
"Why all of a sudden?" asked Anang who could not help his curiosity anymore.
Santi took a long breath.
"None of them suddenly... As long as I'm abroad, all your movements are in this village, I monitor it through Tejo" Santi said.
"When you were in town, Papa and Lia told me, whatever you did...
I feel like I'm the dumbest person in the world, if I let you go, until I'm completely separated from me" she continued.
"So all this time, you've been in contact with Tejo a lot?" ask Anang.
"What do you say, if he ever proposed to you?" ask Anang again.
Santi let go of her embrace from Anang, then walked back to the kitchen.
Sitting on his back on Anang's thigh in the kitchen chair, Santi told me.
"He did ask, in case I wasn't going to marry you, then asked me to marry him...
Or at the very least, he asked me to give him a chance, to try to get closer to me. If it's not wrong, he said that, when Gita came here." said Santi.
"I might not say anything uncertain. It's enough I hurt you." continued Santi.
"But your relationship is still mediocre?" ask Anang.
"Yes... I told him that I could only be friends with him, because I still love you" said Santi.
"Hmmm... He seems to understand...
Because, during the time that went by, when we called each other, he never mentioned the matter again.
"What are you talking about?" ask Anang
"Besides asking how you are?" Santi asked back.
"Many!" keep Santi.
"What?" asked Anang curiously.
"Hmmm... You'll see tomorrow, before we go into town. You will know for yourself" said Santi.
Anang fell silent, wondering what he would see tomorrow.
Suddenly, Santi laughed softly to himself.
"What's wrong?" ask Anang.
"You remember when Gita came here? Said Gita, he brought his friend, if not the wrong name Ayu," said Santi.
"Hmmm... Da... Ayunda," said Anang.
"Well! That's her name!" santi said excitedly.
"Gita's planning on trying to get you closer to her friend. But it doesn't seem to work, does it?" ask Santi.
"Did? You guys playing me?" ask Anang ketus.
"It's not... Gita just tried. Because I told you you never called me. So, most likely you really want to forget me" said Santi.
"Said Gita, she knew that if she was sure there would be no chance, to get back close to you. Gita is also interested in Tejo...
So, he took Ayunda, to see if you'd be interested in that woman, and then I supported Gita's plan.
"Expiritual...! You make me like a guinea pig" Anang said, shaking his head.
"I'm sorry...! But, because of that, I also became convinced that you still love me" said Santi.
"Although you only want to contact me, when Papa is in trouble," continued Santi.
"Do you know?" ask Anang.
"Have...! All of...! Papa told me," said Santi.
"You haven't apologized to me, for lying to me back then!" connect Santi, while pinching Anang's cheek.
"Eh! Not that I'm going to lie to you. But, I want your father to tell you," Anang said.
"Just like!" santi ketus said.
Anang looked at Santi, and no matter who approached who, they knew that their lips were both softly linked there.
When Anang peeked to see Santi, Santi seemed to enjoy his kiss by closing his eyes.
Seeing that, Anang was more eager to kiss Santi, even holding her chest and squeezing it slowly, with one hand.
Santi's hand also squeezed the back of Anang's neck, and the two seemed to forget about anything else.
Anang had seen Tejo, but pretended as if he was unaware of Tejo's arrival, until Tejo turned around, leaving them both there.
When Anang felt quite satisfied kissing Santi, while still hugging Santi tightly, Anang then whispered,
"I love you...! You know that, right?"
"Yes... I know," said Santi.
Santi then went down from Anang's lap.
"Tejo, must be confused as to why we've been inside for so long" Santi said.
Anang stood up, lifted a tray full of glasses, and could only pretend like he didn't know anything.
Santi walked forward first, and Anang followed right behind him, bringing tea for them to drink.
When they were already inside, Tejo had not been seen again.
Santi looked at Anang, with a face like a confused person.
"Tejo hasn't come back yet?" ask Santi wonder.
Anang who put the tray on the table, up and down his two shoulders together.
"No idea!" anang Sahut.
Santi then sat in the chair, and so did Anang who sat there.
"What about your college?" ask Anang.
"I've taken care of it... A few days ago, I was really busy. I'll go to college online. So, I don't need to go back out of the country" said Santi.
Before long, Tejo is seen walking into his yard.
"What did you buy?" ask Santi.
"I just went to buy this!" sahut Tejo, while putting a plastic bag, containing egg grains and some instant noodle wrap, on the table.
"Isn't there still food in the kitchen?" ask Anang.
"Bored... Just want to eat this again" Tejo said.
Tejo then sipped the tea that had started to cool.
"How's it?" ask Tejo.
"What?" Then back asked.
"It looks like you two are back together again" Tejo said.
"Yes... We continue our plans to get married" Santi said.
"Hmmm... Good, then," said Tejo.
"Tomorrow our afternoon into town. You wanna come along? The day after tomorrow, we got married" Santi said.
Tejo can be seen sighing deeply, nodding his head.
"Yes, I'm coming! There's no way I'm not present, whereas I know that my friends are getting married" Tejo said, smiling.
Anang could see that Tejo, seemed to force himself to look tough.
But, it was not a problem for Anang.
After all, Tejo did not impose his will, and was still able to hold back.
Tejo remains a good friend to Anang.
Although Tejo fell in love with the woman Anang also loved, it was still a natural thing.
Moreover, if Anang captures from Santi's story, Tejo still says good things about Anang, and does not demonize Anang.
Not the beginning, nor the middle, but the final part.
"After you get married, you guys stay in town or come back here?" ask Tejo.
"Not sure yet. Later, we will see how things are first" said Anang.
Tejo then invited them into the house, to have dinner together.
While Anang prepared the cutlery, Tejo boiled water for instant noodles, as they all chose to eat instant noodles only.
"It seems, you will still get another surprise from Santi" Tejo chirped, whispering to Anang.