Aster Veren
Episode 233

- Kalea

"What?" I was really shocked when I heard Tia whisper about what she heard from Dean.

"Sstt ..," hissed Tia immediately pressed her index finger near the lips, trying to calm me who was already shocked by what I heard.

"So Carel said that to Dean when he saved Aster?" My whisper approached Tia again, I saw that she had already nodded her head briefly before glancing towards Dean who was still busy grilling the meat together with Sarah.

I really can't believe that Carel said "lover" in front of Dean when he saved Aster? Really?

"So the boy only dared to say that when Aster was unconscious?" I said in a quiet voice but did not whisper.

"really. Apparently the troublemaker had already recognized Aster as his lover, but he did not dare to say it when Aster was conscious. Really cowardly." Tia continued while snorting at the end of her sentence and noticed Carel who was already frowning in confusion towards her due to being given a sharp look by Tia.

"What's wrong with you guys? Why does it look so serious? Are you having fun without me?" Nadin asked after approaching us with an expression I could not describe.

"Hoho Nadin, you're missing some good news." Tia said with her annoying face, testing Nadin's patience.

"You wanna know? Wanna know not? If you don't want to know, you already have. I'm not gonna tell you." Continuing while shaking his waist made Nadin upset because he was not given the opportunity to answer his words.

"Shut your mouth and tell me!" He exclaimed while pinching Tia's cheek with his anxiety.

"Ah, let's just say, this is Nadwin's selfie ...,"

"You don't you?"

"Yes-iya akwan ku berwitau." Then immediately get forgiveness from Nadin, Tia quickly stroked both cheeks violently. Trying to relieve the pain there, look at the red cheek from Nadin's pinch. It looks painful.

"So?" Nadin asked for an answer from Tia.

I saw Tia start to approach and whisper like she did to me, then started to explain everything until Nadin shouted in surprise, quickly me and Tia closed their mouths and smiled at everyone who had been watching us.

"Stupid!" Decak Tia looks upset.

"Hehe, sorry. I'm really surprised." Nadin chuckled after removing Tia's hand and mine from her mouth. I think my heart is almost out now.

"So the troublemaker did it like that huh? That's not cool." Nadin looked up at Carel. I saw that he had joined the masters Ansel and Aster, as well as Teo and Uncle Arsel.

"You guys, when you're done, come and eat here. After that you can start playing fireworks as you like." Mr. Arsel's shout caught our attention. I saw that Dean and Sarah had walked up to them with plates of meat in their hands.

"Let's go!" Take Tia to Nadin with a look I can't understand, wait a minute! Is he planning something with Nadin?

"No! You can't discuss that in front of Mr. Ansel." My words are trying to ban them, lest the atmosphere become chaotic because of their ignorance.

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- Esther

"I'm really full." I murmured after finishing the meat on my plate, then turned to pay attention to everyone who looked so savored their food. The atmosphere is really comfortable and warm.

"No want! Khael is full of papa." Rengek Khael refused a bribe from uncle.

"Live one more bribe, dear if not spent." Persuade uncle in his soft voice, I don't know how long I haven't heard that soft voice.

"Whatever you spend." Reject it again while reaching for the drinking water.

"Hah~ you are really yes ...," muttered uncle gave up and immediately put the meat on his tablespoon into his mouth.

"You!" Said the uncle immediately tickled Khael's stomach until it made the boy laugh out loud.

"Although papa hahaha, release Khael haha, stop papa geli hahaha ...."

"Right, stop it Arsel. You can make him spit out what he just ate." Said dad managed to make uncle stop tickling Khael's stomach.

"You're safe this time." Uncle's grunts made me chuckle again.

"... ah shut up!" Carel's voice caught my attention, I saw that he had already put on his regretful expression on Kalea, Nadin and Tia who were sitting opposite him.

"Hoho it's so scary really!" Does Tia look like she's teasing Carel?

"Pft ..," continued Nadin and Kalea simultaneously, even Teo also secretly laughs at Carel beside him.

"I told you to shut up!" The excitement again made them laugh out loud.

"Pft—pwahahaha, I can't take it anymore hahaha. Apparently a Carel can feel embarrassed too huh? Stupid hahahaha!" Nadin's laughter broke even more to the annoyance of Carel.

"What are they talking about?" I muttered that I could not participate in their conversation because our seats were quite far apart.

"Why don't you go and join them?" Dad's question made me turn to him and meet his red bead.

"No, just later." I briefly went back to grab my glass of water and drank the rest of the water inside.

"So Carel was bluffing?" This time Sarah's voice that managed to attract my attention, apparently she had joined the Kalea group, even Dean was also with them.

Watching their togetherness makes me feel good. I never thought they could be friends that well. Though I thought it would take a lot of time for Dean and Sarah to adapt to them. But apparently my worries are useless.

Thank goodness they could accept Sarah and Dean. My mind while taking a long breath.

"Father! Can you play fireworks?" Khael asked in a loud voice, then I saw Yuna was also standing behind the child.

Apparently not only her brother who had been friends, but Yuna also knew-tau had been friends with Khael. I don't even know when they're getting close? At first, they had a fight because they did not want to sleep together, right?

What when they make flower crowns in greenhouses huh? My mind thought about the events back then, especially when it saw the two of them seem to enjoy their activities without fighting with each other.

"Let's go papa, hurry up!" Khael brought me back to reality. I saw that he had already run ahead of his father along with Yuna, going to a wider place to start playing fireworks.

"Go ahead and have fun." Said father while standing from his sitting position and looking down at me with his warm gaze.

"Dad not playing?"

"No, I want to go get some rest sooner."

Looks like dad is very tired, he'll go early in the morning and go home in the afternoon. There must be a lot of things you have to do out there, right? He must be feeling tired. My mind cannot turn away from the figure of a father who does look tired.

"Then have a good rest, Father." I continued while showing my best smile before my father passed from before me.

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