Aishiteru, Takah!

Chapter 11's

"Do you know where I like Taka?" This conversation aroused all the curiosity in me.

"From Missing myself. He said that Hiro likes you, not him. And that's what makes Miss hurt and hates you, Dek. Mbak himself only realized that Taka was Hiro when Mbak apologized to him for what Mbak had done. Hiro may not remember that Mbak is a friend of Miss and knows all the stories between them."

"Is my brother and sister's relationship okay? I mean, last night I saw that you two weren't as familiar as usual" I asked.

Ma'am Aga breathed a long breath. "Our relationship wasn't okay when Mbak told Miss to stop meddling in your life. Ma'am feels guilty for following Miss's request to separate you. Especially when you know that Taka is Hiro. People who have liked you for a long time."

I leaned my back against the chair. This is enough to surprise me.

***

Taka approached me who was sitting on the balcony as soon as he came home. His face looks tired and he looks at me.

"How is Shinoda?" short many.

"He's fine. It will take time to recover but in general the condition is not worrisome."

We were both silent for a while until Taka finally made a sound. "I just found out that your sister is someone I used to know."

"Sit down first, I'll get you a drink" I said slowly.

***

"I know Rindu when he often appears in cafes around Shinjuku Station. He and his friends from Indonesia often come on weekends. Because we meet so often, we become friends.

He quite often tells about his family in Indonesia and everything about Indonesia in general. We also often went out together because he sometimes asked me to take him somewhere. Our relationship is just friendship.

For some reason at that time, Miss did not introduce me to her family and she left in a hurry with you. A few days later, when we met again at the cafe, I asked you a lot. After that, several times I also leave chocolate and books to him to give to you because he said, you really like to read. It makes Miss a little upset I guess. He started saying bad things about you. Honestly, I don't like it when people say bad things about other people. At that moment I rebuked him directly and he was offended. He left and was never seen again coming to the cafe.

After being out of sight for a long time, he came back to the cafe and asked me to take him to a meeting after our band finished performing. When he drove her, she expressed her feelings. However, I who only thought of her as nothing more than a friend told her if I liked the other girl who was you. I also explained that that was also the reason why I often left something through him.

My explanation and rejection seemed to hurt Miss again because after that she never reappeared in the cafe as usual. When we accidentally met, he said that his sister, who is you, refused all my gifts. I, who at that time was quite disappointed by Miss's explanation, chose to forget my feelings. Especially after Miss graduated and I heard she returned to Indonesia. I've completely forgotten that."

I turned my eyes to hear the exact same story Taka told by Mbak Aga.

"I never considered Missing more than a friend" Taka looked at me fixedly. "Never happened between us. Just exchange stories and go somewhere."

I approached and hugged Taka tightly, "I believe you," I said softly in his ear.

***

I'm getting ready. Taka took me out to dinner and afterwards we would visit Shinoda at his house The good man fell off the steps while playing golf and sprained his legs.

The ringing of the cell phone stopped my movement straightening the hair. The call from brother made me frown. The call went into my husband's phone. I remember if at dinner time yesterday, mom had asked for Taka's number just in case I was difficult to contact.

"Hiro, please come back to me. I told you that my sister is not a good woman. He just looks good on the outside and he just likes to get attention. Do you remember my story first? My foster sister has always monopolized the attention of both of our parents." My brother's voice can be recognized right after picking up the phone.

"So my sister has been badmouthing me for a long time? Even to people who don't know me at all?" ketus.

There was no answer from the other end before the call was cut off.