Distance and Love

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Drrrtrt....drrrtrtt...

The ringing that the owner of the handphone ignored made the handphone keep ringing since 1 hour ago, non-stop. The group of boys who were joking around before now took a deep breath in turns while glancing at the girl who owned the handphone. One of them chose to resuscitate the girl, because according to her sooner or later things will still happen, even though the girl chose to avoid the person who caused her phone to ring for a while, it was still something she was afraid would happen if it was destined to happen. One of the men who was known to be the girl's childhood friend grabbed the girl's shoulder and took the glass that the girl was holding.

"Ra, stop." He said warning the girl.

"No, I won't." replied the girl as she tried to reach for her glass again.

"Please, stop it, Anastasya Kiara!" The man said again in a slightly raised tone of voice.

"You should stop, Gio!" The girl replied in a voice even higher than her best friend.

The man ah or let's just say his name is Gio, Gio Junanda. Gio was surprised to hear the voice of a girl he had known for a long time, more than 14 years, rising to him even though before today this girl near him had never even been angry with him. The girl probably realized her mistake, she quickly hugged her little friend and that's where her sobs began to be heard. The sobs made all the men there get goosebumps, the problem was that the girl had never cried before, even when the tragedy that befell her sister that caused her to lose her only sister couldn't make her cry, not only that, the separation of her parents didn't even happen. great enough to make her weak and shed a tear, yes that's what the boy group knew.

"Bro, we should go, right now. Too bad situation, danger!." One of the men in the group said in a whisper.

"Gio, we wanna go first, can we?" Said one of the groups of men as he stood up and was followed by the others.

"Please, take care." Gio answered simply. After the group of boys left, Gio gently pushed Ara's shoulders. He held her chin so she would look at him.

"Even if you want to deal with it later, if the thing you fear is destined to happen, it will happen, Ara. You guys are grown up, problems like this you should be able to deal with calmly." Said Gio who tried to persuade Ara to want to solve the problem with her boyfriend who is currently in Seoul, South Korea.

"Huft... I-."

"If you're afraid to face it, how about me?." Gio's offer made Ara think for a moment.

Ara looked at her handphone which was still ringing and displayed "my bear" as the name of the contact who called her.

"I counted, this is already the 47th time, Ara. He wants the problem between you two to be over."

"What if our relationship is over?." Ara asked in a voice that sounded so flat.

Gio looked at Ara's face, this girl has changed so much in the last 6 months. The chubby cheeks that were always the target of Gio's pranks had disappeared, the eyes that were so beautiful had disappeared because the girl's eye bags were so black and slack, and the thick black hair that was always fragrant and well cared for was gone. Gio holds a strand of Ara's hair....

"Ra, blonde hair doesn't suit you. Black, thick, shiny and long hair is perfect for you." Gio said slowly.

"But Juna likes blonde girls, Gio, I saw his Instagram account filled with blonde girls." Ara answered that managed to make Gio's heart feel like it was being sliced.

"That's what I hate about her, Ara. I hate the way he turns you into something he wants you to be, you bastard!." Gio was annoyed in his heart.

However, this is a common thing, isn't it? Wherever and with anyone, when we fall in love without being asked we will turn into what that person likes, this is what happened to Ara. However, Ara's change for the man she loves is too significant, even making the girl no longer herself.

"Okay, stop it, Ra. I'll help you to talk with him." "No, Gio. Okay, I'll handle it."

Gio couldn't help but widen his smile.

"Sure, good luck."

Ara slowly stood up and approached her cellphone, she walked towards the window of the room. He picked up his girlfriend's phone hesitantly.

"Hello…." Ara said starting the conversation between the two.

From quite a distance away, Gio continued to stare at Ara's face which was getting redder and redder. Seeing that of course can make Gio angry.

"I don't know what that bastard said, but if it hurt Ara. Just watch out!." Said Gio who then stood up and was about to approach Ara. However, who would have thought if Ara suddenly ran out of the room.

"Ra!" Gio shouted who was already frightened by Ara's attitude just now. He also followed Ara's steps to the bottom floor, and it turned out that after he saw with his own eyes what was the reason Ara ran so fast from the 2nd floor to the terrace, then Gio could understand….

"He comes back? So annoying, haha." Gio said subconsciously in his heart.

