Since I Meet You's

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I turned the faucet while raising my hand under the water coming out and began to wash my hands alternately. Then I changed to wash my face with clean water from the faucet. While I was washing my face, Brother Ryan caught me.

"Tika!? You why?"

The deg!

I feel like I'm going to cry again because of my sad state. My wet, dirty and smelly uniform made me not strong enough to smile in front of Brother Ryan.

My eyes blurred due to the explosion of tears that were held in the eye fertilizers. Once I blink, they will plunge free from their place. I was stunned to not be able to move my lips to just say the name of Brother Ryan.

My eyes grew hotter, and tears fell that I had been holding back. Without me realizing it, Ryan immediately approached me and pulled out a black jacket from his bag and then draped it to my shoulder.

Brother Ryan hugged me while comforting me who was crying. Instead of stopping, I cried more and more in his arms. I feel the hand of Brother Ryan caressing my back which is still blocked by the bag and also the jacket.

I can feel the sincerity of Brother Ryan who worries me through his touch. But I was re-awakened by the warning of Vinda earlier. I immediately let go of Brother Ryan and intend to leave.

But with a blink of an eye Brother Ryan grabbed my hand and pulled it again. I grabbed him again while patting me on the back.

"It's okay, cry! I'm not gonna ask you anything until you tell me"

After saying this, I cried again with a louder voice. I don't care how Ryan looks at me anymore.

"Cry! I'll always be by your side", comfort him again.

I could only cry until the tightness in my chest diminished. After crying while hugging for a few minutes, my crying began to subside.

Now my common sense is back, and I can't lift my face to look at Sis Ryan's face. I was so embarrassed to just thank him for accompanying me crying and hugging me even though I was in a very bad state.

"M-sorry.", my great-grandson.

Only that word can come out of my mouth right now because I can't think of what I'm going to say to Ryan. It seems like Winda's words are correct, I should be self-conscious of my degree. I don't even deserve to be friends with Ryan.

"Hey, why apologize? You're better now?", Ryan cupped his hands on my cheeks and forced me to look him in the face.

I answered him with a nod of my head because I did not have the guts to make a sound. Then Brother Ryan took me for a walk to find a comfortable seat.

"Listen to me, who made you this way?", crouching down before me as soon as he found a place he thought fit.

I dare not open my mouth, worried that Brother Ryan will hit Winda and I will be bullied again by him. I just looked at him and then looked down again.

"Okay, okay, if you don't want to tell me, now we're going home, okay!? Let's not get sick", Brother Ryan switched the conversation with the position of Brother Ryan still kneeling.

"I'll be ready to listen whenever you want to tell me. I'll take you", Brother Ryan started to get up.

I immediately grabbed his hand, before Brother Ryan completely turned around. Ryan's brother went silent without me knowing how he was currently expressing himself.

"What's wrong?"

"Why does my sister treat me like this? Didn't I not deserve to be friends with big brother?", without me realizing I was shedding tears again slowly.

"What are you talking about? Stop saying something that doesn't make sense. We are friends, never think that you or anyone is not worthy of being friends. We are the same", Brother Ryan said it with gentleness.

"But why? Big brother is popular, why would you want to make friends with me who is poor and unpopular? Aren't there many other students who are better than me?", the words of Vinda really took hold of my mind.

"Look at me! I don't care what your status is, whether you're popular or not, I'm friends with anyone who's sincere with me regardless of who I am", Ryan pulled my chin and made me look up at him who was smiling at me.

"But under these conditions, you must be disgusted to see me. I was dirty and smelly", I confirmed my condition as well.

"What are you thinking? I don't feel disgusted at you. If I was disgusted, I would have gone home first and wouldn't have hugged you", Brother Ryan reminded me of what just happened.

"Don't think too much, I don't like you being sad and crying like that. Tell me if you're having trouble, don't feel shy or even embarrassed to say it. We're friends", entertain him again

"Ah, I think I know who made you this way", Brother Ryan combed the black mane on his head back which added to his good looks.

"This must be the work of the will, right!? Huhh.. Let me take care of it" Ryan sighed.

The deg!

I'm afraid Brother Ryan will punish Winda, and Willa will bully me again.

"So don't do anything to him", stop me.

"Just calm down, I won't punish him. I'll leave this to her mom", she smiled to convince me.

"Don't! Let me finish it myself. Tika does not want to be said to take shelter under my sister", I said for a moment.

Brother Ryan looked into my eyes in turn as if searching for the truth of my words. Finally Brother Ryan relented and wanted to follow my request not to do anything to Winda.

"All right, I follow your will. But if this happens again, don't expect me to grant it again. I just don't like my friends being hurt like this. Moreover, you don't want to tell me a single bit. How can I keep quiet if I keep doing this? Anyway next time I'll force you to tell me", she kept urging me to be open with her.

I just nodded with a smile. I was lucky to meet Brother Ryan, so I found another side of him who was very attentive to his friend. And subconsciously I chuckled alone remembering that chatty little brother Ryan.

With her furrowed brows Ryan's sister looked puzzled, "why?".

"Thank you", I sincerely said it with a smile looking at the handsome face of Brother Ryan who was still frowning.

"For what? I'd rather you smile like this than see you sad and crying like that", the frown on his forehead goes away along with the dimples he now shows.

"Sister is very kind to me, I don't know what to repay him with", I looked down again.

"I told you, we're friends. Don't thank me just for something I had to do. If you want to reply, just reply with your smile", I watched Brother Ryan closely.

"Your smile is beautiful".

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