28 Asking For A Reward

["1 more hour."]

"Okay, I'll wait?"

["Yes."]

Leandra was happy because Rigel's response was always good in any case. Before Rigel arrived at Leandra's house, she tried to prepare some books in the living room. He summarized the material to explain what he knew before Rigel came and he would ask for his help.

An hour has passed, but Rigel hasn't come home and can't even be contacted, the more his thoughts are worried. He is afraid that tomorrow he will not be able to present and be responsible for his duties.

Click!

The door opened, and immediately Leandra stood up and saw it and sure enough, Rigel had just arrived.

Leandra's face was so happy and worried that it made Rigel worried.

"What's wrong with you?"

"You said 1 hour has passed you know."

"He's stuck because I'm taking a shower first. You just eat first."

Rigel gives food to Leandra, especially if it's not his favourite food series, slowly Rigel finds out what his wife likes.

After bathing, Rigel headed for the living room. The masculine scent of men after bathing for some reason always smells good, Leandra was surprised.

"Already?"

"Wait for you, I can't."

Rigel sat next to Leandra. They sat on the floor with a layer of brown fleece following the sofa.

"Can you not wear perfume," said Leandra pitifully.

"I don't use Leandra."

"So whose scent is this?" Leandra sniffed near Rigel.

"What?" asked Rigel confused.

"Well, use this."

"I do smell good."

"Oh come on, so what's this?"

Rigel explained everything until finally, Leandra began to understand it, now Leandra felt thirsty and needed food, she went to the kitchen to get her favourite snack but it was already ten o'clock at night.

"You want to?"

Rigel shook his head.

Just as Leandra was about to devour the food, Rigel held her back.

"Don't eat that."

"Huh? Why?"

"Just eat fruit or you drink milk, so you can sleep well. This food is not healthy, you have been eating this kind of stuff."

"Yeah, that's a big deal."

"If you want to get sick go ahead."

"It's really bad. Yes, yes or no I eat. I just drink water."

"Wait for me to get some fruit." Rigel went into the kitchen and returned with a plate of apples he had cut into small cubes.

"Why are you doing this art?"

"Never mind just eat, but while listening to what I explain okay."

Leandra nodded her head as she devoured it. After he was tired of eating the fruit he put his head on the table while watching Rigel's face.

"What you look at the book, don't look at me."

"Yeah, I'm listening."

"Try again."

Leandra sighed and she tried to present what Rigel had taught. Smooth, everything went very smoothly.

"Okay just like that you explain tomorrow."

"Yeah, I'm sleepy."

Leandra said as she put her head back while listening to Rigel speak but soon closed her eyes.

"This child is very habitual," Rigel muttered as he looked at his wife.

Rigel carried Leandra back to the room, he wrapped her in a blanket. After that back to the living room to clean everything up. After that, he fell asleep following Leandra.

07.00 AM

They were awake and about to get ready.

"Last night I fell asleep again, didn't I?"

"Yes."

"Who moved me to the room?"

"Sir security guard."

Leandra laughed at Rigel's answer and looked at him who was taking advice with her that morning.

"You don't have to look at me like that."

"Thank you very much."

Rigel answered it with a snoring voice.

"You're angry?"

"Why are you mad?"

"I troubled you all the time, even to the point of carrying me."

"I want to carry you every day while I can happily."

"Why are you like that, so you like to carry me like that?"

"Not really."

"May I ask?"

"What?"

"Why are you never angry with me?"

"You want me to be angry?"

"It's okay, you're horrified."

Rigel smiled.

"I'm trying to hold back Lea's emotions, if I respond with emotions as well, we will continue to fight."

Leandra was silent listening to Rigel's words.

*****

"Leandra please present," the lecturer asked Leandra.

Leandra was a little nervous because she thought this lecturer was a killer and many said it was difficult to get grades from her. He started the presentation in the best possible way. He remembered what Rigel had taught him. Until finally the lecturer muttered "Give applause to Leandra," while starting to applaud first.

Leandra was so happy with her happy smile, that she returned to her seat.

"By the way where did you learn from?"

"From the book I borrowed and some looking on the internet as well as in my notebook, sir."

"Did you take notes during the seminar with Mr Rigel?"

Damn!

"Oh yes, sir, because it is an important material, therefore it needs to be studied."

"Very good, others, please imitate friends like this. Don't just admire the presenters, they are busy taking pictures but the knowledge is not taken, it's useless."

"Yes sir," all answered the same thing.

The class was over, and Leandra was still happy to receive praise from the lecturer who was known to be difficult.

"Well congrats Lea," said Alcie beside him.

"I swear it feels so good."

"Did I say, it would be safe if there was Rigel? After all, he's helping you again, you know."

"Yeah, I study late at night too, it's because I work hard too."

"But without Rigel, you don't know, do you?"

"Yes Alcie, I'll say thank you again later."

"Don't just say thank you, praise him or something so that he's happy too."

"Yeah, I'll think about it later."

Alcie is very happy to tease her best friend because it's one of her efforts to make Leandra forget Adrian and start opening her heart to Rigel.

The dishes that Leandra has specially prepared for Rigel, she cooks with pleasure. He waited for Rigel to return.

"Hey."

"Yaa," replied Leandra with a sweet smile.

"It's very bumpy."

"I'm friendly wrong too, right."

"What do you want?"

Leandra laughed because Rigel was starting to know that if he did sweet things, he would get what he wanted.

"Don't ask for anything, you just take a shower first."

Rigel went into the room to clean himself after leaving the room and headed for the kitchen where Leandra was.

"You cook?"

"Yes, especially for you."

"That means you're not eating."

Leandra glared at him.

"Yeah, but I haven't eaten either."

"On what occasion?"

"Thanks for giving my presentation a good grade," explained Leandra with happy twinkles in her eyes.

"Congratulations, so this is a reward huh?"

"Well, that is just it is."

Rigel and Leandra have dinner together.

"How is it delicious?"

Rigel thought as he devoured the food.

"It must be delicious, when you cook it's always delicious."

"Lie."

"No, this is serious."

"Okay," Leandra replied with a slight smile.

"Oh yes, your CT scan results are out."

"How did it go?"

"Thank God everything is fine. You have nothing to worry about, next time be more careful."

"Yes, thank you. Duh, I owe you so much."

"Is it all considered debt? Isn't it. Don't assume everything is debt, I did this because of humanity and you are my full responsibility."

"Don't talk about responsibility, I'm embarrassed."

"Why?"

"Yes, you can do all the good and continue to meet my needs while I can't."

"It's okay, everything has a process."

"But you're not mad, are you?"

"I'm not mad, Lea."

Now Leandra looked at Rigel carefully without taking another glance.

"What are you doing looking at me like that, I'll get carried away later."

"Oh, men can do that too huh?"

"Yes, everyone, living humans must feel it. Only women are like that."

"I thought it was only women, I've never seen men like that anyway."

"Because a man won't show that much when he's carried away by his feelings."

"Couldn't you be like me too huh?" Leandra pointed at Rigel.

"Yes."

"What! What are you doing like that? Are you feeling it?"