
“Why did you tell me to stay away from you?” Riyant asked as they sat on the park bench behind the school.
After Clara cried, Riyant invited Clara to chat with him in the back garden, it seemed like something needed to be straightened out between Clara and Riyant
“Sorry, I don't want you to be bullied just for being friends with me,” Clara replied while bowing her head. ”Don't mind them, focus on yourself, Clara. Let's see, you're very talented in make up, keep making your content in terms of make up, don't listen to malicious comments that will just knock you down. I'm sure there are many out there who will support you,” Riyant said turning to Clara who was still bowing her head.
Clara looked up at Riyant
“What's true?” ask her, Riyant smiled. “Of course. Do whatever you like, no matter how others like it or not, if you are happy and happy to do it, do it. The happiness of a person is different, right? So again, don't mind those who make nasty comments about you,”
“I'm not sure Riyant, maybe if on social media I can handle but.” Clara hung up her sentence, “I'll protect you, I'll still be by your side. So, don't stay away from me anymore,” witty Riyant.
Clara who heard Riyant speak softly even made her feel guilty, “I'm sorry, I just don't want you to be like me, just me,”
“I don't even want you to be treated like that,” Riyant said while glaring ahead. “Fight, if anyone hurts you fight. You deserve yourselves, you must strive to love yourself. Whoever you are, whatever your skin type, you have to start loving yourself, respecting yourself and not let others hurt you, you understand?” Riyant looked at Clara who was silent.
“What can?” Clara asked, “Sure, come on. From now on you must love yourself. Do what you like” Riyant smiled then brandished his clinging in front of Clara.
“Please promise to love yourself and don't stay away from me anymore,” Clara smiled, then started to link her pinky to Riyant's pinky.
“I'll try.” them and then release their respective pinky links.
“I'm sure you can. Let's work together, starting with the little things. Like, accept yourself, whatever your flaws are. Can?” ask Riyant
“I'll try it, Riyant. Thanks.”
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From then on, Clara began to train herself to accept her shortcomings and try to love herself, although it was difficult for Clara, but Riyant still stood there to strengthen Clara when she fell, cheers up Clara as she begins to despair. Riyant never left Clara, he will defend Clara when Clara started.
Riyant even taught Clara how to defend himself, so that he did not just resign when he was rounded by others. Clara took taekwondo classes with Riyant, as Riyant had long practiced taekwondo so he proposed Clara to train with him as well.
The more days Clara began to feel that there was a difference from her now and then, she was more comfortable and not feel anxious, Clara often posted some of her make up video content and of course, she was, there are many who like it and support it even though there are also those who insult his physique, but again Riyant said “Not to care, continue to train yourself to love what is in you.”
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(POV Clara On)
At school no one bullied me, because I was trying to fight, at that time Riyant was not beside me, Princess and her friend came to me in the cafeteria, when I was eating my food, it was my first time eating in the cafeteria.
I ventured to eat there, although there were no friends to accompany me to chat during my meal in the cafeteria.
The princess and her friend started to water my body with hot meatball sauce, it made me shocked, the student/i who was in the cafeteria just laughed at me, while I? I kept quiet, I was a little scared, but I remember Riyant saying last time, and I started to get up when the princess tried to spill her juice on me, I stopped her hand and grabbed her, he crowed and his other friend tried to hit me, I reflexively pushed the princess I still held her wrist towards Arin who was trying to hit me, they both fell down on the canteen floor.
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I keep doing whatever I like, and really! That's delightful.
You just need to train yourself, accept all your flaws and do whatever you like without caring about the malicious comments of others.
If anyone comments on you positively, take it and learn a lot. If it's negative, ignore it and keep going after your dreams and continue to love yourself no matter what your shortcomings are.
(POV Clara Off)
“Riyant!” Clara approached Riyant with a bottle of water in her hand, she ran up to Riyant on the basketball court, Riyant was practicing basketball for the inter-school race next week.
“Clara? What's up?” Riyant asked when Clara was in front of him. Clara gave Riyant a bottle of water, and Riyant gladly accepted it.
“Thanks, Clara.”
Clara smiled. “You must be upbeat!”
Riyant replied to him “Sure.” Clara turned around and started looking for a seat to see Riyant practice basketball with his team on the court there.
While Riyant began to train again after sipping a drink given by Clara to him, “Riyant seems to be very excited,” said Yoga beside Riyant.
“Of course, it is already in the clover of the lover over there,” Farhan chimed in, he said,
“Prince handsome and ugly. Hahaha.” Andi replied with a cruel laugh, everyone laughed except Riyant, he did not care and continued his training, for Clara was beautiful, I don't know but he felt that Clara was beautiful.
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Back at school, Riyant and Clara stopped by a roadside diner for lunch together, they chatted while waiting for orders to arrive, just as their order had been presented there was a beggar approaching Clara and Riyant's table there, then Clara swiftly gave her food to the beggar, Riyant looked at Clara with a glance.
‘Why did you give it?’ but Clara only returned Riyant's gaze with a smile. “You're not hungry? Can I order it again?” riyant asked Clara, but Clara refused.
“No, I was suddenly full. You just eat,” Clara said. Hearing that Riyant got up and asked the waiter to wrap food for him and then gave it to the beggar earlier.
“This is for you, eat at home,” Riyant smiled. Clara turns “you don't eat?” Riyant shook his head “aku satiated.”
They then left the tavern after paying him, on the way they chose to buy roadside snacks and ate them while walking towards the house, just as Riyant was amazed by the kindness of Clara.
Clara always gives to people in need, always helps swiftly when someone asks for help, always helps anyone and whenever Clara is very friendly and smiling.
That is what makes Clara beautiful according to Riyant, Clara is beautiful because of her sincere and kind heart.