Falling Into Your Trap
New Look and Dinner Invitation

“Why did you think I mulu from earlier, anyway, Al?”

It was daylight when Lisa had just finished cleaning the house and had just dried the clothes that yesterday had not dried completely due to the sudden heavy rain. At about two in the afternoon, Alpino suddenly sent him a message to get ready without context. When Nalisa asked for an answer to where she should go to accompany her best friend, the man was already in front of her house with a horn that was sounded many times, making Lisa a fool to immediately run towards the man.

To be honest, he panicked because he had not done any preparation. Of course, you are, he just got a message to get ready and ask for answers to questions when five minutes later Alpino's presence suddenly appeared with a commotion that would disturb the neighbors around him with his big motor horn. Lisa swore the alpino's slobber with a resentful hum that the man immediately laughed at.

Nalisa was not allowed to prepare for much longer, she was only wearing oversized clothes and black leggings with tacky hairy bear sandals. Her hair was bunned into a cute bunny tail with a few cubs of her hair snaking around her.

Ignoring the protests, Alpino simply gave her jacket, arranging for Nalisa's hair to be tidier with her trademark ignorant and funny laugh before lifting the woman up in the backseat, and then taking her back seat, ignoring the excessive ramming from Lisa before finally pairing the helmet so that the woman shut the mouth that has since continued to suck it.

Success with such a simple abduction with little coercion forces Nalisa to hug her waist tight as the motor speeds off - which Alpino still cares about the woman's safety - is, alpino laughs happily.

The man ignores Lisa's nagging and whining until he takes the two of them to a barbershop just ten minutes from the house Lisa lives in. Where basically Alpino also does not want to make Lisa embarrassed if she kidnaps the woman in clothes that are not so appropriate and liked by Lisa herself.

“Just like a handsome. Surely the same I if the hairstyle I choose is the most cute!” Lisa spoke confidently again.

At the moment, Lisa completely ignored how she looked. The woman simply clutched her phone and also an Alpino jacket draped over her body, slightly making her more comfortable than just a long T-shirt that felt thinner in the outdoor air. Sitting behind Alpino who was relaxing with the barber brothers who deftly tried to tidy up the man's hair as well as possible in accordance with the wishes of the customer, Lisa was still confused as to why her best friend had taken her suddenly and asked her to pick out a nice cut for the man's hair.

Honestly, this is the first time Alpino asked him to accompany her to tidy up her hair especially for Lisa to choose the haircut of the man himself. From childhood, Lisa will only feel shocked and amazed when Alpino comes up with a new hairstyle and is more tidy than ever when they meet and play together. In retrospect, Lisa once asked the man to take her when Alpino wanted to cut her hair one day.

That was a long-standing request. Maybe when they went up to sixth grade in elementary school. Lisa never thought that this moment would come when she was already in her twenties. Recalling those moments, nostalgia made her lips lift a small smile as a warm feel of longing entered into the recesses of her heart.

“Stop looking at me so, Al. serem really. I told you, sure you'd be as similar as Kenny Austin. Seriously no lie!”

Lisa again made sure that her choice would not disappoint Alpino. The problem was that Alpino made no attempt to hide that the man was staring at him from the very beginning. Every now and then, Lisa who has turned her attention to the screen of her phone is still aware of Alpino's gaze that does not move from her at all. Lisa believes Alpino must be underestimating her choice and is afraid that her face will turn into a clown with just one haircut.

But in fact, Alpjno just smiled broadly. The warm and silly one that Lisa misses seeing on her best friend's face firsthand. Secretly, he regretted the empty days when Alpino was no one beside him to accompany him. Quietly, too, she wondered if the now-defunct Kina on the Alpino side felt what Lisa felt in the happiness and comfort that Alpino always brought in every existence.

“If Kenny Austin denger lo say that, later he will be offended if it is the same as me, Lis”

Alpino's narration makes the barber's brother laugh, which is immediately followed by Alpino with another berkandanya.

