SWEET COVENANTS

The Sweet Covenant - 28. Discussions

Earlier, the,

Adrian parked his bike in the yard. After driving Irina to school, Adrian felt like doing a little light exercise such as running in the garden complex housing. The morning was very sunny, very supportive of Adrian's plans to fill his vacation. Adrian rushed into the house to change clothes and put on sports shoes.

Just opening the door of his house, Adrian was immediately surprised to find his father and mother sitting together in the living room. Maybe it's not strange to find his mother in the morning has been sitting sweet in the living room, but his father?

Although Adrian has not been home every day to attend school, Adrian knows his father should have left for work. It's still Monday, of course Adrian questions his father's whereabouts at home at the moment. Adrian guessed there was something important that his parents had to talk about at this time.

Riffan and Marinka looked at Adrian who was silent while still holding the handle of the door. Marinka just smiles looking at Adrian while Riffan who is aware of reading a business magazine in his hand immediately puts his magazine on the table, allowing the glasses to be placed before greeting and offering Adrian to sit in front of them.

"Sit down, son.." said Riffan seriously.

Adrian's heartbeats began to be irregular, as hypnotized Adrian was immediately sitting on the sofa opposite his Father and Mother.

"Ehm... Adrian," said Riffan, starting the conversation.

"Dad doesn't want to make small talk, I should be in the office by now but I've taken the time to talk like this" he said.

"So, when are you going to tell the real Irina?"

"DIG!"

Adrian felt his heart as if he was stuck in a dagger, his eyes staring at the floor tiles with nanar. His tongue felt like he was trying to say a word.

Actually, Adrian also does not know when the right time to reveal his true status to Irina.

Can Irina take it?

"Adrian, do you mind this commitment?" marinka asked with a worried tone.

"This question again?!" adrian in his heart.

"Dad, Mom, don't worry, before Adrian leaves will definitely say it."

***

"Sister, where are we going?" irina asked when she realized the road they were going through was not the direction to go home.

"There's a place I want to go, we can talk there," Adrian replied in an elevated voice to be heard by Irina.

"Chat? I just got back from school, so should I now?" inner Irina was rather unhappy with Adrian's one-sided plan.

The road they took felt so far along the journey made Irina wonder where they really want to go?

They had already spent half an hour traveling. When I saw a familiar place a few meters in front of them, I somehow realized that that was their goal.

"You going there, huh?" inner Irina guessed the purpose of Adrian's journey.

Sure enough, Adrian turned the motor into the area that Irina suspected as their stop. A large white board on the right side of the area greeted them with the caption, "WELCOME TO THE CITY BEACH".

As the name implies, this beach is located in the middle of the city. The area is not so big, more like a row of several cafes or foodcourts that have a view of the beauty of the beach and a cool windy atmosphere but if visitors want, they can still enjoy the beach, but if you want to, play with water and sand, or just sit around sweetly.

***

Irina had come down from the motorbike and just stood still while watching Adrian who was fixing his motorcycle parking position. Irina's face was slightly displeased, she felt uncomfortable with wearing a uniform when traveling some distance. Adrian opened the backpack he was carrying, pulled out a package and handed it to Irina.

"Here, change your clothes. I know you don't feel comfortable" said Adrian flat.

Irina welcomed Adrian's gift and wanted to immediately go to the dressing room available on the beach which is usually used by visitors to rinse themselves after playing water on the beach. Before her feet stepped away, Irina suddenly realized something.

"This my shirt? Meaning brother?" Irina was pecking and her eyes looked surprised.

"Mother picked out a shirt, I didn't go into your room and open your closet."

Adrian said his words while throwing his face, he remembered how he had asked his mother to pick a shirt for Irina and asked permission to bring Irina to talk outside after school.

Adrian had heard his mother's nagging when he saw Irina's closet was in a mess. That's why Adrian immediately realized Irina's reaction at this time could be certainly afraid and embarrassed Adrian knowing the state of the contents of his closet that was like an earthquake attack. Irina herself was relieved to hear Adrian's words, she stepped lightly towards the dressing room near them parked the motorbike.

***

Adrian and Irina are now sitting in one of the cafes available on the City Beach. Irina looks cute in the clothes her mother has chosen. Both of them are enjoying their lunch. Adrian deliberately chose a large meal because it was noon and Irina had just returned home from school.

