Aster Veren
Episode 190's

- Seah

"Hah~ is tired ...," I murmured as I stretched my stiff muscles. Then I wrote the wall clock behind me which showed at 12:10 p.m.

"Nearly an hour Faren and Yuna went out. But they haven't come back yet." Continue before landing my butt on the wooden chair next to me.

It feels so boring without Faren here now. And if there was him, I got really excited because there were so many things to talk about with him. You could say he's a good listener and a great chatting friend. Unlike Dean who looks disinterested and bored with my babbling.

"They haven't come back yet?" Dean's voice caught my eye, I saw he was standing at the kitchen door with his hand holding the door curtain.

I shook my head to answer the question, "not yet."

"... do I have to catch up with them?" He muttered along with the sound of the shop door bells that caught our attention.

"Yuna?" I said along with her who looked exhausted with the plastic bag she was carrying, she quickly ran towards Dean and hugged the man.

"Where's Faren?" I've got it nowhere.

"Sister, hide!" The boy's exclaim of not answering my question left Dean frowning in confusion. As well as me, why did her expression look so panicked?

"Calm Yuna, tell me everything okay." Dean said trying to calm his sister down, and I had also approached them, crouching down beside Dean to equalize me to Yuna.

Then I reached for the top of the boy's head, made the boy look at me and say, "lady hide and seek. Hide away!"

I saw the man looking surprised when he heard his sister say, "what does that mean?" I asked to look up at Dean's black bead.

"Sister?"

"Where is Faren?" Her question made Yuna turn her head towards the shop door.

"Sir Faren asked me to come back first and hide here. Let's hide brother." The answer was still stubbornly inviting Dean into hiding.

"Wait first! Tell me what really happened." My words could not stand my curiosity for not being able to get involved in this brother sister talk in front of me. I've also stood holding Dean's hand, demanding an explanation from him.

What ... is it possible that person ..., I continued in my heart immediately to dismiss my bad thoughts about the person who was imagined in my memory. The figure of the man Dean was telling me about when I first met him.

"Yuna can explain slowly?" Dean's voice was softer than before, I saw Yuna's tears spilling as the man grabbed her face and stroked her.

"Di—dia saw me in front of the minimarket, then .. that person followed me and Brother Faren. Kak—kak Faren asked me to come back first. But ... Yu—Yuna heard the sound of te—shots. Huwaaaa Yuna was scared to the point of not being able to stop running. Brother, Brother Faren!" His words on the sidelines of his cries really surprised me as well as Dean.

"That kid!" Her words immediately ran towards the shop door and I quickly grabbed Yuna's body trying to calm her down. I was also surprised to hear his explanation. What—what is Faren okay? He doesn't .., my mind can't continue my bad thoughts.

The cling!

The sound of the shop door caught my attention, I saw Dean still staring at the door and there was the figure of Faren standing in front of him. Apparently the boy had not left the store, and the arrival time of Faren was also very unexpected.

"Faren?" I muttered along with Dean's voice louder than mine.

"What's wrong with your face?" He asked with a faint smile with his confused gaze.

"Sister .. huwaaa brother is okay?" Yuna screamed immediately into Faren's arms. And Faren welcomed the boy well, stroking the top of his head gently.

"It's okay, why are you crying?" He asked in a low, soft-sounding voice.

"Faren?" I said after gathering all my courage to call him, I don't know for a moment I hesitated to call him. Especially when she was so seriously comforting Yuna with her warm embrace.

"Yes?" He answered while releasing his embrace and looking at me confused.

"Itu—"

"Sarah, can you take Yuna away for a minute?" Cut Dean immediately turned to me with a serious look, inevitably I nodded obediently and brought Yuna into the kitchen.

"Let's eat chocolate in Yuna's kitchen." Invite me to make the boy's eyes sparkle.

"Did you have any?"

"Of course, I keep it in the kitchen refrigerator."

"Okay, let's go!" The exclamation was so excited, making me relieved as his energy of cherry returned quickly.

Then I saw Dean take Faren out of the store, I don't know what they're going to talk about. To be honest I was also very curious and wanted to join them, but if I join in who will take care of Yuna? Where aunt Nina hasn't returned.

After escorting the supplier master out, Aunt Nina left the store to me and Dean because she wanted to buy something outside. But somehow he's been back so long.

Did something happen to her? Aunt is pregnant young. N-no! Let's think positive, who knows aunt stopped by her friend's house at the end of the road before returning to the store. And he forgot the time because he was talking. My mind immediately dismissed all my bad thoughts and rushed after Yuna. Forgetting my curiosity at Dean and Faren's talk outside.

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- Esther

I looked at Dean's black bead intently as he looked at me so seriously. To be honest I was pretty sure of how I felt that she was trying to ask what happened to me and Yuna until the boy cried out in fear like that.

And again, I also want to know the truth from the rumors I heard about him and Yuna. Was my guess right all along?

"What's up, Dean?" I asked him to start talking when the boy didn't talk.

"Where? Where did you meet that guy?" He asked back, making me a little surprised. I guess he'll say something else first to make small talk, it turns out he's directly talking to the point.

Then I can't even mince words to get the answer I want, right?

"That guy? Who exactly is that person you mean? Then why is that guy after Yuna?" My timpal didn't give him the answer he wanted.

"You! Hah~ well I'll tell you everything. Since you've saved Yuna, then there's no reason I'm covering this up from you." He looked resigned and gave up on asking me.

Long enough I've listened to Dean's story, which looks agitated by the situation that happened this afternoon. And I was also quite surprised when I heard the story he gave. It turns out my guess was right all along.

"So ...," I murmured in shock at the information I received from Dean.

The mother, who people say went away from home and was not known to exist, was living in a mental hospital because her mental health was disturbed. And this kid, Dean—he took it all by himself and kept quiet.

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