
Yashna shut the passenger car door after making sure the beautiful woman named Julia was sitting safely. This time he will take the stranger home. It wasn't his idea, and it was enough to bring discomfort to his mind.
“Did I put my valuables in that cursed basket this morning?” Yashna growled softly.
More like swearing, he realized his house was a mess and some clothes clearly filled the entire room like a single girl in general.
“You talk to me?” asked Julia, the beautiful woman sitting next to Yashna while frowning.
“Oh, no. I'm talking to myself. Hehe .. yes, it's nothing."
Yashna hurriedly brushed off the woman's response with widened eyes, a smile as bright as the morning sun to Julia. Really, it feels so embarrassing that until someone else finds out how messed up his house is. Oh, naw! Yashna immediately mentioned Alan's name in her heart with an angry swearing at him for making her feel this way. He vents jealousy by ravaging his innocent goods.
“Your house is still far away?” ask the woman again while putting on her seatbelt.
“No, I used to walk when leaving and returning from work,” Yashna replied while running Julia's car at medium speed. He immediately crossed the highway and began to get the lane in the direction where his rented house was.
“Living alone?”
Oh, dearGod. Yashna growled in her heart. It felt very upset because the woman beside him was asking questions and he was lazy if he constantly had to answer questions about his life. After exhaling, Yashna replied, "Alone."
“Oh, thank goodness." Julia laughed a little. "Well, is that a sign that you don't have a boyfriend?”
Yashna only looked at the beautiful woman at a glance, then focused again on driving because the distance of her house was close. He was reluctant to answer, it felt very heavy when expressing how bad his love relationship at the time he was no longer young.
Julia refrained from laughing, she did not expect to meet her sister's target woman in such a dramatic way. At first he did not even know that Yashna worked there. His intention to visit Yashna's house which he already knew before after buying something that even brought him to an unfortunate event like this one he experienced.
“I know someone very closely. I think he's a good guy,” Julia said provoking a conversation.
Yashna was unmoved, not turning her head at all because it clearly did not bring her interest to discuss a man. He's cursing Alan doesn't sell.
“She is very young, ehhmm ... her age may only be around twenty-three, that's if it's even,” said the woman accompanied by laughter. His shoulders moved up and down in rhythm with his loud voice ringing in the ears. "I'm not sure, anyway.“
Yashna still refused to respond. He turned the steering wheel of the car, advancing toward a residential area that was only a few blocks away. Many building materials are still scattered on the shoulder of the road because some houses are still in the construction stage. Julia rolled her eyes, looking out at the street that led her to silence. There was nothing he could do but shut up and wait for where Yashna would take him.
”Well, we've arrived.“ Yashna stopped the car right in the end of the alley. He opened the seat belt, glancing at Julia who was still glued to look at the house with a small building but quite neat than the one next to it. He began to move to open the seat belt and then open the door of the mobi.
”I'll help Brother get down.“ Yashna quickly gets out of the car to help the injured Julia.
”Hm,“ said Julia nodded, observing Yashna's steps as she circled the car to reach out to her. He could feel it was a sincere and warm act. Julia could imagine how Alan looked at the woman who had the same age as him. Of course, he understood what his sister felt, which was true love.
”Mari, Brother.“
Yashna opened the car door wider, her hands outstretched to help Julia get out of the car. Feeling very sorry when he heard the woman groan in pain as her feet touched the ground.
Julia exhaled slowly. Really, he is not acting at the moment. His legs were indeed sprained and he grimaced as he tried to walk towards the terrace through the yard of the house that was not too wide.
”Yes, Lord!“ she complains while walking with Yashna.
”What does it feel like to be so sick? I'm so sorry, Sister Julia.“ Yashna tightened the link on Julia's arm with a resigned look.
”I .. I don't know. Want not to be angry, but my heart is still angry,“ said Julia pretended to snort. Actually he wanted to be warm, but he had to test the patience of the beautiful woman his sister's target to a certain extent. Of course Alan will not be in trouble because all this is part of the plan to bring the two of them closer together. It felt like Julia's heart couldn't wait to see how Yashna really felt.
Yashna could only remain silent, refraining from speaking anymore. With all his energy he helped the taller and sexy woman into the house. The heavy burden now felt on his shoulders. Yashna convinced himself that he could get through this situation well and with patience.