Just as the two of them had finished eating, the waiter came to bring him a medium-sized pizza that had been cut into 6 pieces.

"Well, pizza!" irina's spontaneous cheer was so happy to find her favorite food now presented before her eyes.

"Make a snack, it's also a cup of hot chocolate for you" explained Adrian after the waiter left.

Irina just nodded cheerfully while biting on the slice of pizza as if forgetting that she had just finished her lunch.

"Ehm..." Adrian cleared his throat for a moment after sipping a glass of mineral water and intended to start the conversation.

Irina stopped eating, her eyes now follow the focal point that Adrian was seeing. Then Irina remembered when she was ten years old where her father and mother brought them both recreation on this beach and Irina did not realize that she was rolled by the waves. It was Adrian who came over and pulled him to the edge.

"You remember, you were angry because you thought you were playing with the waves?" adrian said again now with a little chuckle.

Adrian's chuckling face made Irina feel happy but also blushed in embarrassment. He remembered that time he was not grateful but angry to Adrian.

"Obviously drowned, still said he was playing with the waves. The boy!" adrian's Ledek again.

"What the hell, brother! So come here to remember that?" irina's chirp grunts and then diverts her sense of regret by biting the piece of pizza held by her violently.

Adrian chuckled again and this time it became a bitter laughter. Irina was a little surprised but also felt happy with the current atmosphere of the two of them.

"Eat you not so, aprons," led Adrian.

"You know what not? You often aprons so, until now do not pay attention to how you eat well," explained Adrian still continues to giggle.

"Why never say?" chirp Irina and then clean the side of her face affected by tomato sauce with tissue.

Adrian was silent to the trivial question posed by Irina and Irina also realized that she did not need an answer.

It was clear, all this time her brother had always been cold to her, where he might be willing to mince words to rebuke her way of eating. But if it's something funny, has Adrian always held back his laughter?

Wh-wh-what for?

"Irina." said Adrian and this time his face turned serious.

"Do you remember how we first met?" continued again.

Irina scrunched her forehead, Adrian's question felt strange to her. First time to meet? Meanin?

"DIG!"

Irina flinched, she suddenly realized something that had been ignored by her. The first time he met Adrian was when he was five years old and Adrian came as a stranger who was introduced by his parents to be his brother.

Right, Irina hadn't thought about it all this time, after all she was a child.

"Are you aware I'm not your brother?" cercahs Adrian.

Irina just nodded slowly. His mind began to question his brother's cold demeanor back and began to make his own speculations.

"Are you cold because maybe you're disappointed, not my brother? Disappointed with mom and dad?" asked Irina while looking at Adrian fixedly.

Adrian smiled knot. A smile that did not feel cold or full of anger as expected Irina but instead felt warm and friendly.

"It's not that Irina, you're wrong, do you want to hear the truth?" ask Adrian.

Irina just nodded back slowly. Of course he wants to know what makes his mind feel crowded for years. Adrian's cold attitude has been painful.

His heart was pounding, his premonition saying that he would hear something very unexpected.

"Irina, I want you to see me as a foreign man, not your sister" Adrian said.

"Huh?" Irina.

"Why? Because it's not my real brother?" irina asked with her song, so astonished by her brother's will.

"Because I'm YOUR FIANCE!"

Irina's eyes widened, she opened her eyes repeatedly, her palms closed her mouth that could not help but open with a feeling of disbelief.

Adrian said his words without further ado. Adrian did not care about Irina's reaction was surprised, this time sooner or later Irina must know, now or later, the same.

"CIVINE?!"

Irina was really surprised by what she heard. He saw the figure of Adrian with an uncertain feeling. The figure of a handsome man who had been known as an older brother despite having felt like a foreign man for years, still felt strange when claiming himself as Irina's fiancee.

As if not concerned with the reaction of Irina who was still silently staring in surprise, Adrian chose to keep explaining at length how their engagement commitment was formed.

Irina tried to listen carefully while continuing to calm herself from the pounding of her own heart that was pounding incoherently. There is no anger, but there is no pleasure. Only the uncertain feelings are mixed.

After Adrian was done and looked relieved by all his explanations, Irina could only say,

"I.. L'm... I'm going home...."

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