Melody
Episode 23

'Lo it's just a new person coming into my life, Nat. You don't know what about me!'

'Gue almost lost the person I love because someone used my violin skills! Lo satisfied?!'

The piercing words that Melodya had uttered earlier in the day continued to revolve in Nathan's head. Nathan felt a little guilty for telling Mr. Andre about Melodya. He is unlikely to retract his words because the video of Melodya's performance during the competition is already on Mr. Andre's phone. Nathan has yet to fully understand Melodya's words. I don't know what happened to Melodya. He thought, it is likely that this is what caused Melodya to become a careless girl.

Nathan picks up the phone on the nightstand, opens WhatsApp and searches for someone's name. He typed a short message. Nathan felt he had to meet this person to find out more about Melodya.

^^^NathanArdiansyah^^^

^^^Gue wait for you at the cafe in front of the school at 7 tomorrow morning.^^^

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Musical sprayed his favorite perfume all over his body. He had just finished bathing because he had overtime completed the task on campus to the Maghrib. He checks his phone, there is only a WhatsApp notification from his group of friends, Nizam, and...Salma, a medical student at the same college as him, is late due to an accidental meeting. Musical ignored all the messages, including Salma, but he could reply later. He came out of his room and went into his sister's room.

"Ish, such a hobby to enter someone's room carelessly." Chirps Melodya who was busy working on something at her study table.

Musical slumped wide and sat next to Melodya, he shifted the small rough Melodya body so that it made the owner fall.

Pile up!!!

"Oh my goodness, Brother Ical! Ody's ass is expensive!" Musical laughed loudly without any intention of helping his sister. While Melodya pursed her lips, she hurriedly wiped the paper scattered on her study table.

"Look easy this time. What paper is that anyway?" Kepo Musical's. He took a piece of paper that Melodya had not yet taken. "Chord violin?"

Melodya quickly retrieved the paper from Musical's hands. "What the hell, don't bother me." He stuffed all the papers into a peach-colored map that Musical knew contained a variety of violin chords.

"Ody," Call a soft Musical.

"Hm." Melodya was still busy cleaning the paper and put it one by one into the map.

"Melody,"

"Hm."

"Daddy,"

"Yes." Yeah." Melodya still answered her brother's call without looking over.

"Princess,"

"Astaghfirullah, what the heck?" Melodya put her map on the study table, then sat on the edge of the mattress facing the Musical.

Melodya harrumphed, "Udah? Doang? I just bought it."

"Temenin come on." Musical whines at his own sister while pulling Melodya's hand like a child whining at his mother.

Without any more ba-bi-bu, Melodya grabbed a blue jacket dongker in her closet and pulled Musical's hand out of the room.

"Don't worry, brother's gonna get a jacket, too." Musical went to his room and took his jacket while Melodya went down.

In the living room, Martin was struggling with his laptop and some maps on the table. Eliyana sat next to Martin watching TV after putting down a cup of coffee for Martin.

Melodya approached her parents to say goodbye. "Pa, Ma." Martin and Eliyana compactly turned their heads towards her daughter.

"What's up, baby?" Ask Eliyana

"Ody same as Ical going out for a second, Ma." The Musical replied that arrived with a jacket attached to his body.

"Where are you going?" Ask Martin possessively. The Musical possessiveness of Melodya is contagious from Martin. Martin has always been possessive of his two children, and certainly, of his wife, Eliyana.

"To the supermarket ahead of the complex, Pa."

Melodya glanced lazily towards her brother, "Sister Ical tuh, her stock of chips was exhausted. Keep whining to Ody."

Martin shook his head, Eliyana smiled amusedly. Martin took the wallet in his pants pocket, took out two pieces of red money.

"Now, use it to buy your stock chips. Just buy Ody's ice cream. Papa saw it in the fridge just a little." Said Martin while giving the money to the received Musical with a big smile.

"Thank you, Pa." Musical and Melodya compact.

As Musical and Melodya were about to step out, Eliyana stopped them. "Ody, chocolate you're Mama sita. Mama notices you're getting fat now. Mama doesn't like it. So you bought ice cream."

"Yes Ma yes. Ody knows." Melodya walked lazily while holding her brother's arm.

Martin and Eliyana did allow their two children to have such a stock of snacks, while everything was still under his supervision. Martin also did not always give money for it, he deliberately trained his children to learn manabung to buy their favorite snacks each.

While Eliyana, he always arrange a snack that will go into the digestion of his two children. He provides a special cupboard in the kitchen containing their snack stock, except ice cream and some Melodya chocolate that must be in the refrigerator. Eliyana set how much and when is the right time to eat the snack.

Like just now, he noticed Melodya's body that looked fatter, then he confiscated Melodya's chocolate. He'll eat that chocolate chocolate. Once Melodya's body returns to normal, she will return the chocolate.

Eliyana also often arranges Musical's favorite chips that are diverse in taste. Starting from barbeque, roasted chicken, seaweed, cheese, and many more. He diligently limits his consumption because consuming food flavoring too much is not good for health.

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