The Age Different Pairs

Chapter 07's

The night of the engagement, Rara could not calm down.

The girl paced back and forth in the room, nibbling at the tip of her thumb nail, occasionally glancing at the clock on the wall. In an hour, everyone was at his house.

Rara exhaled and decided to go out and head to the garden behind the mansion, where the engagement event would take place.

The servants have conjured the garden behind his mansion with candles that make the atmosphere there seem romantic, as well as several bouquets of white flowers that adorn in some corners of the park. The best food and drinks are also available. Several people were already there, including Kim who came in formal attire, and as usual, the tomboy was always wearing pants.

"By!"

Kim approached Rara who was standing in front of the mansion's door connecting the back garden. The girl whistled looking at Rara's appearance tonight. Rara really incarnated like a princess in a fairy tale.

A sleeveless kemben white dress with a knee-length skirt made her look like a princess. A small pearl necklace and earrings also decorate. Her legs were wrapped in a pair of wedge heels the same color as her dress. Rara let her hair down and was decorated with a white flower crown. The makeup on the girl's face was not excessive, it seemed natural and accentuated her large round eyes and tiny lips.

If other single men see Rara like this, it is certain that they will bite their fingers because Rara is now no longer single.

Yup. A boy named Alviano Alexander.

"Ra! Just bengong!" kim said again.

Rara blinked and scratched her head. Her cheeks are slightly flushed and make her look sweeter.

"Everything's coming?" ask the girl.

Kim shakes. What is meant by Rara must be the colleagues and business relations of the papa and also Alexander Group. Only certain people can get into this Rara engagement event and even have to have an exclusive invitation. It was fortunate that Kim was able to enter because Rara herself invited him and put his name on the top list of honored guests today.

If you realize, the company owned by Rara's father and Alexander Group is included in the top ranks of the most successful companies and has branches almost throughout Indonesia, not to mention the other branches scattered in several European and Asian countries. So, the engagement plan of the two largest companies that dominate almost all shares in Indonesia is certainly attracting the attention of the public and journalists. That's why this engagement event is also very closely guarded so that the crocodiles are hungry—journalists, that is, do not enter carelessly into the event.

"You look beautiful, Ra. I take pangling, who stands in front of me this is my friend Rara who judges for mercy at the queen of fairies, anyway?" said Kim.

"Here, your fight is like a guy." reply Rara.

Kim smiled widely, then accompanied Rara to greet the guests who came. Rara's father was on business for a while at the office and said he would come with Albert and Alvin later.

When Rara had just greeted the tenth guest she met, someone hugged her from behind and made the girl flinch in shock.

"Hello, Dear sister!"

A young woman with tanned hair who was carried a big smile on Rara. The woman was wearing a light purple dress with a material that rippled every time she moved. Black stilettos adorn his legs and smooth white.

"Sister Lisa!"

Rara immediately hugged her lover and her sister's fiancee. Lisa Andriana is the second great woman Rara has known after her late mother. Lisa is a young lawyer with brilliant achievements. The cases she received could be resolved by a landslide victory, making Lisa famous as the 'Woman with the Sword' by her opponents.

Rara laughed softly and gave a small box decorated with light blue ribbons to Rara.

"Congratulations on the engagement, yes. Brother lost to you" Lisa said.

"Ah, Brother Darren tuh who is insensitive with his brother. So Lisa, kick it into the pool of cold water, let's realize brother wait." Rara said with a laugh.

Lisa also laughed.

"Well, don't be papalah, as long as he doesn't go to another heart and stay loyal to me, that's enough." Lisa smiled, "It's important that our little sister has a sidekick that she loves."

Rara smiled a little forcedly when Lisa mentioned 'love'.

Is he in love with Alvin?

I don't know.

The child is still a child. So he doesn't want to bother about it for now.

Moreover, he is still clumsy with Alvin because the boy is sometimes as sweet as talking about forbidden things like make love and so on that can make Rara's cheeks blush unconsciously.

Lisa saw the look on Rara's face and laughed.

"This is a gift from me. Hope you like it, yeah" Lisa said.

"Eh, yes, sister..."

"This is the first time I made it, so if it's bad or not good, just say, let me replace it with a better one." Lisa again.

