From Duren Down To The Heart
Chapter 26. Keanu bag's secret. I

Keanu started driving his car.

I chose to stare out through the windshield, because I was groggy enough to just start a conversation.

But looking from the corner of my eyes, it seemed like Keanu kept glancing at me which finally made me open my voice.

"why the hell is Mas?" I looked towards Keanu.

"what?"

"that..you why do you keep glancing at me? Is there something weird about me?

"nothing.. Just wanted lyrics!"

"ihh.. what the hell? It's unclear!" I looked back out.

"it turns out that proverb is also true yes..?"

"what language?"

"the world is not as wide as moringa leaves."

I stared at Keanu but said nothing.

"i didn't think we'd finally be this confident."

"hhh. I am too.."

"do you know? when Mama first talked about this matchmaking, I was very uninterested. I never heard Mama mention the name of the woman I would be betrothed to, because I forbade her. And at that time Mama gave a photo, which is a photo of the woman, but I also refused to see it. I don't know why my response was so bad for this matchmaking. In fact, it will not be troublesome if you just know his name or see his face through photos. And I should have made up my mind after knowing at least a little about that woman. But I didn't do it." Keanu sighed. "actually I want to be honest with you about something that made me reject this matchmaking."

"what's that?"

"actually, I've been thinking about a girl for 2 years."

"what? you mean?"

What the fuck? What'd he say? Thinking of a girl? 2 year? Why would he want to tell me now that he said he likes me? Is he making me jealous? Ck. Unfortunately, it worked!

You're so stupid Clara! Nope. To be exact, he's been fooling you!

Damnit.

"yes, I actually liked a girl 2 years ago."

I did not respond to his words and chose to look straight ahead with a mixed heart.

"so at that time, I was sent by Papa to have a meeting with the Rector of the University of Indonesia. As I was walking towards my car, suddenly a student hit me and spilled mango juice on my suit and white shirt. I should have been angry then, right? But the opposite is true. He kept getting angry and nagging at me. It seems that the girl is having some kind of trouble that makes her so upset that she vents her anger at me."

I turned to look at Keanu and focused more on his story.

"then 2 days later I came back there, and I saw the girl again. He covered his face with the book he was holding. He looks misbehaved, probably because he's embarrassed. Haha.it's funny.." Keanu sighed before continuing to speak. "i still clearly remember the girl's face, but maybe she didn't recognize me or she had forgotten. Even when he came back to see me, he looked ordinary."

"Mas..are you that guy?"

"hm?"

"i've experienced the exact same events you told me about."

"really?"

"wait for Mas. selarin first his car!"

"hm? why?"

"mayo cepet..! the edge of the car..!"

"what do you want?" asked Keanu while stopping his car.

I stared fixedly at Keanu. I slowly approached her, and grabbed Keanu's front hair. I combed him back with my finger, because Keanu's hair had fallen naturally on his forehead.

I watched Keanu from top to bottom.

"what the hell are you?"

Not wrong anymore! He is indeed the one. Just look! If now he was wearing a suit, shirt and tie with hair combed back like this, he was really similar to that guy.

"you're that guy, aren't you? What I spilled mango juice on your suit?"

"you inget?"

I nodded, and slowly lowered my hand from Keanu's hair. "you've really liked me for that long?"

"yes.."

"continue, why don't you look for me if you really keep thinking of me?"

Keanu took out his phone from inside his pants pocket. "look at this..!"

He showed me some of his social media accounts.

"why is my name on the top of your search field?"

"because I keep following you through it. And you know what? I purposely created an account just to find out about you."

Should I be happy to have a secret fan? or should I be afraid because he keeps following all my activities on social media without my knowledge?

Ish's..

I just kept dumbfounded, and trying to digest what really happened.

"are you scared?"

"why should I be afraid?"

"i kept following you on social media without your knowledge. Am I not impressed as a stalker?"

Tuh right? He's very sensitive..

"it could be, but I'm not afraid. My best friend Ririn has an idol, and she always follows all her activities on social media. But it would be okay if it was just that."

"or are you.. proud?"

"for what?"

"you've had a secret fan for a long time."

"of course! I'm not a celeb, but I have a very loyal fan.."

Keanu chuckled, "you're right." Then he runs his car.

"Mas, I think our first meeting was when I was angry with you at the store with my nose in a brace." I laughed.

"i was shocked at that time, too. Because, the person who had been in my mind for 2 years, is now in front of me as well." Keanu sighed. "actually I'm very sorry.."

"for what?"

"why then should I refuse this match? If I had known, I would have been stuck with you, I wouldn't have insisted on rejecting it." Keanu laughing.

And me too! Because I did the same thing with him. But it could be, if I knew Keanu who Mama would marry me to, maybe I would shy away from him when we sell side by side.

"why are you laughing?"

"you know? I also did the exact same thing to reject our matchmaking.."

"uh.." Keanu nodded.

"Mas, can I ask you something?"

"ask everything you want to know.."

"why did you choose to sell durian? Though the Om Arman company is very successful and has many branches throughout Indonesia?"

"that's. I just want to be independent. I want to work hard on my own. Yes, even though it's just a small, but I'm quite satisfied because it's purely my income."

"ah. that's so.."

"you yourself? why choose fruit soup?"

"Mmmm.I just chose it at random. Because at that time I was so unwilling to be betrothed, and it came to my mind to cost and sell, so that I could avoid the match."

"ckckck... that sounds very sloppy.. What if you meet a bad person?"

"i did meet"

"with whom?"

"the bad guy."

"who?"

"Aldo! at the time you said he was my girlfriend."

" what is he bad for?"

"got bad! He planned all the evil that befell you at that time."

"what? he did? you know?"

"yeah! And now he's in prison there.."

"why don't you tell me?"

"if I tell you, surely you will forgive him without processing him into the law."

"wahh this you! you did it yourself? that's danger, baby.."

If you remember, it's her first time calling me 'honey'.

"no! I helped my Om the police.."

Keanu still looked shocked and also did not expect with everything that happened after I explained in great detail.

Wahh. because chatting many things, it does not feel Keanu has stopped his car in front of the boarding house.