Falling Into Your Trap
White Bear Dandelion Doll and Midnight Talks Part.2

Lisa watched as Hala looked at her with both eyebrows raised. His face seemed like it wanted to show the shock he was trying to swallow after an understanding came as lightning-fast as to why it could happen. For a split second his expression turned even stranger to tease Lisa blatantly.

The woman's lips formed a perfect circle like voicing ‘Oh’ understanding before being replaced with a thin grin that knew. For some time to Lisa's surprise then, the woman was already at her side and elbowed her waist with perfect hardness so that the throbbing pain struck as fast as lightning on the side of the body, makes Lisa moan and bounce back on her bed.

While Lisa grimaced, Hala was already giggling next to her with her legs perfectly raised, crossing each other and bending with the face she had pinned between her palms. The reaction is that Lisa already understands that the child is trying to extract information from her in more detail about the existence of a gift from someone who is betrothed to her unilaterally.

“Lo if curious do not use violence can not, La?”

Rather than yelling at her over-enthusiastic best friend, Lisa chose to just calm down while rubbing her still throbbing waist, though weak. He sat back down only to straighten his posture facing towards the teddy bear he was reluctant to touch after obtaining it. The doll was still sitting sweetly and smiling at him as her feet retraced the cold floor which suddenly gave her goosebumps.

“No way, because I am really enthusiastic” Hala grinned with pleasure. His voice sounded cheerful demanding understanding. “I'm not surprised that Brother Noren is giving a gift to you, anyway, Lis. Frequently already. Every day even. But why is this gift like a very specific, deh” He spewed something that did not want to hear Lisa because Lisa's stomach feels already revolved inside with a mixed feeling that is not pleasant.

“What's specific?” Lisa answered in horror. “Free ginian doll doang, La”

Lisa thought about this. He did not want such things to be made clear when he tried to deny. There was a feeling like he didn't want to think at all about which part was too specific even though it was real and obvious. He had already felt strange before, not wanting this to drag the oddity any further.

“Aduh, how, yes, how do I say it?” Hala seemed to think for a moment. His gaze fell on the ceiling of the room with his index finger just below his lips. “This, tuh, like something special, deh”

“Ngaco, lo”

Lisa throws a pillow at Hala's face with less use of force. He simply did not want to go back to thinking about how Noren had given the doll before. It was just a doll that he didn't really need because he already had a lot in his house. In fact, the bear is not one that he likes because it feels too common according to his preferences.

“Serious!”

Hala's voice broke the silence of the room, making her cat meow unhappily before turning to look for another sleeping position with Lisa's mini penguin doll still in her bite. Hala grimaced, quickly and affectionately patting her cat's back to calm the hairy child even though it was not needed at all.

In a variety of things that quickly happened, Lisa is still paying attention.

“Lo must have realized what the specifics of this gift” Hala continued before pointing the doll with his finger from where he was. “See, tuh” there are points that Hala wants to clearly show where Lisa has understood it without the need for others to emphasize.

“The phone has a dandelion. Lo's favorite, tuh”

And so, Hala pointed it out blatantly. Statements made clear by others make awareness and sensitivity levels higher. For some reason, he felt a bit upset. Not with Hala, but to the person who gave the doll to her.

Honestly, why, anyway?

“Iya I know, do not need to be clarified can not, anyway?”

His eyes were glaring furiously towards Hala who was smiling like he could tear his face apart. Lisa shook her head to dispose of the strange emotions that suddenly appeared before finally snorting, uninterested.

“Iya, eat it, Nalisa!” The long tone of the squeaky whimper at the end of the word made Lisa's ears buzz. “This is it, special. Because like I said before, I've never even seen these dolls anywhere. Well, I just did not dare to touch the doll, afraid of being damaged in my hand”

Lisa notices how Hala's hands are raised in their midst to make strange movements from her fingers. Hala's face looked so bright and excited as if tired and the anger that occurred first was not real.

“Excessively, lo” Lisa restrained herself from throwing the pillow that was now in her arms. “Lagian,” she continued. “Maybe you're the one who never surveyed various forms of dolls. He bought it at the mall with me. Don't try to give me weird ideas in my head, La”

“Hah, swear?” Hala sounded surprised. “Gue curious, uh. Try me a check, deh”

Lisa lets Hala make a noise with her own phone. Moving from his position, he subconsciously walked over to approach the puppet. Her eyes stare naggingly at the white teddy bear smile that looks sincere and the hues of a pretty dandelion flower that actually makes Lisa like. But unfortunately, resentment is more domineering. And perhaps a strange confusion also accompanies.

