Let Me Fall in Love
18. Car Makes Anxious

Akbar picks up Sekar and Enin's mother in Alphard's vehicle. Suitable for long distance travel comfort. At seven o'clock in the morning, he was already at Rama's house. As per the request of Ibu Sekar yesterday, will leave in the morning.

"Nitip Mom's the same Enin ya, Bar!" Rama drove up to the terrace along with Puput.

"Okay, Bro." Akbar held out one thumb. He switched to watching Mother Sekar and Enin who embraced, farewell with Rama and Puput. Time off.

"Bar, Enin wants to be behind alone. Let's just fall asleep." Enin refused to sit in the middle row.

Akbar according. Incidentally there is a pillow that he usually wears when traveling far. The plan was to sit next to the driver, turning into sitting in the middle row with Ibu Sekar. Smiling faintly. It's good to be closer to Ami's mother, he thought.

"Bar, to Lake what event? How about yourself, not the same key chain?" Enin's question broke the silence as the car was already speeding on the highway.

Mother Sekar frowned. Look back and ask, "What keychain, Enin?"

Akbar chuckles. "Enin can give me the term, ma'am. That means Enin's Leo." He represents the answer. Make Mother Sekar also chuckle and shake his head.

"This is the same slang effect as Ami. He said that he had his laugh. That's also the term from Ami. You have to have a lot of humor to stay old, he said." Enin also chuckles the same.

Akbar smiled knot. "Ami, you are indeed a mood booster for everyone," said his mind full of pride.

"Akbar to Tasik mau not a hotel, Nin. Leo can't come because there's an event with his wife." Akbar reasoned to answer Enin's question.

"Oh, there's a lake girl who wants to be sandwiched on Sunday night." Enin Sahut.

Akbar only responded with a nudity. Enin's words were almost accurate. It's just the wrong town.

While in Ciamis, Ami and Aul just arrived home, home morning run. Sweat splashed not only on the body, but also on the faces of the two beautiful girls. Having martial skill silat requires him to always maintain body fitness. Let it stay prime.

"Same mother Enin has left, Mi. Been hitchhiking together in his car, Akbar." Aul conveys the message he received from Mom. He just checked his phone.

Ami who was drinking immediately choked. He coughed until his eyes were watering. Bummer.

"Make it drink, don't take a sip. It must be in accordance with the Sunnah. Take three breaths of time to drink." Tegur Aul who was just getting ready to drink.

"It is in accordance with the Sunnah. Just now suddenly the throat of the gatel, so it's a sprain of water." Kilah Ami covered up the real reason. Dunking his lips and nose with a tissue while soothing a heart that is still beating fast after running sports.

Ami went up to her room to check her cell phone. There were a lot of messages from his class group but no messages from Panda.

Akbar didn't say the same to me.

Ami pensively with bulging cheeks. Instead of guessing, he chose to ask the person directly.

[Sister, she said Mother went home with Brother Akbar. Really true?]

While waiting for her message to be answered, Ami read a message in her class group that stacked dozens. There is no important information. Only post activities of some people on Saturday morning who reply to each other messages.

[Yes, Mi. Brother Akbar suddenly has a job at the lake. So all right, just take Mom n Enin home together]

Ami smiled reading a reply from Panda. But also suddenly deg degan imagine later will meet.

Ami : [Oh that. Car or plane, brother?]

Tag: [Car]

Ami : [Duh, the car is a vehicle that makes me anxious 🤧]

Bratty: [Why? 🤔]

Ami: [Carry in love but afraid of being rejected 🤪🤭]

Akbar's car starts to line up to enter the toll gate. He had just sipped a sip of mineral water, with his eyes unable to stare at the screen of the phone held in his left hand. And the reply from Ami successfully made her choke and Cough. Uhuck-uhuk.

"Thank you, Mom. Duh, sorry. Another drink suddenly gatel throat." Akbar reasoned. It pulls a sheet of tissue to wipe the lips and corners of the watery eyes.

"It's because of Mom's son." The reason Akbar only uttered in his heart.

