A Handful of Love for You
57. Love Expressions
Atep POV
“Assalamu’alaikum,” Iwapa beautiful girl who already occupies space in my heart.
“Wa’alaikumsalam.” He answered my greetings. “What's up?” ketus tanyanya.
“The husband-to-be called instead. Ask first reportedly, do not ketus so,” said I was patient.
“Whose husband candidate? Just nag.”
“Prospective of your husband. I'm good news. Yesterday, I did not get to tell you because I was busy. You how are you?” my many.
“Who is it?” he answered ketus.
“Perhaps you are ashamed of it, so I take the initiative. He-he-he..” I chuckle.
Silent
“Later by midnight I can call you huh?”
“You what?” ketus tanyanya.
“Mau said happy birthday,” I replied.
“Iiiih, I'm going to sleep fast tonight. So don't bother me with your phone. Not really important anyway, rich teen alay just use birthday ngapin midnight.”
“Maklum has never dated. So want to be a romantic man,” my god.
“Iiih...no want..no want....”.
“Bby vicall no?” my many.
“Gak!”
“Why?”
“Ngapain also vicall. I'll see you tomorrow too.”
“Loh is tomorrow we meet?”
Actually I know that there's a birthday celebration tomorrow. Tomorrow I will also carry out my plan to propose to him.
“Eh, tomorrow there will be a birthday event. We'll meet later too. You love making it so.” He stuttered a little.
“So now you want me to meet?” my many.
“I don't want to either, you must be maksa.”
“But you want too right?”
“Tau ah,” the answer sounds annoyed.
“Tomorrow meeting yuk!” take me.
“Can't. I have a family event.”
“Oh, yes already.”
Silent….
“You say what else?” my many.
“Hmm...Can I take you to campus? My working hours are flexible.”
“Abviously you wouldn't get scolded by your boss if you used to get permission?” my many.
“Gak will. Boss is good.”
“What do you work at the cafe for? How can your boss be so good as you?” manya curious.
"I'm the boss' favorite employee."
“Oh..”
It seemed like he wanted to say something but hesitated. Maybe I want to ask you more about my job. Maybe he was wondering why I could work a free watch. Later, I'll tell him about my real work but not now. I don't know why I hid my job.
“Len...” call me.
“Hm..”
“By asking something gak?”
“Ask what?” his voice is no longer crumpled.
Silent…
“Hm, if..this is only if yes.” I was worried and worried. Worried that he would reject me.
Silence back…
“Iya, what should you do?” tanyanya was impatient.
“Hm, you don't get mad huh?”
“Iya.”
“Appointment?”
“Ish, annoying. Yes yes, I will not be angry. What's the spit to say? If it continues this way, I hang up,” threatened him.
“Wait! don't close it yet! Dengerin first.”
“Yes that's why you need to talk.”
“Yes, this is also a word. Hm... If we match and get married..”.
She's quiet….
“If we mate and get married, you want to accept me for who I am?”
She's speechless.
Silent…
“Len….Len...” call me.
I'm afraid he's disconnected his phone.
“Len...you're still there right?” I'm getting more anxious.
“Ehem, hm. I will accept anyone who will become my priest on the main condition of his religion.”
Finally he answered too even though the answer did not match his expectations that he would immediately answer yes.
“So you will receive me who just graduated college and has not had a stable job?” tanyaku carefully.
“Hmmm.kan already I said I was looking for a partner with his good religion, who can take me to heaven. It's obvious, right?”
“Means you accepted me?” I asked again because I still did not get certainty from the answer.
“Tau ah..”
He immediately disconnected his phone.
I tried to contact her again, but she didn't take my call. I called him a few times, but only the tone sounded.
After more than ten times I tried to make a call but the results were nil, I also called Teh Iyah to ask for a plan for the Thanksgiving event tomorrow.
“Assalamualaikum, Tea.”
“Waalaikumsalam. A Endra said, You met him in his office?”
“Iya, Tea.”
“Ngapain?” tanya Teh Iyah seemed curious.
“Indeed Teteh's husband didn't tell?” I answered Teh Iyah's question with a question.
“If Teteh knows, will not ask you. How the hell is it?” teh Iyah's grunts sounded funny in my ears.
Ah, it seems like I have really considered Teh Iyah as my biological brother. There is no longer a man's feeling for a woman. Now my love for Teh Iyah is really a sister's love for her brother.
I am thankful that God sent Alena to me. After meeting Alena, I realized that my love for Alena was a man's love for a woman and my love for Teh Iyah was purely a sister's love for her sister.
“Ateeep. How the hell is it?” I heard the tone of Teh Iyah's voice slightly raised.
“Teteh asked why did you meet A Endra in Jakarta?”
“Make a request for support.” answer me accordingly.
