Galak's Fiancee
Chapter 91
“It seems tired of this Mama's son,”
“Macet, Mom. Not tired,”
“Negot tired is, what the hell is not for Shelina, yes?”
Argantara clucked softly as he walked into the living room and slammed his body on the sofa.
“Macet really wonder,”
“Yes the name is also street, dear. Never quiet if not midnight,”
“Yes I'm going to take a shower first,”
“Iya let you rest too,”
Argantara rushed to his room. When he was about to take a bath, there was suddenly a call coming in from Shelina. He answered immediately.
“Halo, Ga,”
“Iya why?” Ask Argantara.
“Are you home?”
“Udah, just arrived,”
“But arrived? Geez, how long, Ga?”
“Iya because it was so jammed earlier,”
“Sorry yes, Ga,”
“Kok you are sorry anyway? You're not wrong why apologize try?”
“Yes because of me, you're stuck in traffic,”
“Not to apologize. You are not wrong. Don't talk about it,”
“Yes now you rest yes, thanks once again already want to bother coming to my house,”
“Iya equally, I want to take a shower first,”
“Iya run out it breaks yes,”
Their phone call ended. Argantara went straight to the amsni room to relieve the discomfort of sweating. And with a shower, tired due to being stuck in traffic earlier might be lost.
******
-Shel, try the bolen. It's really nice to know
Shelina was busy scrolling instagra, and suddenly there was a message coming in from Noval telling her to try the souvenirs of Bandung lhas that Noval gave her. Shelina liked it so of course she ate without being told to first.
I ate dong. It's really nice, emang. Thanks yeah-huh
- If you already eat the food?-
- Not yet, later to be a friend watching me
- If the brownies are steamed?-
Shelina will be out of whatsapp but because there is a message from Noval who asked again, he finally undoes his intention.
- It's easy and delicious, same as bolen. As good as that, hehehe-
have you been to Bandung yet?-
Shelina thought their conversation was only about hands. But it turns out Noval to ask about ever or not he went to the city of flowers.
“Udah-
- How many times, Shel?-
- Hmm do not remember, ever taught vacation there with Mama Papa I. And Papa never took care of the work there. It is very comfortable Bandung tuh-
- Yes, I really am, I am at home
Shelina to the point of confusion actually Noval read the reply or not? Why so quick to reply? But if it is not read, surely Noval's next reply there is no continuity.
- sometime we go there together, the same as our other Junior High friends. Hopefully I can
- It's exciting tuh rame-rame we go to Bandung. Not so far away but the city is good, makes it comfortable, most importantly the food is delicious
*******
“Iheng ahlai room chat Shelina,”
Argantara was finished mandid and he immediately lay on the bed. He grabbed his phone.
And suddenly there was a desire to open a chat room Shelina and she frowned when she saw Shelina was online.
- P
Argantara spontaneously typed the letter P then he sent it directly. He was like a person who lacked activity, but he should rest because his Mama and Shelina's man also like that, but instead of rest he opened whatsapp and sent an unclear message to Shelina.
“Why hasn't he responded? Who else is busy chatting? Online but fitting I chat even not reciprocated,” said Argantara.
For the second time Argantara sent a single letter to Shelina. And the letter is still the same that is ‘P’ but again can not reply.
About fifteen minutes Argantara just focus on looking at the word online in the name of Shelina abwah. Even though Shelina is in the whatsapp application, Shelina still does not reply to the message.
Somehow Argantara was really curious why Shelina did not reply to his message apdahal I online. Finally Argantara contacted his fiancee.
He was even denied his call. Unknowingly Argantara gritted her teeth in annoyance. He as a man, who usually never get rejection, this time even rejected by his own fiancee.
“Usually yes, if I call a girl there are no girls who refuse my phone. Lah Shelina is different anyway?”
Argantara called back and this time was answered by Shelina. “Halo why, Ga?”
“Why-why! I should have the time why do not you reply to my chat pasahal lo online? Who else chat with? And I called earlier the first time why was it killed anyway? What am I bothering about? Huh?”
“Yes because you really called me. So I'm maturing,”
“Terus why my chat is not reciprocated?”
