Pursuing the Love of Rhea
27. Rhea's Request

In a comfortable living room, all members of the Adinata family have been gathered in full. This includes a good friend of their daughter, Shasa. They all just finished dinner together.

" Yes..bund!! I want to say something!!" Rhea stared at her parents alternately while neutralizing a heartbeat that was pounding incoherently.

" What do you want to say, son? Does this have anything to do with your relationship with Gavin?" Dad tried to guess what his daughter would say.

" No, yeah!" Rhea shook her head in rejection of what her father had said earlier. "Hm..I got an offer from a gym teacher to join the Women's Basketball team at school. Can I come with yah..bund??" Rhea asked a little nervously.

Everyone who was in the room except Shasa, seemed surprised by what Rhea said. They did not expect that Rhea was offered to join the basketball team. Though they know, the girl is only 2 years old has the expertise to play basketball. It was also raised from Rafka.

At that time Rhea did not despair, continued to ask Rafka to teach her to play basketball. Rafka, who is famous for being ignorant, always gives strange conditions for Rhea to cancel her intention to play basketball. But because of Rhea's intentions were so hard, Rafka finally collapsed and began to teach her sister to play basketball.

" Aren't you wrong Rhee? Do you want to be a member of the basketball team? Do you forget, if your physical and stamina are not supportive for you to do such sports? I don't want to take any chances, if something happens to you!!"

Father looked at Rhea full of seriousness and rejected her daughter's wishes.

" Yes, honey. You should not join the school basketball team! Mother is afraid of anything happening to you." Mother looked anxiously at Rhea.

Rafka did not comment at all. Rafka knows that her sister is very stubborn and will not stop until her wish is achieved. So Rafka just chose to be quiet and continue to observe the situation that is happening at the moment.

" But I'm fine.bund! I want to join the school basketball team!" It seemed like Rhea did not want her request to be rejected by both her parents.

" I beg you this one time.bund! I promise, if anything happens to me, I'll resign from the basketball team." Rhea put on a glaring look to both her parents while continuing to try to convince the two to allow her to join.

When Rhea finished her request, Father and Mother stared at each other. There are doubts that they feel when they want to let Rhea join the basketball team. But when he saw how stubborn Rhea, finally with a heavy heart Dad gave permission to his daughter.

" Okay, I'll follow your request. But you have to promise not to renege on the deal you just said." Father's words are full of seriousness. Making Rhea smile happily while nodding her head in agreement with what her father said earlier.

" There's one more condition!" Now the mother began to open her voice, making everyone who was there quietly listen.

" Mother will be watching and looking after you as long as you become a member of the basketball team! So you must obey whatever your mother tells you in the future!" Mother looked at Rhea seriously while folding her hands in front of her chest.

" What is bund?" Rhea frowned confused by what her mother would do later.

" You should be willing to take all your multivitamins and supplements to help keep your stamina and endurance strong!"

Mother smiled happily because she could see the change in expression from Rhea's face. Mommy knows that Rhea really does not like to consume drugs or multivitamins from small. Rhea always reasoned and evaded when told to take medicine. So you want to see how serious Rhea is this time. Whether the little girl was willing to fight her dislike of drugs in order to join the basketball team.

" Why are you silent? How, do you want to accept the terms of the mother?" Now the mother is waiting for an answer from Rhea, who seems to be a little afraid of the conditions put forward by Mother.

When Rhea was still silent, Shasa who was sitting next to Rhea, immediately clasped her best friend's hand tightly.

Shasa seems to be supporting Rhea so that her best friend can fight the fear she has now. As if knowing what shasa's hand was, Rhea immediately nodded her head assuring herself that everything would be fine in the future.

" Okay, I accept the terms from you." Rhea answered steadily with no hesitation at all in it. Making everyone who was there smile proudly looked at Rhea.

" Thank you, yeah!! Thanks Bund! Thanks bang! And thanks to Lo Sha! I promise I will try to be the best and I will make you proud because I'm allowed to do what I like."

