Romantic Short Story
Anaya & Ghino (Sychlasan.)

Today is the day of Lita's funeral in the morning. Anaya was hugging her Grandmother's headstone while crying out. All those who had come back except Budi who was accompanying Anaya next to him.

"Grandmother, Today Anaya is trying to prevent Grandma's departure. May Grandma be quiet in nature there, Dad."

"Aamiin. aamiin," said Budi.

Budi embraced Anaya's soft shoulder. "Nay, let's go home. The sky is getting cloudy, it looks like it's going to rain."

Anaya just shook her head. "I don't want to. I don't want to leave Grandma alone."

"Your grandmother's gone, Nay."

I touched both of Anaya's cheeks. "Look at me, Nay. There's me for you. Let's go!"

Anaya nods he stands aided by Budi, his best friend. They finally came home after greeting Lita's grave. Along the way to the house, Budi again digested Lita's words at the Hospital.

"Please take care of Anaya, Dad! Don't make him sad and don't make him angry let alone you always joke around to make him cry."

"Grandma wanted to say goodbye, Last night Grandma saw Nay's parents waiting for Grandma there."

Budi was not inexhaustible with the words of Lita at that time to him, he even thought that Anaya's parents were dead. He even thought that his father also died because his father had gone with Anaya's parents.

At home, Anaya combed through all the contents of her grandmother's room including the kitchen. He imagined how beautiful the memories were and just stayed remembered.

Anaya was sitting in her grandmother's bed looking at the photo with Lita. Where at that time Anaya's age from baby to teenager.

"Why is it just me and Grandma in this photo. Where are my parents, God?" ask Anaya to herself.

Meanwhile, Budi and his mother named Kinara Ayudia. They were standing in the doorway with their faces still sad. "Mother, Now Nay himself. Mother, how about we get Nay to stay home with us?"

Without a second thought, Kinara agreed to her son's request. Anaya in Kinara's eyes was already his second child after Budi. They are very friendly and help each other in the neighbors.

Kinara sat down next to Anaya and rested Anaya's head on her shoulders. "Nay, don't be sad for too long and cry. You will be sick later. There is Me and Budi accompanying you."

"Now, you call me Mother don't call Auntie anymore."

Budi approached Anaya, he knelt in front of her while holding Anaya's hands on his lap. "Nay, Budi is now busy studying in Germany. So then... Nay has to stay at my house to accompany Mother."

"Living 1 month, Budi graduated from college and returned here. I promise to make your life more colorful. Okay!"

Anaya nodded slowly and smiled. "Thank you, Bud. And Aunt... Thank you for accepting Anaya to be present in Aunt's life."

"Hush, call Mother. Don't call Auntie again." Reply Kinara while pinching Anaya's soft cheeks. "Mother's pretty son is now big."

"Try now call me, Mother."

Anaya looked doubtful, she started saying after seeing Budi nod. "Thank you very much, Mother."

Kinara again pinched Anaya's cheek as it looked anxious. "That's it, doang."

It's been a week, Anaya's been working at Mr. Cleo Xenlye's Gramedia. Anaya, now looks okay because she has a new friend named Karina. Karina Ansaliya, Anaya's new friend. They are extroverted and shy. Her body is a little fat, likes to eat, and hobbies watching Korean dramas.

All of Mr. Cleo's employees were gathered in the field. Mr. Cleo is saying that tomorrow is his company's 50th birthday. After delivering a message to its employees. Mr. Cleo called Anaya to meet at his office.

Anaya is confused while Karina instead pleases after thinking that Anaya deserves her salary raised twice. Anaya is a diligent child, he even met his idol who is now on the rise because his novel book is going viral.

The other side of Anaya, besides diligent work. She is a 2-year-old teen writer and has only one unfinished novel. Had Anaya had some free time, her novel would have been finished. Wh why? because Anaya's busy schedule is so much.

Anaya pulls Karina's hand up to Mr. Cleo's office door. "Wait for me here, Dad!"

"Are you a fortune teller? Can you read people's minds?" Complain Anaya while pinching Karina's puffed cheek.

"Here you go, come in now." Karina opens the door for Anaya and pushes her in.

"Bye-bye!" murmured Karina while peeking behind that door.

Anaya sat in front of Mr. Cleo, his face looked awkward and did not dare to look at his boss's face. "What's up, sir?"

"Are we single?" asked back to Mr. Cleo immediately made Anaya shocked and his eyes were round.

"Wait, didn't I hear wrong?" inner Karina who was peeking behind the door. She tucked her hair right in her ear. "No, I don't want my new best friend to be dating an om-om!" he looks disgusted.

"I mean Mr Cleo?" anaya asked in silence.

"I'm single, sir. I don't like om-om!" The impression, Anaya made Mr. Cleo laugh with satisfaction.

"Yes, Nay. You don't really fit in with Om-om let alone him, fat." Inner Karina, she laughed along until her voice reached Anaya's ears.

Anaya turned towards Karina and faced Mr. Cleo, "What the hell! It's not funny." Her mind looked upset.

"Geez, sir! It's not funny, sir." Anaya wanted to escape, but Mr. Cleo started showing photos of his son through HP.

"This is a picture of my only son, his name is Ghino. I'd like to introduce you to him at the hospital tonight." Mr. Cleo replied, he was still laughing because of Anaya's words earlier.

"Cock in the hospital, sir? not at home. restaurant, or cafe cake?" asked Karina, the girl even entered and peeked at Ghino's photo on Pak Cleo's HP.

"That's so handsome!" batin Karina looked amazed.

Karina sat down next to Anaya as she cleared her throat, "Nay, say Yes." murmured Karina gave the code to approve Mr. Cleo's request.

"So you laugh at the door, like a kuntilanak loh." reprimanded Mr. Cleo to Karina.

"How, Anaya. Want, No?" Mr. Cleo asked again and his face was hopeful.

"Yes, Sir! Inner Naya said she would. Believe me, I have a sixth sense, sir. I can see ghosts and-"

Mr. Cleo cut Karina's talk. "Hush, I'm not talking to you."

"Good, Sir. I want!" anaya answered making Mr. Cleo's face back a pleasure.

"I thought so." Karina felt like she was winning.

"Tumben, you're so happy in his face. Usually frowning." ledek Karina, this one girl is very brave to make her workplace boss blood up almost every day.

"Father was always pouting because Ghino was always being rejected by girls."

"Well, he's handsome!"

"If I were Anaya, I didn't reject him right away, sir. Well, if it could go straight to Hahaha's mop." Karina and Mr. Cleo laughed out loud as he was still thinking about Anaya's previous words.

"I'm single, sir. I don't like om-om!" ledek Karina, imitating Anaya's voice earlier.

Anaya looked embarrassed to cover her face. "Don't be shy about your best friend, man!"

Anaya stared at the cynical face of Karina. "Not funny!"

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