The Black Riding Prince

7. Refusal

AMI is still rattled by turmoil. Between her must follow Leni's advice to express her feelings for Randu or move on by looking for a new crush. Since last night, Ami just kept quiet in the room. It's Sunday, usually Ami jojing or just a walk around the village every morning.

"Femin!" Mom cried from the kitchen.

Ami got up from her bed and lazily stepped her foot into the kitchen. "What's up, Mom?"

"Follow mom yuk!" Take Mom while carrying a large shopping cart.

"Where, Mommy?"

"Markets. Thinning stall supplies, Mi. Tar if there is shopping but the goods are not there kasian, Mi."

Ami pouting.

"Kok pouted anyway, Mi was invited to walk as well."

"What streets.."

"Yes, walk in the market. We're going on foot in sono."

"Ha!! From the nyampe house on foot market, Mak?" Surprised Ami does not believe his mother could torture his most beautiful son to join the marathon road.

"Yes, Mi. Entar Mother engap again nyampe market instead of shopping even fainted."

"Huh! Kirain Mom wants to test her guts."

"Udah, ah spit! Lu dandan's a cute one." Decide Mother.

"Yes to the market doang use dandan. Ami powder repellent, Mak. Tar also fades with sweat."

"You have to be cute." Mom pulls Ami into Ami's room.

Mom opened the wardrobe Ami and chose clothes and told Ami to wear clothes of her choice. A very girly sweet dress is light purple. He also told Ami to sit down and started dressing Ami.

"Udah, the powder. Norak know ga!?" Ami rubbed her face with both hands to remove the excessive powder.

"What do you want, Mom on the market? To the market doang wear dress, use powder, where the stye is really good again ampe powder 1 centimeter."

"Nih the child is dressed so saucy also even rubbed powder let it go. How to be cute. If you're not cute, who's demen amu you."

"The fool has been arranged by God, Mother."

"Yes yes. But we can also try to get a bad soul mate." Mom pulled Ami out of the room. "Let's go hunt the rame and the stall."

"What's the food?" Ami stumbles following Mom's steps.

"Emak wants to take you to the market deket shop again. The waitress is really rich kinclong perari car!"

"Well!! Pandu!?"

"Ho'oh."

"What do you want, Mom?"

"You're your soul mate ama the kinclong."

"WHAT!! Oh wow! Emang Ami ga do what use match-making all! At school Aja Ami again away from him, eh Mother even wants to mate Ami with him."

"Cowok kinclong so you farin. You should have stayed up until dapet!" Mom pulled Ami again.

"Okay, Mom! Shamefaced!" Ami held on to the door frame with all her might so as not to be attracted by her Mom.

"What's so early in the morning, real race?" Babeh asked who had just returned from Engkong's house.

"Now, Beh, Mommy. Ami's time wants to be fooled by the waiter." Ami complained to Babeh.

"Let's waitress shop but she's real kinclong, Bang. Rich car perari." Bela Mom.

"But Ami wants a dirty guy, Mak!"

"Tajir must also be his Babeh money. If the money itself, you marry ama om-om or grandfather." Omel Mom.

"Ish, Mommy. Do not swear Ami dapet mate om-om or grandfather dong, Mak!" Ami Protest.

"Yes you want it to be straight. The name of the pajir, Mi, he's his own work. Not from his parents, let you ga dicibirin mulu ama in-law. Mom is more demen lu ama rich guy the kinclong than lu ama guy from the tajir family. Mom saw, the future of the kinclong was really good. He's gonna be a shitty guy." Mother's advice with her predictions.

"Strong fortune teller's power." Ami Cibir.

"Lu if you'disehatin ma parents don't believe."

"Udah, noisy! Shame on the neighbor." Babeh broke the debate between mother and son in the middle of that door.

"Udah come! Lu nurut ama Mama let your windfall big."

Mom pulled back Ami. With lips pouting Ami also according.

IN MARKET. Finished shopping, Ami and Mom head to the food stall where Randu works. Even though Ami refused, Mother still pulled Ami to the food stall.

