Second Time

SMILED BACK

That morning Adel woke up with eyes that still look moist, his eye bags looked a little blackened. His eyes felt a little sore as he stared at the morning sun coming in from the slightly exposed window curtains. He blinked his eyes and looked around at the room that was clearly not his room.

"Oh yeah, I forgot that I was staying at Daniel's house." Adel mumbled slowly.

Adel got out of bed and opened his suitcase, he took a change of clothes. Adel went into the bathroom and soaked her body for a while. Everything that happened yesterday was like a dream for Adel. How can he be betrayed repeatedly by someone he really stands for.

Adel came out of the bathroom, his body felt a little fresher. She sat down at the dressing table and began to peck at herself for a while. Adel stared at the reflection of his own reflection in the mirror, my face and puffy eyes were clearly visible there. Adel's mind suddenly started to drift somewhere.

Adel recalled the beginning of his introduction to Ansel, the man he had been with for several years. Their relationship was wrong from the start, not Adel's fault but Ansel's obvious fault. Ansel made her a lover while Ansel was still in a relationship with another woman. Adel certainly did not know it at all until the woman hit and cursed Adel.

Because of that Adel broke his relationship with Ansel, however, she is not a bad girl who likes to seize people's lovers even though she loves Ansel very much. Adel stayed away, completely away from Ansel's life. But Ansel keeps coming to him, Ansel says that he is no longer in contact with the woman.

At first Adel refused, but the seriousness shown by Ansel made his heart melt. Adel returned to Ansel's embrace, but Ansel did not change. She kept many secrets, she kept another woman in her heart. Adel knew it over and over again and Adel forgave.

Until one day Adel was betrothed to the children of friends of his parents who were completely unknown to him. At that time his parents' best friend came to propose to Adel for his son. Adel obviously refuses and rebels, he has Ansel and he doesn't want to marry anyone else. Adel even ran away from home to run in the street, he did not want his parents to find him.

It was then that Adel met Dafa, Ken and Brian. At first Adel thought they were perverted men who wanted to kidnap and touch him. But it turns out that the three handsome men actually helped him and gave him a temporary life lift without asking for anything in return.

Dafa can even convince his parents not to continue the match. Adel's parents, who loved him dearly, agreed to Dafa's request. It was also based on their belief in Dafa because the man turned out to be one of the most influential.

Adel happily returned home and of course returned with Ansel. Until one day Ansel was angry with Adel because of his closeness to three handsome men who saved his life and now become his best friend. Ansel was really angry back then, Adel even received harsh treatment from Ansel. The first time Adel was hurt, his parents never hit him. But Ansel was very outrageous at that time, he slapped Adel's cheek until it turned. Maybe the former slap was not too felt for him, but the heartache he felt was really strong.

Dafa, Ken and Brian who knew it were obviously angry. One raw bogem landed on Ansel's cheek, a gift from Dafa. Kick the belly of a gift from Brian, and slap repeatedly a gift from Ken. The three men really did not accept what Ansel did, especially to Adel a woman who even fought for him and refused an arranged marriage for his sake.

But somehow Adel keeps coming back with Ansel. Like nothing happened Adel with leniency accepted Ansel's apology. And Ansel, with all the multilevel folly, kept unchanged.

"Stupid." One word from Ken that describes the relationship of two human children.

"More than stupid." Dafa Sahut.

"Crazy anyway." From Brian's.

Their friendship was shaken only because Ansel, the man did not stop being jealous. Until finally the handsome trio decided not to meet Adel for a while. They do not want to continue serving men who they think their brains are less than half that. The man was very jealous, whereas he was easily duplicitous with other women. Isn't that called selfish?

Now Ansel is back to hurt her for the umpteenth time. Adel had already decided to let go, he no longer wanted to be injured for the next. Having Ansel already grasped tightly the blade, he would be injured continuously. Adel rubbed his tears in light of his years of struggle waiting for the man to be his whole possession. That man will never be his. The more days, the man was becoming more and more unachievable by her.

"Dell?"

Adel snapped out of his own mind as he heard the voice of someone calling out to him. He rubbed the tears that were increasingly dripping in the corner of his eyes. He turned his head towards the door, looking at Daniel who was also looking at him.

"Daniel? Since when are you standing there?"

"Since then."

"really? I'm not conscious."

"Yes, I knocked on the door a few times but you didn't say. So I decided to open it, sorry."

"Nothing." Adel nodded.

"Let's have breakfast."

"All right." Adel got up from his seat and followed Daniel.

"Eat." Daniel smiled.

"All right." Adel smiled more cheerfully, he was happy with the food.

They ate together until it did not feel all the food at the table was gone. Adel timidly rubbed his mouth that was covered with tissue. Daniel just chuckles at his behavior.

"Is this all you cook?" Adel asked.

"Yes." Yeah." Daniel smiled.

"You're very good at cooking." Adel held out both thumbs of his hands.

"Thank you for your compliment again." Daniel chuckles.

"Niel, I'm sorry I used to make fun of you." Adel said sincerely.

"It's okay."

"I didn't really know how to criticize someone so well that what came out of my mouth was just ridicule and insults."

"No problem, it was your spicy words that finally made me manage to become like this." Daniel chuckles.

"It must be because of your own hard work to get better."

"What about you? I'd like to try your hand-me-meals, too." Daniel smiled.

"Yes, I'll cook for you."

"Well, what are you going to do today?"

"Not knowing." Adel shakes.

"You don't want to go home?"

"Did you kick me out?" Adel's face turned grim.

"Hey, I'm just asking." Daniel chuckles.

"But your question seems to tell me to leave - from here." Adel pursed his lips pouting.

"Not so, pretty. I'd like to take you for a walk if you don't want to go home." Daniel laughed a little.

"Really?" Adel smiled happily to hear the word streets.

"Yes." Yeah." Daniel nodded.

"All right, I want to."

Daniel and Adel ended up walking around all day. The wounded Adel slowly began to forget little by little his sadness at being comforted by the pleasant figure of Daniel. Daniel really understood how to make an Adel smile again that day.

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