My Family's Gift
Faded

In the evening, I was in a restaurant with my mother and father, we were waiting for the arrival of the rumelar pack and his family, for a matchmaking event with his daughter. I am not a person who is too picky women, the important thing is that the woman can make me comfortable when talking to me and both must be beautiful, wasn't difficult.

Not long after, it was seen that Mr. gumelar came with his wife and also his son, immediately my eyes were festering, for a moment I could not turn my face away from him.. A long straight-haired woman with slightly slender eyes wearing a long white dress, she is the son of a gumelar pack. I don't know why I'm being groggy now.

"hello sir Hanum" said mr. gumelar as he hugged my father.

"hahaha, it's been a while since we've seen her rich". replied the father with laughter.

Seen with a smile that was so full of hypocrisy between them, I know that from a long time ago they always did not get along, like two business empires that did not want to budge each other, the latter decided to wave each other a white flag and decided to sign a peace letter in the form of his son.

"oia knows this is my son". said pak gumelar while holding his child's shoulder.

"greetings know.my name is Aprilia Aiko, commonly called Ai.

"luck his face follow his mother hahaha" my father quipped.

"hahahaha is right". replied the gumelar sir who tried to hide his annoyance.

Then our two parents chatted long enough, I just tried to get busy with playing hp and once glanced at Ai, but when our eyes met each other, I immediately threw away my face and became groggy. And when I looked back at her, she smiled so sweetly at me, I turned my face away, maybe if I saw my own face right now, I'm sure my face is red.

"oia. later engagement next month yes.

"ohh may, for her marriage we can talk after that.

Me and Ai could only quietly hear her, even they did not ask us at all about our feelings after meeting, they only cared about how to unite the two big families. To the extent that the 2nd floor of this restaurant was rented by the father just for us to eat.

I looked at Ai, I saw she was bowing her head, my heart seemed to flinch at that moment, a sad look that she tried to hide as hard as she could, I don't know what he was thinking at the time, but what I believed at the time was that he didn't like this matchmaking event. As our eyes looked at each other again, I gave her a smile, she returned my smile with her eyes.

Our parents talked for a long time, and after deciding on the engagement date, we left. Not to forget the gumelar sir told Ai to give her phone number to me, just to be able to communicate with each other further.

Then my mother and I got back home in the car, and my father got in a different car, because he had to go to the airport to attend a meeting tomorrow. Even after the matchup, my father did not rebuke me at all or try to talk to me in the slightest. But I'm so used to it that it would be strange if he reprimanded me if he didn't have to or was in need of my help.

When she arrived at the house, Bima was waiting for me on the front porch of the house, I also sat with her.

"how's the girl?". asked bima

"the type I really do from the physical.

"good dong". his timpal while giving a pack of cigarettes.

"but.." I said.

"ah gpp. "my reply is short.

I also spent quite a long time chatting with bima, after which I decided to go back to the room to change clothes and relax. But immediately I remembered about Ai, I took a phone and looked at the profile photo on his Whatsapp App for a while, seen in his photo he was taking a picture under the eiffel tower with his mother, wanted me to try to call him, but I doubt it. Until the end I accidentally called him, I panicked and when I wanted to turn off the phone...

"hello?". Ai's voice was heard.

"ahhhh.. sorry, just wanted to tell me this is my number liam".reply me with a little groggy.

"oh Liam. He later I save his number.

After that the atmosphere became silent for a moment, I was confused to find the next topic of conversation, but I also did not want to turn off the phone, because I wanted to chat with her for longer. Then how stupid am I...

"K..have you had a boyfriend before?" ask me to floss.

I even asked the thing I had kept in my mind since then without me thinking about it first. After I said that, for some time he did not answer me, until..

"it's broken up.

Instantly my feelings become mixed, there is a sense of pity and also there is a sense of resentment because I want to have it. Because I'm sure they broke up because of this matchmaking, and I'm also sure that Ai still likes her ex. And. That's what pisses me off the most.

"sorry yes"

It was the only word I could put out back then, to hide the annoyance I was feeling.

"i'm sorry.you're not wrong, who knows this is the best.

I imagined what face he was showing behind this phone, I wanted to see it, really. But I didn't dare to make a video call.

"you gpp?". reply me.

"A.a.i gpp, yaudah I already have yes... later I call"

There was a clear sobbing sound then he hurriedly closed his phone, my heart back as stained because of it, really... I've never loved a woman in my entire life until now, and this was the first experience of my life, and I didn't know what to do. I threw my phone at the end of the bed, and covered my face with my arms. I don't know what I want to cover on my face, I don't cry, I just don't know what expression my face is on, and I don't want to know.

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