“Emang chat what the hell?”
“Ping doang,”
“Ah tumben nge-ping,”
“Gue fad just continue not reciprocated the same lo so I am confused,”
“So who's the same chat? How am I not being answered? I also wait twice to be answered,”
“Iya sorry, I kagi chat same Noval,”
Argantara's forehead immediately frowned confusedly hearing Noval's name. He just found out that they apparently often communicate after having their own numbers.
“Oh again chat with Noval. Do you often?”
“Lumayan often. He first started. Yes if I don't ladenin I'm not good,”
“Yes do not need to be treated. What is load ladenin?”
“I'm not good, Arga. He asked by her, so keep chatting deh,”
“Oh seems really exciting. Okay go ahead, please call her first,”
“Eh you are not angry ‘kan same me?”
“Ngot lah why am I angry lo?”
“Yes aja, because I long reply to your chat, you continue to be angry with me. But not ‘kan?”
“Ngak,” replied Argantara with ketus.
“Okay deh bye,”
“Lanjutin aja chat until tomorrow morning. I want a break,”
“Who?”
“Who does it mean?”
“Yes who wants to chat until tomorrow morning you mean,”
“Yes you are the same who it is, Nopan Nopan
“Name Noval, Arga,”
“Yes Nopan wind,”
Shelina clucked slowly. He explained the name of his friend Noval, somehow Argantara still called with a different name.
“Do not change people's names carelessly. Udah different means you know, if parents hear ntar they are upset the name of their children replaced,”
“Yes why should I be afraid? ‘Kan I do not know his name, and it is not important also to know,” replied Argantara ketus. He responded to Shelina's words casually. At first I did not know the real name of Noval. But after being told, he called it wrong.
“Lagian I'm no longer the same parents now, so bodo very deh,”
“Ih you are like that sewot anyway? You're still messing around why? Morning problems yes?”
“Not exist, don't bother lo,”
“Oh or are you jealous because I chat with others?”
“No, ‘make me say,”
“Yes if not jealous, great. Because Noval is my only friend, nobody,”
“Iya ‘kan like me, just a friend lo doang,”
After such a talk Argantara terminated their phone connection. He snorted after putting his phone on the nightstand and lying down.
“It turns out because chat is the same Noval, so chat from me is taken. I am jealous of everything. I was confused to answer what. I don't feel jealous but why I'm hot try after knowing Shelina chat with Nopan's wind. Ah come on, mending me a break,”
******
“Shelina! Eat with me,”
Argantara instantly pulled the hand of Shelina who had just walked out of the classroom. Since then Argantara waited for Shelina to finish the class, and according to Argantara for almost half an hour he stood near the door of the Shelina class.
After Shelina exited the class, Argantara immediately grabbed Shelina's hand which was shocked because her hand was suddenly pulled.
“Shel wait!”
Argantara looked back and he found the figure of Ganta trying to catch up with him and Shelina.
“He wants to do anyway? I want to eat,”
“Eh jerk off! He wants to buy me a book,”
Argantara clucked and finally let go of their grasp. He lets Ganta approach Shelina to return the book that Shelina does.
“Still yes already guaranteed,”
“Okay both,”
“Eh you want to go home directly? With aja ayok. I also want to go straight home,”
“Au—“
“Shelina wants to eat with me, Ganta,”
Before Shelina gave an answer, Argantara had already interjected. Argantara gave no chance for Shelina to answer.
Somehow Argantara was worried that Shelina would agree to Ganta's offer. But actually not. Shelina would apologize, because she had to go with Argantara so she couldn't go home with Ganta.
“Oh yes, okay be careful of you guys, I first yes,”
Shelina smiled and nodded her head, while Argantara rotated her eyeballs.
“Udah ‘kan? Let's eat,”
Argantara would grab Shelina's hand again but Shelina immediately hid both of her hands behind her back.
“You why the hell? Suddenly I pulled my hand, making me eat. Can't you just say it well? My hands hurt tau pulled!”
“Emang sick? I'm sorry,”
Argantara's face instantly changed. Shelina could tell that now her fiance was feeling guilty.
