El's Matchmaking Plan

"You went to the toilet and it was such a waste of time, it was very inconvenient."

El looked at Mario and Reza with a blank stare, so he was to blame for what happened? What do you mean, he treats each of them to a bowl of meatballs with a drink, and he's still being blamed? indeed the two friends did not know they were being benefited by him. "Why am I the one to blame?" He asked.

"Yes, you responded to Nusa's behavior. She is also not bad, looks beautiful. If you walk beside you, of course, you will not be ashamed." Now it was Reza's turn to protest while massaging his calf which was throbbing in pain, it was a light punishment that was torturous at the end.

"You're noisy," said El as he reached into his shirt pocket, took out his cell phone, and started drifting with the messaging app with Alvira.

Mario and Reza exchanged glances as if blaming each other for still blaming El for what happened to them. The food has been paid for by El, they don't even seem to know themselves. Yes, that is a bad trait for both of them.

"Excuse me, Bara."

El just doesn't respond to someone who says his name, he doesn't like to be disturbed while texting with his beloved sister. All the emoticons rolled over for him as he rudely just read Alvira's message with no intention of replying, causing the girl to go on a hunger strike for three days. This is the reason he is very reluctant to be disturbed if he is in contact with Alvira, afraid that later messages from his little sister will be ignored or even read-only.

"Just sit down, Nusa. El won't listen to what you have to say, believe me." Mario said while drinking sweet iced tea deliciously, it's okay if a girl as beautiful as Nusa wants to eat with them. Ah, it was such a relief when the cold tea hit his throat.

Nusa, the girl nodded slowly and sat right next to El. Once again, she was the only one who dared to take her place beside the man, didn't she think that when they were still humans, there was nothing to be afraid of.

"Enjoy your meal," Nusa said smiling at Mario and Reza. She started eating sandwiches made by her beloved brother, her brother always controlled the carbohydrate levels in her food.

Reza looked at El who was engrossed in staring at the cellphone screen with no expression at all as if he no longer cared about what was happening. "Boss, you haven't eaten yet? Didn't Alvira bring you lunch this morning?"

Yes, Reza and Mario sometimes call El 'boss'.

Because of Reza's words just now, Nusa's attention was immediately drawn to the boy beside her. She looked at El curiously. Alvira? Does this cool man beside her have a boyfriend? ah, why is she curious about this? After all, El is handsome and it's impossible for the guy to not have a boyfriend, even though her nature is far from romantic.

"I'm full," El said casually. He lifted his head then turned to Nusa who had not taken his eyes off him, and yes of course their eyes met perfectly.

"Who let you sit there?" El asked in a flat tone, he seemed to lock Nusa's gaze with his very intimidating eyes. He glared at the girl without any intention of taking his eyes off Nusa who was smiling stiffly.

"Eh? Can't I sit here with you guys?" asked Nusa with a very innocent face. She was still biting the sandwich in her hand calmly, although the look in El's eyes this time was really scary. Mario and Reza only pretended to be busy playing online games, when in fact they were just staring blankly at the cellphone screen with their ears listening to El's conversation with Nusa. "I already called your name, but you didn't--"

"Go."

Nusa swallowed hard as the atmosphere around her turned hot, she put the sandwich in her hand back into the lunch box. "Y-yes, sorry Bara. Then, I'll excuse myself." She said a little nervously. To be honest she had no other choice but to sit with them because today the cafeteria was so crowded that there wasn't a single seat left except for one seat beside El.

As for El, he refocused his gaze on the phone screen without any guilt.

"El, don't you feel sorry for Nusa?" Reza asked in a rather serious tone. Because he feels very sorry for Nusa who is now standing in the middle of the canteen looking at the chairs occupied by people hoping that the person will leave soon and he can eat in peace in one of the chairs.

"No," said El.

I always like that. Besides being cold, El sometimes doesn't think about other people's feelings. Whether that person would be hurt by his words, he didn't care about any of that. As long as he's comfortable, that means it's fine, right?

"Who are you chatting with? You're too busy with your phone, so you don't remember what's around you when you stare at your phone." Mario said as he crossed his arms on the table. He bent down so he could see what his best friend was doing.

