The First Curse of Love
13. Jealous?

November, 2012...

"Dann, I can't keep believing. Many times I thought, I still can not understand, why suddenly you like each other girls, continue to mutusin me. It's as if I should know who he is, Danny." Qiara said in a pleading tone.

Exactly two weeks after they broke up, Qiara began to feel that something was not right about the decision that Danny had taken. During these two weeks too, Qiara had a hard time sleeping, a hard time eating, a hard time with everything, because he kept thinking about what he had done wrong so that made Danny who he dated for two years suddenly left him for another girl. And this day, Qiara arrived at that desperate point.

"Qi, please don't believe me dong." Pinta Danny in the same pleading tone as Qiara.

"For that, you have to tell me who that girl is, so I can let you go!"

When Danny had run out of sense to face Qiara, Prissy, the most beautiful girl from class 12-3 suddenly appeared in his eyes. Danny was stunned for a long time. Prissy also slowly turned her eyes to the figure of Danny who continued to look at him from a distance. Prissy smiled warmly at Danny while nodding her head, a sign of greeting for Danny.

"Pricilla Renata Lee's. He's the one." Danny replied then without a hint of a distraction from Pricilla.

Qiara's entire body was as if numb upon hearing that one name. How could Qiara not know who Pricilla Renata Lee was? She is a young Ballerina with a bright future ahead of her. A special girl who has a flowering path towards her future. She is beautiful, accomplished, and very graceful. Not only famous for her beauty, but also her kindness that makes anyone melt and fall in love with her. For some reason, Qiara felt so dwarfed. When compared to Pricilla, Qiara is certainly nothing.

That instant too, Qiara finally entered the acceptance phase.

It's only natural that Pricilla is the one. It was only natural that Qiara would eventually lose by a landslide.

...****...

Danny returns home after calming Prissy down and treating her injuries. Before returning home, Danny called Mia and asked her to come back to look after Prissy. And after Mia came, Danny went straight home with a bad feeling. Everything was still a surprise to Danny. He found out that Prissy had such deep wounds about her family, her dreams, and herself.

All this time, Danny was too stupid to be able to understand his lover's situation. He is too busy with himself, as well as his past with Qiara to forget that there is one heart that he must take care of.

Danny, who did not want to go straight back home, decided to stop by a playground that was not far enough from his home. Danny wanted to stay there for a while.

Danny sat on a swing with his mind drifting away. His gaze seemed empty, his mind was muddled deep down there. The memory of Prissy injuring herself kept spinning inside her head and making her chest tight.

"Dann, what's going on here?"

One familiar voice suddenly jolted Danny from his daydream. He automatically looked up to see the source of the sound that turned out to be coming from Qiara who was already standing right in front of him.

Qiara frowned when she found Danny's grim-looking face. It's not usually Danny like this.

Then unintentionally, Qiara's attention was on Danny's injured palm. The blood around his wound had even dried up, a sign that he had gotten the wound earlier.

"Lo's hands are bleeding, Dann. Let's go!" Qiara said anxiously as she grabbed one of Danny's hands.

But surprisingly, Danny pulled his hand from Qiara's cage with his face that looked sad. In part, Qiara can feel a rejection of Danny's attitude.

"Dann?"

"Gue doesn't want to go home yet. I still want to be here. Go home first." Danny said in a tone that sounded tired.

This was the first time Danny had behaved that coldly to Qiara. It looks even more like a frozen chunk of ice now. But, Qiara did not want to think about that. In his head now, he must immediately treat the wound on Danny's hand before getting infected.

"If so, wait here. I'll be back a piece of it. Don't go anywhere!"

Without waiting for approval from Danny, Qiara immediately ran towards his house to retrieve some wound medicine. But once he returned in haste, the young man was no longer in his place. Qiara circulated her eyes all over, trying to find Danny, but nil.

Qiara was getting confused and curious. What the hell is going on with Danny? Why is he acting so strange?

...****...

