
Ferro and Cheryl were in the Casino, they were greeted by a sudden commotion going on there.
"What's wrong?" ask Cheryl to the man she's holding.
"Don't know. Let's just look there first," said Ferro, then invite the girl who continues to stick like a stamp to get closer to the crowd.
"He is being forced to sign a bet worth 1M" Ferro murmured after asking some of the people who were there. "The guy was going to sell his daughter to the casino if the stakes were to lose" Ferro continued, leaving Cheryl only nodding. "But he denied it."
It turned out that the man who brought the princess lost the bet. The man had to give his daughter to the other side, but the father changed his mind. He did not want to give his daughter, until the man was severely beaten.
"If you can't give your daughter, give us 1M according to the agreement" one of them said, then beat up the father again.
The little girl who was the only child of the man's puppet immediately came forward blocking the people who were about to beat up her father.
Feeling that the incident there had nothing to do with them, Ferro immediately invited Cheryl to look for another place where there was no commotion in it. However, unexpectedly, instead of following Ferro's steps, Cheryl stopped. Cheryl took off her circular hand on Ferro's arm, then approached the child who was the father's protector.
"How much should you pay? Let me pay for it," Cheryl said, suddenly becoming the father and son's hero, making Ferro who heard her look incredulous.
'Is that Cheryl I've known all along?' Ferro muttered inwardly, not expecting that the troublemaker girl could care about the lives of others. "I know all along, he just got lost. And, I'm sure that he's actually a kind person. It remains how those closest to him guide him" Ferro murmured, amazed by what Cheryl had done tonight.
Cheryl took the girl away from there.
"Relax you're safe" Cheryl tried to calm down as the little girl continued to cry.
"I'm not going to be sold, am I?" he asked, it seemed like the girl was very afraid if it was sold to striped-nose men as betting material.
Cheryl smiled, then squatted a little to the girl who was estimated to be just 15 years old. "No one will sell you. You're safe with me" Cheryl said.
"Then dad?" He was still worried about the man who was about to sell it, fortunately conscious in the last seconds.
"My friend is cleaning it up. Your father will be back with my friends too" Cheryl said, making the boy nod. "If you may know what your name is? We haven't met, have we?" Cheryl reached out to the girl who looked timid and adorable.
It is only fitting that the people were adamant to keep the girl as a betting item. The boy was so sweet that the 1 billion dollars Cheryl had offered was almost rejected outright. Fortunately there was Ferro who could handle everything. Cheryl was told to take the girl away, while the man cleaned up the mess with the boy's father.
The girl looked up at Cheryl who was extending her hand, then lowered her head again in embarrassment.
"I'm Cheryl." Cheryl mentioned his name.
The boy looked up again to see Cheryl, then timidly, shook Cheryl's hand. "Livia," muttered the girl.
"Who?" Cheryl questions the name of the girl named Livia. Not not to hear, but Cheryl was too surprised when she heard the name of the little girl.
"Livia." Livia re-named him.
Livia's name is the same as Cheryl's dead sister. The girl's timid attitude also reminded Cheryl of her late sister. Spontaneously, Cheryl immediately hugged the child while crying. Cheryl missed her older sister so much, just hearing the same name as her older sister was able to make her heart melancholy.
***
The day just rolled around. Keysa and Devano are back in college and so are the other friends. However, unfortunately, Keysa, Devano, Cheryl, Ezra and Disti were immediately called by the campus upon entering college. Those who have been truant for a very long time, immediately given a penalty to surround the field as much as 50 rounds, while those who cannot be given a warning letter.
Devano and Ezra chose to circle the field, while Keysa, Disti and Cheryl as the third woman will not be able to circle the vast field 50 times. They surrendered before the war, just hearing the numbers alone had made them want to vomit. They prefer to get a warning letter.
The good news after they've been truant for so long is that Cheryl no longer bothers them. The girl looks lackey with her new world with Ferro. The girl no longer meddled in the affairs of others after getting the right handler.
Devano and Keysa are so grateful Cheryl is not crazy anymore with Devano.
Meanwhile, the problem is facing another handsome man besides Devano, Ezra. The man ran around the field with a mind that wandered out of nowhere. He remembered Nindi who suddenly disappeared after their meeting at a cafe.