Ami turned his head and his eyes collided with Randu's eyes. Ami misbehaved. Randu immediately turned his face away and only smiled at Mom.

"Oh God, Tong. Elu kinclong really. At a school near ain't Ami?" Ask Mom tacky.

"Ihh, Mommy. Just be shy." The Ami tengsin.

"It's normal, Mom. Wait for the order." The stretcher passed.

"Emak don't make Ami shy dong."

"Then napa?"

"Ami's message is very similar to her." Even if it really is.

Fortunately, the powder used by Mother had been rubbed by hand by Ami, otherwise Ami would have been more embarrassed in front of Randu.

***

AS usual, Leni and Cici became loyal listeners to Ami's story. Ami recounts her Sunday with Mom.

"Keep your decision what? You shoot him, do you want to move on from him?" Ask Leni.

"Ga knows. I'm still confused. I want a mup-on from him but I can't. Shoot him but he's gonna." Ami.

"Lo must be mediocre in goa, Mi. Let's not get upset again." Sickin' advice is ridiculous.

"Ghost cave?" Ask Ami's origin.

"Don't, if the ghost cave is serem. Goa hiro let's get inspired." Answer Cici.

"Gue has a crush on Randu, not the inspiration." Chirps Ami is upset.

"It's not the name of people, Bakmi! Inspiration, enlightenment!" Angered Cici upset who was responded "ooh" by Ami.

"Lo is really the Cici tulalitnya, Mi." Comment Leni.

"Bodo ah!" Ami grunts annoyed. "Gue becomes more awkward to know if you meet Randu. Where we sit next to him again."

"That's why you want to sit next door." Cici Remark.

"Yes that was before I knew the Stretcher horse item."

"Keep up what, Mi?" Ask Leni.

"Gue wants Randu to be a fighter!"

"Jigured, Mi." Cici's proposal that always makes no sense.

Day after day Ami gets awkward on Randu. But he feels very jealous if Randu is close to other girls, especially if the girl is Sesil.

For days Ami thought of her heart's turmoil, and Ami chose to express her feelings to Randu. Ami had planned to tell her feelings after extra-curricular.

From the school field after the practice of making stretchers for the sick, Ami walked down the school corridor to the outdoor basketball court. On target! There is Randu and some other students who are still left because the actual basketball practice is finished.

Slowly with hesitation, Ami headed towards the basketball court. When he was on the sidelines, Ami did not immediately call a guy who was dribbling the ball and jumped to do slamdunk.

Randu's eyes caught the figure of Ami on the sidelines who was staring at him. Caught wet by Randu, Ami lowered her head while tucking her hair behind her ears.

The palanquin approached Ami. "What are you doing here?" Cold asked.

"Gue... I-i..." Ami gulped roughly, finding it difficult to get the words out.

"You don't want to talk about it." Randu turned around, preparing to leave Ami.

"Gue likes you." Ami said without pause and closed her eyes tightly and lowered her head. He's done whatever Randu's answer.

Randu stopped his steps hearing Ami's confession. He smiled sideways and turned to face Ami again. "Lo likes me?"

Ami nodded without looking at Randu. She's so embarrassed.

Randu looked around, there were still a few students that afternoon. "Gue ain't tajir as you'd expect. I don't have a lot of money like Cristiano Ronaldo. And just so you know, Ronaldo is not perfect." Randu paused his speech when he saw Ami looking up with a dislike look.

"Do you want to know why Ronaldo is not perfect?" Ami silent. But he does not like if his idol footballers are said to be imperfect.

"Ronaldo isn't perfect because he doesn't love you. You are free to live with the people you love but not the same love you. Love cannot be measured by rich or poor. And what you need to inget, you're not perfect. So don't get too high expecting the perfect guy for your usual self." Continue cold stretcher.

Randu turned away from Ami. But just two steps, Randu stopped. Without turning around he said, "Gue doesn't want to date people who like to compare me to others." Sandu continued his steps.

Ami silently stared at the departure of Randu. Okay, fix. AMI REJECTED! But wait, in front of some of his schoolmates?

**What if we get rejected in front of a lot of our friends?

Cirebon, February 9, 2022**