Alyssa & Mario: Friends Become Love

Chapter 8 - Not keeping promises

After school, as usual, Alyssa always practiced basketball and waited to be taught by Mario. He said he was going to be late because there was a bit of business. But, waiting for almost an hour to pass, Mario never came. Alyssa had cape trained alone and had no more spirit. He finally chose to go home.

Because when leaving with Mario, Alyssa also had to go home on public transportation. Waiting for Mario is not the answer. Even Mario did not come, the man had not given him any message. Alyssa felt, Mario slightly changed.

On the bus, Alyssa sat in the back seat listening to her favorite music. He was so focused that he didn't realize there was someone sitting next to him. Even he is still enjoying himself with the music he enjoys.

The person just silently observed, without intending to say hello. The two sat busy with each other's affairs. At the first stop, the person next to Alyssa came down. That man was Abram. Alyssa only came to her senses when, seeing the man on the descent to the stop.

"God! What did you do, Ica! B! She's gonna think I'm a weird girl, right?"

Alyssa was thinking a no-no. Because if he had read a novel and listened to music, people around him as if never seen. Just as a shadow.

Until the second stop, Alyssa went down and then walked into the alley until she reached her home. Apparently Mario is already at home, precisely in front of the house. Like waiting for someone to come.

Mario walked towards Alyssa who was about to enter the house.

"What?! Why follow-up?" alyssa asked me tightly because she was upset Mario did not come and forgot his own promise.

"Ca, I'm sorry, yes" he said, looking sincere.

"What's wrong with me?" alyssa asked as if she didn't know. Though the woman wanted to hear directly Mario who felt guilty.

"Because I didn't come to teach you how to play basketball when I promised. The intention, after returning from Ashilla nganterin back home, I want to go back to school again. But, Ashilla's mom asked me to stop by first. Uh, even a mess. I was invited to eat there too. Again sorry, Ca. I promise next time it won't be that way."

Hearing Ashilla's name Alyssa's heart immediately throbbed in pain. Now he realizes, Mario's priority is no longer himself. He must also understand and do not want Mario continue to feel guilty.

"Yes not papa. Anyway, I also did not practice anyway," said Alyssa deliberately hid it.

"lik! Why are you coming home at this hour? Shouldn't have practiced, from an hour ago, you'd have been in Ca's house."

"Gue took a long walk to the city park" Alyssa's alibi.

"Tell?"

Alyssa nodded.

Likewise with Mario, the man went straight into his house.

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Alyssa Room, 20:00

The room lights were turned off, he deliberately did that, so Mario thought he was asleep. Because Mario knows Alyssa can't sleep when the lights are on.

Though what really happened, Alyssa still can not sleep because of the thought of her friendship with Mario which now feels different. Should he be happy Mario has a girlfriend? He should support it, right? But why this? He became agitated himself and felt wasted slowly. It is as if there is a sense that should not arise in a friendship relationship.

"No way, right? Yes, it's definitely not possible. This must be just because I feel different, because almost every day together continue. Yes, it must be. Not another reason, which I never imagined before. Come on Ca. Lo and Mario are best friends."

Alyssa tried to deny what she had in mind. He didn't want it to ruin everything. Alyssa hugged her roll and stared at the window where it would show Mario's window across the room.

"No, Ica! Don't look there! mending sleeping!"

Alyssa forbade herself to look that way. He even covered his face with a blanket. But, whose name is a different magnet, the nail, will definitely continue to attract. Alyssa got upset by herself then opened her blanket and came out of her room to go to the kitchen to get a drink.

Unlike Mario, the man was surprised, because Alyssa who rarely sleeps fast had turned off the lights. Even Mario to give a message to make sure Alyssa is asleep or not. But there was no reply he got.

"Perhaps, indeed today he was really exhausted so sleep fast," Mario thought.

But it still feels weird. He couldn't bother Alyssa that night. Because usually Mario will certainly disturb Alyssa by calling or giving chat messages in a row to thwart the focus of Alyssa's reading on the novels.

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