
“Are you nervous?” refald asked while focusing on driving. The two of us were on our way to Refald's uncle's villa that he had told us about.
“Slightly,” I answered briefly and observed the trees we were traversing all over the side of the road.
“You just met my uncle and aunt-in-law, why are you so nervous? They won't eat you. Instead, they are both fun people.” Refald seemed to be luring me.
“It's natural for a girl my age to feel nervous when meeting one of my fiance's family members. It's very strange if I'm not nervous, because I'm still not the time to have a fiancee.” I tried to explain to Refald the customs that exist in this country. Although I was not born here, I don't know why I have a patriotic spirit in the country that is now my home. Even without realizing it, I also joined a nature-loving organization that also made me feel obliged to love all kinds of natural beauty in this place.
Could it be that I have found my true abode?
I imagined how I would live my life, whether here or wherever Refald was. Because I'm sure, after the inauguration of our relationship, he will definitely take me wherever he goes.
Refald smiled at me and we arrived in front of a villa gate located in the middle of a stretch of pine forest. The place is no stranger to me, because I felt I had come here.
This place, just like the place that Refald had shown me back then, the supermoon night in which Refald forced me to fall in love with him before I knew that Refald was my long separated fiancee. If I had known, I would have gladly accepted it so we could have enjoyed a dazzling supermoon night together. Unfortunately I don't know.
Back then, we just came both nights without being illuminated by the light so I couldn't see anything. Unlike now, if at night the villa looks very creepy, but if the afternoon is like this, the place is very quiet and soothing, making anyone who comes here feel comfortable. Suitable if used for holidays and refreshing. The magnificent three-story villa building also looks exotic for the size of a villa in the countryside located not far from where we live.
At first I thought that the villa belonged to Refald himself like the Vila of light that Refald currently resides in. But apparently, this villa that we came to belonged to his uncle. It was fitting that Refald was very familiar with this place more than me even though he belonged to a new person in this region, maybe he had come here often.
Refald parked his volvo in front of the villa entrance. We both went downstairs and pulled out some souvenirs for Refald's uncle and aunt-in-law.
“What we bring is not excessive, right? They like it no, huh?” I'm afraid that Refald's uncle and aunt don't like my souvenirs.
“Don't worry, they must like.” Refald's reply comforted me, and he brought me all the things I had given to Refald's uncle and aunt-in-law.
When entering the living room, we were greeted by a mature man whose age was 3 heads with an original oriental face typical of Indonesia. He smiled kindly at us. He was no less tall than Refald. The body is sturdy and athletic, just one look I immediately know that this person must be Uncle Refald.
Refald returned his smile and hugged Refald tightly.
“Hai, Refald! You're getting good-looking, aren't you? Haven't seen you in a long time? How are you doing? You all right? Why do you rarely go to Jakarta? How's school? You feel at home staying here?” the uncle immediately confronted Refald with a lot of questions. I feel like a peanut.
“Uncle, ask one-on-one, how can I answer all uncle questions at once?” Refald let go of his uncle's warm embrace.
“You were right, um ... he ...” Finally Uncle Refald realized my whereabouts, he turned to me and watched me from top to bottom. “Is he ....” his right hand points at me.
“Iya uncle, introduce, she is Lafeysionara her Indonesian name, her Japanese name is ad..” I smothered Refald's mouth for a moment and whispered in his ear.
“Don't mention my Jepang name, just one name is enough, right? Why do you want to mention everything?” I glared at Refald but tried to smile sweetly at Uncle Refald who was staring in wonder at us.
“It's okay, let him not misunderstand that Fey and Shiyuri are the same person. Because when we got engaged, my uncle came and attended our engagement. She was unmarried and young, and all she knew was Shiyuri, not Fey.” Refald glared back at me.
“Hey, you two! What are you guys doing, ha?” uncle Refald folded his hands together on his chest.
“Ehem .. sorry uncle, my fiance is afraid that uncle misunderstood the two names he has, because I myself was fooled also by his name.” Refald instead explained the matter to his uncle about the name. I pinched Refald's waist straight away.
“It's nice to meet you Uncle, hello I Fey ..” I reached out my hand hoping that Refald doesn't say much anymore about me.
“Halo also.” Uncle Refald replied to my hand,” I am Randra Abiyakta, just call Randra.”
