Aster Veren
Episode 189's

- Seah

"Yuna is awake?" Sapaku when he saw her coming down the stairs with her light steps. Even his expression seemed to be beaming excitedly.

"Sarah's sister, good morning." His words greeted me as he stood before me.

"Morning. Have you eaten?" I asked him to shake him fast.

"Then you eat before we go out." Faren's voice surprised me.

"You guys want to get out?" I asked as she walked over to me and Yuna.

"Yes, Yuna wants to eat ice cream."

"Hehe, sister Sarah wants ice cream too?" Ask the boy, looking happy.

"If Yuna wants to buy it, I'll thank you."

"Go to the kitchen. Dean's there, you can ask him to prepare your breakfast." Faren said as he stroked the top of Yuna's head before the boy ran away from us in front of the store.

"What do you like Sarah's taste for?" He asked suddenly, to my surprise.

"A—what?"

"Es cream, I'll buy it for you and Dean."

"O—oh, I love everything."

"Hmm ... Then I'll buy you some flavors." His murmur made me unable to look away from his handsome face while he was thinking.

I don't know since when, I'm getting used to that handsome face. Although people say he's a pretty guy, but to me he somehow looks handsome. His thin body was not too bad either, instead it looked suitable for him.

"Sadah?"

"Ah ya—ya?"

"Are you okay?"

"Te—of course, why ask like that?" I replied with a racing heartbeat when I realized Faren was watching me, did he see me daydreaming and staring at his face blatantly? Ma—malynya .... I immediately turned my face away from Faren.

"I'm back!" Shouted Yuna immediately ran towards us with her wide smile.

"Have you eaten?" Faren asked in his soft voice.

"It."

"really?"

"Yes." Yeah." Nod Yuna with both hands clenched in front of her body. Looks adorable, especially when he tried to look at the face of Faren with his head looking up.

"Why a minute?" Faren's murmur caught my attention.

"You eat a little more?" I then interrogated Yuna. But there was no reply from the boy, only his facial water turned irritated and immediately secured himself behind Faren. Why is he hiding?

"You want to go now?" Dean asked me with his presence.

"Yes, I don't think Yuna likes to wait." Faren replied making the tall man sigh resignedly.

"Alright, Yuna don't bother Brother Faren. Be careful on the road." He said as he grabbed the top of his sister's head.

"Yuna Yuna knows." He said with a big smile.

"Then we go now." Pamit Faren immediately took Yuna's hand.

I saw that the backs of the two had already come out of the shop door and disappeared from my sight quickly.

"Hah~ I wish I could go with them too." I muttered after sighing tiredly glancing at the new wall clock at 11:15 p.m.

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- Esther

A great day to enjoy ice cream, the weather is also supportive. "Are we back now?" I asked when I saw Yuna was still cool with ice cream in her hands.

"A little while." In short, back to enjoying the rest of the ice cream cup in his hand.

"Alright, then I'll buy some more ice cream for Sarah and Dean. You wait here okay." I said then before entering back into the minimarket after seeing him nod obediently.

What do they like to taste? My inner self while choosing some kind of ice cream with chocolate, vanilla and strawberry flavors.

"Ah right. I also have to buy it for aunt." I continued to look at my aunt's favorite ice cream before returning to the cashier to pay for my groceries.

After buying some ice cream, I rushed out to meet Yuna who was already waiting for me. I saw him immediately running up to me and grabbing the edge of my clothes before turning towards a black-clothed man with a hat covering his face.

"Is he scared?" I muttered again watching Yuna's trembling body.

"You know him?" I asked the boy to look me in the eye with his teary eyes.

"Ba—how is this brother?" He asked in a trembling voice, making me surprised by his words. What how is it? Then who's the guy who keeps watching us from down that street?

I calmly grabbed her tiny body and I carried away from the mini market. "It's okay, I'm with you." My whisper while gently rubbing her hair as I felt the firm grip of her tiny hand on my shirt.

"Sister .. in—dia follows us." His murmur made me look back when I heard his words. And sure enough, the man stopped his steps as I stopped my steps and returned to walking as I continued my steps.

I who was a little scared couldn't make Yuna even more afraid of my actions. As much as possible I tried to calm myself down and chose to take a detour to get to the store, trying to find a loophole to escape the man who followed us.

But the longer it took, the man was getting closer and somehow the road I was walking on was so quiet that it gave me goosebumps. It was usually more crowded than the streets I used to walk.

"Anu, Yuna?" My whisper made the boy look up, my metaphors confused.

"You're throwing up the streets here?" I made him nod.

"good. Then can you go back alone with all this ice cream? If it's any longer the ice cream can melt." I said it was tightening its grip on my shirt.

"It's okay, I'll catch up after distracting that guy. So you can go to the store and hide there okay."

"But ..," he murmured doubtfully as I took him down from my sling, but he quickly nodded in understanding as I put on my best smile and handed him my plastic bag.

"Then be so careful on the road huh." I said after grabbing the top of his head and stroking it short. Then quickly the boy ran away from me.

I saw that man was interested in Yuna and confused me. But when I remembered Yuna who was so frightened by him, I understood that this person was not targeting me. Thankfully I let Yuna go first—an ..., my inner immediately blocked the man who was intending to shoot Yuna from behind.

"Are you crazy?" My words coincided with the sound of gunfire that reminded me of the tragedy of that day. Given the figure of the father pulling the trigger and intending to eliminate me, it really made me tremble.

Luckily I was able to stop the man by pulling his hand up, so the bullet he was pinning soared into the sky. Even though my body is still shaking, it seems like my reflexes are still good.

"You!" His growl released my hand which gripped his wrist firmly until the gun in his hand fell to the ground. But soon the man threw his kick into my stomach until I fell on the ground.

"Actually ... Who is this guy?" My murmur felt the pain in my stomach. Even my body that had trembled could no longer move me now. Is it because I'm so scared of that thing right now?

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