DISTURBING NEIGHBORS
28. Decisions

Rion offers are tempting, who is not interested in scholarships abroad? But, somehow there are things that make it difficult for Neska to accept everything.

Rion was right, Neska felt heavy leaving Indonesia. In fact, I don't know what made him reluctant to leave this country, especially the city he now lives in. He had no one to consider for him to accept the offer. Why does saying yes feel so hard?

"You should be able to accept it if you really want to. Just like your move from the old apartment to your new rented house."

Rion's words restore Neska's consciousness to the state. He stared at the young man with that bangir nose - who looked still wanting to continue his sentence.

" ... Everything can, if your heart desires. It's different if your desires are contrary to the feelings in your heart."

For some reason Rion's speech once was very touching the side of Neska's heart deepest. True, if only his desire for Rion's offer was not at odds with the feeling in his heart, he would have easily agreed on this matter. Unfortunately, Rion's words were true, this was difficult because it was his heart that refused.

"I won't judge you, you can answer this later. I'm out in two weeks and I hope you can answer that by then."

Neska nodded at Rion's words. Two weeks is enough time for him to consider and think about everything.

Neska looked back at the waves on the beach they were currently treading. He pondered for quite a while, instead of thinking about the offer Rion had made, his mind was instead floating on the one figure he wanted to forget. Cean seemed to settle there, in his mind and heart. No matter if he is now with Rion, all of his thoughts just miss the figure of Cean and some things that have happened between them.

"Do you like it here?"

Rion's voice again made Neska turn her head, she just nodded the question.

Rion pulled the corner of her lips. "Although you like it here, but it's getting late, we have to go home" he said later.

"I know, I also can't sleep here," said Neska replied with a joke and accompanied by an amused oddity.

Rion clasped Neska's hand, making the girl frown and stared at the hands of the two of them who were now touching each other. This is the first skin-ship between them since the relationship, in the sense of deliberate skinship.

However, this also makes Neska compare. Rion's touch had no impact on him. Unlike when Cean pulled his hand, even though the incident happened only because Cean wanted to pull it out of the Bar that night.

"You daydream a lot, huh?"

Neska moved in a jolt, again realizing that her friendship with Rion meant nothing. In reality, his body was here, but since then he had more often ignored Rion and instead thought of another young man. Why does it feel so hard? Is this the impact of relationships built just because they want to forget others? Neska often compared Rion to Cean.

"You ... think what, Nes?"

The grip on Neska's fingers grew even more pronounced, Rion grasped it tightly.

"I don't think you have to wait another two weeks, Ri. I have a decision."

Neska's remarks make Rion quite speechless, hopefully this girl's answer matches what she wants.

"So, what's your decision?"

Neska nodded. "Yes, I'd like to receive that scholarship. When can I see your parents to prove my efforts to get the scholarship?"

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Neska knows, the decision she made will be very heavy. However, he had to leave his comfort zone. Although in Indonesia he is comfortable and there are things that burden him to go moving but he also has to think about his future. At least, if he had come back later, he already had something better. A good degree or a good job.

And Neska also hopes to get a bonus: her departure will allow her to forget Cean for good.

Today Rion returns to pick up Neska, and she takes Neska to her parents' house.

There, Yara and Sky were already waiting for the girl, there was no need to do any formality like exams because they wanted to lecture Neska not only because Neska was the boyfriend of Rion but rather, instead, they wanted to give Neska away, they can judge if Neska is a good girl and will not disappoint the opportunity they give.

"So, on the 17th you will leave. There, you have your own place to live. So, don't do anything that makes Mama and Papa disappointed." Raya looks into the eyes of Rion and Neska alternately, telling them to be able to take care of each other, both from temptation in their relationship, and other things that are harmful.

"Yes, Ma. Rion knows what Rion deserves and doesn't deserve to do."

"Hopefully, all of your mom and dad's trust isn't wasted on you."

"Thank you, Auntie." Neska stared at Haru on Yara's face.

"Ah, yes, Aura will often come to visit there because he also monitors the central company in Singapore. So, you guys stay on the lookout." Sky added.

"Yes, Pa. Rion knows," said the young man.

"Happy college. You can be successful at the right time. This Cean is also taking care for Neska's passport."

"K-okay Cean?" mummified Neska. It turned out that the young man also knew about his departure and was busy taking care of it. But, what did Cean respond to this? Think Neska.

"Yes, Papa asked him to take care of this." Sky engages in a conversation with Rion that Neska does not hear clearly at first.

Neska was still thinking about Cean's response to her decision, but on the other hand it was in her heart, maybe Cean was busy taking care of this because of the request from his Papa and also like the speech of the young man himself that considers Neska is his sister. This is the real reason why Cean is willing to get involved in his affairs, nothing more.

Ah, Neska, what do you really expect? Do you think Cean took care of this because he has a taste for you? Yes there may be a taste, but it is nothing more than the taste of a sister who cares about her sister.

"Where, Nes?"

"Huh?" Neska was shocked when a question was posed by Rion to her. Where does he know what the young man wants to ask him, because since then he did not focus because his mind was just wandering thinking about Cean.

"You ... daydream again huh?" There was an amused look that radiated from Rion's eyes as he looked at Neska.

Neska just realized that there are no two parents Rion anymore. When went? the inner girl.

"Even when Mama and Papa left, you just answered 'hmm'?" rion said with a small grin.

Neska's eyes make perfect. "Isn't he? I'm sorry, I didn't realize," she felt guilty.

Neska became embarrassed herself, surely they could all see her dreamy face.

"It's okay, maybe you're thinking about going to Singapore. Don't mind much. Everything has been taken care of by my mom, you are calm. You just have to study hard so my parents won't be disappointed."

"Yes-yes. Sure," answered Neska sure.

"That's dong. It seems you rarely respond to my words quickly like gini."

"Am I that?" Neska was feeling echoes towards Rion, it seemed that she ignored the young man more often and dissolved into her own daydream.

"Yes, it's been worse lately. You often daydream."

"Ehm, sorry," said Neska sincerely.

"It's okay. Later if you have been in Singapore you do not daydream much more yes."

Neska nodded despite not being sure of realizing it.

Rion stretched out his fingers in front of Neska's face. "Promise?" asked the young man, he wanted to make a little finger promise with Neska.

"Yes, promise." Neska welcomes Rion's little finger until the two fingers are confused.

At the same time, someone arrived and saw the interaction between Neska and Rion. I don't know why he felt so far behind. Ignored and not considered at all. Cean stared at the scene with pushy eyes.

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