CHASING THE LOVE OF THE TEACHER
Choose a Goose or Duck Child ?

Ten o'clock and five minutes Cilla had arrived in the field near the alley where Arjuna boarding. Cilla who had parked his car immediately took a cellphone and sent a message to Arjuna. While waiting for a reply, Cilla played her phone, until ten minutes later the glass next to her was knocked from the outside.

Cilla went out and moved to the front passenger seat. He looked at Arjuna who was sitting behind the wheel and started the car that was moving slowly away from the field.

“Why ? What is my appearance too excessive ?” Arjuna who had glanced and saw Cilla still looked at him with a faint smile looking at the gaze of the girl who was too focused on him.

“Bapak is really cool today,” Cilla smiled while giving her thumbs up. “It is certain that om and aunt will be proud in their hearts because Mr. Arjuna did not lose his charm even though he did not get facilities from parents.”

“It looks like last night someone said that my face is not handsome - very even very ugly if again jutek,” said Arjuna while sneering.

“Keren equally handsome it is eleven twelve, sir, but still the meaning is different,” said Cilla while chuckling. “If cool it is more inclined to physical appearance, but if handsome yes more to the face. I'll say today you look cool, not handsome,” said Cilla while laughing softly.

Arjuna sneered and glanced at Cilla at a glance from the middle spy, while Cilla chuckled at Arjuna's face that did not receive a hundred percent of his words.

“If same Theo, more handsome me or him ?” arjuna Fishing.

“I don't want to answer, because my question is like a batman trap. Anyway whatever my answer, will not change your mind towards me,” Cilla just laughed softly and changed her sitting position facing forward.

“If I change my mind, would you be willing to let go of Theo ?” arjuna asked back with a serious face even though his gaze remained straight forward.

“I never tied Kak Theo fenced, so no need to let go either. Kan Kak Theo is not my pet,” said Cilla while laughing.

“And today just focus on your goals. In addition to visiting parents, try to talk carefully with his father Mr. Arjuna. Who knows, the High School boy who wants to be betrothed to Mr. Arjuna is beautiful, polite, calm, and all that is close to the tastes of Mr. Arjuna.”

In my heart, it feels that Arjuna has not been willing to hear Cilla calling Theo as a sister while other friends are still called om, while he and Dono still called Father.

“I don't know if papa still wants to accept if I say change your mind,” Arjuna said with a sigh.

“Pak, never be afraid to try even if there is still a possibility of failure. After all, the name of the parent always has an unlimited apology for his child. What you need to remember is that the exit of the Father from the house is due to the choice of the Father himself, not directly expelled by the parents. Don't forget, throw away the sense of prestige. Who knows, abege who wants to be betrothed to the Father is indeed suitable for Mr. Arjuna.”

The atmosphere became quiet because Cilla himself deliberately silenced Arjuna, so that the man had time to think and calm his heart. Eventually the car stopped at a mansion with a guard post in front of it.

“This is the home of my parents, Cilla,” Arjuna said after parking the car in front of the gate.

A mustachioed man about 35 years old came out of the gate and approached Cilla's car driven by Arjuna. Cilla also opened the glass next to him and he somewhat rewinded his face so that Arjuna's face could be seen.

“Den Arjuna !” exclaimed the man with a dumbfounded face, not expecting his long-gone master's son, coming back bringing the sweet smiling young girl to him.

“How are Mang Udin ?” greet Arjuna while raising one hand.

“Good, Den. It's good to see Den Arjuna again. This is sweet neng... “ Mang Udin hangs his sentence while pointing towards Cilla.

“I'm his student Mr. Arjuna, Mang Udin. Now the boss's son has become a cool teacher,” said Cilla while laughing.

 Cilla took off the seatbelt and opened the door, about to switch places with Arjuna who was about to enter the house.  He walked around in front of the car and approached the side of Arjuna who had just come out and stood beside the car door.

“You don't want to come in?” bargain Arjuna when they are close together next to the car.

