Miss Kissable & Mr. Strawberry

Shadow of the Past

Early in the morning the P-four chat group was crowded by the chatter of Bima, Sandi, and Vicky. Actually they've been curious since last night, but they saw Alex's number was off since 19:20 yesterday, so they held back the curiosity until this morning.

Bima: How, bro, successful?

Vicky: Current dong..? Accepted no? Uhuyy...

Sandi: Seriously curious!Which one the hell? Still molor yes..

Vicky: Well, don't even get to sleep last night, because of the art.

Source: Al, woyy...!

Password: Still not active from yesterday, bro.

Bima: Uh what do not-don't Alex even go home all night trus hp his dicuekin again.

Password: What does Bim mean?

Bima: Yes time abis received directly gasspol that. wkwkwk.

Nick: Haha ngaco. Alex is a good boy, Bim..

Password: 🤣🤣

Vicky: Eh, isn't it active yet?

Password: Not because it was rejected right hpnya trus slammed? Oops...

Bima: Haha more ngaco it's mah. Yes, I'm welcome, sure I am!

And various other gab chats filled their group chats. Half an hour later..

Alex: It was so noisy early in the morning!

Sandi: Finally. nongol is also a child!

Bima: How's Al??

Vicky: Where have you been bro, how come you've been nongol?

Alex: Mumpung sunday, molor dikitlah..

Password: Whoa wah..can-can you molor gini day! I used to get up early today.

Bima: Just curious because San?! Haha...

Password: 😝

Vicky: So how's Al, all right?

Alex: No.

Milky: Seriously? Meaning lu..?

Password: What?? Not what does that mean?

Vicky: Not accepted what, is there a serious problem?

Five minutes waiting for Alex to reply..

Password: Al. woyy!

Alex: You want to know?

Password: Jeez.. ngajak gelud what?!

Vicky: Al seriously what's going on?

Bima: Tell me napa anyway..

Alex: Seriously want to know?

Password: Damn you! I woke up early so curious. You even make me emotional 😤

Bima: Romance happy here. if not yes no joking gini dong..

Vicky: Al pliss, I also want to know.

very. You said what wasn't that? No problem, right?

Alex: Who was it that the show went well! Yes I replied no!

It was quiet before Sandi the kepo asked again.

Password: That is. You were rejected?!

Alex: No.

Bima: Al pliss is serious, so you are actually accepted right? What do you not try?

Vicky: Is there a problem?

There was no reply from Alex until the next ten minutes.

Password: Well.he's off. Do not continue to sleep.

Nicky: AL.. We are curious about Bingiiit!

Bima: Where the hell, nongol bentar doang make more curious!

Half an hour later...

Password: Fix! Alex is sleeping again bro.

Bima: Ah time'! Elu's mother. Alex is a businessman bro, not as unemployed as you!

Sandi: Yheeh.. unemployment shouted unemployment!

Vicky: Hussh. Seriously, I feel like Alex has a problem. Samperin, how?

Bima: Problem? He knows we doang kali males.

Sandi: lya tuh, very arrogant.

Vicky: Anyway if until 8 he was not nongol too, I samperin to his house.

Sandi : Yes if that's what I come with. I missed the news.

Bima: Take me cake!

According to Vicky's initiative, until 8 am Alex was not also online and opened their chat. Finally the three of them got ready to go to Alex's house.

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While Alex was sitting pensively on his bed, leaning back and raising his head to the ceiling of the room, along with his chaotic thoughts raging.

Yesterday night he could not sleep at all, after the dawn prayer he could fall asleep. Therefore this morning he woke up bad luck, not usually he was like this. The chaotic events of yesterday's application event continued to swirl in his mind. Feelings of sadness, heartache, shame, regret, and anger mingled into one in his heart. Makes his chest tight and his head heavy. He never expected there would be a day when he would experience such a state in his life.

he could not blame anyone but himself. Kenzo wasn't wrong, neither was papa and mama wrong, let alone Kayla. Because after all the chaos that happened yesterday is because of his stupidity and misery in the past. If he could hold back his anger and control himself, then he wouldn't have hurt Kayla. And such a shameful mess as yesterday would never have happened.

If only Alex could go back in time, a year ago, he would love to get to know Kayla in a good way and treat her with respect. If that had been the case, maybe now he and Kayla could get along without a hitch, or maybe Kayla was already his. But all of that was just vain wishful thinking.