“Do not do that, Brother. Eleven Twelve with Kenny Austin. You're the one who tidied his sister's hair”

“Aduh, Brother why so follow along, nih” Alpino laughs playfully. “Oudah if so, Bang. Out of all your abilities to make me as similar as Kenny, yes! If not, my brother won't pay. I ran away on the basis of customer dissatisfaction”

“Who is afraid, Brother! Later if I make it as similar as possible, it means the price is twice the normal price, yes?”

“Wah, can't, nih. The extortion was his name!”

“Judah. Later I make his brother look like Duke Dolken if not want”

“Lah, bang, more ngaco lu”

Lisa laughed out loud. Unknowingly joined the conversation to make fun of the two. Barbaershop is spacious and has three customers besides them hoarding as if they were opening a small community that is having fun.

Long enough to get time for the two of them, the room was a bit quiet as the haircut expert picked up something from the back room. This is Lisa's chance to stand up and approach the place where Alpino is now styling his hair. Just wait for the final touch then they will be finished with this cut cut show.

Lisa's fingers furiously grabbed Alpino's hair that was already shorter than before and neater. The man's face also looked fresher than before. The eye bags that had been faintly visible were now somewhat better than before. Lisa was pleased with the look that was now in front of her eyes. She is satisfied with the hairstyle she chose for Alpino.

“No, what I said. Cooler, will you be” His smile expands sincerely in the direction of the eyes of Alpino who is still looking at him meaningfully.

“Actually, anyway, I loved also keep cool, anyway, Lis” the man rubbed his chin while watching his shadow in front of the glass. It looked neater than he expected and the man was quite satisfied with his new style.

“Dih, just once praised directly big head, lo” rolled her eyes, Lisa roared Alpino's head playfully, making the man scream like a girl before giggling shamelessly.

“Ya, how ya. emang facts in the field that, sih” Alpino muttered. Seen silent for a moment before his eyes now turned back to the stature of Nalisa next to him.

They both did a face-to-face contest. Where Alpino noticed Lisa directly while Lisa stared at the look of the two of them, especially at the posture of Alpino which this time felt far away even though they were only one inch away from each other.

“Lo why suddenly want a haircut, anyway, Al? where until I get gini. Usually also you suddenly nongol with a new style in front of me” This time, he voiced his curiosity. Choosing to walk back to the timid back of the barber's brother who handled Alpino back to where they both were.

There was a long silence so Lisa wanted to ask again to see if Alpino heard it or not. However, just as he was about to take out one other word, Alpino let out a soft sigh. His gaze returned to his two hands that were clinging between his thighs.

“Yes how, yes.. in addition to because I do a lot of work and if my hair gondrong I become rishi, so....” The man looked up again, this time throwing a hard-to-read look at Lisa from the glazed look that reflected the shadow.

“But?”

Lisa parroted, looking forward to further statements as the barber came up with the sudden to spruce up the finishing touches of his art on Alpino's head.

“Hm. what, yes.” Alpino smirked sillyly, making the previous atmosphere that felt too serious melt quickly into his typical laugh. Lisa grumbled, choosing to play her phone and not thinking too much about the seriousness of Alpino before.

All went well until Alpino paid for his haircut. Do some silly jokes on the barber and do not forget to give tips with a large nominal that makes the barber sparkle and say excessive gratitude.

Alpino spoke again when he was about to pair Lisa's helmet. Playing in the hook around his chin, he paused for a moment.

“Lo know why people usually cut their hair?”

Lisa gnashing, “Suddenly?”

“Hm.. is usually because of what I said earlier, anyway. But there is also a haircut because of stress.?” she is seen asking at the end, making Lisa frown her forehead.

“Lo again stress, Al?”

Alpino laughed and shook his head gently. One click, he managed to pair the helmet perfectly on Lisa. Lifting Lisa slowly onto her bike before she herself positioned herself steadily on the handlebar.

“Hmm.. My grandmother once said that if we cut hair it means.. let go of the past and continue a new life?” he turned on his bike before driving.

“...Move on.”

“Hah? What do you say, Al?”

