We, From The First
#45. Year End Holiday
Aira had just finished cooking dinner when Nico suddenly entered the kitchen, and pulled one of Aira's hands who was putting the dishes on the dining table. Nico looked at Aira with flashes of anger that he could no longer dim.
"Where have you been with Rakha all day? Why is the phone not active?"
Without Nico noticing, he grasped Aira's hand too firmly, making Aira grimace softly.
"Nic, let go of my hand. It hurts."
Seeing the look of pain on Aira's face, Nico's anger that had been peaking slowly receded. He then released Aira's hand. It was then that Nico saw Aira's wrist slightly flushed, and he could not escape his guilt.
"So Mama Rakha nyamperin me again at the stop, and ask for help to be reunited with Rakha. I really want to refuse, but it's not good."
"Keep the phone why not active? Ye know? I'm worried half dead with you. I think bad things might happen to you."
"I'm sorry, yeah, because it's making you worry. My phone died. The battery's out."
Hearing Aira's explanation, Nico suddenly turned her face away. Aira who could not see Nico getting angry like this to her, immediately grabbed Nico's right hand with both hands, and grasped it gently. Aira also tilted her face to see Nico's face.
"Are you really angry? I'm sorry."
"So you don't think I'm going to get angry? You don't think I'm gonna get mad so you're acting like that?" Nico. He still did not want to look at Aira.
Without Nico guessing, Aira knowingly grabbed his face with both hands, to the point that they finally faced each other. Aira looked into Nico's eyes.
"Well, can you go later? Now you eat first, huh? Ms. Ningsih said, you haven't eaten from lunch."
Nico smiled faintly as he hissed slowly, "do you think I still have appetite?"
Nico is sulking now. But he finally complies with Aira.
Ten minutes later, Nico came down from the second floor after cleaning himself up. He sat at the dinner table still putting on his upset face. But this time, Aira decided not to say anything so that Nico did not get even more upset with her.
Then when Aira was about to take the rice for her, Nico hurriedly took over her plate from Aira while saying, "i can do it myself."
"Bu Ningsih is not feeling well anymore. So, this is me cooking it myself. If there's anything less, please understand, okay?"
Nico bergeming's.
They continued their dinner in silence. Only the sound of the clangs of spoons and forks clashing with the sound of plates became the backsound of their togetherness.
"Next time don't be like that again, Ra. Don't disappear and be hard to contact again."
Said Nico quietly who managed to break the silence between them.
Hearing that, Aira immediately raised her face, and looked towards Nico who was still lowered.
"Yes. I won't like that anymore. I promise you." Answer Aira with great earnestness.
...****...
"Yo, wait here for a second, huh? There's something I want to take for you."
Before Rio answered her, Bia hurriedly ran inside her house. Not more than five minutes, Bia then came out while carrying a new guitar. Rio was stunned for a moment when he recalled Tristan's words, that he went to accompany Bia to buy a guitar.
What guitar does Bia now carry, is the guitar that Tristan is referring to?
"This is for you, Yo." Said Bia while handing the guitar to Rio.
With a puzzled face, Rio accepted the guitar.
"This is to replace your guitar that I rusakin at that time. I don't understand guitar, so ask Tristan to help me."
One relieved smile was immediately drawn on Rio's face, when all his misunderstandings with the closeness between Bia and Tristan began to be answered. It turned out that Tristan deliberately wanted to heat up Rio in order for Rio to have the courage to go forward, making clear his feelings for Bia.
Upon returning from Bia's house, Rio immediately went to meet Tristan. When he arrived at Tristan's house, Rio just barged into his room and found Tristan who was making a video call with a girl.
"Lu if you enter the room people knock on the door first dong." Grutu Tristan while getting up from his bed and then walking towards the sofa.
"So you don't really like Bia, Tris?"
Tristan paused for a moment, before finally snorting his laughter.
"You know what it is, don't you?" Tristan Gumam slowly.
