ALDEBY
|25.| Dear?

Now, Aldef and Beby are left in the all-white room. The Beby family had just left the place. From what Aldef heard, they were all saying 'home'.

"Many of you want to ask, right?" guess Beby after Aldef returned to sit on the left side of his bed.

Aldef smiled knot. "What a look, huh?"

Beby chuckles. "Rubber."

"What do you call Sinta's brother, your brother too?"

"No" replied Beby. "Kak Sinta is Indra's wife. They just got married five months ago. But, I didn't come to their wedding."

"Why?"

"When their wedding day was clashing with the schedule of the final semester exam. So, yeah, I didn't come."

"Keep, did you just say 'go home' it directly back to Surabaya? Or to your apartment?"

"Not both."

"Continue?"

"I have a house in Jakarta."

"Oh, huh? Why have you been living in an apartment all this time? Why not at home?"

Beby let out a heavy breath. "Gue feels safer living in an apartment. Security is tighter."

"Can, can I hire a security guard at home."

"Gue's sleepy, Al. Sleep first, huh?"

One question arose in Aldef's mind: why did Beby seem reluctant to talk about 'home'?

***

Daren and Kiran arrive just as the adzan magrib reverberates.

"Ren, pray in mushola, yuk!" invite Aldef who answered a nod by Daren.

"We go first, yes," Daren told Beby and Kiran. The two girls compactly nodded. Coincidentally, today Beby was in a hitch. For Kiran, she had a different faith with Beby.

"Lo, how come you can be with Daren?" beby asked shortly after Aldef and Daren's departure.

"It just so happens" replied Kiran. "So he was in the hospital parking lot, really."

"Lo here get a car?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Tumbents. Where's your bodyguard?"

Kiran was upset. "Gue's back with Gino."

Beby laughing. "That's good news, yes, Mr. Gino. I want that ngadepin lo who's a luncher."

"About!" sulek Kiran did not accept. "Gue cuddle there is also a reason times. Yes, he wants to be courted by his odd secretary. I'm so good to see it!"

Again, Beby laughed. "Yes, anyway. What matters is that Mr. Gino loves you the same. Safe. Don't be too overthinking."

"Yes, but, what if Gio's brother left me?"

"The cave that Arka left behind is ordinary."

Kiran stared sinisterly at Beby. "Lo mah yummy, have Aldef as backup."

The sentence made Beby throw a pillow right in Kiran's face. "Oh, his mouth!"

Kiran.

"Have Mr. Gino fire his secretary" Beby suggested.

"Yes kali! Ntar is there I'm guessed possessive."

"Lo possessive."

"Bebys, uh!"

Seeing the look on Kiran's face, Beby's turn was wide.

"Oh, yes, Ran. I want a story."

"What story? Males, deh, I if you tell me about Korean drama. Oh me!"

"Diddeliver! I just found out your taste!" Pause for a moment. "No. That's not. This time it's serious."

Kiran looked at Beby's goal. Indeed, his best friend now looked very serious. Kiran sighed for a moment. "What news? About Arka? Is she here?"

Both of Beby's eyes were perfectly rounded. "Daebak! Can you tell now? Learn from where?" (Great!)

"Nga! I met Arka on my way here. But, By, why is he wearing a patient suit, huh?"

"Huh?" Beby's forehead wrinkled in wonder. As he remembered, Arka came in ordinary clothes. But his face looked a little pale.

"Is he being treated here too?"

"No way, I am! Arka, right, it's almost every day in this hospital."

"But he's wearing a patient suit, Beby!"

"ah! Not important," Beby broke up after being silent for a while. "Mending is now open, no. Bring me what, anyway?" Beby's gaze pointed at the three white crackle bags above the nightstand.

"Gue, anyway, bring an apple for you. The two, from Daren."

Beby's hand attached to the infusion grabbed one crackle containing a drink given Daren. The girl was amazed to see the contents inside. "Well! Milkshake taro!"

"Lo's favorite drink?" ask Kiran.

Beby nodded enthusiastically. "Well! But there's no ice."

Kiran punched softly on Beby's left shirt. "More sick too. I still want to drink ice!"

"No need to be like Miko, please. Ngeselin!"

"But, By. That, right, there's only one drink. I think Daren was on purpose. She knows where, yeah, if you like milkshake taro?"

"Eitherway. He I've seen this drink many times in the campus cafeteria. Kan, often, tuh, we meet him there."

"Yes too, anyway. But in that minute he was watching you?"

"Yes, anyway. Don't think weird."

"Don't ...."

"Assalamualaik."

The baritone sound from the direction of the door intruded Beby and Kiran. A tall man clad in a checkered shirt and long jeans as a subordinate, as well as a camera coiled around the neck. That's Fahri.

"Waalaikumsalam" replied Beby.

Fahri's arrival was followed by Aldef and Daren who had just finished praying magrib.

"Famey?" greet Beby.

"Hi, By. How are you doing?"

"Udah is much better. Oh, ja. I'm not mistaken for Lo and Aldef as models. Win, dong, me!"

"Jinjja?!" Both of Beby's eyes sparkled.

"Yes! First champion anyway!"

