He's The Unaffordable
Chapter 39 - The Brother

Mila took a deep breath, then took it out again slowly. He's been doing that many times since he was in my car. We had already arrived in front of the house, he looked increasingly nervous by repeatedly biting his lower lip.

“Take it easy. They will all treat you well.” I touched his hand. “If the situation inside is too heavy for you, let me know. I'll take you home.”

“I'm fine. I can't wait to meet everyone.” He put his free hand on my hand. I don't know why I didn't want to let go of that hand and get out of the car. I want us to do this for a little longer. “We're in now?”

“Iya.” I cleared my throat slowly. What did I just think? Ever since I saw him in his apartment in a blue shirt as bright as his eyes, my heart was pounding faster than usual. It wasn't our first meeting, but I was nervous.

As I had expected, the eyes of all the adults were immediately directed at Mila as soon as she walked into the house. The front of the house was laid out in a similar fashion when we celebrated Dira's birthday a few days ago. The difference is only in the color that dominates the room. On Dira's birthday the color red stands out, then tonight is the color black.

Me and my whole family are wearing black. But we add other trinkets so as not to look grieving, but rather to look elegant. Adi welcomed Mila's arrival with a happy face and she received the gift she brought.

The celebration event started once all the invited guests had attended. Adi invited all his gaming friends. I knew them all, except for a young woman I had never seen before. Even at their few meetings, I did not see him present.

But when Adi introduced her to me, I finally understood who was the source of Mama's anger a few days ago. The woman named Diah was his wife in the game. Mama's worries are overrated. Colin did too, but he just played with his friend and did not involve any feelings at all.

Guests began to queue up to take their own plates. I decided to wait until the queue was reduced and invited Mila to sit down. The adults' views are still on us, but they are not trying to get close to Mila.

“So, you're named Mila?” charlotte asked with her cheerful face. Dira stood by his side with a man I did not know. “Oh, God. You are so beautiful! Come on, join us. Talking to Hadi is like talking to a parent. Boring!”

Charlotte pulls Mila's hand to come with her to approach an empty sofa. Mila looked at me for a moment before letting the girl half drag her. Charlotte invites Mila to sit on the three-seat sofa. The foreigner sat by the girl's side, so I was forced to sit on another chair near Mila. Then Dira sat on the arm of my chair.

“Says, you're Colin's girlfriend. Then why did you even come with Hadi? Did I hear the wrong news?” charlotte asked confusedly.

“Ng, the.” Mila looked at me, asking for help. I just shrugged both my shoulders. It's not my business to answer. “I and Colin are just friends.”

“What does that mean you are more than friends with Hadi?” shoot Charlotte again. Me and Dira simultaneously rolled our eyeballs. Bu Yuyun came over while carrying a tray containing some cold drinks for us. Dira helps by putting it on the table.

“We are also just friends,” Mila replied honestly. “Sorry, who are you?”

“Oh, yes! Where's my manners? My name is Charlotte Regina. Just call Charlotte. Don't call me Char, Lott, or any other abbreviation, because I won't turn my head or say hello.” He looked towards the young man who was by his side. “This is Wyatt Jefferson. My boyfriend.”

“Charlotte,” says Mila slowly. He looked at the girl sitting in front of him with both hands still holding her hand. He must have realized immediately who the girl he was talking to was. Her younger sister Clarissa.

“Pacar? Didn't you say you would reject all men who profess love before you were ready to get married? Does this mean you will follow in Dira's footsteps by getting married once you turn nineteen?” I said surprised. Dira always kept a secret well. She must have known about Charlotte's boyfriend, but she never told me.

“If there is a girl who follows you, doing all the things that will make you fly, believe me, Hadi, all the principles you hold tight will collapse as well. Wyatt loved me so much and did everything to win my heart, so why should I reject him?” she said Charlotte with complete confidence. “What do you think? My girlfriend's cool, ‘kan?” I grunt softly hearing it.

“Knowing he's the heir of one of America's most influential billionaires is a bonus I didn't expect. I'm so lucky, ‘kan? Oh, don't worry about principles. We both embrace giving our chastity to our official partners. He's still a fighter. Do you believe that?” pekik Charlotte's happy. The orange juice in my mouth splashed out hearing its candor.

“Charlotte,” says Dira reminds. “This is Indonesia, not America.”

“Ooh, you guys are so sweet,” said Dira touched.

“You can ask Colin to kiss you if you want him too,”. Dira immediately rewarded me with a hard blow to my arm. “Aw!”

“Oh, I'm sorry. Again I was being disrespectful. I am like this, always talking a lot. That's why Hadi doesn't like me. He doesn't like girls who talk a lot like broken radios. Well, I did it again.” Charlotte covered her mouth with her hand. “You attended the same faculty as Hadi, is that true? Where do you live?”

“Iya. I studied at the Faculty of Economics Department of Accounting. I live in the neighborhood around campus.” Mila was still staring intently at Charlotte.

“Means your home is close from here. Can I come by sometime? From yesterday, I will stay here for the next. We will prepare for the university entrance exam here. Wyatt and I will also attend the same school as you. It's great to have so many friends, so we can learn together!”

“Charlotte,” said me and Dira almost simultaneously.

“I'll get you some food. Do you have any special request, sweety?” wyatt said warmly. Dira and I exchanged glances at the young man's affectionate call to our best friend. Sweety.

“Can you stop doing that? I know that I didn't say much about him to you guys. But stop staring at him as if he snatched me away from you guys,” Charlotte said after Wyatt was quite far away from us.

“Oh, puh-lease ..” said I and Dira imitated his words whenever he mocked us. We laughed together, including Mila. If Dira is a very confident person, then Charlotte has a chronic narcissistic self-confidence.

Dira and I left Mila and Charlotte to talk alone. I offered to get her food, Mila nodded in agreement and thanked me. Wyatt was still busy filling the two dishes with various foods available on the serving table.

“That girl is very similar to Grandma Claudia. Is it true she's Charlotte's missing sister?” wyatt asked as I stood beside him.

“We are still trying to find out,” I replied without giving false hope. “You're serious about your decision to go to college here? College in America would be better. The university here is far outmatched by quality there.”

“She doesn't want to have a long-distance relationship with Charlotte. Therefore he insisted on attending college here,” said Dira chimed in. “Take it easy. Regarding the language barrier, she was studying with Charlotte. Yes, ‘kan, Wyatt? You can already speak a little Indonesian.”

“Iya, right.” The young man smiled happily at his typical American accent. “I can already read and write, but still have difficulty in speaking.” Charlotte was really lucky. This young man was willing to do all that for her sake. Justjust wonderful.

When we rejoined Charlotte and Mila, they were sharing stories about their childhood lives. We let them talk to each other by eating our own food. Dira and I know everything Mila told her.

When one by one the guests came home, I saw Colin with Papa and Mama entering the living room. I hope that stupid friend of mine doesn't act crazy. I hope he releases Dira well, not begging my parents' blessing again to ask my sister to come back.

“For what the fool spoke three with Papa and Mama?” whispered Dira to me.

“I don't know,” I answered honestly. Dira looked at me for a moment.

“I hope he doesn't change his mind, because I won't want to accept him back,” Dira said for the umpteenth time.

“I'm on your side.”