The Story Of Wedding Blues
Chapter 10 Confusing Solicitation

Chapter 10 - The Confusing Call

Arin was silent for a while to look for an answer that made her hesitate a little. Because the last time they met, without telling himself the father and Mr. Haris gave about the match, it made Arin feel unacceptable. What if they talk about it. But after all, if he rejects it is not disrespectful, Arin thought.

“Ya already, I want.”

“Thank God. They will say the same to them. Thank you .. You're so good. Assalamualaikum ..,”

“Waalaikumsalam.

The call was cut off. Arin put his phone in his hoodie pocket and fell silent at the thought of talking to his father. Arin felt sorry for the passing of Mr. Haris who was a close friend of his father when he was a child. But if it ties the events of the day where suddenly he is reunited with a proud man and he will be betrothed to the man. What an event he should have forgotten but should have remembered. Back in his peace of mind, tonight he didn't want to think about anything and just wanted to focus on finishing the ice cream he had in his hands.

From a distance, Arin saw the figure of a tall man walking towards the park. No. gabe. The closer the man walked towards him. His face was still invisible due to the darkness of the night and the lack of illumination. Here no one made the atmosphere become more gripping when the figure of the man only stayed a few meters from where Arin was. Arin begins to feel scared and worried what if the man is a bad person, but that makes no sense because all you have to do is enter the neighborhood of this apartment only the people who live here.

Arin's worry slowly turns to astonishment when he sees the man's face that begins to look and makes Arin think that the face is really not foreign. Both of Arin's eyes widened as the tall handsome man stood exactly five steps away from him.

“What are you doing alone, nights like this ..?”

The man's voice was really very gentle and the look in his eyes were sharp yet did not make Arin feel afraid.

“You know me?” arin asked while pointing at himself.

“You don't remember me?”.

“Are you the one who lives in apartment number 401 ..?” ask Arin.

“Iya.”

“Ahh .. so apparently.” Arin immediately stood up. “I'm a new person who lives in 402. Greetings ...,” said Arin trying to be friendly while extending his hand.

“You really don't remember me?” ask him again.

“Who ..?”

The man smiled.

“I Haru ... person who was once in a match with you,” said Hara while replying to the hand of Arin who was suddenly shocked by the statement of a foreign man who turned out to be a person he knew.

Hara smiled at how shocked Arin was, but it signified that she had remembered him. “Finally you remember,” Haru said as he released his hand. Then walk closer to the swing — sits comfortably on the swing. Along with Arin.

“Can I have ice cream?” tanya Haru suddenly broke the daydream of Arin who was still shocked and did not believe the current situation.

“Ah! Ahh ... I can,” said Arin while taking a bottle of cola from the plastic and then giving it to Haru. “No ice cream, only cola.” said Arin.

“Thank you ...,” said Haru while receiving it.

Arin again sat on his swing — speechless.

The atmosphere became silent, the two were simply silent with each other.

“Not expecting to see you here?” said Arin.

“Iya also ..,”

“I've heard about your father's news, I'm sorry ..” said Arin.

“Emm .. thank you. That means you know about tomorrow's meeting?” ask Haru.

Arin just nodded. “Why suddenly want to meet?” ask Arin.

“Actually ... the meeting will discuss about the matchmaking of me and you,” Haru said.

Sontak Arin turned to — surprised to hear that. “What??”.

“Sorry .. You must be surprised. That's why I want to talk about it at the moment, we happen to meet. I want you to agree about the matchmaking,” Haru said as he looked at Arin seriously.

“You are crazy? Of course I won't!!” push Arin coldly.

“That's why. I want to make a marriage agreement with you. Think of it like a contract marriage, just on a piece of paper.” Haru said.

“What ..?!”

“This marriage must still be carried out, because this is the request of the mother and the late father,”.

“Indeed, you think your father doesn't know about this? He must have seen it from above. You don't feel guilty about him?” arin asked in a slightly emotional tone as he felt the plan of the man who had even met less than ten minutes ago was talking about a strange thing.

“That let it be my business. I came to ask for help .. I promise this marriage will not burden you.” Haru said trying to persuade Arin who still seems to doubt this stupid plan. But there was no other way for her to marry Arin.

Arin fell silent while thinking hard about this unreasonable invitation. He is still very surprised at Haru's sudden appearance and now plus the strange man invites him to do a contract marriage that he thinks it only happens in the drama series he watched.

“I will consider it, give me time to think.” said Arin.

“I hope, you already have a decision before that day arrives.” Haru said.

Walking together through the hallway of the apartment because their houses are next to each other. Silence without a word and kecangung so attached between the two of them. Arin who first arrived at his doorstep, but he was silent — hands stopped to press the password.

likewise Haru who just arrived at his doorstep — turned to look at Arin who was like he was still thinking about what he said earlier. Seriously he did not want to burden Arin who already had the burden of his own problems. But maybe with this contract marriage he can provide a little help secretly for Arin's health.

“Sorry .. Surely you are shocked, sorry for making you think,” Haru said.

Arin. “But ... why should I?” ask Arin.

“What?!”

“Yes, why should I? Don't even know what my background is like? Even we just meet face to face and then meet again after a year, doesn't that make no sense?” ask Arin