Trapped by the Wrong Raga

Chapter 30: So Handsome

It turned out that Brother Fathya really disliked my relationship with Nayl. Exactly a week later when I returned home, I met Papa who had just returned from Kalimantan. Papa is more often there than in Bandung.

I rarely met Papa, even if I met at least a little talk about college. But today Papa asked me to meet him in our large living room but rarely filled with the happy laughter of the gathered family.

Turns out Papa asked me to meet him to talk about Nayl. Apparently Fathya's sister told him about Nayl to Papa.

"Papa loves you, Vajria. I don't want you to be wrong in choosing a close friend. Your brother said that you cut ties with Alvin and would prefer an obscure young rocker gondrong!" said Papa.

"I have nothing to do with Alvin, Pah. I'm the same Alvin's just a friend" I said.

"But Alvin told his dad that you were dating?"

"No, Pah. If I'm dating Alvin, there's no way I'm going to be publishing my relationship with Nayl this soon"

"You know what, Vajria? Because according to Alvin your relationship ran aground because of the presence of the young man named Nayl, Papa Alvin threatened to withdraw his shares from our company in Kalimantan"

I shake my head. "So that's the real nature of Alvin?! Spoiled and complainant to his Papa?! Guys like that can't be good friends, Pah!"

Papa nodded. "You're right, Vajria. If the problem is indeed Papa is also less sympathetic with Alvin who is trying to mix your business with Papa's business with his Papa"

"Well that!"

"The problem now, what about that young man named Nayl?! According to Fathya, the young man named Nayl was a rocker, gondrong, wearing large earrings like a sworddut and he also had not finished college at the age of twenty-six years?"

"Nayl again composed thesis and will graduate in two months, Pah. He is also not an unemployed student. Nayl is a vocalist band who often plays in cafes"

"You love that young man?"

I nodded for sure! "Yes, Pah. I love Nayl and have promised to be with him under all circumstances!"

Papa took a long breath. "What made you fall in love with him?"

"I don't know exactly why I fell in love with Nayl. But obviously I've been in love with her since I first met her! Nayl is a beautiful young man, Pah. She's soft and feminine. Do you know what I am like?! I can't fall in love with a guy, Pah. Nayl's pretty, but he's a guy! I can only fall in love with him! I've always felt like I had a soul that was in the wrong body. It was Nayl's presence that made me slowly begin to accept the fact that I was a girl..."

Unexpectedly, Papa approached and hugged my body tightly. A Papa's hug that I almost never got. I don't even remember the last time Papa hugged me and Brother Fathya. Maybe when Mama died seventeen years ago...

From that moment on, Papa was far away from us.

He prefers to spend his time in Kalimantan and just leave me and Kak Fathya to Bi Inah. So I feel like no one can protect me but myself! Therefore I must become a boy so that no one will dare to disturb me!

And as I was getting a warm hug back from Papa, I felt my heart warm and my eyes wet.

"Papa loves you, Vajria. Forgive Papa who has never paid attention to your situation and Fathya. Papa seems unable to rise from the pain of losing your Mama. Fathya grows up to be a tough and ambitious woman. While you grow up to be a girl with a personality like a man" Papa said in a sad tone.

I took refuge in Papa's arms. No one ever hugged me like this. Even my Nayl took refuge more often in my arms, not protecting me in his arms.

"I love you too" I said.

Papa let go of his embrace and looked at my face. "All right, sweetheart. If you start to feel like you can accept the fact that you're a girl, Papa let you be with Nayl"

I stared at Papa's miraculous words. "Papa let me be with Nayl?! Papa seriously?" I ask as if I can't believe it.

Papa nodded. "Later tonight we'll have Nayl dinner together here"

"Why?"

"Sunday also Brother Fathya showed the same bad attitude Nayl. I'm afraid tonight Brother Fathya will come back cold. I don't want Nayl to get hurt again"

"Later Papa will talk to Fathya if he should be able to respect his sister's choice as you would accept Arga as Fathya's candidate"

I smiled and hugged Papa. "Thank you, Pah. I love Papa!"

"Papa loves you too, Vajria"

And when I called Nayl to come to my house tonight, it turned out that the beauty was willing! I thought he'd come to my house after what my brother did to him.

"It is with pleasure that I will come to your house, my sweet Vajria!" nayl said when I called him.

"What did you say?! My sweet vajria?! Just delicious! I'm not sweet at all! I'm handsome!" I said suddenly emotions get a sweet mention from Nayl.

"You are so sweet!"

"Shut your mouth!"

"I'm serious, you're sweet! It's so sweet even! I have tasted the sweetness of! It's twitching!"

"Basic is pretty and sucks! Watch out for you when I make jumbo ice cream!"

"Haha! Forgive me! Nay! It's also a blister because you bite a lot!"

"I want to talk seriously now! My father wants to meet you!"

"Oh yeah?! I thought that Brother Fathya would see me again"

"No!"

"Gee... What clothes do I have to wear to meet the future-in-law?!"

"Just be yourself! It's important to be polite!"

"I have to be better than Alvin! I will live up to my expectations! Not someone else's expectations!"

And that night Nayl came to my house with a little bit of makeup. I picked her up in front of the house myself and frowned when I saw how she looked.

"Aren't you pretty?!" my protest!

"If you're beautiful, you can't take you home tonight!" Nayl.

"Ih... You can be handsome! I don't like it!"

"Better you don't like it than Papa you don't!"

"Here you!"