Husband's Taste Friend
Chapter 17's

It's been two days now, Niken__cousin Seno__stay in the apartment. Since Seno lived in Manchester Niken has often visited Seno. Not without reason, it was his action to save money, because if with Seno, Niken would not spend a penny. Everything borne.

"It's not in vain I have a cousin boss kayak elo, Sen, hahaha," seloroh Niken.

"Ye don't get me wrong, this brother I want to ask for the same bill Om Dimas."

"Yes, why bring my bokap, anyway!" seno chuckles.

"Elo don't ask for monthly rations with that lo guy? Edward, right, tajir."

"Iye, tajir but stingy."

"Haha the fate of lo apes bener ...."

"Don't say it, sad for me."

Niken's cousin Seno who from college until work lived in England. He is two years younger than Seno. Return to Indo once a year only, that is also if given leave with his company. His relationship with his girlfriend is serious. Reportedly next year want a proposal.

Niken was still curled up on the sofa and buried her body under the covers. Morning is so cold, the temperature in the thermometer shows the number 5°.

"Sen, I'm warming the room, yeah ...."

"Iye .. I take a shower first, deh." Seno put her phone on the table near the sofa that Niken was sleeping on. Then he went up to the bathroom.

"Yes, sono, took a shower. You're going to college too, right?" Niken stood up to grab the heating remote attached to the wall and turned it on.

Just now Seno entered the bathroom of the cellphone he had placed on the table rang. Niken wondered who was calling, because the sound of the phone ringing a little disturbing him.

Niken saw the screen of Seno's phone.

"Indonesian Number?" muttered.

"Who, huh? Don't miss Aunt Nurul nyokapnya the Seno." Niken grabs Seno's phone at the table.

"Thank you, huh? Fear is important, yes. Just lift it up." Niken shifted the phone handle. "Hello ...," said Niken.

Across the phone Nisa's breath was held for a few seconds hearing who answered not Seno but the voice of a woman. Nisa glanced at her watch, at 1pm. Means in Manchester there at 7 a.m. Why was Seno so early in the morning with a woman? What don't-don't ....

Nisa's mind was instantly muddled.

"Hello .. sorry, this phone is not Seno?" ask Nisa.

"Betul, this is Seno's hape. Sorry who I'm talking to?"

Nisa did not answer, she fell silent. 'He speaks Indonesian very well. Must be Indonesian, Nisa's inner woman.

"Halo ...," exclaimed Niken because there was no answer.

"Oh, sorry. I'm Nisa, Seno's friend. Is there a senonya? I want to have an important talk with him."

"Well, Seno just entered the bathroom, huh. You call in half an hour yes, because Seno if you take a long shower," said Niken. Nisa immediately silenced, even the woman knew Seno took her bath for a long time. Nisa felt her chest suddenly tight and hot. He was upset and__grave jealousy.

"Oh okay. I'll call again." Without saying thank you Nisa immediately ended her connection in annoyance.

"Here you go play girls, Ndut .. get caught wet now!" Nisa feels sorry to have missed the man if in fact there she is happy-happy with women.

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"Sen, there was a call from Indo," exclaimed Niken when he saw Seno coming out of the bathroom.

"Who?" Seno asked while drying her hair with a towel.

"Girl, her name is Nisa," answered Niken flatly. Seno looked at Niken in surprise. "Kok, you're not telling me, anyway!" seno said as he picked up his hape on the table.

"Yes .. I don't think it's important." Niken said casually. Seno looked at Niken.

"Who is he? Lo girl, huh? Just relax, later he will call you again, I tell the phone in half an hour."

"Gue's gonna call her right now."

"That girl really matters, do you?"

"Banget!" sahut Seno as he passed to the room.

Niken shook his head when Seno had disappeared behind the door. Niken poultices with the habits of his cousin. Seeing Seno's expression when he looked at her just now, surely the girl meant a lot to him.

Niken again curled up and lifted the blanket up to the neck.

