When Love Should Choose

Call from Sinta to Ardian

Chapter 13

She knocked on the door twice. Two more times. “Ardi..,” call him. “Ardi..”.

The door opened from inside. Ardian stood in front of him with a questioning look. It is not suspected that the girl will return to her room after being angry earlier. Didn't she leave after slapping him in anger until the door of her room was slammed shut earlier? Why are you knocking now?

“Come, down eat!” he said trying to soften the sound.

Ardian looked at him in wonder. The girl acted as if nothing had happened. No more anger on his face.

“Oh... Yes, I will go down to eat after taking a shower,” replied Ardian while looking at Nia fixedly.

“I go down first. I wait for you yes, don't be long,” said Nia.

Nia turned her body towards the stairs.

Feeling that nothing happened like Nia, Ardian turned his body and went to take a bath.

Bik Aini welcomes Nia in the kitchen.

“Good morning, Non,” greet Bik Aini first.

“Morning, Bik,” replied Nia with a forced smile.

Sensing something else than usual, Bik Aini asked, “Why, Non? Seems lacking spirit and like there is a problem?”

“Problems? What's the problem, Bik?” back asked Nia with eyes baring.

His mind was not separated from the attitude of Ardian who suddenly kissed him. It did not feel like he could lose the shock and anger in his heart, but he quickly and forced to get rid of it immediately. The longer you hold the anger, the more you hurt yourself.

“No, another Non Nia face than usual. Usually happy just like children who are not burdened. This morning it turned into something else. Hehe,” says Bik Aini.

“Is it, Bik?” tanya Nia tried to smile. This time his smile looked even more sincere.

“Well, so dong, Non Nia. His smile should be more sincere,” said Bik Aini.

Bik Aini and Nia both laughed.

“Yes, huh! Yeah, deh! You cannot look sad in this house. Very comfortable and pleasant home. If....,” Nia thought, if Ardian can be changed into what everyone wants in this house, then the comfort in this house will feel complete.

“If what, Non?” ask Bi Aini.

“Tak nothing, Bik,” smile Nia.

“Nak Ardian is awake? Last night he didn't come down to dinner,” said Bik Aini.

“Wah, means until now have not eaten, Bik?” asked Nia somewhat astonished.

“Iya, Non. If Nak Ardian had slept well, there was no earthquake. Hahaha.”.

“Hahaha..,” Nia laughs along.

“Non breakfast first, no need to wait for Nak Ardian. Wake up later.”

“No, Bik. Ardi is awake, again taking a shower,” said Nia.

“Oh, Non know?”

“He-eh,” Nia canengar-cengar. “Ohya, Om Vishnu and Aunt Siska are awake?” tanya Nia switched the conversation.

“Malah already left for the office, Non. Just now,” replied Bik Aini.

“Wah, so early already departed?” nia asked as she glanced at the wall clock that was in the kitchen. Almost 8am.

“Iya, Non, as a good boss, should set a good example as well. First get to the office before the men arrive, let them not dare to be late,” Bik Aini babble pretentiously.

“Betul also, yes. Means tired dong every day like this, leaving early in the morning, returning at night, yes, right?” guess Nia.

Bik Aini nodded. That's how successful people, Non, rarely have much time to relax. His children may be able to relax, such as Ardian for example.”

“Times, Bik. Ardian is an adult, should be in the holiday season like this can help papa mama in the office. Learn to work, learn to understand the intricacies of the company. If the holidays are just sleeping bad every day, dear time,” babble Nia issued her opinion.

“Where would Nak Ardian be told to wake up early and come with papa mama to the office. He doesn't like work, ah. Prefer to play and hang out with his friends,” story Bik Aini.

“Way with his friends?” ask Nia to clarify.

“Iya, Non, just look if he dropped breakfast later, just a moment to eat already ringing his phone, from the so-called anu, continue to rush to eat it and immediately unplug with his car.”

“Wah..,” reaction Nia.

“Oh....,” hiss Nia. “Those Ardi friends are boys or girls, Bik?” tanyakanya.

“Cowok chick there. Sometimes brought comes the girl guy, sometimes the girl only. If that girl, her clothes, Non, that's it, open, sexy, short skirt, tight, like in those movies, Non-make up.”

Nia held her breath, as if she did not dare to continue breathing so suddenly hearing the story of Bik Aini.

He thought, Ardi only has a bad attitude, character, and emotions, it turns out he also hangs out with such friends.

“Non, Non,” Bik Aini calling, resuscitating a dreamy looking Nia.

“Yes, Bik?” conscious Nia.

“If you can, Non turn Nak Ardian into a good boy like Non Nia. Patience, caring, caring, diligent, respectful, and courteous to parents,” pinta Bik Aini.

“Wah, Aunt praises me too much,” smile Nia bargain. It was like there was a hammer smashing into his heart after hearing Bik Aini's story about Ardian.

