Aster Veren
Episode 135's

-Sean

Plaque!!

The sound of a slap loud enough to stop my conversation with Hendric, I saw a woman had slapped Aster in the face.

"Crazy!" Said Hendric who also saw the incident, "the boy slapped Aster in the open like this? He's looking to die?" It made me hurry up to them, but my steps came to a halt as Hendric's hand reached for my shoulder.

"What?" I asked her a little, how not to snatch. Right now he's stopping me from helping Aster.

"Look!" His words made me look in the direction he was pointed. I saw Kalea and Nadin had walked quickly to Aster and the three women who were bothering him.

They immediately grabbed the hands and faces of his friends Lusy.

"Let them take care of it." Hendric took his hand off my shoulder.

"How can–"

"You forgot who Kalea and Nadin are? They're the ones who've run Aster, right? They could do anything to the three women. They're not weak women, we'll just take a look."

"But ...,"

"Do you want to interfere in girls' affairs?" The question made me mummy and annoyed at not being able to do anything.

I see they didn't let two of Lusy's friends just like that. But Aster tried so hard to stop Kalea, it seemed like the boy was out of control.

Then I began to hear the words of the girls who witnessed their quarrel. They begin to talk back about who Kalea and Nadin are until they do it to their two friends Lusy.

"That's Nadin and Kalea right?"

"Are they not changed, right?"

"They still love to snuggle,"

"It–Lusy and his two friends!"

"They are the grandchildren of the owner of the academy? It's very brave."

"Will no one stop them?"

"Ka–kasih Lusy ...,"

I really couldn't bear to hear the whispers of those who kept cursing and cursing Kalea and Nadin silently.

"Let's go Hendric!" Invite me to approach Kalea, but my steps stopped when I saw her release the female face in front of her. Then the next second he slapped the woman's face very strongly, the look on her eyes was really sharp and cold. I've never seen anything like it.

"Lea, what are you doing?" Teo asked from the motion of her mouth.

Soon I saw Carel joining them, the situation became more and more complicated. I don't want to drag Hendric with me.

"Let go stupid!" The rots I don't care about.

"Shut up and come!" Excruciate.

"Lea do you know who you're dealing with?" Carel asked sounding lazy when I just joined them, "just give up and apologize to him. Everyone's watching you." The next makes me cringe.

Should he speak like that to someone who has helped his best friend? My mind before sighing deeply.

"Are you sure you said that to him?" I also patted her shoulder briefly before passing her to get closer to Aster and Kalea who had their backs on everyone. Prepare to return to the dormitory.

"When this brother intends to help his friend, are you okay Aster?" After standing in front of them. I saw Kalea's expression not being friendly at all. Is it because I said unexpected things like we're brothers?

"Eh what did he say? Brother?"

"Who?"

"Sean ... What is Kalea's brother Sean?"

"No way, Albert family kan–"

Goody! With this I can slightly distract them from the current bad situation. My mind feels a little relieved.

"What does that mean?" Teo Mumbles.

"Hendric!" I asked him to show me what he accidentally recorded.

"Yes, I know." The answer immediately played a video recording on his headphone.

"This?" Carel's question caught my attention, I saw that he had been staring intently at his two friends Lusy who had been bowed down.

"... So the ones who start the fight first are them?"

"I think Kalea and Nadin."

"But if you recall, they ran up to Aster who was talking to them right?"

"I also heard a loud slap."

"Is Aster okay?"

"That kid deserves a reply from Kalea's slap huh?"

Everyone whispered again about what they had just seen.

"Still wanting to urge them to apologize to these people?" I asked to get Carel's attention. Then the next second he ran towards the female dormitory.

"Wait Carel!" Lusy's screams don't matter.

"Hiks, when Salsa stood up for me when Aster said something bad to me. But why is everyone blaming my friends?" The next back sobbing.

"Your acting is so bad, Lusy. You're not talented, let's go Hendric!" I said before leaving the crowd.

"Are you stupid?" Said Hendric hitting my back with all his strength, making me squeal.

"Ck, what the hell?" I asked to look at him.

while rubbing my back with my palm, yes even though my hand can not reach all the parts that hurt due to Hendric's punch.

"You realize what you're saying? You told brother to Kalea! Could-can new rumors circulating again, and–"

"That's it, it's like that, isn't it?"

"But your parents are divorced, right? You're not brothers anymore. You guys don't even have blood ties."

"Whisper!" As I sped up my pace, I was lazy to hear the lecture.

"Sean!" I don't care about her scream.

"If you protest again in return I cancel Hendric!" Reply shouting.

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- Esther

"Sstt ..," hissisku felt sick and sore as Carel helped me treat the corner of my lips. He was even very careful about touching his wounds.

"... Hold on a little more." His murmur seemed so worried about me, "done." He then immediately grabbed a white towel that had been soaked in cold water and squeezed it before compressing it on my face.

"... sorry." He said after remaining silent for a few seconds, noticing the bruise on my face.

"If I had been there. I ..," he continued, making me reflexively grab his hand which was holding a compress towel on my face.

"It's okay, I'm fine. It doesn't feel as painful as being slapped by Uncle Tesar." Obviously I remember the day I got slapped for the first time.

Since living with uncle Tesar, he has hit me a lot, but to slap. Maybe that day was the first time. And Dad saved me.

I saw that Carel's face was getting moody and his gaze couldn't be understood. Though I've seen her worried expression, and it's nothing foreign to me anymore. But at this moment, I somehow missed her expression like this. We rarely meet lately.

Seeing her worry me like this, I somehow felt relieved. Strange indeed, but it felt like he was always watching me.

"I promised myself I would always protect you. But today, I can't even stop something like this."

"I'm .. I don't help you much either. And all this time Carel has always helped me, even about your matchmaking with Lusy and your problems before. I didn't help one bit, I'm–" I obviously got cut off when I felt Carel's lips slowly kiss me.

E–eh! this one? Ap–apa ..., my mind can not understand my current situation.

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