“Ya hurts! You still do it anyway. Suddenly you pull my hand,”
Although Shelina knew that Argantara was guilty, Shelina would not be silent. Argantara must know that what he did was not a good thing.
“Gue apologise,”
“What a weird thing suddenly pulled my hand and kept eating. Yes it should be able to step on such good-ass, do not make a surprise, do not make pain,”
Argantara clucked slowly then displace his jet black hair smabil said “Gue was hungry. So sorry if I hurt you,”
“And earlier also why try you glare at my talk? People I want to answer Ganta's call, why so you answer?”
“Yes because I already want to eat the same lo,”
“Iya I know, and I want to tell Ganta that I want to eat with you and I can't go home with him. But can't you wait for me to finish talking first? Must be tersekak?”
Argantara exhaled a rough breath again while keeping both of his hands in his pants pocket and bowed briefly. “Okay I'm sorry,” he said once again this time with emphasis. He had made a mistake twice and Shelina seemed to be upset. Don't let Shelina cancel her plan of wanting to eat with Shelina.
If Shelina's mood is a mess, she can be sure she failed to take Shelina to the newly opened meatball restaurant near their campus.
“Let's eat. I was recommended to my classmate, Ivana. He said there's a new meatball dining place not far from here. So I want to ngajakin lo,”
Shelina nodded her head slowly. Argantara is able to breathe a sigh of relief now. It seems that Shelina has forgiven him.
They were now stepping together, without holding hands. Argantara did not want to look for amsalah, and Shelina also always did not have the guts to start. Argantara spontaneously just pulled Shelina's hand, without thinking about the impact that he held it was a woman's hand which in fact was not as solid as a man's hand.
“You were in such a hurry I'm sure I left, until I pulled my hand not really about. Why the hell?”
“Hah? I'm hungry already. Didn't I say yes, Shel?”
“Hungry to his side? You're so hungry, like a tiger. Until the hands of your children pull at will,”
“Gue is sorry, Shel. Duh, it's hard ya got the wrong chick, leveraged mulu,”
“What did you say? Mulu? Yes yes, this pain is still there, you know,”
Argantara instantly reflexively festive shelina's hands gently and they are still running.
“Okay this time I'm more humane his coupler,”
“Udah deh do not need to hold on. Ornag we're not a truck,”
“Ya maybe it hurts to be lost ‘kan coupled with a guy like me,”
“Emang you guys like what?”
“Ya according to you I'm a guy who like how? Cute, good, attention, or what?”
“Not everything!” Shelina answered firmly when the first one had entered the criteria. Argantara is not handsome? That's bullshit.
The second and third are half. Sometimes Argantara is good, attentive, sometimes the opposite. Just now his hand that wanted to be grasped instead got the pain because Argantara was too strong to hold it, not to mention He was like a goat just pulled away. So Shelina felt it was natural to scold Argantara earlier.
“Seriously? I'm not all of them? Not handsome, fine, attention?”
“Ngak? Don't worry first. Haven't had a big smile on me, thought I'd praise you?”
Argantara's laughter broke instantly. He was happy to see Shelina who was thin and spoke without a second thought. Usually, when you talk first, fondle whether his words will hurt the hearts of others or not. Now Shelina doesn't care. Shelina did not want to bother Argantara hurt, Argantara did not accept with his words, he just ignored it.
“Pedes also words lo,”
“Ya biarin, because I'm upset with you,”
“Still upset? Geez, ‘kkan I'm sorry,”
“As long as the pain in my hand has not gone away, it means that my irritation to you will also remain. The point is that if I'm not sick already means I'm not upset with you anymore,”
Argantara scratched his temple. It turned out like this was Shelina's anger. It seems that this is really angry, aka not fake anger.
Even though he had apologized for many times, Argantara still had not succeeded in eliminating the annoyance that plagued Shelina at this time.
“Cock tumben bukain car door for me?”
After that Argantara followed in as well. He used a seatbelt, and did not forget to order Shelina to do the same.
“We go to the new meatball place to eat yes,”
“Iya, but you haven't answered my question you know,”
“What questions?”