”I am sultry, want to take a shower,“ said Julia while shaking her fingers. His body felt hot and sultry because the air conditioning was not there. He saw that there was only a fan in the corner of the living room and his hands were unable to reach.
Now, he is sitting with his legs crossed on the sofa, while Yashna looks busy preparing the room.
Julia looked at every corner of the room. He felt how simple the house occupied by Yashna according to his glasses as part of a prosperous family. She is a mature woman who has a good career to be able to build her dream home. What he saw from Yashna was not in keeping with what the people were talking about that she was the half-sister of the wealthy Isna. However, Julia soon realizes that their lives are very different and she knows that Yashna and Alan are both outcast children. Children who only bring disgrace when introduced to the public who exactly their parents. Suddenly Julia felt uncomfortable. His sympathy appeared suddenly, something he had never done.
”Sorry, Brother. My house is a mess.“ Yashna looked shyly at Julia. He was finished with the room that his guests would occupy. He smiled as he approached and sat down in the chair next to the woman.
”Hm, I sent a message to a close friend to bring us some food. I think you should keep me company because it hurts so much if I walk without help from you,“ Julia said as she put her phone back in the bag.
”Oh, alright.“ Yashna.
They stared for a moment, both throwing foreign smiles. There is an emotional connection between the two. Yashna could feel it, but made no comment. Julia's figure reminds her of Kartika's mother, and Julia's dark brown eyes also make her heart beat fast. He remembered who owned those beautiful eyes, who else if not Alan. The eyes of both are very similar.
”Sister said you want to take a shower?“ ask Yashna to get up.
”I'm lazy, later. I'm hungry and waiting for food to come,“ let Julia back to lay her back on the sofa.
”Then I'll make you a drink.“
”No need! Just sit here with me. Very sad when I realized I had an injury again,“ he asked with a look full of sadness towards Yashna and then turned to look at her swollen legs.
”Au—“
”Do not apologize again, I am tired of hearing it,“ cut Julia blurted.
Yashna nodded sadly, and sat back down with a faint feeling. Once again, he sensed that his life was never far from spreading misfortune to those around him.
”Of course I will not dispute today's bad events, if you are willing to replace some of my work until I recover,“ said Julia spread a sweet smile towards Yashna.
”M-I mean Sister Julia?“
”Yes, you are officially my special assistant during my illness. You'll help me work and—“
”T-but, Brother.“ Yashna gulped, widened her eyeballs, not believing that she would snare him like this.
”You mind?“
”Not so.“ Yashna shook her head while shaking her fingers. It felt very confusing, but his heart could not resist the request considering how the beautiful woman did not sue him for being negligent to cause harm. His tongue suddenly fell.
The sound of a knock on the door of the house distorts their conversation, Julia immediately slips back her back and lets Yashna get up to see who is coming. He was sure that Yashna would be surprised by what he saw. However, his job was only to be someone in their relationship. He was impatient with the next show.
”That must be my friend!“ julia told me. Yashna who had walked towards the door nodded while looking back at him.
Along the way Yashna took a deep breath. There will be many foreigners who will enter his home—life, and that's part of the thing that Yashna doesn't like. After breathing out, Yashna opened the door. Don't forget he gave a welcome greeting with a face full of smiles. However, the sturdy body that was now standing behind him almost made the woman stop breathing. The pain reached the heart when she realized the friend Julia was waiting for was Alan. As soon as it got a welcome, the man turned around in the right direction facing it. Yashna was fixated for quite a while, only able to stare at the warm smile of the Handsome One as it decomposed to her.
”Yashna,“ call the man looks doubtful. Yashna could feel Alan's clumsy demeanor as the man scratched his head and frowned. "Say my friend is here? I—”
“Hmm, please come in,” says Yashna nodded. "He's waiting for you."
Yashna widened the door leaf while turning her face away, refraining from hugging Alan to convince herself that this was all just a dream. It felt like he wanted to wake up, let go of this jealous impingement all the way. Who would have thought, he lost. When her dead self wanted to part, once seeing the man close to the other woman right before her eyes, the wound and jealousy again strangled her.
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'A pain I never thought I would have. I just realized it's hard to lie to myself that I still love you so much.'
(Yashna Andara Bumi)