EX (SHACKLE OF FIRST LOVE)
76. Backstreet

A letter, Yara received today. It was the wedding invitation of Rina and Dion. Yara was certainly happy to hear this happy news, she had also not met with Rina since a few months ago - exactly when Yara was staying at the friend's house at that time.

A message was also read by Yara from the same person. Rina, sent him a message through the green app saying that Yara should come to her wedding later. Yeah, it's kind of a stern warning so Yara doesn't miss the party.

Yara is sure, Rina will be surprised because Yara has finally separated from Juna now.

Yara did not tout about her separation to others, including Rina. After all, his busyness made him rarely send news with some of his friends, including Rina.

Yara also never updated about her life on social media. Only occasionally did he come to read messages in alumni groups that often discussed silly things and such.

Rina's wedding party with Dion, must be a gathering place for alumni, again. And this is enough to make Yara nervous because of her current status, especially about her relationship with Sky.

What will his friends respond to? Will she be judged as a woman who has left her husband for another man? Not everyone knows what is really going on with their home. Moreover, he parted ways with Juna shortly after the trip to Bali. Yeah, just a few months later they went their separate ways, right?

Yara will not deny that she is back close to Sky after the event in Bali. But, he was not prepared to be the one to be scorned and blamed. He is not that strong to dismiss all accusations and gossip of others.

"You don't have to think about what other people are responding to. No one will understand you but yourself. Anybody else know what? They only know to comment. If you keep listening to others' judgments about you, it's the same as intentionally injuring yourself."

That was Sky's remark as Yara expressed her reluctance to attend Rina's wedding.

"How do you want to? You can't stop them from commenting on you. They all have mouths to speak and you have ears to hear."

" .... You won't be able to cover their mouths one by one, but you can cover your own ears, let's not hear what they're talking about you."

When Yara just silently heard all the words of Sky who seemed to be advising him, the man again voiced.

"Listening to the judgments of others will have no end. Like eating, today they eat, tomorrow they will be hungry and will eat again. So, it won't stop until something makes them shut their own mouths."

"Could you?"

"Could, silence because conscious and ashamed of heart. If not, it's because of death." Sky sniffed his shoulders at the end of his sentence, but Yara again let out a heavy sigh for the umpteenth time.

"Yes, I'm coming to Rina's party but not with you."

"Huh?" Sky gawking.

"It's normal for his face not to be so dumb," said Yara who laughed at the man's surprise.

"It can't be dong, baby. We're leaving together."

Yara shakes. "We're leaving each one, Sky."

Sky snorted softly. But eventually he relented because he did not want to argue with Yara.

"Yes, I'll see you there. Come home together," said Sky at last.

Yara nodded back. "Sir, Sky. I'm alone," he refused.

"Can't do it, dong, Ra."

"Can, who says it can't."

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The wedding day finally arrived. Yara's plan was to go to the building where the event was all by herself - just like her plan. Apparently Nadine was also invited at the same event. A coincidence indeed, because it turns out Nadine is a fellow businessman who knows Papa Rina.

"Just be sure, Ra."

Yara shook her head, she certainly hesitated to leave with Nadine. But, the woman continued to urge him so inevitably Yara finally obeyed Nadine's wishes.

They agreed to depart together from Nadine's residence - because Yara had indeed brought her clothes from home.

Nadine is ready for her performance. He looked graceful using a kebaya with light blue color as well as matching songket cloth. It's just, because Nadine is always beautiful so Yara is not too surprised.

In contrast to Nadine who was very excited to find Yara with the clothes she now wears. Maybe because all this time he had never seen Yara dress up excessively, so he praised Yara too excessively.

"It's really pretty of you. This is not suitable to be ART at my home, it fits into the mistress as well." lick Nadine makes Yara widened.

Yara wore a nude-colored kebaya and a batik lilit skirt as her subordinate. He dressed simple but thanks to Nadine who intervened in painting his face, making Yara's appearance even more beautiful and classy.

"You weren't picked up by your stale girlfriend?" ask Nadine.

Yara held back a laugh upon hearing the nickname Nadine had given Sky.

"The name is Sky, mbak ...."

"It's okay, I'd like to say he's your base girlfriend." Nadine also nodded.

"Terah mbak aja deh."

"He didn't pick you up?" tanya Nadine repeated the same question as before. "What are you afraid of when you get caught by someone else? It's really pretty, gini" he continued.