“How do you tumben bukain car door for me?”
“Ya can't do what?”
“Bby, just ‘kan weird aja so,”
“While where?”
“Ya. I'm like a princess, am I?”
“Yes, just be a princess,”
It took a while for Shelina to digest her fiance's words. Soon to be princess. Short sentences, but make the confusion quite a long time.
“Means?” Mumbles Shelina.
“I mean, if we've been more than fiancee nih, aka already married, yes automatically lo so Mr princess ‘kan?”
“Hah? You just said you're becoming a princess in the near future. Meaning you mean, we're getting married in the near future?”
“No, I was wrong. What I wanted to say just now. If you are married, you will be a princess,”
“Ngak in near future ‘kan but?”
Argantara clucked knowing Shelina's anxiety. They've already talked about this. The matchmaking continued but the marriage later after graduating from college.
“No, Shel. Just calm down,”
“You want to marry me?”
“Should I be the one, you want to or not marry me?”
“Mau, ‘kan we've talked about this before, yes no?”
“Well, now why speaking again?”
“You suddenly changed your mind and did not want to marry me. And want to cancel our engagement,”
“No, I will not admit it because my efforts are in vain dong to move on and nerima lo?”
Shelina's feelings warmed up hearing Argantara's words. Simple but meaningful. Argantara wants to learn to accept it and also walk away from the past. Hearing that, Shelina's heart flowered.
“Still yes,”
“Lo itself how? Can you accept me or not?”
“If I don't ask yes. Since the beginning I agreed with the matchmaking I've been trying to accept you kok,”
“Still yes, Shel. Lo patient, lo good, understanding, make me like slapped if remember the moment where I really-bsnar nolak lo,”
“Sama-sama, thank you also want to show your effort to accept me as your fiancee and you said that you would move on,”
“Udah is like. I never remember the past again,”
“Oh yes? I'm glad to hear that. Because it means, I don't have to rival your past to get your heart, Ga,”
Argantara smiled and pinched Shelina's cheek slowly. He did not want to hurt Shelina anymore. Hope that doesn't happen again. It was like being possessed by a subtle creature. I don't know why I wanted to rush Shelina away from campus.
“How was the first day that Ganta attended college lo?”
“Hmm? Yeah no how the hell. Just regular,”
“He bothers you?”
“Yes is not it, we are kind of kindergarten children playing a distraction? People are adults, so no annoying term,”
“There are, who says there are no?”
“Lho, who means who bothers who?”
“He's bothering us, okay?”
“Hah?”
Shelina was flabbergasted for a few seconds trying to digest Argantara's words. “You why the hell? Are you jealous?”
“Gue don't know if it's jealous or something. But obviously I am not happy if you are close to each other,”
“What's the reason?”
“Ya—-gue itself is also confused as to what the reason is,”
“Jealous it's a love sign, Ga,”
“Iya I know,”
“I don't want to geer anyway. But I guess, it's like yes. You're jealous of me,”
“Ndon't know me. The point is I'm uncomfortable seeing you close to each other, this I've been honest I hope you price this honesty of mine. Don't get muted,”
Shelina smiled as she shook her head. He may mock what someone is feeling. He appreciates Argantara's annoyance, he appreciates Argantara's dislike of the closeness of himself and other men.
“I won't be ledekin. What am I anyway? Crafts sneakedekin you,”
“Yes aja lp want me who has started to feel not like, not comfortable see lo as other guys whoever it is,”
“So gini yes it feels same as Argantara? Hmm exciting too,”
Shelina smiled with both cheeks slightly flushed from the tinge after Argantara began to show his ownership of Shelina.
They arrived at the restaurant that Argantara was looking for after getting information from his friend there was a restaurant selling meatballs that tasted very good. Argantara became curious so take Shelina there.
“Wah there's a lexicon, Ga. It's a really nice place, comfortable. Rarely ‘kan place to eat meatballs like this,”
“So you want the only one who does not use the bench?”
“No-no, I want to sit down, more comfortable,”
Argantara nodded his head. Incidentally, the special place to eat that sits under the delan, while using the bench on the inside of the restaurant.
