
The morning had begun to greet, the sun had already revealed its light through the cracks of Zahra's room window. But the girl was still reluctant to open her eyes. Last night he could not sleep at all because he thought about the threat posed by Micel.
The girl did not expect herself to be in the middle of their relationship. His intention was only to make Matteo stay away, but now he is accused of seizing someone else's future husband.
Then there was a knock on the door that made the two eyes of the girl inevitably have to open both eyes.
“Honey, let's get up! It's noon, he said you want to go to campus!” yell mama Zahra.
“Iya, Mother. Zahra is up!” he shouted as he blinked both eyes staring at the clock on the wall. At 08:00 a.m., the girl rushed out of bed and walked to the bathroom.
Today Zahra plans to re-apply to college, the girl will of course take the same major, namely medicine. After finishing the bath and getting Zahra ready to come out of the room, she walked towards the dining room. There was already his mother and father, Zahra greeted and kissed his parents' hands.
“Today you signed up for college?” ask papa Zahra.
“So, Pa,” said Zahra while taking food and she put it in her mouth.
“Who are you going with, baby?” ask mama Zahra.
Zahra swallowed the food that was in her mouth, “maybe Zahra will go with Brother Kenzo, yesterday Yuna told Kak Kenzo,”.
“Is your brother not working, because Papa heard his company is now advancing rapidly?” ask Papa Zahra.
“Zahra also does not know, Pa. he said yesterday can,” said Zahra then put one mouthful in his mouth.
There was the sound of the door on tap, “maybe it's Brother Kenzo,” said Zahra then stood up.
“You continue to eat, let the aunt open,” said mama Zahra and got a nod from the girl. Zahra sat her body again.
Not long after, the middle-aged woman who is none other than assistant housekeeper Zahra walked to the dining room, “Non Zahra, there are guests for Non Zahra,” he said while slightly bending his body.
“What is Kenzo, Bik?” ask Zahra's mother.
The middle-aged woman shook her head, “not Madam, earlier she said her name was Ardi,”.
Zahra rounded her eyes, “what's the bik? Ardi?” tanyanya surprised.
“Iya, Non. He said his name was Ardi. Then excuse me first,” said the middle-aged woman then walked away.
“Who is Ardi?” ask papa Zahra curious.
“Em..he's her friend Brother Kenzo. Let Zahra meet him first, Ma, Pa,”, Zahra said, then stood up and stepped into the living room. Papa and his mother Zahra looked at each other, they were also curious about the name Ardi. If he's Kenzo's friend, it means he's way above Zahra, they thought.
“Pa..” papa Zahra understood with his wife's gaze, he then moved from his seat and walked towards the living room. Mama Zahra followed him from behind.
Zahra walked over to Ardi who was sitting on the living room sofa. Given the threat of Micel yesterday made the girl hesitant to continue her plan, “Kak Ardi why early in the morning have been here?” tannya
curious then sat on a single sofa not far from the man.
“Kenzo asked me to take you to campus, he said he had an important meeting that he could not leave.” In fact, Kenzo only offered Ardi, whether he wanted to take Zahra to campus or not, even Kenzo did not force his best friend. Precisely Ardi who insisted wanted to drive the girl to enroll in college at his new campus.
“But why didn't Brother Kenzo tell me?”
Mama and Papa Zahra walked over to Zahra and Ardi. The man then stood up as the two old men of Zahra got closer. Ardi had calculated all this, if he wanted to go to Zahra's house, he had to
ready to meet Zahra's parents. Let's just say this was the beginning of the introduction before becoming a son-in-law, he thought.
Ardi greeted and kissed the hands of Zahra's parents. Mama Zahra tells Ardi to sit back, while Zahra looks wrong. The girl was thinking about what answer she would give later if her parents asked her who Ardi was.
“So your name is Ardi, if Om may know, what is your relationship with Zahra?” ask Papa Zahra.
“Kak Ardi's friend Zahra, Pa,” says Zahra nervously.
“What is this guy you meant yesterday, baby? The guy who went to lunch with you?” ask mama Zahra.
“Iya, aunt. Yesterday I did go to lunch with Zahra,” said Ardi while staring at Zahra. The man could see the uneasiness on the girl's face.
“Is it that close as your relationship? Why don't you talk to Papa if you already have a lover?” ask papa Zahra.
“This is not what Mama and Papa think, Zahra and Kak Ardi have nothing to do. We're just friends,” deny Zahra. The girl looked at Ardi to help her to talk to her parents so that this misunderstanding would not drag on.
There was the sound of the door on tap, “let Mama just open,” said mama Zahra then stood up.
“Zahra, Papa does not forbid you to date, you are an adult. I know you know what is good and what is bad. But Papa just wants you to introduce whoever your boyfriend is, so Mama and Papa can also know him,” said papa Zahra in a serious tone. Zahra just nodded in understanding.
“Honey, Matteo came to look for you,” said mama Zahra then told Matteo to sit down.
The young man kissed papa Zahra's hand, he was surprised to see Ardi was at Zahra's house, “kok Kak Ardi is here?” tanyanya surprised.
Zahra and Ardi stared at each other, not expecting Matteo to be in Zahra's house.
“Matt, why did you come to my house?” asked Zahra curious, but the girl did not tell the young man about her who would enroll in her new campus.
“I want to take you somewhere,” he said.
“But now I can't, I'm going to college. I want to continue my lecture,” said Zahra.
“Ya already if so let me take between aja,” said Matteo.
Ardi rounded his eyes, he will not let the young man go with his heart, “Zahra will go with me,”.
“Why is Ardi here? Shouldn't Ardi be in the office at this hour? What is Ardi's relationship with Zahra? Don't you guys just know each other and have nothing to do?” ask Matteo curiously.
What am I supposed to say? If I say we're friends, then Zahra and I'm gonna fail before I launch, but if I say Zahra and I are dating, Zahra's gonna get mad, because I said that in front of both of her parents? Ardi was confused, and the man also saw the uneasiness on Zahra's face.
“Why is Ardi silent? Zahra will go with me, I won't let Zahra go with a man she hasn't known for a long time,”
matteo.
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