Actually Love
Chapter 378_Night of the Year
At seven o'clock in the night. Neva was ready with her choice of dress. This ... is her first date with Vano in country A. For some time here, they had never dated at all because Neva did not want to have fun while her brother was still in the hospital.
Vano was waiting for him downstairs. He sat in the living room with Dimas.
Neva stepped slowly down the stairs.
"Yuk" he said after arriving and standing next to Vano. Vano brings his gaze to Neva. His beads sparkled with astonishment in his heart. Beautiful, she muttered softly.
Vano smiled and nodded. He then stood up and said goodbye to Dimas.
"Have Papa's permission, Mama and Brother Lee?" ask Vano. He looked at Neva.
"Emm, Mama and Papa have been but Brother Lee hasn't" Neva replied. "He's in his room, no one can interfere" Neva explained. Vano.
"He already knows if you're spending new year's night outside" Dimas said. "Just go, have fun" he continued.
Neva smiled and said goodbye to Dimas. She kissed his sister's cheek briefly then stepped out with Vano.
The car drove by passing through a crowded but smooth road. Vano stretched out his hand to rub Neva's hair. Then the hand came down to hold his fingers.
Neva returned the hand. Heart-shaking warm grip.
The car sped far away towards the place they wanted to go. They've been renting the place all day for tonight.
The streets began to be crowded, many pedestrians passing by enjoying the new year's night. Neva looked around.
"Walking seems like fun?" he said after watching around.
"Street?"
"Yes" Neva turned to look at Vano.
"But this is still quite far from where we want to go" said Vano.
"No problem. There's still plenty of time before 00:00" Neva replied. "Yuk, let's just walk," he asked.
"Let me find a parking spot first" replied Vano. Then, he entered a building that does rent parking for new year's night visitors. Vano parked his car in the basement. Then they walk to a place that is their main destination.
Their hands joined together, stepping foot slowly and in rhythm.
When I'm with you I want time to go very slowly.
They paused for a moment to watch the street artist so adept at playing the wind instrument. Beautiful instruments with a blend of nature and all the hustle and bustle. After leaving a single sheet of money on the artist, they continued on their way.
"There's ice cream, you want it?" ask Vano. He pointed at the ice cream seller who was not far from them.
"Hu'um, let's buy it," Neva agreed. Then they bought two. And hap ... Neva ate the ice cream in Vano's hand.
"Eh??" Vano was stunned by the sudden action of Neva. "Why did you eat my ice cream, miss?" tanyakanya.
"Hahaaa ... the ice cream you brought looks more tempting," Neva replied.
"We ordered the same ice cream" Vano said.
"Huum, but the ice cream in your hand is more delicious" Neva replied. And hap ... Vano ate the ice cream that Neva brought. Then stick out a little bit of his tongue following Neva earlier.
Neva laughs. Vano can't eat ice cream without a spoon properly. There was ice cream left on her lips. But Neva did not dare to suddenly rub those lips.
"Lezat right?" his question that Vano answered with a nod. Then, Vano fed Neva the ice cream that was in his hand. So too with Neva. He fed the Vano ice cream in his hand until it ran out.
"Umm baby," call Neva. He took a tissue from his bag.
"Yes" Vano replied looking at him.
"There's leftover ice cream on your lips" Neva said. Vano then slightly lowered his head and thrust his face at Neva. Their distance became so close. Neva's hand slowly rubbed Vano's lips gently.
"Already," said Neva.
"Thank you, girl" said Vano with a smile. Then they continued their journey. Vano's right hand hugged Neva's waist.
They stopped again when they encountered street artists who played traditional angklung music. They consisted of twelve people and lined up six, six, front behind.
"Waaahhh we meet brother" exclaimed Neva. He clapped.
"They are very young" Vano said. Neva nodded. Vano's hand was still on Neva's waist.
"It looks like they're from an art school" Neva continued. Then the angklung music stopped and followed by a boisterous applause from their music lovers who deliberately stopped.
Then the hands move the angklung again to create a soft tone that penetrates into the heart. Vano pulled his hand from Neva's waist and placed it over her chest. Likewise with Neva, she placed her hands on her chest.
"*My homeland is not forgotten
Remembered all my life
Even if I go far
Not going to disappear from the heart
The land I love
I appreciate you
Although many states
The famous permai in the word of people
But my village and my home
That's where I feel happy
My land is not forgotten
For some reason when Neva heard the song on the ground that she now has her heart rippling. There was water at the end of his eyes. He looked at those who played the instrument. Those who have if nationalism is high even though currently they are far from the homeland.
"My homeland is not forgotten
Remembered all my life
Even if I go far
Not going to disappear from the heart
The land I love
I appreciate you
My land is not forgotten
I am proud of you."
Neva wiped her tears as the song finished. Then he clapped his hands happily. He gave me two thumbs. And borrowed two thumbs of Vano.
"It's very, very cool," he said. Applause rumbled there.
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Meanwhile in the Nugraha family mansion. They were gathered in the side garden. Baby Arai playing with Brother Zora.
"Airraaaaaa ...." Dimas proudly carried a plate of fried rice in his hand and placed it on the table.
"Fried rice by chef Dimas A Nugraha" he said proudly. Everyone applauded for him.
"Wahhh seems very delicious," Mama commented. He smelled the fried rice on the table.
"Fried rice is special for my dear sister," Dimas replied with a slight stretch of his hand to point at Leo. The applause is getting louder.
Leo smiled widely and was surprised.
"For me?" tanyakanya. He pointed at himself.
"Yes, for you. Just for you" replied Dimas.
"Mama is there no sister?" ask Mama.
"There is no Ma. I just made it one" replied Dimas who made Mama pretend to be disappointed. In fact, he knew that Dimas deliberately made fried rice special for Leo. That was his promise when Lee went into a coma.
"Waaah, I feel flattered and moved. Thank you, Brother Dim," said Leo. "It must be delicious" he said.
"of course. Eat," replied Dimas. Then Leo scoops and eats a special fried rice ala chef Dimas.
"Hmmm, really delicious," praised Leo looking at Dimas and giving him two thumbs up. "It looks like Mama's drooling," teased Leo.
"Very" answered Mama. Then Leo picked up a spoon that was on the table and scooped the fried rice for Mama. He fed his mother.
Mama accepted it and immediately gave her two thumbs up to Dimas. He nodded his head in agreement with Leo's opinion that this fried rice is very delicious.
"She had almost a week of learning to make this fried rice" Nora said.
"Keren Kak Dim" praised Leo. He scoops again with the same spoon as her and then gives it to Yuna.
"Haha of course. I made a promise to you when you were in a coma, so I kept it. And I'll grant you whatever you want" Dimas said.
Leo looked at his brother full of haru.
"Thank you, brother" he said wholeheartedly.
"Mama also had a delicious meal tonight" Mama said. Everyone's enthusiastic.
"Don't tell me, you're cooking the tucked sambal," joked Papa who made a laugh at all.
Mom looked towards Papa. "Isn't that Papa's favorite?" said Mama.
Papa laughs more, "Spending the night of the turn of the year in country A, why is it still the menu sambal terasi?" papa replied, flirting with his wife. Then, two housekeepers came up with the menu that Big Lady Nugraha meant. The two of them placed the menu on the table with their hearts.
My mother smiled with pride.
"Maraaaaa ...."
"Nasi tumpeng a la chef Mama," said Mama happily.
"Waahhh ..." cried Yuna and Nora simultaneously. They clapped.
Then a housekeeper came.
"Sorry young Master Leo, there are guests for young Master" he said. They kept quiet and looked at each other.
"Okay" replied Leo.
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