Restore Your Smile

A Friendship Injured

It doesn't feel like two weeks are almost gone from the time when there was a matchmaking termination agreement between Darrell and Rebecca. It's Wednesday again. As usual, Darrell sends out messages every fortnight. But this time it wasn't for Rebecca, it was for Cecilia.

'Fille qui bave ... (meaning: Ileran girl) Can you make time for me this weekend? If I may, I'll buy a plane ticket and visit you at the boutique on Saturday afternoon.' That is the message sent.

Cecilia read the message with a blush and a pounding heart. Apparently Darrell is serious about getting in touch with her, even though he hasn't given the man an answer.

Although there is little concern that Darrell may be coming to collect answers to his offer when he does not have a definite decision yet, Cecilia feels Darrell can understand. Didn't the man himself say he would wait for her? Therefore, without a second thought Cecilia replied to the message following her heart. 'Come, ' he wrote briefly.

Darrell's reply came. 'Well then. Wait for my arrival well, Fille qui bave ..' (meaning: Ileran girl).

'Yes, ' Cecilia replied while blushing and smiling to herself. However, he could not deceive his heart how much he expected the weekend to come.

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On the other hand on her Thursday, Rebecca's spontaneous illness suddenly collapsed. As a result of various events concerning Darrell that occurred lately, he somehow became confused to meet with Celine. He then contacted Priscillia.

'magroup .... Busy again?' he wrote in a short message.

It wasn't until five minutes that Priscillia's reply came. 'Kaga. Wh why? Want call?'

Reading the reply, without a doubt Rebecca immediately made a call to her best friend. Priscillia who answered the call immediately laughed. "Busett .... Really change channel ...."

"Ngapain is also long ago ..." replied Rebecca.

Priscillia laughed at Rebecca's typical reply. He was already accustomed to the nature of his best friend whose patience limit was only as high as the taoge tree.

"So why, Neng?" priscillia asked him to find out why his friend had contacted him.

"Madr .... Call Mr. James gih.." whine Rebecca.

"Lho .... How suddenly?" Priscillia was puzzled by the vagueness of Rebecca's attitude.

"Yes .... I suddenly miss Celine. Ask Mr. James, Pris .... This Saturday Celine's coming?" obviously Rebecca.

"Why not ask yourself?"

"You're James' golden son from High School!" accuse Rebecca.

"Ey .. ey .... Where else is the rumor? Don't talk, Ma'am! Mr. James treated all his students equally, you know?!" priscillia Protest.

"Ash .... You're the one who's not sensitive, Pris! From SMU, the treatment of Si James is the same you are different! Uda pass it, you are still made a task! If you don't know there's Celine, I'm sure you're expecting her to have a crush on you!"

"From the first time you thought so! Kan uda is clear, if from SMU I am more often called because I am considered the leader of the kingpin of chaos at school! Task issues, our field realm is now similar! So more connected to the discussion! Uda ah .... Don't talk about it there anymore! It's not good with Celine! Afraid of misunderstanding!" asserted Priscillia to close the topic.

"Yes .... But you're the one who called Mr James?"

"Yes, yes!" replied Priscillia who was anxious with her best friend this one. I want to feel like she's pouting Rebecca's mouth.

After the conversation with Rebecca ended, Priscillia immediately contacted James.

'Night, Sir. How are you?' write it as an opening in chat.

About 10-15 minutes, James' reply came. 'okay. What's up?' tanyakanya.

'Saturday Celine is coming?' ask Priscillia.

'yes. Why indeed?'

'There are people who want to meet. So ... permission to disrupt the event Father well .. 😬 ' replied Priscillia with her emoticon.

'Nw .... How well .... He wants nolak. But then someone will be offended ..' James's tease.

'Betul, Sir. If you do not, then you are ngadepin Rebecca!'

'Ga want ah .... Tatutttt .. ⁇ ️️' reply James put up emoticons people run away.

Priscillia laughing. 'OK, Mr .... We met Saturday afternoon at the house of Mr. yah ..' he said giving a conclusion.

'Ready, Princess !' james replied and ended the conversation.

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Friday night, where Priscillia believes all her friends are relaxed enough and not yet asleep, she contacts them with Group Video Call. After all the faces were seen, he also expressed his purpose of contacting them.

"Good night all .... I want a report and I want to get us all together, " Priscillia said.

Rebecca who heard Priscillia's opening sentence only smiled restraining her curiosity. He knew what Priscillia meant was a report of the results of his conversation with Mr. James. And from Priscillia's next sentence, there was most likely agreement there. The proof is that he invited them together, right? Meaning that he most likely gathered with Celine anyway?

Instead Cecilia and Sharon were just dumbstruck by hearing Priscillia's hanging words.

"What report, Pris?" ask Sharon.

"So the story yesterday there was a case of Malarindu Tropikangen syndrome (noted: a play on Malaria Tropika, which is one type of malaria disease) with Celine. This creature also asked me to call Mr. James to ask if Celine would come this Saturday.

