Half Cinderella

Don't Want to Go Back

Seeing her brother who is no longer beside her Ardella wakes up and searches for her brother's whereabouts. Right in the middle room Ardella heard all the plight she never knew. During this time his mother's departure was only due to illness, his father's marriage because his father still needed a companion. But today Ardella knows her mother's pain is no longer loved by her own father.

"Sister, I want to get out of here." Ardella stood behind Batara.

Batara who heard Ardella's voice turned and saw her sister standing behind her.

"Tomorrow we'll be out of here soon." Approaching his sister and calming his heart.

"You need to rest first, let brother drive you to the room." Batara said back while leading Ardella into the room.

"So don't leave me." Holding his brother's hand to leave.

"Sister won't go again. Go sleep. Brother will accompany you to sleep here." Taking a mat as a bed on the floor.

Batara who saw Ardella fall asleep thought of something.

Brother promised after this brother would never leave you. Batara.

***

Next morning.

Batara and Ardella get ready to leave the village. Ardella didn't bring any of her things, she just wore the dress her brother bought her.

Ardella's father, her stepmother, Leli was already standing outside the house waiting for them. When Ardella and Batara left the house, they said nothing. Even Ardella didn't see her father's face. They just leave. Her father who saw her sad over the loss of his two children, but holding back from leaving was no longer his right.

***

Seaport seen a ship, tickets have also been ordered by Batara. When I want to get on the ship. Ardella suddenly stopped and looked at the road and the village.

Tests,,,.

Her tears fell, memories of being in the village flashed across her mind. Her heart was sad, but Ardella also felt like leaving the village.

"Ardella wait." Call Robin and Ririn from the prank while running.

Ardella who saw Robin and Ririn running made her step stop. He turned to his brother, as if asking his brother for permission to say goodbye to his two best friends.

"It's okay to go, the ship hasn't left yet." Batara said understand.

"Yes Brother." Ardella Saut.

The closer to Ririn the clearer Ririn's voice called out to Ardella. "Ella." Ririn immediately hugged her best friend.

"Hiks,,, . Are you going far." Ririn said back.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Aren't you going back here." Ririn was in tears seeing Ardella's disappearance.

"Sorry Rin." That's all Ardella can say.

Ririn and Ardella are currently in a sad mood because they will be separated, while Robin who from earlier tried to talk to Batara that he also wanted to go together.

"Sister Batara can I come with you guys." Robin who was holding her backpack spoke hesitantly.

"You were a man last night." Batara remembers Robin.

"Ah, yes brother. My name is Robin Ardella's friend."

"If you go with us, will your parents allow it." Ask Batara.

"My parents allowed it, they told me to go with you. In this village maybe I am also not a good resident here, after all Ardella would need a friend, I will accompany her brother. Please let me come." Robin who spoke listlessly pleaded.

"You can come along but remember not to bother." Batara put on a very serious face just to scare Robin.

"Thank you brother, I won't trouble Batara's sister."

Udpl,,,.

The sound of the ship that indicates that all passengers are expected to enter the ship immediately, because within 15 minutes the ship will be ready to leave.

"Ella take care of yourself I hope you're always happy . Robin take care of Ella. " Holding the hands of his two friends.

"Thank you Rin's been my best friend all along." Ardella said with a smile.

"It's time we left now." Batara.

Robin and Ardella leave Ririn and board a ship. Now the ship moved away from the edge, but Ririn still stood and looked at the ship that had been far away to the middle of the lake.

By Ririn:

Ardella I hope you're happy and forget your sadness here and meet the people who will love you.

***

3 Days during the trip to the city of Jakarta is quite exhausting for them.

Robin who saw the atmosphere of the metropolis made him stunned. They got out of the airport and found a taxi.

Ardella who saw with a blank view, for 3 days on the road Ardella did not talk much, she was just mostly dreamy.

"Taxi." Call Batara.

"Let's go up." Opening the taxi door for Ardella and Robin.

Along the way Robin was cool to see the cityscape, Robin occasionally encouraged Ardella to talk and pointed at the sights of the city that he thought was good. Batara also glanced at his sister who from yesterday did not look happy. When Ardella was just silent with all the words Robin made the atmosphere in the taxi a little quiet.

"Sir please stop at the intersection."  Said Batara Taking a piece of money.

They get off the taxi, and Batara drives Ardella and Robin down the road to her house.

"This is my sister's house, from now on we'll stay here."

"Batara's house is good." Robin smiled.

Tok,,, tok,, tock.

Batara called his wife, the time of their arrival right his palace was home from his workplace.

"Yes, wait a minute." Shouted Batara's wife from inside the house.

Cekrek,, the door is open.

"You're home." Welcomed Batara with a happy smile.

Lisa's wife Batara glanced at Ardella, then Batara who gave the code that it was her sister.

"You must be Ardella." He approached Ardella and gave her a warm hug.

"Yes, brother." Ardella.

"Whose boy is it." Ask Lisa.

"I'm Robin's brother, Ardella's friend."

"Get in you must be tired during the journey, let me make you some food.

"Thank you brother." Ardella.

Seeing her sister Ardella's house still feeling unfamiliar, Ardella is a little awkward talking to her sister's wife.

"Sister between you see your room, brother has prepared a room that suits you." Bringing Ardella to show her room.

Batara's long-prepared room for Ardella, a pink-studded room, has a study table, a bed that has been filled with dolls and a wardrobe full of women's clothes for Ardella.

Ardella who saw that was expressionless, Ardella showed a slight smile on her face, but that smile did not even signify anything.

"Rest for a minute or do you want to take a shower?. If you need anything, just call brother." Batara.

"Why didn't you ask what happened." Asked Ardella lowered her head.

"You're my only brother's sister, there's no need for what happens to you, brother's affection won't diminish." The head of Ardella.

"But brother, I'm not a good brother, I've done a shameful thing." Ardella felt guilty, she felt embarrassed for her brother.

"What happened was all brother's fault. If you hadn't brought you back then it wouldn't have happened." Words that don't blame Ardella.

"Sister." His eyes began to look at his brother.

"So, I'm not out for a minute." Afraid of crying, Batara immediately went out.

Robin also from earlier stood not sitting because it was not welcome by Batara or Lisa.

"Why stand there, sit here. " Batara said to invite Robin to sit on a sofa together.

"Good brother."

Tap,, tap, tap, tap.

Lisa steps from the kitchen to the living room with tea and some snacks.

"Dek Robin drinks first the tea, this is no snack, eaten yes. " Putting tea and snacks on the table.

"Yes, thank you, brother." Saut Robin smiled kindly.

"Why did something happen during the village, why did Ardella look unhappy." Ask Lisa.

"Mas also does not know exactly what happened, I also still do not dare to ask Ardella, but what I know is that Ardella is currently unhappy." Explain to Lisa.

"You are his friend you know what really happened to Ardella and who is the man who is responsible for what happened to Ardella" Batara told Robin.

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