Trapped In Ambiguity

Is this called Dating?

Devan did not come to school today. Even that message had not reached him because I was so lazy out to buy a quota. Anyway, I'm going to warn him to lose later he's already come to school.

"Good morning, Adel." Sister Rega suddenly came to my class with her cheerful face.

"Why, Brother?" I asked while looking at his dark brown bead eyes.

"To the cafeteria, yok," he asked.

I got up from my chair and walked beside Kak Rega who was holding my hand tightly towards the cafeteria. I don't care about the gazes of the girls who see me through the school corridor. Instead of being scared, I felt like I was becoming an artist. Observed all the way and praised in whispers. Absolutely stunning.

"You wait here. I'll order it."

Brother Rega left without asking what my order was. Will he not order food for me? I'll catch up with him if that really happens. I then took my best place to sit. My gaze suddenly shifted to Wildan who had just walked into the canteen. He looked at me and walked up to me who was sitting alone.

"What's wrong?" my many.

"Devan is not going to school. I'll accompany you here." He pulled the chair in front of me.

Brother Rega suddenly came before I responded to Wildan's remark. Kak Rega put a plate of rice and hodgepodge he carried on the table and pulled a chair beside Wildan. I also reflexively moved to the chair beside me so that it faced Kak Rega.

"It's your fried rice." Kak Rega gave me the fried rice without caring about the whereabouts of Wildan there and then began to devour the food in front of him.

"Ekh." Wildan who seemed to feel neglected or maybe curious, pretended to cough so as to make Kak Rega turn his head.

"What's wrong?" ask Rega to him.

"Sorry, Brother. Are you ready for Adel?"

"His girlfriend" replied Brother Rega briefly, densely and clearly then returned to focus on his food.

Without saying goodbye, Wildan stood up and left us both. He left with his face bent. It seems he is angry. I stared at Wildan's expression trying to hold back my laughter. Really, his expression was really funny. If only I had gotten along with Brother Rega, I might have laughed out loud.

"He who?" ask Kak Rega curious.

"Former classmate, brother. We used to be in class X class," I replied.

"He seems to like you." Brother Rega chuckled softly.

Wildan showed his feelings for me. But I was a desensitized Adel, I even found out that Wildan liked me from Devan.

"Btw, how did you know that I like fried rice?" ask me to change the subject.

“Everytime you get this message,” he replied.

“Eh?”

“This is the punch, you like pedis food, don't you?”

“Eh?” I was spontaneous, again.

He looked at me, smiled and continued eating. Relax, Del, that's the only two she knows about me. It might just be a coincidence. She probably knows a lot about me.

I began to look at my favorite food, fried rice that I had mixed with lombok.

"Eh? Why does my sister see me like that?" I asked when I realized he was looking at me from earlier. Instead of turning her face away, she smiled.

"You always say 'Eh'." He's laughing a little. "If you notice, you're really pretty. But what's wrong with staring at your own boyfriend?"

Blushh. My cheeks are flushed, I'm sure of it. Instead of all my faces turning red, I'd rather finish my meal quickly and move on from here.

"Wait, Brother." I stopped eating for a while, and so did she.

"What's wrong?" tanyakanya.

"Dad I want to see Brother, today can I?" askaku.

"Wow, just a day of dating has been invited to meet with the prospective in-laws."

"Eh?"

"That's the fourth 'Eh." He smiled again. "I'll come by later."

***

"What is first love?" ask me to start the topic of conversation in that quiet car.

"First love?" Rega repeated my question.

"Yes, Brother."

"Hm." Rega seemed to think. "First love is when you start to know what it's like to be in love. Well when you fall in love, you'll remember the person more often, smile because of his behavior or you yourself even misbehave when in front of him," obviously Kak Rega while still looking towards the street.

"Whose sister's first love?" manya curious.

"You," he answered that made me salting. "If you?"

"I don't know, Brother."

"I don't know either, Brother."

"Here you are, have you ever dated before?" ask Rega again.

"No, brother."

"That means, it could be me who will be your first love," said Kak Rega casually while laughing.

"Later?" I clenched my forehead, confused.

"I know, Del. You don't love me yet. But I believe that one day, you will love me" said Rega.

I kept quiet, not knowing what to say. Brother Rega seems right, I don't love him yet even though I'm his girlfriend. I'm sorry, Brother. I'll try to love you.

"Is my heart like it's beating faster?" ask Kak Rega when we are in front of the house. I got out of the car, and so did he.

"Dad won't eat people." I chuckled at how nervous he was.

I opened the door, entered the house followed by Sister Rega. I told him to come in first.

"Sit down, Brother." Rega then sat down. He was still nervous, his face down. "Calm down, sister, santuy. I go in and make a drink first, brother," said my.

"Wait, Del." He held my hand. "No need, just accompany me here" he asked.

"Just a minute, Brother." I tried to convince her and she finally let me go.

I walked into the kitchen, made two glasses of cold drink. One for him and one for dad if he comes home later.

"You only brought drinks?" ask Mommy on the sidelines of busy cooking. "Bring me a snack."

I picked up a snack and returned to the living room, carrying the tray carefully. By the time I went to the living room, Dad had also come home. I put the tray on the table and greeted Dad with a warm hug. It has become my habit.

"So this is your girlfriend, Cil?" ask me to look at Brother Rega. Brother Rega then stood up and shook Father's hand and sat back down as Father invited him.

"What's your name?" ask Dad.

"Reg, Om."

"What class is it?"

"Class 12, Om."

"Where to stay?"

"Beautiful house, Om."

"What's your father's name?"

"Dandi, Om."

"What an architect, right?"

"Yes, Om."

"That's great for your father. I'm really amazed by him. Know it? He was a close friend of mine when Junior High first. He was so diligent and smart, too" said the father.

Rega only responded with a small laugh.

"Cil, go to your bathroom, you stink," said Dad suddenly to me, making me grunt in annoyance.

Do I really smell? I walked lazily to the bathroom and then took a bath, leaving Kak Rega alone with my father.

After bathing and getting dressed, I dried my hair with a hair dryer, let it unravel and walked over to them.

"Kawaaaaaii" said Father and Kak Rega simultaneously in front of the television. They seem to be watching anime. Ok, my father is a wibu, maybe Brother Rega too.

"Cil, go eat. They ate first because you took a shower for so long" said Mother who was busy playing her phone.

I ate while looking at how seriously they looked scene after scene, as if without blinking a single bit. They really focus on watching.

"Sister, it's three o'clock" I said, disrupting the focus of both of them. Brother Rega's been here an hour. It doesn't matter, it's just that later his mother is looking for him.

"Seriously?" Rega then turned to staring at the wall clock. "I have to go home."

"Why rush?" ask Dad.

"I have to take my mama away, Om." she replied and then shook my father's hand.

"Come here often, Yes."

Brother Rega just nodded. I'm taking Brother Rega out of the house. He then drove his car after saying goodbye to me.

They seem to get along so quickly.