“Lo bizarre. Males I'm the same lo”

Lisa whispered before hitting the doll's head. The material was soft, just like the first time he held it before he put it far away in a place where it would not be able to bother him. Unfortunately, placed wherever it remains, the presence of the doll inevitably attracts his attention no matter how hard he tries. In fact, the presence of lifeless guests was not even three days from the first given.

Lisa turned to look at Hala who was focusing heavily on her phone screen. Still trying to find things that according to Lisa herself, it is very clear. Although, her little heart whispered that she had also never seen the doll before.

“Gue want to go back first, you do not sleep first” Pamitnya then leave Hala who nodded and with one hand waved understanding to him, like being evicted.

...…....

When Lisa finished with the activity of brushing her teeth and taking some bottles of mineral water from the refrigerator in her kitchen before finally returning to the bedroom, his eyes first saw Hala who was already lying in the same position as before he jumped to realize the existence of the puppet. His eyes were already staring at the ceiling of Lisa's room, ignoring the cartoon look that was turned on to accompany the quiet atmosphere.

The woman, with her head just poking out of a thick blanket, watched as Lisa put the item she was carrying onto the nightstand. He realized the glass of milk Hala was empty, as well as the strawberry fruit that only stayed the base of the leaves set aside away from some fresh fruit there. Lisa shook her head in amusement, she did not even leave her best friend for ten minutes, but all the things that Lisa prepared for her specifically could not be found anymore.

“Udah fall, lo. What shops sell dolls?”

From this question present, Lisa did not want what Hala's face emitted. The woman looks excited. Strangely it was not shown by the movement of his body, only his head turned fully to pay attention to Lisa. But it was voiced with a conscious coy giggle, the full temptation of a sneer on the woman's face. Many make Lisa shivering from the strange behavior given.

“I swear, you're like a demon then, La. Goosebumps me” Lisa complains with apathy.

“hehe” Hala laughs again. But his laughter this time was softer and did not match the temptation present on his face and those sparkling eyes. “Lo was very lucky, anyway, Nalisa” voice then as calm and soft as her breath. His face that expressed temptation gradually returned to being more normal and calm.

“Lucky? I'm?”

Lisa points to herself in the middle of the room where she will follow in her best friend's footsteps to get into the blanket. Ignoring the sudden confusion, he chose to immediately roll in the blanket and listen to whatever was coming out of his best friend's mouth.

It's a little different tonight. He showed a lot of things that made Lisa completely curious, but he could not put anything to answer whatever was going on.

Lisa glanced to find Hala nodding, this time she turned to face Lisa completely, still with only her head emerging from under the covers. Lisa can imagine the movement of Hala's hand that hugs her from under a thick blanket that cannot be seen by the eye.

“Gue has been looking for which store sells kayak dolls that Kak Noren loves to, lo. But nothing specific is the same, even very different.”

Hala drew her smile to form a strange line of her lips that made Lisa even more upset because of the many pauses in the conversation. Understanding how Lisa's sudden careless expression was, Hala again continued his words in haste.

“But just now, just as I want to close my search tab, I squirm the same one exactly like the doll. Apparently, it's not a free-sale doll, it's a doll that's made based on customer requests. At the store, they also said they open the doll request. Do not have to buy a lot, but can buy one with the minimum size of doll”

“And you know? They will not make replicas of the customer's request dolls. So, every doll that customers request, There is only 1 in the world”

Lisa silent. His breathing was held back for a moment as Hala spoke a fact. His heart was beating fast and he suddenly had heartburn.

“Lo said that Kak Noren bought it at the Mall, right? Which Mall did you come to with him?”

In a sudden question, Lisa answered with very quick reflexes, “Square City Mall” along with the breath she let off, he said, there was bitterness on his tongue and the desire to return the doll to its true owner at that very instant.

“Nah actually means” Hala giggling. He grabbed his phone by the side of his head before showing a social media account uploading a picture of the doll on their account. “This is one of the doll shop brands that open the request. It is also open in Square City Mall. Look, this is the same doll as you sitting behind your door, right?”

Lisa's eyes squinted, she grabbed Hala's phone quickly and noticed. In every reluctance she wanted to believe, the doll she posted on her social media account was the same doll Noren had given her. His mouth was open in disbelief when that fact was proven to be real.

“Gila” Lisa whispered unknowingly. “Truly udah crazy”

“Emang.” Sahut Hala. “Padahal request one doll at least given the same shop already out a lot of money. I'm horrified to squirm the doll she gave you, Lis. Such a big doll, the budget is definitely more.” His laughter then, concealing how he was calculating how much money Noren had spent just to give his best friend something. “Kak Noren's dedication to make you fall in love, already another level, like”

“DIH!”

