WHEN THE HEART CHOOSES

Episode 3

The campground was over one day ago.it happened to be a red date today. Arleta stared at the paper bag on her dresser, a paper bag containing four golv-colored dresses and a matching suit. This month he had very rarely left the house, even out of the room was rare. He will leave the room if he goes to school or eats it if there are parents at home, but if both parents go to work even one month not to go home then he will be silent in the room making planes or birds made of origami paper.

One month ago, she was still able to smile and laugh cheerfully with her domestic assistant when her parents were not at home. But that fateful incident made his nature turn one hundred and eighty degrees, now he tends to be silent and aloof.

Tok tok!

Chequelek

"Non breakfast yes." Said Ani, her domestic assistant carrying a tray containing food.

There was no reply from her, Arleta just continued to lie staring at the window of her room.

Ani sighed softly and placed the tray on the nightstand then walked out of the room.

For two months now, Arleta's parents have not returned from a business trip abroad. Even during the fateful incident one month ago, when Arleta was rushed to the hospital due to depression, both parents just called and told all of his household assistants to take care of him.

From childhood, Anilah took care of her, who always accompanied her to sleep when her parents left her for work. When he has a fever because of the rain. Both of his parents were very money-crazy, so his only daughter always felt alone, always feeling the lack of attention from both parents.

Seventeen-year-old Arleta shed her tears as she longed for her parents. The moments where he wanted to spill his grievances to his mother, he could not even reach her.

Arleta who already felt her housekeeper outside the room got up from her seat and grabbed a tray containing Andi fried her favorite sausage and ate it slowly.

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At 6:10 Arleta was ready to go to school, her white-gray uniform was already perched neatly on her tiny body. He walked down the stairs to the dinner table for breakfast. As usual, he would eat his own breakfast. Only her housekeeper accompanied her to breakfast.

"Non going to school with a driver?" Ani asked who was putting bread in front of her.

"No mbok. Arleta's gonna take the bus." His words devoured that pineapple jam bread.

"Mom and Dad aren't worried either." After saying that word, he got up from his seat and walked towards the main door.

As usual he will go to school using a public bus, from him Junior High always use the bus, unless his parents come then he will be escorted by his personal driver.

The school was still quiet when he got off the bus, there were only a few teachers who had just arrived and also the security guard who was sitting on a chair near the school fence.

"For the sir." Sapa Arleta passed her school security guard.

"The face is very moody." Murmured Mr. Seto, the school security guard saw Arleta walking through it.

Arleta continued to walk through the empty classes, usually the students will arrive at six past thirty minutes and above.

Arriving in front of the XI ipa1 class, he immediately walked towards the seat in the corner. The usual chair will be in his place with his best friend on behalf of Sisil now he is alone. There was nothing else he was with.

Arleta sat down and grabbed the phone in her backpack and played music using a headset.

Before long, one by one Arleta's classmates entered the class. They are no longer surprised to see the figure of Arleta in the corner who is reading a book while listening to music through the headset.

Nania, Salsa, and Candra entered the classroom and walked towards Arleta who was still sitting reading books as if undisturbed by the circumstances.

"Ta, we went to Lo's house but said Bi Ani Lo had already left first." Arleta removed the headset in her ear and looked at Nania who was sitting in front as well as Salsa, while Candra sat in front of Salsa and Nania.

"Sorry." Said slowly.

"It's okay, this one month will always leave alone as if Lo has no friends." Salsa looked at her phone. Honestly Arleta felt guilty to them because every morning, the three friends would go to his house to pick him up but he always left very early. But what power he prefers to take the bus because he thinks he will be calmer.

Seriate...