Ezra and Nindi promise to meet at a cafe. Nindi who was already fascinated by Ezra was early to meet seemed enthusiastic when his invitation was announced by Ezra. Their relationship since the party has progressed so much that the girl thinks that Ezra has the same feelings as her.
Nindi is seen sitting at a table waiting for Ezra's arrival with a smile that never fades from her face. That day, after their relationship had made a very good progress, Nindi decided to express her feelings.
Nindi smiles even more when she sees Ezra actually coming to the cafe. Nindi waved at Ezra, letting him know of his whereabouts.
"Sorry late. Has it been a long time?" ask Ezra at the time.
Nindi only shook her head, even though she had been waiting for Ezra for more than half an hour. However, as her heart was overjoyed at being about to reveal her heart, Nindi did not care despite having to wait another two hours.
The two ordered food and ate together.
"Say you want to say something? What was? Is there anywhere else you want to go?" ask Ezra. During Nindi in City B, Ezra has been a satisfying tour guide for Nindi. Invite Nindi to meet also, Ezra thought to discuss the places that Nindi wants to visit again.
"There," Nindi replied as she stuffed the spaghetti into her mouth.
"Where else are you going?" ask Ezra, then pass on places that Nindi had not been to with Ezra.
"I want to come to your heart" said Nindi suddenly, who managed to make Ezra falter the shrimp that was being chewed.
"Be careful eating it" Nindi said again, then gave Ezra a drink.
After drinking a glass of lemon tea, Ezra stared intently at Nindi who had been engrossed in returning with food. "Where else do you want to travel?" Ezra repeated his question again, convinced that the girl was just joking.
"Don't you hear that?" Nindi narrowed her eyes at Ezra who was still confused.
Ezra looked into Nindi's eyes, looking for seriousness there. Nindi the girl who had a lot of guyon made Ezra could not distinguish whether the girl in front of him was saying love or was making a crisp guyonan.
"Your flair is not funny, Miss Nindi!" circus Ezra again, and back to eating.
Nindi stopped eating. He put the chopsticks on the plate. His eyes looked back at Ezra more seriously.
"Ez ..." call Nindi to gently load Ezra for a moment of goosebumps.
"Yes." Yeah."
"If someone likes you and wants to make you his soulmate, what would you do if that person expressed love?" ask Nindi.
"Liking is everyone's right. I can't force people to like and dislike me. But, if that person wants to make me his soulmate, he should also know my feelings. I like it or not. If I liked it, I would have received words of love from him" Ezra explained.
"If I like you how?" asked Nindi again, who managed to make Ezra laugh out loud. "Why laugh?"
"No. Strange enough, we only know a few weeks, but you have dared to say like to someone. Love and love take a long time. You don't joke, "Ezra said.
"i'm serious. I like you, even more than I like you, I love you." Nindi tried to reveal her heart.
Hearing Nindi's words instantly made Ezra freeze. "Didn't you promise not to like me? It was an absolute requirement when I accepted you as a friend. But what is this?" Ezra felt betrayed by the girl who had become his friend.
"Can't I control my feelings? Honestly, I have liked you since the beginning of meeting at the party and to get to know you further, I had to reproduce the conditions that you gave. But, it seems like my heart has already fallen for you. I really love you, Ez. Move on, Ez! I'll help you forget. If you don't want to open your heart to others, how can you forget someone who clearly doesn't love you." Nindi talks a lot. He could not stand the friendzone he was experiencing. He did not want to just be a friend, or better he resigned because Nindi is not a person who continues to like to pretend tough despite being hurt.
"Now you talk a lot, yes! I've accepted you to be a friend doesn't mean you can be with me." Ezra spoke cynically.
"I am just expressing my heart. If it bothers me I'm sorry. I dare to say everything because I do not want any regrets later because I did not have time to express my heart," said Nindi with a smile made as natural as possible, even though his heart was sliced. "Now I know the answer. Your heart will not be touched by anyone because you yourself are fortifying it. Thank you for being a good friend and tour guide. I'm pampering. I paid for the food and all the guests who were present here" Nindi said again, then left Ezra, without looking back.
"Ashhh ...." Ezra ruffled his own hair while recalling the incident some time ago with Nindi.