Uncle I Love You

PILY 29: FOLLOWING MILAN

Reno slowly crouched down in front of Nadia with guilt. “Today you should just go home, Nadia. Don't push yourself too much, there are times when we give time to ourselves.”

“You go,” wheeze Nadia while wiping her wet cheeks by the roar of tears. Her lips were squeezing each other, she felt no need to be pitied.

”What are you guys still here for. Aren't you listening to me?!”nadia growled with a crimson face until the veins on her forehead protruded while snatching bags and books from Ernest's hands as Nadia shuddered more and more at the cynical gazes of the children who had just passed by.

Ernest gulped his thickened saliva, all the words stopped in his throat and just looked at the risen Nadia with lackadaisical shoulders and red eyes by avoiding her gaze and Reno's gaze.

“I said go!!!” hiss Nadia while brushed off with a rough hand Reno. Then he entered the classroom bowed in the heat of his friends who tried to ignore him, his heart was broken and the spicy words were clearly recorded, circling around his head to make him feel worthless.

Can't do. Nadia brushed off her immortality and her heart trembled, braced itself and had to endure, for a little while longer, just a few months away.

Ernest and Reno looked at each other, as if one thought to find a way out of Nadia's suffering, but the thought was deadlocked for now. At least Reno has some relief because there is still Ernes watching Nadia from the cruelty of children.

With an increasingly cold gaze Ernest glanced faintly at the children who were all looking down as if running away from his gaze. The children who used to have trouble talking to Ernest now shuddered and were horrified by the strong aura of resentment that Ernest emitted. 

So that the classroom atmosphere that is usually crowded with shouts and rants is now like a grave, chirping, only the sound of whispering to each other. The children's bodies froze because Ernest was sitting in the back, they knew they were being watched. They were afraid that Ernest would report to his father, who was a wealthy businessman, afraid that Ernest would make a calculation to creep into their family.

Because their families are average employees in food industry factories that have been known abroad, owned by his father Ernest. Although it looks Ernest who never relied on the name of his parents and looks independent, but still, they are afraid of the fate of his parents' work.

 

“You alone took him,” Ernest whispered to Sera. “He may want to talk to you.”

“No, Er. He probably wants to be alone,” whispered Sera then shrugged because he did not know what to do.  

All the time, Nadia was not facing forward, and often bent or buried her face on the table by constantly hiding her face with her short hair. It seems that the short hair is now very useful for the woman who looks lifeless.

Repeatedly Ernest scratched his back, not knowing how to react, he was unfamiliar with Nadia's sadness.And suppose if he came early, none of this would happen.

Nadia has no time for grief even though the world is drowning her. Whatever happens, do not let him lose from the situation.

Nadia complied with Ernest to drive him to work because the bike was taken by Shelin.

This was done by Nadia as well because she did not want Ernest to think too much about it. “Er, don't pick me up, yeah. I've made a deal to go home with Lila.”

“Not really picked up?” Ernest rolled his eyeballs upwards, thinking Nadia was avoiding him. He did not want to force so it only made Nadia depressed. “Alright, if that's what you want. Call me on and don't get too tired.” Ernest looked at Nadia who was starting to step up. “Nad, wait! It's miss.”

“Yes, what's left, mmhh?” Nadia stopped and turned around as the man ran over and opened the backpack and gave it a seplastic lollipop.

Nadia tilted her head to the left to notice the plastic that is now in Nadia's hold, and Ernest took it and opened his big wrap, until 2 sticks were taken and peeled off his skin.

“Really, that's right! candy, Er, like a child!?” nadia screeched with an amused smile and the man then pushed the lollipop into her mouth. “MMMhhh-”

“Today is a world candy day, from today I and you should love candy.” Ernest smiled charmingly and stuck out his tongue showing off a milk-flavored lollipop in Ernest's own mouth.

Nadia pulls the melon lollipop, the sweetness reduces the tartness of the stomach acid relapse. “Why?”  squinting her brown eyes, she flicked her hair which continued to fly in front of her face. ”What is this because of the incident earlier?”

“No, Nad. Actually I bought this yesterday, but .. yes, because in your boarding house there is your uncle, I'm so embarrassed to give it, I don't want the old man to make fun of me. So, I'm giving it to you now. Don't tell me I have to show you the receipt of this candy purchase?” Ernest reasoned by lying, but this was just bought earlier. Hopefully Nadia doesn't ask for her receipt.

“Ah, so is that it? or maybe this is for your girlfriend?” Nadia glanced at Ernest who grabbed a plastic lollipop and then circled Nadia's body and put it in Nadia's backpack.

“I put this here. And I don't have a boyfriend, yeah. Then if you're sad, suck this and remember my face.”

Nadia's eyebrows shot up one and smiled curiously. “Why should while remembering you, what is the correlation?”

“So it tastes even sweeter, like me! Hahaha.”

Nadia nodded her head at the blink of Ernest who was now in front of her face exactly, with a small distance. This guy always manages to entertain, and is very good at his habits. If he had not known Guskov, he would have fallen in love with Ernest's hospitality. He still admired the man in front of him who always had a positive and hardworking strong aura.

Ernest stared fixedly at Nadia's eyes that were still red, those tiny lips began to carve an extremely dazzling smile. “That's so, dong laughs. Yaudah, gih, go in. I'm waiting for you here afraid that someone might kidnap you.”

