Little Do You Know
EXPLANATIONS

Arkan came out of his room in full clothes and a bag hanging over his shoulder. He went down the stairs casually to the dining table.he saw the breakfast menu that was available there, aware of something Arkan circled his gaze around and found no one there, no one there, I can confirm that the girl has left. Arkan clenched his hands as he recalled their quarrel last night, the girl was still preparing breakfast for him.

"Damn it"

Arkan just left without touching the food.

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Diba and Amel walk down the school corridor that began to be quiet because the school hours have ended 20 minutes ago. The two walked together and talked about something.

"You're gonna live in your house alone?"

"Of course not, there will be you accompanying me"

"Ais, why am I?"

Diba just laughed in response to the amel protest.

"Ah yeah! all day I haven't seen Zaki anywhere, even he hasn't seen you. Did you guys fight?"

"No. Last night Zaki said he couldn't pick me up, but didn't say he wasn't going to school. He didn't even return my message"

"Did something happen to her?"

"Now, I'll ask Arsen that later"

Amel narrowed his eyes to tease this friend.

"Oow, are you close to Arsen now?"

"Ah no, that's- I've only been bickering with her a few times. Yeah, that's it"

Diba was a little nervous about lying to Amel, but thankfully it seemed that Amel believed his words.

"But it's not better now that you're close to Zaki Arkan has stopped bullying you and Arsen is getting more and more familiar with you"

Right, after Diba moved to Arkan's house he became close to Zaki, Arkan who stopped bullying him and Arsen who was always good to him. Do not forget Cyndi who is so considerate and father mother who always spoil him. His life has changed with his new family. What else does Diba expect? Change in attitude of Arkan? Isn't that overkill? The happiness he got from the family was more than enough for him, there was no need to be greedy in expecting Arkan to accept him as part of his family or life. Yep! This is all more than enough.

"Yes! You right! It's been more than enough for me to start painting great memories at school"

Diba's smile was perfect with an aura of happiness emanating on her beautiful face, making the amel smile along made. Unknowingly they had reached the school gate.

"So when are you going back to your parents' house?"

"So, I'm still thinking about it. I'll tell you later for that. I have to go now"

"All right"

The two waved each other's hands and eventually parted on their respective paths.

The trip to the Diba restaurant took the time to send a message to Zaki.

ZAKI

'Are you okay?'⁰⁷'³¹☑

'Why not go to school?'⁰⁷'³¹☑

After sending the message, Diba put his phone in a bag and began crossing the road to get to the restaurant where he worked.

Diba entered the restaurant through the back door and greeted all the employees who were there and walked to his locker to pick up his work uniform and change clothes in the dressing room. Once done Diba rushes to serve his customers.

When Diba just got to the cashier's table someone called him. He saw a tall young man walking up to him.

"Loh, Brother Derel? Why is sister here?"

"Just now I'm going to ask you the same thing. But looking at the uniform you're wearing it looks like you work here."

"Yes you're right, I do work here"

"Since when?"

"It was over a month ago"

"Ah, it's been a while"

"Dad. Then what's brother doing here?"

"I want to meet Aunt Sarah. Does he exist?"

"No idea, I just came here"

"Ah really?"

Diba nodded in response.

"All right, I'll check it out. Then I'm leaving"

Derel left after stroking Diba's head.

"You know him?"

He was surprised to hear the voice of someone next to him.

"You surprised?"

Diba sneered when he heard Allan's question, the one who had surprised him just now.

"You've been like a ghost for a long time"

"certain. Who always haunts you hu~"

Diba clucked and returned to his work. Allan followed wherever Diba went.

"Stop following me and get back to your job"

"But you haven't answered my question"

Diba sighed in annoyance. He stopped his work and changed his intensity to Allan.

"Which one?"

"You know that guy?"

"Derels? Yes I know him. Does that bother you?"

"Of course not. But where do you know him?"

"He's Zaki's friend and Arkan's friend"

"ah! Of course"

Diba looked at Allan doubtfully. A question that's been haunting him since last night.

Feeling something strange about the girl's gaze before him, he felt that Diba was

"Is there anything you want to ask?"

He was born without thinking for a moment before finally asking a question that he really wanted to know the answer. Diba took a deep breath, hoping that this would not make Allan as emotional as Arkan last night.

"Please promise me that you won't get angry after hearing my question"

Allan slightly bowed to align her face with Diba's, he looked at the two Diba beads seriously, reassuring the girl that he was emotional after hearing whatever words he had spoken.

"I promise! Say, there's no need to be afraid"

Diba returned Allan's gaze, then nodded after feeling confident in Allan.

"What a-"

"What are you guys doing?"

Neither Diba nor Allan, both of them looked surprised when they heard Derel's reprimand that had been beside the two. Diba directly faced Derel with the wrong behavior like a girlfriend who was caught being alone with another man, added with Sarah who was beside Derel. While Allan only snorted after upholding his body.

