
The rain that night fell very heavy, even when looking around, no one passed by under the rain, except Hara and El. Like dancing under the rain that flushed the city, Hara still did not care about the surrounding, because she was still busy pouring out her emotions under the torrent of rain.
...On the other hand, inside the restaurant...
"Ma, pa, om, aunt, Nia. Earlier I apologized because I was late to tell my relationship and Hara. But, um, pa, please consider this matchmaking again. Even if I and Nia are betrothed, until anytime I will not be able to love other women, other than Hara, "said Mario and immediately left the restaurant and intend to follow Hara.
Everyone who was in the room could only fall silent with this complicated situation.
"Pa, um. Honestly, I am disappointed. Can om and papa guarantee our happiness after marriage without love? Hara is Nia's sister, not someone else. But the decision that Nia heard tonight seemed to say that Hara was nobody, until papa could make Hara like that. Nia was disappointed" Nia said while crying. Nia was speechless and immediately left the restaurant.
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Mario runs to the entrance of the restaurant, and he intends to find Hara. However, instantly his heart was shattered to see the reality that was in front of his eyes. He saw Hara crying in the rain. And what makes him more disappointed with himself is that the person who accompanied the woman he loved the most when he was destroyed was not himself, but another man who had come out of nowhere.
Mario can only stand, staring at 2 figures who were flushed with rain not far from the restaurant.
"Mar, where's Hara?" asked Nia who had just come to catch up with Hara. Instead of answering, Mario simply fell silent without being able to say anything, sighing deeply with teary eyes.
Seeing Mario's response, Nia did not dare to ask again and chose to find her own sister in the rain. Nia intends to break through the rain in search of Hara, however...
"Where are you going?" mario asked as he clasped Nia's arm tightly.
"Detach, Mario! I want to find my sister" Nia tried to rebel from Mario's clutches. Without saying, Mario pointed at the 2 people who were in the rain while bowing their heads.
"Let Hara alone first. Maybe at this time it is not us who can entertain him, but the man who is holding the umbrella," said Mario with a soft face. Confused about what they had to do, Nia could only fall silent and cry to see her dearly beloved sister being instantly destroyed because of her.
...On the other hand, Hara and El...
El, who had been holding an umbrella for Hara, crouched down to compensate Hara, saying,
"Hara, let's go shady. I got cold and my hands started to hurt" said El in a soft voice, which slowly began to shiver. Hearing El's words, Hara looked at El's face right in front of her.
"Gue didn't ask you to give me this umbrella" he said with a stern look regardless of El's feelings.
"Lo didn't ask me to give you this umbrella, but I asked you not to get sick myself."
"Who are you? Don't care about me!" hara shouted in the midst of the increasingly heavy rain.
"Gue El, and I'm one of the people who care about you," El said slightly raised his tone. Hearing El's words, Hara was stunned, because she herself did not think about her health. Slowly, Hara's tears fell down again. The umbrella that had been paddling his body, slowly Hara again felt the raindrops that were getting thicker.
Yep. The umbrella fell. El's burly hand was no longer able to hold an umbrella, because he chose to calm the woman who returned to sobbing with his warm embrace.
Hara no longer cared who was hugging her. All Hara knew was that El was trying to calm her down.
Gently, the hand that was a little rough but had a wiggly finger was gently stroking Hara's head, which gave her more and more calmness.
"Ra, let's go home," the pinta El whom Hara finally said. Gently, El takes Hara to his parked car not far from the restaurant.
"Where's your house, Ra? Let me drop off" asked El when they were in the car, while turning on the heaters in the car.
"Take me away from my house, El. For tonight, I want to escape from this problem" said Hara who just looked at the window. Without a word, El drove his car to his house.
Shortly after, El arrived at his front yard. The large and luxurious house was clearly visible in front of Hara's eyes. Then, El opens the car door for Hara and takes her inside her house.
"Good night, sir. Want me to prepare the water hang... uh!" said mbok Parti, who is a household assistant and at the same time the person who has been taking care of El since he was a toddler.
"He's my friend, mbok," said El while smiling, understanding the mind of the mbok.
"But, sir. The room was right.." said mbok Party did not dare to continue his sentence in front of the new person brought into this house.
"That room belongs to me, mbok. So, whoever it was could've occupied that room, while I allowed it."
Without further ado, the mbok immediately carried out his master's request. Unknowingly, Hara was still in the embrace of El's burly arm.
"Bec... Hara?!" el wakes Hara from her daydream.
"Eh, are we there?" said Hara, who apparently still did not realize that they were in El's house. Hearing Hara's words, El could only laugh.
"That's 15 minutes ago instead," El said with a smile.
"Come, I'll take you to your room" asked El. Wet clothes from top to bottom, making both feel the cold air, even though they are already inside the house.
"Tonight, you sleep here, Ra. Sorry for the sudden preparation" said El.
"Thank you very much, El."
"Either. Take a shower and clean your body. Me and Mbok wait below for dinner" said El, without realizing the sentence he used showed that Hara was a slightly special person. They also immediately clean their bodies from the remaining rainwater.
Shortly afterwards, Hara descends into the dining room to enjoy her first dinner.
"Her shoulders are great, El," said Hara with a slightly embarrassed look because the stupor prepared was too big for her tiny body.
"But it fits. Is that right, mbok?" el said with a warm smile.
"It's a good fit, non. Come on, let's have dinner." They also enjoy dinner, which is actually already very late for dinner.
...---...
Hara was sitting on the balcony, enjoying the cool air after the rain and looking at the clear night view from the balcony of the 2nd floor of the house El.
"You want warm chocolate? He said that if you are sad again, hot chocolate can relieve sadness, you know," said El while giving a glass of chocolate in his right hand.
"Who says chocolate can relieve sadness?" said Hara who felt strange with the words El.
"Kataku dong," he replied in a very confident tone.
"You mostly watch soap operas, huh? Or even drakor?" sindir Hara while sipping chocolate brought by El.
"No. The main character in the drama is here, in front of you, Ra," he said, who continued to try to entertain Hara. Realizing El's efforts, Hara smiles at El's statement.
"By the way, how do we talk about me-you, anyway? Though usually lo-gue," said Hara who had just realized the change in their call.
"Eh, yes? How am I not aware, anyway? Sorry, it's so sassy. The release of the matter." Hara just smiled listening to El's explanation which looked puzzled.
"Not what time. Kayak what aja. If you want to pick me up, jaudah. I-you aja. If you want to call lo-gue, yaudah. The point is as comfortable as you can."
"So, is it okay if I wear you? You see, I'm a bit unfamiliar with using me-you," said El, who was raised by Hara.
Tonight, a lot of things happened in Hara's life, and again, she re-carved memories with the rain.
...'For me, the rain and the memories are always close together. Because those memories happened when the rain came. And when it rains tomorrow, the memories will always be carried with the rain, to be remembered and remembered'...
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