
"We've arrived." continued the man as Hanum turned his head towards him. Arkha smiled and then got off, opening the car door for Hanum.
Without saying much Hanum followed the man into a small but quite crowded meatball stall with a pair of young men.
Like a special place for dating. But, Hanum came back again remembering only Rania the girl that Arkha liked.
"Do you like this place?" arkha asked after ordering two bowls of meatballs. Hanum only shook his head weakly, whereas in his heart admitted that this place was indeed good. On the edge of the river with large rocks and under large trees of course very comfortable. It is not far from the city.
"All right, come with Arkha's sister." Arkha instantly pulled Hanum's hand near the river. He also told the meatballs to carry his order on a table by the river.
Hanum did not give any reaction, the girl was still speechless. And only a few street buskers stopped by to enliven the atmosphere.
"Why are you, then, silent?" asked Arkha who was unusual to see the girl just speechless.
"I can't take long, brother. Before pejukt nine I have to get home." said Hanum.
They were silent for a moment as the waiter brought two bowls of meatballs and two glasses of orange ice.
"Calm down, Arkha will drive you and tell Papa you" Arkha replied.
"No, I'm going home by taxi" replied Hanum he started mixing the meatballs with the sauce. Arkha did not answer the girl in front of him but, he would drive her home.
"Already! Don't be so spicy! You can have stomach pains." Arkha held Hanum's hand which would scoop the chili back inside.
"I'm used to it! Don't set me!" ketus Hanum and stared hard at Arkha. Arkha immediately replaced Hanum's bowl with his bowl, after taking the place of sambal.
"I don't taste anymore." Hanum thrust the meatball bowl in front of Arkha. The sharp look he gave at the man who was currently smiling knowing his anger.
"Sister Arkha just doesn't want you to get sick, Hanum. Come.. eat if you don't want to eat alone!" Arkha thrust a spoon toward Hanum's mouth. The girl only snorted in annoyance and glanced at the ladle containing a circle of meatballs and was ready to enter her mouth.
"If you don't open this mouth it will stay like this, lo. And people will look strangely at us." Arkha said, making the girl even more upset. Arkha who likes to force makes Hanum have no other choice because many eyes are watching them.
"I'll eat myself" said Hanum by pulling again the bowl of meatballs that already have a little sambalnya.
Arkha only smiled, as he saw the girl in front of him bribing herself one by one. Arkha again glanced at the clock that was coiled around his wrist, he had to drive Hanum home before nine p.m.
Exactly half nine Arkha stopped the car in front of the whitewashed mansion.
"Sister, Arkha just go home! I'll go in by myself." said Hanum after a long argument in the car. Hanum asks Arkha to lower ya in front of the compound alone. But, the man did not want to excuse the fear of something happening when the girl went into the alley.
Hanum opened Arkha's car door and slammed it. While Arkha was chasing after her, it made the girl even more annoyed.
"Sir Arkha understands Indonesian, right? I can get in by myself!" the girl looked annoyed.
"I told you I'd take you until you get in!" Arkha walked quickly to the door of the house. While Hanum nagged at the man's behavior.
"Assalamualaikum, Auntie" Arkha said when she saw the little Hanum-like woman opening the door of the house.
"I'm sorry I was a little late to deliver Hanum." continued Arkha making a sharp glance at the girl. Hanum just kissed Zoya's hand, then he casually entered the house without caring about Arkha who was explaining something to her mother.
"Ohhhh, thank you, I guess Hanum went alone earlier. Oh yes, please enter first." said Zoya let Arkha to enter.
"I did accidentally meet Hanum at the mall, Tan. Thank you, but I have to go home now" Arkha nodded her head and walked back to her car.
Hanum saw Arkha's departure from behind the window curtain of his room. He just doesn't understand with his heart. While with the man, he is very difficult to control himself, but he knows he is only interested in Rania, a college activist who is very popular with men.
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Alexa is so restless with her loneliness, since returning home, Shakti looks so busy with her work. She herself did not know what to do after accompanying Mama Gayatri until her in-laws entered the room.
Alexa walked up to pick up the small bag she was carrying from home. He then took a piece of the photo that he had intentionally inserted inside his bag.
"Omm... Ale is married. If only Oma still existed." Alexa shed tears, and suddenly she missed Oma Shanti. The woman who became the first mother figure for him.
At the end of the day, she is so sensitive about her feelings. Besides he did not have a routine activity, Shakti was also very busy, even the man often went home from work until ten pm.
Alexa was still stunned by sitting on the edge of the bed and turning her back to the door. She didn't know that her husband had been watching her. Shakti could also see his wife wiping her tears.
Layahan Shakti stepped closer to Alexa, making Alexa surprised by the presence of Shakti who he considered arrived.
"Mas Shakti is home" Alexa said, standing up as her husband stood nearby.
"Would you take a shower, what do you want to eat first?" alexa asked a little nervously, she did not want her husband to know her current unease.
"I want to hug you!" Shakti immediately held his wife, there was guilt when he saw his wife was unhappy. Alexa also wrapped her hands that coverage did not reach the stocky body.
"I'm sorry, if this end I don't have time for you!" whispered Shakti by smelling his wife's fragrant hair. Alexa just nodded in the warm embrace of her husband's large body.
"Come, accompany me to eat. My stomach is so hungry, Ay." Alexa parses her arms when she hears Shakti's words.
They walked out of the room and headed to the dining table. There is Shakti's favorite menu.
"Mas, who bought this martabak?" alexa asked a little sparkling when she saw her favorite food.
"Me, Ay. After meeting with my colleagues, I passed your favorite legend martabak." said Shakti. He was deliberately looking for his wife's favorite martabak.
"Thank you, Mom." said Alexa with a sparkle. The woman was happy, among her busyness, Shakti still remembered her.
"Ay, the day after tomorrow we have to come to my friend's fiancee's show. Tomorrow I will ask Mama to call her subscription boutique to come to the house" Shakti said as she chewed her food.
"But, I'm still afraid to come in public places, Mas." said Alexa. He was not used to facing the public after the viral incident.
"Well, don't think like that. They know we're married. Okay." Okay." Shakti tried to convince his wife, she also had to be able to restore her confidence to face the public.