WHEN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS SELL THEMSELVES FOR SCHOOL EXPENSES
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT SELLS HIMSELF CHAPTER 31
Chapter 31
That afternoon, Mr. Handika decided to take Leony home first. Previously, Leony did want to invite Alden to speak with four eyes, but the figure he wanted to talk to seemed to be in a situation of a bad heart. And again, Leony had to accept Alden's refusal.
The black luxury car then pulled over in front of the luxury European-style house owned by Alexander's extended family. Ms. Andine has been at the dinner table since. They promised to have lunch together at home. Alden sped up his steps towards the dining table followed by the Secretary who could never be far from the figure. Not far from the dinner table, a woman in a pink dress appeared to smile and coded them to clean themselves first.
Alden who arrived at the dining table then looked at various dishes that looked still warm and very appetizing.
"Mommy cooked everything?" Alden asked as he grabbed the chopsticks and slowly brought the object closer to one of the dishes that were being served.
Not yet had the chopsticks touch the menu Bu Andine then hit the arm of his son, Alden keget.
" Clean yourself first. You could've brought the virus to the dinner table!" said Bu Andine while folding both hands on the chest.
" Ok well .., the dining table is a mother's territory." Alden smiled then left the room. A few meters away, the two sharp neutrals caught a somewhat different view from the top of the circular staircase that was not so far from him. Alden observed the figure, a figure that looked different than usual. The beautiful scenery immediately made Alden fixated for a few seconds. A girl with a tall, slender body shape wrapped in an expensive peach-colored dress was descending the stairs. The figure looks graceful with neatly arranged hair complete with a sweep of natural makeup that does not reduce the natural beauty side of a teenager. Each movement of his steps makes the body feel so pampering the eyes. Alden.
" Mom, did mommy invite someone to lunch together?" ask Alden. Ms. Andine who was at the dinner table then smiled at the cry of her Son who was quite loud.
" absolutely. Do you like it?" Ms. Andine replied to the son's call with a radiant face. For a moment, there was no reply from the son.
" Don't look at me like that?" Binar pinched the waist of the handsome man who was now in front of him. Alden looked wrong, he then hurriedly tidied his suit and raided several times.
" Ah no, my eyes hurt a little because it was too busy in front of the laptop," Alden replied. Binar looks awkward with the dress she is wearing.
" Why?" ask Alden.
" These fine hairs make me a little amused," said Binar while touching his left shoulder. Alden smiled.
" Did Mommy vote for you?" ask Alden. Binar nodded.
" But you're so pretty, the dress looks good on you" Alden said. Binar met. Suddenly there was a strange thump that instantly tickled his heart. As usual, every time the figure gave a compliment always managed to make Binar embarrassed. For now, Alden is a special figure in his heart and vice versa.
Alden slowly touched the slender waist belonging to the young girl in front of him, pulling the body gently to get a step closer towards him. Binar gasped in shock, feeling his body instantly warm up, especially when Alden moved his left hand to touch the straight hair that was covering the part of his right shoulder that was open.
" Thu..Mr. ...," Binar looked nervous. He felt like saying a lot of things but suddenly his tongue changed.
" Th ...Sir, please don't do this ...," Binar stammered, his heartbeat raced faster than usual and it made him even more agitated.
" Why?" whispered Alden softly.
" Mister ... My legs suddenly went limp," Binar took a few breaths. Controlling an erratic beating heart. Alden then smiled, not one bit heed every speech that came out of the lips of the 16-year-old teenager.
For a second, the figure's face was only a few inches from his face.
" Th ...Sir, don't kiss me! No ..." The sparkle felt like screaming but the throat felt dry.
" Wait for me at the dinner table" Alden whispered later. Alden then smiled and released his embrace on the slender body in front of him then moved away.
Binar took a deep breath, " Oh almost ..," he said.
" Why does he always make me tick? the smell of his body is very tempting," Binar then bit his lips and then stepped towards the dining table. Mr. Handika just got there. The man seemed to be sitting not too far away from Bu Andine. Both of them looked very familiar, like members of their own families.
Actually, Binar was so curious about the life of the figure of the Secretary who was always ready to serve this family. Never asked, but Alden never discussed the life story of the man in full. That figure indeed had a life that was slightly hidden by the Alden family. Maybe this has something to do with his job as Secretary and also the confidant in this family. Given that no one else can interact directly with the Young Master except with his permission.
" Please sit down" Andine smiled and let Binar sit down.
" The Young Master will soon follow. Relax ... People who are in this family environment are always treated with special," The Secretary smiled. Binar just according.
" You look perfect" praised Bu Andine with an expanding smile from both corners of her lips.
" Oh yeah, what's the news today?" ask Mrs Andine.
" News of today? It's not very important. It's just, we have an old guest from Australia" said Mr. Handika.
" Old guests? From Australia?" Ms. Andine repeated.
" yes. Miss Leony came to the company this afternoon,"
" Oh My God ! Are you kidding me?" Both the netra are rounded. Feeling suspicious about what he just heard. Binar was no less surprised.
' Leony, the woman whom the Young Master loved so much long ago ..' Inner Binar. He did not comment. Only, he had seen that figure on the Young Master's laptop even though it was just a picture of him. Alden loved her very much first. Binar then took a weak breath, 'his first love The Young Master.
" No, Madam. He came alone and forced his way into the office despite our blocked access." The Secretary again.
" Did he manage to see my son?" Ms. Andine looked at the Secretary seriously. His face looks tense. Mr. Handika nodded.
" so? What about my son?" Ms. Andine seemed impatient to hear the next story.
