To My Youth
CHAPTER 71
Her night.
The BangQit agency building.
After much practice Andheera decided to take a break by breathing fresh air at night on the roof of the building, with occasional sips of mineral water he brought from the training room.
“you are here apparently.” a voice came from behind which slowly approached her who was standing leaning against the wall of the barrier.
“i heard you were visiting school, and you met Vivian.?” he continued, who then stood next to Andheera, looking at his side.
Instead of responding to Anha's question, Andheera even seemed to not care about the presence of his friend by continuing to gulp mineral water.
“what happened something.?” ask Anha again.
“i think the look on your face is really scary.” murmured Anha but still heard clearly in Andheera's ears.
“are you not the creepy Anha.” Andheera's response is complete with a sharp eye highlight that he showed the girl next to him.
Anha raised her 1 eyebrow to respond to the words of her friend just now.
“what do you mean.?” ask the confused Anha.
“what was your goal in actually forcing me to audition back then..? I'm trying to try to trust you, even.”
“I have a reason..” sela Anha.
“so I saw you when you accompanied Ben and Brian's brother to the audition, and he wanted you to come to the audition anyway, and that way my boss will consider me to be a permanent employee after I graduate later.” Evidently.
“it's none of my business..! you shouldn't sacrifice others just for your personal interests, it's Anha's fault..! the way you took to get the job was wrong, it's just as if you weren't confident in your abilities until you did this dirty way.” Andheera said with his emotions that he could barely control.
“forgive me, I just thought the offer was really tempting, you know, currently finding a job is not an easy thing, you know, many people who are unemployed even though they have an S1 diploma do not guarantee that they will immediately get a job.” He said as he turned his eyes to the night sky.
“I'm not as lucky as you are Andheera, my life has been so hard since my father left, my mother at PHK from her company only lives my brother who tries alone to support me and my mother. I'm sorry, for using you Andheera.” He said as he glanced at Andheera.
“well.. only until you get a regular job here.” Andheera finally relents to help Anha get the job she wants.
A smile was emitted by Anha as soon as she heard Andheera would stay, so happy Anha hugged Andheera tightly until the bottle of mineral water she held fell.
“thank you Andheera, I know you still have heart.” he said while expressing his happiness with a smile also tightened his embrace.
“ciih..! release.” exclaimed Andheera while rebelling, but Anha even more tightened her embrace until finally Andheera gave up and chose silence.
“last weekend let's meet with the others okay, already this year we never get together five more, others also miss you a lot.” Anha said as she took off her arms and switched to holding Andheera's hands.
“later.” again Andheera tried to take off her grip, but Anha did not let her.
“then when..? don't you miss Yoora, Yerim even Vivian.?” exclaimed Anha who was a little annoyed by Andheera's reply.
“I will go back to school.” Andheera said as she took off her grip and tried to pick up the mineral bottle she dropped.
“really..!!” exclaimed Anha with both eyes ready to come out of her shell and then again grasped both hands of Andheera who had not had time to reach her drinking bottle.
“iyaa, have dong released.!” said Andheera again who again tried to take off Anha's tight grip.
Instead of removing her grip Anha even more tightened her grip, then jumping happily while swinging her hands up and down. Seeing that Andheera could only grin with a strange look as usual.
While Anha was with her happy world, Andheera's gaze unintentionally caught a familiar face walking in the outer area of her agency, someone she had once suspected of being her childhood friend.
Curious and wanting to be sure, the girl suddenly ran away leaving Anha alone on the roof.
“hey..! where are you going.?” call a confused Anha.
***
Bangqit agency page.
“kakak.!” call Brian who was running slightly from the lobby to approach Keenan who was waiting for him outside.
Keenan also welcomed Brian with a big smile, then they went together while embracing each other.
After a few minutes Andheera appeared with a little breath, his eyes were still trying to find the figure of his little friend.
“encame..” muttered Andheera when her eyes managed to find the mysterious man, but one eyebrow raised when he found the figure of his friend who was none other than Brian was walking with the man.
Not wanting to miss his tracks, he decided to follow the two men away by walking 10 steps behind them.
Both Brian and Keenan, both of whom were both unaware that a girl was following him from behind, were chatting with each other and jokingly along the way to a place they had planned.
“kakak has been waiting for a long time in front of the agency.?” ask Brian.
“I only wait about 5 minutes, you sure you don't want to eat anywhere else.?” Keenan tries to reconfirm in case Brian's wishes change.
“engga, I have long wanted to eat food sold in the night market.”.
“hahaa.. okay, buy everything you like, I treat.” His words while embracing Brian more tightly complete with a big smile.
Arriving at the night market.
“Waahhh.. I bought what it used to be, everything seems good.” Excited while circulating his gaze to all market snacks.
“ayo we try everything.” exclaim Keenan.
“general.!”
Keenan only replied to her with a smile as well as a nod of the sign he really did with her words.
While Andheera could only see from behind without any courage to approach, he preferred to keep watching from a distance.
Till..
“KEENAN.!” call someone from the other side, while walking over to Keenan and Brian.
