TIME (For A Taste )
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REIJI

“Shouldn't you bring that memorable album lo. Or at least if you want to bring, yes you sort first it's friendly photos lo same si Irly—“

Avi and I were still in a coffee shop not far from the housing complex where my parents lived. I deliberately did not meet Avi who was in Jakarta at our family home, so that my parents did not suspect that I and Lia were in trouble.

“Lo knows Indonesian anyway, Vi?” My sarcasm is on Avi in a flat voice. “Udah I said, there is not a single photo that shows the intimacy between me and Irly in the album photo!” my connection. “Because in fact, me and Irly ga more than friends!”

I remembered Lia who was currently with that Irsyad, and it made my chest hot.

Besides feeling stupid because I just let Lia go earlier to meet the Irsyad. It should have been when my wife was about to leave our apartment, I immediately caught up with Lia and held her back from leaving.

Or even follow Lia and then mengamprat men damn seedbulinor named Irsyad it.

“Bang,”

Avi again voiced, after that he had time to throw his back to lean on the back of the chair he was sitting on.

“Lia it is now not only my sidekick, but also my sister-in-law.”

Avi looked at me meaningfully as well as seemed to be groveling.

“You two it makes me confused should naro sympathy to whom, you know?.... Because in reality I sympathize with you both.”.

Then Avi fell silent again and sipped back his drink. I looked at my sister who was also looking at me while sipping her drink.

“Which I wonder that, why the hell Lia very concerned about my past?...” I said not how long. “Toh she received my matchmaking and her.”

I added.

“Iya indeed ----“ sambar Avi. “But with Lia who buried her dream.”

“You mean, Vi?..” I asked spontaneously after hearing Avi talk about Lia burying her dreams because of our matchmaking.

What dream did Lia bury for our matchmaking?....

Avi straightened his seat as he sighed which sounded heavy, then fixedly looked at me.

“Irsyad is the man Lia has loved for many years, the man Lia dreamed of becoming her life companion in the future.”

My throat was gagged with a sharp chunk of stone after hearing Avi's words just now.

---

“Lia has fallen in love with Irsyad since college, but Lia never revealed it to Irsyad directly..”.

Avi continued to speak.

“Lia prefers to wait, because Lia feels that Irsyad has the same feelings as her. Until finally Irsyad graduated continued to move to London, and they lost contact..”.

I have not commented after Avi said that Irsyad is the man Lia loves and dreams of.

“To be exact, Irsyad has never contacted Lia again.”

Avi told me with her straight gaze looking at me.

“When you are betrothed continue in fact elo can convince him with this matchmaking of yours, yes as it has happened. Lia accepted your betrothal, accepted you as her husband.... And his hopes and dreams on Irsyad Lia grave..”.

I still have no comment, even though it feels like Avi has stopped the story.

I'm fixated, with my mind raging in my brain right now.

About the past....

Which is now slowly tearing apart my and Lia's relationship.

Is it because of that Irsyad, so it is difficult for Lia to accept me completely?....

To love me.

But will Lia welcome her past back, after her dreams come again?.

****

“Maybe in your arranged marriage, you and Lia are equally committed. Not that I sok-you know, but even though you are both committed, you two still haven't really opened up to each other.”

Avi spoke again after he and Reiji both went back into silence for a moment, dissolving in each other's minds. Which is most likely Reiji who is hard thinking at this time. Avi is just letting her older sister digest her story about Malia and her feelings for a boy named Irsyad.

“Honestly I am confused how to respond to both elo, which one side is my best friend, and another brother I.”

Avi spoke again, then after he said a little firmly to Reiji.

“Lo both are less communicating with each other, Bang!”

“.........”

“And I'm sure, lo it's too late with the same lia----“

“Turned out how the hell Vi?...”

Reiji quickly cut Avi's sentence.

“Gue has met all his needs, my attention is also I think not less to him...”.

Reiji continued speaking.