"What are you guys doing?"

Diba is progressively made to die of lice after hearing a serious tone from Derel. Makes him speechless. Diba lowered his head not wanting to see Darel's face. It is certain that the look on Derel's face is very scary now, even the aura around it feels gloomy now. It's more stressful compared to Arkan last night.

Allan who was aware of Diba's state just snorted and looked back at Derel leisurely.

"We're just chatting"

Derel looked at Allan sharply as if to warn him if he was not allowed to touch Diba in the slightest.

"You stop talking and go back to work"

Diba nodded after hearing Sarah's orders, before finally resigning and doing his job again.

"You're back to work, too, and you Derel'd better hurry up to your campus if you don't want to be late"

Without saying anything Allan immediately went after Diba. While Derel just grunted annoyedly.

"Stop being tough on her, no matter how she's your sister"

"I never considered him my sister. I only have 1 little sister, that's it"

"If you don't consider her a sister, then you can't consider me a mother"

Derel smiled obliquely at Sarah's words.

"Oh, you're so brave. Just use me when you need to, really mean"

Derel looked at Sarah humbly, his slanted smile never faded when faced with Sarah.

"Must I remind you, who made my mother leave the house? Who destroyed my family and made my mother and sister miserable?"

"Hey what is that look? Why do you keep blaming me? I also feel guilty and sorry. Your father is guilty of this too. Why didn't you ask her to find your sister and mother? Have you ever asked your father? Does he care about your sister?"

"Just do your job if you really feel guilty. Let's just say if you've paid for your mistakes with me in the past, understand"

Derel just left Sarah who was upset with him.

"Ais~"

Sarah returned to her room angry and upset. It's always like this, he's always the one to blame and always loses an argument. Derel was really like his father who never wanted to lose and never wanted to give up.

Sarah sat in her chair trying to calm herself down. Every word that came out of Derel's mouth was full of emotion. The anger and sadness that is implied in every word always succeeds in harassing him.

BRACKET

Sarah kicked the table hard. To make Mo who was in the next room surprised but not the slightest make Mo feel curious or worried, as if he was used to Derel coming to the restaurant then Sarah will always be like this.

Sarah pressed her elbows on the table and bowed her head, gently pulling her hair in frustration. Sarah never felt good after marrying Derel's father, even her happiness was only limited to Allan her biological children. His life was only filled with regret and guilt that increasingly burdened him. What's more seeing Derel grow up just with a hatred for his father and himself. Likewise with Allan who always hated Darel and lack of attention from his father who always put Derel first even though it was never considered by his eldest son even once.

Sarah turned to look at the star bracelet given by Mother Derel when they were still close friends at their work place. Not feeling tears flowing on his cheeks, his heart was slashed when remembering the moment of their togetherness before even after his friend was married. If the accident did not happen, maybe now he can see his best friend is happy with his family. Not even watching a poor boy who does not know what is suffering because of him.

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Diba just keeps checking his phone, he is waiting for a message or phone from Zaki who did not give it to him from this morning. Not even a message from him was answered by Zaki.

"Not heard from him yet?"

Diba looked up and shook his head before finally receiving the canned drink that Allan had thrust on him. Allan sat in the garden seat next to Diba.

"Have you tried to reach him first?"

"I sent him a message but there was no answer, neither call could be connected. I'm really worried about him"

"I'm curious. Is anyone gonna worry about me when I don't have any news?"

"of course. If that person loves you, he'll worry about you"

Allan turned to look at Diba before finally making a sound again.

"Are you going to worry about me if I arrive there's no news like that?"

Diba who was looking at the canned drink in his hand, smiled at the question that Allan threw at him.

"Eitherway. There's a chance I'll be worried. But I think I'd be happy if you disappeared. Because when you do, you're really annoying"

Allan chuckled and shook his face at Diba's spontaneous reply.

"God"

Diba who tried to open his own can of drink. Instead of opening perfectly, his hands instead scratched the edge of the mouth of the can that just opened a little until it bled. Allan who saw that immediately grabbed Diba's hand and without saying anything he immediately sucked the blood coming out of Diba's finger with his mouth.

"Do you have wound plaster?"

Diba nodded, the girl kept her drink and reached into the front pocket of her school bag to pick up the wound plaster and give it to Allan. Deftly Allan bandaged Diba's wounds with plaster. After finishing with the wound in Diba's hand, Allan switched to grab Diba's drink and opened the new half-open drink.

"If you can't do it, ask for help"

Diba received his drink with a shy smile while muttering thanks to Allan. Just shake his head and drink his drink back.

"So what did you want to ask?"

Diba tampa thinker before finally patting his own eel.

"Ah right, I forgot about that"

"So what?"

"But the agreement is still in effect"

"Dad. Tell me quickly"

Diba looked at Allan seriously.

"Do you have a problem with Arkan?"

Allan looked puzzled by Diba's question, aware that Diba gave little explanation.