"No, mbak."

"Why? Stumped?"

"Not really."

"Because?"

"Let me go with Ma'am, let no one else, right?" the word Yara diverts the real reason.

Yara winks at Nadine, causing her to shrug her shoulders and walk with Yara to the parking lot of her car.

"Let's go..."

Nadine seemed to be very excited today to make Yara so smile.

Slowly, the car driven by Nadine began to leave her own residence, splitting the road into the building where Rina's wedding party took place.

"So, you're with Mr. Hendri's son who's a high school friend huh?"

"Oh, that means you're the same age. I met Rina a few times. He looks like he's going to put in Mr. Hendri's effort."

"What kind of effort is it?" ask Yara to know.

"Have a batik making business. This songket I also dikasi the same Mr. Hendri. He is good, we are incorporated in the community of craft entrepreneurs.I will have a boutique business with bridal, well, Mr. Hendri was a lot of input also for me who just pioneered the business ..."

"What is the new mbak business?"

"If bridal's only been on the road this year, Ra. But if the boutique is almost 4 years old, it used to be a gift from Mas Lucky so that I could pursue a hobby in fashion."

Now Nadine's face is turning sad, probably because she remembers her husband.

"Mr? I think my lipstick is thick..." Yara switched the conversation, pretending to be glazed in the car. She did not want Nadine's mood to turn bad for talking about her husband.

"No, Ra. That's good."

"Ah, cook anyway, mbak..."

"Yes, you are so pretty to know! I'm just being a minder near you."

"Haha...." They finally laughed at the same time.

Until finally the car driven by Nadine arrived at the parking lot of the building at exactly 5 pm local time.

"Come, Ra! Good thing there's you, if I didn't actually come here alone, just now."

"No, what I said, ma'am..."

They walked together and entered a crowded building filled with other invited guests.

From a distance, Sky was already staring at Yara who arrived with Nadine. She gave a smile, Yara looked so beautiful today and made her impatient to approach.

"Ra?"

Yara looked at Sky in error. The problem is, he wants to keep a distance from Sky so as not to be rumored, in fact, not nothing this man has approached him.

"Who, Ra?" Nadine elbowed Yara's arm, because she had never known the figure of 'stale boyfriend' whom she often discussed with Yara.

"Sir, this is Sky..."

"Oh...." Nadine was bearded with a small smile. So this is Yara's boyfriend? Her thought.

"Nadine's."

"Sky."

Nadine and Sky were briefly acquainted, Yara instantly gestured Sky to keep her distance, but the man instead returned Yara's gaze with a small sneer.

"I'm the same as Nadine sitting there."

"Lho, Ra?" Nadine was astonished to see Yara dodging from Sky. He knows nothing about them. They look like a strange couple because they keep their distance. To be exact, Yara was the one who looked away from Sky.

"Come, Ma'am." Yara held Nadine's hand which was still amazed by this situation.

Sky sighed softly, letting Yara and Nadine pass as if resigned, but he took a step behind them and followed like a chicken.

As Yara and Nadine sat near a round table that also left several empty seats, Sky also sat there with them.

Yara glared as if protesting with Sky, but the man was indifferent and stupid.

"What's the matter, Ra?" whispered Nadine curious.

"I just don't want to be socialized with other friends later, mbak." Finally Yara honestly made Nadine chuckle.

"There are you guys. Gemes I saw it!" nadine said she still felt funny.

Soon Yara was able to see some of her classmates who were also present at the event.

There's Ilyas, Rico and his girlfriend, Nindia.

Ilyas immediately greeted the pretentious Sky who was busy playing the phone at the same table as Yara.

"Look!"

"Yes!" Sky replied to Ilyas' greeting with a song that did not know anything, but Yara was sure the man had also seen his other friends earlier.

Fera, Rozi and Diandra also came shortly from Ilyas' arrival.

They all sat at the table closest to Yara and Sky's table.

When Yara was also busy greeting her friends who had just arrived at the next table, apparently she received a message that made the phone in her bag feel vibrating.

[You are so beautiful, love you😘]

Jesus, Sky. apparently the man even sent him a message, because he felt hurt by Yara. Yara did not press and instead put her phone back in the bag.

Sky sighed long, because now they are even like teenagers who are backstreet alias courting secretly behind all their High School friends.

Connect ...

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Very sorry so secret girlfriend 🤭🤭🤭🤭