Our Story: The Sudden Chancellery
S2 Chapter 17 – Reconciliation

Rinto takes Viani to a mall not far from Trisinar.

The man complied on Viani's ban to follow after giving offerings in the form of an expensive glass of Cappucino, a box of rice from a restaurant and fried potatoes—plus avocado juice, if the menu is still lacking for the African Rhino.

Vincent follows with his car after Viani refuses to leave together. Oh, that's it, for him it's okay. The opportunity like this is already a prostration of gratitude.

They arrive at a Chinese restaurant that is quite tasty, Viani's favorite.

“You still like Chinese food apparently.” Vincent notices Viani's order while returning the menu book to the waiter after finishing ordering.

“You are not here to comment on my appetite, Vin,” The word pitched ketus was thrown.

“Sorry ..” Vincent is silent.

“You can't talk until our food comes and we're done eating!” Tell Viani again.

Vincent smiled, gestured to lock his mouth and sat there looking at Viani. His attention was only shifted when their ordered food came and they ate quietly. Let's hope the man stays patient with Viani's behavior.

Twenty minutes later passed in silence. After the food came, even when they ate together.

“So .. can we talk? Our food is finished,” Vincent put his spoon and fork upside down and drained his drinking water.

“We do not chat here,” said Viani kaku.

“Then where are we going?”

Viani stood up, while Vincent followed behind. As soon as Vincent was about to pay, Viani immediately mentioned, “Split bill, Ma'am!”

“Vi, let me pay—“

Viani patted Vincent's hand as he was about to stick out his credit card, “This is not a date, Vin!”

Never mind, Vincent gave up. They pay each and he follows Viani to a coffee shop that is separate from the mall. They had to walk nearly a hundred meters to get to that place.

Now, they were already sitting face to face, with each glass of drink in front of them. If Vincent chooses Coffee Latte, Viani can only enjoy Hot Chocolate because it cannot stand coffee.

There was a two minute gap between them. Viani threw away her face with her jaw tightened, while Vincent was still bowed lethargic with his back resting on the chair. Since each of Vincent's gestures is all wrong, he is now just waiting for the command of the girl, when will they begin.

“I want you to know that I'm not here for nothing. I just gave you the chance you wanted to stop stalking me. And just so you know, whatever you say tonight, it won't change the least that's going on between us. Know?”

Vincent nodded in understanding. The man bowed down to Viani's sentence which he immediately vomited. Patiently, he listened to every word after word that came out of the girl's lips, trying not to refute.

“When you sentin me, I was really confused what my fault was. In one night, you suddenly change. My chat was not answered, my phone was not picked up. Not until 24 hours you say if you have another girl after making me baper a month …"

"Vi-"

"You know how sick it hurts to be left like that? It's poignant! And when Mama dropped out I made a school move, I followed without refusing. Because I thought, with one school with you, my education could fall apart.”

“Viani—“

“Cut off mulu! Don't cut it, why? You have to put up with it, Vin!” Viani controlled her tone and then continued. “And now you come, emerging from the middle of nowhere like the abiogenesis theory, and just want to explain everything! And you know, if it's all for free!”

The outpouring of his heart made Viani's tone of voice rise up. His chest was a conflagration of stifled emotions that he had buried for years.

Realizing that he could slap Vincent in public, Viani tried to regulate all the emotions that had mastered him before he would humiliate them both.

Although in front there is warm chocolate, but Viani prefers to drink mineral water stored in his bag. Expect a few sips of water that is lower than the temperature of the chocolate can muffle the anger that had boiled.

“Now, you can talk,” said Viani in an already lower voice.

“What's up you—“

“Light be at the core. Don't talk!” Obviously, Viani does not want to beat around the bush at all and wants all this to be done quickly.

“Vi .. Ten years ago, when you asked me what you were wrong, I just want to confirm to you that you are not guilty of anything in our relationship.”

“Do I have to celebrate a problem that is already stale?”

“This is all pure fault of me.”

Viani folded her lips and lowered her head, codifying Vincent to continue his explanation.

Although Viani threw away his face, but his ears were open and really caught all of Vincent's explanation to him. Against the Gala who warned the man ten years ago, the last time they met was at the dinner of their parents. There's not a single thing that Vincent covered up.

“At that time, my mind was too short to digest what Om Gala meant. My Papa and I are quite prestigious, and we are not lacking at all.

But with your status, I clearly felt inferior and felt unworthy of you. In addition to his threats about the friendship of our parents. I don't want our relationship to put our parents in a fight, Vi.”

“You should be able to find an alternative, Vin. Not even make me hurt.”

“Vi. I was only 16 years old then. What alternative do you think I can think of besides keeping you away?"

