DISTURBING NEIGHBORS
49. Statement (again)

Neska did not know why she was the cause of Cean did not enjoy life. The young man did not explain it, nor could Neska ask just to know why.

What is clear, Neska is afraid that her friendship with Cean today must end just like that.

Several times Neska regained consciousness, fearing that this was just a dream during the day.

"When we go to Dufan, yuk."

Neska turned to Cean who asked her to speak again. Currently they were sitting side by side from the terrace of the cottage while looking straight at the lake that lay before. The day had started late afternoon and was slightly dim accompanied by a soothing breeze.

"Well?"

Cean looked at Neska and locked his gaze there. "Ke Dufan did it anyway, Nes. Yeah, play," he said later.

"Aren't you busy?"

"You forgot that I'm the boss?" Cean wasn't really bragging, but it looks like Neska needs to be reminded again here.

"Ng--but I'll be busy too, brother. I just signed a contract, not to mention studying in Singapore. I'm going back and forth between Indonesia-Singapore, right?" he tried to open up Cean's mind.

Cean nodded at a glance. "If so, I'll go to Singapore. We're going to Universal Studio, how?" ask with a smile.

"Why did you take me?"

"Because I want to."

"If I don't want to."

"What do you want?"

"Em..wanted anyway," said Neska who again could not resist Cean's wishes.

Cean's hands stretched out and ruffled Neska's hair in her squash. "You just wait there and then I'll come to pick you up" he explained.

Neska lowered her face. Why is Cean so sweet? She was increasingly afraid of falling into this man's charm again. Cean did not change much except for his physical appearance which seemed more mature and mature. Um, one more thing he looks thinner than the last time Neska met him.

"As for my sister," answered Neska again resigned.

Cean arched a smile, then he took a deep breath.

"Dis?"

The girl who looked down again raised her gaze towards Cean.

"Actually, my goal is to take your path today because there's something I want to explain."

"About?"

"My words in the past."

Neska's a little sniffling. Until then he felt his fingers again touched gently by the young man.

Cean scanned both Neska's left and right eyeballs in turn. "I know, it's too late to explain, but I want you to know this" he said.

Neska was still wondering what Cean wanted to explain to her in the past. Does this have anything to do with their last meeting? Would Cean apologize for the joke?

"Nes, I don't know what's causing you to accuse me of playing around when I was trying to express my feelings for you."

Neska where might forget where Cean had said he liked it at that time. However, Cean's statement now actually made him so confused.

"... I never joked back then, Nes. I'm serious that I like you as a girl. I also don't understand, why you should assume I was joking and franks you at that time."

Neska flickered uneasily, of course she was shocked to hear Cean's current explanation. Does this mean that Cean was serious about his statement at the time and Neska was misunderstood? Didn't he?

"I'm sorry, I should have explained it a long time ago but I didn't have a chance at it. I had to go back to Indonesia for a job, then I was connected with the Aura problem that made me be required to handle everything alone."

Neska understood Cean's condition back then, she had also heard about Aura's matter and the impact was a state that was not in favor of him and Cean since then.

Cean looked back at the girl's netra deeply, the man's eyes looking really serious. "I'm sorry, you want to forgive me, right?" tanyanya.

Neska nodded. "I'm sorry too, brother. I have misinterpreted Brother's words at that time. I'm just gonna take it as a joke."

"It's okay, Nes. I knew it wasn't like it was now either. So ..."

"So?" Neska looked at Cean keki.

Cean gave me a smile now. "... so, because at that time you thought my statement was just a joke, so now I want to repeat it again" he said while peeling off Neska's fingers that had been held since.

Neska bowed shyly. There were a lot of things he wanted to ask Cean but he was too difficult to speak now. More precisely, Neska wanted to wait for Cean to finish repeating the sentence of the statement again.

"I like you, Nes." Finally the sentence was triggered again after two years ago was stated but the situation has not been in favor of Cean. "Not as a sister. Not as a sister. But as a girl worthy of accompanying me," she said straightforwardly.