"What is it, brother?" ask Kim.

"Ra. ha. si. a." said Lisa as she blinked her eyes.

"Ah, Sister Lisa played secret mulu..."

"You don't know, I will often lose to my opponent dong in court." Said Lisa. "I went there first, yeah. Again, Congrats for your engagement, Ra."

"Yes. Thanks Lisa."

Lisa nodded, then joined one of the tables where several young businessmen were chatting.

Rara tells one of the servants to pass her to put a gift from Lisa into her room. Afterwards, he went back to greet the guests with Kim.

The voices that rang out behind her back made Rara turn her head, and instantly saw the three men who entered the back garden. Who else wouldn't be his father, Alvin's father, and the boy himself?

Rara blinked at the clothes Alvin was wearing. The young man was wearing a bright red blazer suit and a black shirt. His hair is made a bit messy but it must be admitted, Alvin even looks more manly if wearing a blazer suit that. Moreover, his carriage seemed calm and occasionally smiled at the few people who greeted him.



Rara then saw the face of Alvin, the young man was wearing round glasses, which if in others would make a geeky look, but if Alvin dipake even make the level of fondness of the boy increased.

Uh...

Just sec.

Kindness levels?

Rara shook her head. Since when did he call Alvin 'bull'?

"Ra, Alvin turned out to be a manly guy." Kim whispered next to him.

"Let's manly, but if he's a boy, it's a boy, Kim." Reply Rara.

"Halah.. said aja lo earlier ngeliatin Alvin kek aun-tante mupeng really."

Rara immediately pinched Kim's waist complaining of pain. No half-hearted, pinch Rara very hard and make the skin sore waist!

Alvin then looked towards Rara and Kim, then approached the two of them.

"Hi."

Alvin smiled sweetly and made some female guests hold their breath because of the smile that could be equated like the lady killer smile.

"Hi too," Rara replied, "tumben you wear glasses?"

"Gue wear glasses?"

Alvin touched his face and realized that he was wearing glasses.

"God. My vision is clear. Apparently my glasses are still licking."

"Lo wear glasses often?" ask Kim.

"It's only time to study or again check the company's report. The rest I use contact lenses."

"Oooo..."

"I'll take off my glasses ntar I'll cake a lost boy, let alone this is already dark." Alvin said with a sigh. "Pantes a guest-guest woman was on my snack. Their eyes gave me goosebumps."

Kim and Rara both held back laughter at the look of Alvin's expression that looked creepy and amused at the same time.

"Yes his name is also lo handsome, Vin. It's natural." said Kim.

"Eatya I sprained with my face is too handsome. Do I need plastic surgery so that I just want my baby candidate?"

Alvin's words succeeded in making Rara shut up while Kim could not help but laugh.

"Ra, you said my fight was like that guy? Noh, Alvin is bigger than me" said Kim.

Rara glared at Kim who was still laughing, even bending over the grandmother's cake.

"Emang lo was doing Rara how?" ask Alvin.

"Ah, just a normal shake. I'm just saying she's beautiful in this dress. That's it." replied Kim.

"Hmmm..."

Alvin's eyes then looked at the dress Rara was wearing, then looked up at the girl's face.

"What?" ask Rara.

"Well, Kim's right. You look beautiful. Gorgeous is the right word."

Again Rara was silent while Kim smiled widely and elbowed Rara's arm.

"God, praised by the male candidates." Said the tomboy girl.

"Kim, can you brake your mouth?" rara said irritatedly.

"Lo guess my mouth automotive use can be braked?" reply Kim was late.

This time it was Alvin's turn to hold back the laughter of hearing Kim's answer.

Rara rolled her eyeballs and elbowed the two men's stomachs until they complained of pain.

"Lo about dong, Ra! That ama pinch is sicker than a bee bite!" said Kim.

"Belgroff." Reply Rara with a sweet smile, inversely proportional to her snake-sharp gaze.

Kim sneered and looked towards Alvin. Beyond a doubt, the guy seemed to be calm. Alvin did not complain of any pain at all.

"Vin, Rara's elbow didn't hurt?" ask Kim.

"So ordinary" said the guy.

"Seriously?!"

"Yeah.but the cake was bitten by ants anyway. Rada-rada gritted."