Lisa exclaimed, not hearing what Alpino said because the wind sounded louder in her ears. He approached Alpino, hugged his best friend's body and placed his chin on Alpino's shoulder to hear Alpino's words clearly. However, the man who had spoken a lot, was now only speechless. Lisa saw from the rearview mirror, Alpino's face looked serious, a bit strange.

“No” he continued later in a loud voice.

“Nalisa, do you want a haircut? This time it was a recommendation from me! We're changing, okay?!”

It was a shout from Alpino as the man tightened the pace of his vehicle. Lisa screamed, tightened her arms at the small waist and leaned against the man's sturdy back.

Lisa couldn't register what happened after, though, when they stopped at the beauty salon and Alpino pushed her to a chair where the hairstylist was ready with her equipment and the smile bonus behind the small face mask. It was a lot of conversation, a lot of weird bayolan from Alpino that teased Lisa and even the young haistylists there.

Two hours later, he saw Alpino moving to stand next to him with a wide pepsodent smile and looking proud of what the mirror reflected in front of him. Lisa alone could not take her eyes off the big mirror. He's not sure how to react.

“Very beautiful, lo, Lisa.”

It was Alpino's speech, filled with the twinkle of affection's eyes and the sincerity of his low voice. Lisa looked at her look carefully. His hair, which usually touches his waist and the straightness of the broomstick, now lives a quarter below the shoulder, still longer than most short cuts. And of course, with the addition of waves at the end of his hair made in such a way that he was amazed himself.

“Dog, I was wrong. I can't if gini..”.

It was a whisper that made Lisa surprised, somewhat confused. Slow in reacting, Alpino immediately fled outside the room after scrambling to say some obscure parting words.

“Alpino why, anyway, from earlier?” Lisa grumbling. “The more strange here tuh child.. what because of the stress of work pressure, yes?” He breathed when he remembered that. Alpino is a hard worker.

“Oudah, yes. Later I treat boba tuh anak” Back cheerfully, Lisa admires the reflection of her face in the mirror. He was very happy with the new look. Didn't expect that she in her life would try a hairstyle like this.

“Oke is also his style choice si Al..”

Still admiring her new hairstyle and look. Lisa happily took many pictures in different styles. Anticipating herself who looked fresher than she could admit before.

Just as the woman was admiring herself, her cell phone in hand rang displaying an incoming call from one person she had not heard from in a long time from just exchanging words over a phone call. Surprised and a little pleased, Lisa immediately shifted the dial button and stuck her phone in the ear.

“Mama, how are you?”

...…….....

Nalisa did not know what she should thank or what to Alpino who invited her to make an appearance during the day. Alpino may have been a psychic because when her mother called, she said that she and her father were already in Indonesia and invited Lisa and Sinar to join the family dinner.

It was one in a blue moon, an alias was a thing he did not easily get for dinner together with his full family in his birthplace. She also admitted that she missed her Mom and Dad for just having dinner together. And this time, they will.

Natisa was very happy. She had been preparing for an hour longer to wait for her brother to come. This is also a meeting with his brother after a long time did not meet when they were still in the same city. Lisa would nag her sister while she couldn't wait to meet her parents.

It was seven o'clock and five when the sound of her brother's car was heard from the yard. Lisa immediately came down to jump over her brother who had just opened the gate. The man, if not having good reflexes, the two of them would have already rolled on the asphalt because Lisa had actually jumped over the Light like a Lion crashing at her prey.

“Aduh, ouh. lo do not play jumping up and down to me, dek” Sinar grumbled, but still hugged Lisa's waist tightly. Afraid if his sister missteps and falls because the sister wears high heels.

“Mistake lo, Brother! Why don't you come back here, anyway..? I miss ngomelin lo, tau!” Lisa shook her body both to the right and to the left, making Sinar laugh with anxiety.

“Lo, tuh, miss me because I want to ngomelin aja, yes?”

“Pengen ngebabuin too, actually. I want to be packed breakfast again with lo” Pout, Lisa released her embrace from the sister. Showing his five-fingered smiley face to a man much larger than his body.

