JUST MISS
Chapters. 12

I walked around the school corridor. Still quiet.

Shits.

Again I remembered the incident yesterday morning, where I told Alden to stay away from me.

I'm trying to pin my stupidity. I shouldn't have acted like that yesterday.

I looked down and found my shoelaces loose. Did I forget to tie my shoelaces properly.

I crouched down to justify my shoelaces.

I was just about to tie my shoelaces, suddenly a hand grabbed my shoelaces first.

His big hands tied my shoelaces slowly but precisely. I looked up, looking straight ahead, to see who it was.

Alden with serious eyes and hands was tying my shoelaces.

Is he not angry?

God, how can I get away from her like this?!

I was shocked when our eyes suddenly met in a few seconds.

I could see his smile, even if only a quick glance before I finally took my eyes off.

I stood up, then walked back regardless of Alden's whereabouts.

Just two steps forward, my hand has been pulled by the pocket.

“I'll protect you, Nad.”

This man knows how to break a woman's heart. Last night, I couldn't believe what I was saying. I'm not sure I can go far without him.

“There's me, you don't be afraid.” Further again.

I can't speak. At a time like this, I was worried.

My ego is so tall to turn around to face Alden and say I believe in you. But my feelings were desperate to give her a warm hug, for my regret towards her yesterday.

SHITS...

I closed my eyes for a moment. Suddenly my body was warm. There's a circular hand right on my waist.

Alden hugged me.

Strangely, my body did not struggle at all when Alden deliberately hugged me.

I slowly removed Alden's hand from my waist. I glanced back and forth, thankfully no one was looking.

I turned around, looking at Alden with a stern look.

“Gue apologise,”

Why am I so weak?!

Suddenly I said an apology in front of him.

We were fighting each other. I could see Alden shaking with a smile.

“You believe in me, right? I'm there for you, Nad.” Alden.

This guy is very good at playing his facial expressions.

°°°°

Aki sat down while reading the book I brought from home.

BRaakk....

I looked up, saw who did it.

Ella stood up with her trademark grin, holding her backpack.

“Lo yesterday where were you, bego?!” His shouting.

I closed my book, then looked at her in confusion.

“At home. Why?” My toot.

Ella let out a sigh of annoyance.

Is there a problem?

“Yesterday Alden spam me, nanyain lo whereabouts. Until I can not dong weekly night,” said Ella while sitting on her lap.

I nodded in understanding.

Wait for.

Who is Sunday night with?

“Tumben, who is the weekly night?” I asked by staring at both his eyes intensely.

Ella widened her eyes, it felt like she had just consciously said that word to me.

Ella laughed as she turned her face away from me. I pulled out his right hand so he could look back at me and tell me.

“Whose name?” My toot.

“Arya,” answer.

I sighed, letting go of my hand at Ella's hand.

“Udah I said right, keep away him.” I said to Ella.

Ella shook her head, “she yesterday apologized, and explained everything to me,” she replied.

I looked into his two beads, explaining what I meant.

“How many times has he apologized to you? But it's always repeated, right?” My speech.

“He came, when he felt lonely. Furthermore, he will forget the same lo who always waited for him to come back,” continued with a serious tone.

Ella continued to shake her head, not agreeing with my words.

“Lo won't know how Nad feels. Even you yourself have never felt,” he replied sharply.

My breath choked when I heard Ella's reply. It hurt so much to hear the words coming out of Ella's mouth.

I only intended to provide a solution for him, but in fact he replied to me like this.

I smiled and nodded towards him.

“Gue doesn't know what it's like yet, but I care about lo.” My answer.

I got up from my seat, and walked out of the classroom.

My mood was devastated, but it was still early morning. I walked down the school corridor. I don't know where the footsteps took me.

Slowly my legs climbed one by one of the stairs, until I finally could feel the gusts of wind very strong.

I turned my head, staring at the bright blue clouds.

I sat cross-legged on the roftop while my hands pointed back as a pedestal.

I glanced at the clouds before finally closing my eyes.

Adolescents are not always happy

There are some conflicts that cannot even be over themselves

Sometimes they just want to handle it themselves.

Haha....

Selfish.

I don't know, I don't,

The teenage years I thought would make me happy,

Can provide valuable life experiences, because at this age I can learn new things

But, not all of that is true.

The older you get, the more you look at your original attitude,

The more you see how your original character is,

The more people comment on you, the more,

Yeah, that's the world.

