Childhood Match
Welcome to Gala

Gendhis could breathe with relief. After showing TV-side video footage in the porous room and explaining the misunderstanding, his relationship with Latitude could improve.

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Time went by very quickly, without feeling a year had passed. Only one more year Gendhis studied in High School. Now he can be a little calmer, because the Centil Trio will stop harassing his days.

Only Riko looked less happy. Although he graduated with the highest grades and could get into any college he liked, but to leave the school he felt heavy. What else makes Riko not excited, besides he must be away from Gendhis. Although Gendhis never once considered himself more than a friend, but his heart was already difficult to change places.

That afternoon, Riko was daydreaming on the back porch of the house, while staring at the splashing rain water dripping from the roof of the house.

"Here apparently. Dreamy. pantesan sister cariin in the room is not there..." Gala... Riko's older brother is the only one.

Riko was surprised to see that her beloved sister was already standing in front of the door folding her hands. Riko hugged her brother's body. It's been almost a year since they haven't seen each other since Gala took her S2 college break last year abroad.

"Sir Gala... When did dateng? Brother did not tell me about going home Magelang. If you know I can pick you up at the airport, brother... " Say Riko while tightly hugging her brother's burly body.

"Yes surprise.surprise time by the way." Gala said no less happy to meet her favorite sister. The two of them entered the living room and chatted at length.

"Why hasn't Mama come home yet?" Ask Gala.

"Yaaah.just one o'clock, brother. At best, magrib will run out later they go home." Said Riko.

Gala just smiled, she seemed to understand that her parents were super busy. But yes how else, their duties as representatives of the people sometimes have to sacrifice time with their families. Even today Gala came home from abroad none of them knew.

"From today on, this one brother's sister won't be lonely anymore." Gala's words made Riko's face sumringah.

"I mean Brother? Now Gala's sister wants to stay in Magelang?" Riko asked excitedly.

"Yes.. sure! My sister has finished college. Already registered as a lecturer at Untidar, Alhamdulillah. And from now on, this sister won't be lonely anymore." Gala relayed the news to Riko.

"Seriously, Sis...?" Riko.

Gala nodded her head.

"Thankful laaah... Riko is not lonely anymore." The news was greeted with great joy by Riko.

"How are you? So where do you go to college?" Ask Gala.

"That's what confused Riko, brother... Riko still doesn't know where to go." Answer Riko.

"Why confused? Yesterday Brother asked the answer still round want to go to STAN? What.... has the mind changed?" Ask Gala.

Riko just smiled, but Gala seemed to know what her beloved sister was feeling.

"Heeemmmm... Big brother knows now, what makes Riko upset.. surely because of that little sister? Is that sweet?" Gala Temptation.

"I don't know..." Answer Riko.

Sweet is the name for Gendhis that Riko often said to his brother. Gendhis Sweet Ayunindya.

"Clearly... Brother knows. What else could make this Brother sister upset if not the Sweet One..." Gala.

"Emang...he hasn't opened his heart to you yet?" Gala continued to ask.

"Not yet Kak. whereas all the ways Riko has traveled, but it did not work as well. This one girl is other than the others, sister.Riko has never been chasing after this difficult girl." Riko shook his head.

Gala smile. He was sure his sister's taste was pretty good this time.

"Sister.he's still someone's fiancee..." Riko.

"Haaa???" Gala was shocked for a moment.

"Jeez Riko. You are too cool to chase a girl who is already engaged. There is nothing else, which is still single I mean Brother." Gala try to give understanding.

"But this other chick sister. And I'm sure, in Magelang girls like this are second to none." Riko assured her brother.

"Indeed..where did the guy, who dared to compete with Riko? Sister Gala's the coolest brother in the whole universe?" Gala Temptation.

Gala patted her own eel with her right hand as she said.

"Ohhhhh." Gala said without caring about her brother's feelings glaring at her.

"Ups... I'm sorry, Brother said it wrong? That's not what you mean, brother..."