“Lo really comfortable nih?”
“It's so safe dong, it's good to eat sitting on a kayak gini mat, feeling again home to me,”
“Oh in your village if you eat lesehan gini?”
“Grandma's grandfather I have a dinner table anyway, but if the family comes, we'd rather eat downstairs. Don't know why it feels so comfortable,”
They ordered a two-serving meatball accompanied by a drink. The waiter left after asking Shelina and Argantara to wait for a while.
“We often eat kayak gini yuk, Ga. Tired of eating in a modern restaurant?”
“Iya honestly I'm bored. If what I believe is rare, why?”
“Yes for losing the same time, Ga,”
“Padahan yes, the taste of food, and traditional eating places have their own characteristics, you know,”
“Ntar makes a restaurant business where the place and the food is traditional yuk, Shel,”
“Hmm? Business together?”
“Iya, namti but if we are both ready. According to me, after marriage is fit to build a business together. Prosensya together, ngerasain difficult happy too together,”
“Ih want, I think exciting tuh challenge making culinary business together with a couple,”
Shelina immediately agreed with Argantara. They know it is not easy, because who build a business with just one head is difficult, especially if two heads. But therein lies the challenge, and if you get through it, it must make the heart of the meteka satisfied.
“We try later yes. Difficult for sure. There will be this difference of opinion, but a lot of husband and wife who managed to build a business together,” said Argantara.
“Hopefully we can also yes,”
“Aamiin, so we have to try. If we don't try, we won't know whether we can or not. And we'll never know the challenge later,”
*****
“Use seatbelt lo, Shel,”
“Oh yes forgot,”
Shelina still had to use a seat belt even though the location of Argantara's house was not so far from her home.
“Gue thought you would do the same job with the kunyuk,”
“Kok kunyuk anyway? He has a name tau, his name is Ganta,”
“Yes whoever her name is, I don't care,”
“If you have to appreciate the name of the dong person, if his name is Ganta yes do not change so kunyuk. If her parents hear how to try? ‘Kan not good to know,”
“Yes but now I'm not the same parent. Bodo very much,”
“You why do you think I will do the same job with him? I ‘kan iahin want to go to your home,”
“Yes I think you are more interested in working with him, rather than going to my house,”
“Actually I was worried anyway,”
“Worry why?”
“Soalah gini, I already said yes to your house, continue suddenly he made sure I do the task together. You want to reject one of the bad ones. But luckily he understood,”
“Gue sure he grumbled in the heart,”
“Don't be prejudiced against people, not good tau,”
“Gue sure, because he ‘kan already hope that he can do the task together lo,”
“No, he did not expect anything. Ah, don't say that,”
“Lo can not guess anyway?”
“Ne guess what it means?”
“He has a crush on lo,”
“Hah?”
Argantara nodded his head. Shelina should know that guessing other people's feelings is easy. Moreover, Ganta is a man, Argantara is also the same. It is easy for Argantara to judge how admiring gazes, or likes men show towards women. And it was in Ganta's eyes while staring at Shelina.
“So when you say you want to go to my house, alias not so fuss with the task together, I can see if he was disappointed,”
“Oh yes?”
“Iya, I can see from the look in her eyes,”
“You psychic? How do you know how the heart is like the mind of people?”
“Yes, Shel. I'm a guy, and he's a guy, too. I know how guys look when they like girls. I'll ‘kannya ngalamin it,”
“Oh yes also yes, you ‘kan guys definitely can value. Yes, yes, yes, yes,”
“Cock justin anyway?”
Argantara glanced at the woman sitting beside him at this moment. He really-bsnar did not understand, why could Shelina respond so casually? Though Argantara thought, Shelina will say “Ya already from now on I will keep the same distance she”
But it turns out that it is only in Argantara's shadow. Shelina seems relaxed now instead of thinking of ways to stop liking her or thinking about how to keep her distance from Ganta even though she is still friends so that Ganta does not expect more.
“Ya keep me yarus how dong?”
“How do you think? How am I even?”
“According to me huh? Just let her like me cake, love me cake, all that matters is that she's just a friend, I can't have more feelings for her,”
“Shel, but if he hopes the same how?”
