Friend Bed

Keep pretending

'Brother Nathan what does all this mean? Why are you lying to me? What exactly do you want to do to me? Why do you have to pretend not to know that I'm playing a show on you?' clarissa Mumbles. Nathan came out of the bathroom and walked back to him.

"Clarissa, do you want to accompany me to eat? After I finish eating, I will read the Doraemon comics again for you," Nathan said. Clarissa then nodded her head.

'Also pretend? Or end this pretense?' murmured Clarissa who now saw Nathan eating his food so voraciously.

'I'd better ask him later, just let him eat his food first, ' Clarissa murmured again.

"Sister Nathan, is there something I want to ask you?"

"What?"

"Are you going to get angry if someone lies to you?"

Hearing Clarissa's words, Nathan looked at her with a smile. "Why are you asking me that? Are you lying to me?"

"You actually know the answer, don't you?"

"Clarissa, I really don't understand what you mean, what exactly do you want to ask me?"

"Why did you ask me back, brother? Wasn't I the one who asked first? Are you angry if someone lies to you?"

"depends."

"depends?" ask Clarissa to come back.

"Yes, it depends on priority. If he lied to me for a reason I could accept, then I would not mind or be angry at that person. But if he lied to me about doing something bad to me, I'd be mad at him."

"So that's why you're not mad at me? The reason I lied to you is reasonable and accepted by you?"

"Clarissa, what do you mean?"

"Sister Nathan, I already know everything. Kenzo's brother just called me. Did you know we were just lying to you? You even pretended not to know that I was playing a charade on you, didn't you already know the truth if I had lied to you? Didn't you know I never got hit by your car? You even know that the wounds on my body are all fake? Why are you still pretending to be stupid in front of me, sister?"

Nathan was just speechless as he looked at Clarissa who was now talking to him with such deep eyes. "Clarissa, I'm sorry."

"I'm sorry? Shouldn't I apologize to you for lying to you? Why do you have to apologize to me? If you act like this I'll feel more guilty about you, I should apologize, not you."

"But I have also lied to you by pretending not to know that you have actually lied to me" Nathan replied with a smile. Clarissa smiled too. "You really make me feel ashamed, once again forgive me. I'm not going to pretend anymore in front of you" Clarissa said as she opened the fake cast in her hand and removed the fake wounds all over her body.

"Clarissa, no."

"Don't you?"

"Clarissa, listen to my words. Keep playing the charade in front of me, just go ahead with your lies, keep lying to me and let me continue my foolishness to pretend to believe in your charade because only then do I have a reason to stay by your side, because only then do I have a reason to be able to feel a comfort that I have never felt before. Do you understand Clarissa? Please keep pretending in front of me."

Hearing Nathan's words, Clarissa shed her tears. "Why are you crying, Clarissa?" Nathan then wiped away the tears on Clarissa's cheek

"Are you aware of what you're saying, brother?"

But when she was about to walk away from Clarissa, suddenly Clara's tiny hand blocked her hand. Nathan then looked at the strong grip of Clarissa's hand in his hand, he then looked at Clarissa who was now crying.

"Don't go!" sahut Clarissa while sobbing. Nathan sat next to Clarissa and wiped her tears.

"Why are you crying? Didn't I tell you not to cry, I'm sad to see you like this Clarissa."

"I wouldn't cry if you stayed by my side. I will continue my charade, I will continue my lies, and you continue to pretend to be a fool in front of me who believes in all my cues. But please don't leave me now, because that's the only reason I have to be with you, because only then can I feel a comfort that I've never felt before, do you understand, Sis? So please stay by my side, please don't leave me" Clarissa said sobbing. Nathan then wiped Clarissa's tears away.

"Yes, let's continue this charade. Keep lying to each of us and continue this pretense, at least that's the reason we have to stay together. At least that is the reason we can feel comfort that we have never felt before. Isn't that right, Clarissa?"

Clarissa nodded as well. Nathan then wiped Clarissa's tears away. "Don't cry anymore, smile now. I'm not leaving, we'll spend the night together before we go back to each other's houses tomorrow, let me talk to Kenzo. You want to spend the night with me? I'll read you a comic, I'll accompany you to watch television, tidy your hair, and feed you some food, won't you?"

"Of course, sister." replied Clarissa while nodding and smiling.

"Now, may I hold you?"

"Why do you have to ask that? Don't ask me if you already know the answer."

Nathan then brought his body closer to Clarissa and hugged her tiny body into her arms.

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Calista approached Leo who had just hung up the phone.

"Did Nathan apologize to Kenzo?"

"Yes, he apologized to Kenzo."

"Thank God, I hope he's really changed."

"Hopefully so. Emh Calista, I have something to tell you."

Calista then frowned. "What do you want to say, Leo? Why do you look so serious?"

"It's about Nathan, Calista."

"Nathan then? What happened to Nathan? Did anything bother you about Nathan anymore?"

"Calista, I think Nathan would have been very pleased and encouraged Cleo to marry Kenzo."

"Then?"

"If he's sincere, does that mean he can open the door to another woman?"

"Leo, what do you mean? What exactly do you want to talk about? I really don't understand."

"Calista, what if Nathan were to mate with one of my business friends' children?"