Supersesses

Aiuto

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"Well, do you want a drink?" Piero offered the wine he held.

"No thanks! I'm not thirsty!" Reject Analia quickly. Honestly, he was thirsty because he had just sat and watched without drinking anything. But anyway, he did not want to drink the drink given by Piero.

"Why did you refuse? Come have a drink with me, this time. As the last time. I told you I wouldn't bother you anymore. So what if as a farewell we drink together?"

"I don't want to!"

"Come on An, I beg you. One glass only," Piero thrust the shot glass in his hand at Analia.

"I said I didn't want to!" Anna pushed the man's hand.

"One time, one little. I beg you, will I?" Piero insisted.

"I said I don't ma—"

"Analya!" His call once arrived right before them, making the focus of Analia and Piero spontaneously look up at him. Analia's words were cut short because the man called out her name all of a sudden.

"L-lucio," she muttered, Analia felt a little relieved at the presence of Lucio coming towards her.

"I think you're back, '" Lucio tried to act normal.

"A-ah, not yet."

"Then what if we go back? It's almost nine o'clock," Lucio grabs Analia's hand and takes her, but Piero, seeing her, does not stay still and grabs her wrist, holding her back from leaving.

"Wait on! Who are you to just take it with you?" Said withholding. Lucio and Analia turned to look at him.

"I just want to remind you that tomorrow we have a job and our schedule is busy. There is no time to relax and get drunk" Lucio replied calmly.

"But Analia and I were drinking together. You can't just take him!"

"uh? Whynot? It's late and we should be back before nine. Don't you know that, too, and why haven't you returned?"

"You—"

"Already! Stop that!" Analia cutting. In the hard hemp of Piero's hand that grasped his wrist. Piero was speechless, his eyes staring at Analia's nanar over there.

"I'm tired and I want to come back soon" he said.

"Then let—"

"No need! I came with Lucio, then I also have to go home with him. How many times do I have to tell you that I don't want to be in touch with you anymore. Don't you understand every word I say?" Anna is getting really upset. He's fed up.

"An—"

"Lucio, let's go" Analia turned to Lucio. Pulling the man away from there, breaking through the crowd of people dancing on the dance floor in a semi-conscious state.

Piero was glued to his place. Her hands down there clenched tightly, she really did not accept Analia treating her like this. He could not accept that Analia would rather go with Lucio than him.

"Sometimes I'll make sure you're the one who's coming to me to ask for my return" the man said. His eyes stared furiously at the direction where Analia and Lucio disappeared in the crowd.

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Silent for a moment. Along the way, not a single word came from their lips as they headed back to their hotel room. Analia was silent for a moment, it felt awkward after the incident where Lucio listened to her words to Piero earlier.

"You okay?" Suddenly Lucio asked who spontaneously made himself startled and turned towards him reflexively.

"Eh? Ah, ja. I'm fine" Analia muttered.

"Are you sure? It seems you're not very well."

"Oh.." Lucio responded. "But if you may know, do you have any problems? It seems that from the beginning, you and him did not have a good relationship," Lucio asked carefully.

"Yes. It was me and him not having a good relationship after we decided to break up" Analia said.

"Ah. So it looks."

"Oh, by the way thank you for helping me get out of there. I owe you."

"Eh? Owe money? What have I done? I'll just help you get out of there. Besides, I want to get out of it, so I can say I didn't do anything."

"I owe you a favor because you helped me get out of Piero. If you're not around, she might just keep forcing me to drink and keep her company."

"Not a problem" said Lucio.

The next moment their journey back in the garnish of silence. Not a word came from each other's lips until they arrived at the elevator and boarded it.

"Ah, by the way where's Ciro? Shouldn't he be with you?" Analia only realized that the man who is the manager of Lucio was not among them. Ciro is never far from Lucio.

"Gosh, I forgot. I left him at the bar, "Lucio just remembered that he should have come home with Ciro.

"You left him?"

"Yes. Well, why did I forget?"

"Are you not going out together? Why separate?"

"So I asked her for permission to make sure if you and the other artist had gone home or not, so I asked her to wait for me on the stairs that lead to the second floor. But I didn't expect that we'd be apart" Lucio explained.

"so apparently. Then how now?" Analia looked at him confused.

"She's definitely gonna nag me for leaving her at the bar alone."

Analia who heard Lucio's words immediately lowered her head with a gloomy look.

"sorry. Because I pulled you home, you had to break up with Ciro and leave her alone there. I felt bad, "Analia scratched her non-itchy nape.

"uh? No need to apologize. I was wrong to forget him and leave him alone."

"Stay away. I feel bad."

"Have not thought too much. Not a serious problem anyway. You better focus on tomorrow."

"Ah. Yeah, you're right."

TING!

Elevator door opens. The next moment they stepped out from inside there, waltzing down the corridor towards their room. For a moment they fell silent, both of them ran out of topics for them to discuss. Until then they arrived at the door of each room which was right opposite.

"Thank you once again" said Analia who was now standing right at the entrance of her room. Lucio who heard it then smiled faintly at him.

"Yes, you're welcome."

"Then I'm in."

"Yes. Good night."

"Good night" Analia replied as she stepped inside her room.

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