My Brother's Bed Rattles
Arga Upset

"Jeez, Bang Ay! I got a muter-muter nyariin, it turns out Brother is here!" chirp a beautiful woman who suddenly came closer to Ayden. The woman looked confused to see Ayden who was busy holding Lily.

"Whose son is this, Bang?" ask her with eyebrows that are linked together.

"Beautiful, Chel. Her name is Lily, she's Risa's son, um. .. my old friend," Ayden said as he glanced at Risa.

"Risa, meet Rachel."

The woman named Rachel immediately reached out her hand to Risa while smiling warmly.

"Rachel."

"Risa," Risa replied as she welcomed the beautiful woman's hand.

After releasing Risa's hand, Rachel's gaze refocused on Ayden.

"Bang Ay, take a look at this!" The beautiful woman showed a beautiful necklace around her neck to Ayden while smiling spoiledly.

"Jeez, Chel, didn't I ask you to open the gift at home?" said Ayden with a faint smile.

"But I'm impatient, Bang Ay. I'm so curious! So yeah, I'll just open it! Sorry, yes," said the beautiful woman as she hugged Ayden's burly arm.

"You like her?" ask Ayden.

"Yes. I like it a lot" replied Rachel.

"Thank God, I didn't buy it for you in vain."

Risa seemed uncomfortable being between the couple. He was afraid that his existence in that place only disrupted their togetherness.

"Ehm, Mas Ayden, Rachel, it looks like I have to leave now," Risa interrupted as she approached Ayden to retrieve Lily from the man's embrace.

"Where are you going? Going home?" ayden asked, still not willing to release Lily from his embrace.

"Yes, Mas. It's time I went home. Mas Arga's fear is waiting at home" replied Risa.

"Then we're together, Ris. We also happen to want to go home. Isn't that right, Chel?" Ayden glanced at Rachel with a faint smile. It was as if beckoning the woman to say 'Yes'.

"Well, Bang Ay, he said earlier—" Not yet finished Rachel said, Ayden had stuffed the girl's mouth with his hands.

"Don't bother, Mom. I can take the bus from here" Risa said with a wry smile looking at Ayden and Rachel.

"It's okay, Ris. No trouble, really. Our goal is one way anyway" Ayden said, trying to convince the woman.

"Well, does Mas Ayden know where my home address is now?" Risa chuckles softly.

"Yes. I-i know. In the Permata housing complex, right?" ayden answered with confidence.

Risa stroked her nape while smiling bitterly. "Yes, I'm right.

Rachel releases Ayden's hand that still smothers her mouth and chimed in with Ayden's words. "Yes, Risa. Just come with us."

Risa seemed to be weighing the offer of Ayden and Rachel. While the couple continued to look at him expectantly.

Risa breathed a heavy breath. "alright. But I'm not bothering you guys, am I?"

Now they arrived at the parking lot. Ayden opens the car door for Risa then hands Lily's baby back to her. If Risa is sitting in the backseat with Lily, Rachel is sitting in front accompanying Ayden.

Throughout the journey, Risa's attention was only on the couple who were busy chatting while joking in front of her. She believes Rachel and Ayden have a very special relationship because she saw Rachel hugging and leaning on Ayden's shoulder several times.

Ayden's appearance did not go unnoticed by Risa. Ayden had completely changed from the last time he met the man. The man looked more handsome and probably much more established than the Ayden he knew back then. If Ayden changes for the better than before, it is inversely proportional to his present self.

Risa reflexes pay attention to her who looks much thinner, cutie and looks dull. Deep down, Risa is really embarrassed to meet Ayden and she hopes this is her last meeting with her past man.

"Ris, can I have your phone number?" ayden asked as he glanced at Risa from the rearview mirror before his face.

Risa looks worried. He hesitated to give his cell phone number to the man. "Ehm, what's it for, Mom?"

"Loh, let me call you. Said you wanted to reimburse me for the damage to my phone?" ayden replied while smiling.

"Oh, that. All right, wait a minute!" Without a second thought, Risa immediately gave her mobile number to Ayden.

Rachel glanced at Ayden while squinting her eyes. "Hhh, Bang Ay mode!" he said half a whisper so that Risa would not hear him.

Ayden just smiled, without wanting to chim in on Rachel's words.

Not long after they arrived in front of the Permata housing complex, where Arga and Risa lived. Risa asks Ayden to stop her car in front of the compound. However, Ayden refused and continued their journey until they arrived in front of the fence of Arga's modest house.

"Hmmm, Mas should have let me down in front of the complex just so as not to bother Mas too much. But, thank you very much for the ride," Risa said with a warm smile looking at the couple.

"Together," Ayden and Rachel replied simultaneously.

After getting out of Ayden's car, Risa's attention was immediately drawn to the black car belonging to Arga was parked neatly in the front yard of their house. Right at that moment, Arga came out of the house and walked quickly to Risa and the baby.

"Risa, where have you been? I'm really worried about you" said Arga.

Ayden, feeling bad, got out of his car and walked up to the couple.

"Mas Arga," said Ayden while smiling warmly looking at Arga.

Arga's eyes were perfectly rounded to see Ayden coming out of the car. His emotions suddenly peak after learning that Risa is coming home with the man.

"Ayden's? Oh, so you guys ...." Arga smiled sinisterly with a reddened-looking face looking at Ayden.

"Actually we accidentally met, Mas Arga—" Not yet finished Ayden talk, Arga has approached and grabbed the collar of the man's shirt.

Risa rushed to Arga and pulled her husband's hand. "Mas, stop! What the hell are you doing? Aren't you ashamed, inside there's Mas Ayden's future wife!" risa growled half-whispering to Arga.

Just then Rachel got out of the car and walked over to Ayden. "Bang Ay! Is it okay?" rachel asked as she looked at Arga with an annoyed face for daring to attack Ayden for no apparent reason.

Arga returned Rachel's annoyed gaze for a while, then led Risa into their house.

"Lake in!" he said while pulling Risa's hand violently.

"Don't pull, Mas! My hand hurts!" peekik Risa's.

After Risa's death, Ayden and Rachel immediately get into the car and return to continue their journey.

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