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Eleven

"Sir Din! Nino kangen!"

A boy was running around with his tiny legs towards Dina. The girl gave a big smile welcoming Nino's helping hand and carried her on the chest.

"Sir Din also misses Nino," he replied.

"Why doesn't Din ever play at Nino's house again?"

"Silver's busy, lots of schoolwork."

The boy's eyes pinched, as if doubting Dina's words. "lik! Nino is also a school but not much of a chore."

The girl grimaced at Nino's reply. "You are the same as Din'kan different levels. Brother Din is already big, you are still a child. There is no school work." Indeed, Dina could not imagine a boy Nino's age doing physics or chemistry that always twisted his brain.

"Now we're playing together, brother," pinta Nino.

Then Dina took Nino down from her carrier. He looked at the boy with a sorry look.

"Sir Din, can't." The reason, because two adults who were not far from where he stood, were joking, so familiar that even Om Nico who rarely smiled was now laughing out loud.

"Come on, brother," persuaded Nino.

"Okay, but Brother Din can't take long."

"Yey, play with Din."

Laughter covers both. Nino excitedly pulled Dina's hand, bringing the girl into her house.

Without being told Nino prepared all sorts of equipment to support the game. Dina even had Nino bring her a snack before the game started, and the innocent boy obeyed Dina's request without question.

It had been thirty minutes they were playing the snake ladder that Nino kept winning. The boy continued to boast and mock Dina's pity, and the girl only snorted bitterly. Actually, he was also astonished, how could he always lose. Always stop at the snake's mouth. Is this a coincidence or does fate want Dina to lose? Not only her love story is tragic, but in the game Dina had to swallow the bitter defeat. Shitty indeed.

"Hi" said someone. Dina turned her head and snorted involuntarily.

"I'm Risma. We meet often, but have never met before." Her. The woman claiming to be Om Nico's future wife has now sat right next to Dina. Nino had gone to get a drink and added a snack to their game.

"Oh, I'm not interested," replied Dina ketus.

The woman just smiled faintly hearing him. "You're Dina, right?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Still High School? What class?"

"Two."

"When you graduate, where do you want to go to college?"

"No going to college, no falling down. Tired of learning," replied Dina.

Risma laughed at Dina's reply. The typical answer of teenagers who have not touched the harshness of the world.

"Do you have no goals?"

Dina glanced at the woman at a glance. "There's." Same marriage as Om Nico, but canceled because of you! "But first."

Is it time to go home?

"Sir Din, let's play!" Nino's spirit.

"Em, Brother has to go home. Play it tomorrow again." Damnit damnit! Why did Dina say tomorrow?! What if Nino takes his promise? Really, he was not too ready to meet the man who hurt his heart deeply. This alone, he was already very pushy.

"No, sister, she wants it now." The boy shook his head loudly, refusing Dina's request outright.

Dina stared intolerably at Nino who begged from the look in the eyes. Om Nico also said nothing, as if he supported Nino's previous sentence.

All right, no other choice. "Okay, we play again." Nino smiled broadly at Dina's decision. "And this time, Brother Din will not lose again."

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Their game had ended about ten minutes ago, not just a ladder snake, but they were also playing a video game. With Dina who was always the second winner.

He will leave home, but Aunt Risma—ah yes, from now on Dina will call him so—first stand up and say goodbye home. Making Dina stop making a sound. Om Nico is seen ushering the woman's departure to the threshold.

Suddenly a thought came to his head. Maybe now is the right time to talk to Om Nico. Dina glanced at Nino beside her who was playing her gadget. Right, this is a good opportunity that should not be wasted.

"Om Nico," call the girl. By the time the man had been focusing on her. Dina said,

"When do you have a wedding?"

Okay, actually this is not what Dina wants to ask, but somehow it is even what she voices. Dina saw a slight change in Om Nico's face, I don't know, she looked a little surprised.

"We still have plans."

Dina mangosteen. "So Om, were you guys dating or something? And since when?"

"I'm too old to date. We've known each other for a long time. Anything else?"

The girl nodded quickly. Ignoring the possibility of Om Nico being insinuating him because he continues to ask many questions.

"I've never squirmed him, Aunt Risma. And then, suddenly, Om Nico says you want to get married. I mean, Om Nico hasn't looked like anyone. Nino who is usually a bucket, also not a story about marriage. I don't know why it feels so weird."

It is difficult for him to arrange words, hopefully Om Nico is able to take the meaning of Dina's words. He still doesn't believe the wedding news.

"I'm not the kind of person who likes to flirt with whatever I have, and for Nino, he's too small to understand this. Maybe that's why he didn't tell me anything."

"Ah, yes, maybe so. But, Om—"

"It's late, Nino also looks tired. You better go home and come back to play with Nino, tomorrow" the man cut.

Exorcising it subtly. Dina smiled bitterly. Om Nico's changed a lot now. In the past, the man had never bothered about Dina's visiting hours, but this time, he said indirectly his dislike.

"O-okay. I won't bother Om Nico anymore."

Then Dina left. Along with the pain in the heart. Sicker than yesterday he received the news that the idol would marry soon. Because now, the man had very clearly rejected himself. It's possible that Om Nico has been fed up with him a long time ago. Yeah, who knows.

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