My Hate, the Water of His Eyes (The End of A Taste)
The Promise of Growing Together

All the needs during the peak are already in the trunk of the car. Leo and Syera hurry up to follow Mama Mila who has already left with Asep sir and Retno's aunt.

This holiday mom Mila invites aunt Retno not to be lonely during the peak considering this is her first vacation without her husband after several years. He also needs friends to talk to while on the trip.

This is the first time that the Syera holiday experience, Syera really enjoys the journey to the top. Upon entering the summit area, Leo lowered the car window to let Syera feel the fresh air she had never felt while in the capital.

A cool cold chill immediately entered the car and approached the face of Syera. The girl took a deep breath of fresh air that she had never felt before.

Syera tilted her body by the window collar of the car beside her, taking out her left hand, stretching out her feeling the coolness of the air. Leo reduced the speed of his car, he was happy to see Syera enjoying their ride.

Leo reached out his hand, reached out and rubbed the head of Shera.

"You likey?"

Syera nodded confirming Leo's question.

"I want to live in exactly like this. Away from the hustle and bustle of the capital. It must be very comfortable to stay here, the air is clean and cool."

"Then we'll age together here" Leo said.

Syera turned her gaze to look at Leo's face, she smilingly nodded in agreement to Leo's words.

Leo grabbed Syera's hand and kissed her gently. Syera is very happy with her current situation. Likewise with Leo, he never expected that someone who gave him happiness was the girl he hated so much before.

Arriving at the villa owned by the Suntama family, Syera and Leo met Mama Mila who was enjoying tea in the cottage behind the villa.

"You can rest first if you are tired," said Mama Mila.

"She's not tired, aunt. I'm happy, thank you for bringing Syera here."

Leo, who was sitting behind Mama Mila, commented with a smile, noticing Syera's awkward interaction while talking to her mother. Leo was sure that Syera was very careful when talking to her mother. Leo typed something on his phone and pretended to cough for Syera to see him.

Leo lifted his phone and showed me the sentence he typed on Syera.

'He's your mother-in-law's candidate'

Mama-in-law?

Nervous and misreading the sentence that Leo showed. She was afraid that Mama Mila would see what she had just read.

"Are you just gonna sit here quietly? Take him for a walk, this is the first time that Sherah has come here."

"Yes, ma. Leo will take him around" said Leo. "Come," invited Syera along with him.

"I-iya, brother. Excuse me, aunt."

Syera slightly bowed to Mila's mother and walked following Leo.

Mama Mila watched Syera and remembered what Fandy always said. Lastly, last night Fandy texted him. Fandy doesn't care and it's up to Mila's mom to be angry and assume the kid doesn't know what he's going to do.

Mama Mila pulled out her phone from her knit pocket and contacted Fandy.

"Where are you, son?"

(An hour Fandy nyampe, ma)

"Yes, you're careful on the road."

(Yes, ma)

Fandy arrived late because there was something important he had to do before leaving for the top. Fandy was convinced and thought about it carefully.

Fandy put down his phone, he took out a small red square box from the pocket of the short-sleeved shirt he was wearing. Fandy smiled opening the contents of the small box while imagining the face of Syera.

..........

Syera stretched out her hands to form the ends of the tea shoots on her left and right. Feeling a cold gust of wind hit his face and hair while Leo followed him from behind.

"Sister?"

"Emm?"

"Is it true that we're going to age together in this place?"

"Sure, why not? Let's do it as long as it makes us happy."

Syera stopped and looked at the green expanse around her. His eyes were pampered with the beautiful view of the vast tea garden.

If Syera enjoys cool air and green scenery, then Leo is enjoying the scenery that is treated Syera. Syera's face is so sweet and beautiful especially when the wind hit her hair that decomposes long.

"Sheera?" call Leo to take Shera's hand. "I don't know what you like, I just pick what I like and think suits you."

Leo took something out of his pants pocket and put it on Syera's wrist.

"Sister? This-"

"I hope you like it."

The teary eyes of Syera looked at the bracelet that Leo wore in his hand.

"Hey... I'm not giving you this bracelet to make you cry and see you cry" Leo joked to Syera not to cry.

"Beautiful, I really like the bracelet, brother. It must be expensive, right?"

"The bracelet's price is nothing compared to yours. You are far more expensive than anything in the world."

She laughed with tears falling. He did not know what good he had done until he had the happiness he is today.

"Never take it off, okay?"

Syera nodded her head in Leo's arms.

"Come, we'll go back to the villa. I'm sleepy driving the car, I want to rest."

The two returned to the villa while enjoying the cool air and beautiful scenery in plain sight.

"You know, the villa where my father took your mother and you as a baby is the villa we live in now. So it's not the first time but the second time you've been here" she told.

"Is Leo's brother sure?"

"Yes, there are two family-owned villas here, the other one was purchased ten years ago while the place we are now has been since I was in Elementary School."

"Gee... Syera didn't expect this to be the story."

Syera did not expect that he was in a historic place. The place where he and his mother lived and hid from the Palmer family. In this place little Syera and Wulandari had lived together even though only a few months.

..........

Fandy, aware of Leo and Syera's presence, closes the small box he showed her to Mila's mother and puts it in the pocket of the sweater he was wearing. The position of Leo who turned his back on Leo and Syera made them not see the small box.

