Virally

49. Spirit returned

The bitter truth

or a sweet lie

chosen

If only I could choose

I prefer the sweet truth

something that will make me happy

*****

Friday morning I was reluctant to get out of bed. Hugged the banana pillow tightly and let the lazy sense of self-control. Plus Friday is a holiday for Miepa and pentol unyu makes me more attached to the pillow.

After knowing the family of Danny Anugrah and Setya Prasetya the spirit of living this day faded. My insecurities hit me hard.

Bian didn't choose me wrong? Does the destiny line bring us together?

I watched Tasya Anastasia. Competing with Cahya even I have lost a landslide let alone juxtaposed with Tasya.

I fought back laziness by walking out of the room. Using contemporary pajamas that rose to homedress status towards the kitchen. Stomach rumbling collect request in fill.

"You guys are still at home, right? Mama thought I was out of the house" I glanced at the mama standing at the back porch door.

"Yes Ma today Miepa and Pentol are on holiday. Noon ntar Orchid to the boutique" I threw myself on the dining table chair and took the fried rice served at the dining table.

"The girl of today is that, Don. Not just shower, but eat"

I'm the one who's chewing fried rice chokes. Doni was apparently on the back porch like he just finished delivering a cut chicken.

"Ohuukkk.. Uhuukkk" Now I'm coughing. Doni's head poked out from behind the door. She laughed a little at me.

"Be careful eating, Nggrek" Doni then continued the conversation with mama. I don't know what they're talking about.

I used to think of Doni as a book. Doni is the book that all the chapters I almost read and the next chapter is just waiting to be read. Doni is the thing that I am capable of.

"How's your house doing?" Doni stood at the entrance replacing the mama who had passed to the plants behind the house.

"Newly want a plan to expand the kitchen, Don" I didn't ask the handyman Doni used because Bian had asked Danar to look for him.

"Yes I added another handyman to get it done quickly"

"Pursue deposit yes, Don"

"Yes, my son will be here soon because my ex-wife is getting married"

"Ooh.." I nodded because I didn't know what to respond to. Doni spoke of it in a normal tone. Was it because he already knew this would happen so that it could behave like that. I don't know I'm getting harder at people's thoughts.

"My son is very funny, Nggrek" Doni thrust a photo in his gallery towards me. A stocky boy was laughing while showing off his toothless tooth.

"Great machine, Don. How old?"

"Three years, The plan is I want her to stay with me in the new house later but mama does not allow than to be taken care of by both babysitters when I work better at home mama alone let her babysitter at home mama too"

"He was right, too, said your mother"

"Oh yes for how many days ahead will take the chicken cut his name Mang Ujang ya Nggrek because I want to go to Bandung to finish all the remaining business there"

"Alright, Don can go well everything is yes"

"Yes Orchids thank you. My ex-wife and I chose to make peace with the choices we made so my business is lighter now"

"Thank God, Don"

Doni then say goodbye to mom and I take Doni to the road. Watching him pass before me. My life status and Doni's are no different.

Different from Bian. Our social status is so far away. There was Tasya among us. I bit my lower lip imagining a beautiful girl who likes and wants Bian. If Tasya knew I'd almost rejected Bian.

"God did I dream of having to deal with a guy like Bian"

I scratched my head that didn't itch, it all got confusing for me. Even in delusion I never dreamed of meeting a man with a setting like Bian.

In terms of appearance Danar still shows his class comes from. His appearance is casual but everything attached to his body from a famous brand.

While the most prominent and expensive Bian only cameras are used. Considering it was Bian's source of income it was no surprise that he had it.

I went back inside the house with all the data of the Bian family passing by in memory. About Diandra who is the best graduate of one of the best universities in America.

Among the three of them in academic terms Diandra is most prominent. Diandra is an ambitious and talented woman. 'Diamond' in the Setya Prasetya family.

He followed in the footsteps of Laura's mother or indeed prepared his grandfather for it.

I now understand why Bian rarely responds when I comment on Diandra because it is precisely this Bian sister who is in power. Danar prefers to have fun so Diandra is the one who takes on many roles.

I went back and forth in my own room. If I hadn't been curious to find out the Bian family and patiently waited for him to find a way. Of course I don't need to be in a sense of insecurity that hit so hard.

Ah I can't wait and riled up myself like this. I immediately took a shower to get out of the house to meet someone.

*********

The shiny, cream-haired waitress and neat uniform delivered coffee with a trained smile and gesture. He must have trained with the owner of this coffee shop. With the character of the owner like him is clearly the standard he has.

I was sipping coffee slowly when the sniffling sound surprised me.

"What's coming here? You want to ask about the construction worker for your house, huh?" Danar pulled the chair in front of me in style. Tumben he's wearing a black shirt instead of a hoodie.

"One of them is yes"

"So there's something else? Why are you and Bian so intent on bothering me?"

Patience.patience I must be patient with Danar. Born with a silver spoon in mouth. That word crossed my mind.

"Here's Bian's soul mate" I put the device on the table featuring a photo of Tasya and Bian in Diandra's social media.

"You just ask Bian"

"Sister Danar if I want to ask Bian maybe I don't need to come here" I tried to smile gently at Danar.

"Why should I answer?"

"Didn't Brother Danar who said from the beginning to stay away from Bian because he made me vent my heartbreak and brother Diandra also said Bian had been betrothed"

"I'm only interested in saying it but I'm not interested in explaining it to you"

"But Brother Danar twice said the same thing to stay away from Bian"

"That's when I still wish he'd mended his relationship with grandpa and papa. Now that I'm following mom, what makes her happy we'll support"

The way Danar uses the word 'we' reflects her having a good relationship with her stepmom. Danar is different from Diandra. He would rather show his true self.