Seno quickly contacted Nisa. He knew this must be very important because the girl was willing to call first, all this time only Seno who always called him. Already the fifth ringing Nisa had not picked it up yet either. Seno glanced at the clock on the wall. In Indonesia it is now half two in the afternoon. Is Nisa still having lunch?

There Nisa fluttered as she continued to stare at her phone that rang from earlier on her desk. He's still upset. His heart is still hot. Seno over there having fun with women. He suffered a lot here because he missed him. During her life Nisa never felt the longing for someone to cry. Nisa felt her tears were wasted.

Nisa did not pick up the phone until the ringing stopped on its own.

"Where are the kids?" Seno muttering. Seno pressed the call button again. Hope this time Nisa lifts it up. Then a while later her phone vibrated the sign Nisa received her call.

"Hello ...," exclaimed Nisa.

"Nis, that's my elo nelfon? Tumben lo nelfon, what's wrong?"

Nisa took a breath out of her mouth trying to shake off her sense of regret. Not with his jealousy, because it won't work.

"Yes .. doesn't really matter."

"What's emang?" Seno threw her towel on the bed.

"Hm."

"Sen, next Saturday I want a proposal. Viko wants to bed me, Sen."

Nisa's speech is like an echo that continues to echo in Seno's brain. Was he not dreaming? Good friend. His heart's gonna get married? Not with him, but with others. Seno covered her mouth with one hand, she was all her might holding back her cries from exploding.

"Wah .. congratulations, Nis. My best friend is also married." Seno is sure Nisa hears that her voice is shaking, but Seno hopes Nisa does not suspect she is hurt by this news.

I don't know why Nisa doesn't like the congratulations from her best friend. Really am!

"Lo's match status is coming to an end, Nis. Cie ... Cie .. who will soon be his wife."

"What the hell you are, Sen. Don't need any pie-cie, ah!" Nisa pursed her lips.

"Yes .. baby, I'm not on the most historic day for you, Nis."

"Makanya go home dong lo. Your marriage partner's time does not come, it's not exciting," continued Nisa. Seno smiled wryly.

"My lecture's on, Nis. Sorry, I can't come. I'm so happy."

"The bad guy! Sebel me!"

Seno lowered her head while biting her strong lips. His chest was too tight for him to breathe. Is not a man also a man? There's no harm in crying, is there?

"Nis, yes already ... I'm busy again, want to spit out to campus," said Seno. Nisa gritted her teeth. Nisa was sure not that Seno stopped her phone, but because there was now a woman next to her.

"Oh, yeah. Sorry I interrupted your date," cynical Nisa.

Seno's eyes glared. "You mean?"

"He's been pretending***, you." Nisa's still upset.

"Seriously, I don't know what you mean." Seno raised her tone. Then suddenly Seno thought of something. Surely Nisa thinks Niken is Seno's girlfriend, because she was the one who raised Nisa's call.

"Oooh I know now, you must be wondering who just picked up the phone when I took a shower, right? He is my cousin who has lived in the UK for a long time. His name is Niken, his son Om I. From yesterday he was here because the water in his apartment was dead. Though the hell I know, it's just the reason he doang, the real reason for living with me because his salary money has run out."

"Oh, kirain." Nisa's lips are flattened. His chest gradually began to loosen, then a feeling of comfort re-enveloped him. Nisa knows Seno is not the type of jerk who likes to sleep with women.

"What chain? Well, mind you ngeres, huh? Sorry ye I'm not as obscene as you think, Nis. Gini-gini also I still want sin, you know!"

Nisa laughing. Here's best friend. Senopathy. The best man Nisa ever knew. The man Nisa now loves very much, but it is impossible for her to have.

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Seno stood staring at the balcony of her apartment while looking at the gray sky of Manchester this morning. Today is still too early, but he has got news that makes his days ahead will not be the same again.

It's very painful. Really am. He did not expect the impact would be this big.

Seno clasped the phone tightly in her hand. As hard as he could hold it, but he still had a weak side. He could not pretend to be fine, while his heart was currently ravaged, out of shape, and might soon become dust and fly when the wind blew.

