I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
65.The same story

"Who's lying?"

Charlie's voice interrupts them and sits in his place, staring at Ariel and Bram in turn.

"And why should I tell you?" cibir Ariel's.

"You're this,,,"

Charlie pulled Ariel's nose in a fit of rage.

"Akh,, hey, let go," Ariel screeched over Charlie's hand, then covered his nose.

Charlie just laughed at Ariel's reaction, as well as the reaction when Ariel failed to reply.

Joel re-emerges when their petty quarrel takes place, making Bram among them an easy target for their mutual encouragement.

"What's this?" reprimand Joel.

Joel's voice stopped them. Make them turn their heads, and see Joel appear with a tray of peanut pies in his hand.

"For this time, I'm grateful you showed up, Joel," Bram sizzled slightly forwarding his lips.

Joel laughed and sat back down. Put the pie he brought in front of them.

"The last snack I made" he said.

Without further ado, Bram immediately grabbed the pie and put it in his mouth. Regardless of whether it was hot or not, Bram devoured it as if he was starving.

"Hauff,,," Bram sizzled a hot pie in his mouth. "Semhuha yahang khau buhat enhak, (Everything you make is delicious)" Bram said with a full mouth.

"Pft,, you still like to talk with your mouth full" Ariel laughed.

"If you don't want to, I'll gladly finish it" said Bram, preparing to take another pie after his mouth had successfully entered the stomach.

"Eeehhhhh, that's fine" cried Ariel and Charlie simultaneously.

Ariel grabs a tray filled with pie and keeps it away from Bram to secure it, while Charlie keeps Bram from moving.

"Why are you guys compact now?" grunts Bram.

"Because the pie Joel made is not sold anywhere," replied Ariel.

"And it can't be found anywhere" Charlie said.

"Ugh, hey Joel, make more!" bram's orders are at will.

"I'm happy if you enjoy it, but don't make it as fast as when you eat it" Joel said.

For a moment, Joel glanced at Ariel fighting over the food she made with Charlie and Bram.

They enjoyed the rest of the night with laughter. As the night wore on, they ended their show.

"I'll take you, Charlie," said Bram.

"Hey, don't underestimate me, I can go home alone" Charlie said.

"I know, but anyway, you're still a woman. I'll be bre*n*sek if I let you go home by yourself" Bram replied.

"Then you can drive Ariel" Charlie replied.

"There's Joel here, of course he'll drive her. We are to do our duty" replied Bram.

"Alright,, do as you please," replied Charlie giving up.

The two eventually leave, leaving Joel and Ariel behind.

"Let's go home!" take Joel.

"We get all this done first, Joel," Ariel replied pointing to the table.

"I can do it later after dropping you off" Joel replied.

"Letting you do it yourself is unfair when we mess it up together" Ariel replied.

"It's late, Ariel. I can do it myself later or tomorrow" Joel said.

"Letting this till tomorrow will lure the insects, Joel," Ariel replied.

"I took care of it for a while, and I didn't accept rejection" Ariel said.

Ariel tidied up a few glasses on her desk and brought them inside, while Joel, who felt he had no choice, cleaned up the remaining trash.

The rest of the campfire was covered with sand and wood as a sign, the rest of the trash that Bram did not finish was collected into one and placed it in a garbage basket.

Feeling all was done, Joel immediately entered and found the kitchen was clean. The glass has been washed and placed in the dryer.

"So soon Ariel finished it," Joel murmured.

Joel circulated his gaze looking for Ariel, and found her sitting leaning against the sofa.

"Ariel,, I'm done, let me drop the pull_lang,," Joel played down.

Disofa, Ariel sat in a state of sleep, his breath so calm that Joel continued to look at his face.

Joel approached in slow steps, trying as much as possible not to make a sound, and sat down beside Ariel.

Slowly, his outstretched hand pushed away the strands of hair covering his face,

"It doesn't feel fair, even when you sleep you still look beautiful" Joel murmured.

"If I move him, will he wake up?" mumble Joel again.

Feeling that he would wake her up if he moved Ariel, Joel carefully laid Ariel on the sofa, and went into the room to pick up the blanket.

Joel covered Ariel carefully, and knelt down in front of Ariel who was still asleep, rubbed her face gently and smiled.

"Good sleep, Sweety," whispered Joel as he kissed Ariel on the forehead.

When Joel stands up and intends to sleep in another sofa, Ariel's hand holds Joel's hand still asleep.

"Looks like I'm going to have a hard time getting some sleep tonight," sighed Joel putting a palm on his forehead.

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On the other hand, Bram drove his car in the direction Charlie pointed to without much talk.

"Are you still not able to get away from it?" charlie asked, breaking the silence.

