Sharing Love: Loving Myself And Herself

Season 2: chapter 31

"Where do you know that?" tanya Azriel stared intensely at Mentari. He did not expect Mentari to know about his matchmaking with Lucia, because who knows only them. His mother had told him this, but Azriel refused and said she loved Mentari

"I know from Lucia's mother."

"Mother Farah? When did you meet her?" azriel asked, getting surprised. Whatever Mentari knew and what her mother said.

"Time to bring cake for you to your house. At that time I accidentally passed him, when to the campus of your mother who drove me, he said he all wanted to go to the airport at that time. Your mother drove me to the front of the campus gate and your driver took my bike."

Hearing Mentari's explanation, Azriel frowned. Many questions in his head at this time, why did Farah's mother say that to Mentari and deliberately drove Mentari to campus.

"What did he tell you?" tanyakanya.

Mentari remembers what the god said last night, if it is better to reveal what is in his mind and disturb his heart. Mentari wanted to express what Farah had said at that time. Perhaps that way Azriel could accept her decision to say no if they had really been betrothed, hoping they could still be friends.

Mentari took a breath and looked at Azriel who looked seriously at her.

"Lucia's mother only said that you were betrothed. You and Lucia and your parents and your mother are already planning your match. Your mother told me that if she didn't want me to be a barrier to your relationship, she asked me not to expect much from you. He also said that time if he knew that you loved me and your mother asked me not to be with you because you were more worthy to be with Lucia, not with me because we were different."

"Is that why you rejected my statement last night?" ask Azriel.

"Hmmm yes, right. Your mother is not wrong, we are very much different, who you are, who I am. I just have to know myself, just being friends with you makes me so grateful. Evidently, by making friends with you see I can develop my mother's business very easily because of your help from, the upper class."

"Start, look at me" said Azriel clasping Mentari's hand.

"Tell me honestly do you love me too?" azriel asked, since last night she thought about it, why Mentari looks sad when saying no to her declaration of love, she wondered if it was only her feelings that love Mentari while Mentari does not love her. He wants to believe in his heart if Mentari feels the same way. Mentari loved him too.

"Yes, I like you too. I loved you a lot long time ago. I really wanted to say yes to your love statement last night, but I realized who I am and I don't want to interfere with your arranged relationship. Already got blessing. I am no one among you" replied Mentari, the Lord's remark last night gave her the strength to say everything, at least it could ease her pain a little because of her own rejection.

Hearing Mentari's words confessing that she also loved him a smile rose on Azriel's lips. He doesn't care about Lucia. Although everyone wants to unite them, he still wants to be with the woman he loves.

"So, will you be my lover?" azriel said with a smile blooming on her lips.

"What should I answer? I want to answer yes, but the fact says that I have to answer no" Mentari asked, looking back at Azriel's eyes with concern.

"Pronounce what's in your heart for me, forget whatever's affecting you out there. Whether it's my mom or anyone."

"Say is enough, as for the problems we will face later leave it to me. I promise you, I won't let you down, because you've given me the chance to be your lover. Mentari, from now on don't listen to anything out there. If anyone says no to our relationship, tell me. I will deal with it, even though it is my own mother," said Azriel clasping her hand tightly.

Mentari knew whose mother Azriel was referring to, that person was none other than Farah, the mother of Lucia too.

"What about Lucia? He seems to like you, he even insulted me blatantly just because he didn't like me being close to you, he would definitely not stay silent if he found out I was violating the warning given by your mother not to be close to you."

"That's my business, I just think of her as my own sister, nothing more. My mom already told me she wanted to match me with Lucia. However, they won't force it, it's all in my decision."

"What about your own mother? I mean your father and your birth mother? Do they mind if you get close to me?"

"You don't know who my mother is yet, Khanza's mother. He's very kind, he'll agree whatever I choose, he's not the person you imagine, he's very gentle. I'm sure she won't mind our relationship, especially just because of her social status" Azriel said, where she also knows that her mother also comes from an underprivileged family, even more under Mentari, her mother was from the village and in a low economy, her mother improved after her mother married her father.

"Well, I want to be your girlfriend, but I don't want to bother, don't get me in trouble. I want to focus on my mom's business after graduation."

"Of course."

"After we graduate, I don't want any problems because we're so close together and we're pushing aside our social status."

"Of course, oh yeah what about the gods? You have nothing to do with him, do you?"

Mentari shook his head, "We are only business partners," said Mentari chuckling, he and Dewa are only business partners. There is no relationship between him and the gods, where their relationship is only a friend. The gods helped her a lot in promoting her mother's cakes, that's all.

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That day they spent time together, now they have officially become a couple.

By late afternoon Mentari was driven home by Azriel using his motorbike, while Azriel herself used a taxi to return to her residence.

As soon as he came home, he was shocked when Lucia, Farah, Dev was at his house.

With Azriel slowly approaching, she was shocked when Farah, the woman whom she thought was her mother, talked about their arranged marriage to their parents. He also saw many suitcases that they had brought. They will stay in their house for a long time.