She quickly turned away to look at

She quickly turned away to look at my date. “Who’s your
friend, Parker?”
“Mother, this is Abby Abernathy. Abby this is my mother,
Vivienne Hayes.”
I extended my hand and she shook it once. In a wellpracticed
move, interest lit the sharp features of her face,
and she looked to Parker. “Abernathy?”
I gulped, worried that she had recognized the name.
Parker’s expression turned impatient. “She’s from
Wichita, Mom. You don’t know her family. She goes to
Eastern.”
“Oh?” Vivienne eyed me again. “Parker is leaving next
year for Harvard.”
“That’s what he said. I think that’s great. You must be
very proud.”
The tension around her eyes smoothed a bit, and the
corners of her mouth turned up in a smug grin. “We
are. Thank you.”
I was amazed at how her words were so polite, and yet
they dripped with insult. It wasn’t a talent she had
developed over night. Mrs. Hayes must have spent years
impressing her superiority upon others.
“It’s good to see you, Mom. Good night.” She kissed his
cheek, rubbed the lipstick off with her thumb and then
returned to her table. “Sorry about that, I didn’t know she
would be here.”
“It’s fine. She seems…nice.”
Parker laughed. “Yes, for a piranha.” I stifled a giggle,
and he offered an apologetic smile. “She’ll warm up. It just
takes her awhile.”
“Hopefully by the time you leave for Harvard.”
We talked endlessly about the food, Eastern, calculus,
and even about The Circle. Parker was charming, funny,
and said all the right things. Various people approached
Parker to greet him, and he always introduced me with a
proud smile. He was regarded as a celebrity within the
walls of the restaurant, and when we left, I felt the
appraising eyes of everyone in the room.
“Now what?” I asked.
“I’m afraid I have a mid-term in Comparative Vertebrate
Anatomy first thing Monday morning. I have some studying
to do,” he said, covering my hand with his.
“Better you than me,” I said, trying not to seem too
disappointed.
He drove to the apartment, and then led me up the
stairs by the hand.
“Thank you, Parker,” I smiled. “I had a fantastic time.”
“Is it too early to ask for a second date?”
“Not at all,” I beamed.
“I’ll call you tomorrow?”
“Sounds perfect.”
Then came the moment of awkward silence. The
element of dates I dread. To kiss or not to kiss, I hated
that question.
Before I had a chance to wonder whether he would kiss
me or not, he touched each side of my face and pulled me
to him, pressing his lips against mine. They were soft and
warm and wonderful. He pulled back once, and then kissed
me again.
“Talk to you tomorrow, Abs.”
I waved, watching him walk down the steps to his car.
“Bye.”
Once again, when I turned the knob, the door yanked
away and I fell forward. Travis caught me, and I
regained my footing.
“Would you stop that?” I said, closing the door behind
me.
“Abs? What are you, a workout video?” he sneered.
“Pigeon?” I said with the same amount of disdain. “An
annoying bird that craps all over the sidewalk?”
“You like Pigeon,” he said defensively. “It’s a dove, an
attractive girl, a winning card in poker, take your pick.
You’re my Pigeon.”

Hasil (Bahasa Indonesia) 2:

Dia cepat berpaling untuk melihat tanggal saya. "Siapa Anda
teman, Parker?"
"Ibu, ini adalah Abby Abernathy. Abby ini adalah ibu saya,
Vivienne Hayes.
"Aku mengulurkan tangan saya dan dia menggelengkan sekali. Dalam wellpracticed
bergerak, bunga menyalakan fitur tajam wajahnya,
dan dia tampak untuk Parker. "Abernathy?"
Aku menelan ludah, khawatir bahwa ia mengenali nama itu.
Ekspresi Parker berubah sabar. "Dia dari
Wichita, Mom. Anda tidak tahu keluarganya. Dia pergi ke
Timur.
"" Oh? "Vivienne menatap saya lagi. "Parker meninggalkan berikutnya
tahun untuk Harvard."
"Itulah yang katanya. Saya pikir itu bagus. Anda harus
sangat bangga.
"Ketegangan di sekitar matanya merapikan sedikit, dan
sudut-sudut mulutnya muncul dalam senyum puas. "Kami
adalah. Terima kasih.
"Saya sangat kagum pada bagaimana kata-katanya begitu sopan, namun
mereka menetes dengan penghinaan. Itu bukan bakat dia telah
dikembangkan selama malam. Ibu Hayes harus menghabiskan tahun
terkesan superioritas dirinya pada orang lain.
"Ini bagus untuk melihat Anda, Mom. Selamat malam. "Dia mencium nya
pipi, mengusap lipstik off dengan ibu jari dan kemudian
kembali ke mejanya. "Maaf tentang itu, saya tidak tahu dia
akan berada di sini."
"Tidak apa-apa. Dia tampaknya ... bagus.
"Parker tertawa. "Ya, untuk piranha." Aku menahan tawa,
dan ia menawarkan senyum minta maaf. "Dia akan pemanasan. Itu hanya
membawanya sebentar.
"" Mudah-mudahan pada saat Anda meninggalkan untuk Harvard.
"Kami berbicara tanpa henti tentang makanan, Timur, kalkulus,
dan bahkan tentang Circle. Parker adalah menarik, lucu,
dan mengatakan semua hal yang benar. Berbagai orang mendekati
Parker untuk menyambutnya, dan ia selalu memperkenalkan saya dengan
senyum bangga. Ia dianggap sebagai selebriti dalam
dinding restoran, dan ketika kami pergi, aku merasakan
mata menilai dari semua orang di ruangan.
"Sekarang apa?" Tanyaku.
"Aku takut aku memiliki jangka menengah di Perbandingan vertebrata
Anatomi hal pertama Senin pagi. Saya memiliki beberapa belajar
untuk melakukan, "katanya, meliputi tangan saya dengan
nya." Lebih baik Anda daripada saya, "kataku, berusaha untuk tidak tampak terlalu
kecewa.
Dia pergi ke apartemen, dan kemudian membawaku menaiki
tangga dengan tangan .
"Terima kasih, Parker," aku tersenyum. "Saya memiliki waktu yang fantastis."
"Apakah itu terlalu dini untuk meminta kencan kedua?"
"Tidak sama sekali," aku tersenyum.
"Aku akan meneleponmu besok?"
"Kedengarannya sempurna."
Lalu tibalah saat canggung keheningan. The
unsur tanggal saya takut. Mencium atau tidak mencium, aku benci
pertanyaan itu.
Sebelum saya sempat bertanya-tanya apakah ia akan mencium
saya atau tidak, ia menyentuh setiap sisi wajah saya dan menarik saya
ke dia, menekan bibirnya ke bibirku. Mereka lembut dan
hangat dan indah. Dia menarik kembali sekali, dan kemudian mencium
saya lagi.
"Bicara dengan besok, Abs."
Aku melambaikan tangan, mengawasinya berjalan menuruni tangga ke mobilnya.
"Bye."
Sekali lagi, ketika saya memutar kenop, pintu merenggut
pergi dan saya jatuh ke depan. Travis menangkap saya, dan saya
kembali pijakan saya.
"Apakah Anda berhenti itu?" Kataku, menutup pintu di belakang
saya.
"Abs? Apa yang Anda, video latihan?
"Sindirnya." Pigeon? "Kataku dengan jumlah yang sama jijik. "Sebuah
burung menjengkelkan bahwa craps seluruh trotoar?"
"Kamu seperti Pigeon," katanya membela diri. "Ini merpati, seorang
gadis yang menarik, kartu menang di poker, pilihlah.
Kau Pigeon saya."