Rio approached, then sat down on the side of Tristan who was turning on the large television in front of him. "I don't like the girl you like either. I intentionally did not know you yesterday, let you want to move.Gue also already have a girl. Bia knows. We used to have a class at Junior High."
"Haha..." Rio laughed out loud before finally patting Tristan on the back several times while saying, "gue did not expect to have a cousin like elo, Tris."
"Gue is not a pretentious cousin to be understanding, only I've been lazy to see lo ribet same feeling alone. If you like it, yes. There is no need to make things that are actually easy to be complicated." Close Tristan then.
Right after Tristan finished his sermon, Rio suddenly received one text message from Bia that instantly made him blush. The text message Bia sent made Rio's press warm up in a pleasant thump.
Rio immediately called Bia.
...****...
On December 31st, Nico and Aira are joined by Rakha, Yumi, Rio, Bia, Natta and Sheryl go on vacation to a beach area that is taken within an hour and a half from the city of Harsa. There, they will stay at Grandma Yumi's house to celebrate the turn of the year. And early in the morning, they plan to go to the beach to see the first sunrise in 2013.
Aira boards a car driven by Yumi with Natta and Sheryl. While Rakha, he rides a car driven by Nico with Rio and Bia.
They arrive at Grandma Yumi's house when time is almost up in the afternoon. Upon arrival, they were immediately greeted warmly by Grandma Yumi with her Uncle and Aunt. They are welcome to sit together in a large size Saung. After that, they were treated to a variety of foods that looked very delicious.
"Enjoy your food, huh?" Grandma Yumi said to all of them.
"Yeah! Thank you for the meal, Grandma." Answer them all with a compact that was immediately greeted by a crisp laugh from Granny Puspa –Grandmother Yumi.
"Grandmother, the food is great. Thank you." Thank you." Nico said politely.
"Yes.. yes... Now eat, huh?"
In the evening, they all did a small Barbeque Party in the backyard of Granny Puspa's house that faced the beach. They look compact working together with each other to prepare every need they need.
While the others were busy doing the preparations at home, Rakha and Yumi were at the grocery store nearby in the area. Once done with their grocery list, Rakha and Yumi simultaneously stuff their groceries into the trunk of the car.
After they finished entering their groceries, Rakha's attention was on Yumi who looked dry as the night wind hit her body. Without a second thought, Rakha hurriedly took off the shirt she was wearing, then placed it on Yumi's body.
"Pake it, let's not die of twitching."
Yumi's body did feel cold, but just after Rakha put her shirt on, somehow Yumi felt her feelings warm up. Rakha may not know, that the little thing he just did, had already managed to make Yumi's heart pound quite hard in there.
"Kha, wakeup. It's nyampe, it's." Said Yumi slowly, trying to wake up Rakha who overslept.
On the way home, Yumi offered to let him drive. Rakha who was in a sleepy state, immediately agreed to Yumi's idea.
"Kha?" Yumi muttered once more. This time while trying to touch Rakha's shoulder.
However, Rakha was still unmoved. From the look on Rakha's face that seemed comfortable in his sleep, Yumi could read, that today Rakha must be very tired. Yumi gave up. He decides to let Rakha fall asleep for a while, before they spend the night of the turn of the year which definitely requires them to stay up late.
Unknowingly, Yumi continued to trace every inch of Rakha's face in a clatter. Ten years of friendship so close to Rakha, only a year ago Yumi felt something strange about her feelings. His heart started pounding for no reason whenever he got close to this young man. And as soon as Rakha blatantly shows her feelings for Aira, somehow, Yumi suddenly feels something has been stolen from her.
But for the sake of their friendship, Yumi chose silence and heartbreak.
Yumi took a slow breath. Her brain suddenly froze, and without being able to control her body, Yumi leaned her face towards Rakha's face. He closed his eyes, and gently kissed Rakha's lips for a few seconds before moving away.
Yumi then got out of the car with a huge pounding feeling, leaving Rakha alone who was slightly gasping, after feeling a soft sweep on her lips which she thought was a 'dream' which was quite strange, which had hit his subconscious shamelessly.
^^^To be Continued...^^^