Satria and Destiny

chapter 4

"Daddy is coming home next week, you take good care of yourself at home. Don't wander around because Daddy has ordered the house to report if you dare to do various things."

The threatening voice on the other side made Andira, who had just woken up, feel too lazy to answer. However, she has to raise her voice so as not to hear more nagging from her father.

"Andira! Did you hear what daddy said earlier!?"

"Yes, Dad. Andira listen. Don't worry, Andira always comes home on time anyways, at least if you're a little late than the time that gave you, it must be Tania."

"Why don't you just invite Tania to stay at home while daddy and mommy  are in Bandung?"

"Huh? Seriously, Dad?"

"Hum, I'm serious, instead of meeting you often outside which daddy believes it's night, it's better to invite Tania to stay at your our house."

"Hmm, okay, Dad. Later, Dira will try to invite Tania, I hope she will."

"Yes, Daddy will hang up the phone first, want to take your grandma to check up."

"Okay, Dad. Be careful."

"Yes. Assalamualaikum."

"Wa'alaikumsalam."

“Huh….”

Andira took a deep breath as soon as the phone line was disconnected. There were always many rules from her father which made her really lazy to go back to Jakarta and prefer to stay in Bandung with her grandma.

However, who would dare to argue with Hartanto when he ordered his daughter to go home and live with him. 

Indeed, her grandma agreement was wrong because she promised to only want to be accompanied until Andira graduated from college, after which she was allowed to return to Jakarta. So now Andira is not free to spend time with her lover.

A knock on the door distracts Andira from thinking about Hartanto and all the rules.

"Excuse me, Ms Dira, your breakfast is ready!" A very familiar voice in Andira's ears since childhood.

"Owh, yes. Just a moment, Dira takes a shower first." Andira answered her maid's call.

"Okay, Ms."

Not wanting to be bothered by her father's words, Andira got out of bed and ran to the bathroom.

"At least shampooing can lighten the load on the brain," said the girl lazily.

***

In the afternoon Andira was already tidy, wearing simple clothes that looked wow in her tall, slender body like a model.

"Miu, Andira wants to go out with Tania, maybe come home late at night. Please don't tell my dad when he gets home a little late." Andira spoke to her maid which she calls Miu.

"Khem, Miss Andira do you want to meet miss Tania or miss Tania?"

The maid, who has worked since Andira was little, loves to tease her employer's daughter.

Andira is right again lying to him because actually Andira will come home at night because he will meet Satria.

No, to be exact, wait until Satria's time to go home at Tania's apartment. Then, they would spend time traveling around town again like the night before.

Seeing Andira at a loss, the maid smiled and said, "Alright, just go. Miss can lie to other people, but not with me who accompanied Miss Dira from childhood."

"Mmm hehehe, I want to meet Mr. Satria too, Miu. Just don't tell my parents, okay. Please...." Andira clasped her hands in front of her face as a sign of pleading.

"Please, Miss. Don't come home too late, okay? The other matters will be Miu's business."

"Wow, Miu is really nice. Aaa, it's getting more and more dear...."

Andira opened her arms and hugged a middle-aged woman who was much older than her mother. 

"Heheheh, that's it, Miss Dira said you wanted to go. Come on, it'll be late," said Miu while tidying the hair of the only daughter of the Hartanto family.

"Okay, Andira go first, Assalamualaikum."

"Wa'alaikumsalam, Miss."

Andira came out of the house, she saw the driver was wiping the red car, her favorite car.

"Sir, please take me to Tania's apartment, okay?"

The driver turned and stood up straight with one hand on his forehead.

"Okay, Miss Dira."

"Hehehe, just don't use respect."

Andira chuckled seeing it. The car door was opened, like a princess. Even though Andira knows that she is not that rich and should be treated like this.

The gate was opened by a security guard who faithfully guarded the house, then the car slid into the highway.

This is actually one of the tricks to trick Andira and Tania because when Andira's father's confidant, who knows who is in the house, likes to report, they will say Andira is with Tania, her closest friend.

***

"Your daddy is sadistic, Dir. His daughter has grown up, how can you be restricted from going out by 10pm at the latest!?"

"Hmm yes, I want to be surprised but my dad is. Maybe because I'm their only daughter."

"And you always take my name as an excuse to lie when you want to go out with your lover longer!," Tania spoke a little annoyed. She has to hurry back to the apartment to welcome her friend's arrival so that the driver believes his employer's daughter is with Tania.

"Hehe, sorry. Willy nilly, because my dad only trust you among all my friends. Even my dad asked me to invite you to stay at our house while dad is in Bandung. How? Do you want?" raised an eyebrow when asked.

"Ouch!!!"

Tania's one hand covered Andira's face who was looking at her with an innocent face waiting for an answer.

"What is it!?" Andira protested not accepting Tania's treatment.

"If I stay at your house, then what other excuse do you want if you come home after your exit time limit, Princess! It's time for you to go home when your boy comes home from work too!" Tania explained long and wide to her friend who was protected by her father.

"Ups, I didn't think about that, Tan." Putting on the welding face of its flagship plain pretentious.

Of course Tania made her laugh.

"Well, you want to accompany me shopping for a while, then eat at the restaurant where your guy works, Let's go now."

"Okay," Andira replied cheerfully.

Tania could only shake her head because she was concerned about her best friend. No wonder her best friend is happier in Bandung than in Jakarta, Andira is not free to go anywhere. Actually the main problem is only one, Hartanto does not like his daughter dating Satria, who is just a servant whose family origins are not clear. Meanwhile Andira is the only daughter who will inherit everything Hartanto has.