"According to Brother, you must show Sweet that you are good for him too. Prove that you also have a bright future that you can be proud of in front of him and his parents. If you are now in college in earnest, you can definitely be better than her fiance. So.. If you advice Brother, STAN is the right place for you to realize your dreams." Gala gave advice to her sister.

"Yes, yes, too... Big brother really. The only problem is, they have been betrothed since childhood, when Sweet was eight months in the womb of his mother, and the man was only two years old. Is it possible yaaa, could it be that easy to convince him?" Said Riko.

"What??? In this day and age there is still such a match?" Among all the explanations of Riko, this was what shocked Gala the most.

"Yes, there is proof of them..." Answer Riko.

Gala unceasingly shook her head. There was still a childhood match. Moreover, he was used to living abroad since taking his S1 college first, so almost never heard the word matchmaking again at such a small age. And strangely enough, they have survived so far. Not yet finished with the taste of the heran, how many hours later, the sound of a car stopped in their yard. Gala and Riko were preparing to welcome their parents who had just returned to work.

When their parents opened the door all of a sudden...

"The surprise..." Gala and Riko welcomed while kissing the hands of both her parents.

"God's Masya... Gala?" Mr. Hari and Ms. Fina were shocked to see that her eldest son had returned home from abroad.

"When will you come, son? How can you not tell your mom if you want to go home? Mom and Dad can go home early... Riko didn't tell Mama either." Said Bu Fina while tightly hugging her son's body whose height was far beyond it.

"Where would you like to tell Mama, Riko just did not know Kak Gala wants to go home." Said Riko.

"So no one really knows this? No one picked up at the airport? " Mister Hari asked.

"No papa really Pa. Gala was taking a taxi. Jogja to Magelang is not far." Gala said as if she did not want to trouble her family.

After cleaning up and changing their clothes, they went to the dinner table to have dinner together while chatting.

"So how? Back to Singapore again?" Ask Mr. Hari at the Gala.

"Papa this is how the hell.the new kid came home was asked to leave again." Prevent Ms. Fina

"Loh. usually that, not at home. Not yet lost kangennya sister same mother, hastily set out again, the reason is this..." Mr. Hari said.

Gala simply smiled as if confirming her father's words.

"No Pa, Ma... Gala has participated in the lecturer selection test at Untidar, Alhamdulillah... Gala accepted. And starting this month, Gala can already teach there. So then... Papa doesn't have to worry about Gala going back and forth to Singapore anymore." Gala answered while eating the food that she had always longed for when in the land of the people.

"Oh yeah? Thank God we can now get together again." Ms. Fina was happy to hear the news.

"Pa... Not Mas Gala, but Riko is now the one who is not at home." Said the Bungsu.

"Where are you going? Isn't it usually the most comfortable at home?" Ask Ms. Fina.

"It's not the most comfortable, Ma. Riko is always left alone just the same Mbok Darmi aja." Riko.

"Yes, yes, we will work for you too, dear..." Miss Fina comforted.

"Ma... Riko wants to continue studying at STAN." Gala.

"Oh yeah? That's the answer I've been waiting for the most from yesterday. Every time asked still upset, now see Pa. how many minutes met his brother, has immediately given the decision." Bu Fina was happy to hear the decision Riko made.

"Well.that's dong.it's just the name of Papa's son. You two are the pride of Papa and Mama. Papa hope, Papa's children will always get along well as they are now. Even until Mama and Papa get old. " Mister Hari was happy too.

"This papa.. don't rush old dong first... Mama has not yet met our daughter-in-law. Isn't it Ga? By the way, when did Gala bring Mama's future daughter-in-law home?" Bu Fina was already impatiently waiting even longer to see Gala side by side at the pelaminan. But as usual, Gala always distracts when asked about her close friends.

"Ah... This mama. Gala just came home, Ma. still want a career first." Answer Gala.

Bu Fina let out a long breath. He could not push his son's will too much. I don't know how many girls have to be heartbroken because of his love clapping one hand. Ms. Fina also often showed photos of beautiful and established girls, ranging from council members friends, to friends in her socialite group, but none of them managed to attract her son. Ahirnya yes already... Bu Fina could only resignedly wait for the girl from which one would be able to shake her heart.

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