Since Mr. James's answer was positive, and he agreed to be interrupted the night of the week with our whereabouts, how about tomorrow afternoon we pay a visit to Mr. James' house?" priscillia asked closing her explanation.

"I'm okay-okay. I miss Celine too. It's been a long time too well, we didn't meet .." Sharon replied.

While Cecilia can only petrify hearing the invitation. Face paled. Time to collide with the promise of his meeting with Darrell.

"If you were, Cil? Hows it? Can you?" asked Rebecca who was already smiling because her wish was granted tomorrow. He also tried to return to his usual attitude to Cecilia, by taking advantage of his feelings that were improving at this time. However, he felt uncomfortable constantly fighting with one of his friends.

Looking at the sculpting and paled Cecilia, Priscillia and Sharon had a bad premonition. According to Sharon's report, Priscillia has learned that Darrell has made his first move toward Cecilia. However, as Cecilia has yet to make up her mind, they decide to keep this matter a secret from Rebecca in order to avoid unnecessary tension.

"Ma-sorry, Bec. I can't .." replied Cecilia at last.

"Why can't you?" ask Rebecca. His smile was gone and his eyebrows started frowning. He began to suspect Cecilia's reasoning.

"A-I .. I ... There's an appointment with Darrell." Cecilia decided to be honest.

Hearing that, Rebecca's countenance changed. Anger clearly looms there. Priscillia and Sharon were tensely waiting for Rebecca's next remark.

"Oh .... Apparently the wolf man had moved and my best friend preferred him over us whom he had known for a long time .." Rebecca said with a cynical smile.

"No! It's not! I haven't answered anything yet! Darrell just asked me if I would like to visit him and I let him!" cecilia.

"Are you naive or pretending to be stupid? Your refusal of my invitation has already shown you your choice!" Rebecca's tone began to rise.

"Bec ..." reprimanded Priscillia who made Rebecca speechless. He remembered his promise to Priscillia in their previous conversation.

"I'm off first." The next second, Rebecca quit Group Video Call.

Seeing that, Priscillia took part. "I'll call Rebecca. You guys go on yeah .... Shar ... tipped Cecil .." Priscillia told her friends, then left the group.

Sharon and Cecilia are on the screen. A gloomy atmosphere swept over them.

"A-I .. wrong yeah?" cecilia asked in a sad and confused tone.

Sharon forced herself to smile to calm her best friend. "No. There's nothing wrong here. Your rights. It's yourlife. Your choice. Give us time to understand your choice well, Cil ...."

As Cecilia remained silent, Sharon continued her sentence. "Just ... I'm authorized to keep Rebecca company to meet Celine well, Cil .... Any ... No way I'm interrupting your private meeting with Darrell."

Cecilia forced herself to smile. "Yes .... I get it." And soon the group talks ended completely.

On the other hand after exiting the group, Priscillia hurriedly called Rebecca. Fortunately, the girl still answered the phone call and did not avoid it.

"I'm pissed! I'm pissed! I'm pissed! What kind of reason is that?! What do we think we are stupid?! He said that he had not decided yet, his choice of choice with Darrell means what?!" Rebecca immediately took out her uneg-uneg. Priscillia just silently listened until Rebecca was content to spit out all her irritation.

After the girl fell silent, only Priscillia invited her to speak. "Bec ..." call her soft.

"What?!" rebecca replied in a sewot tone.

"Please yeah .. You have kept your promise. You are great, can hold it in front of Cecilia, "praise Priscillia sincerely.

"Well how else? I promised to do it that way, " replied Rebecca. His tone showed his anger decreasing.

"Yes .... That's why I'm praising. May dong praise my best friend who keeps his word .." seduced Priscillia.

"What the hell, Pris?!" Although the sentence was uttered by Rebecca in a tone of protest, but in her heart she was happy to be praised by Priscillia like that.

"Bec ..." call Priscillia again.

"What?!" rebecca pretended to be sniffed.

"Please time Cecilia with her choice well .... I understand that you are disappointed or betrayed. But maybe Cecilia didn't mean that. His mindset is just different from ours. We learn to respect her choices well.." - persuaded Priscillia.

Rebecca fell silent. But a few seconds later, in a soft voice almost muttered he said, "Yes .... I'll try ...."

Priscillia smile. "Yes already .... Then ... how about you help me think about what kind of hand we'll bring with us on our visit to Mr James's place?" priscillia asked trying to shift the topic.

"What if we also get Sharon to discuss? He said he wanted to come too. Do not let him feel excluded because we have thought about it first without involving him, " Rebecca said with a tone still half muttering.

Priscillia's smile widened. This side of Rebecca he really liked about the girl. "A good idea. Let's call Sharon ..." take Priscillia.

The three girls resumed their conversation to prepare for their visit to their former teacher's place. Once again, Cecilia must separate from the Princess Gang. But this time with a different atmosphere.

At that time, Cecilia was still able to shout with her friends despite being separated by a long distance because of her lectures in France. As the word goes, despite their distance, their hearts remain close. But what is happening now is like the opposite. They are in the same town, but their feelings are as divided as a wounded friendship.

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