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Keysa was stuck with the men on the dance floor. Like a rotating trophy, he had to accompany the two men in turn. Meanwhile, Devano was angry not clearly see their togetherness. He was jealous because Keysa ignored him, even the girl seemed very affectionate while dancing with Ezra.
In a corner of the room, not far from the dance floor, Liza was also watching Keysa's every move. "Who's the girl? Why are Devano, Ezra and Exel after him? What's so special about that girl?" Liza looked in wonder at Keysa who looked mediocre, even in terms of appearance he was on top of Keysa. However, the three most influential men in the city are all after Keysa, as if she were a princess. That made Liza feel her position as a prospective son-in-law of the conglomerates there is threatened.
"I won't let any of that happen" he muttered as he stared cynically at the girl who was still busy on the dance floor with the two men.
Irritated by Keysa's preference to dance with Exel and Ezra, Devano chose to step off the dance floor and sit and watch those who were still engrossed in romantic music. "What the fuck are they? Just because I came last, I was told to wait another half-hour." Devano continues to grumble, remembering that he was rejected outright by Ezra when he asked for a turn to dance with Keysa.
"Hi, Dev! How about we dance?" While Devano was grumbling, Cheryl approached and asked him to dance.
"No. I don't want to dance." However, Devano quickly dismisses Cheryl's invitation indifferently, making Cheryl immediately walk backwards in a state of sadness.
Liza who saw Cheryl looked very sad with Devano's refusal immediately approached the girl and comforted her.
"Dev has changed since knowing the girl" Cheryl said, pointing to Keysa, who was still on the dance floor. "Think of what he has given to Dev, so Dev always sticks to him and even defends him desperately. I hate that ugly girl so much!" cheryl. He was furious to remember everything that had happened to him because of Keysa.
"Calm down! I'll help you face the girl. I don't like it either." Liza chimed in on Cheryl's words with a plan that suddenly flashed through her head, making her faintly ring out.
After comforting Cheryl, Liza went over to the man who had still not moved from his seat with eyes that never moved from one point.
"Dev, we dance, yuk!" Liza invited Devano to dance with a smile.
Devano glanced at Liza, then rejected the girl's request with a look back towards the dance floor, watching Keysa.
"Come, Dev! We haven't danced in a long time" said Liza again. "Thank you for my welcome home" he continued with a smile made as sweet as possible.
"I'm not in the mood to dance. You just find another couple. Ezra, for example," Devano said.
"I'll ask her to dance with him later, but now she's dancing with the girl" Liza explained, pointing to Keysa still dancing with Ezra.
Devano did not respond anymore. His intention to suggest Liza to dance with Ezra is only so Keysa can escape from his best friend and he can dance with Keysa.
"Ish .. after I moved abroad you changed yeah, Dev!" Liza who felt neglected also started to feel annoyed. "Now you are arrogant. In fact, just dance you don't want to," said Liza with a face that has changed.
"OKs. Alright!" Seeing the change in Liza's face and not wanting to be labeled arrogant, Devano finally agreed.
Instantly that pitiful looking face shone again. After thanking her and correcting her words, Liza immediately pulled Devano onto the dance floor. "I am breaking my words. You're not arrogant, you're my best friend" he said.
Meanwhile, Devano follows in the footsteps of the person who pulled him without replying.
The next song begins. Liza and Devano were on the dance floor, precisely side by side with Keysa who had changed partners with Exel. They dance together. Every now and then, Devano glanced at Keysa with a look of dislike to see the girl dancing with Exel.
Keysa's facial changes did not go unnoticed by Devano. The tip of her lips was immediately pulled upwards as soon as she saw Keysa's pursed lips after looking at her.
'Let's see, miss, where can you survive!' Devano muttered inwardly with a thin grin that adorned his face. He then, pulled Liza's body closer towards him.
Devano held onto Liza's slender waist and Liza wrapped her hand around Devano's shoulder. Meanwhile, their other hand stretched out with fingers clinging to each other. Their bodies also move left and right according to the rhythm of the song. They look very harmonious, even both of them became the center of attention on the dance floor. Everyone praised their appearance.
Liza's smile continued to expand as vaguely heard people praising her and Devano, whereas Devano himself did not care about the compliment. The man wearing the brown suit only cares about one thing, the change in the look of Keysa's face. The more sour it looks, the more friendly Devano treats Liza.
"Already, yes! I'm thirsty." Keysa immediately left the dance floor as soon as the music was finished with the thirsty excuse.
Keysa then went to the drink and took a glass of juice to flush his hot and rumbling chest. "What kind of feeling is this?" Keysa is grieving her own feelings. For some reason seeing, Devano dancing so affectionately with Liza made her feel uneasy, even feeling that something was burning inside her.
"Maybe it's because I'm an PMS, so a little sensational is unclear." Keysa also tried to neutralize his feelings and suggest to himself that it was only because of the influence of the rise and fall of the hormone estrogen on his body. It also takes a breath out of the nose and slowly expels from the mouth.
After feeling calm, Keysa took two glasses of juice, then turned around to give the juice to Exel and Ezra. At the same time, Liza deliberately crashes herself into Keysa, thus making the juice Keysa brings spill over into Liza's dress.
Everyone who saw her was shocked and Liza's supporters blamed Keysa for the incident.
"That girl is really shameless. How dare she splash the juice on Liza's dress!"
"It seems like he's still grudging with what happened earlier to the point of humiliating Liza like that."
There are many more spicy words thrown for Keysa, but the girl does not know if behind her is Liza. But with his help, people blamed him. Meanwhile, Liza just put on a hardened face as if she was indeed bullied by Keysa.
Ezra stood not far from there, seeing that there was noise he immediately approached them. He who does not know the real problem, saw Liza's dirty dress with two glasses of juice in Keysa's empty hands and the people who blame Keysa, he said, made him think that Keysa was doing something again.
"Key, what are you doing?" ezra asked with sharp eyes on Keysa with a red face.
"I didn't do anything."
Hearing Keysa's reply so lightly, Ezra grew even more angry, clearly the girl had spilled juice onto Liza's shirt.
"Everyone is not blind. They saw what you were doing" said Ezra. "I apologize to him!" snarled Ezra later.
Ezra's words succeeded in making Keysa flinch. He had not expected the man who had always helped him even before Devano cared for him, to now snap at Keysa in public.
"No I don't want to. I'm not wrong for what I'm apologizing for" Keysa said, who was also annoyed with Ezra, without knowing the problem was directly judging Keysa.
Eventually, Devano approached them. Quickly, Devano approached Keysa and asked the girl to calm down.
"Calm Key, keep your emotions! I know you're not wrong!" whispered Devano, supporting Keysa.