Until You Fall in Love with Me

Prologues

2020 - Dolphin City

"You guys are a match.."

"This is the will of your late Grandpa and Grandma,"

Chandra's father Albert thrusts a worn box at Chandra. The box contained a shabby letter.

...'My children, a little regretful that you cannot be bound in marriage. But Mother and Aunt Diana hoped that you could continue what we aspire to be. Marry our grandson..'...

Albert began at length to explain.

"Papa and Om Heka have been friends even since they were still in the womb. Your grandfather used to be a comrade-in-arms, and it just so happens that your grandmother was pregnant, too,"

"Your grandmother used to be predicted to give birth to a baby girl. They were already very happy because finally the matchmaking they hoped with his best friend would happen. But Papa was born.."

"The match they planned was ruined. But it didn't destroy the relationship between the two families.."

"Yes, the proof is Om and your Papa were good friends until now." said Heka, Margaret's father.

Everyone laughed happily as if the matchmaking was a trivial thing and could be done just like that.

Rosa, Chandra's mother is holding Margaret's hand.

Chandra is a cold man and rarely smiles. But Rosa realized that her son was often smiling around Margaret.

He thought that the two of them were destined to be together.

"Quick grow up and be a aunt's daughter-in-law" he said with a warm smile on his face.

Chandra frowned. He was not out of thought with the way of mind of the adults before him.

Then looked at Margaret who was still sitting quietly with a bright smile on her face.

'With this boy? and it has to be him?' inner Chandra did not accept.

He can't. She had regarded Margaret as her own sister. Moreover, he himself also has a lover.

"Chandra can't, sorry." she said, then moved from her seat and just left.

"Yanda! just stop! where are you going!?" yell Albert.

"Murray!"

He did not stop his steps. He felt annoyed at the true purpose of the family meeting that day.

Hikss~

And the sobbing sound managed to stop his steps. For the first time Margaret cried, especially in front of others.

"Does Chan hate me?" margareth said in between her sobs.

"Why doesn't Chan want to marry me?"

"Good, no baby. Chan was just tired and wanted to rest" Rosa tried to calm Margaret down.

Albert was ashamed of his best friend, Heka. He massaged the base of his nose, then took a deep breath and moved from his seat.

the plaque!

In front of his best friend's family, he slapped his only child.

"Papa never taught you to be so impolite!" snapped it.

It was only natural that the 18-year-old boy could not control his emotions. She was still a teenager, and it was too early for her to talk about marriage.

"I'm 18, Pa!"

"I'm graduating in a few years. But Margaret's mind. She is 15 years old, it still takes 3 more years for her to reach adulthood!" chandra insists on the plausible reasoning she made.

Chandra turned his gaze and now looked at Heka.

"I'm sorry if Chandra's words are presumptuous, Om." he told Heka.

"But it's too early for us to talk about marriage" he continued.

"We're not asking you to get married right now. We also know that you are young. But at least you should get engaged to formalize your relationship. Let your Grandpa and Grandma also be calm in nature. Every night they come to Papa's dream!"

Albert immediately collapsed onto the sofa after saying it all.

"Alright, Al. Give him a little time." said Heka to calm his best friend.

The atmosphere became silent in an instant. Mothers can do nothing either. Rosa and Vivian could only shut up and bow.

In her innocent mind she thought Chandra loved her. Yes, Chandra loves him. But not in the sense that he thinks. He only loved Margaret as a sister. It was nothing more than what Margaret thought.

"good. We're getting engaged. But after Margaret reached adulthood" Chandra insisted, leaving the place.

Hearing that, of course, both families were very happy.

But not for Margaret. He thinks Chandra's starting to hate him.

...****************...

Three days later after that day.

Margaret accidentally meets Chandra who just finished basketball practice with her friends.

"Sister Chan!" Margaret shouted to him.

But it was not Chandra who turned his head, but his friends. He deliberately didn't bully Margaret. He grabbed his bag and left.

"Dra, in cariin bocil tuh.." said his friends.

"Biarin. I'll pull it off." said Chandra to his friends.

Chandra got on his bike and left. Margaret bluffed her teeth, then ran in the opposite direction to prevent Chandra who had launched his bike.

"Sister Chan! stop that!"

He ran with all his might. Although he himself was conscious, with his plump body it was impossible for him to catch up with Chandra and stop her. But he didn't give up.

"Stop!"

He managed to stop, but..

It seemed to be a little dangerous to himself. Because the speed of Chandra's motor is increasing and suddenly Margaret confronted him.

Margaret closed her eyes. Whatever happens, he won't leave.

ckiitt~

Chandra pulled the brakes firmly and stopped right in front of Margaret. The distance of the motorcycle tire with the legs of Margaret only a little. If she had completely lost her wits and had not stopped her bike in time, perhaps the little girl would have been wretched.

"Are you crazy!?" snapped Chandra.

He got off his bike and grabbed hold of Margaret's shoulder. The girl who was only as tall as her stomach looked up at him with teary eyes.

"Never provoke me with those stupid tears! I won't be affected!" he shook Margaret's body.

"I never cry, and Brother says it's okay to cry once in a while." said Margaret.

His body is still trembling. Actually he was scared too, afraid that Chandra would actually hurt him.

"No, now I pull my words back. I hate to see you cry!" said ketus.

"And so, you shouldn't have to cry that day. You know what I got after you cried in front of everyone?"

"Never whine in front of them again, or I will actually kill you!"

"I will never marry a boy like you. Even if it happens, you will never be happy, I will make you miserable and regret marrying me. I'll guarantee it!"

"Never appear before me again!"

Chandra slams into Margaret's body. Either the power of what he used to make Margaret fall and a wound was created on her thumb.

broomm~

But Chandra's heart just left Margaret, passing her still on her bike. Margaret stared at Chandra's increasingly distant figure and disappeared.

"If the bike can make me braver, I'll try to be friends with it,"

"I'll learn. I'll be better than Chan. And I'll repay him. If I can't step on his big toe with my motorcycle tyre, don't call me Margaret!"

"Wait until I grow up and step on the gear!" his yell.

A week later, news of the Nugraha Family moving to New York was heard in Margaret's ears.

But he didn't want to go to see it. He felt it was the right decision not to appear before him.

Margaret hoped she would soon grow up to be the beautiful girl many men were after. So that he could easily forget Chandra.

He pinched his distended stomach. "Pig roll, let's diet and make a big change!"