The Charm of the Duda
Chapter 23
"I haven't had lunch yet, please stop by the fast food restaurant for a while." Pinta Celina when Dion just did his car.
"You want to eat there.?" Dion only glanced at a glance.
"Since when did Brother Dion want me to eat out." Celina answered quickly. He smiled at smirk. The relationship between him and Dion is not that close even though Dion has been working as a personal assistant for Papa for 5 years. It can also be seen from the way Dion spoke with Celina who seemed stiff because of using formal language.
"Drive thru only," Celina said later.
Dion only responded with a nod.
There was no more chatter after that until Dion turned his car into a fast food restaurant.
Celina was still in her position, rendering her body on the chair with a distant look of eyes. He didn't even realize he had arrived at the restaurant.
Seeing the look on Celina's face that looks sad, Dion undoes his intentions when he will ask the order to his boss' daughter.
In the end, Dion decided to order Celina's food.
"Fine, eat first" Dion offered the burger and lemon tea he had just bought.
Celina stared in confusion but received the food offered by Dion.
"Why didn't you tell me it was all right.?" Celina protested to the silent Dion, who had ordered food for her.
"You're so dreamy, you didn't even hear me call you." Answer Dion quickly. Celina believed it just like that even though she realized since then she kept daydreaming, thinking about Vano who might never contact her again.
Love makes Celina lose her mind. No matter how many times Vano humbled himself, but repeatedly Celina expected Vano to return.
"Sorry," said Celina sincerely.
"I'll change it later." Said again. Dion smiled amusedly.
"Don't worry, I won't run out of money just to buy you that unhealthy food." Dion flat. He drives his car to continue the journey to Celina's parents' house.
"Iisshhhh.! Brother Dion alone is too much to take care of health." Celina Cibir. He knew long ago that Dion didn't eat junk food and picky.
"What's wrong with eating junk food sometimes." Say Celina while biting the burger until it fills the mouth.
"Then who will take care if not themselves." Dion's Sahut. Her face was so serious in response to Celina's sneer. The type of man like Dion can not be asked to joke, too stiff and serious.
"I know, but it's too much." Answer Celina quickly. His mouth filled with make his voice sound funny.
Dion glanced at a glance, again - again he shook his head looking at Celina's behavior.
"Paste the food, just talk." Tegur Dion flat. Celina just blicked her lips, then finished the burger without making any more noise.
"When will Brother Dion cooperate with Papah.?"
"How old is my sister.? Don't you think about getting married.?" The question posed by Celina immediately made Dion suddenly pull over the car.
"Why.?" Celina asked confusedly. What else was Dion's look on the face that looked startled as if hiding something.
"Did I say it wrong.?" Ask Celina again. Unfortunately Dion was still silent, looking difficult to answer.
"Forget over.! Let's just say I never asked you that."
Celina sipped lemon tea to the end, then busied herself with a cell phone.
Dion also did not give a response at all, he returned to drive his car as soon as Celina did not look at him anymore.
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"Hay dear, wherever you are," Lusy immediately hugged his daughter who was more than 2 weeks away from coming home. He gave a peck on both Celina's cheeks and her forehead. There was no reaction from Celina, she put on a flat face.
"I heard Mama and Papa just got back from London." Celina releases Lusy's embrace and breezes her way into the living room.
"Ahh yes, Mama has contacted you but can't." Lusy smiled. Although Celina's attitude was always cold to her, but Lusy was acting ordinary. She did not try to find out the cause of Celina behaving like that to her.
"Let's go in Dion,,"
Dion nodded politely, then walked in the footsteps of Celina and Mama Lusy.
"Where's Papa.?" Celina flopped down on the sofa, leaned over there and folded both hands on the chest. He never felt comfortable every time he came face to face with his parents. He felt foreign even though they were his own biological parents.
"It's going to come down soon." Answer Mama Lusy.
"Why just stand up.? Let's sit down." He told Dion. The man smiled awkwardly, then sat down 1 sofa with Celina despite making some distance.
"You have come," Mr. Adiguna smiled broadly at the arrival of his daughter and Dion.
Celina started to suspect. He could read the situation that was going on right now. The faces of his parents looked different, as if they were more cheerful than usual. Added with Dion who only silent a thousand languages. His expression showed that there was something big he was hiding.
"What about your college, baby.?" Ask Mr. Adiguna.
Celina was silent for a moment. The question of the Papa seems to provide fresh opportunities for him who wants to organize life and open a new page without having to be overshadowed - a shadow of the dark past.
"Not as expected, very boring. I just want to move to America." Answer Celina quickly. Suddenly he wants to move to America, at least there he can forget his love for Vano.
"Move to America.?" Mr. Adiguna repeated Celina's words again. A nod to Celina immediately got a strong reaction from the Papa.
"Papa disagrees.! Won't even let you live abroad." Seriously assertive.
"But Pah,,,, the,,,
"Celina, Papa told you not to go home to talk about your college." Her speech.
"Papa wants you and Dion to get married." Celina was instantly silent. He seemed to be confused among themselves. He alternately looked at his parents and looked at Dion questioningly for an explanation.
"Darling, please marry Dion. You will be happy if you marry the right person. Dion's a nice guy, Mama's known him for the last 5 years. He can certainly look after and protect you well."
Mama Lusy started making noises to persuade Celina. Meanwhile, Dion instantly lowered his gaze as Celina stared at him.
"Sister.! What does that mean.?" Celina asked firmly. Instead of responding to the words of her parents, Celina instead asked for an explanation from Dion.
"Celina, this decision is in agreement with Papa and Mama. Dion will agree that you agree too. So it's useless to ask for an explanation from Dion." Mr. Adiguna tried to protect Dion from Celina's intimidating look.
"Who will get married.? Why should Mama and Papa make the decision.?" There was nothing Celina could do but protest.
"I just went to college, I'm only 18 Mah, Pah. Why should we talk about marriage.?"
Celina was not left thinking with the decision of her parents. They set him up with Dion.
"We're not telling you to get married anytime soon, maybe in a year or two." Said Mr. Adiguna.
Celina exhaled a rough breath. He looked back at Dion who was only putting on a serious face but did not dare to make a sound.
"I want to talk to Dion's brother." Celina said while looking at her parents. He gave them a code to leave the family room.
"Alright, looks like you guys should be talking 4 points."
"Papa does not want to hear a rebuttal, try to consider it well." Said Mr. Adiguna before leaving the room. He also took his wife to get out of there.
Celina and Dion looked at each other for a while.
"Sir Dion was kidding.? We don't love each other, why would Dion agree.?" Celina immediately filed a protest.
"Not love can be a body as time goes by.?" Ask Dion in doubt.
"We can start from the beginning to get to know each other more." Dion gave a shady look that made Celina even more convinced to reject the matchmaking. He felt unworthy of men as good as Dion.
"Know further.? I don't think it's the love of the body, but Dion's sister would be disgusted by me." Celina smiled smirkily. He believes Dion will step down if he finds out about his dark past.
"Sir Dion doesn't know who I am, I'm just a woman of mura,,,
"I've known everything since the last 2 years." Dion interrupted Celina's words.
Dion's confession left Celina speechless. His mind was instantly muddled, afraid that his two parents would also know everything.