Cidro (Between Love And Wounds)

Chapter 28

The blonde girl smiled sweetly at Arga. He extended his hand intending to shake hands with the handsome young man. But with his indifference Arga went out from before the girl. He walked back to his room.

"Elo aja yang temenin dia Mas. Gue mau belajar. Besok ada ulangan," ucap Arga pada Nanda.

Nanda gawked at the words of her sister. Not yet he had time to raise his protest, Arga had gone upstairs to his room.

"When the hell does he want to think I exist?" said the girl. I don't know who he's talking to.

Nanda smiled. Then he walked closer to the girl.

"Elo, see for yourself, what about Arga? Elo lupain he's better. Lupain Arga's. Open your heart to other men. Don't expect too much from Arga who is clearly already lo nolak," said Nanda.

The girl was silent at Nanda's long words. He took a long breath. Then his blue eyes looked at Nanda with a questionable look.

"Did she have a boyfriend? Does he love any other girl besides me?" ask him in English.

Nanda shrugged her shoulders. "May be yes. May be no" replied Nanda.

"But clearly, Arga had already tied his heart to someone else. The girl who can make Arga a home child. Not the son of a dissident," said Nanda.

The blue-eyed girl lowered her head. He seemed to regret something that had happened in the past.

"What is that girl, the girl who is often with Arga?" The girl showed Nanda a picture. In the photo, it is clear that the sweet face of Citra is smiling. Beside him was Arga who looked smiling as well while looking at Citra's face.

Nanda smiled again. He does not dispute or deny. He only said that the girl was a good girl. A girl who can always make her parents smile.

"I'm going to see the girl. I'll ask him to stay away from Arga" he said at last.

"Please. But one thing you must remember" said Nanda.

"Arga will not stay silent when someone hurts his girl," said Nanda finally.

The blue-eyed girl held back in fury. He felt challenged by Nanda's words just now. He also wanted to see how much Arga loved the girl.

Without replying to Nanda, the blue-eyed girl left the house. He left with a pinch of disappointment and jealousy in his heart.

Meanwhile inside her room, Arga was still busy with her phone. Looks like he just called someone.

"Have you gone to the village?" Arga said when his ears heard the roar of the car engine away from his house.

A slanted smile was etched on his face. She was relieved that the blonde girl had left her house. But he also had to be extra careful again. Because the blonde girl will do anything to get what she wants.

"Gue will always protect your image. I won't let an ant hurt you." He said as he stared at the picture of a sweetly framed image on his study table.

Not only Arga who got guests not invited. The image is the same. He gets a visit from someone who's been pretending to be his best friend.

"Elo really shameless huh?" shintya.

The image scrunched his forehead. He did not understand Shintya's direction.

"I've been reminded not to be close to Azwan. But why is elo still deletin him? What the hell are you going to do?" snapped again.

The image just silently heard Shintya's question. He could only bow his head deeply. He did not intend to reply to Shintya at all.

"This is my last warning. Once again I see Elo near Azwan, you know for yourself the consequences," threatened Shintya.

After saying his threat to Citra. The girl left the Citra house. Before actually leaving, the girl looked back at Citra with a murderous gaze.

The image could only sigh long. He had not thought about Shintya's words just now. All he thought about was how he could express his feelings to Tegar.

"I wish I knew how I felt. Does Mas Tegar still want to be close to me? Close to the same ugly duckling that had so viciously approached the prince," he murmured.

Again he took a long breath. His chest felt tight when remembering the sweet treatment of Rigid on Wiwit. The usual treatment actually. But for the image, it was incredible. Attention that can make the heart of Citra feel jealous.

"I used to fall in love with Dirga. The young man who broke my heart. But my love claps one hand. He didn't look at me at all. He just thinks I'm nothing more than a disgusting fly." The image continued to mutter alone.

Without him noticing a pair of eyes were watching him. A pair of ears were listening to the expression from his little heart. And a pair of hands wanted to hug him at this moment.

Today is the last day of the class exam. All students welcome this day with joy. Including Anne and Citra. The two of them seemed very happy because the exam was finally over as well.

"Well! It's so good to feel. Finally I can be free to watch drakor without a steam train," said Anne origin.

The image that heard it could only shake his head. Yet a sweet smile remained etched on his face.

"Eh Citra's. Tomorrow is no test. You are living in the house. Let me have a friend if I watch Drakor."

"Can I stay at your house?" ask Citra.

"Yes can be. Who is it that forbids you to stay there. It's your home too Cit" replied Anne.

"No one would mind if I stay at your house?" ask the image again.

"Doubt? Who would mind anyway?"

"Grand." A voice spoke to Anne. Both look back. There is the face of Jutek Shintya.

Shintya walked up to the two. The look of his eyes locked on the figure of Citra who was now bowing her head.

"Gue who objected that this sneak peep at your house." Shintya said as she held out Citra's fist.

"What the hell? My home is also my home. Why be a complicated elo" said Anne.

Shintya smiled obliquely at Anne's speech. Then he came back closer towards Citra who was further bowing her head.

"Gue don't think you forgot my words last night" whispered Shintya.

The image nodded slowly. He did not dare to look at Shintya's face which looked like a starving lion.

"good. Don't fuck with me. Because I can make your life like in hell if you dare to decet-deket same Azwan again," he threatened with a soft voice.

The image just nodded slowly. He did not dare to refute Shintya's words. She was frightened by the threat Shintya had told her. He would not add to his heart any more. He just wants to go to school and graduate.

"And elo's. I remember once again. Don't interfere in my affairs with Citra." He said while looking hard at Anne.

"Elo is beautiful. Elo should be friends with me and Sasha's gang. And you can get into the ranks of the most popular girls in school" Shintya said.

"From elo temenan's with this cupu girl. Got what you got?" taunted.

"Elo's offer is interesting too. But thank you. I'm not interested in the same people who are bullies like Elo and Sasha" said Anne.

"Yuk Cit we're home." Anne invited Citra to leave immediately. Leaving Shintya who was still standing with a restraining growl.

The image is still silent. She didn't say a word even though she was alone with Anne.

"Are you okay Cit?" anne asked.The girl was worried because Citra was silent.

"No. I'm okay."

Phew! Finally came out also the voice of the image. Anne smiled when she heard the voice of Citra.

"Thank God you're okay" said Anne.

"We eat first yuk. I'm hungry." Yeah." Anne said while holding her stomach.

The image smiled at Anne's words. Then he nodded his head in agreement.

"We ate meatballs there." He said again pointing at the meatball stall across the street.

Again Citra nodded her head. The girl followed Anne's steps. Just a few steps a voice shocked the two. The voice of a woman who called the name Citra. A voice that felt strange in both ears. Both look back.

"Who is it?"