Can It Be Us?
VIDEO CALL

Andini put the towel in use to wrap the hair on the chair. He stared at the screen of the phone that suddenly lit up. Andini took it.

Andini is in a relationship with Abercio. Not so long, but not for a minute. He's been in this relationship for three weeks. He wanted to tell Ashana, but somehow she was embarrassed to tell him. Maybe when he's ready, he'll tell me.

"What's wrong?" Abercio contacted him with a video call. He could see Abercio standing against the background of the pool.

"Wait, wait. That's not your house. Where're you?" Ask Andini. He often makes video calls with Abercio, but this place looks foreign.

Abercio smiled slightly. He pointed the rear camera. Makes Andini frown even more. "Where are you?"

"I'm with the others."

"Yes, I know. But where are you now?"

"You're worried about me, aren't you?" Temptation Abercio makes Andini rotate both his eyes.

"You're this. Yeah, I'm worried about you."

Abercio's smile instantly burst out. Andini just said that but her heart was already very happy. "This is the house we bought in High School. We usually use it to get together. But we rarely get together now, and we're getting together before we get busy with our jobs."

"Oh, so. Then what did you call me for?"

"I missed you. Was it wrong to call you?"

Andini held her lips back to not smile. Why does it feel like being missed by a loved one like this?

"Hey!"

Abercio slightly jumped when a hand hit his shoulder slowly. He turned his head and found Abqari with a soaked body. "You've been swimming?"

"The others have already."

"Where are the others?"

"being changed."

"You didn't change your clothes?"

"Later on. Hey Andini! Since when do your video calls go?" Abqari looked at Abercio.

No, Andini doesn't like it when he's making a call there are people listening. He does not feel free. "Ac, Abercio. I'm sleepy. I'm gonna go to bed first."

"Andini, I just----"

Tut's.

Abercio stared at his phone screen in disbelief while Abqari just laughed. He took his cell phone on the table.

"We call Alice."

After waiting a few seconds, the call is connected. On the phone screen was Alice's flat face.

"Hey, honey. When are you going to be cold to me? You should be lucky---"

"I'd rather not meet you. Why the hell do you always bother me?" Said Alice.

Abercio who knew that Alice did not like Abqari just laughed. "Why did you pick up the call? You should just shut it up." Abercio.

"It's usually like that too. But I'm looking for someone. I know that my brother is with you. I've called him many times but he didn't pick him up. Give your phone to my brother." Said Alice.

"You rarely pick up my calls. Why would I give it to someone else?" Goda Abqari's.

"You are!"

Abqari just laughed looking at Alice's annoyed face. While Abercio who was next to him was no longer considered.

"Don't be like that. If her brother finds out, you're done."

"Achazia just approved of me."

"As far as you are."

"Sister!!" Alice shouted as she looked at Achazia who was walking closer.

Abqari looked back and found Achazia and Adrian approaching.

"Alice?" Achazia stared at Abqari's phone screen with a frown.

"Why didn't you answer my call?" Alice put on a pouting face.

"So I swam for a while. Now you can call me."

Alice smiled. Without thinking for a long time he immediately turned off the phone. Shortly after that the sound of Achazia's cell phone ringing rang.

"Ah, when I was just happy." Abqari said annoyed that Alice immediately turned off her phone connection.

"You're this. Lookatme. I'll call Ailee and reason that Achazia wants to talk to her. He'll lift it." After typing the message a few words, he called Ailee. Sure enough, Ailee answered him immediately.

"Where is Mr Achazia?" Ask Ailee who is now in her contract.

"A, Ailee. Yeah, I told Adrian to call you. But I was calling Alice. Wait a minute for me. Don't shut it down."

"Good sir."

Adrian smiled triumphantly. "You hear what he said?"

"Yes,"

"So you can't turn off the before-uh video call, what is this?!"

Abercio and Abqari immediately laughed as Ailee paused the video call. It turned out that Ailee's cleverness could not be underestimated.

"seen? Even Ailee won't look you in the face, just waiting." Abqari.

"Then how is it different from you? You think Alice's gonna pick up your video call?" Reply Adrian.

Abqari shrugged both of his shoulders. "At least he didn't pause her even though Achazia wasn't around." Abqari.

"Ah, you two are the same." Abercio said arrogantly. Among the four of them, only Achazia and Abercio had a good relationship.

Achazia approached the others when the call was over. "You didn't call Ailee?"

"See." Adrian shows the screen of his phone which instantly makes Achazia laugh. Ailee did not turn off her video call, but the girl paused her.

"You just tell him I didn't say anything."

"Then how am I?"

Achazia shrugged both of her shoulders. "I don't care. I better call Ashana." Achazia. He immediately called Ashana without caring for Adrian who was looking at him annoyed.

"Hi."

Ashana looked at Achazia who was smiling very widely on the phone screen. The man's hair was wet. "You just finished your shower?"

"No, I just finished swimming."

"Wait, where are you? This isn't your apartment." Said Ashana who was just aware of the circumstances around.

"It's not my apartment."

"Where are you then?"

Achazia activates the rear camera. It shows Abercio, Adrian and Abqari.

"You're in one of their houses?"

Achazia. "No,"

"Where are you then?"

"I was in the house we used to make together in High School. Just for a gathering place."

Ashana smiles. "Wow! Can I see it?" The woman said enthusiastically.

Achazia. "Of course." The man showed the house to Ashana. On the other hand, Abercio Adrian and Abqari look upset.

Abercio was upset that Andini had hung up her phone call all of a sudden and for no reasonable reason. Adrian is upset that Ailee really doesn't want to look him in the face. And Abqari is upset that Alice raised her call only to mediate herself with her sister.

"How about we screw up Achazia?" Abqari's Advice.

"We are true friends. If the video call of the three of us doesn't go well, Achazia should be like that." Adrian and Abercio's approved Abqari. The three of them walked over to Achazia.

Adrian embraces Achazia. "Aw, Achazia. Didn't you say there's a job you can't put off and have to do now." Adrian.

Abercio. "Yes, didn't you say that?"

"You have a job that can't be delayed?" Ashana.

The confused Achazia immediately shook her head. "Nothing."

"Ah, you are this. You just said." Now Abqari makes a sound.

"When?"

"You'll do it first. We'll go on again." Ashana said that she could not bear it because Achazia should do the work, not call her. Later if delayed, maybe more.

"No, Ashana. They're just mugging--"

Tut's.

Abercio, Abqari and Adrian ran away and laughed.

"We are true friends! The call of the three of us didn't go well, you should too!" Shouts Adrian from afar. They had already run to be unreachable by Achazia.

"Damn it! Come here!" Achazia immediately ran after them and became a chase scene.

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