Love for Time

Chapter 1 - Yuk's Dating!

"Yuk's courtship" Dimitri said calmly as if the courting call was an invitation to eat.

Cheryl was flabbergasted, her eyes perfectly rounded, trying to digest Dimitri's words just now. Is it true what he heard?

"We're dating. Yea?" repeat Dimitri again as if to understand Cheryl's heart. This time in a lower voice.

Oho! Cheryl didn't hear wrong. His heart started beating uncontrollably.

He opened his eyes, not daring to answer. They had just gotten acquainted, and Dimitri had already asked her out. He could have just been playing around.

"You must be kidding me, sister." replied Cheryl slowly, her hands churning out the bowl of ice in front of her. She's nervous.

Dimitri corrected his sitting position and leaned slightly.

"I'm not kidding." He said he was trying to convince Cheryl.

"Maybe this all sounds ridiculous. Before I met you, Alex had told me that there was an acquaintance of his father leaving his distant relatives to work at his restaurant. That girl is you. He also told me how you got to this town." Dimitri paused for a moment.

"It turns out, I immediately liked you the first time Alex introduced you as my partner." Further again.

Cheryl is still stunned. The dimpled sweet guy was so outspoken about his feelings. Unfortunately, Cheryl is the type of girl who is easily touched with just a little tenderness. The bitter experience with her father seemed to make her thirsty for affection.

*

"Papa promised Mr. Irwan. Next month, you will marry your son! What is school for? Go in the kitchen. Just wasting money!" handoko is furious when she learns Cheryl is applying for High School.

"But my teacher has helped get a student duty to Favorite High School, Pah. All free." replied Cheryl softly, holding back tears.

Cheryl deliberately mentions the word free in the hope that Handoko does not feel objection to the issue of cost. I don't know what prompted Handoko to marry Cheryl at such a young age.

No matter Cheryl's explanation, swearing and swearing are thrown. Lucky Grandma heard the commotion, she came to defend. Cheryl was relieved not to be hit.

"As long as I live, my granddaughter should be a scholar. Even though I have to sell this house" he said in tears.

Cheryl's heart aches from Handoko's words, but it hurts even more when she sees her grandmother defending her while crying. Grandma always cried every time Cheryl was treated harshly by Handoko.

Don't ask where Mama Cheryl is, because Cheryl doesn't know anything about her. Ever since she began to be able to remember, there was only one grandmother who nurtured, cherished and always fought for her. Grandma who has always been Cheryl's protector from her Papa's anger. Just a little not in accordance with his wishes, maki scolding and blows to be obtained.

Somehow the process, which is clear Cheryl did not get married. Cheryl doesn't care if the wedding is canceled or postponed. Most importantly, he could still study with his friends.

Expectations are often not in line with reality. Again Handoko told to get married, the reason is because he was old enough to get married, seventeen years.

Cheryl obviously doesn't. He wants to graduate High School and go to College. After all, her future husband was much older, and already married.

Handoko does not accept Cheryl's refusal, she comes to school. The headmaster and homeroom teacher get their tantrums. He said that the school only educates a child into opposition.

Sadly, Handoko forced the school to remove Cheryl as a representative of the math and physics competition. It was painful when the teachers finally agreed to obey the father, rather than making trouble on H day.

Shame, disappointment and sadness become one. Shame because all the friends witnessed how barbaric his Papa was. And also disappointed, because it did not become advanced to the Olympics after so much hard work was devoted and time spent studying.

It feels so sad to have an old man like him. Since childhood, Cheryl never asked for anything from him, gifts or pleasure. Cheryl is trying to achieve so that her Papa is proud and loves her. But in vain, Handoko never cared for Cheryl.

Again thanks to Grandma's intervention, Handoko agrees to wait until Cheryl graduates a new High School will marry her off.

Aah, but Cheryl is greedy. The desire to enter College is still passionate. His ideals are still the same, he wants to study in interior design.

Approaching graduation, there is an announcement of student duties from several universities and certain majors with the minimum requirement of grades that are very easily met by Cheryl. Cheryl can even get away without having to take the entrance exam.

Actually, the major was not what he wanted and was not in accordance with his passion. Whatever it is, Cheryl thinks it's the best way out of town. Cheryl is not married, especially to a married man.

And, all this is done secretly.

Graduating High School means Cheryl has to keep her promise to marry that person. But, Cheryl again - again refused.

As per the estimates, Handoko was furious. Hands floated and belts came to Cheryl's body. Cheryl's body was crumbling.

Cheryl's heart crumbles even more when Handoko swears it.

"I don't know myself! I pray your life is miserable until old age. You will never be happy. You fucking kid!"

Furthermore, zoo vocabulary and rough swearing scattered from Handoko's mouth. Not enough to get there, Handoko also does not allow Cheryl to go anywhere until the wedding day.

Cheryl was locked up and tied up in her room and not fed. He said it was a punishment for dissidents.

Then, Grandma secretly helped him. He gave her his savings and some jewelry sets. The jewelry can also be sold if Cheryl is pressed someday.

"Go and achieve your goals, son. Then be happy." said Grandma while crying.

Cheryl slammed into Grandma, and they hugged each other tightly, and cried together.

*

"Cheryl?"

Cheryl flinched, Dimitri's call breaking her daydream.

"I'm afraid to fall in love, brother." Cheryl finally chose to be honest.

From the bottom of her heart, Cheryl was as afraid of disappointment as she was when expecting love and attention from her Papa.

Not because he doesn't like Dimitri. Since the beginning of their acquaintance, Cheryl has been comfortable with him. For Cheryl, Dimitri is a caring and warm person.

"Come on, we'll learn together. Sharing and caring, until you graduate and achieve your goals." Dimitri tried to convince.

Dimitri knows very well how Cheryl ran away from home and had to go to school while working to save her grandmother's money.

Cheryl can't decide yet, she's still worried.

"Hows it? Be my girlfriend." Dimitri smiled gently.

Dimitri's smile warmed Cheryl's heart. That shady look managed to conquer his heart.

Then Dimitri reached out his hand, hinting at the hope that Cheryl would welcome his feelings.

Finally, with a slight tremble Cheryl stretched out her hand welcoming Dimitri's helping hand. In his heart, he prayed that his decision would not be wrong.

Dimitri's eyes sparkled, he immediately clasped Cheryl's fingers. There was a warm sniff in each other's hearts.

"So you want to?" Dimitri asked for confirmation once again.

"Yes.... " Chery replied while nodding. His cheeks met because of shame and happiness.

"Thank you, Cheryl." Dimitri's smile expands.

Their fingers were clinging to the table in the ice shop.

Connect yes...