Brother, May I Love You?
Chapter 29

"I will choose this model" said Dhika pointed to a design of the cafe building to be built in Surabaya starting next month.

"OKAY. I'll call our foreman and next month lay down his first stone" Ryan replied, then cleared up the two building designs he's shown since last night.

"That's all for today"

"Where are you going?"

"To the plantation"

"Now you go to the plantation often? Is there anything that bothers you?"

"Nothing"

Lies. There was something that kept bothering Dhika's mind for this month. Although he tried to get rid of her by working, it kept bothering him.

"How is Zanna doing now?" ryan asked right to the center of the problem he was thinking about.

"good. I just saw him go to work this morning"

"Is Zanna bothering you?"

"Dam. Ja. The child ... so ... "

Dhika does not know the right word to describe her sister.

"What's? Independent and mature?"

Finally he found the right word to describe Zanna.

"Yes. Too independent and mature. I thought Zanna would need my help once she got to Malang, but it turned out ... "

"Looking at how hard he works, it seems like he won't even need you at all times"

"But .. she's a girl. Her body .. small and skinny. He should have ... "

Ryan laughed at Dhika's worries.It's only natural, because she sounds exaggerated now.

"You sounded like my parents when I decided to go help you first"

"What's? You insulting me?"

How could he be compared to an old man? Dhika almost took offense at Ryan's accusation.

"No. It's just that my parents once said that they used to doubt that I was taking the right steps. They worry that my choice is not right. And that's how you feel about Zanna right now"

Dhika fell silent and began to think that what Ryan said was true.

"But that's natural, right? Zanna was a twenty-three-year-old girl. Zanna also lives alone in the large, almost broken-down house. I .. It's like being tormented to see him come out and go in the house with a tired face. His body also seemed to be getting thinner. Surely Zanna wasn't eating well" she said letting out all the excruciating worries in her chest.

"You .. should get married"

"What?"

Dhika did not understand the thoughts of this friend. She worries about her sister but Ryan tells her to get married.

"You mustn't worry too much about your sister choosing her own life. Marry, that must be what Zanna wanted"

"You're nuts. Then who's gonna take care of my sister?"

"I .. can"

Whahuh? Dhika stared intently at her talking friend. How can Ryan take care of Zanna? They're not brothers or anything. Or .. is impossible.

Dhika knows Ryan's brain well. He could tell that Ryan had been interested in Zanna ever since they met at the cafe.

"Why? Zanna is so beautiful. Her body was sexy and her hair was silky smooth. Not to mention his voice that dodged like the chirping of a bird in the morning. What a perfect woman. And you know all about me. Aren't I the best candidate to be with Zanna? I promise I'll make her happy"

Dhika does not like what they are talking about.

"Go before I cancel my intention to build a cafe in Surabaya" he said firmly.

"Good sister-in-law" Ryan replied and ran out of Dhika's house

"Damn it"

Silence at home after hearing Ryan's words earlier, making Dhika very stressed. He was not prepared to face the adult words addressed to his sister. Although she knew that Zanna was indeed beautiful as described by Ryan but.  Feeling her head about to explode, Dhika advances her plan of going to the plantation. Before eight o'clock he was already on the estate and driving around to monitor everything. Pak Agus is buying fertilizer and green house equipment so he must record all the shortcomings of his own plantation. While looking at the reports of the plantation in his room, Dhika suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"You here? Though I deliberately wanted to make a surprise earlier" asked Desi who was smiling.

"What are you here for?" ask Dhika wonder. There seems to be no agenda for the arrival of employees of the Department of Agriculture today.

"There's a new kid in our office who's assigned to monitor the students who are practicing in the green house"

Dhika just remembered that there was a college boy wandering in the green house since two weeks ago.

"Where is he?"

"Who?"

"New boy you mean"

"I told him to go around looking for the student himself"

As always. Desi always treated her coworkers like this. Though he always reminded Desi should be a good senior for his subordinates. To be respected by everyone.

"But the new kid will have trouble getting around on his own"

"Just be wild. Let Kiran know how rude it feels to keep talking to me"

Dhika stops her work by hearing a familiar name from Desi's mouth.

"Kira?"

"Oh, release. Ja. Her name was Zanna Kirania but she was called Kiran. It's so weird"

Zanna's? Dhika stood up and immediately ran out of the small house that she functioned as the small office. He saw the footprints leading to the green house and felt a chest tightening.

Zanna never said she was in the same section as Desi. No. gabe. He never asked about work or anything to his sister. But ... If Zanna had come here, her sister would have come to that place. A place that has always been a playground for them when invited by the father to the plantation. Dhika runs fast until Desi does not see her again. He rushed past the four green houses and saw his sister sitting there. In the hut that now seemed small to Zanna.

He wanted to get closer but cancelled his intention from seeing Zanna wipe away the tears. Zanna crying? Zanna must have remembered the memories of when they were little. It turns out ..all those memories still imprint in his sister's memory. Dhika thinks Zanna will hate all things about the past while being with her father and herself. She's mistaken. Returning to Malang must have been a big decision Zanna made.But she only thought about herself who insisted on making them come back the way they used to. Not respecting his sister's decision.

Ryan's right. Zanna is not a child anymore as she is in Dhika's memory. His sister is mature and independent. He should have been proud to have a sister who grew up well even without her help at all.

"Dad, mom. Zanna is a beautiful woman now" she said, releasing all the burdens on her shoulders.

Now, all he could do was pay attention to Zanna's future. Making sure Zanna is happy with her life choices. Dhika is eager to hug her sister now. Wrapping Zanna with the warmth of her body. Just now he wanted to step up, then Desi's voice stopped him.

"You're there. Really good on the road?"

Dhika turned around and did not want the moment her sister felt disturbed. He immediately approached Desi and invited her back to his room earlier.

"I forgot to check something" the reason was so that Desi would not get angry and follow him.