This afternoon Aldera was so excited and not as usual. He doesn't know what happened to the man, but what is certain now is that he is happy because after a long time he can again invite the girl who is in front of him to go.
Because before, Via always refused his invitation which made Aldera feel sad.
"Come on up," said Aldera smiling. "Sorry, yes, today I brought a motorbike."
"Oh, no problem Aldera. You don't have to apologize like that."
"But I feel guilty now."
Via who heard that immediately curled the corners of her lips into a smile after what the person in front of her had just said.
"Come on up, Via."
"O-oh, alright."
However, after Via got on, Aldera still didn't start the motorbike, which made the girl feel confused about what happened to the boy.
"Dera, what's wrong?"
"Via," called Aldera who was now biting his lower lip because he was nervous. The man took a deep breath before finally speaking again, "You better hold on or you'll fall. Sorry."
Aldera struggled to say it and now it felt like the man wanted to sink into the ocean. The feeling that suddenly returned to turmoil could not be appeased just by taking a breath and then exhaling again.
When the man was trying to control himself, suddenly something coiled in his stomach made Aldera's body stiffen. He was so shocked, he didn't expect that this would happen.
"It is done, right?" Via asked with raised eyebrows. "Sorry, but you'd better take it easy too."
"Oh, yes, fine." Alder smiled and nodded. "Don't worry, I will drive it slowly."
"Hmm, thank you."
Along the way Aldera could not stop smiling, even occasionally the man looked in the rearview mirror only to see the beautiful face of a girl who was behind him at this time.
"Via," he called, which made someone behind his answer. "Are you hungry?"
"Yeah, I'm hungry. Let's eat, let's go!"
Aldera who heard that immediately smiled even more before the man finally spoke.
"Well, we're looking for a place to eat that is nice and comfortable."
"Okay," said Via, smiling. "I'll look it up on the internet."
"Okay."
The man parted the road that was so crowded that a tap on his shoulder made Aldera immediately pull his way first.
"What is it?"
"Here," Via said while showing her phone screen. "I've found a place that looks good."
"Hm... well, let's go there now."
But before that, suddenly Via's phone rang, making Aldera undo his intention to go back to driving his motorbike.
"Who?"
"Dad," the girl replied and bit her lower lip. "Dera, may I answer the phone first?"
"Oh of course."
"Hm... thank you."
After that, the girl immediately answered the incoming call on her phone. Then came the voice of someone so familiar that it made Via sigh.
"Dad's daughter, where are you? It's your time to go home, right? Why aren't you home yet?"
"Dad, I ... was with Aldera. Sorry, I forgot to tell you."
"Mommy?"
Hearing that made Via lick her lips for a moment before finally saying, "Yeah, I forgot to tell Mom too."
"That's it. Via, give him your phone."
"But Daddy ---" John interrupted his daughter's words. The man said, "Via, please. I want to talk to him for a moment. Don't worry, I won't bite him."
Immediately Via sighed before the girl finally agreed to the man's request. Then the girl looked at the person in front of her at this time.
"Dera," she called. While a man in front of her turned his face to the right and said, "Yes, what's wrong Via?"
"Daddy said he wanted to talk to you. You ... are you okay?"
"Oh fine, no problem Via. Give me your phone, I'll talk to your dad."
The girl finally gave her phone to someone who was in front of her at this time while smiling.
"Hello. Good afternoon, Uncle John."
"Hello, good afternoon too, Dera. How are you? It's been a long time, huh, you haven't visited the house again."
"Yes, Uncle. Sorry, yes, I didn't visit the house. Lately, I have a lot of assignments so I don't have much time."
"Wow, that's great Dera. I'm very happy to hear that. It doesn't matter if you don't come, I can understand you."
"Thanks for your concern, Uncle."
"You're welcome. Oh, yes, I wanted to know about Van, where is he now?"
Hearing that name made Aldera's smile suddenly fade. His feelings also seemed to be erratic so the man immediately felt weak.
"Oh, Van, I don't know how he's doing at the moment. He suddenly disappeared without giving any news."
"You are the same, yes, Dera. Don't know where Van is."
"What's wrong, Om?"
"Oh no, I just wanted to inquire about his whereabouts."
"Okay."
"Yes, then Om will leave Via to you, yes, Aldera. Please take care of her properly."
"Okay, I'll take care of it."
At this moment, Via, who had been waiting quietly for a while, saw Aldera who was walking closer, making the girl who knew it immediately sighed.
"Here, I'll return your phone."
"Thank you, Dera."
"Hm, you're welcome Via." Aldera smiled at the girl in front of him before finally saying, "Then let's go up."
Via who heard that immediately nodded her head so that the girl who knew it sighed for a moment.
Finally, Via and Aldera left the place with raging thoughts. Both of them are equally confused, between the girl who wants to ask the discussion of what the father is doing and the man who is currently feeling a little uncomfortable with his feelings after John asks about his best friend who doesn't know where he is at this time.
A few moments later the two of them arrived at a place where there was a beautiful sight. They looked at each other for a moment before finally smiling.
"Take another look, is this the right place?" asked Aldera. While Via who heard that immediately nodded her head and took her phone from her pants pocket.
"You're right, Dera. Indeed this is the place," the girl replied with a smile. "How? That's good, right?"
"Everything will look good with you, Via."
Via, who had been smiling, immediately became awkward again after hearing what the person in front of her had just said, making Aldera, who realized it, immediately turn her face in another direction.
"Then let's go in, Via. Looks like there will be a lot of people looking for a place, we should occupy it first."
"Come on, Dera."
In the end, something that the girl had never expected had happened this time. For the first time in a long time, she had to meet again with someone who made it difficult for her to open her heart to her own best friend.
"Via, what's wrong with you? Why did you stop? Come here quickly."
Aware of what she did, Via now resumed her steps and ignored someone who had been silently watching her.