In fact, there were many mistakes in the past that made the girl he loved hurt and suffered. However, Alex has tried to correct his mistakes.he has apologized many times, he has also changed for the better and is determined not to return to his evil self. But it seems that being well is not enough to achieve the future he dreams of.

The dark past will forever be a part of his life story, it cannot be changed or erased. But how to react to it is what determines whether the dark story will affect the future or not. And Alex chose to make the dark story a lesson, to improve himself now, to achieve a bright future.

It's just that, the way each person's view is different about him, including about the dark experience of his past. Yes, everyone has the right to comment, but not those who comment should also look at the side of his present, not just fixated on his past.

At the moment Alex feels empty and useless, he thinks the dark experience will forever be a story of the past, and will not return in the future. But in fact, what he felt right now was the shadow of the dark past coming back to him, like a ghost that disturbs his life. Endless regrets that make him hate himself.he has tried to become a better person, various tests he went through to be able to move forward, he continued, at least they can stay and not look back. But the test this time shattered his spirit and endurance.

Now, his parents already knew about his vices and criminal conduct in the past. Even Kayla's parents knew that somehow the girl was dealing with the problem there. Their view of him has certainly changed. Somehow in the future, whether he could still hope for their blessing or vice versa. And whether his own parents will still support him for this one or not.

"Miss Kissable, I know you're a nice, big-hearted girl. You're not going to get away from me, are you because of this problem? You wouldn't hate me, would you?" mumbled wailing.

Tok tok!

The sound of knocking on the door rattled Alex from his long contemplation.

"Sorry Den." said Bi Imas - one of ART's at home - after opening Alex's room door.

"lya Bi?"

"Mama Aden order me, if Den Alex has woken up, make breakfast."

Alex did not answer. "Would aunt bring her breakfast here Den?"

"No need to Bi. Oh yeah, mom... Has she come home?"

"lya Den, early in the morning he came home. He said.fearing children panic nyariin because he did not say want to nginep"

Alex nodded in understanding. Then Bi Imas put a cup of warm milk on the nightstand near Alex's bed. Everyday tasks are done by this house assistant.

"This is Den's milk" Bi Imas stood on the spot, not immediately saying goodbye, making Alex confused.

"What's Bi?"

"Mama Aden said, Auntie was told to call and tell you later Den Alex had breakfast. But. he asked Auntie to call before nine." Bi Imas said carefully.

Alex glanced at the wall clock in his room, at 08:57.

"Let me call my mom" Alex said later.

Bi Imas was relieved, then parted out of Alex's room. Soon Bima, Sandi, and Vicky arrive at Alex's house. As usual, they snuck into Alex's room without permission.

Alex understood, these friends were very curious about his application last night. Because it was from a few days before Alex had told them about his plan. Today, Alex really does not want to reveal about the chaos that occurred last night. But because of his strictness has already collected answers, and Alex also understands their concern for him. About the chaos that occurred overnight, while at the top of the procession Kenzo's proposal came and dismantled the facts of the past with words and his exaggerated reactions. Bima, Sandi, and Vicky heard it.

"Camp*t not Kenzo!" sandi Anger.

"From the beginning he showed up no doubt, really, a child!" timpal Vicky's.

"Ck, are you quiet about Al?" pissed Bima.

"Gue just doesn't want to add chaos. That's Kayla already so cry, what if I fight Kenzo."

"Ah your chicken! Why don't you fight? How can you accept that he oppressed you?!" Bima is getting furious.

"You don't understand the situation, Bim. I don't want to fight in front of my parents. I also don't want Kayla to see my cruel side anymore" replied Alex flatly.

Bima gave a rough sigh, he was so furious with Kenzo. "Take a look at the kids, if you meet."

"Don't Bim!" sergeant Alex flat.

"Well?" confused Sandi.

"Why? Don't tell me because she's Kayla's best friend? It's not just you who's embarrassed by her, but Kayla too. What kind of friend is that?" bima timpal.

"agree! No papa you don't want to fight anymore, but we don't accept you diginiin Al! Let's teach you a lesson about the troublemaker" said Vicky.

"Bro, think about it from Kenzo's point of view and position! He nganggep Kayla tuh already like sodara himself, how do you feel when you know sodara you become a victim Kayla?" alex tries to understand.

The three friends were silent and threw each other a glance. Their anger did not subside just like that, where could they see Alex being insulted.

"Vick, you have a sister, right?" alex asked, Vicky nodded.

"What would you do if your sister did the same thing as Kayla?" Vicky interrupted sharply.