Can he cry now? Eleven years is not a short time. They were always together, but only friends. If only Seno had more quickly realized that his relationship with Nisa was based on love, maybe it would not be like this.

And if only he had taken a step faster than Viko to declare her love, it might not have been this bad.

Just to say, 'Nis, I love you, ' why is it so heavy? Though Seno so lightly said love to any woman, I don't know .. maybe it's not really from his heart. Because actually all this time there has been one name imprinted without him knowing. One woman who is on his mind at all times even when he meets with clients. And the woman he misses every moment even when she is by his side.

Seno bowed his head to the balcony railing. Then a speck of clear water fell onto the back of his hand.

'Now do I still deserve to miss you, Nis?'

Seno inched slowly to the bed, then buried all her sadness there. Until noon ... afternoon .. night ....

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Niken was very worried Seno did not come out of his room since he said to call the girl named Nisa. Even Seno doesn't go to college and eat.

Niken knocked on Seno's room door.

"Sen ... lo inside, right? Can I come in?" Niken. There's no answer. Then a few moments later the door to Seno's room opened.

It looks like Seno is about to get ready to go. He wears a thick coat, jeans and boots. Niken was surprised to see her cousin coming out of the room in such clothes.

"Where are the gini malems going?" ask Niken.

"Ken, me, yuk?"

"Where?"

"Udeh, come with me."

Without asking much more Niken grabbed his jacket and scarf and wore it while walking to follow Seno who was in front of the elevator door.

They walked through the cold of Manchester which was able to grate their teeth. The night atmosphere in this city is getting more crowded because Christmas is coming soon. Manchester is not as crowded as other cities in England such as London. And this is what makes Seno feel at home.

They had already walked for fifteen minutes, finally they reached the entrance of a small bar in the corner of the city.

"Lo want to invite me to mabok, huh? I'm not sorry, I'm anti-ama. Tomorrow I work, I'll see Edward." Niken grumbled in annoyance.

"No. .. yuk, come in. I just want to see you." Seno spoke while entering.

"Who? Indo people?" Niken asked by offsetting Seno's big move.

"No. Tar you know too."

When they had entered, then there was a blond-haired man waving his hand towards them. Seno and Niken approached the man who was sitting relaxed in a spot near the heater.

"Hi Senopati's. Your late," the man said as he glanced at his watch. (Hi Senopati, you're late)

"I'm sorry Nick. I actually forgot about this promise," (I'm sorry, Nick. I completely forgot about this promise), Seno said as she pulled a chair in front of Nick and sat down followed by Niken sitting next to Seno.

"Damn!" (Damn it!) nick is upset, but with the biggest lips. Seno giggles.

"This morning I got something very shocking, so I forgot. Oh, introduce this my cousin, Niken," (This morning I got something really surprising, so I forgot. Oh, meet my cousin, Niken), Seno said. Niken reached out to Nick.

"Nice to meet you," (It's nice to meet you), Niken said as she launched a stiff smile at Nick.

"Nice to meet you too. Want to order something?" (It's nice to meet you too.  Want to order something?) Nick raises a large glass filled with Beer in front of Seno and Niken.

"No, thanks." (No, thank you) Seno refused subtly.

"OKs. So we just discuss our business?" (Good.  So we start talking about our business?)

"Okay, of course." (Yes of course.)

So, a guy named Nick is a classmate of Seno who both owns an advertising company. More or less Nick is like Seno, he founded a company from scratch with an educational background that does not connect with his work. From just a regular chat while on campus, until finally they agreed to work together.

Two hours later they finished discussing. Niken almost died of boredom ngedengrin two guys cas cis cus talking that he did not understand. Finally Seno and Niken pamit go home first because Nick seems to still feel at home sitting there with his drink.

"Lo why do I anyway. Beet know!" seloroh Niken is upset.

"Rather than sitting dumb in your own apartment? Follow me." It feels like Niken wants to bully Seno's head.

"Ken, I'm a laper. Eat yuk? I was fasting this day. Heartbroken people also need to eat, right?"

Niken. Broken heart?

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