Fahri smiled broadly. "Thank you."

"Sorry, yes, because I'm sick of our discussion of webseries being delayed."

"It's okay," replied Fahri. "Now, just focus on your health first."

"Webseries?" sahut Aldef who did not understand the direction of their conversation. "What's webseries?"

"Oh, yes. I didn't tell you, did I?" fahri's question was answered by Aldef. Seeing the eve of Fahri will explain something, Kiran who was also curious also put his ears. "So, I'm with Daren again there is a project together. We want to create a webseries that will air on Daren's youtube channel."

"Genre romance?" ask Kiran.

Daren nodded. "That's my main role with Beby. Just ask Beby to help you get promoted. He's, right, selebgram."

"It could be lo" Beby chuckled softly.

"Who's playing you two?" aldef asked as he stared at Beby and Daren in turn.

"No" replied Beby. "There's Tristan with Lola too."

"Temen you can?" ask Fahri.

Beby nodded. "So I talked to him, and he agreed."

"It's good that way" said Daren. "Live wait for Beby to heal, we keep reading."

"What is the script?" Fahri asked back.

"Udah" replied Daren. "Let's bring it in reading." Daren's gaze turned on Beby. "Oh, yes, By. I just copied the lecture notes today for you."

Beby received three sheets of HVS paper from Daren's hand. "Thank's, yeah. I am the most understanding."

"There's a task too. Don't forget to get a prank."

"Yes-yes. Let's get you to spit it out, right?"

Daren and Beby compactly laughed. Without them realizing it, there were a pair of eyes that had been staring dislikely at the interaction of Daren and Beby.

Yep. Who else would have owned that pair of eyes if not Aldefra Mahardika?

***

"Bahhhh!!! The food is great, brother!" exclaim Poppy with sparkling eyes.

"Yes, dong!" reply Celine proud.

"It's just the two of us eating? It's not over, is it, baby, brother."

"No. There's a friend of Brother's too."

"Who?" ask Poppy curiously.

"You know too."

"Hi!"

A woman dressed in a fiery red dress with sleeveless thighs took a position in front of Celine and Poppy. The makeup of the face that looked very menor made Poppy shudder in horror.

"Have you waited a long time, huh, you guys?"

"No, really," said Celine.

The look of the woman in red led to Poppy. "This must be Poppy. Celine's sister, right?"

"Yes. Poppies!" Celine nudged Poppy in the hand, making her sister realize from the action of observing the terrible face of Fara.

"Eh? Yes, Brother. I'm Poppy." The 15-year-old girl tried to display a smile as warm as possible. "What's his name?"

"Fara."

"Honey. Sorry, yeah, you've been waiting a long time." Suddenly, a tall man approached their table. The man's arms were coiled around Fara's back neck. And Fara, he replied by peeping the man's lips.

Poppy shut her eyes tight. Didn't they know that there are minors here?!

***

"What was that, really, Brother?" poppy asked while on her way to a new contract by driving an online taxi.

"Yes. Why emang?"

"It looks pretty cool." Poppy shuddered in horror. "Where is it not polite anymore. Lip kiss! And, right, there I was there. They're husband and wife, aren't they, anyway?"

"Sttt!!! You, here, yeah. Don't go on about people's business."

"Where do you know them?"

"So, you said, Poppy, don't want to poke."

"Keep, what kind of work does brother actually do?"

"That question isn't answered, is it? That brother is now a stylish model. Sister Fara who was acquainted with you, she's the subsidiary owner of the company" explained Celine. "Udah, ah. Don't do it anymore."

A flash of the scene as Fara and her boyfriend kiss lips back past Poppy's brain. The girl shook her head strongly. He turned his head towards Celine who was surfing in cyberspace.

"Poppy doesn't want to see them again."

***

Either his feelings or how, Beby feels there is something strange with Aldef since their chat with Daren, Fahri, and Kiran earlier. The proof, counted ten minutes already Aldef and Beby were only two in the room, but Aldef did not intend to open his voice. The man was busy struggling with his phone while showing a jutek expression. It's not usually Aldef like this.

"Lo why, anyway, Al? From diem mulu. Any issues?"

Aldef was silent. He paid no attention to Beby.

"Al?"

"Aldef."

"Dear."

Reflex, Aldef looked up. Two seconds later, Beby broke down. That made Aldef aware of what had just happened.

"When did your name change to 'Honey'?" Beby was still laughing.

Piqued. Aldef was upset. I want it to destroy a house.

"Lo why, anyway, Al? Seriously, really. Not good to know diem-dieman gini. Mending you go home if you don't want me to talk."

Aldef let out a heavy sigh. His eye beads stared straight at Beby's eyeballs. "So, you're going to play a movie with Daren?"

Beby smelled some weirdness here. The girl squinted both eyes. Staring at Aldef in full observation. "Lo jealous?"

"If so, why?"

Beby was silent for a moment. Then, he laughed softly. "You're not funny, Al."

Suddenly, Aldef got up from his sitting position. Both of Aldef's hands tightly grasped Beby's shoulders. Beby himself felt shocked by Aldef's sudden movements.

"Gue seriously."

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