
...“I'll try to forget Aideen.” - Jihan...
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Kyle stared fixedly at the face of Aideen who was busy feeding her mouth with porridge in the bowl she was holding. The man seemed to be enjoying his breakfast. Kyle looked at that pale face closely. There was a tickling feeling that disturbed him, whether that feeling was, he did not understand.
“If you were not the child of the couple, we might have been united without a hitch. Well, even though I was a little disappointed that you slept with the girl, not with me,” Inner Kyle.
“You make me uncomfortable,” chirped Aideen suddenly. The celebration successfully made Kyle shocked from his daydream.
“Sorry, I just missed you,” Kyle said. A spontaneous sentence that he himself did not realize why he said it, felt stuck in his heart.
“Rindu?” thought Kyle.
“What is our relationship?” ask Aideen. He placed the slippery bowl on the table beside him.
“We've been together since first-class Junior High. Back then, you were famous for being quiet and having no friends. I was able to attend that expensive school because of your parents,” Kyle said.
“My parents? Why?”
“My father works as a driver in your family. One day ...”
Kyle took a deep breath before continuing his story.
“One day, your parents asked my father to take them to a meeting. Dad left even though I forbade him because he was sick. I let go of my father's departure with a heavy heart that afternoon. An hour after my father left for work, I got word that my father had an accident with both of your parents, and .. and they died horribly,” Kyle said. The woman lowered her head while both of her hands were adrift at the side of Aideen's bed.
“M-sorry. Because you have to remember this sad story again,” said Aideen. The man landed his hand on Kyle's two hands. He gently rubbed Kyle's hands. “A-I really can't remember anything.”
Kyle gasped in surprise, he raised his face staring at Aideen. The man looks worried. “You don't have to apologize. That's the reason why I'm here now.”
“Then, our relationship ... what?” asked Aideen hesitated.
Kyle did not answer the man's question, he picked up his phone on the table, then immediately opened the photo gallery and thrust his phone towards Aideen. Aideen grabs the phone from Kyle's hand.
“You see, it's us. You were sheathing an engagement ring to my ring finger,” Kyle explained as he pointed towards the photo plastered on his phone screen.
Aideen stared at Kyle and the photo on the screen, the two women's faces the same.
“Should have been, now we have become a couple, but ...”
“But?” Aideen frowned.
“Wedding is off.”
“Cancel? Why?”
“He set me up with a guy at the hotel, then he called a reporter to come to the hotel. You who saw it immediately believe without listening to a word from me,” explained Kyle shrill.
“What was the girl yesterday who was slapped by that old woman?” ask Aideen.
“Iya. That old woman is your grandmother, Miss Margaret. The girl is named Jihan.”
“Jihan?” aideen. The man called Jihan's name. There was a strange debate when he mentioned the name of the girl, even though the girl was the culprit here. He should have been upset and angry, but what was this feeling? At first glance, yesterday's events disturbed him. Jihan's downcast face was shadowed in her head.
“Yes. His name is Jihan.”
Aideen held her head, there was a piercing pain that she could not explain. His head felt swirling, his vision suddenly blurred with his heart suddenly beating rapidly. Just then, suddenly the smiling face of Jihan was reflected in her head.
“Argh!” peekkik Aideen's.
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At the same time, in an apartment occupied by Ezryl and Jihan, the two were sitting next to each other on the sofa watching the broadcast on television.
“I got a movie offer,” said Ezryl suddenly.
Jihan gasped in surprise, the girl immediately sat up straight and faced Ezryl. “You're serious?!”
Ezryl raised both eyebrows, “What am I kidding, Princess.”
“Wah! This is so incredible. I thought, an incident like this only exists in comics, but it turns out ...” Jihan did not continue her words, she frowned while looking up without direction.
“Ck! This is indeed a comic world, Princess,” Ezryl timps with a laugh, then the man pinches Jihan's cheek.
“Aww!” peekit Jihan's. His cry shrieked to Ezryl's ears so that Ezryl covered his ears using both hands.
“You are! Pain, ih!” Jihan grimaced in pain with a face that was suddenly pouting.
“I'm not wrong, am I? We are in the comic world! Hahaha.”
“You are right. Huft. Nice yes,” said Jihan while staring at Ezryl again.
“Enak?”
“Yes delicious, you already have a job and now just live it. Not like I'm still unemployed. Though I am still a student who almost finished knowing!”
“What if you study here?” ezryl asked suddenly while sitting straight facing Jihan. The two sat facing each other.
“Eum ... no need, college is expensive.”
“Hey, I am going to be a superstar!” ezryl exclaimed while puffing his chest. “Tuition fee is not a big deal for me.”
“Ya still, I ‘kan already determined not to depend on anyone.”
“You're right, but what's wrong with trying if you don't know what to do right now?”
“I'll think,” said Jihan. He again threw his back against the sofa after Ezryl.
“Hey, I've decided it,” Jihan said suddenly. He said it without looking at Ezryl. “I'll try to forget Aideen.”
Ezryl. He who had been leaning on the sofa while enjoying the broadcast on television, immediately sat facing Jihan. His eyes suddenly brightened. There is hope, he thought.
“You are right, why would I live if I continue to suffer and suffer? I'm sure Kyle and the two women will treat Aideen well. So, I decided to carry on with my life.”
“Jihan!” ezryl's loud voice instantly echoed so that it made the girl reflexively cover her ears using both hands.
“You surprised me!” jihan said with round eyes.
“Ma-sorry, but I'm glad to hear it. You must live happily!” Ezryl. “If you are unhappy, I am willing to make you happy.”
“Ezryllll?” Jihan rolled her eyes at Ezryl. The man was really excited. He did not know if this was a right or wrong decision, only, he wanted to try to live happily from now on. What passes, let it pass.
“I'm serious, if you're not happy, then I'll make you happy. Really!” Ezryl.
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