DISTURBING NEIGHBORS
50. Visiting the old apartment

Cean could not cover up his happiness today, he whistled happily imagining the events that had happened almost this whole day with Neska.

"Eh, uh, Mama's son why? Like a really good one?" Mama Yara can see Cean's mood is not as bad as usual. He guessed that Cean was happy now.

Cean approached the mother, then kissed her left cheek gently.

"Well, there's something, right," said Mama Yara starting to guess.

Cean smiled widely. "Cean took a shower, Ma" he said without explaining anything.

Mama Yara could only nod with a wondering heart. But, he was grateful that Cean was really happy. Mama Yara wished Cean had always been like this because she also missed her son's warm attitude.

After Cean finished taking a shower, he started fiddling with his phone. First, he changed the name of Neska's contact there. Ah, Neska finally unblocked her number today. Just imagine, Neska had blocked him for two years, how Cean was not relieved now if now he could contact her at any time.

Cean stroked the screen of the phone where it had been installed photos of Neska-since long. That's a photo of Neska two years ago - one she took secretly while Neska was eating at a Chinese restaurant with her and her two other siblings.

"Neska .." she muttered the girl's name. Looks like tonight she's gonna sleep well.

Cean was lured to send Neska a message tonight.

[Well asleep?]

The message was sent and it looked like a two-tick there, but it seemed Neska had yet to reply.

"Nothing I miss, Nes." Cean admits he's Neska's love slave now. She had just delivered the girl to Sheila's house an hour ago, but now she had missed the girl again.

[It's going to sleep, brother]

Cean smiled reading a reply from Neska. True said Neska, she was like a teenager who had just dated, her excitement was too excessive.

[Where? I want to see]

Cean deliberately replied to Neska's message with that sentence, hoping that Neska was sensitive to send a photo of the girl who really wanted to sleep, unfortunately Neska did not reply to the message again after long enough Cean wait.

"No longer answered, huh?" Cean rubbed his face, starting to grumble. The absence of news Neska always scares her, excessive indeed but after Neska really became her lover, Cean does not want to lose Neska again.

[Well asleep, huh? Good night, Princess]

Cean sent a message back to Neska. He hoped that Neska would not reply to his message because the girl had actually fallen asleep.

...***...

Sundays usually spend Cean with jogging or fitness in the morning. But it seems like today he did not do those two activities. He was already neat with a casual appearance that made him seem more relaxed than usual.

"Cean, where are you going?" Papa Sky who was already in the dining room looked at his son curiously, this is not like the usual Cean.

"I'm going for a walk, Pa."

"Oh, huh?" timpal Mama Yara who came with a cup of coffee for her husband. "Where to? Same who?" tanyanya.

Mama Yara and Papa Sky seemed to be very curious. This was all because they saw a different gurgle from his son. What makes Cean come back like this?

"Just like Cean's girlfriend, Ma," the young man replied calmly.

"Daughter?" The Mama and Papa compactly asked, making Cean thin his lips without intending to tell who the girlfriend he meant.

"You're dating again? Mama thinks you're a workaholic who doesn't think about women anymore. My mom is worried about you."

Cean chuckled softly before eating the toast Bi Dima had made for him.

"Which one is more worried? Cean's got a lot of kayaking chicks first or Cean doesn't seem interested in girls at all - maybe later in the day?" Papa Sky asked his wife.

Mama Yara frowned in surprise, Cean raised an eyebrow at the question of the Papa.

"I think Mama's more worried that Cean isn't interested in women anymore, Pa."

Papa Sky laughed, and so did Cean.

"Well, I'm not normal" Cean protested.

"Your mom thinks so because lately you look different, Cean." Papa Sky defended the wife's statement before her son.

"Yes, the point is I'm still straight, Pa." Cean sipped his coffee before finally standing up.

"Ehm, but who's your boyfriend now Cean?" mama Yara asked later, Cean had not mentioned a single girl's name before them.