"Yes Kak Danar but this is Bian's soul mate isn't it? Because he once said the name of his soul mate Tasya and the girl in the photo was imprinted as Tasya Anastasia"

"Oh Bian has already explained who will be his match. Yes, he is Tasya"

"She's so pretty" I muttered trying to fish Danar.

"What happened to Tasya when Bian refused this match?"

"My family is very angry with Bian. What a hard thing it is to run a marriage. Love can come later. Not all marriages are bad, right?"

"Yes you are right, brother" I said softly confirming what Danar said. Many durable households started from matchmaking even though the other side I asked why Danar was not married.

No matter how life goes, it must be different for everyone. The road to finding a partner. Some go through unexpected encounters or through matchmaking.

"Grand, I'm still here actually to persuade Bian to return to Jakarta. To be honest I was a little disappointed when he chose to go through the choices he made but I couldn't force it"

"The choice to be with me?"

"No, you're just one of them. From the beginning Bian was here before he knew you. Orchids are you really getting married?"

"No, Brother Danar, that's not going to happen anytime soon" I said honestly because of the last conversation with Bian. My family side should also be considered.

I haven't told mama my and Bian's problems. Of course it is surprising if Bian desperate to come to propose.

"That's what I told my mom, too. Ever since I knew you Bian looked different" Danar spoke while knocking on the edge of the table.

"Different?"

"Yes and I don't need to explain details to you. Oh yes this is the phone number of the building worker prepared for you. You just call this number, Mr. Irwan".

"Good Brother Danar, thank you for helping"

"Yes"

Danar then stood up leaving me alone. I know for a sign that he doesn't want to talk anymore. Remember Orchid, Danar is a good version of 'Anugrah and Prasetya' members.

By giving Mr. Irwan his number, I know that Kak Danar doesn't want to talk about Bian's business anymore.

*******

I exhale air from the mouth eliminating the tightness in the heart. Right now I'm trying to decipher the tangled threads in our relationship. I'm reanalyzing Bian's relationship with his family.

Bian has no blood relationship with Grandpa Danny. From the way he says that Danar often protects himself from cousins who still consider Bian and his mother a stranger. Reflecting from the beginning of Bian's relationship in the Anugrah family between there and nothing.

In other words, it is not considered to be its existence. It was then that Tasya Anastasia was present in Bian's life. She considers Tasya as a sister and friend who recognizes her existence. Tasya falls in love with Bian.

Not surprisingly Bian rarely discusses his father and Diandra because their relationship is not going well.

From the way Bian who does not care about the arrival of papa and his grandfather's family when going to propose signifies he is tired of recognition as the Anugrah family. He doesn't need that anymore.

Bian has prepared a heart but not with me. I don't want to raise our relationship status with unfinished stumbling blocks. There's still Tasya, papa, Diandra and Danny's grandfather.

I stammered from the daydream when there was a call from Mr. Irwan asking to meet. I decided to stay in my house.

My car drove down the city street to my house to be renovated. Mr. Irwan and I talked about everything on the outside terrace.

Finally, an agreement was reached that Mr. Irwan will provide a portfolio of kitchen buildings and tiny houses following the estimated cost of construction by email.

******

I was already in my car heading for the boutique speeding back across the city streets caught in the bustle of crowded vehicles during the day.

Just arrived at the boutique parking lot there was a call coming in from Bian.

"Hello dear brother Danar said that he had given Irwan's number"

"Dear, I've met Mr. Irwan. Thank you for helping me talk to Brother Danar"

"Everything.. Orchid today I want to do a prewedding photo of Nadia and Rian. You wanna come?"

"Let's go, baby, 'cause how many days I've been at the boutique. Today Miepa is off so it can be here all day"

"alright. I want to work first, baby"

"Yes, Bi"

"What, Orchid. Bi?"

"Yes Bi.. Bian"

"Don't wear that again, honey. Bye"

I purposely used the word Bi to provoke Bian's reaction as it turned out that he didn't like it.

This time I don't want to talk to Natasha. Natasha's relaxed reaction sometimes made me feel like she was underestimating the problem.

However, although not as rich as the Anugrah and Prasetya families. Natasha was born into a family.

"Ah forgive me, Natasha judged you carelessly" I muttered to myself.

There was a feeling of guilt for thinking about Natasha like that. After all, my best friend who helped me a lot rose from the slump.

"Why are you talking alone?" Natasha was suddenly by my side.

"Slamming" I answered the origin.

"Mantra let the buyers be crowded?" Natasha chuckles.

"Yes dong"

"Nggrek, your face looks tired. Your eye bag is also a rival ma panda"

I smiled at Natasha. He always paid attention to the little things about the appearance I had.

Take time to find out about the DAC and spend the next time thinking about them. A little bit of making my mind full again.

Natasha is the best friend I have. I should be grateful. What happens in a Bian relationship is also beyond his power.

Bian himself had already decided to face it in his own way.

"Gggrek, our shophouse contract is up for two more months. I've talked to Mrs Indah to continue"

"Oh yeah we're going to extend it again, right?"

"Of course"

These two days I've spent thinking about DAC and his family members to the point of not focusing on my personal life.

If Bian has been working on our relationship. I should behave like that too. It is better to focus on improving the quality of yourself so that you can be with Bian.

I'm not as pretty and as rich as Tasya but everything I get is purely from my hard work. Why did I let these two days fall into a state of insecurity.

Where is the spirit of Maharani Orchids? I have to go back and gather my spirit in order to be accepted into the Anugrah family.

Happiness and success are what we decide. Words I have often read in motivational words. I smiled and clenched my hands feeling the spirit flowing back within me.

"You're still sane, Nggrek" Natasha's hand stuck to my forehead embarrassed myself for forgetting her in front of me.

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Morning spiritii allaa ❤❤❤