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CHAPTER 5: THE PROMISE

Lazuardy stared far ahead, looking at how the drizzling rain hit the earth without mercy. Two other boys playing cars by the fireplace, the rainy season is coming and soon Turkey will be on the brink of a pleasant winter for most of the children who are waiting for it. No exception to the old Lazuardy.

He stared at Kalan who was silent when Irsyad explained what the contents of the aircraft engine were, the two eight-year-old boys were engrossed in their own world, until Lazuardy called the two to come closer.

Irsyad and Kalan according to them, sitting under Lazuardy's feet, Irsyad smiled and massaged the calves of Kalan's biological grandfather who he had considered to be his own grandfather. While Kalan, he was silent for a moment staring at Irsyad before massaging his grandfather's calf.

Lazuardy smiled, he gently rubbed the heads of his two favorite children. While giving suggestions to always maintain health and do not fight whatever happens.

“Kalandra, Irsyad, have you ever told the story of two friends who promised each other?” asked Lazuardy, he smiled as Irsyad's cheerful face changed into a face full of confusion with his thin eyebrows shrunk in.

“What is the agreement, Grandpa dy?” asked Irsyad innocently, he looked at Kalan whose gaze could not be separated from Lazuardy who always smiled tirelessly. Kalan always thought, is his grandfather not tired to keep smiling almost all day?

“Something to keep, son. If you grow up later, you will understand.” Clearly Lazuardy, he stared at Kalan's face which showed no reaction other than his typical flat gaze. His eldest grandson this one is indeed a little unique, when he was two years old Kalan began to lose his smile and just smile.

“Grandpa dy, his best friend's story how?”

Lazuardy laughed with anxiety, he kissed Irsyad's forehead and sat down on the carpet by the fireplace. The fifty-year-old man held Kalan up on his lap while Irsyad lay on his other shoulder.

“Grandpa once had a friend, we loved each other so much like siblings.”

“Like me and Irsyad?” finally Kalan made his voice for the first time today, he rubbed his slightly itchy cheeks while looking at plain Lazuardy. While the Grandfather just nodded his ass with a smile, making Kalan who saw him again feel tired.

“We promised to marry our son, but dear, the one born is his father Kalan and my best friend's son is also male.” Clearly Lazuardy, he glanced at Irsyad who was frowning in confusion.

“Sama guys can get married?”

Lazuardy laughed again, he shook his head and replied with gentleness; “No, my dear. We chose to pass down that promise to the next generation. After Kalan was born, grandfather never heard from his best friend again.”

“That's the story, grandfather then heard the news about his best friend after many years that turned out to have died and fell ill after that. At that time Irsyad was filming overseas and I went along with my father to see his new project, we were shocked and went straight to my grandfather's house, that's when I met Halwah and at the same time we got married in my grandfather's room.”

Kalan sighed violently, he frowned dislike while massaging his two cheeks which now felt sore. Halwah who was sitting next to him just nodded while two people of different sex who were sitting in front of them also took a tired breath.

“I'm not out of the country, filming, or coming to see a project or anything! But, why wasn't I told?!”

A right angle appeared on Kalan's temple, he looked at the figure of another girl with short shoulder-length hair. Who now looked at him full of anger after hearing the news he was married.

“That's a family secret! I can what too? Can you imagine me getting married in front of a queen wearing a tee t-shirt with an olaf image??"

“Pffft, sorry.”

“I'm sorry, I should have invited you guys at the reception. But, since I was in a state of shock so, I didn't have time to remember anything. Except, the Irsyad I called the day before the reception.”

Nafisah, the girl unraveled natural blonde shoulder. One of Kalan's best friends besides Irsyad, the girl still looked at Kalan annoyed before throwing her eyes at Halwah who had not spoken at all since being picked up by Irsyad from her class to gather in the physics lab room.

“But, how can you just want to marry this super duper flat and boring Kalan?” asked Nafisah to Halwah, he showed an expression that he was serious about his question.

In a sense, Halwah was surprised by such a question coming out of her husband's best friend's mouth. But, why did Irsyad and Kalan himself not mind the words of Nafisah just now??

Seeing from Halwah's surprised expression with a confused look towards Kalan made Irsyad almost wide-eyed. He opened the hood of his jacket and hung his chin with his fist, a smile etched sweetly as Irsyad said; “Not to be confused, since childhood Nafisah and Kalan were like Tom and Jerry. They never get along and are stubborn, so there is no need to be surprised when Nafisah only likes to mention the ugliness of Kalan which is indeed true.”

The brown unraveling youth smiled silly as Kalan stared at him fiercely. However, in Kalan's heart justifies Irsyad's words, he is indeed flat yet, not boring. Kalan just doesn't know how to make jokes.

“Hey, Halwah! Answer me! Why do you want to just marry the face of this highway?” ask Nafisah once more.

“Ah! Sh-anu! Eum, ka-because.."

“I'm handsome.” Kalan cut Halwah's speech while pushing his chair hard enough to create a deafening swipe and he got up. His eagle eyes looked at Nafisah bored before he pulled Halwah's arm to stand up.

“Eh?”

“Already, Breath. Stop asking this and that, I told you about this secret marriage so, I hope you can keep it as secret as Irsyad promised.”

After saying so, Kalan passed by with Halwah. The young man was not angry, only he did not want to make Halwah uncomfortable between his two friends who had a strange attitude.

They left Irsyad and Nafisah who stared at the departure of the two with dimmed eyes. Irsyad smiled knotfully, he put his jacket back on and leaned on the back of the chair while staring at the ceiling of the room.

“Sick, right?” said Irsyad, he glanced at Nafisah who this time looked down while staring blankly at the floor.

“Hm,”

“Yes, so do I feel when it is clear I am there for you, but you still see Kalan who has no taste in glancing at you as a girl.”

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