Destiny Love Maira

To Erika's house

It's raining again. And again Erika was soaked. It's guaranteed tonight he'll have a fever again. But what to say, it's okay. At least today he has done some good to help people, even though the person he helped even thought he was pretending.

How sad.

It had been almost half an hour for Erika to sit in front of the empty shophouse. Public transport or taxis did not appear to pass. Even if there is definitely not a direction towards the road of his house, but to another road.

Erika still hugs her painting supplies groceries and also stationery for Ayu. If forced through the rain to look for public transportation, Erika is afraid her groceries will get wet. So he decided to just wait here.

I don't know how many times long breaths Erika breathed. His body was cold again, even his breathing was warm.

Oh Allah...

Don't let her waist hurt again now.

Erika's eyes squinted, when she suddenly saw a car stop in front of the shophouse.

Who's who??

Is the owner of the shop???

But he was immediately surprised, when he saw Ervan who got down from inside the car. Even he slightly ran up to Erika.

Erika looked confusedly at Ervan. Why is he here again? Is there something left behind?

"Let's ride. I'll take you home" Ervan asked.

Erika looked at Ervan in confusion.

"But I can take Van's cargo" replied Erika.

Why can Ervan be good like this??? It scared Erika.

"Come on. I know you've been waiting here a long time. Let's just say this is my gratitude because you helped my mother earlier" said Ervan.

Erika was stunned and increasingly tightened her embrace on her groceries.

"I help expecting nothing" Erika murmured.

"It's fast. The rain will stop long. You want to wait until when?" ask Ervan again. He rubbed his jacket which was slightly wet from being exposed to water.

"But I'm wet, your car...."

"Hurry up, don't talk much anymore. I'm cold" said Ervan who immediately stopped Erika's words. He even went straight into the car.

It makes Erika confused now. But rather than him having a fever again from waiting too long, it was better for him to just go up. Ervan forced it too. Maybe he's being kind now. Well hopefully Ervan won't say anything that makes Erika hurt again.

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The sound of the car horn made Erika gasp in shock. He walked quickly and got into Ervan's car.

Erika did not dare to look at Ervan who had started to drive her car. He just looked straight ahead while holding back the cold that had started to bite.

Ervan occasionally glanced at Erika. This girl's face was pale and still looked withered. Not like it used to be fresh and haughty.

Now it's...

Erika really changed.

"When you came home yesterday?" ask Ervan.

"Yes" answered Erika briefly.

There was no talk during the trip. Ervan and Erika were as silent as their respective minds.

Until not an hour later they had arrived in front of the tenement house occupied by Erika.

"Thank you so much Van" said Erika who now looks at Ervan.

"You don't intend to bring me in. I've been good to get you here" asked Ervan.

Erika gasps. Their eyes glanced at each other for a while until Erika and Ervan turned to the house where Akbar and Ayu looked out and watched them from the door.

"alright. Come on in" Erika finally took.

He got out of the car and ran into the house a little, and Ervan soon followed him.

"No more rain" asked Ayu. Akbar swiftly took the groceries from Erika's hands.

"Yes, it's raining heavily. Let's go in. Brother bring friends Brother, greetings first yes" Erika told Akbar and Ayu.

"Akbar brother, this is Ayu Akbar's sister" said Akbar while greeting the back of Ervan's hand.

Ervan smiled faintly and rubbed Akbar's head gently.

"Ervan" Ervan replied.

"Lock the Van" asked Erika. It looks awkward, because they've never been this close. Especially now, it feels reversed, if Erika was chasing Ervan, but now Ervan is coming alone.

"Come brother" asked Akbar.

Ervan nodded and went straight into Erika's small house.

Ervan only saw a long chair and also a few stacks of canvas that rested on the wall. There is also an unfinished painting.

Does Erika really live here???

"Sit down, I'm gonna change. Akbar accompanied Ervan's sister ya" Erika's remark made Ervan gasp in shock.

He looked at Erika who entered into a small room. Maybe it's his room.

"Brother handsome, thank you for taking Erika's sister" said Ayu with her adorable innocent face.

Ervan smiled and nodded, as she sat in the long chair with Ayu. While Akbar seemed to dismantle the contents of Erika's wet groceries. Fortunately, it was not wet inside.

"You're just three here?" ask Ervan.

Ayu nodded quickly.

"Yes, brother Erika invited Ayu and sister Ayu to stay here" Ayu replied

"Where did you live before?" ask Ervan.

"Please bridge "Ayu answered so honestly.

Ervan was immediately stunned hearing that. He turned his head back to Akbar who was sitting on the floor.

"We're just street kids. And brother Erika very well invite Akbar and Ayu to stay here. Even he has also studied Akbar" Akbar replied again.

And really, Ervan is getting less and less speechless at hearing this.

Erika lives in a slum and narrow like this alone has made Ervan not to think. And now, coupled with the explanation of these two children that increasingly made Ervan silenced.

Is it really Erika who always makes trouble?

Is this really Erika who always made him angry once???

Why can it change once now???

Oh Allah...

Ervan really does not believe in all this.

"Who did Erika's sister live with before?" ask Ervan. As she glanced towards the house, I hope Erika did not hear.

"Nothing. Erika is alone. That's why he asked Ayu and Akbar to stay here" Ayu replied.

Ervan nodded slowly.

It is absolutely impossible to think.

"Wah ... there is another coloring book" exclaimed Ayu who immediately jumped down and grabbed the book that Akbar took out of the plastic.

"Slightly wet, dried first Yu" said Akbar.

"Gimana ngeringin his brother. Later if on the rag wear a torn cloth he" replied Ayu with a sullen face.

"Later back first. Brother finish this first" said Akbar who is now tidying Erika's painting tool in his place. He's been so painstaking like that. And Ervan salutes this boy.

"Here let's see" said Ervan who also sat down below and grabbed the slightly wet book from Ayu's hand.

"A little bit, brother. It can still be used" said Ayu who sat in front of Ervan.

"Could be, the tip is just the same in the front cover." replied Ervan while wiping the cover of a wet book with a tissue there.

"Who's painting?" ask Ervan.

"Sister Erika" Akbar replied.

"Well done" said Ervan, handing her over to Ayu.

"Yeay.. draw again" cried Ayu so excited. Even he immediately ran over and took out his paint box.

While Ervan immediately moved and approached the painting that was almost finished.

He watched the painting closely. Painting with a fairly dense forest at dusk. There was also someone who was walking alone among the fallen leaves.

It's so epic and amazing. It turns out Erika can paint this beautiful.

Yes, no wonder, because when in the campus Erika was one of the students who was famous for her good achievements. It was just that the morals he had made all of his potential invisible.

Ervan watched the painting closely, but suddenly his eyes squinted when he saw the writing in the bottom right corner.

There's the initials of the author's name there.

'E.art's'

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So.... The painting Ervan bought is Erika's painting????.

Painting of withered flowers...