The First Curse of Love
56. Dares

Danny has decided that he will return to the city of Harsa today. He did not want to stay any longer on Banu island, holding back the pain every time he saw Qiara with Dean. Danny can't do it anymore.

For him, it was enough for these three years that he felt a rush that seemed to have no end. Danny no longer wants to add to his pain, and prefers to run away. In Danny's current mind, there was no way but to dodge for a while. At least, Danny needs to calm down, and try to digest also understand what he is facing now.

Danny's cellphone, which he had been shaking but had not ignored, now vibrated for the tenth time. A person with an unfamiliar number contacted him again after a morning of constant terrorizing him. Inevitably, Danny's attention was finally drawn to his phone lying poor on the bed. But as before, Danny had no intention whatsoever to raise the call.

The call ended on its own. However, just minutes after that, someone suddenly barged into Danny's room. A surprised Danny immediately turned to the door. And how stunned Danny was when he saw that it was Qiar who had just barged in without fear.

Both of Danny's eyes were rounded with his throat suddenly choked. What else is this? Is he fantasizing? Is the universe trying to work it out to get Danny to delay his return?

Danny looked down for a moment while snorting cynically. A smile with a subtle grin was imprinted on his face. Apparently, Qiarah is the owner of the number that has contacted him since.

"Let's go out for a minute." Said Qiara solemnly.

What irritated Danny even more was; there was not the slightest trace of sadness left in Qiara's eyes after the incident at the tavern last night. Instead of looking sad, he looked ordinary, as if nothing had ever happened between them.

"I can't. I have to go home today. Just continue your romance with Brother Dean in the middle of your hiding." Reject Danny firmly that he deliberately spiked with a cynical tone in his last sentence.

Danny took some of his clothes and put them in his bag. At that very instant, Qiara instantly pulled Danny's wrist, taking him out of the house without saying anything more.

Danny who was like a bewitched person, only followed Qiara behind in astonishment. I don't know what spell Qiara had just cast for him, so that it could make Danny become a submissive.

With the tail of his eyes, Danny looked at Qiara who was humming lightly beside him, following a song that was spinning while focusing on driving. This further added to his frustration with Qiara. After hiding for so many years from Danny, could Qiara really still be this calm? Especially when you're with Danny?

Not finding the answer to all of Qiara's annoying attitude, Danny leaned his head against the back of the seat, raised his face up, and sighed in frustration. One question was then thrown from him beyond his control. "Son Dean wouldn't be mad if you came out with me?" Cynical Danny, who obviously sounds jealous.

Qiara stopped her senand, then gave a small smile. In a still calm manner, he replied, "Sister Dean isn't as jealous as you are."

Without changing his position, Danny turned his face towards Qiara with disgust. Is this woman now intending to show off how amazing her lover is? Danny snorted his laugh, "good! Because Brother Dean lo is not jealous like me!" Syndir Danny scathingly then turned to stare to the side of the window.

"Ehem!" Qiara cleared slowly. He glanced at Danny briefly and immediately refocused himself on the street in front of him. "So, how does it feel to be liked by the Nation's Little Sister? How does it feel to be admired by a young singer favorite of one country?" Syndir behind Qiara, but his tone is not as cynical as Danny. It sounds more like he's cheating on Danny.

Danny, who had just closed his eyes, now opened them wide. He immediately flinched, then stared angrily at Qiara. Both of his eyes were red. For reasons he did not understand, he suddenly shed tears. "In this situation you can still joke?" Danny said no.

"I'm not kidding, I'm just asking." Qiara gave an affirmation.

Silent for a few moments. Feeling that something was wrong, Qiara turned her head. Danny's crying face immediately greeted him. "You why? Are your eyes flickering?"

Qiara was pretending to be stupid! That's what Danny can conclude now. Feeling free to answer Qiara, Danny rubbed his tears violently. "If you're trying to act like a friend right now, you should know it's not going to work." Sizzle Danny.

"Then let's make this work! We've been through something like this for twenty years. So, why can't you now?"

"Qiara–"

"Aren't you very 'expert' doing that kind of thing?" Qiara looked at Danny next to her in seriousness. There was no more radiance of tranquility from his two clear eyes.

Danny didn't say anything afterwards because he was busy with his head. Danny was not even aware of the moment the car driven by Qiara stopped right in front of the orphanage that for the past six months seemed to be home to Qiara.

"We have arrived. Now let's get down! I need your help one more time to edit the video yesterday."

At the same time, Qiara felt like she was being dragged into the past. He used to be in this position with Danny.

Just as Qiara had released her seatbelt and was about to get out of the car, Danny suddenly pulled his hand and made their faces close to each other in such a close position. Both of Qiara's eyes widened, his heart again pounding because of the actions of this man who never failed to surprise him.

"You've got a lipstick, right?"

Qiara was astonished, why did Danny suddenly ask her about the matter? Qiara who was unable to make a sound from being too nervous finally nodded slowly.

Danny smiled mischievously afterwards, "good! Now I don't have to worry about making your lipstick fade."

Danny kissed Qiara's lips before letting her open her voice.

Qiara let out a slow breath after the memory passed. As powerful as he tried to hide his nervousness in front of Danny who in one stroke had managed to master the situation.

"You want us to be friends? You want us to behave like we used to?" Danny asked intimidatedly while looking deeply into Qiara's eyes.

A moment later, Danny nodded, "okay! Fine! I'll follow your game one more time, and we'll see who wins. I'll make sure you're sorry for daring to challenge me. I'll show you how 'AHLI' I am in that."

Danny let go of Qiara's hand and got out of the car first. While Qiara, who had been frozen ever since Danny first touched her just now, was still out of control. He even forgot how to breathe in a few seconds.

Signs are aware, terbesit a disappointed when Danny let go of his hand just like that. Qiara could not deny, she indeed missed that touch. He misses Danny's touch.

...****...

A Month Ago...

Qiara threw the innocent mouse in her hands when she started to get sick of listening to some of her co-workers who kept talking about Felicya Aletha's dating scandal with one of the ANHTV producers.

Qiara knew the news, she read it many times since this morning. And Qiara also knew, that the intended producer in the news was Danny. Although Danny's face was blurred in the evidence included in the article, Qiara was still able to recognize him very well.

"Can you stop talking about the Felicya Aletha scandal?" Qiara growled as she closed her eyes.

A moment later, Qiara got up from her seat and walked over to her co-worker.

"If you have free time to talk about celebrity scandals, why not just use it for work?" Qiara took a pause for a moment.

He focused his attention on one of his teammates, "Cindy, what about this week's material? Is your research done?" Before Cindy could answer, Qiara threw her gaze at the other fellow.

"Ozy, what about the interview results of the source, have you sent it to my e-mail?" Just as Ozy was about to open her mouth, Qiara's attention turned again on the fellow next to Ozy.

After venting her emotions, Qiara walked out of the room slamming the door. Meanwhile, all of his co-workers who had just gotten a scolding from Qiara were just staring in confusion towards the door. Because, this is the first time they see their PD angry like that. The Qiara they had known all along was a gentle figure, which was why they were all compactly astonished by Qiara's attitude back then.

"Currently, is Danny dating Felicya? What a nonsense!!" Grumpily Qiara was annoyed.

That day his mood was really messy.

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