It's been the cough. Akbar replies to Ami's message with a blushing cheek smile emoji.

Ami your own fault lure mulu. Be careful that you will fall on my charms.

The monologue in Akbar's heart, made a thin smile rise adorning his handsome face.

***

It's one o'clock in the afternoon. Ami has twice monitored the trip by asking Mom, where has the position been.

[Holy used to be in Babussalam mosque]

Ami read a reply from her mother with widened eyes. "An hour nyampe dong again," he murmured. He looked at himself in front of the mirror. Assess the overall appearance.

"The hood must be changed. Hmm..clothing too. It's been used a lot." Ami monologues staring at her reflection in the mirror. Hurry up and open the closet. Choosing from a pile of folded clothes also looks at the ones lined up on the hangers.

While Akbar's car drove back out of the parking lot of Babussalam mosque. After the previous lunch break at a typical Sundanese restaurant with a typical menu of liwet rice. Though it could have been all praying in the restaurant mushola. But Enin chose the mosque because there is a longing for the beauty of architecture and comfort.

The highway began to decline and meander. Need to be careful of the driver if you want to overtake the vehicle in front of him. Because from the opposite direction will often cross paths with sand trucks and buses between cities between provinces. Filling the travel time by chatting casually, so that it does not feel the car arrives in front of Enin's house.

"Bar, sleep here!" Pinta Enin who entered the yard and arrived at the terrace with escorted by Ibu Sekar and Akbar.

"Liat sikon later ya, Nin." Akbar could not give a definite answer. He and Ibu Sekar said goodbye after meeting Panji who opened the door of the house.

Turn the car turned towards down the street. Out of the village road. In just fifteen minutes driving on the highway, the car arrived in front of the house of the Mother Sekar.

"Alhamdulillah." Mom smiled with relief. The long journey finally arrived home safely. "The bar first come in! Rest at Mother's house," he continued so the sliding door opens automatically.

"Good, Mom." Sahut Akbar spry. Of course I won't refuse. His arrival was indeed as an answer to Ami's trap question about spelling the letters A and U (I miss you).

Inside the house, Ami peeked out of the living room window. Suddenly her heart was pounding watching her Panda enter the yard with Mom.

"Hufts. Bismillah.bismillah." Ami rubbed the two palms suddenly cold. Breathe out of the nose, exhale out of the mouth slowly, before opening the door.

The door was opened by Ami wide. The eyes immediately rubbed with Akbar who was walking behind Ibu Sekar. Smiling with different facial expressions. If Akbar looks calm, another case with Ami who is groggy and shy with a blushing face.

"Assalamu'alaikum." Mother's greeting saved Ami from her misdeeds. He immediately kissed the back of his mother's hand. Then switch to greeting Akbar by touching the coach's hand to his forehead.

"The mangoes came in, brother." Ami smiles while shifting gives way. Both hands squeezed the fabric of the plisket skirt she was wearing. Mom went inside and took over the clothes bag that Akbar was carrying.

Akbar smiled and nodded. But he still stood on the terrace, waiting for the first Mother Sekar to reach the middle room.

"I think he's running around in the afternoon, huh?" Akbar said quietly and calmly. He stared intensely at Ami's face standing beside the door frame.

Ami shakes. "It's not going anywhere, just at home. I was intentionally waiting for Mom to come home. Running mah this morning with Aul Tea," he replied honestly.

"Oh, kirain abis run. You see the white face of Ami is very red like a tomato. Getting pretty." Akbar stared softly and smiled knotty. Be alert to also look inside.

"The hell." Ami blushed. He cupped both of his cheeks which now felt hot.

"Akbar, why are you still outside? Come inside!" Ibu Sekar cried from the direction of the middle room. Ami's position is not visible from the inside. Only Akbar was standing with his head turned to the left.

Akbar straightened his gaze inward. Though he was enjoying the innocence of Ami whose face was getting reddened and misbehaved. He nodded towards Mother Sekar. Start stepping feet while glancing at Ami with the accompaniment of blinked eyes. Take in.