Friend Bed

A Deal

Hearing Darren's words, Shakila then approached him and sat down beside him, but Darren turned his gaze away.

"You are so stubborn, brother! If you don't want to go home yet, at least tell your parents! Poor Mama Aini!"

"Missing died. Please leave me Shakila, and please tell Mama if I'm okay, please tell her if I'm on vacation. I don't want them to worry about me. Please leave me right now!"

"Until when? How long are you like this?"

Darren smiled wryly. "When is Shakila? Every day I am like this too. Every day I live like this. Do you think it's easy to forget the people I love so much in my life? You think it's easy, Shakila?"

"If you love me why do you always ignore my messages or calls? Why are you acting like that to me, brother? You're even like a statue to me."

"Shakila, don't you know if we used to think we were a sister? Have you forgotten that you rejected me when I told you love? Have you also forgotten the reason for my departure to Australia? It's all I've done to forget you. I just want you to forget me before the love goes deeper. I just don't want you to get hurt. Do you know how tortured my heart is? It hurts, it hurts so much that my body feels numb. You know how I hold back my misses on you? It felt like I could not even breathe. You know sometimes it feels like I want to break my head to stop thinking about you. You don't know how tortured I am. That's why I've never returned your message because I definitely won't be able to withstand the turmoil in my heart, I definitely can't help my longing, and I can't stop thinking about you. I'm sorry, because of my selfishness, I was late in knowing all this. I'm a coward Shakila. I am a coward for fear of falling into your love."

Shakila began to shed her tears. 'I'm sorry, sister, ' Inner Shakila.

"Two years is not a short time to try to forget you Shakila, and every time I try it, even though it never can. Actually I realize we're not fools. I've been aware of that since two years ago when you were sick after my departure. You know, when I heard you were sick, my feelings were so erratic. I can never stop thinking about you, which is why I decided to go back. At that time I was determined to ignore all the norms. I didn't care if we were brothers anymore, and at that moment what I thought was that I would marry you, tell the world that I love you, and you're just mine. But unfortunately fate said another, when I was going home to Indonesia, I was so rushed, I did not realize the traffic around me until finally a car hit me. When I woke up, Mom and Dad were by my side, and when I asked about your sick situation they said that you were being guarded by one of the relatives who would be part of your family because you were already betrothed. Shakila, from then on I realized that if you weren't mine, you weren't my soul mate, because we never had a chance to be together. From that very day I decided to shut down all forms of communication with you, including making you jealous of Jane's presence. You already know why I did all that. It's too painful for me, Shakila."

Darren then wiped his tears violently, while Shakila was now so dissolved in a so heart-wrenching stir.

"Shakila, please leave me. Leave this cowardly man so afraid to fall in love with you. You've chosen, and I'm not the man you chose. Is that Shakila? Go home and come back to your family Shakila," Darren said, glancing at the ring that was coiled around Shakila's finger.

Seeing the ring, Darren's heart hurt. "Please leave me Shakila!" darren said with a wry smile accompanied by tears that escaped the corner of his eyes.

But suddenly Shakila hugged Darren's body so tightly. "I'm sorry, brother. I'm sorry," Shakila said so sobbing.

Darren then tries to let go of Shakila's embrace, but Shakila insists on holding her. "Shakila, please let go of your embrace, you belong to someone else, we don't deserve to act like this Shakila!"

"No, sister, no!"

"Shakila, did you forget the ring that was already wrapped around your finger? Look at that ring Shakila, look at that ring and remember that you're currently engaged to Devano!"

Shakila then shook her head. "No, Brother. No," said Shakila Lirih.

"Didn't you? What do you mean Shakila?"

"Sister, this is not an engagement but just an agreement" Shakila replied.

"What do you mean, Shakila?"

Shakila then let go of her embrace at Darren, then looked at the handsome man who was in front of her. Looking at the sad face that was now looking at him with such a deep gaze. Darren was no longer able to withstand the turmoil of his heart.

She then stroked Shakila's face slowly and brought her face closer and kissed Shakila's forehead.

"Sorry," Darren said as he realized his sassy attitude touched Shakila back.

"It's okay, it's okay because we're not officially engaged yet. Devano's current status is my fiancee but all we did was a deal, just a deal."

"What do you mean Shakila?" asked Darren while frowning.