“Good, uncle Randra?” I looked in all directions to look around for where my aunt-in-law was. “Ehm uncle, where's aunt? Refald said you came here with aunt?”my many.
“I am here,” shouted the beautiful woman who was going down the stairs. The beautiful woman smiled at me as she rubbed her belly which had started to bulge. Unmistakably, this beautiful woman was Refald's pregnant young aunt-in-law. Judging from his charming face, he must have been around the age of two heads. He came up to us and looked at us one by one.
“Who is it, Honey?” ask her husband.
“Fey, this is my wife, Halimah.” The beautiful woman named Halimah smiled sweetly at me.
His wife directly extended her hand and I immediately welcomed him in delight. “You're beautiful, Fey. Deserve Refald to come here just to find you. I've always wondered what your face looks like so that my handsome nephew can't find a replacement for you.” Halimah's aunt's words embarrassed me and Refald was misbehaved.
We shake hands with each other.
“Auntie don't say that, there's no woman in my life other than her.” Refald was even frank in front of his uncle and aunt. I was embarrassed and did not dare to raise my face.
“That's lucky for you, Fey. My niece is so sorry for you,” praise aunt Halimah.
“Already, don't tease them again, Darling.” Uncle Randra embraces his wife's friendly shoulder. “You two go in and rest inside, preferably, later you guys just have dinner here.” We all went into the living room, “Refald you came with me.” Pinta uncle Randra on Refald after we entered. He went to an empty room.
“I will accompany my prospective ponakan,” said aunt Halimah who immediately grabbed my arm.
After Refald helped put all the souvenirs we had for auntie, he went to his uncle's room in the left corner of the living room.
What's the matter? Why does Uncle Randra look so serious?
“Whatever you bring, Fey. It's too much.” Aunt Halimah looks happy with all the souvenirs we brought. I also turned to look at the face of my future aunt with pleasure.
“What Aunt does not like?” many ensure.
“Of course I like, it just so happens that everything you bring is what I want. Thank you yes, Darling.” Aunt Halimah's reflexes held me tightly. He called one of the villa guards to cook all the food prepared for dinner. I offered to help them prepare dinner.
I salute my uncle Randra's wife, even though she is pregnant young, she is still skilled at preparing food for her husband and all of us.
“Auntie is very good at cooking, it looks like I need to learn a lot from aunt.”
Aunt Halimah smiled at me and said, “I can teach you whenever you want. You can ask Refald for my number if you need my help.” Aunt Halimah looks very excited when cooking, she is not like a pregnant woman.
“Good Bi, thank you.” Seeing Aunt Halimah, I remembered my late mother when she cooked in the kitchen first. The two of them are almost the same if they are already struggling with the kitchen world.
“Sama-sama Honey, I'm glad you're the one who became Refald's partner." I was surprised that Halimah's aunt suddenly spoke like that in the midst of her busy cooking.
“Why does Aunt talk that way? We just met and aunt doesn't know me.” I convinced my aunt not to judge someone too quickly.
“That's because Refald is so happy with you,” bright aunt Halimah while stirring her cooking. “Then, when he came here for the first time, his face was not as happy as it is now, there was great despair in it. He could not even smile, his cool attitude made me feel good about him. But, as soon as I saw her again today, her face was completely different, I barely even recognized her earlier. After seeing you I just found out, you're the one who made Refald happy. He loves you so much. I'm sure, the person that Refald loved must not be an ordinary girl. There must be a privilege within you that only a person like Refald can see."
“I'm the lucky one to be with Refald aunty, she takes very good care of me. There is nothing special about me Bi, I am just an ordinary girl who lost far when juxtaposed with her current Aunt.”
“Oh yes? Here's your specialty. In addition to your beautiful face, your heart is also no less beautiful. L like you. You are indeed beautiful inside.” Aunt Halimah smiled at me even though I didn't really understand what she meant.
“Aibi is also very beautiful, especially in a pregnant condition like this, surely uncle also loves Auntie.” I sincerely praised him from inside my heart.
Aunty looked at me with a smile, we both laughed together in the kitchen until dinner was ready.
“What are they talking about? Seriously once?” Halimah's aunt saw Refald and her husband chatting while serving and arranging food at the dinner table.
I also observed Refald opening up his laptop to check on something. From their faces and expressions, there must be something going on and I don't know what it is.
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