
Next day.
Zaen and Luciana asked to meet at a cafe not far from the office where Zaen worked.
Zaen thought that Luciana asking him to meet would want to talk about the matchmaking. He was sure the girl knew about this. They met at break time. And meet them there.
As usual, no attitude changed from the girl. He did not want the match to make them become tenuous. They finally sat facing each other.
"What message do you want?" ask Lucia while looking at the menu book.
"As usual" Zaen replied.
The girl knew what her favorite food was, without asking again Lucia directly ordered right to the waiter. While waiting for the food to come, Lucia made small talk first.
"How's it?" ask Lucia later.
"How's what?" ask Zaen back.
"As for the man I asked for, find me a man like you" said Lucia.
"Why not just me?" Zaen tested the girl's feelings.
"Where possible, you're my brother. Aren't you my mammy's son, too? Sister same time brother dating is right."
"So seriously don't like me?"
"No!" elak Lucia.
Zaen smiling. "Well, actually I don't want anything to change between us. You will still be my sister even if the match is planned."
"You know what, brother? Then what's your response? Don't tell me you agree to this match."
"No, do you know that too?" ask Zaen.
"Yes, we refuse together, right? Nothing has changed between us, don't you like that girl?"
Zaen frowned in confusion. "Which girl?"
"Don't pretend, you're pretentious to hate him but in Big Brother's heart it's unreasonable for him to stop bothering you?!"
"Ameera mean?" Zaen.
"Who else, who else? Don't let you mess up, brother. Pursue for as long as there's still time, don't think of our matchmaking."
As they were talking, Ameera suddenly came to the restaurant with a man. They sat at the table next to Zaen. And Zaen himself saw the whereabouts of Ameera. The girl no longer chased after him like yesterday, even now as if she did not know him.
Ameera turned 90 degrees. Who's with Ameera? Thought Zaen.
Luciana saw him to the point of disbelief with Ameera's silence.
"Who is Ameera?" lusia asked whispering to Zaen. "Why has he changed? What happened to her?" ask again.
Zaen did not reply, he only watched Ameera from the corner of the eye. If his attitude was cold because he tried to accept the match, but now that he knew who Zaen was could no longer continue the match. Because Luciana did not love him, he thought.
Zaen's heart suddenly warmed when he saw the man beside Ameera was very attentive. Is that her boyfriend? Once in a while, Ameera steals a glance at Zaen. Then switch to Lucia. He thought that maybe the girl Zaen had betrothed to was that girl?
The ordered food finally came and they ate quietly even though their hearts were burning.
Not wrong again, that girl who was betrothed to Zaen, Ameera thought. The girl was getting convinced to forget about Zaen. Though, all this time he chased after her with a sincere heart, without thinking about who Zaen really was.
Because the meal was over, so Zaen and Luciana first withdrew from the restaurant, and they had disappeared from Ameera's sight.
"You why? I've noticed you've always seen this guy, do you know him?" ask a man who was with Ameera.
"He is the man" replied Ameera.
"The man who rejected you? Why don't you make her jealous?"
"I mean, Brother?" The man in front of Ameera turned out to be her brother. And it seems like Zaen misunderstood.
"You can be a little friendly with me, just want to know how he reacts. Such a man usually did not like to see the girl who had been chasing him suddenly move away."
Ameera did not understand what her brother said clearly, which she knew Zaen disliked and accepted her parents' matchmaking. The girl instead became not tasteful to eat when she saw Zaen with a girl.
***
Zaen and Lusiana arrive at Leon's residence, with a gantle, Zaen meets Lusiana's parents. He doesn't want this problem to drag on.
"Zaen, are you here?" ask Lisia.
"Yes, Mama. There's something I want to talk about" Zaen said.
"Hmm, sit. Should Mammy call Pappy Lusia?"
"By, I think Om Leon should know too."
"Call your Pappy" said Lisia to her daughter.
Not long ago, Leon also came because today he happened to not go to the office.
"What's up, Zaen? Tumben wants to talk to Om?" ask Leon.
"So gini, Om. About the matchmaking, I overheard Mommy and Daddy chat last night, they didn't know that I knew about this. Before you asked us directly, Luciana and I were just friends. I want to keep my friendship with this family."
"Nothing will change with us, including that match, I hope you understand. This is our deal, isn't it, Lucia?" ask Zaen.
"I-yes," replied Luciana.
"I hope no one misunderstands me, Mammy can talk about this with my parents, no more need to discuss this matter with us, before it's all too late better than now, right?"
Leon and his wife understand this, love cannot be forced. Before his children felt, they had already felt what else with Lisia. He knew very well what it felt like to feel neglected. Love with one hand is painful.
Leon and his wife understood this. They'll talk about the matchmaking that ended up being canceled before it was too late.
Leon himself was very salute with the courage of Zaen.
"We'll tell you everything if that's what you want. Zaen, don't misunderstand us, do you? We didn't talk about the matchmaking because of this, if you don't love each other then the matchmaking is off" Leon said.
Since everything was clear, Zaen resigned. The problem now is Ameera. He already rejected the girl, and now Ameera turned out to have a lover. However, Zaen is not a man who likes to seize the happiness of others. As long as Ameera is happy with that guy, no?
Regrets always come later, including what happened to Zaen now. Zaen finally came home with a little relief because there was no longer an obstacle for him to open his heart to other girls.