A Flavor to Love
17-2
Daichi gulped down a clear-gold liquid from the lowball glass in the grasp of his right hand. Occasionally he wiggles the contents of his liquid. He had not touched the liquor for a long time since he was close to Luna and now he needed the drink to calm himself down. Crazy one! It still feels like a dream that his relationship with Luna has ended with him being played with by the girl. His grip on the high-alcohol drink glass tightened and he wanted to throw a strong throw at the wall to vent the emotional turmoil that was stirring in his chest, but he realized that doing so was useless. It would only add to the problem if both his parents and younger brother saw the dramatic scene. He laughs at his own stupidity. But wait a minute! Wh why? Why is it so sudden that Luna did that to coincide when her father came here? There seemed to be something strange behind it all.., his mind was full of big question marks that he himself was confused where he should look for the answer.
"We're home!" Said Rea eagerly followed by Daiki and Kirana who were behind him as if to understand his invisible cheer at his age who had almost entered the head of six. Maybe that's the cause that makes the figure of Rea is still young like a quarter century old. No wrinkle marks on his skin. I don't know what covenant has been agreed between him and his Lord so that he can stay young without great care.
"Ooh, you've come home," Daichi tried to stand up from his seat but wavered so that he sat back down to make Rea worried.
"You drunk Daichi?" Tanya Rea was worried. He saw a large bottle of whisky that stayed a little and a glass lying on the family room table.
"No Ma, I just want to drink a little." Daichi replied as he held his head feeling heavy and dizzy.
"Know that Mama you've stopped drinking long enough, why am I friday again?"
"It's a pity, he's an adult, knows what he's doing" Daiki let out a long sigh. How not, only did they arrive at the apartment, his wife was still had extra energy to reprimand her son.
"It's not like that, honey" replied Rea. "If it's up to Daichi like this there must be a severe problem that makes him drink. Honestly, I didn't like you guys for a long time if there was a problem running away with alcohol. Don't you care about your health at all?"
"No Ma, it's just a personal matter so I drink a little," Daichi who was still quite conscious answered either or. "I've just decided on my girlfriend for some vague and reasonable reason..."
Kirana who was about to enter her room without engaging in any of their conversation then stopped her footsteps and was intrigued to ask, "What did Niisan mean earlier? I didn't hear wrong, did I? Niisan broke up with Luna?"
"How many are my lovers?" Daichi laughed in a satirical tone for himself.
"But why?"
"You sure you want to know?" Daichi looked straight at Kirana.
"Why not? It's about my own best friend. Whatever the reason I need to know how you guys broke up," Kirana's heart isn't sure to hear the reason she's about to tell him. His ten fingers clenched tightly trying to convince himself of the worst that could happen.
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"Why are you pensive here, my dear?" Daiki approached Rea who stood still while staring at the twinkling lights of Tokyo City at night. He hugged his heart from behind to give him peace of mind after the unexpected shock he and his wife could bring to their family. Though just one problem has been resolved, apparently many other problems are just revealed.
"Have we been living apart with children wrong?"
"Why are you saying that?" Daiki linked the strands of Rea's hair to the back of the ear.
"I feel like this whole incident has something to do with our past that may not have been resolved..."
"Which one?"
"Everything's Daiki, don't you feel it? It's not about us, it's about other people who used to make mistakes..."
Daiki nodded in agreement with Rea's opinion. They are soulmates destined to be united by the Almighty so as to feel feelings for each other like a resonating telepathy. That's why their relationship has remained strong to this day. He didn't notice what Rea was feeling. It seemed like Daichi and Kirana's meeting with the girl named Luna Putri Putranto contained a deep meaning that he himself was still hesitant to conclude it too early. Honestly hearing the girl's last name caused a little upset in her heart as if forcing her to spin old memories that she hoped would never come back to her happy family this small.
"Well what do you want it to be like?"
"Can we stay here for a while? Just until everything is clear and resolved?" Rea looked back and looked at her husband's face.
"Are you sure about that?"
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“He said he was satisfied to avenge him on a man who likes to play with women like me and he was also fed up with playing friends with you. So he asked me to just stop this madness and each other's lives as if we didn't know each other anymore...,” Daichi said while pulling his dark brown hair back with the finger of his right hand out of frustration. “And strangely he said that after his father came here.”.
Kirana sat leaning on the back of her bed while folding both her hands and pinned to her chest. He was pensive trying to digest his brother's explanation earlier. It was clear that Luna loved her sister very much and vice versa. Luna always seemed happy to tell their relationship every time they met. Not only that, even Luna was about to break off their friendship relationship that she had built since High School? Is he crazy?! What was she doing wrong until Luna desperately contacted him with her brother's heart? Akkhhhh, thinking about it right now only gives him a headache. It was fortunate that both of his parents were still sane to hold back the news of his matchmaking with Akio. If not, whether it will be as deep as what disappointment he will feel.., it is better that he sleeps now in order to wake up early to go to campus tomorrow asking directly to Luna. The business of his happy feelings should be kept first considering there are priority things that he must finish with his best friend.
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