“This ‘kan new assumption you aja yes. Not necessarily the fact is so. Because Ganta didn't say anything about his feelings to me either. He didn't say he liked it or anything like me,”
“Ya is not yet. Maybe he thinks the time is not right. In fact it could be know-tau he nglamar lo, suddenly he wants to marry you. How will you continue?”
“Yes, that can't be happening. I ‘kan already fiancee,”
“Ya may be. Your parents for example changed their minds, not so my soul mate is the same lo, keep telling you to marry Ganta aja, you will continue to reject it? Lo ‘kan his son obediently,”
“I have the right to determine who my life partner is. So if I don't want to be with him, my krangtua days I want to make a meaning. When I was fooled by you, I wasn't forced. I want to be alone after Mama Papa talks to me. I'm given the right to say no,”
Argantara breathed a little. I don't know, what's the reason he breathed a sigh of relief. But clearly he was a little relieved when firmly Shelina said he had the right to determine his own life.
“So lo time fooled same I was not forced?”
“No, I want to be alone. They seem to be hoping, just that they don't. And I want to because first I want to obey my parents. The second I miss looking for my own soul mate. You can say I'm stupid or whatever for those two reasons but I don't care. The third I believe that the choice of Mama Papa is good for me, and the last I am more sure to be betrothed to you because I can see you are a good man. Yes even after we fiancee you turned savage. But now it is proven. You are originally good. You just need time to get me,”
“If he keeps chasing you how, Shel?”
“Nantindia tired herself chasing people who do not want to be pursued,”
“Lo told you that you have a fiancee and that's me?”
“Not yet, I haven't had time,”
“Yes, when will it be? The longer you say, the more you feel free. He must have felt he had a lot of opportunities to dapetin lo,”
“You seem so scared to lose me,”
“Iya I'm afraid, why? Can't I be afraid of losing? Hmm?”
Shelina held back her happy smile. He was very happy to hear the words of Argantara. Didn't expect Argantara would blatantly say that.
“Lo go all the way from my life. I hate the same you. Don't expect me to be your husband. I don't want to marry you! There is no match for you to be my partner,”
“Dead aja lo seklian let us not be fooled,”
Amidst his happiness because Argantara did not shyly admit that he was afraid of losing her. Suddenly comes the memory of Argantara being a bad person, who does not want to appreciate his presence.
“Shel, why silence?”
“Hmm? It's okay,”
“Lo all right ‘kan?”
“Yes, I'm fine. Just remember the words you said back then to me,”
“What?”
“You told me to die just so that our matchmaking is off, you hate me so much and you can't allow me to hope for anything with you.
Argantara immediately froze when reminded of how evil he was at that time to Shelina.
Argantara feels guilty now. When he made a mistake, he was satisfied that he had hurt Shelina so badly with his words and attitude.
Argantara grabbed Shelina's hand and held it tightly. Without a word, he hoped Shelina would understand that it was a plea so that Shelina would no longer remember anything that hurt her. Apologizing has often been He's negligent, but the guilt is still not exhausted also because Argantara knows the heartache of Shelina is still left even though Shelina has said He is not vengeful, and has forgiven.
“Oh yes, later I may not be long yes in your home,”
Shelina did not want to drown in her sadness. From that He diverted with question.
What should have passed is not worth remembering anymore, but it is very difficult to do that. Because it imprints all the attitudes and sayings of Argantara addressed to him when Argantara still can not accept it. Patience Shelina fruiting manus. Argantara no longer hated him, He did not in vain give a vajtu for Argantara to adapt to his presence in the man's life.
“Over time it's okay, I'll drop off,”
“No ah, I don't feel good for a long time,”
“Kok not good anyway? I didn't bite,”
“Iya I know, but I do not feel good so long at someone else's house,”
“It's not someone else's house, Shel. Are you considered by others to be my family? No, they consider family. You think I'm the same family I'm someone else anyway?”
“Yes natural, unmarried people. If you have just become part of the family,”
“No, nyokap bokap me and my family already consider you to be part of us kok,”