
"It's okay. So Bella, what are you. emm. if you." Daniel tried to talk but his head felt empty. It was as if there were no words in his head.
"If you have any doubts, you go home. Next time we talk" Bella said.
"I love you" said Daniel loudly and suddenly.
Dilla speechless with Daniel's statement. Dilla did not expect that Daniel would say out loud and have no pleasantries at all.
Bella was shocked to hear Daniel's statement.
"What do you mean?" ask Bella back.
Bella is not sure what she heard. Bella was hallucinating hearing Daniel's statement. Daniel's arrival was already an extraordinary thing for Bella. This is Daniel shooting him.
Dilla who sat beside Daniel pinched Daniel's waist to resuscitate Him.
"Au," cried Daniel in pain.
Daniel rubbed Dilla's scars.
"You should talk to both of you first. Let me and the kids go out first. You need some privacy time. Come on Rio, Sam let's get out" Dilla said.
"Let's have a little girl play outside the house. Um it's gonna talk to mom for a second" Dilla told the little girl.
The little boy glanced at Dilla and Bella in turn. He hesitates to join Dilla because of a stranger.
"Yes baby, you come with this aunt first huh. Mama wants to talk to this Om," persuaded Bella.
"Let's go play," Sam excitedly asked as he pulled the little girl's hand.
***
"Little girl, what's your name?" ask Dilla.
Dilla and the others are in front of Bella's house. Dilla deliberately moved a little away so as not to interfere with Daniel and Bella's conversation.
"Name Lala, Lala," said Lala.
"So your name is Lala. What a beautiful name," praised Dilla.
"Oh yeah, meet Auntie, Aunt Dilla. This one is Sam and next to him is Rio" said Dilla.
"Come on Rio, Sam, let's greet Lala," said Dilla.
Sam eagerly shakes hands with Lala. But Lala was more interested in wanting to befriend Rio because he was more of an age. Rio himself was ignoring Lala instead. Rio was unwilling to welcome Lala's hand. Lala did not give up.
"Come tita belmain in cana. Lala unya badus game" Lala asked Rio.
Sam was jealous to see Lala just taking Rio. Sam wants to play with Lala.
"Don't want to," Rio refused directly.
"Why?" ask Lala sadly.
"Liyo wants to play with Omy."
Lala's spirit instantly fell.
"Lala play with Sam's brother, yes," invite Sam to look for a chance.
Lala was happy to hear Sam's words. Lala immediately grabbed Sam's hand to invite him to play on the swing. Lala was happy to have a friend play. All this time Lala's only playmate was Bella.
"Why doesn't Rio want to play with Lala?"
"Ndak Omy vinegar. Liyo anti wants to play with Liyo's sister, aja," Rio said as he rubbed Dilla's distended stomach.
"Now Rio can practice being a good brother" Dilla said.
"Ndn't want Omy. Liyo aya mau adi brother buwat Liyo's sister. Liyo ndak cuta in front of brother," Rio replied.
Dilla could only sigh at Rio's behavior. If Rio has said no like then it is difficult to persuade Rio if there is no connection with Dilla plus the same prospective sister Rio.
***
Daniel who was left by Dilla was getting nervous. Daniel regretted not preventing Dilla from leaving. Daniel felt very awkward to be left together with Bella.
"So that's what you were. Can you explain what you mean?" ask Bella.
Bella tries to be ordinary. Bella doesn't want kegeeran.
"Why did you become like this. You're not like the Daniel I used to know. You used to be assertive, now you are like everyone else" Bella said.
Daniel was still silent, Daniel wanted to speak but his head was indeed not a single word. Now Daniel's intelligence in all areas is useless in front of Bella. A master's degree abroad is just a display.
"If you don't want to explain or talk it's okay" Bella said in disappointment.
Bella had little hope that Daniel would straighten out her words. Bella's heart had soared with Daniel's statement. But looking at Daniel like that, Bella only considered if it was just the wind that passed.
"Now if you don't have anything to talk about anymore please come out. I still have a lot of work to do," Bella kicked out in person.
Bella could no longer see Daniel in front of her. Bella is distracted by Daniel's words because Bella remembers the past. Bella's been trying to bury her love.
Bella doesn't want her life to go awry for a second time. There used to be Bella's late husband supporting her. If Bella falls once again, Bella doesn't know who to lean on. Now Bella only has Lala the baby with her late husband
Bella chose to assume that Daniel's speech was just a hallucination. Bella doesn't want to affect Bella if something happens.
Bella got up from her seat.
"Bella wait," call Daniel who sees Bella leaving the place.
Bella stopped her steps. Bella looked back. Without speaking Bella looked at Daniel. Daniel looked back at Bella.
Seeing the seriousness of Daniel, Bella sat back in the chair. Daniel tried to draw and exhale many times to reduce his nervousness.
"So?" ask Bella again.
"I'm sorry if I spoke without further ado. But I really love you, Bella" Daniel finally said.
Bella was silent not knowing what to reply to. But Bella's heart couldn't lie. There was a great pleasure in hearing Daniel's statement. Bella kept quiet and listened to Daniel again.
"I also apologize on behalf of my parents. I don't know if my parents ever met you. My parents have been wickedly threatening you. I just found out about this yesterday" Daniel said.
Bella flinched and rubbed her shoulders. Bella doesn't want to remember that incident anymore.
"That's already happened. Let what passes pass. I don't want to bring up that problem anymore. For me now, Lala is everything to me" Bella said.
"Maybe it has already passed for you. But I just found out, why didn't you talk about it with me" Daniel asked.
"What I said to you. We're not too close."
"It's just about me and you."
"Me and you?"
"Yes, from the beginning I loved you and you loved me too. If I had known you loved me in the past, I would have fought for you."
"Here Daniel is, we are grown
We should not focus on the past. Now we have each other's lives" Bella said.
"So, do you want to forgive my parents?"
"They are your father and mother. They expect the best for their children. So I understood all that and didn't bother anymore" said Bella half-lying.
Bella does not want the problem to be more complicated if Bella is still stuck in the heart to remember it again. But Bella's been trying to figure out what happened in the past.
"Thank you for forgiving my parents. I know you're a good man" Daniel said.
"Yes, you're welcome."
They both remained silent for a while. There is only silence. Daniel doesn't know what to say anymore, and Bella wants Daniel to leave, but it's not nice if he drives Daniel away.
"So, do you still love me?" daniel asked after staying long enough.
Bella is again shocked to hear Daniel's question. Bella stared at the tip of her toenails.
Will Bella take Daniel back or not?
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