The First Curse of Love
60. The First Curse of Love

April, 2012...

Danny gasped as he suddenly felt someone was drawing something on his ring finger with a pen. Danny, who had focused on reading biology print books in the library, turned to his side and found Qiara giggling slowly while drawing a ring on her ring finger. Danny sighed a little annoyed, "why the hell, Qi?"

"Gue again mashed the ring." Answer Qiara. After finishing the ring, he looked at Danny and handed him the ballpoint pen, "lo turn!" Reciprocity.

Danny clucked while shaking his head. Although annoyed at first, but after all, Danny followed also Qiara's request which was arguably very childish.

If it was Qiara who giggled because of his actions, now it was Danny's turn to chuckle with what they were doing now. Since dating Qiara, Danny has found magical things like this quite often. But Danny always enjoyed it. No matter how childish Qiara was, Danny would always like her, as well as all the strange things attached to her.

"Done!" Said Danny with a big smile on his handsome face. He then looked at Qiara before him with a sparkling look.

Moments later, Danny grabbed one of Qiara's hands, then slightly brought his lips closer to Qiara's ears, "follow me for a while" he whispered later before pulling Qiara away from the place.

Apparently, Danny took Qiara to one corner of the library. There, Danny subtly cornered Qiara's body onto one of the bookshelves and restrained her movements. And before Qiara could say anything, Danny had already locked his lips with a soft kiss. Danny who could feel Qiara's entire body stiffening with a heart thump that was ten times faster than his usual work, was now slowly grasping Qiara's hand. That method was quite powerful, because not long after, Qiara began to relax even though she finally failed to control her heartbeat.

"It's curse. The first curse of love. You can never escape this curse."

...****...

"Why the hell, Qi? Midnight to the pool?" Omel Windy who had just entered Qiara's room.

Last night, after Qiara found her ring that Danny had thrown into the fountain pool, Qiara felt her whole body shivering with a wink. Feeling unable to bear her weakened condition, Qiara finally contacted Windy and asked Windy to take her to hospital –, of course, without Dean's knowledge.

After being infused for several hours, Qiara was finally allowed to go home by the Doctor when the time was four in the morning. And since last night, Windy has remained faithful to accompany his friend who always acts strange. But since last night, Qiara had not told Windy anything.

"Danny how? Is she okay?" Qiara asked Windy, as if ignoring Windy's question.

What made Windy even more upset was that, even though he was still sick, Qiara was still worried about Danny.

"Suddenly Danny, si—" Windy's words paused when he suddenly came up with an idea, "doesn't you like this because of Danny?"

Qiara. Windy took a big step towards him, then sat down on the side of Qiara's bed. "Qiara, answer me! Did something happen between you last night?"

Qiara sighed while bowing her face. Faintly he nodded.

"Danny couldn't have pushed you into the pool, right?" Knot Windy with ngawur.

"Yes not it. Danny's not that crazy!" Denied Qiara quickly.

"Lo doesn't know how crazy he was when you left first. So, I will not be surprised if suddenly Danny really pushed you into the pool. He's more than capable of doing that." Windy Typhoon.

In response to Windy's words, Qiara simply shook her head.

"Continue what? Why you?" Windy looks increasingly frustrated.

Qiara could not answer. He's back down. A few seconds later, both of his shoulders shook. He gradually felt his eyes heat up before warm tears fell down his face.

"Qia?" Call Windy softly while looking down.

"D—Danny said she wanted to let me go. I should have felt relieved d—with that, ta—but why...but why does my heart hurt so much?" Qiara's sobs broke again. Windy quickly took one initiative to immediately embrace Qiara.

"Danny saw me with Brother Dean. D—dia's upset, Win. He said I killed his son, but I can still live happily. Keep Danny... keep D—Danny, throw my ring into the pool...."

"Keep that's why you got into the pool? Make that ring?" Windy asked in a fairly gentle tone. Not to forget also he rubbed Qiara's back, to at least be able to make Qiara feel a little better.

"What should I do, Windy? I've hurt Danny, I've made him that angry. From the beginning, I should not have come back. From the beginning, I shouldn't have appeared again in Danny's life..."

"St! Already, Qi. It's not elo's fault. It's just the situation that has already been kayak gini now. You have to be strong. You can't fall again, hm?"