“Not I've never invited him to talk from heart to heart Yes Vi, but Lia it always says ‘ga there's nothing’, ‘I'm okay kok Rei’. Once the answer is if I ask, there is something he wants to talk about ga, he again has a problem what is -----“

“.........”

“Ya continues if he gives you an answer okay-okay, yes I keep forcing him to talk or story?!..”

“Trus lo wolesin aja so his Lia?...”

“Ya emang I should how?!.... if Lia was too late to talk to me I do not maybe I face the wall so sure he said trus dicuekin?.... tengsin I exist!.... yes I let him with his time if you no longer want to talk to me.... is wrong I like that??????...”

“Hadeeeh..

Avi had a long blessing after hearing Reiji's story.

While Reiji was staring strangely at his sister.

“Susaha emang have a brother who is too late so not sensitive, do not understand about girls!”

“Which part of you says I don't understand about girls?!.... I try to be a good husband to him. Tau lo?!”

“That's really complicated I explained to elo...”.

Avi looks anxious.

“And besides, especially for Lia, I have tried to devote all my attention to him yes, from you know!”

Reiji glared at Avi.

Avi mendesa@h heavy later.

“Lo don't understand what I mean...” Avi said afterwards.

Reiji raised one eyebrow.

“Bang...” Avi focused his gaze on Reiji. “That woman, sometimes another in the mouth another in the heart ----“

“Munafic mean lo?!” sambar Reiji, where the Avi quickly clucked.

“Yes that's all it means, Bang!”

Then Avi attacked Reiji's words.

“Lain in another mouth at heart ya hypocritical his name!”

Reiji was firm with his opinion.

While Avi mendes@h is desperate.

“Denger yes, Bang. I mean about the other girl in the other mouth in that heart, sometimes she says she's okay, but actually she's not. Sometimes he seems to care if he is not careful, even though his heart ngarep.”

Then Avi spoke up to explain what he meant to Reiji.

“In the case of lo same Lia, most likely Lia was embarrassed to spoiled lo because you were married not because you were dating before. So he's acting like he's not paying attention to you.... But because of the nature of the duck lo cuek, trus lo wolesin aja Lia.... Surely I am if suppose lo nanya Lia want this would like it trus the Lia said engga, surely he lo live trus lo busy himself?!...”

“That's the part where you're not sensitive to the same feelings Lia.”

Avi's response later.

“Lo it should be if Lia says engga, at best you persuade rayu. If he is mengedumel again, yes you just dengerin first. Do not seem to care even though lo males dengernya, let alone lo stay, or lo cut the dumelannya, considering the level of patience lo.... over time he will feel comfortable with lo... after that, by itself Lia will definitely open the same lo, Bang.”

After that, Avi spoke at length.

Reiji was silent.

“Gue sure as well, about the feeling of you same Shirly who just known Lia, lo tanggepin with trivial..”.

***

Reiji was still silent for a moment after hearing Avi speak.

“Not that I considered trivial---“ before long Reiji voiced out to respond to Avi's remarks. “But when Lia asked that and talked it over to me, she’s been overthinking (she became redundant )..”.

“Lo considers Lia's opinion overthinking, it has been described if you think it is trivial, Bang.... “

“Yes she accused me of still having the same feeling Irly!”

Reiji shouted at Avi.

“Plus she accuses me of making her an escape from my once rejected love Irly..”.

“......”

“Yes I'm bee!”

Avi breathed out his heavy breath once more.

“Gue has explained it several times with him, but he still likes cynical, quip-lucky everything!”

“......”

“Gue nahan ga ngeladenin him, because I'm not making a fuss!”

“But that attitude also makes Lia bete, Bang.”.

Avi responded to Reiji's words.

“Despite her who may not have loved you yet, but Lia's wife lo Bang ..”

Avi continued to speak.

“And I think which wife finds out that her husband once loved other women very much, and the trail was taken to their new life, a little bit uncomfortable.... So does Lia.”

Look at Reiji.

“Lo thought nothing until then, Bang?...”

Avi mendes@h small. And Reiji was silent by staring at Avi.

Reiji's brain is back in the middle.

