Trapping the Mate

MJ - The awkwardness of Galendra and Giselle

Kalina widened, her shoulders slumped down when she had just heard Galendra's question. Attempted Suicide? Kalina never heard that it was Giselle's cause to go to the hospital. Kalina thought, only ordinary pain needs hospitalization.

Dion rubbed his wife's palm. "That's you know, I told you about a patient who was found in the next building?"

Both of Kalina's brows furrowed as a sign of the question 'That's her?' and Dion immediately nodded as if understanding his wife's intentions.

"Did your judgment change?" Galendra asked softly, leaning her shoulders on the back of the sofa.

"It's not so, Gal. Just now Ma'am wants to ask you, you are really interested in him? Not because of the desire to monitor so that he does not repeat his actions?" That's a reasonable possibility, right? Considering Galendra was a doctor, naturally it must have been her instinct to say the girl needed help.

Galendra. "I really like Giselle, Ma'am." He breathed for a moment. Likey? I don't know, so far there is no uncomfortable feeling when he is close to the girl. Like or even love? Galendra could answer out loud in his heart that it did not exist. "Does Ma'am mind?" This is what Galendra was afraid of, his mother disagreed.

Kalina let out her breath. "No. You are the one walking. I told you earlier, I like it. But Gal, if he's ever tried to kill himself, it means there's a big problem in his life. You have to be ready for that."

"That's what I want to obrolin right now with Mas Dion." Galendra spread her head against the back of the sofa, then closed her eyes with one arm.

"When Giselle was in high school, she had a friend named Andreea. Andreea who seems simple but very beautiful, make Giselle sprain. Well, ma'am, what a teenager."

Kalina was still listening, without interrupting. There is also no feeling of resentment towards Giselle , because indeed it is one of the problems of teenagers.

"This giselle always bothered Andreea. The poor are most often. But Andreea never bales, not feeling disturbed as well so Giselle increasingly sprained. College time, they were one more campus last year. Giselle's sense of sprain continued, until shortly she knew the fact Andreea was a subsidiary owner of the company where her father became a partner for restaurant management."

"Ah, so Andreea's a rich kid?"

Galendra. "That's rich!"

Kalina chuckles. Funny about what happened to Giselle. The girl he thought was poor, turned out to be much richer.

"Mom!" Galendra glanced at her brother's annoyance.

"Sory, abis cute. It was exciting for school." Kalina chuckles - again-and-again

Galendra sighed. Both Kalina and Dion could see the restless look on the man's face.

"As if the first fact was lacking to make Giselle shock. It is a fact that Andreea's parents died in an accident on the day of her school graduation. The accident was on purpose, by Brother and his father Giselle.

The second surprise that again made Kalina turn her back. This time, Dion's reaction was the same. This time they did not respond anymore, just waiting for Galendra to finish his story.

"It turns out Andreea was married to the son of her parents' friends. Conglomerates, too, so they really don't let go of Giselle's father and sister as well as the other people involved. They're really digging into the roots of all Giselle's father's faults. There was also corruption in his restaurant, so Giselle's father's estate was depleted for damages. The house is for sale, the rest of the money goes to Giselle's living expenses here."

"So yeah.gitu. His father's brother is in prison. Giselle was forced to move from Jakarta to here, as was her cousin. Quit college, and just start again this year."

Dion took a deep breath. He did not expect, Giselle's family problems are as complicated as that.

"So, Ma'am..."

"Do you mind, is that it?" Kalina seemed to be able to read her sister's mind.

Kalina let out her breath. "Every brother would want his sister to have the perfect partner. Seedling bebet weights. Ma'am too, want you to get a good wife, from a good family too." He paused for a moment his sentence. "But even our families aren't perfect Gal." His throat was choked, recalling his parents who died a few years ago.

"Giselle is a victim. Who wants to be in his position? there's none. So don't bring up the faults of his brother and father, he's suffered enough."

Galendra can breathe a sigh of relief. Because if Kalina had refused, Galendra would not have been able to do anything about it. During this time, he tried to avoid a fight with his brother. Kalina is his only family, he does not want to make distance.

**

Ever since Kalina married Dion, visiting Giselle's house has been like a routine for Galendra. Instead of having dinner alone at home, he would prefer to visit Giselle's house.

Like tonight, Galendra was standing in front of the fence of the house Giselle by carrying three portions of soto betawi from a tent stall at the end of the road, after about a week he did not come here.

"Can it be if you eat dinner here , never need to bring food from outside? You must be you." Cleo chuckled after opening the fence, letting Galendra in.

"If that's how I feel like I'm actually hitchhiking to eat." Galendra chuckled as well.

Galendra had informed Cleo that she would be having dinner at their house so Cleo did not need to cook.

Cleopatra rolled her eyes. "Just adding one person won't make me tick." He stopped his steps, glanced at the house, then looked at Galendra.

"Where are you with Giselle?" Cleo whispered, so that Giselle inside the house does not hear.

"Huh?"

"Ck." Cleo clucked. "Not yet?"

Galendra scratched his nape. "A week ago I asked him to be my girlfriend, but he seemed hesitant when he wanted to answer. So I immediately cut, do not need to answer now, thought first. That's what I said. Than to refuse, right? Mending in snooze." He grimaced to remember what happened a week ago.

Cleo chuckles. "I thought you were just messing around with Giselle. Please Gal, he has suffered enough. If he accepts you, I'll drop it. Don't be sick, don't be disappointed!" Cleo's tone of voice whirled at the end of sentence , there was a muddle that was clearly heard there.

Galendra is pounding. Don't hurt? Don't disappoint? He can't promise that.

Their conversation came to a halt as Giselle appeared in front of the house's open door.

"Sister, my wallet-" Giselle stopped her sentence. He looked around and found Galendra standing there with Cleopatra.

"Hi." Galendra raised his hand, greeting the girl.

The relationship between Giselle and Galendra has been a little awkward since a week ago. Galendra just came back tonight.

Cleopatra grabbed a plastic bag in Galendra's hand. Bring him in first. "Gale bring food, we have dinner together" he said as he passed by Giselle to enter the house. Letting the two people resolve their own awkwardness.

"Did I make you uncomfortable?"

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