Seeing Qiara crying to such a sniff, caused as much guilt in Windy's heart. If only he had not given Danny a clue to come to Banu island, maybe their situation now would not be this chaotic.

"Ta—but, Danny's fine, right?" Qiara asked again as she tried hard to hold back her sob.

"Yes. Danny's fine, Qi. He's back in Harsa this morning."

...****...

Not long after that, Bagas immediately entered the control room with a flush.

That morning, Danny's team was made up in the fog because the presenter who was supposed to be hosting the live event arrived late. Because of this, Danny sent one of his team to pick up the presenter. The situation that morning, was completely chaotic. Not to mention, everyone was afraid of Danny. Since returning from his vacation, Danny has become more and more terrifying.

As soon as Bagas arrived before him with a frightened face, Danny just stared at him sharply. Bagas who understood the meaning of Danny's gaze immediately said, "m—still haven't come, Mas."

Danny, who was already at the peak of his frustration, immediately contacted one of his teams who he assigned to pick up the presenter to ascertain their current position. "Nova, where are you?"

"Ka—we're still on the road, Mas Danny." Answer Nova from the other end of the phone. His voice sounded timid.

"What?! You said you were still on the road? Since yesterday I've learned, if Angel already has to be here before nine."

Before getting an answer from Nova, Danny immediately turned off his phone connection.

After finishing his vacation, Danny was officially appointed as a producer for a variety news show that aired every half-ten in the morning. It's Danny's first broadcast, but it's all messed up and it's getting the mood up.

Fortunately, Angel arrived with his team just in time. Although there were some other obstacles, but they managed to finish the broadcast well. But it was not able to make the team members out of the anger Danny. After the show was over, Danny gathered them all together and gave a pretty firm warning, for things like this to no longer happen as long as he was leading the show.

"Haaah! I barely breathe!!" Nova let out a sigh of relief as soon as Danny walked out of the meeting room.

Nova seemed to have just escaped from a hungry lion.

"Partially, of all the producers, why did Mas Danny actually replace Mba Gita?" Timpal is one of them.

"But we must admit, if the performance of the God of Death is very good. Every event he leads has ever failed. Always booming." Bagas suddenly gave a pro voice among the other counter voices.

It immediately made him get a cynical look from the other team members. Bagas then looked at them one by one, before finally grinning himself.

...****...

Alisha immediately stopped her car when she saw Arga who was standing in front of the gate of her house. For a few days now, Alisha had indeed avoided Arga. That he did, not because he felt angry at Arga actually, only Alisha felt very sad in front of Arga after the young man caught his girlfriend cheating on him with another woman. After what happens, Alisha is confused as to how to behave to Arga.

Feeling unbearable to see Arga who was constantly trying to get close to him, Alisha got out of her car and approached Arga.

"Icha?" Call Arga. His previously sad face suddenly changed.

"What are you doing here? Why not come in?" Alisha looks worried because Arga is waiting for her these nights when the air is cold.

"Wait for you, Cha. I feel like I need to talk to you."

"Ga—"

"I'm sorry, if what I did to Bastian made you angry, but I just don't want to see you played with a guy like Bastian, Cha. You're the nicest girl I've ever met, because it's too good, which is why, I don't have enough courage to have you. I also never had any intention of hanging you, I'm sure you know that."

"Ga, I'm not mad at you. I'm just— I'm just mad at myself. I don't want to look like a pathetic person in front of you, which is why when you're the one who raped Bastian, I feel so sorry, Ga."

"No, Cha. You don't look pathetic in my eyes right now. What happened was just the opposite. I'm the one who feels so pathetic right now. For seven years all I've done is waste people as good as you because I'm too cowardly to begin with."

"Argha..."

"Icha, I love you. I always loved you. I never want to see you hurt, but I hurt you the most. I'm sorry for that."

Alisha was stunned to hear Arga's statement. After seven years passed, what Alisha was waiting for finally came as well. The one hope he had always so tirelessly revived finally became real.

Alisha, who was no longer in power to withstand all the turmoil in her, finally threw her body into the arms of Arga. Arga pecked for a while. Then, after he regained consciousness, Arga immediately returned Alisha's embrace, fondly stroking her hair.

"Ga, thank you for making my hope real. I love you, Arga..."

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