Lisa throws Hala's phone suddenly, making the woman squeal and catching her phone with a shocked look. His round eyes were getting rounder and wider almost as big as a plate as he stared at Lisa with horror.

“Shock it, but don't stuff me also want you to be a victim!”

“Ya, Sorry. After that, you talked really malesin, I swear”

He complains. Allowing Hala to get away from her stricken body as the woman saves her phone that Lisa's reflexes throw at her. Fortunately, the phone did not manage to reach the floor because Hala with his super reflexes who out of nowhere managed to save a box object that almost rarely separated from his hands.

“But, right, I said fact” Hala sneered. Swiping her phone like she did with her hairy child before putting it out of Lisa's reach to avoid unwanted things from happening again.

“Ya stay aja. Lo malesin”

Lisa is evasive, even though she knows that Hala is completely innocent here.

“Udah, deh. Better get some sleep now. I said something like this. Dingy. My head could break if I wanted to be kicked out. Don't like!”

With a grunt, Lisa chose to re-secure herself under the covers. He's going to sleep. He wouldn't care about things like this. There was no time and it was not so important to think about the true reality of how Noren ordered the doll in advance specifically just for her. Lisa doesn't care because it's not her who asked Noren to do that to her. After all, Lisa did not have the same taste in Noren. So, no matter how much Noren does something, and whatever dedication it is, Lisa is sure and not afraid of herself and her feelings.

He was sure, he would not melt and fall for Noren. Because after all, his feelings did not tremble like that of the man who appeared suddenly in his life not too long ago.

“Oudah, deh”

Hala is back in voice. This time the woman moved from her position to get out of bed. He walked at a slow pace towards the bathroom after picking up the bag for his overnight equipment. Lisa notices the woman disappearing behind the bathroom door for some time.

Lisa was left with her thoughts pacing. He suddenly thought of the many things Noren had given him. How the man always gets what he likes and how there is always a gift for him every day without getting bored. The man also made time to come to pick him up and even jumped into a meal with his group. To Lisa, Noren was simply too self-imposing.

Getting into something that is not Noren's realm just to take Lisa's heart, he thinks it's not one of the good ways. Nothing could be forced, but Noren took that step without thinking about the inconvenience he had gotten from the people around him. Especially for Lisa herself.

Because of him, it's not at all comfortable.

With all her gifts and presence always trying to pamper Lisa about what Lisa likes, it doesn't make Lisa fall for her. At all.

“But I squirm Brother Noren tuh, very funny, loh”

Lisa was aghast when Hala's voice came back into her hearing. He was sure he was only thinking for a moment, not for five minutes. But why Hala could suddenly be on the dresser with a place of cream skincare owned by Lisa who is open and ready to use.

Lisa grunting. Either Lisa thinks too deeply or Hala's existence cannot be felt at all when the woman is around.

“Lo see the funny thing from where, anyway? Your eyes need to be checked, deh.” Lisa sneered before she turned to face Hala who was now applying cream on her face. Hala smiled from the mirror.

“I mean, Brother Noren is like a male Gentoo Penguin in the mating season”

“Hah?!”

Shock. Lisa unconsciously screeched. He had sat himself with a face of disbelief in his friend who was laughing very loosely.

“Face, lo, anjir” Hala covered her face, her back shaken by the sound of laughter. “Funny” Laughter getting louder. Lisa, with her lazy face and her lips drawn into one thin line could see how the woman covered her already reddened face in amusement.

“What do you mean, anyway?” He growled, demanding to ask.

“Gue does not mean strange. Believe me” The sound of Hala's laughter has subsided, but the shaking of her shoulders has not subsided. He sighed after some time before a cute smile was present on his face.

“I mean,” He started while rubbing the surface of his face that had been smeared with cream to flatten the gel back all over his skin. “Lo never read it, huh? how about penguins in breeding season?”

Hala watched as Lisa's sour face reflected off the mirror. Not wanting to make her best friend even more upset with her, Hala continued as she closed the container of cream she had finished using.

“The male Gentoo penguin in the mating season always gives a gift to the female that he has assessed and wanted in his life. The penguin will dance beautiful stones to make his future partner interested and believe in him. It's not just any stone, but the penguin will be the most delicate and perfect stone”

Smile when you explain. He went to rest himself after finishing with his night ritual.

“The male Gentoo penguin points out that he really does his best for the partner he loves. He will not want to give things that are not perfect for his partner later. Not only that, the gifts they love show how much love and effort for his partner and his future family will remember that the gift stones will be used as a nest for them”

There was a gentle ruckus before Lisa felt the movement of the mattress, where Hala again infiltrated under the blanket where she first chose the position and finally popped her head again right next to Lisa. Still with a grin that can not be separated from his face that already looks sleepy.

