I Love You, Bule 2
Ara & Al Chapter 20
A few days pass, the situation is still the same, Al and Ara pretend if their relationship is tenuous. Tuba and his allies kept a close eye on their movements. Seeing Al who was no longer attentive to Ara, made them more sure that Al and Ara's relationship was not okay.
One afternoon when Al had just returned from office, Ara welcomed Al's arrival as usual. Ara came to the front when there was the sound of the roar of Al's car parked in the yard. But Al pretends to be sniffy and acts cold to her.
"You've come home apparently, here let me bring your bag," Ara said with a smile.
"No need!" sahut Al ketus.
"Al why are you.." said Ara then immediately cut by Al.
"Akhs! Already I do not want to argue with you, I am tired and want to rest," said Al then turned to leave Ara who was still standing in front of the door.
From a distance, Tuba watched them from behind the door while smiling cynically. He then approached Burcu in his room. Tuba looked delighted and impatiently told her what she saw just now.
"Why do you look so happy?" ask Burcu curiously.
"You know what I saw just now?" tuba.
"What indeed?" ask Burcu.
"It seems like our guess is right, Al is now starting to hate Ara. He even acted cold and sniffling at her" Tuba said.
"really? Good, looks like our plan to pit them is working. I can't wait to see Ara get out of this house" Burcu said.
Tuba and her allies may look happy because they feel the plan is working, but they do not know if it is actually those who are being played by Al. As if on the cusp of victory, Al and Ara were one step ahead to trap Tuba and the others with the charade they were playing.
Al quietly went into Ara's room because they had already separated the bed. When Al and Ara were both in the room, Al returned to being romantic as usual.
"Is my acting good?" al said with a small laugh.
"You're more suited to being an actor than a CEO" Ara said.
"really? Then you think I'm good at playing a lot of roles? How about we play another role now?" al said with a seductive look.
"Don't try to tease me Al, you better go take a shower now" Ara said as she pinched Al's cheek.
Al laughed a little and he walked into the bathroom. Ara was speechless staring at the twilight shade that was adorning the Turkish sky this afternoon. The confidence to fight Tuba and his allies grew stronger. Ara would never stay silent from now on, even she started to enjoy this charade. After Al finished cleaning, they prepared to enjoy dinner together. Back Al and Ara prepared themselves to continue their charade.
Ekram and the others had already gathered at the dining table when Al and Ara joined them. All eyes looked cynically at Ara, and she could only look down. Afet and Nur emerge from behind the kitchen carrying a steaming dish. Ara helped them to arrange the dish on the table.
"Always good at getting the attention of many people" said Tuba who insinuated Ara.
"Maybe someone is trying to take someone's heart in this house" Erce said.
Ara pretended not to hear their words and stayed focused on what she was doing. On the sidelines of that dinner, Ara tried to serve Al. As he was about to pour orange juice into Al's glass, Al suddenly snapped at him.
"I just want to serve you," Ara said with a clear face.
"No need! Let Afet and Nur serve me and Grandpa. You just shut up and enjoy your food!" sahut Al with a slight snarl.
"Alright if that's what you want" said Ara with pushy eyes.
Afet and Nur serve Al and Ekram according to his orders. Apparently not only Tuba and his allies were carried away by the Al play, though, Afet their waiter who usually joked a lot now so suddenly often silent because he felt the condition at the dining table is not good. Tuba and her grandchildren were happy to see Ara being cornered by her own husband.
The night is getting late, all the residents in this house are already in their respective rooms to rest. The atmosphere was quiet, but Erce was still pacing around in his room. He could not sleep and kept thinking about Al. Instantly comes the idea in his head to seduce Al who may be lonely because it has been almost two weeks apart from the bed with Ara.
"Ah... I think it's a good idea, I can take advantage of this situation to get close to Al," Erce muttered then slightly preening.
Erce walked back and forth to Al's room. But when he passed in front of Ara's room, he was like hearing the voice of people talking from inside the room. Erce peeked out from behind Ara's slightly open door.
"Who is that woman talking to?" mummy Erce curious.
But what he saw was enough to make Erce panic and upset. Erce sees Al in Ara's room and that means Ara and Al are better. Even to her surprise, Ara and Al hugged each other.
"Damn! They're getting along!" erce said in his heart.
Erce rushed to Tuba's grandmother's room. Meanwhile, Al and Ara realized that it seemed like someone was secretly watching them. Instantly they began to panic for fear that the charade had been revealed.
"How about this, it looks like there was a look at us earlier," Ara said in a panic.
"Relax, we must find a way to re-distract them" Al said, trying to calm down.
Erce knocked on the door of Tuba's room loudly. Tuba opened the door with a astonished face. Erce then told Tuba and Burcu everything about what he had seen just now in Ara's room.
"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?" ask Tuba.
"No, Grandma, I really see with my own eyes if they embrace" Erce said.
"Then we can't just sit back and let their relationship improve" Burcu said.
Later that night they gather in Tuba's room to discuss and plan something to get Al angry again at Ara. They laughed at their idea.
"Then we make Al and Ekram again blame Ara by trapping Ara as if he was trying to kill Ekram for the umpteenth time. We make Al more convinced that Ara really wants to master the family's wealth" said Tuba gave an idea.
"Well, my mother's good idea, I'm sure Al will be more and more wrathful to see that" Burcu replied.
That night seemed to be a long night for Tuba and his allies. Likewise with Al and Ara who are still awake to find ideas in order to trick Tuba and others.