The Marrying Bet

Blind Dating

Viceroy was wondering whether his decision to seek a mate through a school alumni group was the right thing. He certainly is not interested in finding a prospective wife from a dating agency or application on social media that the risk is too high. After all, most portfolios that emerge from online matchmaking applications usually demand high standards, such as undergraduate minimum education. As a person who has not had the opportunity to feel college, Viceroy certainly felt inferior if his educational background was questioned, especially he only had a High School diploma. He felt he was too old to go to college, after all he did not have much time left. Twenty-four hours a day is too little.

He hopes there will be women who can be invited to work together in a wedding formalities that he has planned. She was planning to marry Regina, a beautiful woman with a perfect background.

He even boasted in front of his family that he would get married soon. He had even bet with his older brother who did not believe that Viceroy would get married. As a man who has never been seen officially dating a woman, of course the news of his marriage has shocked his family. Though Viceroy's mother had planned to betroth her son to relatives.

"I will marry a woman of my own choice, a woman who is certainly not only beautiful but also educated and with a special background" Viceroy told his mother and brother.

"But Roy, it's better that you marry his son Pak Haji Bahra, a better family than anyone else I don't know," Viceroy's mother denied Viceroy's wishes.

"Mother, they recognize we are their family because we are now precious! Don't you remember when we were hard? No one recognizes us as a family!" viceroy said, laughing.

Viceroy's mother's facial features turned sour. The middle-aged woman must inevitably admit that the words of her youngest child are true. Viceroy's brother just smiled, apparently his sister still harbored disappointment because of a failed matchmaking. Twelve years ago, Viceroy was once betrothed to a three-time cousin on his mother's side. Beautiful girl who just finished Junior High School. The girl's parents cancelled the match on the grounds that their daughter was still willing to continue school. However, three months later the beautiful girl was married to another man who was more financially established. From that time Viceroy became kapok if his mother planned to match up again with other cousins.

"Personally, I doubt you're getting married, Roy," her brother said.

"You doubted me?" viceroy said with a defiant tone.

"How about we bet, who gets married first, you or me?!" challenge Viceroy's brother.

"What are you going to make betting material?" ask Viceroy.

"You can acquire my company! If you lose, give me your private land!" replied brother.

"Why are you after my private estate?" ask Viceroy.

"I'm planning on opening a luxury resort if you lose" Viceroy's brother looked enthusiastic.

"It's not that easy, sir!" viceroy Sahut.

"Agreed, yeah! Real men don't break promises!" said her brother while smiling.

The Viceroy's daydreams were caved in when a woman approached him. Fat-bodied women who must be met to choose directly the woman he will be invited to work with.

"Excuse me?" the fat, aged woman showed Viceroy an invitation on her phone screen.

The tenth woman he had to meet in an hour he was sitting in a cafe. Viceroy stared intently at the woman making the woman misbehave. Viceroy of course did not mention his intentions and goals to every woman he met the results of netting in school message groups. He just wrote a message.

"want to meet? Cafe Xyz, four o'clock in the afternoon, table no. 10, show me this invitation."

"Is this a job interview?" ask the woman.

"Why do you think so?" ask Viceroy.

"I need a job. My name is Devi, my son is two, my husband has been three months unemployed" the woman said.

Viceroy let out a heavy sigh, why are all his candidates like this?

Most of his classmates were married, no wonder who came for interviews were mothers.

"Thank you for coming to see me. If interested, send your husband's job application to this address," Viceroy issued a piece of his company's business card. 

"You can go" said Viceroy.

"Thank you, sir," said Devi, looking happy to receive the company's business card.

Vara has arrived at Cafe Xyz, his eyes are looking for table number 10, according to the invitation he received. Vara immediately sat down at the empty table. This is the first time she has ever gone on a blind date. Should he invite Santika to accompany him to meet someone so mysterious? He looked around the cafe to find people he would meet.

Suddenly his eyes caught a man he seemed to know. The man just came out of the toilet. Vara recognized the man. The man who used to accuse her of stealing her lip moisturizer. A man who makes a fuss in class because he feels lost his valuables.

Vara still vividly remembers when the man complained to the teacher that he had lost his precious personal item.

One by one the students came to the front of the class, taking out the contents of their bags in front of Bu Eka as well as the man.

All the disciples were wondering, the man lost what kind of stuff that made him have to search one by one the bags of the disciples.

As soon as Vara's turn came, the man's expression shriveled. He was silent without saying a word. But once the class ended, the man immediately forcibly snatched Vara's bag.

"So you did, who stole my lip balm?!" said the man.

"What?!" exclaim Vara in disbelief.

"I see for myself in your bag there's a lip balm of N! Do you know, I lost the lip balm I just bought?!" that man's scab.

"Hello? On what basis did you accuse me of stealing your lip balm?! And why would a man like you wear lip balm?!" reply Vara.

The man forcibly opened Vara's bag and took the blue-covered lip balm. 

"Look! There's a V on the lid! I'm telling you because this is mine!" said the man.

"Hey, the lip balm boy! Do you think you're the only one wearing lip balm with a V on the lid?! Is it just you who's V's front name?" cecar Vara stared intently at the man.

"Varadisa?!".

The man called Vara's name, making Vara's daydream scatter.

"Viceroy?!" Vara stared in disbelief at the lip balm youth in front of her.

"It's a coincidence to meet you here, lip balm boy," Vara said towards the man.

Vara stared in disbelief at the Viceroy figure who looked different from the last time they met. Vara focused on the man's red blushing lips.

"Are you wearing lipstick now?" sindir Vara is still upset that the man thinks of him as a lip balm thief.

Viceroy was still standing in his position, his brows furrowing. He really did not believe he had to meet a woman who embarrassed him for calling him a lip balm youth. He really regretted accusing this woman of stealing his lip balm, even though at that time his lip balm was apparently taken by his brother.

However, he was already prestigious to apologize to this woman because this woman had made him known as a man wearing lip balm throughout school. It really embarrassed him. A young man who is known to have the face of a sangar turned out to be a lip balm wearer, really hurt the pride of a Viceroy.

"What are you doing here?" ask Vara again.

"I'm waiting here," the Viceroy replied immediately sitting in his chair.

Vara tensed up, there was no way this man would be her blind date. Vara stared at her phone, making sure that she did not miss the table.

"This really is table number 10? Isn't it 01?" Vara confirmed the table number.

Viceroy massaged his forehead, how could the woman who had once hurt his pride become the woman he had to meet?

"Are you also looking for a job for your husband?" guess Viceroy.

Viceroy folded his hands in front of his chest, he stared at Vara. Vara really did not expect that her blind date was this guy. It felt, Vara felt that there would be something bad that would happen if dealing with this man.

"If I'm married, why would I bother coming to this silly blind date and have to meet you! What was my dream last night?!" cycad Vara.

"It's not a silly blind date" Viceroy said. "I'm seriously looking for a woman who's willing to make a deal with me."

"What deal?" ask Vara full of search.

"I can't say if there's no deal" replied Viceroy.