Lisa was silent for a moment before she rolled her eyes at Hala's statement. It went into his left ear and out of his right ear. Not really did he leave and think in the head because he was convinced, Hala was just trying to find a word of booze that melted his heart.

Of course it doesn't happen.

“Nintukkin love is not just from a gift, yes. Honestly, I'm not comfortable about how many gifts he's given me. And again, I'm the same he's human. Not penguins. Don't say anything weird, deh, La”

Hala quiet. Shrugging his shoulders indifferently. He prefers to turn off television broadcasts that are more disturbing than soothing.

“But he took the time to pick up and walk the same, lo? It wasn't just a gift she wanted to give you, lo. But presence also”

“But I don't need her equally present in my life” Lisa sighs. “Gue doesn't like Noren, La. As long as he is present and keeps trying to show himself in front of me, I am not comfortable” honestly.

Sure oes. Despite how much effort Noren put in for her, Lisa couldn't take it. He did not feel comfortable, as if his movements were being restricted. He didn't like, even, there was no way he could just fall in love with it. Due to every appearance Noren had by his side, he could not feel that he was breathing well.

Noren is just a stranger, who messes with his quiet life.

If only Noren had appeared as someone who only wanted to be friends with him, perhaps he could have accepted Noren with open arms.

If only.

Silent room. Hala didn't seem to be trying to say anything more. But when Lisa glanced at the woman, her eyes were still wide open. Still staring at the brightly lit ceiling of his room. Sighing in a rough breath, Lisa moves to turn off her room lights and turn on the small lights that bring up the galaxy and the starry sky that spread in her room. Make the dark room a little brighter with white and yellow spots that say hello. Hala's eyes sparkle like, something Lisa always makes sure when Hala stays in her room.

When she is satisfied, Lisa returns to lay herself down. Tonight's sleep seemed to be more restful when she felt that she wasn't alone.

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“Lo was in love, no, no, La?”

It was somewhere in the middle between eleven and twelve in the middle of the night when Lisa suddenly couldn't stop her lips from speaking.

“Tiba-arrived?”

Hala whispered without looking at him. To Lisa's surprise, it turns out that her best friend is still not asleep. They may have a lot of thoughts that they are dealing with as a person.

“Iya” is firm in itself, still in a soft whispering voice.

Hala seemed to be thinking of something, she was not playing around this time. No longer trying to dodge and explain other questions. He only remained silent for a few moments a little longer than expected before he let out another soft sigh.

“Neither I guess” He whispered, somewhat lower like saving another speck of lies that Lisa couldn't make sure it was real or not, or she was only half sleepy. “Gue focus on earning money for my college, Lis. How can I fall in love with people if my main goal is not to make my own feelings?”

Lisa gnashing. He was a little surprised to hear the new words from Hala.

“Loh? Not the one who charges college Asa is a parent, lo, yes?”

Hala was a little surprised, a bit embarrassed when Lisa said a statement. There was a puzzled squeak on Lisa's face despite being submerged in the dim light of the stars.

“Eh, I mean, my pocket expense. I focused on my manjain there. I also weighed the burden on my parents. Biasalah, the feeling of a brother who wants to work well how. You try to ask the same Sinar Kak how it feels”

Although it was a bit strange, Lisa ignored it. Given how Sinar always raises it also with many things. Lisa can understand, with how her brother takes care of her and whatever she wants is always followed by her brother. Whatever he wanted was always able to get from just his starry eyes to the older brother.

“Oh, that is, yes. Understand, anyway, I” Lisa murmured. Before continuing the question with anything else. “But you really never like someone?” Lisa threw another question. He was trying to find something that Hala would honestly tell him.

“If you like, anyway, my kids in Korea a lot I like” Hala laughs, jokes in a slightly annoying tone. Lisa grunting. He just wanted to say a word before his best friend opened his voice again. “If you like the real thing, I don't know. Anybody else like me? I never paid attention to it”

“Lo want me bogem or I throw it from upstairs, La? Your talk really makes me upset” Lisa held back her emotions. It's already midnight, he doesn't want to make more noise. “If Brother Sinar is horrified, he is more crazy like it, yes” Lisa shook her head in disbelief.

“ih, why, anyway.tuh, bring Kak Sinar again. Malesin”

“If it's not midnight, we're struggling now, La” Lisa sighed, dissatisfied with the lack of scenes physically injuring her best friend to make her more self-conscious.

