Tiara: Queen of Boulevard
#52 The Same Goal
"Hi Cassan, I think you're home first. You're with Tiara and Alda?" Lia asked.
"Hehe yes. Tiara ngijinin I'm coming home with you guys." Cassan replied with a big smile.
"Ngijinin airport? You're asking Tiara for permission?" Lia asked confusedly. 'Why would Cassan have to ask Tiara for permission if they had to go home together? They both live in dormitories and they are roommates.' Lia.
"Oh that, because I don't feel good about Tiara. Since I saw that Tiara had improved it again with Alda, I thought it would be best if I asked permission first. Fear Alda marahan again with Tiara because ngijinin I go home with you guys."
Cassan expressed his feelings. He deliberately said that to influence Lia. Cassan wants Lia to find out because of Alda's selfishness, he can destroy their own friendship.
Alda's face changed instantly hearing how Cassan affected Lia. Alda thought Cassan was so frontal that he wanted to break up their friendship.
Lia who at that time understood the words of Cassan finally spoke up. "Al, you can't be so selfish. I don't know why you don't like Cassan, but you can't influence Tiara to not like Cassan either."
Alda surprised. She did not expect Lia to say as she did.
"That's why he doesn't want people gossiping about your name for accusing Cassan without proof. But what?" Lia's stern voice sounded very clear like someone who could no longer hold back his emotions.
"You selfishly said Tiara ngebelain Casan and went away. You yourself do not want to rebuke Tiara when you are my fellow. You yourself also do not want to eat with us even though Cassan has good intentions to hijak and treat us." Lia paused for a moment. He saw Alda just bowed without interrupting his words.
"If you were conscious, because of your selfishness our friendship could be a mess." Lia continued and just left them.
In his heart Casan was very satisfied. He was so excited to see Alda's facial expression worthy of being struck by lightning in broad daylight and without thinking twice more, Cassan immediately ran after Lia.
Tiara looked at Alda speechlessly. No one knew what he was thinking. But just as Tiara's feet were about to step away, Alda's voice sounded.
"Am I selfish? Is it because of my selfishness that our friendship can fall apart?" Alda asked without looking at Tiara and not realizing that tears had fallen down his cheeks.
Again Tiara simply looked at Alda without answering him.
"Tiara, you also think the same thing as Lia?" Ask Alda again.
"....'' Tiara's.
"I just don't want our friendship to split because of Cassan. I realize I don't have any evidence to accuse Cassan of that, but it's all because I believe in how I feel." Alda explained.
"What do you mean by your feelings?" Tiara asked him back.
Alda raised his face looking at that Tiara who was in front of him. Again he did not expect Tiara to ask about his feelings. If he were to say about what he had experienced would Tiara believe it or not?
"I don't know if you want to believe me or not but I can judge someone by my own feelings." Said Alda while paying attention to Tiara's reaction. He did not want Tiara to hear his words and laugh at him because feelings were absurd.
Seeing Tiara not responding, Alda continued. "I can tell if someone is nice or not to be my friend, whether someone approaches me with a certain intention or not. The point is, I can handle it all. Yeah, even though this makes no sense, but that's what happened and I've experienced it myself."
Tiara did not respond at all until Alda finished what he wanted to say.
Alda stopped his words shortly after he realized he was talking badly about Cassan. Alda didn't want Tiara to say she was selfish just like Lia had said just because of her baseless silly feelings.
"So you mean me and Lia are nice and Cassan isn't?" Tiara asked in a serious tone to Alda.
Hearing Tiara Alda's question was riveted. He doesn't know what to answer. If he answered 'yes' Tiara would laugh at him and consider him selfish. But if he answers 'no' but that's the reality he feels.
"Yes." Yeah." Alda answered simply while nodding his head.
Alda is still strong with the aim to maintain their friendship. He did not care if in the end Tiara laughed at him and considered him selfish. For sure Alda had to tell the truth he felt.
"Well..." Tiara laughed loudly at Alda's reply.
Alda's face shrank instantly. His guess was correct it turned out that Tiara was laughing at him. Tiara also must have considered herself selfish for being concerned about her silly feelings.
"Because my own best friend told me that I was a good person then I would believe him." Tiara.
From the beginning Tiara had trusted Alda because she felt the same way. Cassan had certain intentions on them. But because he did not know the reason for Cassan, Tiara finally decided to follow the plot made by Cassan himself.
But he also did not expect if Alda in front of him to say his feelings of unease to Cassan. Therefore Tiara remained silent and continued to look for gaps.
"You mean to believe me?" Alda glared in disbelief at his own hearing.
Tiara nodded her head in response to Alda's question. "But we must not rush to reveal the reasons and intentions of Cassan. We have to follow what he has planned. Because right now Lia is being influenced by him."
Alda understood what his friend said. Tiara wants them to pretend like they have been influenced to know Cassan's intentions and goals as well to save their friendship.
Alda smiled at Tiara. He did not expect Tiara to have planned everything. If Tiara was as muscular as Alda in front of Cassan then Lia would be increasingly affected by Cassan and move away from them.
Had Alda known this earlier it might not have been what it is today.
"But inget too. Because you are already frontal in front of Cassan you should continue like that. If you suddenly change, Cassan will be suspicious." Tiara reminded him of being greeted by a nod from Alda.
The two friends finally returned to the dorm together while holding hands with the same goal of revealing the ugliness of Cassan.
In Alda's heart, Alda thanked him for being given the advantage to judge someone.
"Why are you smiling like that?" Tiara asked after seeing Alda continue to throw a smile at her.
"No. I'm just thankful for having friends like you and Lia." Reply Alda sincerely.
"Haha.me too. You and Lia will always be my best friends."