“And maybe because of that lo attitude, Lia more comfortable go same Irsyad --“

“Jaga talk lo Vi!”

***

The face of Reiji that Avi had seen during her life as her younger sister Reiji Shakeel is now.

The person of Reiji that Avi had been facing was a man who seemed indifferent. Plus the ex-Reiji, they were the ones chasing Reiji. The more Reiji can never dive into the hidden common traits of women.

Reiji was just chatty and concerned for Avi and Lia. Even if angry, most only sniff cynical and repulsive. It never looked like it now. Because basically, Reiji is a calm and relaxed person.

If just a moment ago Reiji and Avi looked like two quarrelsome lovers, it now looked like two menacing and threatened people. Because Reiji spontaneously bulged sharply with a hardened jaw and his index finger pointed firmly at Avi's face.

“Sorry Bang, I have no intention.. I instead approve Lia's actions that go the same Irsyad.”.

Avi spoke again, and Reiji lowered his index finger. Fortunately, the employees at the Coffee Shop where Reiji and Avi are now located already know both quite well, as a subscription.

So Reiji and Avi were spared from being evicted or reprimanded because they were both a little noisy, even without screaming or any action crashing the table.

“Gue just want you to be a little sensitive --“

Avi continued to speak.

Trying to give advice to his brother to look at and face the attitude of his wife who incidentally is Avi's best friend who Avi really understands his nature.

As Avi understood Malia, that was how Avi understood the nature of his older brother.

Reiji is handsome and charismatic.

But Reiji had little knowledge about dealing with women.

So it may not be known how a wife wants to be treated by her husband either, though perhaps Reiji has not been loved by Malia.

But at least, Avi wants Reiji to be more sensitive.

And after this, maybe Avi will invite Malia to talk.

But now Avi will focus first on giving tips to his older brother who is looking riled and a little furious.

“People to move quickly.” Connect Avi. “Lo already loves Lia right?..” ask Reiji.

Reiji did not answer. Still neutralizing his emotions due to Avi's remarks that said the possibility of Lia feel more comfortable if with Irsyad.

“Lo do not miss relaxing by just resigned the same attitude Lia, just wait for him how he wants. Don't let Lia be so alone, thinking that she who is angry or upset will return to her usual kayak by itself. Pursue, Bang. Fight harder lo now, because there is Irsyad ---“

Avi raised his hand at Reiji who was about to open his mouth, which Avi knew Reiji was about to raise his objection.

“Sorry, you dreadin me first..”.

Avi continued.

“Now this is another dilemma, so lo's attitude that is just a crybaby, could be a boomerang for you yourself, Bang.... I know you've been trying hard to win Lia.”'s heart

Avi touched Reiji's arm on the table.

“Gue know you have been patient with Lia...”.

Avi's tone of voice also softened.

“But in addition to you more trying to understand Lia, yes you have to be more patient to win her heart, Bang..”.

“......”

“Example Papa deh, if Mama again is not happy to keep silent, Papa will definitely persuade Mama in such a way, until Mama is good again, even though it is contrary to Papa's opinion. The important thing is to please your mother. Bottom line... relented --“.

“And now I have to succumb to the same attitude Lia, so do you mean lo?” Reiji responded to the rant of advice from Avi who nodded slowly.

Reiji immediately snorted cynically.

“Magging..”.

Reiji muttered while smiling mirically.

“So about giving up like I've often succumbed to Lia.... But even it backfired for me now.I always give up, I'm not trying hard to not be rude to Lia even though his words are sometimes too ugly, too bad, I desperately hold my mouth solely for the sake of keeping Malia's heart, in fact what?---“

“......”

“Lo's best friend is taking issue with my past problems and Irly's, but in fact, he, who is eager to betray our marriage.”

Reiji smiled in anguish.

“Gue has invited him to speak from heart to heart, offering solutions. But as a result, he prefers to go on dates with other men. The man of his dreams...”

Reiji chuckled cynically then.

"Dude...."

Avi.

Reiji shook his head while raising one hand, then immediately got up from his seat.

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