Aster Veren
Episode 05's

–Aster–

Arriving at the red uncle's residence, I was greeted by Brother Hana at the door of the house. Uncle asked Brother Hana to drive me to my room while he was seen rushing back into his car after seeing the screen of his phone.

I myself did not know what uncle saw until he was so hasty like that. Shortly after, his uncle's car drove away from his residence.

“Kak Hana, uncle where are you going?” I asked to ventured while walking beside him who was dragging my suitcase.

“Ah sir, may meet the mistress at her residence.” He answered while smiling at me.

Brother Hana does look kind and friendly to me, she helped me clean my body this morning before uncle drove me home. And somehow I liked the warmth of his gaze and smile. It felt like I saw my mother in her, but her face was so much different and there was no resemblance. Of course, sister Hana is not a relative of the mother. What was I thinking?

“Why does uncle not live with his mother and father?” I went back to asking, somehow I felt curious about the red-haired uncle.

“I also lack tau.” The answer looks confused.

“Kak Hana know the name of the red uncle?” I asked if I was still walking beside him.

“Red uncle?” Mumbled.

“Iya—I don't know his name and forgot to ask. So I called him red uncle, he—hehe ..” Obviously I was with sister Hana's hand turning the door knob in front of us.

“Hhehe... You are funny yes, do not call it red uncle when you are together huh. Could be Mr. Arsel is mad at you.” He said as he entered the room and I followed him from behind.

“Arsel?” I muttered when I found out the uncle's name.

“Ya, full name Arselio Veren. Well now you rest first, I will get other items in the living room.” Obviously while leaving me alone in a room that could be said to be my private room now.

Arselio Veren's? my mind wondered when I heard the name of the uncle who had the same clan as me.

Shortly afterwards sister Hana came with a medium-sized cardboard in her hand, and I quickly ran up to her after removing the backpack on my back.

“A—ada what Aster?” He asked while putting the cardboard on the floor close to the soft bed I had slept on.

“Aster mau–” My answer came to a halt when sister Hana grabbed my right hand, making me look up at her standing up.

“Master asked me to prepare lunch for you, so you should eat first after that you can pack your stuff.” His words made me immediately rise from my crouching position.

“Kakak already cooked lunch for Aster?” I asked immediately got a quick nod from Brother Hana and made me feel happy.

“Uncle when to go home?” I continued while following Brother Hana towards the dining room.

“Master says he'll be home tomorrow or the day after.” The answer made me feel sad, somehow I feel lonely without uncle. We met last night and again my uncle left a few minutes ago. But it feels .. I miss uncle.

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–Arsel–

I really can't escape this shitty situation when I want to ask the kid a lot of questions, but it looks like tonight I won't be able to go back to my house. Is Aster okay? I hope Hana takes good care of him.

Why am I worried about that kid? My mind is agitated.

“What's Arsel?” Mother's voice breaks down my daydream.

Yes, she is the woman that was betrothed to me by my mother and her parents. She should have been betrothed to my sister, but she's been too cold and getting annoying lately.

When mom asked her to come home for her matchmaking with Michelle, this blonde woman in front of me. Brother always looked for reasons not to be betrothed to him, and he managed to make mom give up until throwing the match to me. Shitty right?

But if you remember again, you never want to find a replacement for Helen's sister when they separated first. Maybe because she still loves that woman, so she can't open her heart to another woman.

“.... Then Arsel will take you tomorrow. Isn't it nak?” My mother's voice again broke my daydream.

What are they talking about? I didn't listen to him, my mind was wondering and looking at my mother that she might be able to re-explain.

“Michelle will attend her close friend's wedding, you can drive her right?” He said it made me sweat a little cold as I stared at my mother's black bead. It looks sharp and full of threats.

“Ka—if Arsel can not accompany me, I can go alone ko aunt.” The blonde-haired woman made me sigh in relief.

“Then go it alone, I have a meeting tomorrow–” I said before devouring pieces of beef into my mouth.

“Arsel,” Mommy's speech makes me jerk, “you can postpone it right?” Continuing while glancing at Michelle made me take a glance at the woman.

It sucks! My mind grumbled as it looked at his gloomy-looking facial expression.

“Hem, well I'll drop you off tomorrow.” I try to talk as calmly as possible.

“Really?” He asked with more lifelike eyes than before, and somehow his expression reminded me of the boy.

Aster. My mind while watching the fork and knife in my hand.

"Good aunt, you'll finally meet Arsel." She said she started talking to Michelle and forgot about my presence.

That stupid brother, can't he go home and replace me here? from the beginning, this was her match with Michelle. Why should I replace him? My gertutuku was upset by my own brother's behavior.

Wanda .... I remember that little friend of mine.

After a satisfied daydream, I remembered the important thing I had forgotten. Yes letter! I should have read the letter from bi Siti when I got to my house. But I rushed over to my mother's house and forgot everything.

“Then I say to my room first.” My words brushed aside dinner today and rushed to my room to pick up a letter from inside the ash suit I was wearing last afternoon.

I hope the suit is still there, my mind is blabbering, considering that some of the servants in this house are happy to go in and out of my room to bring dirty clothes and wash them.

Sure enough my guess is, now I see a servant coming out of my room with an ash coat in his hand.I quickly ran towards him and stopped him.

"Ma–maaf my master is presumptuous, I should ask first if–" he said I do not care.

I took the ash suit out of his hand and took out a white envelope from my pocket. After getting it, I immediately returned the suit to the servant and asked him to leave.

"Luckily still had time, if it was a little late ... somehow the fate of this envelope? maybe it ends up being pulp or, that's it I just need to read it now." Ocehku while entering my room and locking himself from inside.

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