"Did I show it clearly?" bram replied asking.

"It's so clear, that I thought Ariel would notice it, too" Charlie replied.

"I hope it doesn't happen, because they've been in a relationship" Bram said.

"Is it based on your assumptions?" charlie asked raise his eyebrows.

"That's obvious, Charlie. It's just that those who don't show their relationship because there is a feeling they are guarding" said Bram, smiling bitterly.

"Why do you have to punish yourself like this, Bram?" welcome Charlie to worry.

"What else can I do?" reply Bram.

"The first thing you have to do is forgive yourself" Charlie replied.

"It's hard, but it's not impossible to do" he added.

"All I see from you right now is, you keep blaming yourself when Ariel has even sincerely forgiven you,"

"While I know it too, it doesn't mean he's forgotten what you did to him. But, he took a bold step in making peace with himself, now it's your turn" Charlie said.

Bram pondered every word Charlie said to him. Every word Charlie said was almost the same as what Ariel told him.

"I'm trying, but it seems like my efforts are still lacking," Bram greeted with a hearty laugh.

"That's better than you doing nothing" Charlie replied.

"Ahh,, that, my house is not far away," exclaimed Charlie pointing to the fenced-in house.

Bram nodded and stopped his car in front of the fenced house.

"Do you live here by yourself?" ask Bram.

"No, I live with my sister. But he has his own pleasure, so I can only support him as long as it's positive" Charlie replied.

"Sister?" repeat Bram with a crimped forehead.

"Yes, it's a little surprising that I have a sister and I met her not long ago" Charlie said.

"You mean, you've been separated from her all this time?" ask Bram.

"True, I asked her to stay with me because our family was quite complicated, and I knew she didn't like the house, just like I hated the house, too" Charlie said.

"Now I understand why I can feel relaxed when I'm with you, including Ariel," Bram said.

"You mean?" ask Charlie.

"I have a story that may be almost the same as yours" Bram said.

"So, Ariel has the same problem? Got family pressure?" charlie asked with an incredulous face.

"He's not that lucky compared to what you and I are dealing with" Bram said.

"I can read the story when you say you don't like being at home. Those who call themselves parents, stress that we should behave as a child and kill the feelings that exist within ourselves,"

"They impose their will, with the spice being the best for the future, and any form of persuasion that we move according to their wishes,"

"And we can only be puppets until we rebel because our hearts are tired and fed up with everything,"

"You know very well, Bram," said Charlie with a bitter smile.

"I think that's what makes you get along with Joel, too" he added.

"Him? Hey, are you sure he's not just a spoiled kid?" ask Bram not to believe it.

"The difference is, his parents never once thought he existed. And she was raised by her grandmother" Charlie said.

"Now it is clear why we can feel comfortable and without burden when together. We, you, me, Joel, have pretty much the same story" he continued.

"Includes Ariel," Bram errat.

"So you said we were luckier than him, what happened to his family?" ask Charlie.

"Both of her parents did not take care of her so much when she was a child, she was only cared for by a nanny, when she had not reached five years old, they threw her away. It might be too rude if I used the word banished, but I couldn't give a better word to the person who left a small child in the slums just like that,"

"And Ariel has to work to survive. But he also quietly slipped into each school he met to learn, even though in the end he could not feel the school life," said Bram.

"He lived with his own hands and feet, always running away when put in an orphanage by the man who discovered him, and no longer cared about his family,"

"Of course he won't tell anyone about this, but I know this from someone who knows his childhood" Bram said.

"Now I can say that you are indeed bre*n* Bramsek," said Charlie.

"You know his past and you hurt him, what's on your mind?" grunts Charlie.

"I learned this fact after our relationship ended, Charlie. And you know what? when I met him again after a few years of not seeing him, I just acted foolishly by forcing him back to me, do you think that I still deserve to be forgiven?" lament Bram smiled bitterly.

A long pause of silence enveloped them, until Charlie spoke again.

"He told me once that he really forgave you, Bram. What he sees in you right now is that you've changed" Charlie said.

"If you say this in front of him, I'll make sure you get a free slap from him" he said.

"Maybe that's exactly what I need now" Bram let out a laugh.

"Now I have to go in" said Charlie glancing at the door.

"It looks like your sister is waiting for you," Bram said with a deep smile.

"It's great to be together again, Bram. Good night," said Charlie.

"Good night" replied Bram.

Charlie gets out of the car, stays there until Bram's car disappears from his sight.

Smiling a little, he turned to walk towards the door and into his house.

"Who brought you? Sorted by a man it wasn't Charlie I knew,"

A sarcastic voice echoed in Charlie's welcome as he walked into the house.

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