DISTURBING NEIGHBORS
20. Rejects outright

"Sister, if I stay here, how about it?"

Cean chokes on a canned drink that just got into his esophagus. Didn't he hear wrong? Rion wants to come live with him in this old apartment? Is this because of Neska too?

"Don't be weird, Rion!" cean's speech turned firm and stiff.

"I'm serious, brother. Rather than our home, this apartment is closer to the same school. And also, I can take Neska every day, she doesn't have to go out on the fare, does she?" rion said he felt the idea was brilliant.

"No! No! You're still in school, you better stay with your parents."

Rion chuckled at the elder brother's words. "Yes, think of my brother as my parents in this apartment," he said.

"Dec, if you get out of the house too, keep Papa with Mama nanya you stay where, all my affairs can fall apart ... because Mama and Papa must have known that I lived here first."

"But, Brother?"

"Don't be weird!" firmly Cean.

"But, if it's a school holiday I'm going to stay here, okay, right?"

Cean just answered lazily, the answer was more like a slow murmur that was not clear meaning. Whether sincere or not, what is clear is like not willing.

On the other hand, Neska was ready with her casual suit. He accepts Rion's invitation to dispel his thoughts on Cean.

Think of Neska as selfish because she's like taking advantage of Rion now, but Neska really needs an escape to comfort her own heart. He still feels hurt because Cean still considers him a little boy who deserves to be a sister.

Neska came out of her Apartment, along with that Rion had also just come out of the residence of the Big Brother who was right next door.

"Come, Nes!" take Rion and the girl nodded.

Before long, Cean also came out from inside and saw Neska with Rion who was about to leave.

"Rion's?"

"Yes, brother?" The young man looked at his brother.

"Be careful, don't speed with the bike. Don't make things weird." Cean commemorates Rion who Rion answered with a thumbs up.

Staring at the two opposing backs of that type began to walk out leaving the corridor of the 11th floor, making Cean feel chaotic. I don't know, he felt something was wrong with him. There is anger, resentment, disappointment and heartache. But, why? Why does he have to feel this way.

"If Neska's dating Rion isn't that good? That means Neska could actually be a little sister to me."

The words of comfort that Cean spoke consciously for the sake of comforting himself who inexplicably still felt unwilling because Neska agreed to Rion's invitation today.

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"Why are you suddenly so good with me?" rion asked Neska.

Right now, they were walking together with an awkward gurgle. How not, they usually fight like Tom and Jerry, but today they leave like a pair that looks mismatched.

"Mistakenly?" neska Response. "Lo who was suddenly good with me, usually also nyebelin," he continued grumbling.

Rion laughed softly. The laughter reminded Neska of the young neighbor next door to her apartment. Why should their smiles and laughter be similar?

Neska cursed herself. It should be with Rion that he can forget about Cean. In fact, the young man still appeared in the shadows that were present on Rion's face - because the young man had a face that was almost similar to that of the Big Brother.

Neska thought about the conversation she had heard yesterday between Rion and Cean. About Rion who likes it. Is now the right time to talk about it?

"We eat first, yes. I haven't had breakfast yet" Rion asked.

Neska nodded her head and before long they had been sitting face to face at a table in the foodcourt Mall they visited.

"What message do you want?"

"What," answered Neska.

Rion smiled faintly, he ordered Neska the same food as his order.

"What?"

"Gue accidentally heard your talk with Sister Cean yesterday."

"Babbery? Which talk?" Rion frowned until his two thick eyebrows seemed to fuse together.

Now Neska admits, that Rion is no less handsome than Cean. It's just that they're different versions. Of course Cean looks more mature and mature, while Rion is slower, cute and delinquent typical of teenagers his age.

"Lo .. really like me?" neska asked and ended the sentence by poking at her own lips. She was embarrassed to ask, but she had to. Neska wants to prevent Rion's feelings, yes even though it's already done.

Rion pulled one corner of her lips. Apparently Neska already knew, this really made it easier even though he actually did not want to go to this stage - because he still enjoyed the approach with Neska as they now live.

Rion nodded at Neska's question, she wanted to look gentle by confessing her feelings. "Gue likes you from the beginning of 10th grade. From the time of student orientation," he explained frankly.

Of course Neska gawked. For as long as he knew, Rion was always bothering him and acting annoyingly. Did the young man like it? It's like a joke to Neska.

"Seriously? Was it that long?"

Rion nodded back. "Gue, never look for another girl for me to like other than you. I like it stuck the same lo, Nes," he continued.

Once again Neska was flabbergasted. This was beyond his expectations. He had not expected Rion to admit this much detail. But, since Neska asked this in order to stop Rion's feelings for him, Neska had to firmly refuse, even though there was in her who was concerned about the young man's feelings.

Seeing Neska who was silent and looked dumb at her confession. Rion is back.

"Lo doesn't have to answer and respond to my feelings, Nes. I've been horrified, if you're not the same age, right?"

"I-iya," said Neska honestly but nervously.

Rion smiled his trademark obliquely. "It's okay, Nes. I will not miss you. But I hope you don't deny my feelings, yeah, Nes."

I don't know since when Rion could speak softly like this to Neska. Maybe only today can Neska hear it. Usually this young man always ketus to make Neska upset and careless. But today Neska felt that there was an adult side emanating from Rion.

"I'm not a guy of my age. I like other guys and he's definitely more mature than us."

Rion smiled bitterly with Neska's answer that impressed bluntly. Does this mean that Neska has already answered her feelings with a rejection?

"May I know who it is?" To be honest Rion's feelings were-was. There was something in her that seemed to know who Neska was saying she liked and was more mature than them.

"Sir Cean. I like your brother. So, I hope you forget me before things get complicated."

Now Rion laughed heartily. It turned out that she had not mistakenly guessed, the girl she liked liked her brother and rejected him rawly like this.

"If you like Sister Cean, why do you accept my call today, Nes? Don't tell me that you're intentionally trying to see how he's reacting?"

Neska shakes. "Gue didn't mean it that way. After all, Sister Cean just thinks I'm a sister and nothing more. Why would I want to see his reaction? He must be mediocre" said Neska convinced.

Once again Rion laughed wryly. "Sister? Brother Cean said it's the same lo?" tanyanya could not believe it.

"Yes" answered Neska with a nod. "She said I was more suited to be her little sister" he said.

"It's like Neska doesn't exist" Cean said.

"Huh? Nothing? Where's Neska? Brother knows?"

Cean sniffed his shoulders. "Either," he said sounding indifferent.

Suddenly a glimpse of the memory of the incident this morning flashed in the mind of Rion, then the young man connected it with the words of Neska.

Her sister thinks Neska's a sister? It feels like Rion wants to laugh out loud now, because now he has realized - apparently since the beginning of his arrival in the apartment - Cean has been lying so that he does not meet Neska today.

Does that mean Cean also has feelings for the girl sitting in front of him right now? Rion's mind began to guess.

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