DISTURBING NEIGHBORS
32. Follows

Aura and Cean have just set foot in Singapore. They arrived there when the sky was dark. Aura still does not understand why Cean should come with him, but he does not want to explore too far although Aura believes that Cean's purpose to the Lion country is not just to see the development of the central company.

That is Cean's business, Aura thought. He also has his own business. In addition to monitoring the situation of Rion and Neska, Aura will also meet with Jeno who also happens to be in Singapore with his extended family. (The relationship between Aura and Jeno, will be there and discussed in the new novel later🙏)

"Where are we?" cean's chirps looked at Aura who was sauntering leisurely without carrying a suitcase. Aura has a private apartment here, she is free to go home without having to bring her equipment again.

"Go back to my apartment. You are up to where you are," replied Aura indifferently.

Cean clucked his tongue. I don't like the twin sisters' answers. "CK! He said he wanted to monitor Rion and Neska, why not just go see them?" said protest.

"It's late, I'm tired anyway. Take a break."

"Would Singapore take a break or see them?"

Aura grumbled, "Why are you being so cute, anyway? I can still see them tomorrow. We just got there."

"Hey, ask Rion to pick us up here" Cean said referring to the whereabouts of those still in the airport area.

Aura shook her head, disbelieving the speech of her twin sister. "You followed me here just to arrange? Why don't you just monitor them?" hisses.

"Well, just monitoring two kids is easy."

"Two kids you said? Rion and Neska are grown up, if they're kids, there's no way they'd have lived independently here without parents."

Cean did not want to lose, he looked at Aura with a nyolot look. "If it's not a kid, it doesn't have to be monitored like this, right?" his hatch made Aura roll her eyes lazy.

"Yes, I called Rion first. Don't ask to pick everything up. We are not strangers here. It's also ordinary!"

This time, Cean was silent, he let Aura call their youngest sister.

"Why, Brother?" Rion's voice sounded from across the street. The aura deliberately activates the loud speaker.

"Sir, Brother is here in Singapore."

"Ah, yes, Brother. Neska and I will pick up my sister there. Just a minute."

"Eh, uh, don't."

"What's? No need, why, brother?"

"Not bother, Dek. I know the road too, right? Most of you here are not alone, same Sister Cean also."

Suddenly, Rion's voice vanished. There is no lawfulness. Rion was silent across the call.

"Dec? You're still there, right?" call Aura then.

"Oh .. okay. I'll wait for Brother in the apartment."

Hearing Rion's reply, Cean flicked his hand as a gesture to Aura to reject the offer. Cean called Neska's name without a sound, as if Aura wanted to ask Rion about the girl and ask her out together.

"No need. Where are you now? Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to see Neska. Let's get him out, we'll meet up with him."

"Yes, now I'm in the same Mall again Neska, but---"

"Well, great. So you're not going back and forth from your apartment to Neska's apartment anymore."

"Yes, that's it."

For some reason, now that Aura was frowning, Rion's voice turned raucous and lethargic, like holding back a cry. Why is he this? Think Aura. Just now Aura was about to ask why Rion's mood had changed drastically all of a sudden, but the call had already been cut off.

"Where?" ask Cean impatiently.

"Where's what? You were horrified yourself. Yeah, we're going to the Mall now we'll meet Rion and Neska there."

Cean's face turned crisp, this time Aura squinted at him.

"You ..."

"What?" cean jolted, he began to realize that now Aura was back to reading her gelagat. "No need to guess. No presents!" said.

Cean followed Aura's steps from the back of the girl's body. Before long, they booked a taxi to the Mall where Rion was.

...****...

Neska's confused now. He knew now why Rion had suddenly turned lethargic. This is because Cean also came to Singapore. Does Rion really know his feelings that have not completely forgotten Cean? Ah, yes, this young man must not be bo doh and can guess every situation and circumstance.

Only, Neska had not dared to be frank with Rion about her feelings that could not be at all put on the young man. Neska couldn't be honest, she was afraid of hurting Rion, but she also knew that she kept covering this up, lying, lying, and taking advantage of his companionship with Rion-just as he hurt this young man even more deeply.

Neska was honest, she was eager to free Rion from their one-sided and unbalanced relationship. But he was confused where to start. Guilt always hits him many times. It should have been from the beginning that he had not given Rion any hope.

However, Neska did not know everything would be like this. He thought he could open his heart and accept Rion, in fact after he lived it - Cean still occupies the highest throne in his heart. Cean cannot be replaced by Rion, although Neska has forced it to do so. Because of this, Neska was impressed to use Rion alone, but from the beginning she really wanted to accept Rion. Unfortunately, his heart could not do that.

"Rion's? Neska's? You're healthy, right?"

Aura's voice, managed to make Neska avoid Rion's question about her feelings.

Maybe now Neska could breathe a sigh of relief, but she realized that this was only temporary, circumstances would not be possible to save her many times. On the other hand, maybe he should be honest because his own conscience always forces him to be open, honest and release Rion alone.

"Sister?" Rion got up and hugged his eldest brother for a moment. "We're healthy, kok, kak," he replied later.

"Hi, Nes?" Aura greeted Neska again, she saw the girl dumbfounded, for some reason.

"Hi, Brother."

"Where's Cean?" rion asked, but his voice was still as faint as at the end of their call.

"To the toilet," replied Aura. "Well, that's it." he said referring to a young man who appeared to be walking casually towards their positions.

At the same time, Neska threw away her gaze. A month of no face-to-face contact with Cean, making him awkward and clumsy. Not to mention because this afternoon the young man even called his personal number. And now, Cean was in front of his eyes. It was like a dream for Neska.

"Have you eaten yet?"

"We just finished eating."

"Well, even though my sister wants to take you to dinner together."

More, Aura and Rion were the ones conversing. Neska chose silence, while Cean was the same - but of course with an attentive gaze.

"If Brother laper, we will eat. Ntar I'm the same Neska order a snack or if Neska wants to eat again yes it's okay." Rion throws a look at Neska. "Where, Nes?" tanyakanya.

The girl who had been quiet since the arrival of Aura and Cean could only nod her head.

Rion tried to understand Neska's spirit, he knew Neska was always like this if there was Cean, he thought.

"Well, would you like to eat at this mall or get out of here?"

"Chinese food." Cean, who had been silent since then, was now making a sound. "I want to eat Chinese food." The young man turned around without waiting for an agreed or no answer from all of them.

Cean knew his two brothers would love his invitation. So, he did not need to accept rejection.

They all ended up following Cean's steps that went further ahead.

Aura and Neska conversed, while Rion dissolved in her own head.

Arriving at the restaurant that serves a variety of Chinese cuisine but halal, they also occupy a round table that inevitably makes the four must face one another.

"Sorry, I'm .. not used to chopsticks. Can I have a spoon and fork?" chirps Neska, she actually asked Rion for help, but it was Cean who called the waiter to bring Neska's order.

Seeing that, Rion suppressed his feelings deeply. He is increasingly convinced that Cean came here solely to meet his lover.

In the not-too-distant distance, Cean could stare at Neska quite clearly. The girl sat across from him, eating Chinese food with the spoons and forks he ordered. There was a smile on the corner of Cean's lips, for some reason now the feeling warmed, but this afternoon he felt great ruffled.

"Sir Cean, why come to Singapore?"

Rion's question, disperse the late Cean daydreams staring at Neska. He turned to look at his youngest sister. Damn, Rion seemed to show a subtle dislike. Looks like Rion knows why he decided to go with Aura to Singapore. Damned!