After escaping from Qiara, Danny decides to hide in Arga's house. Danny does it that way, believing Qiara will come to his house to look for him. And Danny was worried, if he saw Qiara again, he would lose before doing anything.

"So you want to stay away from Qia?" Arga asked Danny after he told him everything that happened to him a while ago.

But Danny was flinching. It was not easy for him to stay away from Qiara, who for almost half his life had always been with him, who for almost half his life, had stayed by his side even though he had injured the poor girl a lot.

Arga who was waiting for an answer from Danny, immediately sighed heavily as soon as he did not also listen to Danny sound. But Arga tried to understand. After all, even though Danny didn't say anything to her, Arga knew what was going on inside her best friend.

Arga's phone on the table then vibrated. Arga immediately grabbed his phone, and found a message from Qiara.

Without replying to the message sent by Qiara, Arga immediately looked at Danny's injured palm. Arga sighed softly. Not wanting to buy any more time, Arga immediately takes the drugs for Danny.

...****...

"Mom Sri, please make carrot soup for Dean dong. Dean lap—" Dean hung up his sentence when he realized that the one in the kitchen right now was Faradina, not Ms. Sri.

Dean froze in place with a flat expression, as did Faradina. After a long time of silence, Dean decided to return to his room and undo his intention to eat dinner.

"Let Mama make you, huh?" Said Faradina softly, who managed to stop Dean's steps instantly.

Dean was about to refuse when Faradina quickly turned to the refrigerator to pick up some groceries. Dean chose this time. He no longer had any room to refuse.

Suddenly, something from within him that Dean did not understand, gave such a strong but gentle push that Dean stepped towards the dining table, then sat there waiting for his meal to be ready.

"You haven't come home yet, Yan?" Faradina asked while cutting carrots.

Dean then gasped. Didn't expect that Faradina would ask him about Danny, "yet." Answer Dean.

The situation was silent between them. No more talking. Faradina focused on her cooking, while Dean pretended to be busy reading a book.

Exactly ten minutes later, Faradina was finally finished. He served carrot soup in front of Dean along with a plate of warm rice.

"Then, Mama's up first, huh?" Pamit Faradina after she poured water in the glass. Dean simply nodded back to Faradina with a warm smile.

Right then, Dean immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

...****...

"Eh, it's Qiara, right?" Said Irsyad, one of Danny's fellow members in SME Cinematography.

Hearing Irsyad mention the name of Qiara, Danny and Arga who were gathered with Irsyad, as well as other members in the courtyard beside their faculty building, reflexively looked at Irsyad with a probing look.

"Why is Qiara getting so pretty, huh? Even when viewed from the vibrancy of kayak gini." Praise Irsyad while continuing to stare at Qiara with a look of adoration, "uh, yes?" Irsyad. He asked, whatever anyone would answer.

"The news is that." Rizky –one of them chimed. Meanwhile, Danny and Arga were still observing with great anticipation.

This time, Irsyad turned his attention to Danny and Arga, "Your friends, right? Still single with him?" Irsyad asked again, trying to find information.

"Why are you still single?" It was Arga's turn to ask back.

"You want me to deketin. When Ospek, I had a crush on him. But long ago, he was so funny. Vibes are types of girls that are difficult to decretin. I also always love IG posts, have sent DM several times as well, but no response, hahaha..."

"He has a guy. Don't take him." Danny's sudden successful sneak leaves Irsyad speechless.

Meanwhile, Arga who was listening to the 'big lie' that Danny had just thrown, could only gawk with a face that seemed to say, 'huh? How's it? How's it?'

Danny then chose to leave. He walked with a mysterious face leaving the others. And as soon as he passed by Qiara who was busy chatting with one of his classmates, Danny took off the hat he was wearing and put it rough on Qiara's head to cover part of his face.

"Close that ugly face!" Said Danny with a tone of judes, and again passed from the presence of Qiara with his haughty face.

^^^To be Continued....^^^