***

The engagement event went well.

At least not too bothered with some journalists who somehow could squeeze in and take some photos before then their cameras were seized by a man with a head of plontos called Alvin named Martin, his bodyguard.

Now the show continues with a meal. The servants swiftly served all the guests who were already seated at their respective tables.

"Oh yes, Ra," call Rara's father.

Rara who was eating spaghetti looked up at her father.

"Tomorrow you're being picked up by Alvin, huh? Since you guys are officially engaged, so it's okay if your driver's job is replaced by Alvin, right?"

"What?"

Rara frowned hearing that. He disagrees with his father telling Alvin to pick him up. Is she a baby that needs to be watched?

"Pa, there's Kim, I can pick him up in his car too." Rara said, "And Alvin does have to go to school, it's impossible to pick me up everyday."

"It can be arranged." Said his father, then looked at Alvin, "Can you, Vin?"

Alvin who was sitting to the left of Rara nodded without raising his head from the meat steak he was eating.

Rara glanced at Alvin who was indifferent to his father's request, then exhaled a rough breath.

Again he lost arguing with his own father.

Rara went back to eating her food with no taste. He had to think of a way so that he wouldn't be constrained like this.

A hand rub on her thigh made the girl scowl in shock. He turned to look at Alvin, the person, the owner of the hand who now signaled Rara's eyes to look down. Alvin's index finger moved on Rara's thigh and made the girl rather amused even though she wore a skirt that was layered in material.

What is this kid doing!?

But then he realized that Alvin was spelling letter by letter with his finger.

We'll talk about your shuttle after dinner. Both.

That's what Alvin wrote with his index finger. Rara's eyes looked at Alvin who was sipping water from a tall glass and then sighed again.

After eating, Alvin immediately invites Rara to one of the corners of the park that is rather quiet, letting their guests chat with each other.

Alvin sits on one of the park benches and Rara follows. The look on the girl's face was very uncomfortable with the idea that her father had thrown about them leaving together.

"So" Alvin cleared his throat for a second, "want me to take the shuttle?"

Rara shakes.

"Gue is not a child. Why do I have to be picked up, anyway?" said the girl.

Alvin speechless. Although Rara did not show her anger directly, but the girl's speech clearly implied her feelings. The young man sighed and leaned his back against the back of the bench.

"Actually I also do not want to make you feel constrained gini." Alvin said, "But I can't keep up with my parents' orders. Although I grew up abroad, but I uphold my parents, just like the culture here."

"Gue will try so that you can go everywhere yourself, how?"

Rara weighing. Actually, it is not a shuttle problem that makes Rara a little annoyed. He knew Alvin was school-age, and what would college people say if he was taken by a high school boy to college?

Oh, surely the nickname 'tante-aunt seeker flocking' will be directly attached to it. Rara was sure of that.

But, there was one more problem he had to face besides that one.

"Where, Ra? Want me to talk to our two bokap now?" ask Alvin again.

"No, Vin. Let me be alone" said Rara.

"What's important, you think you're going to school tomorrow. You have to leave in the morning, right? One of the reasons why I refused the shuttle is because our class hours are different. I'm a college kid and my schedule is often fickle, and you're still a schoolboy, I also think about how you can shuttle me if working hours are different."

"So I better talk to you myself again Papa. Hopefully he knows."

Alvin just nodded in response to Rara's words. He then laid his head on Rara's lap, just like when they first met.

"Eh, Vin, what's up!?"

"Gue wants to fall asleep. Can't do it, huh?"

"This lo..."

"Schooler, still too young for marriage, but I'm a saucy, handsome CEO of the company. I tau. Thanks for the compliment."

"Get up, praise yourself. Geer really lo." Rara's lips.

Alvin laughs. He took off his glasses and put them in his blazer pocket.

"Gue just found out you have a blazer model like this." Said Rara.

"Dad told me to make clothes like this. I want to wear a black blazer with jeans, just not so formal." Alvin said, "Gue sultry if you use this clothing, especially this material is very slippery. I don't like it."

"It turns out you're kind of a rebellious kid, too, huh?"

"What do you mean?"

"No papa, let's just say the wind passes."

"Diih, now he's crashing."

"Gue's not craving."