Stunned Neska, she looked at Cean with teary eyes.

"I .. love you, Nes. I want you to love me with the same feeling."

"If I can't get my feelings back, how?" neska Jail. This also caused the seriousness of Cean to collapse. Though he wanted to seem very serious when stating this again so that Neska knew the seriousness.

"Huh?" Cean gawking. "You got a boyfriend? Didn't you break up with Rion?" tanyakanya.

"Yes, the guy in Singapore isn't just Rion, is he, sister."

"Dis?" Cean blurted. If Neska really has a boyfriend now, then Cean will come to the young man. Not to beat him up, but Cean would beg him to let Neska go for him.

"Nes, I've never tried to forget you since I realized I wanted you so badly. I'm willing to be considered abnormal or sick to people, just because I don't want to put another girl in my life except you."

"I'd better stay alone if it's not you." Cean looked grunt.

Now Neska could let go of her laughter, causing Cean to look at her in wonder.

"I didn't say I had a boyfriend, did I?"

"But you were ..."

Neska rested her one hand on the back of Cean's hand that was already holding the other Neska's fingers, which made Cean wonder into Neska's eyes, as if looking for answers there.

Neska nodded at Cean as the answer.

"So?" The smile on Cean's lips began to rise again.

"So?" parrot Neska, acting stupid.

"So you want to, right?"

"You what?"

"We're dating. Hmm?"

"Dating?" reiterate Neska with a tone that sounds dismissive.

Cean was stunned to hear it. "Or do you want us to get married? If so, we-"

"Kak .." sidelines Neska fast. "I'm still in college" he continued.

Cean laughed softly, he realized that he was overzealous today. Cean was too pleased with the answer Neska gave.

"Yes, I remember you were in college. But a lot of people go to college and stay married."

Neska reflex released Cean's hand grip right then and there.

”So I'm not serious about making sure I get married, right?" tanyanya.

"If I'm serious, don't you want to?" Instead of answering, Cean again threw the question at her girl.

Neska shook her head quickly. "No," he said lightly.

Cean opened his mouth, he wanted to protest but then he didn't speak. I don't know, he's confused what to say about Neska's refusal.

"I'm still in college. That Brother is serious--"

"I'm serious, Neska, dear .." said the young man.

Neska threw away her gaze because Cean had dared to call her that. He was too embarrassed to hear it.

"Yes, I'm looking forward to graduating from college. Anyway, I don't want to disappoint the parents of two older brothers who have given me a scholarship, Brother."

Cean nodded his head, trying to reach Neska's shoulder to get the girl to look back at him.

"So, starting today we're going out, right?"

Neska almost chuckles to see Cean who is like a teenager is expressing love.

"What's your age, brother now?"

"Two seven, more."

"I'm even twenty."

"You're saying I'm old, is that it?" There's a smile on Cean's lips.

"No, that's not what I meant, brother." Again Neska held back her laughter.

"Continue?"

"Why Sister is still like a child of Junior High who is real love," Neska joked blatantly.

Cean so chuckled, his eyes squinted at Neska now, making Neska so misbehaved because they did not understand the meaning of Cean's gaze this time.

"So you want me to love the adult version?"

Neska shrieked, she saw a different Cean figure now. If Cean had been like a teenager, now he turned into an adult at about the same time.

"Okay, if that's what you want."

Cean immediately moved his face closer to Neska, leaving the girl glued to her place and unable to move. Neska knew something was wrong, but her body's response was not evasive at all.

Cean's face was getting closer, closer, and closer. It felt like Neska was running out of oxygen, even before Cean did anything to her.

Neska could feel a warm Cean breath blowing through her facial skin. The smell of mint is there.

Until the end, Cean actually landed a light and brief kiss on the girl's lips.

"I love you" whispered Cean right in front of Neska's face.

While Neska herself, she almost fainted with a heart that felt like it was jumping out. Neska sudden hiccup.

...Connect ......

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