Rhea smiled happily and then hugged the father and mother alternately. Rhea also embraced Rafka who had taught her how to play basketball all along. Do not forget to also hug his beloved friend, Sasha, who was sitting sweetly beside him.

Rhea promised to try with all her might so as not to disappoint them all.

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" Don't keep smiling, your teeth are dry!" Shasa was insinuating Rhea who was still displaying her best smile even though they were both back in Rhea's room earlier.

" Can't see anyone happy!! Shirk is the innate thing!" Rhea changed her smile by pursing her lips annoyed at the ridicule from Shasa.

" Not to pout! You're ugly, so it's worse if you do!" Shasa increasingly taunts Rhea, making the girl sneer at her best friend.

" Lo it yeah..." Rhea stopped her speech because she heard the sound of a phone ringing from the top of the nightstand by her bedside.

" Who's Rhee, the male-malem nelfon?" Shasa was a little curious about the caller who called Rhea these nights.

" Where do I know!" Rhea answered briefly and then immediately stood up from her sleeping position on her stomach on a mattress with shasa.

When Rhea checked the phone, it turned out that there was a name Gavin listed there who was making a video call(VC) to contact Rhea.

" From Gavin's sister, Sha! I lift up first. Don't be noisy!" Rhea gave her friend a warning while placing her index finger over her lips as a gesture.

" Yes, I know!" Answer Shasa lazily.

Rhea immediately shifted the green button when the call was to be received. When the call was connected, Rhea could see Gavin's handsome face clearly on her phone screen. Tonight, Gavin looks more relaxed because he only uses plain white shirts and knee-length shorts.

" Boy night! What are you doing again?" Gavin opened their conversation.

" Night too, brother! I am relaxing again! How to use VC?" Ask Rhea bungung.

" I miss! I want to see your beautiful face!" Gavin said again making Rhea's cheeks red. While Shasa who listened to Gavin's chatter, had an expression of wanting to vomit.

" Not to be so lazy! I don't have any money!" Reply Rhea again.

" I'm not a tombal Yang!!" Gavin replied briefly while smilingly looking at Rhea.

" Yes, it's up to you. If no one wants to talk about it, I'll just close the phone!!" Rhea said again. Rhea did not feel good to Shasa who had been listening to her unimportant chatter with Gavin.

" Sorry, what else do you want?" Reply Rhea pasrah.

" Have you the same permission about joining the Basketball team?" Ask Gavin this time.

" Here you are, my mother's permission!!" Rhea smiled happily considering the moment when she was allowed to join the basketball team even though there were conditions that Rhea had to meet.

" Wahh.welcome Yang! I followed her horror. But you have to remember, you still have to take care of your health. I don't want you to get sick, 'cause you're maxing yourself out to join the Basketball team." Gavin said worriedly.

" Yes, you're really carrying!! I'm like a mother!!" Rhea likened Gavin's pettiness to Citra's mother, making the girl smudge her lips.

" I didn't bring Yang! I'm paying attention to you!" Gavin did not accept.

" Okay, you don't take it, but you're chatty! Haha..." Rhea laughed happily because she managed to mocked Gavin.

" Dare you brave now, hm? Just watch out tomorrow, I will give you a heavy punishment!!" Threaten Gavin to Rhea.

" Ihh..so bad!! I was just kidding, a lot of sensi!" Rhea answered while putting on a cute look at Gavin.

" Don't look like that!! You know I kidnapped!" Gavin said again. He could not bear to see Rhea's expression so cute. It felt like he wanted to kidnap Rhea and bring her home.

" It's good to kidnap people's kids! You want to go to the police station??" Threaten Rhea this time.

" Yes not the one!! I'm not marrying you!!" Gavin answered lightly.

" Who wants to marry you! Pede really!! We're still in school! Still long. I want to be a doctor first just think of such a business." Rhea said, refusing. Though in the heart cheered with excitement because Gavin invited her to get married.

