
After breakfast Bella prefers to sit in front of the balcony of her room enjoying the breeze of the wind on her face. The hot air that stings makes his clean white skin slightly reddened even though he has used lotion to reduce the sting he also wears sunglasses to look broadly at the beach.
His gaze switched on his phone which rang several times. Bella just stared at him reading a few notifications on the screen. There are only a few messages some of the people who are not stored in their contacts and messages from Alisa are quite a lot. Like at the moment.
Message from Alisa: 'Bel, I will be home soon. If you want to go home later I will take you home with Jodhi huh.'
And that last message made Bella feel guilty making Jodhi's party holiday atmosphere annoying because of her attitude.
Putting back her phone Bella chose to close her eyes. Without feeling the corner of his eyes watering considering the events that made him tight. Without feeling her tears just slid from the corner of her eyes.
Even Bella does not have the energy just to reply to Alisa's message. His phone was just he put it on a little nightstand near where he lay.
Five years ago …
“The spirit of Bella, after graduating this SMA you will be able to make your own money which is certainly better than working part-time,” Bella murmured to herself.
At that time while holding both straps of her bag, Bella had just stepped on her feet as a high school student feeling a thrilling euphoria because she had been waiting for this for so long.
“Morning Sir,” greet Bella friendly on gatekeeper.
“Morning Non,” reply friendly security guard pack.
It feels like the struggle of Bella desperately studying day and night to be able to enter Bina Nusa High School which is the favorite school of her dreams, through the path of achievement. Bella is well aware if relying on material she must have no hope. Because the state of his family at that time was very comfortable.
The first week was so much fun that one month after Bella felt like hell.
A bad nickname was already attached to him. But not a good nickname but a term to make fun of him just because of his physical appearance. Bella never knew if everyone in her class looked down on her.
As of this moment he could only be silent when his friends called him Beti or four-eyed. Or the cupu. That kind of stuff Bella hears a lot.
One semester he persevered hoping that all words, words and actions that had crossed the line could end on their own. Bella hopes the friends who like to work on it are bored.
And it was as if God had heard his plea. At that time a man who Bella knew was one of the most popular students in her school changed her school life.
“Lo is nothing?" The first question that comes out of the mouth of an Abian Damara.
Bella to hold his chest timidly her heart beat too fast and out of his body. Of course he knows who Abian is. Whoever the woman must be admiring him without exception Bella.
"What the hell," said Bella fix the location of her glasses that shifted. Abian deftly tidied Bella's book that had fallen from her bag.
“You need not fear, I will not be ignorant'in lo kok.“ Abian was calm.
And Bella is still recording clearly body gestures and mimic the face of Abian who helps her sincerely.
After the incident some students still keep judging Bella but somehow since the incident Abian always comes to help Bella like a friend she needs and hero like in action movies.
Even if the unfair treatment against her continues to occur, Bella still forced herself to survive other than because she had Alisa secretly she also had a special relationship with Abian. The closeness of the two happened because in the middle of the school year Bella became a private teacher Abian. Helping the value of Abian that decreases or can be called plummeting to be able to move up the class.
At first Bella does not believe Abian's invitation to ask her to be his girlfriend. How not it's like getting a lottery in broad daylight.
Bella even asked for time to decide because other than she was surprised, for her it was not easy to date someone who was far away.
Abian was a prince and she was just an ordinary poor woman. If there is such a thing in the real world, it should only exist in fairy tale books that he often read with his mother as a child.
“Bel, you want to be my girlfriend?“
Bella was certainly not deaf to that remark, he also poked several times his eyelids until he quietly pinched himself to convince him that what happened and what Abian said was not a dream.
“Bel, why are you silent? Why?“ Abian again asked as if impatient with the answer what Bella would get out of her mouth.
"Bi, are you not wrong to ask me to be your girlfriend" said Bella, after finishing studying at the school library.
Bella felt she could not resist but on the one hand she could not accept because dating Abian made her look too lame. Like an ordinary woman proposed by a handsome prince.
But, Abian rested one hand on his face and one hand quietly grasped the hand of Bella who was nearby.
"Kok said that. I seriously love you Bel. So what's your decision. Don't give me false hope.. You can ask me anything if you're still curious." Abian smiled sweetly the look in her eyes gently exuding sincerity Bella could see it behind her thick glasses.
“Why can you like me.. I am not beautiful and mediocre,” said Bella.
“Mm, why the hell did you say that? Does anyone bother you?“ Abian asked back.
Bella pensively worried her heart to answer what. He is quite aware of his existence, but he also can not cover up if from the beginning Bella may have fallen in love with Abian secretly before getting to know each other. Even Bella remembers the advice her mother always gave 'Follow your little heart, even though later every decision does not end as you wish but at least you already believe in yourself.'
Bella breathed a long breath. "Bi, you're absolutely sure. I mean em, ke― why choose me," from her shrinking voice looks like Bella doesn't believe in her.
Abian smiled gently tightening her hand at Bella. "You're special and you can always make me who I am. You're a smart girl and I've always liked to talk a lot about you."
Hearing that statement Bella strengthened her heart to look at the eyes of Abian who sounded sincere.
Now all that came to her little heart was one thing: to accept Abian's request and Bella nodded her head small, with a slight hesitation.
"Yes," said Bella whispered but could still be captured Abian well.
"Yes what. Bell." asked Abian to make sure. Abian's pupils looked enlarged.
"Em. that. Yes so your girlfriend,” whispered Bella shyly.