
Flashback...
Seven years ago
Warm rays of the sun illuminated the hall. Hustle and bustle of the crowd dominates throughout the room precisely in the school cafeteria that is shielded in such a way as to resemble luxury restaurants.
Something or rather the three people who were at the center of all the hot topics that were being talked about at the moment, were casually enjoying their lunch. They sit in the position most coveted by all students in this school, precisely in the corner coinciding next to the glass wall that presents an exotic view of the school yard.
The expanse of land planted by a number of cherry trees arranged lined up neatly. The falling petals of cherry blossoms add to its dramatic impression.
"Well, I didn't think it was like you" said a short-haired woman to his shoulder teasing the man next to her .
His face turned red because he tried to hold back laughter while the man just stirred the noodles soup that was no longer warm with lethargy.
"You should be with him!" Advice from the woman again.
"I've told you how many times a fan, I like you" said the man, staring at the cold noodle soup.
He has not had a taste for food since the incident half an hour ago. When all his classmates laughed at Merisa for being caught writing the words 'Love you, Niko Zevano ,Forever' during math lessons.
"But you helped him? I think you guys fit in. Isn't Leon?" Stefani's eyes turned to a man who was busy closing his eyes while looking at folding his hands in the chest.
His face looks bad today. His stern jaw increasingly looked tense as if he was angry.
"It doesn't mean I like it" Niko denied.
He did help Merisa when everyone laughed at her. He swiftly stood up while pounding the table and looked at them with a murderous look that he had never shown to anyone.
But for God's sake, he didn't have the slightest bit more feelings for that person. He just considered him a friend.
"I just want to help him" he said honestly.
"Then go get her. You know the news has spread in just seconds. All the walls have Nik's ears. Judging from Merisa's personality, I don't know if she can survive being gossiped like that?" Stefani said with a sigh. He spooned the chocolate pudding in front of him and then fed it into his mouth.
"Hem.. This is delicious," Praise Stefani while enjoying the melting pudding of her mouth.
Niko just sighed.
Well, wherever walls have ears when it comes to those whose notaben are the inheritors of millions of trillions .
He is an heir or rather the owner of the Zevano company, which has dozens of coal-producing industries spread throughout the world, he said,
While Stefani is the heir of Melano`s Hospital, the first-class hospital that has the most complete and largest facilities throughout the country is also the owner of several other five-star Hotels.
Then someone in front of Niko, the Prince of Prince who owns this school is also the most expensive diamond industry in various countries and several other businesses.
"Do I have to see him?" Niko Iirih.
"I'm afraid he misunderstood me."
added Niko again.
"really. You better meet him. Shoot him nik!" Stefani said encouragingly and insinuating Niko who until now still stalked him.
"What's? I-". said Niko stopped
"Can't you stop talking!" Cut Leon. Her beautiful dark eyes slowly opened. Spreading a sharp look to his two friends who had been busy talking about something that made him hot.
"I don't like you guys talking about it anymore!" Leon sniffed in annoyance.
While Stefani and Niko looked at each other with confused expressions.
"What do you mean, Leon?" Ask Stefani gently.
Leon just clucked in annoyance. Then he got up from his chair while throwing the napkin that was on his lap. He stretched his legs leaving his two friends who were still confused by his behavior that every day was difficult to predict.
...
A girl was sitting by herself hugging her tiny legs under a cherry tree. He hid his face in both of his legs. The sound of sobbing cries stuck out of his mouth accompanied by the fall of sakura petals.
Wind gusts brought the cluster of cherry petals along with the smell of mint from a man who was sitting on the other side of the tree that had been occupied by the girl.
His head was laid on a tree. He breathed heavy breaths. Her dark eyes stared at each petal of the fallen cherry blossoms, slowly falling on her face. Again he breathed a heavy breath.
His head returned he bowed. The sound of a stifled cry from the girl behind him made him feel even more claustrophobic. He turned his face to the side to see the silhouette of the girl.
"Even you didn't notice me" he murmured softly.
flashback off's....
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"So? You work here Azkanida?"
Leon grinned at Merisa's current appearance. The feeling that was in front of him wearing a maid uniform was so extraordinary to Leon that he could not resist the grin that appeared on his usual expressionless face.
Sighing down nervously because since last he was the object of view from the dark eyes as dark as night belongs to Leon which made him shudder in horror.
"L-yes, sir," replied Sigh nervously.
Leon leaned back to his desk behind him. Staring intensely at the new maid that was in front of him from the tip of the foot to the tip of the head. Black flatshoes and black channel shirts look simple wrapped slim body Merisa but for someone (Leon) somehow it looks rrrr..🤔.
"You can leave us, Sandra," Pinta Leon.
She sweats coldly as Sandra leaves them both in Leon's study.
Just two brothers, brother,
*both*.
While Leon was just smiling, more precisely grinning. Slowly he started to walk closer to Merisa. Fear was growing increasingly ambushed Merisa as Leon stepped his feet towards Merisa.
Somehow the aura emitted by Leon always makes Merisa clashed to do self-protection, keeping a distance more precisely from Leon. Merisa's response immediately stepped back as she felt Leon getting closer.
"There are some things I hate most in this world" Leon said as he continued to step closer to Merisa.
"I hate that someone's always freaked out every time I step near him."