" Slightly emotional, Madam,"
" Emotional? Is he angry?" ask Ms. Andine again.
" It's so angry,"
" Huh ..., did he do anything embarrassing there? I mean something that harms him ?" Ms. Andine looks worried.
" Nearly, Madam ..."
" What is the purpose of returning to Indonesia?" ask Bu Andine later.
" It's not clear, ma'am. It's just that, according to his confession, he went back to Indonesia at the request of his little sister."
" What does this have to do with my son, Mr. Handika?" Ms. Andine still doesn't understand the end of this conversation.
" Mrs .., according to our allegations, Leony returned to Indonesia at the request of his younger sister who had just been expelled from school" explained Mr. Handika again.
" Arumi you mean?? They're brothers?" Bu Andine is wide-eyed. Totally unexpected with everything he just heard. The Secretary nodded.
Binar was sculpting, not knowing what to comment.
" So these two sisters have the same type of man? And both of them almost ruined my son's life?" Ms. Andine closed her eyes for a moment. This is beyond her expectations. If Arumi was Leony's sister then obviously, this would have ignited the old war. Given the relationship of these two large families have been at odds for so long since the breakdown of the relationship Alden and Leony a few years ago.
" Mr. Han .., find the middle ground. My son will not listen to anyone's advice. Don't let her make her own decisions, "Mrs Andine suddenly lost her appetite.
" Okay, Madam."
The two then stopped talking when they saw Alden coming towards them. Bu Andine looked at the figure, Ah, this really is going to be a new problem in the life of the Son.
" Hey, my son Alden, please sit down" Andine smiled. Let Alden sit right next to Binar.
" It's been a long time since we've eaten together, I hope there will always be a meal together like this" the woman asked later.
Look at all the dishes on the table. He was confused which food to choose. He then turned to Alden, looking at the figure who was cutting the steak, he then noticed it for a moment and then wanted to imitate his way. Feeling under surveillance, Alden turned his head. The two pairs of netra back against each other.
" Hard ?" ask Alden. Binar Nodding. Oh, Alden almost forgot that Binar might not be used to eating like that. Alden smiling.
" Next time, speak up if you need help" said Alden. He then cut the steak slowly and then took a small piece to give to Binar.
" Try it, will I bribe ...," Alden smiled. Ms. Andine and the Secretary then looked at each other and smiled.
" Mister .., I'm ashamed," said Binar. He understood that at this moment the two people in front of them were watching.
" Any, just relax. I haven't done romantic things like this in a long time. Coincidentally the moment was right," Alden replied casually. For some reason today he seems to be more active in approaching Binar and this is the first time he did it right in front of the Mother.
Alden's treatment inevitably makes Bu Andine have to show off her thin smile, slightly entertained by the closeness of the two people in front of her. Although he knew very well what storm was sweeping the heart and mind of his son, but at least, the existence of a 16-year-old girl became the most effective medicine in treating the turmoil of the heart of the son.
" I wish .., you'd really be lovers." The woman then.
" If the time is right, we will get married instead of just being lovers" Alden replied.
" Talk what the hell ...," Binar tried to shift the subject.
Alden just smiled. From the beginning of the meeting, Binar always hid his feelings even though he himself knew that the figure also held the same feelings for him. Differences in social status sometimes make someone become inferior even though the Alden family itself does not mind it.
After enjoying the special lunch, Alden invited Binar to go to his house. Walking in a house that wide makes Binar forced to take off his high heels and replace them with flat shoes, his legs felt cramped and unable to walk with such conditions. The two walk side by side. Looking at the space after space that contained so many memories of the past.
" It's a picture of the late Dad" Alden said as he watched Binar standing in front of a large enough photo perched on the wall.
" It looks very authoritative ...," said Binar. Alden smiled as he stood closer to Binar's side.
" He is a very simple figure. Despite having everything but he always taught us to be able to live properly, not to have fun" recalled Alden.
" I'm sorry, it makes you sad ...,"
" It's okay, just relax ...," Alden replied.
Binar then opened sheet by sheet of photos that are still stored in the room. Some contain photos when Alden was a child, there are also photos when Alden had studied. When he was taken a glance, his face did not change. He was still as handsome as he once was, only now that figure looked more mature and resolute might be the demands as an heir in this family.
Binar then opens box after box containing more photos of memories from the past.
" Who is this?" Bar pointed to one of the photos. Alden stared for a moment.
" That's Leony. The photo was taken when we were in High School, Leony and I joined one of the music groups. He's very good at playing the piano" Alden replied.
" He's beautiful ...," praised Binar. Alden did not comment. He then walked out of the room.
" Where are you going, I'm not done yet!" Binar shouted while following Alden from behind.
" My mood turned ugly when it came to talking about the woman" Alden replied.
" Sir said he moved on? so why are you still upset?" Binar.
" It's not a matter of moving on or not. Today she came to my office all of a sudden and talked about her pregnancy. Whatdoes thatmean? Is he insinuating me because I'm not married yet?" Alden looked upset.
Binar almost laughed, True said people, Men who are late to marriage are sometimes a little emotional and irritable.
" so why? breaking up doesn't mean you have to be enemies, does it?"
" Ah, don't advise me. You had a fight with Arumi until you had to slap her in the face" Alden said. Binar did not reply because if he argued with the Young Master, he would definitely lose.
" And don't defend him because we're both on the same team. You betrayed his sister, I betrayed his brother," Alden said again. Binar was silent, walking side by side with the figure made him quite a good listener only. Otherwise, then that figure would definitely be angry and intimidating.