The man immediately stood up straight as the desire to kiss Nadia's lips reappeared, she bit her lower lip and then stuck out her tongue again while avoiding Nadia's punch.

“Why? you freaks! Act as usual.” Nadia tried to smile and look seriously into the hazel eyes of her best friend. “Do not pity me, I am strong, really, there will be you and Shelin.”

Ernes nodded with a fervent look at Nadia's departure until she was about to enter the door and the man waved his hand. The young man kept asking himself when he could express his feelings. How could he have had that chance as the old man continued to bully Nadia. “Huft da.sar old man.”

*

“The number you are heading to is unable to receive calls.”

The voice of the operator again, and again. Guskov squeezed his cell phone and stared at the rows of streets he had always walked through during lunchtime.

“Your phone's not up for grabs, right?” Jerry drives a white Rubicon on a busy highway. He glanced at the left rearview mirror and slowed down the speed of the vehicle, then moved to the left lane. 

Many vehicles are just out of the office at rest hours and angkot who like to stop suddenly on the shoulder of the road aggravates congestion.

 “No, but I want to speak well and save our marriage. He must have not contacted a lawyer, right?” Guskov's face was more depressed, he wanted to talk to Milan first before meeting Nadia's father.

“Yes, but obviously you are already banned from entering the office. But ngeleselin banged si until the security you pay so far dare to be rude to you.” Jerry shook his head and clenched his hands and glanced right back to the right lane. “Hah why on the code in the middle of the road si, what can not move aside a little, indeed the road belongs to them what.”

“Sabar, Jerr. On the streets it is hot, if your heart is hot, can BUBAAAR.”

“You must fire them as soon as you can return to Bramansyah Group!” Jerry is back on topic. “Why they decided unilaterally.” 

Jerry was so upset at the Guskov employee that he so demeaned Guskov that he pushed Guskov's wheelchair down. “You should give me time to beat their arrogant faces, yeah!”

“Guskov, it seems your employees don't know who you are. “Why did you leave them alone, you should have defended yourself, don't want to be trampled on like that. Human habit is yes, sweet enough to be thrown away. Look at their arrogant gazes! He snubbed the president. The president of this country is not arrogant either. I have the capital alone ordinary course, I increasingly want to withdraw my funds from there, it is truly inexcusable.” Jerry squeezed the steering forcefully with a gasp of breath and began to deflect the steering wheel to the left entering Jl. KH Ahmad Dahlan's.

“I'm sorry for their attitude, Jerr. Really they just don't know, don't blame them.” Guskov let out a long sigh and glanced at his best friend who was already in a dead red face, his best friend was loosening the tie impatiently, he guessed Jerry was really angry.

“I and Milan seem to .. many misunderstandings between us. I don't know what he thinks of me and Nadia. I don't want him to think all this time I've been doing things.”

“Huft, But you are already one kind.”

“It was by accident, his name …. I think Milan also understand what I am like, surely he wants to understand because I am drunk.”

“Did Mrs Bram not contact you yet? I think he must be the earliest to know everything.”

“But.”

“What a freak.” Jerry stepped on the brake when the traffic light turned red, then passed the lever to N.

Jerry stroked his thinly-floated jaws, no wonder at Guskov who was probably thinking a lot. But Guskov's attitude was unnatural. “Usually it is Mrs Bram who is the fiercest at every slightest mistake you make.”  

“Jerr, help me talk to Milan dong, pity my son.”

“Iya, I'll help.” Jerry passed the lever to D and started stepping on the gas. “I also have not congratulated her pregnancy, but also, do not say later Milan suspected me for co-hiding your relationship and Nadia.”

“Come, Dude. You, isn't the king a liar, ksn?”

“Rese-lu, Kov! I remember very well the time of college. Milan if it is fierce. Don't let me get hit, let alone his brother –si Vaya, the woman who used to be a tomboy and feared by men because of martial arts.”

“Sorry.”

From a distance Jerry saw a Milan car. ”Eh look at that Milan car!  Where's he going? So, we're going to your house or-”

“Follow him, Jerr! I want to talk to him. It seems, he deliberately turned off the phone to avoid me. Hurry along! Faster! slippage the Milan car! This time he can't avoid me.”

Guskov, with a pounding heart, squeezed his phone. “Surely he's out of lunch and will be heading to the office.”

Jerry's car continued to follow towards Nadia's campus, and stopped near the campus gate.  “You didn't mean to come down here with your condition like this, did you, Kov? Look!”

Guskov and Jerry were flabbergasted and looked at each other as a young man in his 23s got into a Milan car in the front seat.

“What is it-?” Guskov patted Jerry on the shoulder and shook Jerry's shoulder with a stiffened face. “Quickly, where are they going!”

“I seem to have seen where ya?” Jerry began to drive the vehicle so follow panic because Guskov was impatient, although trying to follow still tucked one car that just came out.

“Sama, I also seem to have seen.” Guskov tried to remember. “Padahan, this already wants office hours but they are in the direction of the city limits, do want to go out of town?” After following for so long, Jerry's car is stuck in a traffic jam due to a reverse spin in front. “Where is the car?”

“Tadi, in front. So? where are we?” Jerry glanced at Guskov who kept calling Milan's inactive numbers.