My Old Star
#11 Separate While
Grandma Wijaya was smiling herself when Arfan and Mentari reached the dining table. Seeing the two approaching, Grandma greeted Mentari to sit next to her.
"Is Grandma's waist all right?" arfan asked while pulling a chair for himself to sit on.
"Grandma's feeling better now, especially after hearing from the waiter if you're so close." Grandma Vijaya spoke as if without sin, whereas next to her was a Mentari who was angry to hear Grandma's words just now.
"Grandmother need not be discussed anymore," prevent Arfan while staring at his Grandmother sharply because he does not want Mentari to feel awkward if it continues to be discussed.
After filling his stomach, Arfan said goodbye to his Grandma to deliver Mentari and also said goodbye that he would return to the club, probably in the next few days will not go home.
"You have the heart to leave Grandma alone at home" Grandma Wijaya sulked a little.
Arfan just smiled then entered his car followed by Mentari after saying goodbye to Grandma.
Grandma Wijaya waved her hand, "Come here often," said Grandma Wijaya who was replied by Mentari with a wave of her hand and her sweet smile from inside the car.
"Do you have another show today?" Arfan said when the car he was driving had reached half the journey.
"Today there's no show other than meeting Grandma,"
"Then it's good, accompany me to the club!"
Arfan drove his car to the club, arriving at the club, both greeted by Arfan's foster children and also their club manager.
"Boss you brought sister-in-law?" dio said to Arfan enthusiastically.
"Finally the Boss likes a woman too" said another, chuckling.
"Eheeeemmmm..," Arfan cleared his throat which made everyone go silent and lowered their heads.
It turns out that just by beating alone they have made their guts shrink to mitek himself again. The mentor who walked beside Arfan was just a smile of his own with a feeling between happiness and shame.
"You practice the right thing!" arfan gave a warning.
The children appeared to be silent a thousand languages, they knew very well the temperament of his boss who was harsh on the outside but kind-hearted. This is what makes them more sympathetic towards Arfan, they are determined to give their best for the club and make the name of the club.
Tomi gestured for Arfan to speak in another room, "Dio please accompany Mentari, I'll be right back!"
"Good boss," Dio replied obediently.
"Sister-in-law come with me, I'll show you the room to set the strategy of the match. Who knows if brother-in-law is interested,"
Mentari followed Dio's steps into the room he was referring to.
Mentari sat down on a chair and looked at everything that was stuck on the wall, "Dio is this all the game strategy you make?"
"Yes right, the right is the strategy that managed to make us win and the left is the strategy that still failed to make us champions" Dio explained.
The sun rose up from his seat observing one by one the paper stuck on the wall.
"Dio do you have a copy?"
"Our managers have it all, you ask the same boss. But for what?"
"I just want to see it," Mentari was still observing one by one the strategy, the curiosity appeared, for Mentari all of it suddenly became very interesting.
While in another room, Arfan and Tomi are still talking seriously about the invitation to practice together from the opposing team who had competed with the Arfan team the other day, the other day, the team was led by Zaki, Arfan's first teammate, before they decided to retire sooner.
Tomi can not decide this by himself if he has not discussed with Arfan as his boss at the club, because it concerns the past of Arfan who may still imprint in his heart, especially if he has to meet with Zaki. Last met during the match, Arfan completely ignored Zaki.
"What do you think Fan is?" tanya Tomi asks Arfan for consideration.
"Is the time right?"
"If I look at your children's schedule and your schedule on campus, I think the time is right because our departure is scheduled for the weekend and next week happens to be red on Monday and Tuesday, so we have four days to go back and forth" Tomi told Arfan.
"Well if it's like that, just set the time and make a reply letter for them!"
"I'll set it up soon," replied Tomi.
He himself will analyze the exact match scheme that will be applied if one day meets the team with the nickname of the strongest team at this time.
"Little commentary what are you doing?" asked Arfan as soon as he saw Mentari who was engrossed with a patch on the wall.
"Can I borrow a copy?" tanya Mentari begged a little.
"What's all that for?" ask Arfan full of questions.
"I'll analyze it,"
"Next time if you come here again I'll show you and you can do the analysis, but not here to be taken out of the club!"
"Let's take you to the dorm!" connect Arfan.
"Well then," Mentari resigned with the arrangement of Arfan.
Now they have arrived in front of the dormitory, Mentari get off the car Arfan and want to leave him.
"Little comment wait a minute!" arfan said from behind the wheel.
"What's up, brother?" The mentari turned his body.
"The next week I may not be able to see you, you study diligently!"
"Where is Arfan going?"
"Club will be going out of town for a few days, so I'll be with the kids."
Mentari looks sad but still forced his smile, "Well it doesn't matter, can't we still make a video call?"
"Yep..of course I can, I will often contact you if the time is free," Arfan promised to Mentari.
"You come in!" arfan's orders.
Mentari just nodded and her small steps led her into the dormitory.
****
The weekend arrives, now Arfan will leave with his club out of town. When the bus that Arfan was riding was about to leave the club, the silhouette of Mentari was seen by Arfan.
"Sir please stop the bus for a moment!"
The driver braked the bus he was driving.
Arfan went down and met Mentari, "What are you doing here little Mentari?"
"You ignored my message, so I think it's better to see you before you leave." Mentari's honest answer to Arfan.
"Oh my God, I've been so busy preparing everything that I forgot to look at my phone,"
"I'm sorry, yes" Arfan said, hoping Mentari would understand his condition.
"You be careful on the road, I go first!" Pamit Mentari then passed away from the face of Arfan with millions of feelings that are difficult to express.
"Hey you just want to say that until you have to go this far?" Arfan screamed a little because Mentari had gone far enough.
Arfan exhaled, "Well, I'll be right back, don't be sad anymore Little Mentari, but just parted for a while, right?" murmured Arfan was still looking at the Mentari who was walking away.
"Fan it's time we leave, tomorrow we can make it to Banjarnegara!" tomi said from the bus to remind Arfan who was still glued.
Arfan climbed back into the bus with his mind still fixed on his little Mentari, while Mentari had arrived at the bus stop that would take him to the dormitory. Arfan contacted his grandmother to make sure Mentari was okay, while he would contact Mentari the next day when he reached his destination.
"Based on today's children, the affairs of romance only Grandma must interfere," said Grandma Wijaya once heard the story of Arfan.
Arfan was relieved when he got news from his Grandmother if Mentari was already in the dorm at this time, this made Arfan a little relieved, at least Mentari is fine at this time.