The Girl Next Door's

Battles

Two days have passed. Deril ran out of energy thinking about what he should be doing. She can't be too brave after what Doctor Stephen did to her family. Upon seeing Doctor Stephen's face shocked to learn that Diana had been saved, Deril became convinced that Doctor Stephen wanted to kill his sister. He did not hesitate to lose the lives of others.

"He is such a lowly man" murmured Deril.

Deril leaned back. He looked at the ceiling of his living room. There was a spider's nest in one of the upper corners of his room. Serena is still faithful in the hospital. His mother refused to linger at home, although his face looked lethargic from exhaustion. Serena chose to let the ailing Deril rest completely and forbade him from going back and forth to the hospital. Serena promises to keep you informed of Alex and Diana's progress.

"At least, I should be thankful that Dad is okay now. I have to tell Dad that Doctor Stephen is a very dangerous man" Deril told the moving spider in his nest. "Do I have to tell this to Mom?"

Deril. "No. Mom's too dramatic. Mom would roar in front of Doctor Stephen's house, blaming him for not having any evidence. Maybe, Mom was considered crazy and we were kicked out of here. This house is the only one we have right now."

"What if I pretend I don't suspect him?" suddenly the idea crossed Deril's head. "I could have just visited. I could ask to meet Mika to thank her for helping me that night." Deril rubbed his face. "To be able to do that, don't I have to be good at acting? My face is the problem! This face would not be able to lie much!"

TING! VAT!

Deril immediately got up from his seat, as soon as he heard the doorbell. He just walked to open the door.

"Hello, Bro!" Bayu grinned when he saw Deril appear. "Say my mother, are you sick? Heartache over rejected Mika?"

Deril smiled slightly. Actually, he's too tired to defend Bayu at the moment. "Did Ms Febi tell you that I was sick?"

Bayu nodded. "My mom hasn't seen your mom in a long time. They called this morning. My mother told me to look at you after school" Bayu replied, pointing to his uniform, as if to tell Deril that he had gone straight to Deril's house once school hours were over. "You're better?"

"That's how," Deril stepped away from the doorway, letting Bayu in and sit together in the living room. "What do you want to drink?"

"Water ice. It's very hot outside" said Bayu. "I just heard the story from my mother at a glance. He said your parents are in the hospital? Your sister too?"

Deril poured a spoonful of ice cubes into the glass. "Yes. My father and sister are in the hospital." Then Deril filled the glass with water, according to Bayu's order.

"Why?" Bayu demands more stories.

Deril joins Bayu in the living room of his house. He thrust a glass of cold water into Bayu's hand. "My father vomited blood after eating poison. Then my sister, buried in the backyard."

"MOM!!! UHUK, UHUK, UHUK, UHUK!" water spouts from Bayu's mouth. "HUH!? WHAT!?"

Deril smiled slightly. "Handling," dust. "We have dengue fever" Deril chose to lie. There's no point in telling Bayu the truth. He or his mother would tell me this everywhere. Of course it will hurt Deril, especially his family. Stephen won't stay silent.

"You, just be surprised!" luh Bayu while wiping the water dripping from the tip of her lips.

"I was the one who got hit at first. And my father and sister. Thankfully, my mom didn't get hit."

Deril nodded. In my heart, 'already, yes!'

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Deril walks to Doctor Stephen's gate. He rang the bell twice and waited. It's almost night. In about half an hour, Doctor Stephen will be home. Deril did want Doctor Stephen to see himself coming. He has no plan. However, meeting with Mika can provide answers.

Just now his hand was raised to push the bell again, and suddenly the front door of Doctor Stephen's house opened. Mika came out of it. He walked quickly to Deril. Haven't had time to mince words, Mika had put on a frightened face.

"Night, Mika!" hello Deril.

"Go! Papa's home!" hiss Mika.

"I just want to thank you for helping me the other day" Deril said. He knew what Mika was afraid of. Stephen's doctor wouldn't like it if they met. Either because Doctor Stephen loved his daughter so much, or because Doctor Stephen hated Deril too much to interfere.

"Papa's angry! Papa doesn't like you!"

Deril smile. "Just calm. I'm intending to be with your father, really!"

Mika is gaping, not believing what Deril said. So aware, he shook his head. "Don't! Don't get near me! Die!"

Deril turned his head as he saw the light of the lamp shining from a distance. "We'll discuss what you mean by 'dead' later, if there's a chance. Doctor Stephen's coming," said Deril.

Mika took a breath, then exhaled slowly. His face that was a second ago looked pale from fear, spontaneously changing. Mika put on a calm face as soon as her father's car arrived in front of the gate. Deril briefly widened in disbelief with Mika's sudden change in expression.

"Well, whoa, whoa! See who stopped by?" Doctor Stephen got out of his car.

Deril nodded. "Good night, Doc!" sapana. "I came to say thank you in person. Thanks to the Doctor, my father and sister received amazingly good treatment during their hospital stay."

Doctor Stephen smiled back. He did not immediately respond to what Deril had said. "Are you healthy too?"

"It has. I got the best treatment from Doctor Rendi."

Mika shrieked softly when Deril mentioned Doctor Rendi's name. Deril tried hard not to react to Mika. This is his battle with Doctor Stephen. Once Deril makes a mistake, he'll be thrown far behind.

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