"You've been here a long time?"

Fandy approached Syera and invited her to sit on the sofa.

Leo turned his lips not happy to see Fandy holding the hand of Shera but he could do nothing but focus on Fandy's hand that could not be separated from the hand of Syera.

Aunt Retno came from the kitchen with her freshly cooked tea and fried cassava. Mama Mila invited Aunt Retno to join them in the guest room while Mr. Asep, her husband was coffee with the villa guard at the cottage.

A lot of what they talk about, especially Retno's aunt including people who like to joke so there are only things that Retno's aunt said to make them laugh.

"What about Karina?"

Mila's mother's question made Syera suddenly speechless, even though she had just laughed because of Retno's aunt's joke. Syera glanced at Leo who was being mediocre.

"How are your relations? Is he good?" mama Mila asked.

"Marina?" Leo took the fried cassava and bit it. "Karina's good, the guy's cool and keeps up with the conversation."

"It's good that way" said Mama Mila happy to hear Leo's confession.

"Yes, ma. He is good and has a lot in common with Leo. Moreover, the pace, exciting to be taught more about the work."

"Daughter? You mean Karina's boyfriend?"

"Yes, ma."

"So Karina already has a boyfriend?"

"Already, ma. The plan is next year they want to get married."

Mama Mila is a little disappointed because it turns out that Karina already has a lover and will get married when her mother Karina convinces her if Karina is suitable for Leo. Mama Mila was sure that if her mother Karina didn't know that, she couldn't blame her.

Aunt Retno, Fandy and Shera followed Mom Mila and Leo's conversation without comment.

"Haha... Is mom disappointed?"

"Little bit. That's why you don't keep working. It is time to find a woman who will accompany you for life. Don't tell me that you still can't spare the girl, she's already someone else's."

Uhuk-Uhuk

Leo coughed to hear his mother bring up his past when there was Shera.

"Drink first, sir."

Aunt Retno gives Leo a drink. Syera wants to do it but she can't keep it from attracting the attention of Mama Mila and Fandy. Not only because of that, Syera also did not give drinks because of the girl Mama Mila talked about.

"Why discussed, ma? Leo forgot and can't remember anymore."

Leo glanced at Sera worried that the girl was thinking a no-no.

"You sure?"

"Yes, ma. Leo has forgotten and that's the past. I have someone now."

"Are you serious and didn't lie to me?"

"No, ma. Leo is very fond and affectionate with that girl."

Seeing Leo smile when talking about the girl he likes makes Mama Mila sure if Leo is not lying.

"If so you should introduce your mother," asked Mama Mila.

"Later, after we get home from here, Leo will take him and get to know him officially."

Syera swallowed her saliva imagining the moment it arrived. When Leo introduced him to Mila's mother as the girl Leo liked.

"Whoever that girl can make you happy, mama will agree."

"Promise yes, ma?"

Both Syera and Leo were delighted to hear what Mila's mother had to say. Fandy is also happy because Leo already has a girl that he really likes. Fandy hopes that things will go well for Leo and the girl. For a moment Fandy thought maybe that was the reason Leo finally brought him closer to Syera some time ago.

..........

It was almost midnight, Syera who slept in the room with Aunt Retno felt thirsty and went out to grab a drink. Syera does not realize that Leo is still in the living room alone and sees him while heading to the kitchen.

Leo looked around and felt like everyone was sleeping well. He followed Shera into the kitchen.

"You haven't slept?"

"Sister Leo?"

She was shocked when Leo hugged her from behind.

"Detach, sis. Why here? How will anyone see?" whispered Sherah afraid that anyone would hear.

"Everybody's asleep and there's only the two of us here. No one will hear or know you're not talking."

"But-"

"Shhtt... Don't make any more noise."

Leo put his index finger on his own lips. Seconds later Leo had already fused their lips and cornered Syera to the refrigerator door.

I don't know why Syera will always be lulled by Leo's kiss. He could do nothing when Leo took possession of his lips. Once in a while Leo paused his kiss, wiped off Syera's wet lips and resumed his kiss. As always, Leo is always dominating.

Syera pushes Leo when Leo's kiss suddenly drops to his neck. All this time their kiss was only as far as the lips and nothing more. Syera's eyes flickered cutely as Leo's lips clung to her neck.

When he was caught off guard, Leo kissed Syera again and held her hands back so as not to give a fight. Syera thrashed but not cared for by Leo who actually increasingly kissed Syera.

Syera wriggled amusedly as Leo's wet lips returned down to his neck. The hissing, soft kiss that Leo made turned into a suction that Syera could not describe with words.

Leo smiled satisfied to see the results of his first work on the neck of Syera, he was sure Syera would cry when she saw the sign and beat him all out when he returned to the apartment later.

Syera's eyes are still closed to make Leo reunite their lips. Actually Leo had wanted to end it but he was anxious to see the face of Syera.

Leo held his laughter with his lips still on Syera's lips and did not realize that someone had come to the kitchen.

"You guys, what are you doing here?"

The woman who had just walked into the kitchen glared at clearly what Leo and Syera were doing.

Along with the woman's question the eyes of Leo and Syera opened wide. They're busted! Syera swallows her saliva in fear, Leo takes off her kiss and wipes Syera's wet lips.