“Haah? What kind of support? As if you want to just ask for support.”
“Ya asks for support so that Atep is supported to pursue the love of his sister.”
“Halah, his love for Lena does not need to be chased also nyamperin. Sure enough, Lena likes you too. Trust the same Teteh.” Teh Iyah said confidently.
“Why can Teteh be sure of that?” manya curious.
“Insting female, he-he-he.”.
“Ah, if that's the evidence is less strong,” said I'm not sure with the instinct Iyah Tea.
“Eeeh, do not like to underestimate the instincts of a woman. You should know that the instinct is strong. Udah deh, sure is the same what Teteh said.” said Teh Iyah assured me.
“Terus Atep should how to deal with Lena who is very jutek?” tanyaku asked for an opinion from Teh Iyah.
“Saran Teteh anyway you have to be smart pull. Rich kite that. If he moves away you pull, if he has approached you stretch for a while. That's it. You know, right?”
“Ngerti doesn't understand anyway.” I replied honestly.
“Duuuh, basic guy. Not the one who is married who is still single is the same as his catapult.”
“Bon speaking own husband huh? Sin loh Teh talking husband himself.”
“The reality is so. Sometimes Tetuh likes a sprain like A Endra who often catapulted his mind. I want to get angry immediately fearing sin but like it before if you see his behavior that is annoying and less sensitive. Uh, why is this even venting?”
Teh Iyah chuckled after realizing that she was starting to talk about her husband's ugliness.
“If Teteh considers the men are difficult to understand because women also like not to speak clearly. Teteh knows not the behavior of Teteh's sister-in-law if asked what to eat, the answer is always up to. But if Atep chooses the food, he doesn't like it. Weird right?”
Teh Iyah laughed out loud hearing my curses about Alena.
“Let's talk about men and women. Too complicated to parse.”
“So how, Tea? Ask me the same question to get a satisfactory answer.
“What's the way?”
“That's the pull.”
“Ya rich kite only. Later Teteh tell you that Teteh is sure the same feelings Lena with you. Later Teteh want to test drive first.”
“Unfortunately the car uses test drive everything.
Teh Iyah laughed at my tone of voice which definitely sounded a little frustrating.
“Set events tomorrow how, Tea?” I was curious about the surprise plan from Teh Iyah.
“Just you calm down and know just get it done. The rules that set everything. Where are you now?”
“Still on train.”
“When nyampe?”
“About another hour.” I replied.
“OK if that's it. Close the phone first, huh?”
“Do not first, Tea!” I hurriedly prevented Tea Iyah.
“What else is it?”
“There's no Lena there? We were called again but closed unilaterally with him.”
“Oh, wait a minute.”
“Len..”.
I heard Teh Iyah yelling for Alena.
After waiting for a while I heard Teh Iyah teasing Alena by saying that I was her future husband.
“Nih, receive a call from your future husband.”
“What husband candidates anyway?” I heard also his grumbling due to the temptation of Teh Iyah.
“Hallo...what?” he greeted me with a faint tone of voice but it sounded melodious in my ears.
“Do not ferociously dong.”
“Petan want to do?” tanyanya was impatient.
“Why was the phone closed?” I made my voice as flat as possible.
“Kebelet peed,” answer origin and without maintaining image.
“So what's the answer? ask me to convince myself.
“What answer?”
“Which I asked.”
“Which question?”
“Do I have to repeat the question?”
“Gak.”
“So what's the answer?” I asked once again.
“You ngeselin.”
“But ngangenin right?”
“Cih, ngayal.”
I chuckled at his cursing.
“Not laugh!” He snaps at me a little. Maybe he's embarrassed because I teased him.
“I love you.”
Suddenly my mouth uttered those three sacred words.
Degs….
My heart was beating as I waited for him to respond to my declaration of love.
Silent
“Len...Lena..are you still there?” I called him with concern that he would cut off our phone connection again.
“If you don't talk anymore, I'll hang up!” threaten her with a slightly trembling voice. An actual response I had expected but I was still expecting if that wasn't the answer.
“I didn't say anything. I'm just revealing what's in my heart.”
I tried to exert every effort to make him believe in the expression of my love.
“Why are you a gini-rich dreadlocks anyway? Not at all suitable!.”
“So it fits how?”
“Udah ah.. If nothing else matters, I hang up. Don't bother Tea Iyah anymore. If I don't answer your phone then I can no longer answer phone.”
“Everything pick up the phone from me and don't like to hang up.” I said firmly.
“Yes, I'm hanging up now. Assalamualaikum..”
Tumben he didn't hang up right away.
“See you tomorrow. Wa’alaikumsalam.”
Haaaaah, I finally managed to also reveal what was in my heart and I could not believe that I dared to say love. I wanted to say it right away when we met, but I was impatient.
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to be continued...