" Lo Yang's good marriage!! I will still be able to be a doctor even though we are married!" Gavin replied casually while showing off his sweetest smile to Rhea.

" I don't want to!! Anyway I want to go to school first, keep going to college and become a doctor! Then I thought it was your offer." Rhea said at length.

" The Old!! Now is it??" Refer Gavin again. Looks like Gavin's words this time aren't messing around.

" Don't want Rhee!!" Shasa suddenly. He could not bear to hear the debate Rhea and Gavin did not end.

" Whose voice is Yang??" Ask Gavin curiously. He could hear the voice of the other person who had interrupted his conversation with Rhea.

" That's Shasa's voice. He's here tonight." Rhea said honestly. The girl pointed her phone screen at Shasa so that Gavin could see where her best friend was.

" Oh.there's your friend apparently. Yes, tomorrow we connect again, Yang! I'll pick you up tomorrow morning!" Gavin said he closed the chat on Rhea tonight.

" But tomorrow I'm leaving with Shasa, brother! We met at school!!" Tawar Rhea's. She had not left with Shasa for a long time to go to school.

" Okay, but only this time!!" Gavin doesn't want to give up on Rhea's best friend again next time.

" Yes, brother!" Reply Rhea pasrah. Rhea felt that Gavin did not seem sincere in letting Rhea go with his best friend.

" Yes! You rest! Take care of your health!! love you Yang! Night!" Gavin said again.

" Yes, love you too. Night!" Reply to Rhea and then turn off that VC connection.

" Basic couple Bucin!! I heard your talk earlier! As soon as I go to sleep let my nausea go." Shasa suddenly. Shasa then rested his body on Rhea's bed. Pulling a chest blanket and closing both eyes.

" Yee..tell me Lo shirk Sha! So find a girlfriend so don't be single again!" Rhea smiled happily because she managed to tease Shasa who finally opened her eyes again when she heard what Rhea said.

" Fuck you, Rhee!! Just let me continue until Lo is satisfied! I also don't want to be single. But no one's fit yet, how do you try?" Obviously Shasa again while putting on a sullen look at Rhea.

" Hehehe... don't pout dong say!! It will be beautiful." Rhea poked Shasa's chin so that her best friend would stop pouting.

" Surin!!" Shasa replied briefly and then covered his entire body with a blanket.

" Beautiful Shasa, don't be angry? Ntar if I've joined a girls basketball team, Lo I know my senior who is a guy. Kan Lo know themselves they are all cute. Do you want to?" Rhea's rose on Shasa. He made his friend open the blanket that covered his entire body.

" I don't want to!! I want a Rafka bang!" Reply to Shasa while putting on a teasing smile at Rhea.

" No way! Mending Lo single. I don't want to have an installment sister-in-law like Lo gini!" Rhea shuddered in horror at the thought of Shasa becoming her brother-in-law.

" What a bad Rhee! Yes, I slept again. You're the same with me." Shasa said softly and then pulled back the blanket. Rhea who saw it so can't bear.

" Yes, I'm letting Lo deket same Rafka bang. But if he doesn't want to, Lo don't mean Sha!" Rhea warned. Hearing that made Shasa immediately wake up and hug Rhea who was beside him.

" Yeee...thanks to Rhee! I'll be a good sister-in-law to Lo!!" Shasa said with confidence.

" Don't dream in the distance, rafka bang not necessarily want to be the same Lo!" Rhea's words broke Shasa's spirit.

" Lo tu ya, not love spirit, even matahin spirit of people. You have no morals!!" Shasa said with a sigh.

" Hehehe.canda say! Yes, let us sleep yuk! Bad luck again." Rhea said then lay her body on the bed and also pulled the blanket to the chest.

Seeing that, making Shasa also follow what Rhea did.

After a while, the two girls finally began to sleep in each other's sleep. They are currently resting their tired bodies to be more energetic to start the activity the next day.