
The man with the sweetest smile was disrespectful,
Continues to break through despite being knocked down.
Continues to annoy despite being warned.
It turned out that the man was there.
In the corner of my heart..
Without knowing when it was coming.
***
Akmal stopped his bike when Agnia's hand was on his shoulder, patting slowly. As Agnia got off her bike, Akmal circulated his gaze around. Observe every corner of the parlor that looks from the outside.
"You can go home." said Agnia, handing over the helmet to Akmal.
Akmal took the helmet from Agnia's hand, sighing softly. "Ehh.." Akmal looked at Agnia while pretending to think for a moment.
"How can I not?"
Agnia sniffed softly, looking at Akmal with a sharp gaze. Look at the behavior of this boy before him who actually smiled sweetly returned his gaze, looking at him insolently. As if reminding if he is not Akbar who will always give up.
"Whatever.." Agnia had no other choice, facing the ambitious man before her.
"Okay." Akmal smiled happily, waiting until Agnia walked a few steps to then say. "Thank you for a wife.."
Agnia gave a sharp snort. Turning to look at Akmal who even pulled the two corners of his lips, undaunted. I love seeing Agnia's panicked face. This boy was intentionally, waiting for an opportunity to say those two words.
"What I said about the candidate.." Agnia snorted softly, turning her head around. Then looked at Akmal softly, speaking more slowly. "Don't say those two sentences here.. Yea?"
Akmal raised his left eyebrow, Somehow he felt Agnia was using the negotiation techniques she used to apply to children. Though the one who is good at negotiating here is himself, Agnia is misplaced.
"Emh.. Then bring me in.."
"Well?!" Agnia could hardly believe what she was facing right now. It seems like Akmal is indeed an expert at cornering people. It was not Akmal if not ambitious, seeing the other possibilities that the man could do, in the end Agnia chose to nod.
Silmi had just got off her bike when Akmal also got off her bike. He was also slower than the clock he promised, one or two things were common to a housewife.
Agnia was a little upset about it, even though she was panicked and half dead, but Silmi remembered that, even her husband who stuck out his hand was ignored unconsciously. More interested in someone who is with Agnia.
"Damnit.." Silmi shrieked softly, smiling.
"Yes!"
"Yes?" Silmi turned her head towards her husband, her smile not fading. "Oh!" Silmi grinned when she realized her husband's hand was left idle. "Sorry, Yang.."
"You're the same for sure." lamented Silmi's husband. Then breathe out slowly. "Yaudah, I'm staying. Assalamu'alaikum's chat.."
"Wa'alaikumsalam.."
Silmi was distracted by something else, now looking at Agnia. Being stared at in confusion himself, not understanding what made Silmi look at him enthusiastically.
"Prospective husband?" silmi asked directly while holding Agnia's hand. Whispering, yet still loud enough for Akmal to hear behind them.
Agnia closed in an instant, those two words again. Wh why? He himself was astonished at it. Why should Silmi think so from so many possibilities.
Silmi's unconscious uncomfortable face Agnia kept pressing, shaking Agnia's hand many times. Akmal in the back was also curious, smiling faintly, waiting for what Agnia would answer.
"Agnian.." Silmi again urged when Agnia did not answer her question earlier.
The one who was called finally turned his head, it felt like he wanted to say everything. The boy was a nobody to her, but that came out of Agnia's mouth instead..
"We will discuss it later, yes." so Agnia said, smiling gently. Unaware it would be a promise Silmi would collect.
Agnia was confused again, when asked who she brought today. It must be how he introduced Akmal, Bu Lisda and Silmi to the present. Akmal really made his day full of fear this early.
"Emh.. It's.." Agnia was confused herself, confused as to why she was so confused just to introduce Akmal.
"What if my brother introduces himself?" lisda said to Akmal, this man before her seems attractive. Agnia was worried half to death, worried if Akmal used this to say nonsense kkoson.
"Yes, introduce, Mom. My name is Akmal."
Lisda nodded. "Still in college, huh?" guess what, just feel like it. Because this man who was with Agnia looked very young in her eyes.
"Still, Mom. The final semester."
"Continuously.." Silmi with her enthusiastic face asked. Making Agnia spontaneously throw a glance at him.
Akmal too, raised his eyebrows.
"Keep it.." Akmal did not understand, just what he meant.
Silmi smiled widely. "Like.. Is your relationship the same as Agnia.."
"Oh!" Akmal smiled at the question, glancing at the glimpsed Agnia who was worried why the question he was avoiding was actually thrown by Silmi. "We.. Fellow. Yeah, say it like that."
Silmi was not satisfied with the answer, but it was clear they were wearing matching clothes. "Well.." Silmi's back got a way of digging more. "The life partner means it?"
Agnia's relieved smile evaporated again with Silmi's question. Really, if you're curious it can't be prevented.
Akmal looked at Agnia before replying, smiling. Then he looked at Silmi. "Yes. It can be said that way.."
"You.." Silmi was impressed by Akmal's relaxed style when answering her question, she expressively spontaneously elbowed Agnia's arm slowly, accompanied by a seductive smile. Very enthusiastic, whereas Agnia herself was just trying to pull her lips even though it was very upset. Today, his head was tested again. Waiting for time to explode. Akmal looked at him with a stern look.
Agnia was rendered inexhaustible as Silmi continued to approach Akmal. Seemed to ask a lot of things. Furious, he wanted to know what Silmi asked.
"Sir.." a child sitting next to Agnia exclaimed, staring at Agnia confusedly
"Yes baby?"
"That's.." The boy's gaze fell on something in Agnia's hands. Agnia followed that line of sight and..
"Oh.." Agnia forgets that she is teaching the children to make origami. While in her hands is not clear shape, let alone children, Agnia herself is confused to be flanked again. "I'm sorry.. We're.. Starting from the beginning?"
The children just looked at each other, starting to doubt the figure before them
Akmal from afar smiled, momentarily looking at the children sitting nearby. "Lanjutin, yes." he said, while stroking the top of the head of one of them. Then he walked towards Agnia.
"Let brother help." said Akmal, sitting to face the children. Smile at Agnia.
Agnia sighed softly seeing the children had switched the center of attention, it must be admitted that she was not as reliable as Akmal in the art of folding.
There was another thing that actually crossed Agnia's mind, immediately rose to meet Silmi.
"Mii.. You see.."
"See." Silmi answered directly, making Agnia amazed, unfinished even her words.
"Where?"
"No.."
Agnia. Not Akmal in question. "I'm looking for Bily.."
"Oh!" Silmi laughed to herself because of her behavior, too excited to see her friend who brought a sidecar. "Bily's a school.."
"Yes yes.." Agnia just remembered, it had been two weeks since not meeting the child made her worry. Agnia sighed softly, for some reason she became restless.
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.
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One of the special rituals after returning home from the Panti between Silmi and Agnia is to go out to eat. But with Akmal present, Agnia proposes it not to this week. Silmi couldn't accept it, already understood Agnia's reason. Must not want to introduce Akmal. Instead, Silmi wants to get to know the man Agnia is holding today.
Agnia grimaced in her heart, she died. Today he is really in trouble.