Both Andheera's eyes rounded to hear the name, his curiosity now completely answered, the man is indeed his childhood friend who has now become a very charming adult man.
To make both eyes difficult to blink, also his mouth can not close for a while.
“you don't need to call her big sister, she's the same age as you.” Keenan.
“really..? I thought you were older than me.” Tempted Brian while showing his boxy smile.
“what are you mocking me Brian.!” jiso growled complete with his sharp gaze.
“hehehe..bu egg roll 5, you want egg roll.?” Brian began ordering his food.
“aku also 5..” add Keenan.
“me again diet, I will only accompany you aja.” Jiso.
“eeyyy.. Come on, eating a little ga will make you fat kok.” Persuade Brian to get Jiso to eat and have fun tasting all the food at the night market.
“pffttt.” Keenan sounded like he was holding back a laugh, making Jiso grow furious and hitting him.
BUKKK..!! “YAA.!!” shout Jiso.
“are you getting fat faster.?” guess Brian was trying to understand the situation.
“engga tuh.!!” exclaimed Jiso with his mouth forward.
“hahaha. Have already eaten, you will be able to exercise again.” Keenan said while giving his egg rolls to eat Jiso.
Although initially hesitant, but because Keenan continued to thrust his egg rolls, Jiso finally ate it and even now the girl could not resist the desire to eat all the food that the two men bought.
Not only egg rolls, other foods did not escape the eyes of the man who was hunting snacks that night. Like cilor, papeda, seafood, cimol is also a refreshing colorful drink.
While walking while eating snacks they buy, they also share simple stories to make them occasionally laugh crisply together.
Meanwhile, Andheera, who was far behind, still looked at her childhood friend with a regretful look.
“how can you be here Ray.” murmured Andheera still while walking slowly following his childhood friend's steps.
“thank goodness you grew up well, also surrounded by friends who love you, I'm happy because you're okay.” Continue Andheera while smiling her thin smile.
Dreedd. dreedd suddenly Andheera's phone vibrated in the pocket of her training pants, made her step stop and switched to reach into the phone then lifted it along with her flipped body.
“ya father..” said Andheera gently then walked slowly in different directions.
After a long time following her little friend, the girl decided to stop and go back home.
“iya I'm fine dad, what's up.?” ask Andheera while continuing to walk out of the night market.
“there really should be nothing new Dad can call you..? you are this.” As someone on the phone called, his daughter simply replied to her father with a small laugh.
“father just.. miss you so much.” Further.
“amm.. how about I switch to video call.?” andheera advises while keeping the phone away from her ear to switch the phone mode to a video call, however..
“amm.. Dad is in the bathroom.. EUUU..!!” reject his father while adding the sound effect of someone who was defecating, making Andheera shudder disgusted.
“Dad..!! dad is in the bathroom.?” Andheera was a little angry.
“ya.. EUUH.. have you eaten.?” he said again casually asking questions about eating when he was having a bowel movement.
“what's dad kidding..? at least finish my dad business and call me.!” andheera exclaimed a little annoyed at her father's ridiculous behavior.
“but I can't help but longing for my daughter.” her excuse with a slightly spoiled voice.
“AUGH..!! when is dad coming home.?” Andheera relented not to discuss it again, and shifted the topic.
“noah, I think it will be a little longer than the original plan, because there are some things you have to finish here.” Reveal it.
“well, I take care of my health there, let me know if you're going home I'll come pick up dad at the airport.”
“waaah really..? finally you want to spend some time also for your father, after 1 year you never once visited father.” His father tried to insinuate him subtly.
“at least oppa always give my newest photos right, it can slightly treat my father's longing to me.”
“this you.”
Ceklek.. “night Mr. Reza.” greet someone there, make the conversation between father and daughter stopped for a moment.
“already yes, later father phone again.” bipp phone was immediately turned off without waiting for a response from his daughter.
As if there was something that was being covered by his father until he hurriedly turned off his phone, Andheera was a little confused by his father's attitude just now to frown.
“not that dad is in the bathroom.” muttered as he looked at his phone that had just been turned off unilaterally by his father.
Although there was a suspicious feeling towards his father, Andheera preferred to believe in his father's words and went back on his way home.
The night was getting late, along with the cold atmosphere at that time, made Andheera who came out without a coat/jacket tried to warm her body by hugging herself along the way.
As the two legs continued to walk down the crowded street, but suddenly his deepest feeling felt very empty, also lonely, as if his little heart was being hit by a dark wound from the past.
“I'm not doing well dad, I'm so tired, should I stop protecting everything so I can live as I please, all this is getting harder for me, it's getting harder for me, ayaah..” murmured with a soft tone and also his two eyes that began to water.
When an adult should be a shelter for him, but not for the poor girl, he must fight for himself to protect his loved ones who are none other than his own brother who suffers from mental disorders.
Even he was willing to switch roles with Andromeda, accepting all the accusations that he never did until the negative stigma about him was still attached to this day. All he did was to protect Andromeda.
***
Andheera
Ray Keenan's