I'm Still in High School
Chapter 25 Proximity
Barra picked up a pack of cigarettes and a match, then the man opened the door to the balcony, then sat down on the chair on the balcony. After a deep breath, the man began to take out one cigarette, then lit up. Whipping cigarette smoke, the man's gaze looked towards the front, and in his mind it was like he was thinking about something.
"Gwen must have been angry with me, when I should have been angry and asked for an explanation from the girl. As her husband, I am currently in charge of all his attitudes and behaviors, lest Atmadja's grandfather know, and add to the burden of grandfather's mind." inwardly, the man spoke to himself.
"But anyway I have to tell the boy, but tomorrow I have to leave Indonesia. My company in Finland needed my presence, and in two weeks' time I was only able to return to the country. I actually wanted to tell Gwen, but the girl was angry with me.."
The man is in a state of anxiety, on the one hand he wants to be responsible, and gives firmness to the girl he just married. But on the other hand, the girl is still in her teens, where her daily life sometimes still thinks and behaves like a child.
"I can think of more than 1000 employees in the company, both at the central level and in subsidiaries. But I kind of lost my mind, to control Gwen. Hempph. My heart's been dead, ever since Jacqluin walked away from me, and chose to pursue her dreams and ambitions."
Suddenly the door opened from the inside, and it was seen that his wife Gwen was standing in the middle of the door staring at him. Barra fell silent, not starting a conversation with the girl. The man turned his eyes elsewhere..
"Of... Om Barra was asked out by grandfather.." feeling ignored, Gwen finally started the conversation. The girl had finished her bath, and changed into a house shirt.
Feeling that Gwen had not listened to her warning words, not to call Om again, Barra still ignored her. Gwen just looked at her husband from behind, confused by the reaction.
"Om this hearing Gwen's words isn't it..?? Grandfather calls us brother, grandfather does not want to talk if only with Gwen alone. Come on, Om. don't make it hard for Gwen.." the voice of the girl begged. But Barra still ignored, even looking at the girl he did not do.
For a while the two of them were silent, and Gwen also fell silent from where she was standing. The girl did not dare to go out to meet her grandfather, if not accompanied by Barra. His grandfather would have been furious, for asking him to come along with his husband, Time passed, and Barra still ignored his wife, until ten minutes passed. All of a sudden..
"Sister Barra, we are asked to meet with grandfather.." with a voice stuck in the throat, Gwen finally changed the name in calling her husband, she said,
Listening to the new call, Barra was like being doused with ice water. A smile suddenly emerged from his lips, and the man then stood up and looked towards his wife.
"Repeat once again my beautiful wife.." Barra approached Gwen.
But the girl glared, and turned away from her husband. But Barra's hand was faster, the man's hand outstretched and holding the upper arm of his wife. Not giving the girl a chance, Barra grabbed Gwen by the shoulder and took her out of the room.
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A smile appeared on the wrinkled lips of Atmadja's grandfather, as the old man looked towards his granddaughter who looked sullen. Gwen walked out of the room and headed towards her, embraced by her husband Barra who was smilingly looking at her.
"Grandfather's granddaughter., let's both of you sit in front of grandfather. Something you want to talk about, come here...!" atmadja's grandfather smiled and asked the couple to sit near them.
"Good cake." said Barra while still embracing his wife, then sat in front of Atmdja's grandfather. Gwen's lips were still pouting even in front of her grandfather, for refusing her husband Barra's embrace, fearing that her grandfather would be angry.
"Barra.., Gwen.., Grandfather was happy to see the progress of your relationship. Finally grandfather can witness your closeness as a married couple, so that grandfather will feel calm if he leaves my grandson Gwen.." with a smile, Atmadja's grandfather began the conversation.
"Grandfather said what the hell, grandfather should not go, should be at home to accompany Gwen. Om Andrew's already gone to leave Gwen alone, Madja's grandfather's cook will also go.." Gwen began to sulk.
The old man looked back at the face of his only grandson, smiling, Not long after he turned to look at Barra, the husband of his grandson,
"Gwen. Eliminate your childish attitude dear.. Right now, you are no longer the old Gwen, who was a child. But you have become a wife of the son of Barra, believe me son of Barra will be able to make you happy, take care of you." the old man was silent for a while.
"But the age of man will be able to last up to how many years anyway...?? Prophet Muhammad SAW alone, only until the age of 63 years of his life, the grandfather will still ask for additional time. Grandpa's age is now 73 years Gwen.., so it has to prepare for the end of grandfather's life" continued Atmadja grandfather. Barra was silent listening to her grandfather-in-law.
Different things experienced by his wife, suddenly Gwen's body became vibrating and her eyes became filled with tears in her eyes. The girl looked pale, and her lips trembled..
"Grandfather can't go anywhere.. God has let Papa and Mama Gwen go, go back to heaven and leave Gwen. This time, God must not act evil, by separating grandfather from gwen.." suddenly Gwen looks hysterical. The shadow of the accident that killed his parents, remembered again, and made the girl tremble.
Seeing his wife's reaction like that, without a word Barra immediately hugged his wife and clenched her in his chest. When the girl started crying and shed tears on the man's chest, Barra's chest felt tight. There was another sense that he suddenly felt, something different, his heart suddenly pounding, and Barra was trying to divert all of that by rubbing Gwen's back head, to make her calmer, to make her calmer,
Seeing the married couple in front of him behaving romantically like that, Atmadja's grandfather fell silent and smiled at them. Moments, time is wasted, and Barra's right hand takes a tissue and then holds Gwen's face and clears her eyes and cheeks with the tissue in her hand.
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