HEARTBEATS

20. Mindfulness

Revelyn had just opened the door of the house to go to school, but the girl gasped when she found Vienna, Grandma Leo who was already standing before her.

"grandmother?" muttered Revelyn, she was still shocked by the presence of the 70-year-old woman.

Vienna smiled wryly, as she pulled Revelyn's hand, she carried the girl walking towards her house.

"Grandma asked for help, Velyn."

Revelyn frowned in surprise, "ask what for help?"

"Yesterday, Leo came home late at night soaking wet. Keep fit Grandma wants to wake him up for school, the child is not upset at all. Leo didn't even want to open the door to his room, Grandma was worried that he had a fever because of the rain last night." Vienna story, making Revelyn gulp her saliva, she stared fixedly at Vienna.

"Miss, Velyn can ask you something?"

Vienna nodded, "yes."

Revelyn was silent, so she was worried about asking or not. The reason, he asked this about the Leo family. And Revelyn feels she's just another person who shouldn't interfere in Leo's family affairs.

"Lo's attitude has changed lately, is it possible that Leo's father remarried without Leo's permission?" ask Revelyn carefully.

Hearing Revelyn's question made Vienna speechless, the woman twisted the edge of her shirt with a sigh.

"Actually not just because his father remarried, but also because---"

Finally Vienna opened his voice, he began to tell the reason why Leo's attitude lately began to change.

"Lo."

Vienna called as Leo walked through the living room, the man turned his head, frowning in wonder as he found Vienna, his father and a woman, sitting on the living room couch.

"What?" leo asked, he stared intently at Vienna as his grandmother walked up to him.

With a doubtful expression Vienna looked at Leo, then looked back, looking at Andhara who was already standing behind him with a woman. Her name was Ayka Tamara.

"He who?" leo asked, he looked at Ayka flatly.

The three of them looked at each other, their gazes as if hinting that 'preferably just say it.'

Andhara began to look at his son, he walked up to Leo and then touched his son's shoulder.

"Leo, this is Ayka Tamara. Him, your new mom."

Hearing Andhara's words made Leo speech silent for a moment, the next second Leo clucked irritably while brushing Andhara's hand off his shoulder.

"Don't joke!" said Leo, he gave a sharp eye to his Papa.

Andhara sighed, she had already guessed that her son would not accept her decision.

"Papa wasn't kidding, because Papa and him were married."

Deg

Feels like a dagger, Leo's chest suddenly hurts. He began to imagine the face of the Mama who still could not disappear from his mind, even his mind pushed him back to the memory of the past that he was trying to bury deeply.

"When are you married?" leo asked, his tone sounding trembling. The guy looked down while clenching both of his hands.

"A week ago."

"Why did you just say?"

"Sorry."

"Why make a choice without talking to Leo first? is it because you don't think of Leo as a child anymore?"

"Leo, not bag---"

"Qu-enough! Leo doesn't want to hear any more explanations." cut Leo quickly, he still doesn't want to look at Papa and also his new Mama.

Andhara and Ayka looked at each other, their expressions both looking sad. As for Vienna, he was silent because he thought this was an affair between Father and Son.

"I'm going to try to be a good Mama to you, just like your Mama was."

Finally Ayka opened her voice, making Leo immediately look at her with a look of disdain. Leo even laughed at the situation, the guy then clucked in annoyance.

"I don't even know you, how can I be a good mom?" leo answered, smiling.

"And again, stop acting like you know my Mama. Because you don't understand anything about Mama, just shut up!" leo snapped, his blood boiling.

Leo decided to leave, he was no longer willing to serve the two men.

But Andhara's speech managed to make Leo's step stopped, his Papa's words managed to make Leo's body sculpt for a moment.

"Papa wants to make amends to Papa in the past, to be a father who always has time for his son. Therefore, come with us to New York."

Leo did not turn his body to face his parents, the guy just clenched his hands.

Leo thought, how could his father tell him to come along? it means the same thing that he will leave everything, school, friends, and also one thing that is valuable to him. Revely.

"Follow us, Papa promised us we'd build a family again. A happy family, with a new Mama and a new life, Leo." Andhara said, she really hopes her only son will accept her invitation.

Leo sighed, he lowered his head then turned his body.

"Why would Leo come? leave everything here? even leaving one thing that's worth a lot to Leo?"

Andhara fell silent, she lowered her head while sighing.

"Wish you were ready to leave everything."

Hearing his Papa's words made Leo smile on his side, the man wanted to leave again. Yet again his father intercepted his steps.

"Is this not what you want, Leo?! you want our family to be whole again, don't you? you want a happy family again, don't you? now Papa has given you everything you dreamed of, but why do you still refuse?!"

Spontaneous Leo immediately turned his head, his jaw hardened and his fist grew stronger.

"That's what Leo's been dreaming of all along. A happy family, where there are only Papa, Leo, and also Mama. But not that woman!" leo snapped, he pointed at Ayka who was bowed sadly.

"So don't dream that Leo will come with you!"

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Revelyn exhaled slowly, she was already standing in front of Leo's room door.

Revelyn was hesitant at first, especially when her voice started to tremble when calling the boy's name.

Hearing all the things Vienna told made Revelyn sad, because if Leo really was going to leave. Then he would definitely be alone again, Revelyn did not want that to happen.