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Gio has been nagging incoherently all day long, cursing his frustration over the return of Ara's boyfriend to Indonesia, which means that as long as the man is in this country, Gio and Ara will find it difficult to be close to each other as usual.

"He's so fucking protective with her, damn it!" Gio scratched his head with a frustrated look on his face, but before long…

Tok..tok..tok…

A knock on his bedroom door distracted Gio for a moment until he realized who the culprit was.

"HELLO, TIFFANY'S HERE!." Said a girl who screamed a little and walked into Gio's room without listening to the call from Gio who allowed himself to enter.

"WOW! WHY ARE YOU COMING IN?!" Surprised Gio didn't play.

As for Tiffany, the girl just smiled innocently as if innocent which made Gio's irritation increase.

"ARE YOU SO STUPID, UGLY?!." Gio's scream didn't manage to make Tiffany's smile fade a bit.

Yes, that is so. Ara is busy with Juna, while Gio is busy with Tiffany, Gio's fan since they were in junior high school. Tiffany's love is not only based on Gio's good looks, but of course there are other things behind it that no one knows, including Gio himself. Tiffany is also incessantly chasing Gio, even once Gio crossed his line by insulting Tiffany without realizing it, causing Gio to receive a slap from Ara because Gio had crossed the line by insulting Tiffany and the girl's family. But, instead of feeling slapped and choosing to quit, Tiffany approached him more and more after that day, and also after that day Gio no longer dared to insult Tiffany when it came to the girl's family, why? Yes, in short, he did not want to receive a slap from Ara again, it was too painful for him. But, instead… Gio will keep calling Tiffany 'UGLY' which doesn't even match the girl's face one bit. There is a reason why Tiffany can continue to barge into Gio's house even into his room, the reason is that Gio's father is Tiffany's father's subordinate, huhu it's a profitable thing for Tiffany.

"You can't just keep sneaking into my room, Ugly!" Gio snapped while licking the strawberry ice cream that Tiffany gave him. "Okay." Tiffany answered briefly which made Gio surprised.

"Seriously?," he said happily.

"Yes, but instead ... can Tiffany sneak into Gio's heart, huh?." Tiffany replied with a very sweet smiling face, making Gio gape for a few seconds.

"Hey?." Tiffany said to remind Gio.

"Oh yeah, what?." Gio said in a daze.

"Can?." Tiffany repeated.

"No." Gio answered briefly and then looked away.

Hearing the answer that Gio gave to her didn't make Tiffany feel sad or anything, the girl chuckled before continuing to lick her ice cream. Gio's face, which could not lie that the man had been swept away in his sweet smile, made Tiffany's heart flutter.

"UGH!." Tiffany suddenly said while holding her left chest.

"Uh, why are you?." Asked Gio who was surprised to see Tiffany in pain.

"Duh, Tiffany's heart...Gio." Tiffany said with a severed breath.

"Why?why?" Asked Gio again who was confused about why this girl was next to him. "Heart…Tiffany isn't strong!." Said Tiffany. "Why-"

"Because Gio's face is oversweet, it's… Tiffany's heart is about to melt!." It was his rags that again surprised Gio.

"Crazy!." Upset Gio.

On the other...

Ara and Juna are sitting in front of Ara's parents, and the four of them are now chatting seriously about the direction of Ara and Juna's relationship. The tension was undeniable on Juna's face, he had been pressured by both of Ara's parents for an engagement that even according to Juna was not necessary. Maybe for Ara's parents, this is something ambiguous but not for Ara, she understands Juna's intentions, even though he understands very well and suspects that Juna will not engage in an engagement with him.

"If you don't want to do the engagement, how can we trust Ara to you, Juna? You want Ara to come to Seoul but don't want to be tied to the word 'engagement', how can you be so bold as to even think about bringing her there?." Asked Ara's mother.

"Because I want if we have a problem, it can be solved immediately, mom. If we stay in LDR, it will be difficult to correct the misunderstanding like the last time." Answered Juna politely and carefully. But, it is not easy for Ara's parents to let Ara go just like that.

And, this time it was Ara's father who spoke up, making the three people in the room silent….

"What if we allow you two to leave and when you come back you'll be three?." Ask Ara's father seriously.

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