The Elbow of Love Willing Ring
017 - Answering Phone

Viona woke up from her sleep with a sick body condition all. He slept on the floor with only a blanket. He stared hard at Arun who was still sleeping on the bed. Last night the man managed to win a bet fighting over the bed. As a result, the defeated Viona had to sleep on the floor.

Viona looked around the man's residence. It was so hard last night for him to fall asleep. The hot and stuffy air, not to mention the noisy sounds from the next-door neighbors really disturbed the calm.

Not to mention the heart pounding Viona crazy every time she saw the man she hated gave her a smile even though it was just a grin or a sneer.

Plus last night they did thumb wrestling to do a bet fighting over the bed. When their hands touch each other, fingers are linked together, then thumbs are hunting each other. All of that seemed to reawaken the sense that Viona had once felt for the man. And what's upsetting is that it's not hate.

Viona quickly brushes aside everything, given the ban, the abstinence, that she has to take care of her own feelings.

Viona looked back at this new residence. The place the man took him to share a dwelling that was completely uncomfortable.

Who could have guessed that a man who looked luxurious, came from a wealthy family actually lived in a slum like this.

Did his grandfather really let Arun live in a place like this?

When viewed from the rebellious character of Arun, this kind of life must have been chosen by himself. That's what Viona thought.

Viona was still completely sleepy, she even closed her eyes again. But something was shaking above his head.

Still closed, he took the flat object and shifted the answer panel.

"Hello.."

"....Baby!!"

Viona jumped in shock hearing the voice of the woman in her ear. His eyes widened to see a smart device that turned out not to be his.

Viona quickly disconnected the phone.

The voice of the woman who contacted Sutopo's smart device?!

In a panic, the smart device trembled again.

"Hey, Sutopo! Wake up!" Viona thrust a smart device into the man's hand.

"Hmmm..." The man just muttered with his eyes closed.

"Dear call you!"

Arun immediately woke up to hear the word Dear, in his hands his smart device shook violently.

"Sorry, I replied by mistake because I thought it was my phone" Viona said.

"Geez!" Arun massaged his temple. "Hide away! Hurry along!"

Viona doesn't know where to hide. He could only lie on the floor with a blanket on.

"Hello dear," replied Arun in a still raucous voice.

"Who is that woman?" ask the voice across there.

"Which woman, honey? Nothing" said Arun firmly.

"So I clearly heard the voice of the woman answering your phone!" 

Arun nudged Viona who was curled up on the floor. Viona opened the blanket and saw the man speaking silently towards her.

"Quick get out of there, to the door!" point him to the front door.

Viona crawled, coinciding with Arun directly turning on the lights and turning the voice call into a video call.

"Look! I'm alone! There's no one beside me, baby!"

Viona gasps, he looks down, hiding by the bed as Arun directs a smart device around the room.

"Look, there's no one but me here! I'm not lying!" said Arun.

Viona crept on the floor, she moved to another place, opposite the direction of the smart device that Arun was pointing at.

"Who was that voice then? I heard clearly the voice of the woman!"

"Darling, you must have misheard, maybe you heard my voice. My voice is covered in blankets!" Arun again reasoned.

Viona feels nauseous seeing and hearing Arun spoiling with someone who is face to face with her.

Suddenly Viona felt pain lodged in the chest.

"As soon as you go to sleep, you must be tired" said Arun. "I'm still sleepy, I'm really still tired, I have to work in the morning tomorrow. I'll call you back later, bye."

Arun put the smart device, the crucial time has passed. I think he's almost crazy because of something like this. Almost her boyfriend knew that she was with another woman.

He glared back at Viona.

"Next, let nothing like this happen again! Please don't answer my phone!"

Viona snorted in a huff.

"I said I'm sorry, I accidentally answered your phone! I thought over my head it was my phone!" Viona defended herself.

"You're the one who carelessly put your phone down" complained Viona.

"I don't care anyway! Whatever the reason, don't answer a phone that doesn't belong to you!" 

Arun's voice rose an octave, sounding snapping with a tensed facial expression made Viona gasp in shock.

The atmosphere between them instantly stiffened and Viona felt her heart thump. There was a fear that made her shrink.

Without saying anything more, Viona disappeared behind the narrow bathroom door. I don't know why his eyes are warming.

There was a disappointment that he could not express.

...*****...

Viona was still pensive with a sense of tightness suffocating her breathing path. He was really concerned about what happened this morning. 

Arun is so angry at her just because Viona wrongly answered the phone. 

Until Viona went to the office, not a word came out to dilute the atmosphere among those who were tensing up.

"Please, what message would you like?"

Viona gasped in shock as the waiter at the sandwich shop asked for an order for Viona who was queuing up while daydreaming.

"Oh, yeah, yeah, that's.."

Viona was so nervous, opened her smart device to find a note of orders from Mas Gede who asked to buy a sandwich at a famous sandwich outlet.

"Totally two hundred and fifty thousand" said the servant.

Viona reached into her bag, taking the credit card that Mas Gede gave her to pay for the food.

"Lho! Where's the credit card? Where's my wallet?"

Viona was completely panicked as she rummaged through the contents of her bag. It looks like the customer who is waiting in line behind her is starting to complain because of Viona.

"Ouch! Don't leave it at the table!" Viona patted her forehead.

Well how is this? Viona was full of anxiety.

It is impossible to cancel the order. Mas Gede will definitely nag for the rest of the day. 

Oh Viona why are you screwed up like this?!

"Oh, sorry, I-I.."

"Please pay for this, and add some other orders," cut out the voice of someone behind Viona.

Viona looked back and was astonished at the presence of the man.

"Ma-Mas A-Alan!" Viona quickly closed her mouth so as not to scream hysterically.

The man reviewed his smile, taking a quick glance at Viona while talking to the waiter to add some additional orders before paying for all the total purchases of the sandwich.

Viona felt a great relief. For sure he does not need to be called Mas Gede because he forgot to bring a wallet.

...*****...