"Secondly, I hate that someone always avoids eye contact with me."
Merisa immediately raised her head and was surprised when Leon was right in front of her.
He quickly turned his gaze to a point behind Leon to avoid the sharp gaze of the person.
"I hate it the most when someone looks at me but doesn't" Leon said, stressing his words.
Grieved trying desperately to look into Leon's dark eyes. Slowly her brown eyes stared at every corner of Leon's eyes which looked very beautiful. Her black retina and blue-white eyeballs look very beautiful with the glow of sunlight. The fear began to fade. Niko's eye retina can indeed make Merisa as if she can see a vast expanse of ocean. While this one, like looking at the universe by looking at it.
Amazed? Sure oes.
It was like cursing her stupid self to miss something like this a long time ago. It was only fitting that all the girls in Senior High School always praised her. Unconsciously they had been staring for more than five minutes.
"Blown with my eyes, hmm?"
Merisa's daydream instantly spread to hear Leon's voice mocking her. He quickly turned his gaze down, staring at his black shoes.
Leon just smirked triumphantly at the nervous behavior of Merisa who turned his eyes down, not out of fear but shame.
"Make me pancakes for breakfast!" Pinta Leon as he sauntered out of his study left Merisa who was as strong as her power to eliminate the irregular heartbeat.
…
Being the maid of Leon Alvalendra is not easy. As well as being her secretary, the work that Merisa used to do. Apart from being a forced Leon, he was also a spicy-mouthed person.
Not to mention his unpredictable actions. Sometimes he was very soft, as soft as the silk blanket that now felt washed. Sometimes he becomes very rude, as rough as the doormat in front of the hotel that says welcome .
His presence now in the laundry room is also questionable. A Leon Alvalendra walk into a laundry room could be horrendous news all over the company if his workers find out.
Merisa tried not to be affected by the view of Leon who had been silently staring at her while leaning against the wall.
A minute passed, though,
Two minutes gone somewhere, gone,
5 minutes?
20 minutes?
"Sir, do you need anything?" Tanya Merisa ventured.
Leon immediately threw away his face.
"Hmm" he answered with a murmur. He began to turn to something, near him shelves filled with white bottles.
"You know what this is?" Ask while taking one bottle and showing it to Merisa.
Merisa just turned her head for a while then refocused on the dried stains in her laundry.
"What's written there?" Ask. He knew that his highly intelligent master could definitely read the label on the bottle.
Leon just clucked in annoyance and put the white bottle on his shelf again.
"Can you stop washing!" Leon's half-screaming orders were followed by Merisa who shrieked in shock and involuntarily dropped her bututu watch into the laundry.
"Ah, it's not going," said Merisa. At the pounding of his butut watch, trying to pull out the water in the clock but in vain the watch was damaged.
Leon who heard Merisa scream in shock immediately approached her.
Seeing Merisa who was still trying to get water out of her blind clock made Leon cluck a whiff.
"Buy the new one" he said casually.
Merisa looked at Leon with an angry look and almost let out tears.
"Why?" Ask Leon coldly.
"It's very precious" said Merisa almost crying. In his view his butut watch which also once owned someone. Belongs to his long-dead mother.
"From a man or a woman?" Ask Leon quickly. There is a little jealousy in her speech that is not realized by Merisa.
"It has nothing to do with it!" Jerking Merisa.
"Why are you angry?" Ask a little snarl. Merisa only scowled in annoyance while looking at her bututu watch that was broken. He ignored Leon who was looking at him asking for more explanation.
Feeling neglected, Leon finally chose to leave.
…
I was getting pulled out of the supermarket. Spurred by his relatively small footsteps down the asphalt road.
The night is late. He didn't want to go home that night because it would make Sandra wait for him just to open the door. Although Merisa already has a spare key to the Mansion but Sandra still kekeh to wait until Merisa home. To save time, Merisa down the narrow alley that connects it with the highway.
Crowd of vehicles dominates the city.
Tens or even hundreds of cars move every day through this road. Merisa rested for a while, leaning her body on the power pole, set her breath that stung because she just kept running. White puffs of smoke kept coming out of his nose and mouth every time he breathed.
The temperature is getting colder by midnight. The view is spread out enjoying the view of midnight. Stores were lined up along the road even though almost some of them were closed because it was already midnight. But there are some of them that are still open, such as Night Light's night entertainment venue that's the big print above the entrance of the night entertainment venue.
I don't know how many striped men go in there, fretting about spending their money. What else is now the beginning of the month, surely the visitors are very much.
Sighs to shudder in horror considering how many old bangka men enter there. Covered by his head with the hood of his oversized coat, tidying his hair to make it invisible. This was just a precautionary measure so that later when he passed by there was no striped-nose man teasing him.
His head he bowed and he quickly stepped his foot, afraid that there would be a striped man who would realize he was a woman. But something she feared happened. He hit someone.
Frightened, he apologized by changing his voice like a man and trying to escape immediately, but the man kept getting in his way.
"Sir, do you want to come in?" Ask a woman very kindly. She looked up when she heard a familiar voice. He lifted his face to see who the woman was. His pupils grew at the same time as the eyeballs of the woman who was looking at him.
"Sadah?" Pekik Merisa shocked.
"Me-sorry?"
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