“That's a cliche reason, Vin, for people who don't want to fight.”

“I am guilty of you and make you hurt. I'm really sorry.”

Viani's eyes began to dew, but he quickly blinked to remove the liquid that almost came out of his eyes as soon as possible.

Then Viani looked at Vincent curiously. “Do you really have another girl?”

“Lantas why new now?”

“Because I thought, I could have spared you. After I met you at the club, I didn't forget it at all. Ten years, I'm sentenced to guilt.”

“How does it feel?”

Vincent blinked and smiled bitterly. “Sickness, Vi ..”

Viani nodded in satisfaction. “Good ..”

In response to Viani's comments, Vincent only returned a faint smile.

“I also want to admit that I did not regret carrying our memories all this time. We grow up because of that. From you I learned about iklas saying goodbye. Yes. although at first I had to get hurt ... At least, there are still things from you that I learned and deserve to carry until now.

If we also force our relationship, not necessarily all ended happily. Our lives are not like Cinderella or Snow White who got Prince Charming and it is as easy as it is happy ever after. Even so, there is one thing that makes us different, Vin.”

“What is ..”

“Usaha.”

Vincent fell silent. He remembered the first days they broke up. Viani recklessly comes to her house secretly without Erika and Niko knowing. And while at school, not caring about the people who looked at the girl with pity, Viani kept following her and tried to talk. The girl kept trying to fix it.

But Vincent made the effort clap one hand. He admitted that he was a coward to fight for Viani. Until a week later, Vincent no longer sees Viani at school, and he gets word that the girl is transferring schools.

“All the effort I do is not just give a watch to remember the couple.”

“I'm sorry,” bravely, those brown squinty eyes were staring at Viani. As if she was ready if she didn't want to give him forgiveness. “Even if you don't give me an apology, I'll keep apologizing.”

Viani stared back at him, and weighed for a while. He didn't want to make Vincent big-headed with anger at him. It will make him look stupid and show that the taste is still there.

“I'm sorry you. There is no reason to keep your mistakes constantly. So you don't have to crawl and kneel in front of me to apologize.”

Slowly, Vincent raised both his hands on the table and looked straight at those eyes. “Can we start from the beginning, Vi?”

“I have no intention to start any relationship with you, Vin.”

“Not more than friends. I promise.”

Vincent waited, watching the tapered face with the pointed nose, trying to read the girl's flat expression even though it wasn't easy. When angry, Viani is like Gemma, her face is too difficult to guess.

The girl tried to think for a moment, at everything that had happened between them. And considering their parents are also friendly, it is unlikely that they as children are even hostile. Is it time for reconciliation?

I don't know. The temptation of being friends with Vincent is also very strong. Especially with that increasingly handsome face.

So Viani tried to start something. “I don't promise that we can. But I'll unblock you.”

Vincent's smile widened, showing neat rows of teeth that make his good looks even more. “Thank you, Viani.”

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“Bang Rinto, sorry to be Brother today really overtime,” said Viani when he got off his car.

“No pa-pa, Neng. Thanks for buying me food too. Mayan, make it frugal. Hehehe.”

“His mother is still sick?”

“Iya, Neng .. therefore the money to eat Brother so reduced, Brother send a lot to the village for treatment Ibu.”

Viani nodded at Rinto's personal matter. “Yes already, Cepet subut for the Bundanya Abang!”

After greeting her parents, Rinto went home and Viani went up to her room with a shunt pace. His body felt very tired and he had not yet taken a shower.

“Udah to eat, Vi?” gemma asked when she saw her son going up to the 2nd floor.

O-oh! Viani tried to answer the truth, though nervous, “Already, Ma. Last bit of overtime.” Don't you? He does have overtime.

“Oh. Yes already, go straight to the top just rest.”

Thankfully, Gemma did not ask much. If Gala forbade his relationship with Vincent, then now his meeting with Vincent should probably be ‘no-need-to-be-nothed’ to anyone until Viani can confirm that the situation is conducive.

After bathing, pink silk pajamas were chosen to accompany him to sleep. He lay down on his bed and looked up at the ceiling. Remember all the words Vincent said.

His common sense kept knocking, telling him they might not be with— at the time.

But what about now? But Viani is also confused, is that the only reason Gala did not give Vincent permission to keep in touch with him?

Viani was curious. He came back down from his bed, and walked towards the Gala study. The man is still overtime at his job because Aryaditya has been his responsibility since Mona decided to join her husband in Busan.

“Papa?”

“Ah! I don't want to know, email tonight I wait—Eh? What's up, Vi?” Gala looks angry on the phone.

Seeing Gala's dark aura, Viani undoes her intentions. “No, Pa.”

Viani hurriedly entered her room and immediately broke down.

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