A Handful of Love for You
48. Story

Atep POV

“Ya..it's also what I'll ask you for now.”

“Means?” many wonder.

“As an older brother, I am also obliged to take care of my younger sister. I ask you to treat Lena well. Don't hurt him like I used to hurt Iyah.”

“Aa trust me?” many nervous.

“I believe you are a good man who will treat women well.” he replied.

“But it could have been I did not live up to the expectations of Aa and family. I just graduated from college and do not have a steady income. I also do not come from a family of spooks like the Aa family or the Iyah Tea family. I'm afraid that I don't live up to your expectations.” I express all my worries.

“Daddy many stories about you. About your contribution to his business. Also about you who are starting your own business. If what Iyah told about you is true then there is no problem for our family.”

“I'm worried it will be a problem later on.”

“What kind of problem?”

“I realized that Lena has been living well since childhood. I was worried that if later he married me would not get used to the simple life I live.”

“Lena is not a realistic female type. We are not educated luxuriously. Although later there will be differences in habits, it is your duty as a husband to guide Lena so that she can be a sholeh wife. I believe you can do it.”

“Thank you for your trust. But I'm not sure if Lena can and will accept me. Now he still likes to be angry when I meet with me.” I express my concerns to Alena's only sister.

“It looks like you have to learn again the tricks of dealing with women. Facing women is difficult. Sometimes we are irritated by their unclear attitude. You just saw how your Tetu's attitude was.” Kagendra.

“Iya….Lena was also often indistinctly angry. If asked likes to say whatever but angry if we do something that is not in accordance with what he expected. When he was sick, I asked him what he wanted to eat, he answered whatever. I'm right..”

“Eh, wait! why do you know that she was sick?” search A Endra.

“Eh... ehm..” I was a little smutty when I saw the sharp gaze of A Endra.

“Tell me clearly and in detail!” his orders.

“Ehm, but A Endra don't get mad if I tell you about the incident when Lena was sick,”.

“Ya... Quickly tell me! Don't much pleasantries unclear.”

I told you about the incident when Alena was sick. It started when I found Alena who almost fainted in the campus parking lot until I spent the night in her unit.

“Damn it! Why didn't you tell us?” kagendra Umpat.

“How do I know that Lena is A Endra's sister. I also just found out Lena's sister Aa pas yesterday introduced the same Teh Iyah,” said I defended myself.

“You stayed at Lena's apartment?”

“Hm...” I nodded.

“You've done anything with Lena, huh?” the sound of A Endra rising up plus the shaking of his hand on the table shocked me half to death. I just saw A Endra like this. He looks scary when he's angry. I can imagine how tormented Teh Iyah was while living with the figure of A Endra with its nature is still bad. Fortunately, A Endra has changed.

“Do nothing, A. Lena is sick. I just helped carry him to his unit and accompanied him until he was left behind. I asked for a contact person but Lena refused. He was angry with me for thinking I was not sincerely accompanying him. I finally had to stay in her apartment. It was just one night, too. Tomorrow morning I go home too,” I explained.

“Keep what do you mean carrying the Lena?”

“Well at that time Lena got vertigo and difficult to make her own way. Yes I helped you.”

“So you hold onto Lena's body, huh?” bentak A Endra's. Duh, can be fired from the prospective sister-in-law if this is the business.

“Yes if you do not hold where I can carry him,” I replied trying to look relaxed.

“This cannot be allowed. I must report to Abah. Let you guys get married quickly.”

“Eh, don't do that too A. Lena will be angry with me if Aa reports with Abah. Please, don't report A. I will get angry because of the story of his pain problem to A Endra.” I asked for policy on A Endra.

I chuckled at Kagendra's statement.

“Don't laugh at you!” snapped it. No, wrong again. Brother sister looks so fierce.

“I-iya, A. Sorry,” my great-grandson.

“Yeah!” A Endra shouted to call out for Teh Iyah.

“What the hell is screaming? Noisy!” Iyah tea came in from the house carrying a plate of cassava and boiled yam followed by their household assistant who brought two glasses of tea water.

“This is your sister. As if sleeping in Lena.” apartment

“Whataa?”

“Do not scream,” reprimand A Endra.

“Who said, A?” tanya Teh Iyah looks panicked.

“Tuh, your beloved sister.” A Endra pointed his index finger at me.

“Truly, Tep? You stayed at Lena's apartment?” ask Teh Iyah while glaring.

“Yes so,” answered me origin.

“Yes that's how the hell? Why are you staying at Lena's apartment? What are you two doing there, huh? No pervert, right?” search Teh Iyah.

“Astaghfirullah. Dude, don't accuse that. Atep only accompanied Lena who was sick,”, I replied a little not accept the accusation of Teh Iyah.

“Yes you are not clear anyway speaking. Men and women who are not mahrom stay in one place is not allowed. If you do so in the village can be raided as the citizens continue to be paraded and married directly. Your base is like not knowing the custom,” Tea Iyah grumbled at length.

“It's not so Tea. Atep pity Lena because no one accompanies when sick.”

“Pas Lena is sick is you accompanying her?” ask Teh Iyah.

“Yes that is,” then I began to tell the incident when Alena was sick and how I got to stay at her apartment.

“You guys have done that far why not tell us the same story, huh?” the tea Iyah made me shocked. It turns out that Iyah Tea can be fierce as well. Probably influenced by her fierce husband.

“Create far how does Teteh mean? Atep the same Lena did nothing out of bounds. Atep just helped Lena,” I said still defending myself.

“Why Pas Teteh introduce you not to tell if you already know each other even have spent the night together. Why even pretend never knew before?” cecar Tea Iyah. He looks like a check-in when he's interrogating like this.

“If Atep's story, afraid Lena's angry. Kan Teteh knows for himself how fierce Lena. Almost every time Atep met, Lena was always angry with Atep. Hence when Teteh introduced Lena to Atep and there are plans to match us, Atep is worried that Lena will reject him.”

“Indeed she refused. He-he-he.” Laughter Tea Iyah made my heart break. “But you know yourself, Tep. If what is said by the woman is often not in accordance with her heart. His mouth was indeed resisting but his heart was who knew.”

“That's really you, right?” said A Endra. He clearly insinuated his wife.

“What the hell, A? just connect,” annoyed Teh Iyah for talking reality.

“You said that the words of women often do not coincide with the words of his heart. You're like that too, right?” A Endra kept teasing Teh Iyah. It seems that there will soon be a local war.

“Daddy is not like that?”

“So you're not a girl, huh?” A Endra's face look funny when teasing Teh Iyah.

“Aa don't interfere. Iyah again talk to Atep not the same Aa.”

Well, the drums of war have been anchored. Exclaim...

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to be continued....