A Flavor to Love

16-3

"Till here you take Papa," Daniel, who has since seen the melancholy on Luna's face as he was about to drive her to Narita International Airport to return to Indonesia, stopped his suitcase. He knew his son was still very sad over the tough decision he had to make. But he was forced to ask for it because he did not want his only child to suffer because of the abundance of karma for his and Astrid's actions.

"Eh?" Luna turned her head towards Daniel.

"Take care of yourself, son," Daniel patted Luna's left shoulder channeling his strength as he could. After a long time unable to communicate well with his daughter, only this time he really felt the role of a better father than before. If only there had been no incident of Luna being in close contact with the girls, perhaps the current iceberg in Luna's heart would not have melted for her like it was today. At least behind the calamity that occurred, there is still good that they can quote even though the happiness that Luna had before must be lost. "If you have the opportunity and the time off that many return home, Papa and Bi Ani will welcome you with open arms..."

Luna's eyes grew bigger when she listened to the words that came out of her Papa. His eyes heat up to urge to come out of the corners of his lentic eyelashes. A flash of events in the past played in his memory like a roll of film that is being aired in theaters. He felt rediscovered his home that had been lost when Astrid died and.himself felt all along had been selfish to his father...

"Pa..," said Luna raucously.

"Hmm?" Daniel tilted his head in response to Luna's call.

"May I hug you Pa?" Tanya Luna hesitated.

"...," Daniel was silent, before long, his hands were stretched out wide. "Of course, come here son..."

Luna immediately rushed to hug Daniel and held him tightly. Cry broke. "Pa..., sorry Luna ya Pa.., Luna has been rough and hard on Papa, Luna should be able to speak well with Papa..."

Daniel who listened to Luna's confession when conveying all the feelings that were there for him inevitably returned Luna's embrace was no less tight. Honestly, he was moved to see his daughter heartened to apologize to him first.

"Papa also Luna.., Papa apologizes for being more busy with work than taking time for you as if you ignore yourself..."

Luna stared at the white cloud that was slowly walking in front of her who was currently sitting on one of the park benches on her campus. The greeting sky's beer can't comfort him. After weeping and breaking up with Daichi, he must now think about how to break his relationship with Kirana while his best friend is in the same state of grief as him. He is grateful that Kirana did not attend college today so he can still think of the right way to escape. It was incredible that fate overturned his life. The pain suffered made his heart numb as if his human side was gone somewhere. He was like this right on the day of his mother's death to make him insolent to the Papa. So if it is like this what kind of life will he live in the future? Without a best friend who has accompanied her since their first meeting in class X and her lover...

"Hayo, what are you thinking?” Park Ha Neul asked excitedly to make Luna was surprised not dumbfounded. Instead of feeling guilty, the Korean stucco girl was sitting next to Luna at will.

“Park Ha Neul, you surprised me..” Luna tried to normalize the beating of her heart that had been beating hard in surprise. Tumben once this super stylish girl appeared in front of him?

“I saw you from a distance like your life disappeared somewhere,” Park Ha Neul gives a large plastic glass of boba drink that is currently trending in the country and is replied by a nod of thanks then drink it still with his gaze fixed to the the sky still wished they could still comfort him. Park Ha Neul deliberately took the time to buy the drink to comfort Luna who seemed to be sad for what reason and asked her heart to ask.

“Ya?”

“Are you still upset with Kirana?” Luna paused her words. “Because he has lied to you by pretending to be an ordinary person? Is it so upsetting that you stay away from someone as good as him who extends his hand to accept this all-starved me as his friend?”

“Of course upset,” Park Ha Neul pursed her lips grumbling to respond to Luna. “It's delicious to be cheated? Just so you know, I really uphold honesty!”

“He had a reason why he covered his identity because he did not want to be in the shadow of his family's big name...,” Luna smiled weakly when remembering their first encounter when undergoing the Student Orientation Period or abbreviated MOS. Kirana bravely challenged their senior brothers who she thought were too outrageous to treat them as juniors and onion cubs by snapping full of insulting words and mockery. Not to mention the incident of watering and erosion as if to be the most famous people to be chased for signatures. Moreover, Kirana who did not accept herself must be punished standing under the flag pole in the blazing afternoon just because less than three green beans as one of the requirements that must be carried at that time until he ended up serving the same sentence as her. Masa’ bullies seniors who consider him insolent and only faced casually because of being the favorite child of Karate teachers at his school until when finally the girl managed to reach the highest peak as the Chairman of OSIS to remove the ridiculous rules for the junior under him and replace it with the introduction of a more educational school environment of course. The long debate about chemical compounds and mathematical formulas that make headaches and many more beautiful memories that he soon had to bury deep into the bottom of the endless so that he could no longer he took it or reopened it. Honestly, it was very difficult if he was no longer his best friend, but he preferred to obey his father, parents and family the only one he had. Maybe another story if his mother is still alive, of course he will get more consideration and input to be able to survive and befriend Kirana and still be able to connect love to the man who managed to steal his heart.

“He's a really nice and unfair person if you stay away from him just for that trivial reason.

“Lantas you want me how? Forgive him like nothing happened?”

“Iya, please Ha Neul,” Luna turned to Park Ha Neul and clasped her wrists tightly with a look of hope. “Don't let him be alone after his brother forcibly severed his relationship with your fiancee's best friend.”

Park Ha Neul was shocked in silence when she learned something she did not get from Kazuto. Just this time Kazuto did not tell about Akio Fujiwara's football since the man graduated from college. He has to find out if he needs to force his fiancee to tell him what kind of relationship Kirana, Akio, has, and Daichi Matsumoto to bear unexpected drama as he had just heard from this girl before him. But it could be later, now he must focus on asking what reason makes a famous Luna does not like to mince words and talk as necessary even to beg her to be friends with Kirana again, the younger brother of Daichi Matsumoto, a man whose aura he is reluctant at once he does not like because it is too intimidating.

“What is it that you have to beg Luna?”

“Because I can no longer be her best friend after knowing the fact that I have hurt and severed my relationship with her highly respected and dear brother.”.

Wait, what drama this time? Since when did Luna get in touch with Daichi Matsumoto? And it seems that it is not the reason that is the cause, there must be something crucial that is difficult to say. Hmm.., and it looks like it would be even more interesting if he was involved in it...

Oh no, how does it feel not sure this problem will be easier to solve? It may even be the opposite, the more chaotic it exceeds the tangled thread...

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