The task he was carrying felt was getting heavier. In addition to having to be able to change Ardian's attitude, character, and emotions, he also had to keep Ardian away from friends who carried bad influence.

“Actually, Nak Ardian's friends are not to blame either, Non. They are just a picture of some of our millennials whose lives are happy, fun-loving. But Bibik prefers when Nak Ardian hangs out with friends who are like Non Nia, simple, know the distress of parents.”

“Neither, Bik,” Nia shook her head. “The important thing is that their hearts are not evil let alone beat Ardi, yes it is also okay Ardi hangs out with them,” Nia's opinion, although it sounds a bit doubtful.

“Get with whom, Nia?” suddenly, Ardian's voice came into the kitchen.

Shocked, realizing the presence of Ardian who had either heard their conversation earlier or not, Bik Aini and Nia hurriedly moved away from each other and Bik Aini pretended to be busy with her work.

Nia walked nervously past Ardian who was standing in front of her, her steps towards the dining room. Quickly reach the dinner plate on the table served fried noodles. Without asking further, Nia immediately sat on the dining chair and ate the fried noodles as if she was very hungry.

“Ardian saw Bik Aini who pretended to be busy with her dishwashing. He wants to be angry because he got a Bik Aini. But undone his intention to get angry, he turned around, walking into the dining room. Near the dining table where Nia was pretending to eat her breakfast. Feeling that the girl did not want to answer his question, Ardian sat down, grabbed a plate of fried noodles as well and ate it quickly.

While eating, Ardian looked several times towards Nia, but the girl seemed unconcerned about her presence. His heart is still dag-dig-dug. Afraid that Ardian had heard all his conversations with Bik Aini earlier.

Maybe he had been hiding beside the kitchen room earlier and eavesdropping on his conversation with Bik Aini.

What were they gossiping about? The ugliness of the attitude of Ardian friends who disorganize the pool, call online food and eat it crowded like partying. Then Wak Amat and Bik Aini who are in charge of cleaning up the garbage from food. Ardian can say, that is their job. But, if you visit at home people should be polite, do not assume that everything is cleared up so I want. Hixes.

“Why?” tanya Ardian looked at Nia's other attitude than usual. This morning he seemed quiet, but usually a lot of chatter and orders.

“Hah? What?” Nia raised her lowered face devouring the fried noodles. The fried noodles hang in his mouth because he talks while eating.

“Lho, I asked you why? Why go back to nanya?” ardian Reaction.

Nia opened her mouth, about to speak more clearly after the fried noodles entered her throat. But the sound of Ardian's cell phone ringing placed on the dining table undoes his point.

Ardian glanced at Nia who was like looking at Ardian's phone that was ringing. It seemed that he was curious to know from whom, was it from his friend like Bik Aini said earlier?

Ardian saw Nia's reaction as if he could not wait to see her answer the call. Wanting to know the girl's next reaction, Ardian answered the call with one hand. “Halo?”

“Hai, Ardian! What else?” the girl voice across there.

Ardian does not keep the phone number of the girl whose voice in Ardian's ear feels forgotten to remember. Which girl is this, whose friend was introduced to her the other day? thought.

Feeling lazy to hold his phone while eating to talk to a girl who he himself did not know which one, Ardian tuned the loud in his cellphone choice until the sound of the girl was heard loudly echoing in the dining room. The girl's voice was next, Nia could hear it.

“Ardian.. What are you doing, honey? Can we go for a walk this afternoon? All lunchtime, there is a new cafe serving Japanese food. I'd like to try, Ardian. Accompany me, will you?” that girl's voice across there.

“Cafe? Where is the cafe?” asked Ardian in a relaxed voice. She glimpsed Nia's reaction every time she replied to the conversation on the phone that was hardened by her voice.

“There is a cafe near the mall. We will all be shopping. Will Ardian accompany me?” ask that voice.

“Your company? To cafe? Eaten? Shopping? Waduh, sori yes, who are you, anyway? Kok did not say a name before talking, your phone number is not in my contact list, you know,” seuduk Ardian.

“Hah?” the girl reacted, dumb.

“Who are you? Well, interfere with eating my morning only,” said Ardian directly.

“Ardian, I'm Sinta, you know. Your time is not my voice? Didn't we introduce Andika, your best friend the other day. Then we have gone to watch together, eat, shop, play to your house, to swim in the pool of your big house. Then..”

“Waduh, sori, yes. Which one is this love? My friend whose name is Sinta is a lot. Then who ever watch together, eat, shop, and play at home was a lot. I don't memorize their names one by one,” said Ardian in a somewhat annoyed but light-headed voice.

“Ardian, you are so happy..?” the voice across there.

“Iya, I do have the people!” ketus Ardian immediately disconnected the conversation on his phone.

Nia who had been listening to Ardian's conversation with a girl named Sinta through the phone, just gaping as if she had just seen one exciting movie scene.

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