My Old Star
#87 Curious
Mentari got home by taxi, Siska actually prevented Mentari from coming home until her best friend was calm and could think more clearly. He wanted to take Mentari to the dorm but the girl refused.
Arfan arrived home in the afternoon because he was stuck in traffic on the road long enough. The mentari is busy cooking in the kitchen. He rushed after Mentari's return home after getting information from Siska if his wife had gone home by taxi.
"Starting dear forgive me.." Arfan hugged Mentari from behind and kissed Mentari's back.
"Before the food is ready, wait, brother. Now clean up brother's body first after that we eat together." The sun spoke as if nothing had happened between them, he also did not want to talk on an empty stomach because it would trigger uncontrollable emotions so he kept cooking for Arfan even though something had happened to them earlier this afternoon.
Arfan was a little surprised by Mentari's attitude to him, when clearly he saw Mentari leaving while crying at the campus this afternoon.
Arfan let go of his embrace, he went to the room and put his things there and cleaned up as requested by Mentari after which he returned to the dining table in a home-grown clothes that seemed more relaxed to see his wife.
"Let's have dinner first, brother, I'll get ya." Mentari serves Arfan as he always does.
"Is this enough?"
"Here is enough, dear."
They ate in silence, only the twangs of spoons and forks clashing against the plates that colored their dinner this time.
Arfan feels awkward because of being treated so by Mentari, his feelings are increasingly erratic but Arfan tries to hold him back and chooses silence.
Mentari clean the dining table and wash the dishes of their former meals then sit relaxed in front of the television.
Arfan approached Mentari, "Honey can I ask?"
The sun is facing Arfan, "Please ask sis!"
"Darling why didn't you get mad at me after this incident last afternoon?" Ask curiously.
"Should I be angry, brother?"
"No, that's not what I mean, baby, I saw your tears fall, I was so scared."
Arfan grabbed Mentari and hugged her tightly.
"I wouldn't be that cute brother, maybe I'm a kid but I'm not stupid brother!"
Mentari was not angry, only that she did not want to give Marryana a chance to enter their lives.
Arfan feels more and more love Mentari, the girl can deal with the problem very wisely even she does not show her anger in front of Arfan.
"On that dinner shall we cancel it?" Ask Arfan who is unsure if Mentari will still come forward to attend the invitation.
"Why should you cancel brother?"
Mentari's answer is beyond Arfan's expectations.
"I just don't want you to get hurt again because of Ana's words."
Mentari tries to convince Arfan that he will still come to meet Marryana's invitation.
"Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure brother."
"All right then we'll come."
In the dormitory, Siska looks anxious about Mentari's condition. He was very worried if something happened to Mentari, maybe they had a very big fight but Siska was afraid to contact Mentari to just ask her the situation. Almost all night Siska could not sleep because he thought of Mentari.
The next day on campus, Siska waited anxiously for Mentari at the gate. The girl immediately ran when she saw Mentari get off Arfan's car.
"Studying you're okay, you're fine. Is anyone hurt, quickly tell me Mentari?" Siska strafed Mentari with her question.
"I'm good Sis, not lacking anything."
"Thank God, I'm so worried about you, Mentari."
Mentari smiled, "Thank you Sis, you're my best friend who cares about me the most."
"Let's go to class, take a break later I'll buy you lunch in the cafeteria." Mentari promised Siska.
Siska nodded in agreement with Mentari's words.
Marryana approached Arfan, "Fan has something happened to you?"
"Do I have to answer that question?"
"Anyways you guys are fighting because of me, so I should know Fan."
"You don't have to worry about us An because we're both adults so whatever it is we'll solve it ourselves."
"But Fan...,"
"As for dinner invitations, we'll definitely come."
Arfan leaves Marryana to teach back to class.
Marryana looked at Arfan's back, "I'm too late to be back in your life, Fan, but can't you give me a chance?"
"None is not good at ruining other people's relationships, if you can hurt another woman's heart and if you can't then your own heart will feel pain." Mr. Rio who observed the two since then gave advice to Marryana.
"Life like that will certainly continue to overshadow your life, miss and you will never live happily, see yourself you are beautiful and very mature. You can get a single guy out there very easily!"
Marryana could only be speechless, it was true what Mr. Rio said but right now she still wanted to fight for Arfan in order to be his.
The night she was waiting for arrived, Marryana came to the restaurant with Reza. He needs friends and no longer knows who to ask for help other than Reza.
Arfan came alone to the place they promised together, because Mentari had business with Siska and promised to catch up with Arfan when their business was done.
"Fan where is Mentari, why didn't he come with you?" Marryana is increasingly convinced that currently Arfan and Mentari are not getting along.
"He'll be here soon, maybe a little late because it's a long way away."
"Don't tell me you're not getting along?"
Arfan did not answer Marryana's question because it seems like Marryana is very curious about her body with Mentari.
Arfan shrugged his shoulder as he did not want to answer Marryana's question.
"Please order what Fan!"
"I'll be after Mentari comes!"
Not long ago the Mentari they were looking forward to came also to the restaurant.
"Am I late?" Mentari dragged a chair not far from where Arfan sat and reached out to Reza.
"You're not late, we haven't started dinner yet!" answer Marryana.
"Alright then, sorry to make you have to wait for me!"
They had dinner first before discussing their personal affairs.
"Finally thank you for accepting dinner invitations with me." Marryana started to open their conversation.
"I just wanted to introduce myself at once I wanted to say that I was Arfan's fiancee when we were both little."
"On yesterday's incident I apologize Mentari because the one who should be standing next to Arfan is me."
Arfan clenched his hand, Marryana really can't keep up her words.
"Well, my brother, I am very happy about this news. But I also apologize for turning out that Arfan's wife was me, not his childhood fiancee."
"Are you not afraid that Arfan will come back to me?"
Arfan shifted Mentari's chair to get closer to her.
"There's enough!"
"Don't I tell you yesterday An, don't reveal it again."
"Just let brother, let brother Marry express his grievances. Is your brother scared?"
"Where may I be afraid" replied Arfan.