“No, I solved the problem with the family first. Besides, if there really is a beautiful goose, I am so inferior and can be heartbroken,” said Cilla while laughing softly.

“Basic baby duck !” Arjuna touched Cilla's forehead.  “If you come in and meet the goose who has been waiting for me inside, at least you can be a judge for me, about the girl is not suitable to be my wife, he said,” he continued while laughing.

“And you said yourself, it is better to choose a girl who is betrothed by your parents than with me who is like an ugly duckling who is ugly and annoying. So no longer need to hear the opinions of others, especially from ugly ducklings like me,” Cilla laughed bitterly.

“You know where I once said that sentence?” Asked Arjuna while linking his eyebrows together.

“Most women even though they do not like flowers, will certainly be moved if they receive a flower arrangement from their loved ones,” Cilla offers a hand flower in the form of a combination of pink roses, magrit and lilies.

“This pink rose gives a sense of gratitude to a loved one and this white lily symbolizes sacred love like a mother to her child. So give this to aunty, she must be happy.”

Arjuna stared with an expression of disbelief at what Cilla was giving. Even this chatty girl prepares additional gifts for Mama Diva.

“Don't forget, this flower I prepared so that you give to aunt not for goose children who may have been waiting for Father inside,” Cilla eyes glared while affirming his words.

Arjuna who was still dumbfounded just nodded and smiled.

“I go first, Sir,” Cilla use the car engine. A few seconds, Cilla looked hesitant, he still had not run the car and finally returned the gear position to P.

“Pak Arjuna,” call Cilla while putting his face out the window. “I can ask ?”

Arjuna frowned and nodded.

“If you were given the opportunity by om to choose, which one would you choose, a beautiful white goose or a chatty duckling ?”

Arjuna who considered Cilla's question as a joke even widened to hear the girl's words. Cilla's face immediately pouted and her lips pursed.

“I again asked Mr. Arjuna, instead of joking,” his grunts were upset.  His hand moved to close the window, but not yet closed completely, Arjuna's hand held the window.

“You sure you want to hear my answer ?” asked Arjuna in between his laughter.

“Confirm !” sahut Cilla with a slightly tinge and face still pouting. Though his hands began to heat coldly and his heart deg-deg will wait for Arjuna's answer.

“Of course I will choose a beautiful white goose, because I like the same dizzy duck child who is too chatty and likes to argue with me,” said Arjuna while back chuckling.

“Iya…. Ja…. Thank you for the answer, Mr. Arjuna Hartono,” replied Cilla with a pouting face.

He immediately moves the gear to D and slowly runs his car without talking anything else or saying goodbye to Arjuna. Once away, Cilla immediately closed the window tightly and without being able to be prevented, tears began to come out of the corner of her eyes.

While Arjuna was a little surprised to see Cilla leave without saying goodbye to him. He was still standing staring at Cilla's car until it disappeared from view.

Anxiety struck Arjuna's heart, worried that Cilla would take her words seriously. He himself is still confused, what if when he meets later, Papa Arman still forces Arjuna to accept an arranged marriage with his best friend's daughter. And Cilla herself, asked him firmly to comply with Papa Arman's request.

What if in the end Arjuna had to go back to choosing ? Her heart was no longer filled with Luna's name. Now Cilla's shadow often interrupts his night's sleep, especially since he knew that Cilla began to get close to Theo, even changing his call specifically to Theo. Arjuna's heart often became unsettled, it felt he could not accept the change in Cilla's attitude towards Theo.

Arjuna breathed back. Cilla's car has been out of sight for a long time. Arjuna looked at the flower arrangement that had been prepared for Mama Diva while stepping into her parents' house which was almost 8 months without her side.

Mang Udin who was already waiting at the gate nodded his head as Arjuna passed by, while his master's son was still deep in thought while holding the flower arrangement in his hand.

Hopefully today, Arjuna will not need to be faced again with a difficult choice.