You're In My Grips
Chapter 17

Dara laid her body on the sofa in the room while playing her mobile phone, reading novels online has become a hobby if you have free time. While seriously reading, suddenly appeared a notification and immediately in check. 

"Well, it turns out that high school alumni are making annual events." He muttered in disbelief added back to the group in the application, because the old number has been inactive for a long time. "I miss my friends," very excited and enthusiastic. At first Dara thought about who added it to the alumni group in an application, but in tepis because he missed his friends so much. 

"Is Erick coming too?" thought Dara. "Of course he's coming, he's also a student there. Hah, stupid me." The monologue patted his forehead softly. 

Dara opened the closet and looked for clothes to wear for the alumni event, sorting and choosing the best dress until the whole closet she took out. Sighs resignedly, almost desperate for not having the best dress. "Nothing fits" he lamented. 

Dara took out her wallet and looked at the rest of the money. "It's not enough I'm buying a new dress." Frowns pouting. "Oh yeah, put it on. It's just a meeting with friends, not a show job or a treasure." Sure, the problem was finally solved. 

Dara's phone suddenly rang, a new number calling made her curious and picked up the phone. 

"Hello."

"Well, is this you? Oh, my God, I can't believe I could call you back. Why can't your old phone number be dialed? I took a lot of effort to find your contact number and now I got it in the alumni group." Obviously someone without giving a gap to Dara replied. 

Dara tried to look at every word, then realized that it was the voice of her best friend in high school.

"Gemini?" 

"Yes, it's me. You must have forgotten me, after so long without seeing."

The sound of a soft voice made Dara unbearable. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that." 

"Yes, forget it. You're coming to the alumni event tomorrow, right?" 

"Sure, I miss all my friends including you, my best friend." 

"Promise?"

"Yes, promise." 

After she finished calling, Dara shook her head with a smile. "I thought Gemini was going to change after a few years of breaking up communication, but it turned out I was wrong. He is still the same as before, I miss him a lot. Uh, I forgot to ask him who's hosting the show." 

Dara, who was done with her duties, went back to see Diana's grandmother, of course, to ask for permission to go to the evening event tomorrow. But feel sad because the main job is to take care of grandma, but the reality is often spent outside like working to the office. 

Tak

The dreamy Dara managed to be surprised, looking at the paper bag that was in front of her eyes, a man looked at her flatly. "What's this?" 

"Just open it." 

Dara grabbed the paper bag and saw what was inside, both eyes sparkling at the beautiful peach-colored dress. "This dress__."

"That's for you, wear it tomorrow night." Erick stepped away and silently smiled. 

Dara who thought slowly why Erick suddenly gave her that beautiful dress. "Well, tumben once he gives you a gift." Inadvertently seeing the hidden label, curiosity led him to look. How surprised he is with a price that is quite draining the bag. "A dress like this was given to me for free? the real sultan." 

"Price is only nominal, you're worth more than that dress." Erick muttered silently watching Dara. 

Dara tried the peach dress that was very perfect, size and very suitable to wear by her. Do not forget to slightly polish his face to look fresh, take a handbag and get out of the room. He was very excited to meet his friends, but the steps stopped when he heard the sound of shoe treads. Looking down at the figure that went down the stairs, the handsome and very cool man managed to hypnotize himself. 

The two were eye contact, astonished and stunned as they both praised the appearance. Erick did not let go of his gaze, the figure of a beautiful girl wearing the dress he gave her. 

"She's so beautiful" Erick praised in his heart. "We go together!"

Dara who felt hesitant would reject various reasons, not Erick his name if he could not persuade the girl to go together. Long both of them were silent, a silent atmosphere was created almost along the way. 

"Hem, do you know who's hosting the school's alumni event?" dara asked to break the silence. 

Erick shrugged his shoulders not wanting to answer, irritating Dara. 

"It's so arrogant." Dara looked at the man next to her cynically and immediately distracted her.

The time when Nusa Bangsa High School alumni hold an event for the first time after so many years, a very large and luxurious party certainly costs a lot, not a little, but one wants to remember the past by organizing events. 

"Become." The scream of a beautiful girl ran up to Dara and hugged her tightly. 

Erick did not want to interrupt the moment walking first and sat in the chair alone, grabbing a drink while watching from a distance. 

"Eh, who's the guy that went with you?" show Gemini enthusiasm.

"He's Erick, a student at the same school as us." Dara Obviously. 

"Erick?" Gemini scratching the head does not itch while remembering who the man is. "There's no way Erick is that." 

"You think that Erick," is clearly a face of disbelief, a picture of Erick in the school days known as an introvert man, kuti book, and very geeky. Rubbing both eyes, squinting them looking from afar to be clear. 

"What's Erick's name in our high school?" there was a sense of annoyance at seeing his best friend showing excessive expression. "Tumben once the school held an event." 

"That can happen because a rich man funds everything." Gemini Definitely. "The others are waiting, come on!" 

"Come on."

Dara was very enthusiastic about greeting her friends, smiles and laughter were always etched on that beautiful face. Someone came to greet the girls who were popular in his time because of the beauty he had. 

"Hi, can I join you?" asked the man to sit next to Dara, extending his hand as an introduction. "My name is Dion" she reached out, smiling expectantly as the girl next to her responded. 

Dara smiled back at the introduction, the man's gaze made her a little uneasy and tried to shift away. 

"I was one of your adorers back in school, and didn't expect us to meet here." Dion was very enthusiastic to get acquainted and tell a long story, it was caught by Erick who sat from a distance while clenching his hands and walked over. 

"Sway! Don't you see he's uncomfortable being close to you."

Dion stared at the origin of the voice looking at a handsome man he did not know. "Who dares to forbid me?" his answer gave an intense look. 

"There's no need for you to know who I am, stay away from my lover." Erick stared hard. 

Dara who was listening looked directly at Erick, but she understood and nodded her head to be free from Dion which made her very uncomfortable.

"You owe me" whispered Erick, after he had driven Dion away, and his lips gave a meaningful smile.