"Why does Arkan hate you so much? He even scolded me for working in the same place as you"

"You were scolded just for that?"

"Yes! He was really angry at the time"

Now Allan understood why Diba asked him to promise not to get angry.

"Well! We used to get in trouble with him because of a girl"

Diba listened to Allan's explanation carefully.

"I was still in 2nd grade. At first I only knew Arkan as my brother's friend, until finally a girl who looked a lot like you came into my life"

"Eh, what? Who looks like me?"

Diba points to himself, he really does not believe if there is someone who looks like him. Allan examined Diba's face with a smile.

"yeah. His eye. Eyebrows. Noses. Lips and chin. The way he talks and laughs is really very similar to you."

Diba turned his face because Allan never stopped looking at his face. While Allan only laughed a little at the behavior of this girl in front of him. Allan reached out and took a look at his phone and then thrust the phone at Diba. Diba received the phone and was surprised by what he saw in the phone.

"W-what's this? Is she the girl you call looks like me?"

Allan smiled and nodded in response to Diba's question.

"It's hard to distinguish if your hair is the same color."

Still with a smile that adorned his handsome face, Allan turned his gaze forward, recalling the incident some time ago.

"That's why I immediately bothered you at the restaurant at that time"

"You should be acting like a bitch"

Diba grumbled back at Allan's words, making the young man laugh at him

"Then what happened that made Arkan hate you so much?"

Allan cleared his throat to stop his laughter, then continued his story.

"The girl's name is Ariana, ah! Even the name is similar to yours. Ria went to school in the same Smp as Arkan. From what I know, Ria is a beautiful and smart girl at school, many boys who like it both in school and outside school. That included Arkan and me, several times I tried to approach him but always failed and ended up me who could only be his friend, Karna Ria had been dating Arkan. I was envious of Arkan, but I never felt the slightest desire to take Ria from Arkan. Just being Ria's friend was enough for me.

When we were in the 3rd grade, Ria told me that she actually had terminal brain cancer. He asked me to keep his illness a secret from anyone even Arkan. The longer her body gets weaker, the less Ria goes to school because she has to be treated and she always asks me to accompany her. He said that he did not want Arkan to be sad and hit if he went later, because from that Ria asked me to pretend to be his lover. Quite a selfish request, right?"

Diba nodded confirming Allan's question.

"But all I thought about at that time was Ria's happiness, whatever her request I would do as long as I could make her happy for the rest of her life. So from there Ria always posted photos of us both on her Instagram account. And it manages to make Arkan jealous and emotional. Even Ria wrote a fake Diary book about me and her. Ria also asked me to accompany her to a coffee, where we met Arkan. And do you know what happened?"

Diba shook his head, still focusing on Allan's story.

"Arkan punched me in the face, he snapped and scolded Ria in front of everyone. Uh! His emotional control was really bad at the time. I defended Ria when it made her angry and I almost got into a fistfight with Arkan, if only Arsen and Zaki hadn't broken us. There Ria breaks off her relationship with Arkan and we return to Ria's house. The night Ria was taken to the hospital, she was treated there for 1 full month, and all Ria did was write a fake Diary and just put our photos on her Instagram account, before finally taking his last breath.

Arkan had come to Ria's funeral. She who saw me holding a diary that was filled with Ria's handwriting asked me to give it to her. I refused because I was afraid that the stupid writing Ria wrote would make her hurt even more. But Arkan insisted and I kept giving the book away, and I finally gave it to him. And as Ria had predicted if Arkan would hate him and would not be sad for his loss. But one thing that Ria did not realize from the beginning, if Arkan would be destroyed because of his own actions"

Now Diba understands why Arkan hates Allan so much. All because Ria made Allan a shield as well as a weapon for Arkan.

"Aren't you trying to explain the truth to Arkan?"

"For what? Arkan won't believe me. After all, Ria is gone and we will grow up. Forget all the dark and start with a new one. I hope so"

Diba nodded in understanding at Allan's decision. Looking at the current sipat Arkan, it would definitely be difficult to make him understand the situation back then. Never mind for a situation that once disappointed him, even to him who knew nothing Arkan so hated.

"From what I saw yesterday, it looks like your relationship with Arkan is pretty good"

Diba furrowed his brows, staring at Allan in confusion.

"Looking at him yesterday picked you up, it looks like your relationship is pretty good. Not what I imagined"

"What do you imagine about me and Arkan?"

Allan smiled, his eyes straight ahead staring at the stretchy streets.

"I thought if Allan met you who had a face similar to Ariana maybe he would hate you, or the worst Arkan would make your life never calm for the sake of replying to Ria. But it turns out I was wrong, Arkan wasn't acting childish"

Diba laughed in response to Allan's words.

"Why are you laughing? Did I say something funny?"

"No~"

"Then why are you laughing? Or if my previous guess was right. If Arkan bothers you?"

_Uhuk uhuk~_