“Dih, just look for assis-lo change hairstyles, deck?”

The light that had just wanted to respond to Lisa's babbling, came to a halt and chose to question the clearly different thing before her. His eyes were round in disbelief as his fingers began to trace his now different sister's hair.

“Lo know, anyway, Brother. It's a little dark here, you know! Usually also if the guys will not be sensitive to the same new style of girls, no, anyway? Aren't you not a guy, huh, brother? Ngaku lo!”

“Internally!”

“Ouch! Why am I being challenged, anyway? My head's asset, tau!” Natisa grumbling. Take two steps back from her brother who was lightly hitting her head. “Do not touch my hair! If your hands are broken! I want to look beautiful in front of Mama Sama Papa!”

“Iya deh, yes. sorry. So you do not carelessly say” Sinar grabbed his sister's head and rubbed Lisa's head gently.

“Who wouldn't notice if you changed your hairstyle, anyway, deck? Lo whose hair is usually like a broomstick, straight so now there is a wave like a sleeping policeman. Where her hair wasn't all the time, again. My eyes are still good, yes make a look at the changes that stand out”

Lisa blushed. Pleased with her words and treated her sweet brother. He chuckled when he realized that Sihar was comparing his hair to strange objects as if there was no choice of other words he could utter.

“But good, right, sister? I'm beautiful, right?” Fishing for compliments, Lisa approaches Sinar to flick her new hair. The light screeched before patting Lisa's head in agitation.

“I have always been beautiful. So don't be thirsty for praise if it's me, dek”

Hearing the blunt words from the Big Brother, Lisa who was slightly embarrassed smoothly hit the forehead of Sinar. The one who was beaten complained and cast a fierce look at the perpetrator.

“Barbar really, lo. If you are praised, you should be grateful. Not playing hands”

“Diem, Kak” Shame, Lisa chose to get into Sinar's car immediately. Sitting comfortably in the car seat while installing the safetybelt slowly so as not to make a tangle in the dress he was wearing that night.

Moments later, after Sinar locks the fence of Lisa's house, the man immediately enters the car following Lisa's movements. The man who wears a dark blue suit with a neat suit and a tie fold that is more fitting than the previous one starts to get busy himself with his vehicle.

“Lo ideas from where to change hairstyle, deck?”

As the car drove down the highway, Sinar again asked him. Lisa, who had just started looking for what was a good song to fill the void in the car during their trip, muttered a little before finally finding Chris Andrian's song What I Think Of. Silence for a moment heard the soothing song, making him rethink the incident last afternoon.

“Actually it was because I nemenin Alpino for a haircut. He also changed my hairstyle. Kak” Lisa doesn't know how she smiles at the thought of her best friend, before she starts leaning on the chair and opts to hum the song.

“Alpino also says I'm beautiful. So I'm grinning today. Especially if you want to see Mom with Papa.. Family dinner talk! I'm so happy, Brother.”

There was a surprised cry from Sinar as the car veered slightly off the road. Lisa almost screamed, glaring at her brother unhappily. However, when she saw the seriousness that united with the sadness that could not be hidden from the look on her brother's face, she chose to be silent.

Why are there so many things today that make him feel strange everywhere? What's wrong here?

For a while, when Sinar seemed to be done with whatever was on his mind, the elder brother looked at him closely. They were now at a long and crowded red light. Trying to interpret what her sister wants to convey through the gaze given, Lisa can not catch what it is.

Especially not when his brother started to say an apology.

“I'm sorry yes, deck. I'm sorry. I can't say anything. I can't.”.

“Lo why, anyway, Brother? Why apologize?”

Rays shook. Then a sad smile was present on his face. Sinar's palm again grabbed Lisa's head gently. Swiping affection with all her heart as if Lisa's heart also felt the deep sadness of her own sister.

Lisa swallows, what's the matter with all this?

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...New Look and Dinner Invitation...

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hmmmmm... 👀

...Alpino hairstyles - Kenny Austin...

...Natisa - Krystal Jung's...

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