Chapter 13 : Ugly sparkle.

Amy father ( currently) work as a manager for food company called Bori-bori Product. Then he meet Amy mother who is a co- worker for the company. He is still unmarried guy while Amy's mother have Amy who is 8 years old.

She get remarried and ship over her new husband apartment that is Amy step father. Amy is fond of her step father, obviously she miss father loves as a young child. They started the new family with happiness.

But when Amy started to go for kindergarten thats when her step dad started to commit domestic violence to her mother. Grumbling over her mother saying that she bewitched him to get married to her.

Young Amy still have the confusion for her step dad attitude. Before he use to be that lovable father towards her. But the violence continue, its not that long Amy takes her mother place, she is still young but she din't have choice nor she can't escape her father torture.

She is likely to be known as ' Ugly Girl' among her kindergarten classmate. She started to become numb, refused to give replied when her homeroom teacher land her a hand to help her.

What a boring life of adult.

" Woi!. You ugly girl. " A girl called up the name to Amy. The girl look bright as she came running up along with a boy holding hand with her who's exactly look alike her.

Those weird blonde hair, a bright smile yet with those glittering eyes and humble voice calling ' Ugly girl' somehow makes Amy doesn't feel sad.

" I'm Andie and I'm the princess and he is the prince": said young Andie as she pin point to herself and to her her too.

" So from now on . You will be the princess sister. Tell me your name. I will protect and make you into a beautiful princess sister.": said Andie with those innocent eyes of her as she hold out her hand to Amy.

The moment Amy grabbed that hand. She din't feel empty like before. She started to feel all those warmth feeling she have miss it out. Whenever she see Andie, her pain of those bruises started to faint.

" But my princess sister. Why did you have those ugly sparkle?." said Andie , holding her brother hand and look at Amy bruise on her face.

" Ugly sparkle?": stunned Amy.

" Yes, ugly sparkle. Let's chase them. Because I promise you will be beautiful if we chase them away. GO!GO!GO!GO! wossh.": said Andie with a sparkle eyes, doing all those chase away action.

The young Amy who find everything boring, find Andie way more interesting than herself. She feel that all kind of feeling as she hang out more with her. From kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, highschool.

The innocent character of Andie drag Amy from her darkness unknowingly. Amy want to accompany with her more than anything else. She want to smile like her , she want to be kind like her, protective like her. Slowly and slowly she started to resemble her character that even makes her feel more alive. Andie give her a hope unknowingly.

As they grew up together Andie started to know those ugly sparkle are not curse they a bruise. Andie would watch Amy from time to time. She is protective of her. As she did Amy started to hide her bruise. Amy hide her face while getting beat up, that's how she started to hide away. Wearing all those long sleeve school shirt saying she is making complexion. With those beautiful smile Andie started to forget about those frowning face over bruise. She smile through Amy happiness and that's what Amy loves her. She want to make her smile for her not those worried face.

Still hugging.

Even Amy have stopped crying. But Andie is still hugging her at the corner, where she have drag her before. Andie feel miserable that she have gone blind towards Amy family condition. Her mind went blank.

" Yyah.... Andie can you let me go.": struggle Amy, with those sore voice from crying.

" Ah! sorry.": said Andie as she loose up she even forget that she is hugging Amy.

As Amy trynna walk out Andie grab her wrist.

" I'm sorry but I wanna talk with your mom.": said Andie as she nod her head down.

" Don't be sorry. I hate being pity. Having you by my side is enough.": said Amy as she walk away.

The solemn and dead look face, Andie went back where she have left Dilbung telling her to wait. The moment she saw Dilbung she straightly lean at her shoulder and sobs beside her bitterly. Dilbung never says a words instead she pat at her affectionately.

They ride back to Dilbung home.

" Go upstairs I will make something for you.": said Dilbung as they entre the house.

A moment later.

Dilbung brings in tea made of Lavendra Rosemary Tea. She sat still beside Andie without any question, she give her time. While Andie sit still with a pale look.

" I did something unforgivable " : said Andie sulking her voice.

" Amy father is obsessed with domestic violence. No, its her step father. I know her since childhood and I din't even notice that she suffered a lot. How can I go blind to this?. I'm annoyingly enjoying to the point where I forget about her family condition. So, she hide all away to herself. She might have resented me so much. How can i deserve her?. I'm so.....TCh. ": Andie blame everything to herself with those shaken up voice.

That moment Dilbung touch up Andie hand warmthly, which is literally shaking from stress and worriedly.

" Did you know little thing?. Sometime, when you have someone you have darely loving, when you want to see her person smiling, when its that the supermacy. Then even if you get a shot you can forget the pain as long as you can make that person smile for you. You will find foolisly thinking that its even okay for you to die for that smile.": said Dilbung in a dreamy tone.

Her voice fade into the air. Andie look at the tea glass which is giving out those relax aroma.

When the next day come. As promise form yestrday, both Andie and Dilbung visit Amy. The moment they have arrived there Andie show her only seriousness which is very rare for her.

While Amy and Dilbung walk upstairs, Andie and Amy's mother stays downstairs.

" I'm sorry.": apologise to Dilbung, as Amy said in a guilty voice.

" It's okay sister Amy. Promise. You know , I always wonder about family love and I'm really desperate for that since my childhood. Or am I that curse to even know that feeling? Where did I commit my wrong deeds? Or am my exestence is wrong from the start, does it have to be this way?. I think too much, many question yet I din't get the answer till know. But when sister Andie came up to me and make to meet with you all beautiful people, that's when I know that ' If i have friends I have family' ": said Dilbung in a polite voice yet so sweet, even though she said with a faintly smile her words dug up deeply to Amy.

Amy sat still without a word, looking at Dilbung who is applying her a ointment and found Dilbung wearing the hair clip which she and Andie have bought for her. Its design as stars. That's where she thought Dilbung is like those stars.

Amy and Dilbung watch over Andie from upstairs as they finish applying ointment ,who is talking to Amy's mother,

" When I first meet her I thought she is weird, she will always come with her twins brother, while her brother neither speak she will called my bullied nickname ' Ugly Girl' but strangely i din't feel sad or shame about that, instead i always have that butterfly inside my tummy.": said Amy dreamingly, looking at Andie with those passionate eye of her.

" Did you have a crush on her?": asked Dilbung out of blue.

" Crush? I think, this feeling is more than that. Its far way beyond that I can't even explain."