
As Khanif was just standing up, he suddenly heard a mama's cry from inside the house, "wait!"
Suddenly the mama's call made Khanif and Rania turn around.
"What's up, ma?" rania said later.
"You had breakfast before you left," said the mother looking at them one by one, and then again said, "without rebuttal!"
After saying that, my mother first went into the house. Rania, who was already feeling bad about Khanif for making Khanif wait a long time, turned to him.
"Nothing, it's not good to refuse your mama's invitation."
"All right."
They also went back into the house. When they arrived at the dinner table, Mama just opened the dinner plate in front of Khanif. The unaccustomed Khanif was only able to smile awkwardly. Really, this was his first time.
"Eat a lot huh, son Khanif. No need to talk to aunt."
Once again Khanif smiled as he nodded his head in response to what his mother had just said.
Yes, Khanif knew that his mother with Papa Rania was a friend during high school, but he did not expect that the attention of Mama Rania to him was excessive to this extent.
In fact, almost all of Mama Rania's cooking was offered to her. Reyhan and Rania who saw that could only smile while continuing to enjoy their breakfast.
"Thank you, tan" Khanif said after breakfast.
"Well come here again."
Khanif nodded his head. "Then we say goodbye, assalamualaikum."
"Getishalight."
"Ma, Rania go first."
"Yes, honey. Careful."
They also drove to Khanif's car. Mom was still at the door waiting for them to get in the car. As Rania was about to enter, Rania then waved her hand at mama.
Mama did wave her hand too, but mama waved her hand because she returned the khanif hand. Rania who saw it can only smile and then continue to get into the car.
"Father is a quick person familiar with others huh?"
"Whose other people?"
"My mother."
"Your mother is no one else to me" said khanif turning to Rania for a moment. Then the khanif continued his words to make Rania look at him with eyes that glared unexpectedly, "Emm, he's like an old man to me."
"Where can that be!" said sewot.
"Of course you can."
"Once, every time this is so I must always give in!"
"Emm. You're wrong, because here, you're wrong first."
"Huh, stop. If I keep my dad, I'll get old soon."
Rania turned her face to the right with her outstretched hand opening the car glass. It is better to look outside than to keep Khanif speaking. Because, every time you talk casually with Khanif, there must be a mismatch between them that happens later.
He also did not know what was the cause of their incompatibility. Is it because Khanif deliberately wants to upset him or because he is too responsive to Khanif's words. But, on what basis did Khanif want to upset her? Not hold. It seems that he is too carried away, so what Khanif says almost always irritates him.
"It's okay" he answered briefly.
"If you're not feeling well, just say it."
"No, it's okay. Really!" said convincing.
Khanif nodded his head. He then increased the speed of his vehicle so that they could get to their destination soon. Khanif, who was so focused on driving his car, was suddenly startled by the sudden shriek of Rania, "stop!"
Of course it makes the khanif braked suddenly his car. Fortunately they installed a sealbelt otherwise, it is possible that at this time their heads have been formed with car glass.
Just as the car stopped, Rania hurriedly removed her sealbelt, then ran out of the car. This of course makes the khanif again surprised. Inevitably khanif came rushing out of the car. He was afraid that something would happen to Rania.
Khanif heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Rania crouching not far in front of his car with a cat in her lap. Khanif then approached her.
"Huft, you almost made me hang!" khanif said while stroking his chest. "I beg you, next time don't rush like this. Don't worry me. Especially this on the highway, fortunately the vehicle is still quiet. Otherwise, I don't know what to explain to your brother, if anything happens."
Without responding to Khanif's words, Rania instead asked the white cat orens to speak, "little cat, good thing I saw you, you're okay right?"
As if answering Rania's question, the little cat also stroked her fur on Rania. It was also successful in making Rania smile happily because Rania knew the cat in her lap was okay.
Rania is standing with the cat still with her. Seeing Khanif continue to pay attention to him, made Rania realize that he had made the man with him so worried.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean that" he said regretfully.
"Here you go, next time tell me there's something."
Rania nodded her head in understanding. Khanif passed from before Rania by getting into the car as well as Rania. He got into the car with the little cat.
Inside the car that had returned to speed, they were both silent. Until a few seconds later, Rania remembered the words of Khanif earlier. Rania turned her face to Khanif, then smoothly, a question came out of her lips.
"Why do I make you worry?"
"What?"
"So I heard you say 'don't worry me', on what basis can you say such a thing?"
"That's because your brother has entrusted your safety to me. Just think about it, what would Reyhan respond to me if something happened to you? Never mind, you take care of the cat," Khanif said back to focus on driving his car.
Rania did not extend her question anymore. He had now turned to look at the cat he had saved from the highway.
"Little cat, why are you so cute," Rania said with a small laugh seeing that the cat was so adorable. Rania stroked the little cat while playing it.
The next few seconds, a prickly idea popped up in his head. Rania deliberately brought the little cat closer to Khanif. He picked up the little cat, then said, "your little cat is so cute and adorable. Not like someone beside you."
"Who do you mean?" khanif said suddenly but with his voice soft.
"Who asks, he is the one."
When Khanif was about to answer Rania's words, he suddenly felt strange to him. Khanif stopped his car on the side of the road. Feeling that something was wrong with Khanif, made Rania worried.
"Mother why?" rania asked with a face that looked panicked.
"I ... I ...."
...To be continued ...
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