9 YEARS LOVE

"Do I have to say that?" asked Arra innocently because what Fian said to her made her a little uncomfortable.

"Yes, why not?" Arra sighed heavily, she looked around, checking how many students would look at Arra if she told the joke, even those serious eyes also checked to see how many people would listen to her joke later.

50% = 50%

Not bad indeed, but for Arra's size, who is shy and doesn't talk much, it makes Arra difficult.

"I can't say." Arra answered giving up first, the man looked at Arra with resignation because Arra didn't want to try to get out of his comfort zone.

"Why did you give up when you knew the repercussions would be better, Arra?" The woman chose to take a deep breath, to be honest, she didn't know either.

But it can't be helped, his shyness is ingrained, already more permanent than himself.

Indeed, what's wrong with being quiet and shy? Every human being has his own choice to live.

Why not?

"Now let me ask," said Arra, returning to her uncomfortable sitting position. "What?"

"If you were asked to be quiet by me, would you?" asked Arra returning the cornered position of Arra to Fian himself.

The boy chuckled, the girl who had just asked her male friend chuckled. "I don't mind at all if that's what you want." He replied.

Arra's brows knit together clearly, the sharp eyes behind the glasses she purposely wore because she wore a soft on her eyes were the most pleasant look from Arra to Fian.

"Why are you so angry? I don't mind, why should I be surprised." He continued. Arra sighed heavily, her hand took her drink box because she was tired and took a sip.

"You'll never understand why I refused, don't force me anymore," asked Arra lazily to Fian because she didn't want to make her friend feel hurt by her words and even feel uncomfortable beside her.

"I'm not forcing you, I'm asking you." Fian continued to explain that his intentions were good, not that he meant to burden Arra.

"You want to know why I don't want to?" asked Arra asking Fian a question because he wanted to be asked. "What?"

"I can't be someone else." Arra said without explanation, and he was also sure that Fian knew what Arra wanted.

"I'm sorry," replied Fian with his very guilty feelings making Arra chuckle, her hands took off her glasses because her eyes were a little hot.

"Do you feel like I've been holding you back too much lately, Arra?" Fian asked the girl a question like a joke again, unfortunately, Arra didn't respond and chose to put her glasses back on without an answer.

"Where's Vio? Why doesn't he come to lunch with us?" Arra asked Fian back, making the man unable to get angry a bit, he only laughed a little.

"He has an organization meeting, maybe fifteen or ten minutes he will come. Why are you looking for him when we are alone, are you uncomfortable with me?" Fian asked a little demanding an answer from Arra because he was also aware of how much Arra was trying to dodge him.

The first three months of his first year of school made Fian understand many things about Arra's feelings for him and Arra's attitude towards him.

Was Fian too hard on him?

"It's not like that," answered Arra, sipping her drink until it was finished because she had waited too long for Vio to come. "Then?"

"I just feel bad for Vio and all our friends, you seem like a man who has an obligation to me and Vio when we are just friends didn't my thinking on this matter go too far, Fian?"

Someone laughed, she was the woman who brought her lunch because it wasn't too long in line to buy lunch at the canteen.

"Arra, you're exaggerating." Vio chimed in Arra because she was thinking too much even when she knew and realized what Fian had given her and Arra too.

"Where's the problem?" asked Arra looking at Vio asking for an answer, Vio chuckled and took a seat beside Fian because Vio came right behind Fian.

Fian looked at Vio seriously so that she wouldn't say a lot of things to Arra, the woman chuckled and could only nod her head slowly.

"You're just too much in my opinion, Fian did that to me and you because he wanted to be good friends with us. Isn't that like that, Fian?" The man laughed, satisfied with Vio's answer today. "Yes." Fian chimed in as well.

"What Vio said is true, I just want to be good friends with you."

"And Vio too," continued Fian so that Arra still believed in him, stupidly again Arra just nodded her head slowly without thinking.

The three of them started to focus on their respective meals, Vio who enjoyed his lunch, Fian who finished his lunch, and also Arra who was busy looking at his two friends who were still silent.

Suddenly the sound of a cell phone sounded in the middle of the silence of their table, Vio was the most relaxed, it's just that Arra's male friend looked very curious. I don't know what for.

