A Handful of Love for You
32. Many Support

Alena POV's

“But, Tea...”

“Nothing but fireplace! Anyway Teteh does not want to hear any reason from you. If you refuse, Teteh will not give your permission to meet Aras and Aris again,” threatened Teh Iyah.

“Teh Yes the same Lena,” my header.

“Should have the heart!” emphatically.

“Lena reported with Abah and Mom,” threatened me.

“Sana. My mom and I will not support you either. Teteh already got the support of my brother and mother. Ha-ha-ha.”

I was annoyed to see the satisfied expression from Teh Iyah's face. He didn't know I was trying to control my abnormal heartbeat.

“Lena can't believe.”

“You must believe. Everyone is supporting Teteh. A Endra also supports.”

“Aki don't know yet, right?” I'm trying to find a loophole.

“Solidly large. Aki also already knows.”

“Lena sure Aki does not support, Aki is only limited to know right?” hope I.

“Tetooot. Aki also supports Teteh. Aki wants you to get married quickly. You know how Aki is. Aki has not felt calm if there is still her unmarried grandson, you.”

Not felt, my tears dripping. Aki who is old and often sickly hopes that I get married soon. Aki wanted to leave quietly if she had seen her two grandchildren get married. A Endra is married and makes a happy battery even though A Endra's happiness is obtained with drama. It's only me who hasn't made Aki happy. Will I be able to give happiness to the battery before the battery leaves.

Immediately I shrunk my tears and looked back at the phone screen. I saw Teh Iyah no longer appear on the screen replaced by Aris.

“Tante dateng right?”

I nodded weakly.

“Where's mom?” ask me the existence of Teh Iyah.

“Mother go to room. Want to get angry Aras.”

“Lho is Aras naughty? Why should I be scolded by Mom?” many wonder.

“Kata Mommy, Aras was not polite with Aunt, so want Mommy to be angry,” explained Aris.

“Surely Mom loves to be angry?” ask again.

“Mom is rarely angry anyway. I'm angry that Aras and Dad are naughty.”

I laughed at Aris's reply saying that her mother scolded her father for being naughty.

“Absolutely Daddy likes naughty how?” manya curious.

“Dad likes to disturb Mom if it's cooking again. I also like my mom. So Mom gets angry most often. Aras is rarely angry. I am angry with Aras if Aras does not answer the call or question Mother,” explained Aris.

“Unfortunately Aris never scolded the same Mother?”

“Early too anyway. If Aris does not want to eat or Aris food does not run out, I must be angry with Aris. But I rarely get angry with Aris. Aris is a good child and continues to obey the same mother. Mom sometimes just angry Aris if not finish the food because Aris does not like the same food.”

“That is most often scolded by whose Mother?” tanyaku.

Although I already know the answer, but I like to hear the answer from Aris who said that her father is the one who most often get angry.

“Juara dad. If father was at home, he would have been scolded by mother. But I never cry when scolded by my mother.  When you are angry, you smile, sometimes laugh. Dad is weird.”

I saw Aris shaking his head. Maybe he didn't understand why his father laughed when he got angry.

I am happy to see my brother's happiness. I'm sure the anger that Teh Iyah had on my brother that Aris saw was not real anger. Evidently my brother even laughed when scolded by Teh Iyah.

Tok.dok…

I heard the door to the lecturer's room was knocked.

“Aris, her vicall an already yes. There are guests who want to meet with Aunt.”

“Iya Aunt... dadaaah.”

I put the phone on the table.

“Please enter”

“Wa’alaikumsalam,” I replied with a heart that again beats irregularly.

“By login?” ask her while standing straight in front of me.

“You're in, why are you still asking?” I answered tightly to cover the sound of my heart beating. Although it was impossible for my heartbeat to be heard by him but silly I was still worried that he heard my heartbeat.

“Sorry.” I saw him rubbing his nape when he said an apology.

It looks sexy in my eyes.

Oh my God... Why should I have such a dirty mind?

I lowered my head and closed my eyes. I inhaled a lot of air and exhaled it slowly. After feeling calm, I lifted my head back and looked at her who was confused. He may be confused to see what I'm doing.

I saw the look on his worried face and it looked sincere.

“Why you? Headache again?” tanyakanya.

Oh, it turns out to be true. He was worried about me.

“No!” firmly answer.

“Thank God you're not sick.”

“What need are you here for?” my question almost snapped.

“I want to apologize to you?”

“Apologies for what?”

“My impolite attitude was.”

“So now you have realized that your attitude was not polite.”

“Yes so,” he replied while re-wiping the nape of the neck.

Could it be that you didn't rub your nape? What you're doing is making my heart pound.

After finding out that he was Teh Iyah's foster sister who would be introduced and betrothed to me, my heart was more and more uncharacteristically beating.

I shook my head to expel all the strange thoughts that kept milling around in my head.

“You why the hell? Today you are very strange,” the question still looks worried.

“Eh...what?” I was ready to hear his words.

“You are weird,” he said.

“What do you mean call me weird? If you think I'm weird, get away from me! Never again appear before me!” I don't like him calling me weird.

“That's weird. You're weird because every time you meet me, you must be angry.”

“You who made me angry means it was your fault.” I said ketus.

“Why blame others?”

“That's enough! If you come here just want to take a storm, you better go,” kick me out.

“Sorry.”

“Sorry you are just lip service. You are not really sorry.”

“I'm really sorry.” He repeated his apology.

“You often apologize but still do things that make me angry. So, what does an apology from you mean?”

“Alright, as an apology, I will treat you to dinner.”

“No need. I'm not a teenager who would be persuaded by such an offer of abuse.”

“I didn't mean to persuade you. I seriously want to take you to dinner.”

“No need. I have forgiven you and hope that you will never repeat your mistakes again. Please come out if there are no more important things that you will say again,” expel me.

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to be continued...