“But I know, sih. Lo more attention with Hexa because. Your attention to him is full. I used to think you guys were even dating. But when I observed again until now, I realized that Lo same Hexa is suitable to be the same mother as a child. He's really like your son, I swear”

There was laughter present. The giggling that Hala gave her. Lisa waited for the woman to say something, but all she got was a sigh that subsided after the laughter she let out.

“Lagian, you try to pay attention to the others, deh, La. There are people who really love you. Who really likes lo but you can not even squirm it around lo and present close to lo. Hope you quickly realize, yes, La”

She didn't want to force her best friend to see her own sister. But, he just tried a little encouragement so that he did not feel frustrated about how his brother who was turned upside down for Hala and his best friend who was only focused on the life of Heksa. Her best friend needed to see others too, not just as a nanny who could stand on her own feet and did not need the 24/7 attention of Hala who was a close friend of the woman.

Lisa waited for Hala's grunts for her words. He waited, but it was not present. She thought Hala was just asleep, from how when she glanced, her best friend had closed his eyes with a breath that rose and fell quietly.

Lisa had just wanted to close her eyes as well, following her best friend to dreamland before Hala finally opened her voice to ask.

“If lo? Ever been in love, no?”

It was like a counterattack. But Lisa was a little excited to tell a story.

“For so long, I have never felt like I was in love with someone. Maybe because my life is equipped with you guys, same Alpino too. My life revolves around people who have made me comfortable and close to me. Take care of me and be there for as long as I need. I always thought I didn't need anyone in my life but you. And even more Alpino and my brother who have been there for a long time for me”

Lisa breathed quietly. He thought about how his life had been perfect in a good way.

“But I also do not rule out the possibility that I want to fall in love with others. I want to have feelings and stories of teenage romance that kayak in dramas or in novels that I read.” He laughed sweetly, a little embarrassed as he sounded like a teenage boy.

“Kayak you know, although I sound very childish, but I want to understand it and until now, I have not found the story in my life” he explained later.

“Gue sure one hundred percent I've never been in love. But if you like or admire others, I once” Lisa smiled, imagining one person who used to be by her side for short years.

“Oh, dia, yes?” Hal commented.

“Iya. My class in Japan. Sister Nikimura Satou. I used to be amazed as he was when he was observing basketball practice in the home park. Our meeting is yes, mediocre because he notices me and turns out to know Kak Sinar.”

Hala listened happily. He already knew this story from how Lisa told him when they were just getting word out of late night phone calls and videos that didn't last very long.

“Love is equally amazed, far different, right? So, whenever I was with brother Satou, the one I rasain to him was pure sheer admiration. He's a really handsome guy. I'm not lying. He is also good with me. He's photo-smart, he's basketball smart. His son is diligent and I am sure he can be the best role model for me during my school there”

“At first I thought I was really in love with him. But it turns out, when Satou shot me, I didn't understand anything but admiration. I don't like him the way he likes me”

Lisa's memories travel to times when she tells stories. The shadow of the man was present in his mind in a kind and warm way. His heart didn't beat in a way like a miss, he just liked the way he remembered good memories during his school days in the State that made him always homesick where he grew up.

“Unfortunately, because Satou's brother is heartbroken, he is so far away from me. I feel like I lost my second brother. Want to be sad, but I also feel bad”

Hala nodded. He could feel from the movement of the blankets they shared.

“Yes, so, I have not met the prince of the white horse I”

Lisa chuckles. His hopes were still high before being dropped by the presence of the figure they had talked about some time ago.

“About Sister Noren,” She whispered. Not sure what to say. “Gue sure, he's not the prince of my white horse, La” and then, that speech is spoken like a smooth slide. So slippery that there are no restrictions.

Because it is his honesty.

“But there's something I'm confused about dia”

Hala moved, curious as Lisa spoke again and talked about Noren. His hand pointed towards the white teddy bear. Hala pulled away for a moment, floating to follow the direction of Lisa's finger before an understanding appeared and she lay down again in her comfort.

“What?”

“Gue seems to have never told him that I like or obsess about dandelion. I have asked Kak Sinar Also if he was the one who told Kak Noren. But Sinar said he didn't know. He even said that I was the one who spoke directly with Brother Noren”

“Hm?”

“If the doll he loves is really a doll that he requests, it means he knows my favorite dong specifically. But again, I never want to ever tell him, tuh?”

Hala blinked, a little interested when the drowsiness almost washed perfectly from his eyes.

“Forgotten times lo? You never met, anyway, the same before Brother Noren?”

Lisa thought for a moment. But in fact there was nothing he could remember for his favorite, so he shook his head.

“I think I met Brother Noren when known as my future husband, deh, the same Kak Sinar”

…. Aye, right?

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