Best Mate [English Version]

Bab 5

Two knocks on the bedroom door, then the door opened from the outside. Adit came in carrying several sheets of paper in his hand, smiling he saw Rheya sitting leaning against the bed reading a novel.

    "*Dek Rheya, Kak Adit's younger sister is the prettiest. Which is incomparably sweet. Even brown sugar is less sweet. Her heart is as soft as a heavenly angel. Diligent in saving and likes to help."
(*Adek/Dek = nickname for younger siblings, both male and female)

    "Thengkyuu." Rheya accepted the compliment happily.

    Usually, when Adit calls Rheya with the nickname 'dek' like this accompanied by sky-high praise, well, usually there is something he wants. What Adit wants is something to do with a girl or a band.

    Adit sat on the edge of the bed. "Tomorrow is Sunday. A bright day for a bright soul."

    "Tomorrow the sky will be cloudy."

    "According to the weather forecast, it will be sunny tomorrow."

    Rheya closes the novel. "Hmp. And then?"

    "You know how much Kak Adit loves Brown Sugar, right?"

    "Hmmmm." Rheya nodded casually.

    "Kak Adit considers Brown Sugar like own child. From zero to now three years old, little baby Kak Adit is so cute." Adit made a funny face. "Kak Adit devotes all attention, affection, energy and thought only to Brown Sugar."

    Rheya listened to the narrative spoken by Adit before getting into the heart of the problem. The narrative takes approximately one folio paper page, and the main problem only takes one sentence. Facing Adit who wants this, you have to be extra patient.

    "Slowly, but surely, Brown Sugar is becoming more popular. Kak Adit, Kak Jay, Kak Yongki, and Kak Erid, we practice hard. More active than Giant. Never give up. Even though storms come my way, I will always fight for Brown Sugar. Even though the road I'm on is sharp, full of gravel, I'll always be with him."

    Hm, like the song lyrics. Surprisingly, Rheya continued to listen to this endless narration. Exaggerated, but funny.

    "Kakak is willing to climb mountains, pass through valleys, cross rivers. Rafting upstream, swimming to the shore."

    Fix. Suitable!

    Adit is very suitable when paired with Eri. They are on the same frequency. Their talk is on the same rail line. If the two are put together, there will be unmatched chaos. The song lyrics came straight from their mouths.

    Soon the narrative will be finished, let's hear what Adit wants.

    "Kak Jay..." Suddenly the intonation of Adit's voice became sad. “Had to have an appendectomy. Kak Jay's position is vacant. Even though..." he deliberately left his sentence hanging, "...even though."

    "...even though?"

    "Tomorrow on a sunny Sunday, Brown Sugar will perform at D'Cafe." Adit's fake tears replaced with a wide smile, his eyes twinkling flirtatiously.

    "No." Rheya refuses.

    "Rheee." Adit flailing Rheya's hand. "Come on, Rheya. Yes? Want to, yeah? For the sake of Kakak's little baby."

    "…"

    "No one is as good as you, Rhe, at playing the guitar."

    Rheya snorted.

    "Tomorrow Brown Sugar will perform for one hour. Brown Sugar will accompany D'Cafe customers to eat. Tomorrow more people will know about Brown Sugar. If our performance is good, we will be invited again next week, next week, and next week again. These are some of the songs we will perform." Adit handed over the sheet of paper he was holding to Rheya.