitting sweetly and busy with her gadget screen before she started speaking up again.

"Adrian, forgive me Father and Mother who make it difficult for you with a desire that seems to force the will. If all this makes you...." Marinka paused on the sentence she was saying.

Adrian stopped his eating activities that he had used as a way to avoid talking to his mother.

"Mom, there's nothing to say. Can you let Adrian think about all this in his own way? After all, Father and Mother never forced Adrian, if Adrian wanted to give up, Adrian would say so blatantly." adrian said firmly but still maintain the ethics of manners in front of his mother and then back to enjoy the food.

"All right.." said Marinka, ending their brief conversation. Marinka knows that it is not easy to talk to Adrian from heart to heart. It is better to keep an eye on Adrian's development than to try to study him too deeply in his son's way of thinking.

Marinka smiled warmly at Adrian, trying to neutralize the atmosphere that had felt a bit cold.

A warm chocolate milk He deliberately served to Adrian in the hope that the content of theobromin in collaboration with caffeine with mild levels can help create a good mood for him.

Hopefully, the phenythelamine in the glass of chocolate milk that he served worked well in producing dopamine and endorphins for Adrian who is stricken with immeasurable permanence at this time.

That was Marinka's hope, making Adrian happy and excited. Sure enough, after finishing his glass of chocolate milk, Adrian felt calmer, either because it was purely from the benefits of chocolate milk or supported by the fresh taste after bathing and satiety after eating.

***

Adrian headed for a long soft sofa that was in the family room. The long soft sofa of cigarette ash that is enough to be used to sit by three people is now a place to lie down as lazy as usual. A favorite place of Adrian to relax in his house in addition to the bedroom.

Irina who was sitting sweetly on the other sofa while continuing to be busy chatting with her gadget screen is now the main target of Adrian's observation. The way Irina who looks so engrossed herself while occasionally showing a sweet smile from her tiny lips makes Adrian ignited jealous emotions.

"Surely again chat with Rian!" rutuk Adrian in his heart, began to feel unhappy even though his assumption may not match reality.

Couldn't Irina be busy chatting with her best friend, Veronica?

Could it be that Irina was just feeling funny about something she saw?

Maybe a video, photo, article, fiction story, or anything that can tickle his feelings?

Unfortunately, Adrian is blinded by jealousy that is already so lodged in his heart that anything that looks pleasant in Irina's eyes feels like it is caused by Rian, his rival.

Logic defeated and blinded by love.

Love is blind, classic but just right.

Adrian began to take his gadget from his pants pocket, put up earphones, and began playing his favorite online game.

Of course this was done to divert the feeling of emotions raging in his chest.

The feeling of wanting to be friendly with Irina was finally resolved. Adrian's plan to be as warm as the sun this morning failed.

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CONNECT~