Damar (Not) For Wulan
Engagement Party part 2

"Congratulations yes, I did not expect it turned out that the girl that Elu brought after graduation yesterday was Elu's future wife." This woman stretched out her hand, but, I ignored her.

"Since when has Elu been on this show's guest list?" Sneaky gaze..

"Gue's here because of this." He showed me a digital camera. My forehead shriveled as if asking for more explanation.

"Gue came here because of work, it's my side job before being accepted to work at the company." He explains.

"Owh," I said indifferently.

"Damar, what are you? What's in here? Let's get together! The show's about to start." Without any more ba-bi-bu, Mami pulled my arm.

"Welcome to work!" He smiled at me.

I didn't know that a graduate like him wanted to be a videographer at this engagement. Lusi, Lusi, thank God this is just a side job.

The guests filled the hotel ballroom. The show's driver started to make a sound. Better, I didn't tell you about each show, because I thought it was so boring. Moreover, my mouth is stiff so long trying to smile thinly towards those who say hello.

Show the ring exchange event, we both went on stage with a proposal-style decoration or so-called backdrop. After the host delivered his message, we started exchanging rings.

Wulan looked nervous, her hands shaking violently. I tried to calm him down, squeezing his hand so he could calm down. We exchanged rings once there was a directive from the host. Everyone applauded when the ring wrapped around our ring fingers.

A lot of pairs of cameras are highlighting the two of us up here, I'm trying to force a smile. Wulan squeezed her hand, in the corner of her eyes there was someone about to fall. I tried to wipe away her tears that were about to flow slowly.

"Why are you crying like this? Is it because my fiancee is the same?"

"Ck, that's right. I'm sad why I can't get engaged to the person I love." His voice sounded vague.

"Do you think I want this? It's all because of our parents. Times have been touchscreen but their minds are still wired phones."

"We must immediately make that plan." The two of us chatted over the backdrop to the point of being reprimanded by the host. We both went down, approached each other's tables and sat on the sidelines of the other family members. Guests began to enjoy the meal. I was lazy to fill my stomach, before leaving I had time to eat cheese bread and yogurt. So, this stomach does not need to be filled anymore.

Sleepiness began to dominate, several times I yawned and forgot to shut my mouth, to the point that Mami moved quickly to close it.

"How can you sleep like this? It's still this afternoon, Damar." He pinched my thigh.

"Ck, Mum." Cut that hand.

"When the hell did he run? The introduction of the family of ajah from earlier is not complicated as well. Damar is already in the mood." Instead of complaining, I was just showing my reaction to this show.

"That's you, this is your important event. Still a troublemaker on his own show."

"Nope, this isn't our show. This is your show, our selfish parents."

"DAVARRRR!" mami's shriek made the invited guests' attention diverted.

"Mom." Selena who was sitting next to Mami nudged her waist.

"Heheh, sorry everyone. Nosy Damar, mama's jahilin." Mami melted the atmosphere, her smile seemed once forced. Invitation guests as usual.

"Tell you later" whispered the woman who gave birth to me.

"Whatever." I deliberately told Mami to get her anger back. I am sure that a mother does not like to be debated, does not like to be commented on by their own child. They feel that their life experience is more than their children, which is why they always dominate a decision without any prior conversation with their children. That's the nature of my mother who dominates us—her children. I'm tired of living by their rules, even with this matchmaking.

Without even saying it, I shifted the chair. I ignored Mami's words and walked away from this place. My only goal is one, want to go to the toilet right away. Once there, I washed my face in the sink. Trying to reduce drowsiness. I pensively single-handedly, staring at the look of myself at the mirror reflection.

I don't know what I'm feeling right now, between anger, disappointment, happiness, and worry mixed into one. Just this time, at the age that was soon twenty-six years old, I felt emotions mingle into one.

I don't mind the people who come in. My body still doesn't budge from its place. I tidied the hair that was still moist because it was exposed to water to wash the face earlier. After being neat, I tried to exhale for a moment then I went out of this room.

Just a few steps, a voice called out to me.

"The room!" I looked up, staring at him flat, ignoring his call.

"Damar, Elu why? Sick? Elu's face was pale," this woman's lick. I just shook my head quickly, continuing on without caring about the whereabouts of Lusi.

"Damar, you're being fooled, aren't you? I've heard someone talking about this at the ring exchange." His words made me stop my steps.

"Don't beat them! They never knew how we both felt" I said as I walked away.

"Wait a minute!" Lusi spread both his hands in front of me. He managed to catch up.

"Gue knew you had to accept all of this. So does she, I as a woman know that she doesn't love you." Hearing the words of Lusi, there is pain in the heart.

"You don't have to interfere in my business! Remember Lusi, Elu is tense because we were once one major, no more. Don't be so ignorant about our feelings."

"Damar, you know what not?" I knit both eyebrows.

"Mas Damar!" the call made our conversation cut off.

"What, Cells?" I looked at him.

"Lho, who was Bang?" Selena peeked behind my body.

"Owh, she was-," When she turned to him, Lusi was already out of place.

"Come on, we'll go there! Invitational guests will be home soon. The show's almost done, too." He pushed my back.

"You go first! I'll take it." Selena stomped her feet, she looked annoyed that I wasn't following her steps.

"Damar" the voice came back.

"Lusi, where did you go?"

"Sorry, I suddenly fell, heheh." He nodded for a while then turned serious.

"What did you say?" Actually lazy to ask this. But, it made me curious as well because I had never seen the look on his face so serious as before.

"Eum, actually-," He hung up his words while sighing deeply.

"I like it very much." This time I heard a woman's confession.

I heard the sound of something falling. That voice distracted my attention. I looked for the origin of the sound, he ran, occasionally looked at us and kept away. I have to catch up with him.

"The room!" I didn't mind Luci's call. I quickly searched for his whereabouts.