"Ah, time?"

Rara opened her mouth, but then closed it again. Instead he snapped Alvin's eel and made the young man grimace.

"So you've followed me, now jerk my head. Just so you know, my body bruises easily."

"That's my business?" balas Rara's.

"Gue can sue you for domestic violence." Alvin replied.

"Eh, we're just engaged, not married. Remember, you're still a kid." Rara sloshed her tongue.

"Oh, do you want to get married now and I demand? That's totally possible, really. Just sec..."

Alvin suddenly stood up and was about to walk towards their two fathers who were chatting at the table earlier. Rara who saw him immediately panicked and hurriedly chased after the young man. He pulled Alvin's arm and stopped the young man.

"Eh, Vin, you're crazy!?"

"Not crazy, really. If you want us to get married now, I'll say Dad's the same bokap lo." Said Alvin lightly.

"Oh, Vin!!"

Rara pulled Alvin's hand with all her might and dragged the young man back to the bench. Although Alvin looked thin like a walking bone, the male body was clearly heavier than the female.

As a result, Rara's breath was boring when she managed to drag Alvin back to the habitat—salah, to the park bench, he means.

Alvin looked at Rara with an amused expression. The girl looked exhausted and Alvin felt this was an interesting pastime. It seems like judging Rara can be used as a new hobby to make her mood better.

"Why are you laughing?" rara said glaring.

"Gue didn't laugh" said Alvin. "Gue just didn't think you were strong either. I've been a nyok people, it turns out you can also pull me here."

"Even if you are thin and like a bone wrapped in skin, I did not expect you to weigh quite as well." Rara's reply was irritated.

This time Alvin really laughed and made everyone's attention on them. Rara cheered Alvin up, but then somehow he laughed too.

Everyone's attention then returns to their respective focus. They thought Alvin and Rara were joking around to laugh like that.

"Original, your face is so funny. If I had been a photo would have been more exciting." Alvin said after controlling his laughter.

Rara just glared, then sat down next to Alvin.

After the laughter of the two of them subsided, Rara took a breath and exhaled slowly.

"Gue thought you really wanted to tell Papa if you want to go ahead with the wedding date." Said Rara.

"Who said I was kidding? I'm serious about it." Reply Alvin.

"Yin!!"

Alvin chuckles. His hand was stretched out and patted Rara's hand which was on the girl's lap.

"Quietly, I will not marry you until the end of the year, according to our second agreement. I want to know you more deeply, Ra."

"Know me deeper?"

Alvin nodded.

"Gue wanted to know more about the girl who had so great to hold two hearts in her hands without having to break one of them."

Rara looked at Alvin with a confused frown. What did he mean just now?

"Vin, what do you mean?"

Alvin was silent. The young man preferred not to answer Rara's question and turned his gaze to another direction.

"Let's know too." The young man said, "Obviously not now."

Rara tilted her head, confused.

What does Alvin mean?

***

Alvin entered his room and removed the bright red blazer from his body, leaving behind a black shirt and red cotton pants. He also took off his glasses and put them on the study table.

He stepped towards the mini fridge near the casual corner in the corner of his room and picked up a can of cola. Open it, then drink the filling.

"Hufths..."

Alvin spread his gaze around the room. The dark color in his room, the mixing between black and blue night made his gaze feel better. After passing the engagement party at Rara's house earlier, she really needed to make herself more relaxed.

He even almost said something he could regret later.

"It was stupid to almost let go." Alvin grumbled to himself.

Alvin's eyes were then fixed on a small table near the maroon-colored leather sofa nearby. On the table was a classic novel book and several picture frames. Alvin stared at one of the bright green picture frames that contained a photo he was most familiar with.

Alvin approached the sofa and sat on it. Take the picture frame and look at the photos in it. Alvin's face suddenly turned sad. He placed the cola can in his hand on the table and stroked the photo.

"Please, I'll keep my promise to make Rara. I will make him happy, always laugh, and will not remember the events of that time again."

Alvin took a breath and exhaled slowly. But one tear escaped the corner of his eye and hit the frame containing a picture of him and his brother in his hand.

"If you knew, sister, how difficult it is to keep the girl you love from childhood and see the girl never even remember you, at all."