Rinai Longs from the Sky

Heartbroken

At first glance, admiration is similar to love, although both have their own space.

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Seeing the increased account balance is a happiness in itself. What else if it was obtained by a student like Bara. His eyes sparkled as he read an email from the newspaper editor informing him that the honor had been sent. When he checked on his M-Banking app, it turned out to be true. The amount of money is increasing. Although it can not be called big, but there is no harm in being proud, right?

I've been planning an idea. He will treat Dira and Rana. Share happiness with them.

The dark chocolate sliced netra sparkled when the person he was thinking about first sent him a message.

Dira: Bar, am I bothering you? Kevin was anxious to meet you.

And Bara's smile widened when reading the contents of the message. He and Kevin were already that close, so it was only natural that the boy was missing him now.

Bara: Incidentally, I also want to meet him again.

And you, inner Ember in heart. Then he realized the ridiculousness.

Dira: What a coincidence. When can I meet?

Bara: Mumpung holiday, let's meet now.

Bara immediately pocketed the phone and prepared to leave after agreeing to a place of agreement with Dira. Rana could take her tonight, she thought.

***

Makassar's famous coto shop was crowded this afternoon. Despite the hot weather, it has no effect on the tongue of those who crave the typical food of Makassar. Including Bara and Dira. Luckily, they are still in the out door area.

"Kok, bring all the presents, anyway?" said Dira when Kevin received a bumblebee prototype from Bara.

"Once in a while" replied Bara. He was happy to see a solemn Kevin playing the yellow car.

"Horee, Kevin can!" exclaim the boy. The game has turned into a robot. Bara and Dira applauded.

"That's so sweet, huh?" dira asked, gently stroking Kevin's head. Answered a steady nod.

Bara noticed the two, it was not difficult to take care of Dira and Kevin. What else they are close to each other.

It's not the kind of guy who will offer a trial-and-error relationship to the opposite sex. Ask for a physical and inner approach, then when it is found bad then he will just throw it away. No, Bara's not that kind of guy. It will be serious if the heart says this is the person, and it will be more serious if the person in question accepts. Is that not what religion teaches?

The man cleared his throat. "What about my offer the other day?"

Dira's eyebrows. "What offer? Which one?" I don't think they ever made any offers.

"About being a real father to Kevin." The sentence was thrown steadily and firmly from Bara's lips. Kevin briefly looked over when his name was mentioned, but afterwards struggled back with his bumblebee.

"What are you talking about, Bar?"

"I'm serious, Dir. As serious as I said in the hospital."

"Wait!" Dira raises his right hand parallel to his head. "Why me? What makes you like me?"

The smile that Bara had originally displayed slowly faded as Dira giggled. As if what Bara just said was stand up comedy.

"Bar, are you sure you really like me?" ask Dira seriously. "Not because I like the figure of Luna who coincidentally is in me?"

Bara's forehead crinkled deeply, examining the meaning of Dira's words. Yes, they are similar in nature. But the physical is different. It can't be wrong with her feelings, right?

"No!" Bara shook his head firmly. "I'm not wrong. You and Luna are different."

"I understand that, Bara." Dira pause, just sigh. "Now, you're a writer, right? Have you ever portrayed me as one of the characters in your story? Isn't there?" ask Dira. "Or is there only Luna or even other women?"

Not directly answer. He was remembering what the woman he described in his novel looked like. He looked back at Dira. He is the author, he quite often gives a clear explanation of the signs of falling in love.

He was trying to find the sign. Where is that different beat? Where are the strange shakes that should fill the chest? And when he realized that it was all non-existent, his net widened.

Dira snorted, then chuckled amusedly. "Bar, I'm sure one hundred percent isn't the one you like. You may be amazed." Shoulders poked. He then chose to bring the bowl closer, starting their lunch activities that had been delayed.

"But, Dir ...." Bara's words to return to rebuttal came to a halt due to a hand gesture from the woman in front of him.

Back putting the spoon, Dira looked at Bara stick. "Bar, if you really like me, I can't." His head was moving to the right and left. "There are others who have already occupied the space here." He pointed at the chest. It may sound sadistic, saying you like others when someone has just expressed feelings for you. But as Dira had just said, Bara had mistranslated the language of the heart. He was just helping Bara, making her aware of her own feelings.

***

Bara deflects the motor to Sakura's parking lot. Shutting down the engine, it doesn't go straight down. The man stuck out his head, sharpened his gaze inward, looking for a figure he had already memorized his posture. As planned earlier this morning, he will take Rana to dinner. He deliberately did not tell Rana about his arrival. Surprise, that's what he's planning.

But, when he did not find the figure he was looking for, Bara chose to make sure himself by entering the flower shop. It doesn't matter if Rana's home, he'll pay his rent. Also, he will love to wait if Rana turns out to be night shift.

The foot of the row wrapped in black jeans stepped steadily into the store. Approaching one of the women on one side of the room who was arranging a variety of roses.

"Excuse me" he said politely. "Ranti, right?" pointed at the horse-painted girl with the sideways bangs.

"Mara?" They were never involved in serious conversations alone, but indirectly they knew each other through Rana. "What's wrong?"

"What's the way in, today?"

"He's, right, on leave. You weren't interviewed?"

The next second the neutrals both widened for different reasons. Ranti is surprised because Rana does not tell Bara, but when she rethinks the girl's feelings, she is understood. While Bara was surprised because he did not know Rana was on leave. As she recalled when the last time they shared news via mobile phone, Rana did not mention the plan to return home. And imagining the bad things that might happen made Bara worried.

"Home vacation? Wh why? Sick sister?" That streak of questions is full of anxiety.

Ranti bit her lower lip, puzzled to have to answer how. "That's ... Anna ...." The girl cleared her throat, after all this is good news, right? He cleared his throat again, then looked at Bara. "Today Mr. Bian's family proposed to Rana officially."

The young man was stunned. As Bara recalled earlier this morning Dira refused and expressed love for others, but why is his heart hurting now?

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