
Gio looked back and forth looking for Ara's whereabouts. Somehow the girl could disappear from her radar, but she saw Ara running into this park. For God's sake, he's worried. Ara's situation is so chaotic and she has to find the girl but where.
His steps continued to take him around the park with eyes that kept on highlighting the vast park, hoping to find his girl as quickly as possible. He forgot that today he had to go to the office.
The drying of his phone made his focus split and paused for a moment, seeing who was calling him. Gio never ignored the ringing of the phone for fear of it from his parents or even his sister. When he picked up the phone, the name 'Dad' was clearly on his phone screen. Without waiting for long, Gio shifted the green button receiving incoming calls from his father.
"Yes Well" he said after connecting.
"Where are you, I'm waiting for you in the office", said from across.
"Sorry, Dad. Today my brother did not enter" said Gio slowly.
"Why?. Is there a problem?", asked Kevin.
"Little bit. Brother nyari Ara....",
"Where's Dad's daughter?", asked Kevin directly to cut.
Gio snorted softly, now that his father's son had grown by one, but it didn't matter to him. It is very happy, who is not happy if your lover is well received in your family.
"There's a little problem, you'll tell me. Closed first",
After getting permission from the other side, Gio closed the phone connection and saved his phone again.
"Where are you going, Raa", muttered Gio back down the park. He was sure, Ara was still not far from here.
The more he walked into the vast garden, the small stuffing he heard made him want to immediately approach the source of the sound. Sure enough, the girl was sitting on a park bench alone with her head bowed and a small sobbing that filled the loneliness there.
Gio heaved a sigh of relief, but undeniably his heart ached seeing Ara cry like this. This was the second time she had seen Ara cry. Her cheerful girl was now so fragile.
Gio walked over and sat down next to Ara. Gio silently let Ara finish her crying. The man's hand raised patted Ara's shoulder softly. A few minutes later, Ara was finally able to control herself. The issue was not as great as before, even the girl tried to calm herself by sighing a few times.
"Udah?", asked Gio who replied a nod.
"Here's the hug" said Gio stretching out his hand.
Unexpectedly, Gio thought Ara would happily enter his arms but the girl shook her head and gave them some distance. Ara shook her head slowly making Gio's forehead shrivel in confusion.
"Why, don't you want to be hugged again?", asked Gio calmly who only replied with a nod.
"Why, dear", asked Gio again about to get closer but Ara again gave some distance.
Ara raised her head looking into Gio's eyes with reddened eyes and a trace of tears that signified that she was completely destroyed now.
"We hope so" he said slowly.
Like lightning in broad daylight, Gio was surprised instead of playing to hear Ara's words so suddenly. There was no wind, no rain Ara suddenly asked like that.
"Pull back your words" said Gio quietly. Sick, yes her heart throbbed in pain when suddenly Ara asked for something she never even wanted to happen.
Ara shook her head slowly, she could not think clearly now, she did not know what she had to say to Gio for the man to understand.
"I don't want to. I was wrong?. It's my fault where, try to tell. I'm gonna fix it. I will change my nature, not spoiled anymore, not crybaby anymore, not bother you again as long as not to break up, I do not want. Don't want to love" said Gio Iirih tightly grasping Ara's hand.
The girl just kept quiet and returned teary-eyed to see this kind of Gio, not without reason she wanted to end it all. Hearing the truth was enough to make him feel unworthy to be beside this man.
Gio then turned to kneel in front of Ara and clasped both hands of the girl. His face looked up at Ara who was completely unwilling to look at him. His eyes are glazed over. He did not know where the problem was, he did not know where his fault was until suddenly Ara became like this. Yesterday everything was still fine, even Ara still kissed him yesterday, then what's wrong now.
"Honey, Please.", Gio said frustratedly.
"Hit me if something goes wrong, let's hit. Just don't ask to break up. Please",
"Don't ask me to leave, I can't without you" she said, smiling at Ara's hand she held.
"My answer", he said with a trembling voice.
Ara sighed softly then ventured to look at Gio who now started to look at her with teary eyes.
"You heard that, everyone. I don't deserve you, Gii" said Ara in the end.
Gio nodded in disagreement. He never thought like that. After all Ara, whoever Ara is, she's still her girl, hers.
"I don't even have nothing to be proud of to be next to you, but I'm also an illegitimate child" he said so slowly.
"ENOUGH", Gio snapped.
The man stood up from his seat and looked at Ara with a gaze between injured and angry, he did not like if Ara was already like this.
"Gue never even thought that way. Even whoever you are, however lo, I will still choose you do not care, who you are and what people say", continued Gio. Now that Ara understood, Gio was angry because of his words earlier. Ara already knew Gio's attitude.
"Lo never asked to be born like that, it was all Ara's destiny. Our job is to accept it sincerely. God has a reason in every way of life that he passes to people, including you or me though. I do not allow what has happened before, but you must know, there is no such thing as an illegitimate child. Lo came to my mother, told me that you bastard son I was sure she would be as angry as I was", he continued.
"Lo is not kasian with your mother and father if you call yourself a bastard child, hm?", he asked who did not get any response at all.
"Your mother struggled bornin lo, your father struggled to make happyin lo. But the child they raised was angry and considered himself an illegitimate child. Not thinking, Raa", though",
Gio took a deep breath and exhaled slowly trying to dampen the emotions that were within him.
"Lo may need time alone to calm down and think clearly. I'll go first, I'll come home. After this go straight home yes", said Gio trying to understand the state of Ara, gently rubbing the girl's hair.
"Gue love you, meet me when you want" and those were the last words that came out of his mouth before he actually left. Ara just kept quiet not answering or chasing after Gio. His mind is not bad now.
While from a distance, someone who had been watching them, smiled as if he had found what he had always wanted.
...---✨✨✨---...
This morning, Ken is still cool in his dream world. The boring day after graduating from college, he also had no job today, and well he chose to laze around in his apartment.
The sound of the bell being pressed many times followed by the screams of a girl made Ken slightly shaken from his sleep. The man wearing only boxer shorts got out of bed lazily and left the room.
"Who?", he asked who was now standing on the doorstep lazily.
The person who was about to open the door stopped before him, then smiled faintly.
"For my boy", he said sweetly, approaching and tidying Ken's disheveled hair.
Veronica Herald, the girl now actually lives with her in that apartment. There was no longer any awkwardness between the two after the incident that night.
"You shower there, I open the door first" he continued, which was immediately embraced by Ken.
"Here you go", Ken ordered before passing away.
Veronica got closer and stood right in front of Ken. Not waiting for long, Ken pulled the girl by the waist and kissed her lips at a glance.
"Morning kiss, babe", Ken said hoarsely making Veronica's cheeks flushed.
"I took a shower first", she said goodbye and completely passed.
While Veronica after stabilizing her heartbeat, she immediately headed for the main door and opened the door to see who this early in the morning had come to Ken's apartment. After the door opened, the two people were both shocked.
"Lo does it here", though",
...---To be continued----...