Of course Vicky was angry, where he willingly let his sister become a victim of such abuse and persecution. It's even possible that Vicky will beat up all out of baj***n who dares to touch his sister. Nah! Nah! It's disgusting to imagine her own sister in Kayla's position first. That's not gonna happen.

"What the hell is your question! Yes I will not be in them, I will abisin tuh guy who dare to hold my sister!"

"Well. I'm still lucky dong Kenzo didn't directly abisin me. Naturally bro he was angry, where there is a sodara who willing his sodar became a victim of that kayak. If I fought him yesterday, I don't know myself."

Vicky snorted while nodding in understanding. Yes maybe if he was in Kenzo's position, he would do the same, or maybe it could be worse than Kenzo did.

"Can you think it's like Al, your angel's sambet?" wonder Sandi, more precisely he was amazed by the way Alex thought.

Bima chuckled strangely, "But still bro. Why must you understand him while he destroys your application. If he is angry just as you can be machined gentle, do not have to be stuck in the middle of a family event so dong too. Not very polite."

"Yes, maybe because he felt he did not have time to solve the problem. Because the point is, he doesn't just want to prevent Kayla nerima me, but he also wants my parents and Kayla's parents to know about the problem"

"The sheep's story?" muttered Sandi while thinking.

"Owh.. So the point is he does not just want to destroy your relationship with Kayla, but also make your image bad in the eyes of Kayla's parents?" guess Bima.

Alex flicked his shoulders with a wry smile. "Hopefully I feel wrong"

"And you still don't let us teach him a lesson?" ask Bima again.

"What lesson? You guys want him to let my name look ugly? Or do you want to teach him all-out till he's dying? Pliss.. I don't want to anymore like that, instead of lying in trouble but it could even make more chaotic ntar, Bim."

Bima snorted in annoyance, so did Sandi. Vicky understood what Alex was taking.

"Alex is bro. We do not need to interfere, fearing it will worsen the situation. Alex himself can design this problem without violence, Kayla also certainly will not be silent the same behavior of Kenzo."

"yeah but I'm a very goiter as a child, Vick!" bima Sahut.

"Ho'oh me too. My hands even already gatel nih long time not hit people." timpal Sandi.

"Gue didn't think yes, how could Kenzo open the disgrace of Kayla in front of his parents as well as your parents. Didn't he think of Kayla's feelings?!" bima said astonished.

"Worse! Especially that was the past. Kayla is just now fine-fine anyway, why even the camp*t that fire beard. Btw, how did Kayla's parents react to Al?"

"Well, what else. Her mother was crying, so disappointed with me. Oh, and I'm sure he won't let me go."

"I mean you?" ask Sandi. Bima and Vicky were also tense.

"Maybe I'll be prosecuted" Alex replied calmly.

"What?!"

"What do you demand, reported to the police you mean??"

"Al don't joke you, it's not that serious right?

Of course the three friends were shocked, and immediately anxious to hear Alex say he would be prosecuted. And of course they think getting sued means dealing with the law and worse going to jail.

No!!!

"Gue sure that your bokap will not be forgotten" said Bima.

Alex smiled in anguish. "Bokap I'm not going to interfere Bim, I'm not going to be that late. My problem is that I am alone. I don't want people to keep me out of material and status."

"Truly so. But if you can defend yourself and guarantee yourself, why not?!" timpal Vicky's.

"Yes. I don't think I have to get into the legal realm as well it's a problem like that. On what basis does Kayla's family want to sue you? There is no evidence either" continued Sandi.

"You know what happened that day. I giggled him, and I chafed him. There are many witnesses, including you. If the evidence does not exist because it happened long ago. But I can still be prosecuted for abuse and harassment. Trus if Kayla ngakuin it all in the police station, and he brought witnesses.yeah I can get a layered article dong. But I'm not gonna shirk."

"Why not?? You can do anything Al, do not just resign dong!" sergeant Bima did not accept.

"Gue is guilty, and I have to take responsibility for my mistakes. I'm not going to be a coward!" answer Alex with an intonation of a tone that is no less high than Bima.

Alex snorted long, calming the emotional turmoil that began to control him. He also did not want to until the Kayla family demanded it, but he could what, they had the right to do that. he also did not want his family's good name tainted and the reputation of his family's business troubled due to such a scandal. But he will not shy away from prosecution if indeed he will be prosecuted. However, a real man will not run away from his responsibilities and must be prepared to risk whatever he does. And Alex believes that he will not lose his pride, even if he has to bear the shame of being dragged to prison though.

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