"Mama knows too." Cean kissed Mama Yara's cheek at a glance, then she bailed to leave immediately.

Mama Yara and Papa Sky looked at each other in surprise, but they were quite relieved that Cean was finally willing to open up again.

...***...

"Last night my chat wasn't answered?" Cean asked Neska who was sitting next to him in the car he was driving.

"I'm sorry, Brother. I slept last night." Neska looked at Cean with a glare.

"It's okay, I guess that's it, too." Cean smiled widely indicating he was not angry at Neska.

Neska returned to Singapore today by afternoon plane, therefore Cean wants to take advantage of the time available by taking Neska for a walk.

"Maybe next week I'll take you to Singapore, yeah."

"No work there?"

"Continue?"

Cean laughed softly. "You're having a girlfriend" she replied, glancing at Neska. "It's a long way away, got to get on a plane. Cool, right?" with the rest of the laughter still heard.

Neska was ashamed of herself for Cean's reply. It still feels like a dream if now they are really dating.

"Sister?"

"Hmm?"

"Where are we going today? There's not much time."

"Where are you supposed to be nice."

"I'm serious, brother. Don't mess around."

"I'm serious too, honey."

Neska threw a glance towards the street. Cean could always make his heart tremor like this with just that sentence or call.

Cean chuckled again at Neska's timid gawk. He ruffled Neska's hair with his anxiety.

"It's funny you. Whose girlfriend, anyway?"

"Sheel!" answer Neska indifferently.

"What then? Tell dong that you're my girlfriend, when you won't admit it?" cean protests.

"Yes, girlfriend .." said Neska emphasizing.

Cean laughed with satisfaction. He stopped the car when they arrived at his destination.

"We're here?" Neska looked around. This is the parking lot of his old apartment building. Yes, the apartment that used to be occupied by Neska and Cean to make them neighbors.

"Are you surprised? I just want to remember the past, where I met a little sister who almost every day took care of me."

"Ih, Brother ..." Neska pinched Cean's waist, making the man grimace slightly in pain.

"Now?" bargain Cean.

"The building is still there, huh g nquatin, brother?"

Cean nodded, The old apartment building is still in operation today, but reportedly soon it will be demolished to build another more profitable construction project.

"Said, this building will soon be torn down. I want us here before we can't see this place again."

Neska followed Cean who had gone down first and opened the car door for him.

"Nobody knows?"

"Yes, because Papa I'm a retired architect. Papa's office is still operating with new young architects, from there I can get info on new buildings that will soon be made and will also be destroyed to make better land."

Neska mangosteen understands. They started to enter the apartment lobby. Apparently the 20-story building is only used half of it now alias until the 10th floor, the rest of the floor is no longer operated because the residents who used to occupy the building have also moved from there.

"But, our apartment was on the 11th floor, brother?"

"Let's be calm, I've got permission to go to the 11th floor" Cean said.

Get them on the 11th floor. They stared at each other as they arrived at the corridor of the floor.

"So, what's the atmosphere like being a horror, huh? Was it gini?" whisper Neska to Cean.

Cean smiled slightly. He understood that now the girl was afraid.

"I don't know why I should bring you here either" Cean admitted. At first he just wanted to reminisce about the moment with Neska in the Apartment, did not expect if the atmosphere of the 11th floor so creepy like this.

Art... prang!!

Neska clasped Cean's arm when she heard the sound. He's really scared now.

"Sister, we're down again huh. I don't want to be here."

"It's just a rat, Nes."

"No, no. I don't want to come here." Neska fussed first, she left Cean laughing at her silly behavior.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." Cean embraces Neska and brings the girl closer to him.

Neska is still awkward, even though she knows her relationship with Cean is now a couple.

They returned to the ground floor, when someone greeted Neska there.

"Neska?"

Neska and Cean turned to the person who called the girl's name.

"It turns out you're really Neska."

...Connect .......

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