"Alvira."

Reza laughed as well as Mario. Who else is El's priority besides his mother and the girl he just mentioned? There is not any. El's life is only filled by Alvira, Alvira, and Alvira.

"What is it called if the two siblings are very close?" Mario asked, thinking hard as if this was the most unpredictable thing.

Reza laughed so hard that he hit the table lightly, he felt his best friend was really stupid unlike him who was so smart. "You just don't know, you are stupid, apparently, no wonder Mrs. Victor likes to scold you so much," he said in a mocking tone, not forgetting to shake his head and purse his lips like a sneer.

Again, El is just a silent connoisseur who sees Mario and Reza's silly behavior, they look like brothers because they have a very high sense of humor.

"Don't make fun of me, Mrs. Victor is also very angry with you if you forget, now I remember. Do you know what I mean, don't you?"

"THERE'S NO HISTORY TO WHAT YOU ASKED. MY STOMACH SHOULD HAVE BEEN TRYING TO TALK TO YOU."

Now it's Mario's turn to laugh out loud, he doesn't understand Reza's answer, which gets a big zero. "Prove who is stupid!!" he exclaimed happily, making Reza's face turn red.

"If it's wrong, just know it, don't spread it, shhh..." said Reza while placing his index finger right in front of his mouth, pretending to make his stupid friend hold back his words.

"WHERE IS THE FRIEND ZONE HISTORY TO THE STEPBROTHER GOALS? OMG, MY STOMACH HURT." Mario said loudly making all pairs of eyes look at them curiously, some people laughed because they heard Mario's very inviting laugh.

El rubbed his face, he now felt embarrassed because he was always the center of people's attention due to the behavior of these two friends who were always beyond human understanding.

"Wow, you insulted me, you know," said Reza while thrusting the meatball sauce that was still in his bowl to the edge of Mario's lips. "Feel it." he continued with a satisfied smile.

Because of Reza's actions, Mario is now excited to wave his hand in front of his hot lips. He doesn't like chili because he can't stand spicy. "My lips are no longer sexy, it's your responsibility, Za!" he said as he took El's glass of orange juice. "Ask for it, El."

El stared at Mario flatly. "Just take it, drink it," he said briefly.

Mario just nodded while staring sadly at the last drop of El's orange juice while his lips still tasted the incredible spicy taste, it was impossible to suppress the spiciness with just one glass of orange juice.

Reza was busy laughing out loud while holding his stomach, occasionally he wiped the tears that fell from laughing too much. "This is what we call entertainment!" he said excitedly, his revenge paid off.

Mario cursed harshly, then started to run towards Nusa who looked at him with pity because he didn't want to be hypocritical even though he saw their silliness earlier.

"Are you okay?" Nusa even asked ridiculous things that shouldn't need to be asked again.

"No, I'm not okay Nusa, it's obvious my mouth is spicy, why don't you help? My lips feel spicy..."

"So what should I do to make you less spicy? Sprinkle with water?"

"No, it's not like that, you are very cute."

Looking for an excuse to keep the spiciness from spreading to the top of his head, Mario finally started snapping his fingers making a sound.

"Nusa, your sandwich is for me, okay?" said Mario as he grabbed the lunch box in Nusa's hand and ate her sandwich greedily until there was nothing left. Luckily, the spiciness has lessened now, helped by the softness of the bread and mayonnaise inside.

"B-but Mario, the sandwich I ate earlier. Aren't you amused?"

"No, I'm used to eating from the leftovers," said Mario jokingly. "Why are you still here, Nusa? Well, sorry that I ate your lunch," he said in a tone that sounded unpleasant because he had eaten other people's food. He promised to destroy Reza with his deadly punch like a participant in a boxing ring.

Nusa smiled sweetly, she was not hungry anymore because she was too dizzy to sit in the canteen. "It's okay, I don't have to bother waiting for people to finish eating. I'm going to class, bye." She said as she took back her lunch box which was in Mario's hand. She waved her hand and walked away from the man.

"She's the coolest girl, she's nice, she's not arrogant, she's beautiful. Fix, I want to set her up with El, rather than my best friend being liked with Priska."

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