If Love Could Choose
Pick-up.

"Hello... Assalamualaikum..." Hail Yunia.

"Waalaikum salam... what are you doing, dear ....?" Vishnu's question began their nightly story, as he had always done since they parted almost a month ago. As always, Yunia will tell about her days with her friends, except about the details of her feelings that always rippled erratically about Rico... 😅

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That afternoon, when the school broke up....

Yunia stepped with her friends through the school gate. According to the plan, they will be driven home by Rico, while Rico himself is taking his car in the parking lot.

While waiting for Rico, a voice called his name.

"Yuna..!"

Yunia dyed looking for the origin of the sound. The atmosphere was so crowded, that it was rather difficult to find the person who called him. Until his eyes found a familiar figure, was sitting on a long bench, belonging to a traveling meatball trader, who used to hang out there every school hour.

"Mas Vishnu...!" He almost couldn't believe it. "Mas is here?" He said again, approaching half-run. Vishnu stood up to greet him. Yunia shook Vishnu and kissed the back of his hand. That, is a common thing done to people who are considered older. What is unusual is, when Vishnu then grabbed the back of Yunia's head closer and kissed her forehead full of affection, making Yunia's cheeks blush instantly.

"Would you go home, right?" Vishnu asked as if unaware of Yunia's attitude that became wrong. How not... If you suddenly hear the voice of Aham ahem around him.

"Yes..." He answered while looking at his friends who were still waiting. They immediately threw a glance in the other direction as Yunia turned her head. Shortly afterwards, Rico's car approached and stopped next to his friends.

"Let's go home..." Invite Vishnu who does not know the plans of Yunia.

"Ep... Mas. In a moment, I'll say the same thing to me..." Yunia Permission.

"Oh, yes, I did... If so, go to the car first. You go straight there... That, the car's parked there..." Vishnu said while pointing at a silver MPV car parked not so far from where they were. Yunia nodded, then she went back to her friends.

Not long after, Yunia got into the car, where Vishnu was waiting.

"Why?" Vishnu asked when he saw Yunia's face that seemed to be thinking about something.

"Eh?!" Yunia did not understand the meaning of Vishnu's question.

"Why ...." Vishnu imitated Yunia's facial expression just now. A moment Yunia thought.

"Oh...!" He said when he understood the meaning of Vishnu... "Engga, that... The kids were disappointed I didn't come with them.... Ordinary, deserted them if there are no guest stars...." Yunia replied in a jumawa tone, followed by her laughter to neutralize the situation.

"Ge eR's..." Cetus Vishnu laughing.

"Eh, really..." Yunia defended herself. "When did it come? ... How did you say last night you wanted to come today?" Yunia continued after she sat beside Vishnu.

"So morning..." Answer Vishnu. The car left the school area and started down a big road. "When the phone was actually on the highway to get here..." Vishnu. While Yunia's attention was directed forward.

Somewhat up ahead, Yunia could still see Rico's car moving a little slowly.

"So don't you think they stopped by Rico's house?" Thought Yunia.

Yeah, they were gonna stop by Rico's house for lunch... Rico asked, because tomorrow Yunia has permission not to go to school to prepare for the 40th anniversary of the death of the father. After that, it is connected with PKL...

"... I don't know when we'll meet again..." That's the reason Rico was. In fact, during this week almost every day they spend more time to just hangout after school.

"Mas, get your own car from there?" Yunia asked to distract herself. Try to focus on the person and the conversation he or she is having.

"Why not take a train or a plane...?"

"Mother wants that... He said all of you want to mboyong (\=bawa moved) you..." Vishnu's sahut accompanied by a slanted smile made Yunia suddenly think that all kinds of smiles.

"People are only three months old..." Cetus Yunia's.

"Now it may be only three months... Who knows, you won't even have to go back..."

"Well...?!"

"Well?!" Vishnu imitated the way Yunia said it. "Why?! ... Do you want LDRs? I'm in a way...." Vishnu said with certainty.

Until here Yunia is confused about what to say. For a moment they fell silent, each one drifting in his own mind.

Suddenly, they were surprised by the sound of a phone call from Vishnu's phone lying in front of the car speedometer. Vishnu turned on the headset in his ear.

"Hello..." Sweepings. For a while he was silent listening to the words of the person across the phone.

"....Ja.... We'll stop by later..." Vishnu then said before breaking the phone. During that time, Yunia kept watching Vishnu guessing who was about to call it.

"Who?" Finally the question came out of his mouth.

"Mothers... I told you to stop by Aunt Mia's house ..." Reply to Vishnu while removing the headset.

"Tante Mia....?" Tanya Yunia hangs. He vaguely remembered who Aunt Mia was.

"Tante Mia, the mother's friend who likes to take orders for the cake ... " Answer to Vishnu again. Yunia's forehead was slightly wrinkled because of it.

"Why go to Aunt Mia's house?" thought.

"Mom told us to make sure the cake order is made tomorrow, he said the mother had tried to call, but did not connect..." Vishnu said it was like knowing what he was thinking about Yunia.

Hearing Vishnu's words Yunia only nodded once and turned her face back to look out the window, until she suddenly turned her head quickly towards Vishnu....

"Eh...?! Aunt Mia, mas?" ask Yunia while looking back at Vishnu. Vishnu nodded as he frowned, shocked by Yunia's reaction.

"Why?" Ask Vishnu.

"That's nothing..." Yunia Elak.

"If there's nothing, why is it such a shock?" Ask Vishnu full of search.

"Not surprised.just suddenly I want ... Aunt Mia is the Tante Rico.. " Yunia said honestly. Yunia knows that, because on Rico's birthday yesterday, Aunt Mia was present, Rico said that his birthday cake was Aunt Mia who made it.

Not mean to be pretentious, but the sentence just slid from his mouth.

"Oh ... Why is he your friend's aunt?"

"Yes for why..." Yunia replied while playing with the phone in her hand. He only thought about how it would happen if somehow Rico knew the relationship between himself and Vishnu of his Tantenya.... Ouch...! Why did he suddenly feel like a caught thief anyway?! 🤦🤦🤦