"Leo, open the door. It's me, Revelyn."

"Gw wants to see you, and want to apologize about what happened last night."

"Please, open the door. I'm worried about you inside."

"Lo."

Silence, there was no answer from inside. Making Revelyn almost resigned, but a few moments after that the door knob turned from the inside.

Finally Leo opened the door of his room, the guy stared flat at Revelyn.

Without telling Revelyn to walk in, the girl closed the door to Leo's room. As for Leo, he was already sitting on the edge of the bed looking down, staring at the ceramics on the floor of his room.

Revelyn exhaled, she walked up to Leo and took a seat next to him.

"Gw is sorry." Revelyn said, squeezing her fingers while looking down.

"Yes." Yeah."

"Oh."

The girl nodded, she then turned her body towards Leo.

"Look at me." said Revelyn, Leo was initially silent but finally the guy complied and turned to him.

Leo looked at Revelyn with his shady eyes, for some reason Revelyn felt something was different from Leo.

"Lo still mad at me?" revelyn asked, she looked at Leo fixedly.

But the guy just kept quiet, and his eyes still kept staring at Revelyn fixedly.

Slowly Leo brought his face closer to Revelyn's face, the man closed his eyes slowly. Leo closed his lips to Revelyn's lips until the distance was very close, even Revelyn could clearly feel Leo's breath.

But just as their lips were about to touch, Revelyn immediately retreated to move away. The girl took a sip of her saliva, she suddenly fluttered as she got up from her seat.

"L-lo's sick!" revelyn said, the girl even tried to laugh despite being forced.

Leo sighed, he lowered his head while nodding.

"Yes." muttered Leo, his expression suddenly moody.

"Me-mending you rest, g-gw wants to go home." said Revelyn, he left.

But Leo intercepts him, holding Revelyn's hand and holding her tight enough.

Revelyn did not turn her body around, and just waited for Leo to open her voice.

"Gw love you."

"Gw won't stay with you."

"Because it's lo---"

"Leo-Leo, I have to hurry home." cut Revelyn quickly, even Leo has not finished his sentence.

Revelyn was suddenly nervous, she instantly removed Leo's grip from her hand. The girl ran out of the room .

Argha!

The girl clucked as she walked out of Leo's house, she was shadowed as her lips and Leo's lips almost touched earlier.

The guy was really reckless to want to kiss her, but Revelyn tried to think positively. He had to understand, maybe because the guy had a fever so his actions started to get weird.

"Revelyn."

Eh?

Revelyn turned her head when she had gotten out of the fence of Leo's house, she was a little shocked by Vito's sudden presence.

"The vito? what are you doing here?"

"Lo why?"

"Why what?"

"No school, why?"

The girl immediately panicked, she was even still wearing her school uniform, probably due to the effect of listening to the story about Leo's problem that she forgot to go to school.

"So-sorry I forgot" Revelyn said.

Vito frowned in surprise, "there are, who did not go to school and the reason is because, forgot?" vito said, the man smiled as he tilted while shaking.

"His name is also human, so it's natural to forget!" decak Revelyn's upset.

Vito chuckled softly, he felt anxious about Revelyn's behavior when annoyed.

"Judah, now you come with me."

Revelyn frowned in surprise, "where?"

"Udah go along." replied Vito, he pulled Revelyn's hand to take the girl away.

But when he wanted to leave, someone instead intercepted Revelyn's left hand.

As a result, Revelyn gasped in shock, she and Vito compactly looked back.

"Leo?" muttered Revelyn, she looked at Leo with a wondering expression.

"Please." Leo's orders were cold.

But Vito instead smiled obliquely, he looked at Leo with a defiant expression.

"Lo is loose, stupid." replied Vito, the guy even pulled Revelyn's hand until Revelyn's body also approached Vito.

"He's got gw!" said Leo, he also did the same thing until Revelyn's body also came closer to him.

Revelyn clucked irritably, she did not like being contested like a toy.

"Please! I'm not a toy!" upset Revelyn, she releases her own hands from Leo as well as Vito.

The two men were suddenly silent, they were throwing their faces away. Revelyn started to look at Leo annoyedly.

"Gw told you, you're sick Leo!"

"Gw is the same Vito wants to go first, so you should just rest in the room." Revelyn added, she looked at Leo for a while before finally turning her eyes towards Vito.

Hearing Revelyn choose him made Vito smile in satisfaction, he folded his hands in front of his chest while looking at Leo with a look of disdain.

"Come on Vito, we're leaving."

Vito nodded, both of them wanting to leave.

Leo intercepts Revelyn's hand again, pulling Revelyn's body back to face him.

"Don't stay in me, Velyn."

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Revelyn clucked, occasionally she bit her inner lips. He kept walking back and forth in the room.

"Gw love you."

"Gw won't stay with you."

"Because it's lo---"

"Don't stay in me, Velyn."

Revelyn let out her breath. Somehow he even kept thinking of Leo's words, and also the actions of Leo who almost wanted to kiss him. Because Leo has never been like this before.

The girl immediately threw her body on the bed, then looked at the ceiling of the room with a blank look.

Revelyn gave her lips a soft look, closing her eyes.

But when he closed his eyes, what was seen in the darkness was only the face of one person.

"Lo."

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