Calibra: A Delayed Taste
CALIBRA | CHAPTER 75
The wind blew on Ibra's face. The coldness doubled after he sipped the served orange ice. Silence seemed to bite when Oma Halim asked. For a moment Ibra just fell silent, staring at the woman quietly in silence.
Ibra folds the lips, taste the remaining citrus sour. He then opened his mouth. "Jeno tell Oma?" tanya Ibra's down.
Ibra doesn't need to talk when she herself knows who's complaining about her relationship and Audi, right?
"So right, you're dating Audi?"
It took a few seconds for Ibra to answer. "Yes, Oma."
Silent. Oma Halim looked at Ibra fixedly and long, he then took a breath before turning his eyes to look at the yard. The response made Ibra worried. He looked at the oma closely, a fretful look faintly drawn on the old face.
"Oma?"
Bird chirping does not necessarily make the atmosphere more calm. Ibra did not stop to observe the change in expression that was clearly implied in the look of Sofiana Halim.
"How could you really be serious about what you said back then?"
"Yes?" ibra asked confusedly.
Oma Halim. "When I was a kid, didn't you say you wanted to marry Audi when you were older" she reminded Ibra of the ridiculous time.
Ibra grimacing. Oma Halim looked back at him straight. "Hearing Jeno says you're dating Audi, Oma wonders, are you obsessed with Audi?"
Ibra jerks. He looked at the oma with a slightly flabbergasted mouth. "Why can Oma say that? Oma don't believe in Ibra?"
"No, not Oma doesn't believe you. You're Oma's granddaughter, Audi's Oma's granddaughter. Oma, love you two. But when it comes to love, neither you nor Audi will get the same attention from Oma."
"And you who decide to be interconnected like this make Oma have to look from two sides between you."
"Ibra is serious with Audi, Oma" Ibra said.
"Oma knows. But Oma still won't allow you if it's true that you're just obsessed with getting an Audi. Oma knows very well how you are, Ibra. Your attitude that always protected Audi from childhood, Oma knows what crazy things you've done that long."
"Oma?" Raut Ibra was begging.
"Audi Oma's only granddaughter. It's natural that Oma is acting like you, right? You're not just Oma's granddaughter, you're the man who's been in a relationship with Audi. So Oma's gonna act the same way as Oma's dealing with Audi's other ex-girlfriends."
Ibra frowned unhappily. "Audi hasn't dated, Oma."
Oma Halim nodded. "indeed not. But did you never think how many men came to your Uwa, asking her daughter to be betrothed? Many, Ibra. So many Uwa mu to the point of confusion and leave all the problems to Oma. He asked all the men to face Oma, even before they came face to face with the girl."
"Audi never knew, because he was not told. Dava let the boy go about the day as usual, without being overshadowed by the problems of the proposal that came because he knew it was very confusing."
Ibra stared at Oma Halim. He is fixated on that reality. Why didn't Uwa Dava tell you about this?
"Have you talked about your serious intentions to Uwa?"
Ibra just nodded in response.
"And your Uwa asked you to meet Oma?"
Once again Ibra nodded.
"That means Uwa has already considered and included you in the ranks of other men who proposed to Audi. In this case Uwa doesn't see you as his nephew anymore, but rather a candidate who Oma has to test to find out if you're worthy of an Audi or not."