20 Years Adrift
Chapters 17. Go Together
Affan looked at the food brought by Aira. From the smell he had already imagined how delicious his cooking would be. However, he did not dare to take it before Aira gave it to him.
"I'm getting hungry, Aira. Can I eat it now?" Affan looks impatient waiting for Aira to pour timlo on a bowl that has been given a little rice.
"Patience, Om. It'll be ready soon."
With an awkward feeling Aira sat next to Affan by holding his bowl.
Affan doesn't want to be fed. He took the bowl from Aira's hand. In an instant, the food had moved into his stomach.
Affan's phone is ringing.
Affan immediately got up and picked up his phone. He went to the side porch of the room overlooking the garden. At first glance, he said Bimo's name and talked about business matters that Aira did not understand.
Aira tidied up the tableware and took it to the dining room. There Faya still looks engrossed in her food and smiles when she sees Aira coming.
"Take your breath, Ma!" Faya gave her thumbs up.
"That's because you rarely eat. Try if every day I masakin, must be bosen."
Aira put the dirty bowl in the dishwasher and walked to the dining table following Faya. He added rice to his plate and took the side dish.
"No. Whatever you cook, I eat. People say after eating the wife's cooking can make the husband more love, you know."
"Uhuk! Uhuk!" Aira was sniffing while drinking. Faya's words made it a mistake.
Faya smiled amusedly as she looked at Aira's facial expression.
His hungry stomach makes Aira ignore Faya's ravings and eat her food. The mood was silent again. Only the sound of a spoon clashing against a plate could be heard there.
Faya plays her phone while waiting for Aira who is eating. Today she has private lessons at nine. Before that he wants to relax first by watching his favorite movie on his paid YouTube.
As a girl who is only eighteen years old, Aira also has the same habits as the princess. They're the same age. Seeing that Affan was fine, Aira also watched the drama on Faya's phone.
In order to be watched freely, Faya connected his phone with a television screen. Now they can watch it clearly.
The romantic scene in the drama left them swept away. Sometimes they scream when they see the idol artist doing a kiss scene.
The noise provoked Affan's curiosity. Seeing the excitement of Aira and Faya, he wanted to join them. Affan closed his laptop and walked to the living room.
Their respective busyness, making the three rarely get together. As long as there is an opportunity, Affan wants to spend time with them.
"Dad!" pekik Faya when he saw Affan standing in front of the TV.
"Dad won't bother. You guys keep watching, I'm quiet, right." Affan sat on the sofa opposite them.
Aira and Faya looked at each other. They are not as free as before because they feel watched.
Faya glanced at her father with her grumpy face. He felt uncomfortable again from his seat. At the same time, there was an incoming phone call.
"Later, yeah, watch it. I wanna get ready to go to private tutoring." Faya rushed off and picked up the phone while walking to her room.
Affan looked at Aira full of probing. Her feelings said that Faya was close to someone.
"Who called Faya this early in the morning? Did you know he was close to someone?" ask Affan.
"Maybe it's Vera, Om. He's Faya's friend at tutoring. We are not one class, but know which one," Aira explained.
Affan. He thought the caller was a man. As a father, he should always keep an eye on his daughter's company.
"Can. I'll get my laptop first, later if I haven't come you just put it here."
"Good, Om."
Aira goes to the kitchen to make tea while Affan goes to his room.
The living room was empty when Faya got there. He brought a lot of books. The books will be given to Aira.
"There's so much inborn of you, Fay. Why didn't you call me?" Faya came with a cup of tea in her hand.
Not long after, Affan came with his laptop. He also felt astonished by Faya's luggage.
"Where's your laptop, baby? Would you rather learn the manual now?" Affan asked while putting his laptop on the table.
"Did I forget to tell Dad, huh? My laptop died a month ago."
Affan looked at Faya flatly. He tried to remember whether he had received the news from Faya or not.
"Dad also forgot. Later I buy it," said Affan did not want to think much.
"Yeah! New laptop ... new laptop ...! Mama too, yeah, Dad." Faya wants Affan to be fair.
Affan.
Aira was confused as to what to say. Actually he did not want to ask to buy a laptop, but he also did not want to see Faya disappointed. After this he will talk about it with Affan.
After Faya's departure, Affan invites Aira to go to buy a laptop for Faya and herself. They come to the sales center of branded laptops. Aira was wide-eyed when she saw the price per unit from behind the storefront.
"Can't you ask for a catalog of the laptop? We want to be picky first" Affan told the shopkeeper.
"Can." The man gave me a book with a catalog of the latest laptops.
Affan showed some brands to Aira to ask for her opinion.
"I don't think I should, Om. I'll be graduating high school soon, so it doesn't really matter. Dear money."
There are no laptops in the catalog that are cheap. Aira did not want to squander her husband's money for needs that were not very important to her.
"No problem, Aira. It could be backup later if my laptop has a problem." Affan is smarter about making excuses for Aira to accept him.
Aira gave up. He could do nothing and accept it. As an innocent girl, she had no idea how much money Affan had.
After getting the goods they wanted, Affan took Aira to the biggest shopping mall in the city. He wanted Aira to buy his necessities as well as some clothes.
Affan's car stops at a parking lot, they come out together and walk towards the entrance.
"Ehem! Good taste." A man got out of his car and stared at Affan and Aira right as they walked in front of him.
Affan stopped his steps and looked at the man. They have not met for a long time.
'Why do I have to meet this little boy? Shouldn't he be abroad?' Affan grabbed Aira's hand and stood waiting for the man to come to him.
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