"Who?" Fian asked quickly, Arra chuckled. he showed his phone screen quickly as soon as he told the truth. "My older brother." Arra answered briefly, she took her boxed drink by walking to class first.

"Vio, Fian, sorry. I'll go to class first, okay." Arra walked away leaving the two who were still busy in their seats without the slightest sound, and for them. Vio and Fian also nodded their heads slowly.

Arra walked away towards the classroom, in the middle of the corridor, Arra started to pick up the phone from her brother. "Yes, Bro?"

Someone sounded a little relieved to get the answer, but this time the bad news made Arra gloomy.

"What time did you come home? I can't seem to pick you up home, I have group work later?" Giral Anoval.

The man who is now in his first year of S2 college calls his younger sister, Arra, who hears it a little disappointed. "Should I call Bro Raenal?" asked Arra a little doubtfully because she was never allowed to learn to use a motorbike or even a car.

His driver is also only used for his father.

"No, Bro Raenal is busy right now. Me too, can't you ask your friend to help you take you home?"

"Don't you have any friends?" asked Giral to make sure his sister if she really couldn't pick up today, Arra sighed heavily.

"I have!" Giral chuckled, at least today he felt relieved and calm because he had already told his little sister that he was not going to pick her up.

"You want to ask your friend to take you home today, right?" Although hesitating, in the end, the man thought of what he was wanting, his brother replied, at least this time it was much more comfortable and kind.

"I'll give it a try, Bro." Giral nodded her head slowly, she felt relieved now, at least until her little sister said she had someone to pick her up.

"But if I don't have a friend to take me, what time will Giral pick me up?" Arra asked only in anticipation because she knew it was safe that she had to finish first.

"If you come home at two, you can wait for me to pick you up for up to three hours. I'll be home at five this afternoon, you mind waiting for me right, Arra?" Arra sighed heavily, actually, she wasn't sure what she was saying herself.

But seeing how much Arra covered up what she had and didn't have, it was clear that someone was lying.

"I will contact Bro Giral again later, but if I don't contact Bro Giral, it means I'm waiting for Bro Giral to pick me up, sorry." Giral sighed heavily, he didn't understand his brother's way of thinking at all, it's just that as an older brother who has a big responsibility towards his younger brother, Giral can only answer him with a low sigh.

"Hm. I'll close first, Arra." Arra got a disconnected phone call from her older brother, she kept her cell phone in the right pocket of her school uniform, then she chose to drink her drink until it was finished and threw it in the trash as usual.

Someone greets him. This time from behind made Arra surprised not kidding, the person chuckled because it worked. "Why are you so scared if it's not me, Arra?" Fian replied because that person was him.

Seeing how ignorant Fian was to him, Arra couldn't help but roll her eyes lazily without making a sound.

"You overheard my conversation with my brother?" Arra said to Fian that the man couldn't help but chuckle, he scratched his head a little because he felt awkward.

Fian chuckled, he was not at all sure what he was doing was right, but he was sure that this time he was wrong.

"Sorry, Arra." The woman rolled her eyes lazily without speaking, the woman also chose to walk away from Fian choosing to enter her class instead.

"Wait a minute, but my intentions are good, Arra." Fian tried to stop Arra's steps without touching the woman by standing in front of Arra taking the road. "Why?"

Fian rolled his eyes lazily, the man chose to raise one eyebrow asking Arra to talk to him.

"Why are you looking at me so horribly?" asked Arra because Fian was holding back her smile as if asking for a question.

Again, the man chose to speak first from Arra even when the woman needed help.

"Is your mouth heavy, Arra?" Fian asked making the woman choose to remain silent and not answer as a response.

"Is your heart as hard as a rock, Arra?" She turned her face away so that her gaze would turn away.

"Is it hard to ask someone for help, Arra?" Fian sighed heavily, he gave in again now.

"Don't worry, because you've always been nice to me, I'll take you home. I'll help you get home safe, Arra." Fian smiled sweetly, Arra looked at the man's face uncomfortably.

"Why are you always there when I need help Fian, are you an angel that God created for me?" asked Arra jokingly.

Fian laughed, he shook his head vigorously. "Don't be an angel, an angel can have a devil's heart, Arra."

"I can be your best friend Fian, and your protector too if you don't mind."