It's not just about living a happy life filled with love. But also accompanied by conflict that can strengthen relationships and foster love.

“Again what the hell?”

I slowly opened my eyes when I heard a voice that was very close to me.

I turned to my left and found Alden sitting next to me exactly as I was sitting right now.

He turned to me, “mau story?” Ask while looking at me.

I smiled, “it turns out love problems can damage friendship yes,” my mumbling while looking straight at the scenery in front of me.

Alden shook his head, laughing to melt the atmosphere.

“Not always. As long as there is one of them who wants to let go,” he replied.

I nodded in understanding. It is not good if you put selfishness first to solve the problem.

“Why? Same with Ella?” Ask again.

I'm shaking.

Perhaps more precisely, annoyed without any quarrel?

“I always tell Ella to keep Arya away,” I said while exhaling annoyance.

“But yaudah lah, later also he will be tired himself.” My next.

I could see from the corner of my eye that Alden's way of sitting had changed.

Alden is now sitting facing me.

Sometimes I glanced at him, but I tried to act ordinary.

“Arya? Wh who? Ella's boyfriend?” Ask in a panic.

Wait for.

Is he curious?

“Why are you curious? Like Ella?” My toot.

Ah I don't know, my mood broke again after hearing Alden's question earlier.

Silent.

I was shocked when I heard Alden's loud laughter.

Alden grabbed my shoulder, then turned it slowly until I sat facing him.

“Why pout? Jealousy huh?” Ask while holding back laughter.

Whahuh? I'm pouting?

I widened my eyes while looking at her in surprise.

“NOT, WHO SAYS?!” I said it quickly.

Damnit.

Alden laughed again.

“Kok elpigi anyway?” Ask

“What the hell?” My reply doesn't understand.

“Ngegas is the answer,”

I hit Alden's arm as he laughed out loud again.

Strange but real, though,

As if her laughter could rub off on me.

Now I laugh with him, and especially because of him I can laugh.

I realized when someone deliberately looked at me carefully. I who felt strange from being noticed also ended my laughter by looking at a man sitting in front of me.

His sharp eyes looked at every corner of my face intently. His thick lips carved a very very sweet smile perfectly. His right hand was used to support his head.

“Cantics,” flow.

I stared at Alden's two beads as he deliberately said such a thing.

Shit!

Hold Nad, don't bemay.

“What did you say?” I stammered because I couldn't fully hear Alden's words just now.

Alden smiled as he straightened his body. He breathed, continuing to look at me.

“I love you. It's a pity,” he said clearly.

Shok's?

Sure is!

Hearing Alden's words like that, it was as if my body was overreacting. My body became cold hot, and my heart was beating very fast. Not as usual.

“But,” hang it.

Alden took my hand. He caressed her gently while smiling sweetly at me.

“I don't want to lose the person I love for the third time.”.

I was stunned to hear the connection to his sentence.

Is it that sincere when you love someone?

“I want you to be my girlfriend, but I have a bad experience when it comes to dating and I don't want that to happen again,”.

Now the look in his eyes turned mellow when talking about his memories first. And his sturdy body became hollow.

It's time for me to do my duty to bring back her sweet smile.

“Okay if we commit to each other?” I said while looking at him and smiling widely.

Alden looked at me as if he didn't understand what I meant.

“Commitment is not always defined as dating, it's just keeping each other's feelings in the absence of bonding.” I clearly.

“May be angry or jealous not when you see you near or other similar path?” Ask.

I nodded, “by kok, as long as one of us no one touched the status anyway.” My speech.

Alden nodded in understanding. His smile just came out.

Silent.

Alden looked at me with a big smile. He re-established his stout body before me.

“You want to not commit to me? Commitment to take care of each other's feelings, and trust each other?” Say it with a serious tone.

I who had returned his gaze did not find any lies from the look in his eyes. He was very sincere with his words.

“We can open up to each other and introduce ourselves to get to know each other more deeply,” he continued.

The wind blew as if asking for answers from me. My unravelled hair, flying towards the wind it went away.

Does that show an answer?

Following every groove that has been set before the eyes?

I nodded while smiling at Alden, who had a tense face waiting for my answer.

“Let's try,” I replied.

Again and again, he smiled broadly as he raised his hand and landed it on my head.

He stroked my head gently though it made my hair even more messy due to the strong wind that blew.

“I love u,” he said with a smile and kept wiping my head gently.

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