Loving the Arogant Army
3. Rejected Gabriel

After Nicole passed away, Gabriel then ran following the direction Dhezia was walking. Gabriel was curious about the girl who caught his attention while dancing. And sure enough, within minutes Gabriel found Dhezia walking towards the simple apartment she was in. Dhezia did not realize that a man was following her. After almost 20 minutes of walking. Dhezia was in front of the apartment where she lived. Dhezia climbed the stairs to the second floor. Then to the door of his apartment. Dhezia pulled out the key to open the door to the apartment. However, when he was about to enter there was a man greeting him from behind his back.

"Dancing girl?" greet Gabriel.

Dhezia looked back. How surprised Dhezia was when she found out that the one who greeted her was Gabriel.

"Gab-Gabriel, I-iya what is it, why is it here?"

Dhezia answered with back-to-back questions as she was nervous.

"I saw you crying across the street, when I was with my girlfriend" Gabriel replied flatly.

'Together with my lover' somehow Gabriel's last sentence made Dhezia hurt to hear it. Body vibrates.

“Is this how unrequited feelings feel?” inner Dhezia.

"Why are you crying?" ask Gabriel again.

"Ah no, there was something that entered my eyes, I was just flickering," replied Dhezia looking for an excuse.

"No way, obviously you were crying, I saw you wiping the tears across there," Gabriel replied, refuting what the woman in front of him had said.

While Dhezia was silent not flinching. He refused to answer Gabriel's question. His heart was already too sick to know the fact about Gabriel who already had a woman in his heart.

Dhezia Apartment is on the second floor of the building consisting of ten floors. The access road between the door of the apartment door facing is not wide so that when there are other apartment residents who will pass they have to pull over to the wall. Gabriel, realizing that it was moving quickly, took the key from Dhezia's hand, opened the door of the Dhezia Apartment with two rounds of keys, and Gabriel managed to get into Dhezia's apartment.

"Hey, why are you in?" dhezia's protests are shocked to see Gabriel entering her apartment.

"We can disturb other apartment dwellers who will pass by if you keep standing there, so you live here?" gabriel asked casually as he looked at the simple apartment the girl lived in.

“True neat eastern girl,” Inner Gabriel. He saw a neatly arranged bookshelf. Mattress with neat bed linen, all the goods in Dhezia's apartment are very well maintained, there is no dust attached between the goods. Much different from Nicole who often messed up her room. Gabriel looked at the figura displayed on the wall.

“This is your photo with your family in Indonesia?” ask Gabriel.

Dhezia was silent. He had no desire to kill the Caucasian man.

However, actually Dhezia was also a little happy to be able to see Gabriel up close. Who would have thought that the man would follow him. However, Dhezia must also be aware that the man in front of her is already filled with his heart.

Nicole is already occupying her heart.

"Why remain silent? So why were you crying?"

Gabriel asked the same thing again.

"What do you really care?" sahut Dhezia in the end.

"Hey, I care, seeing you crying across the street I rushed to follow you, I even told Nicole to go home by herself!” Gabriel clearly.

“Nicole. Gabriel called her lover's name again. Don't you know

Gabriel's? That I like you?” inner Dhezia.

Nicole?"

Dhezia's words made Gabriel nervous for a moment. Right too, why should Gabriel care about that dancing girl? No, Gabriel didn't care, he was just curious about the eastern dancer Dhezia and why Dhezia cried when she saw him with Nicole across the street.

"Curtain! Why alternate you who are silent?" ledek Dhezia to Gabriel.

"You don't like me caring about you? It's strange, but all girls usually like to see me care about them" Gabriel said with confidence.

"No, I'm not like them!" refuse Dhezia does not want to be there with other women.

"Hey, dancer girl, do you realize who I am? I'm Gabriel Holdon! The American Core Swimming Team. Gold medal winner at Tokyo Olympics! O dance girl," said Gabriel at length showing off his myriad achievements.

"Hihi.." said Dhezia. He who heard the male ramble in front of him also laughed amusedly and the pain of his heart decreased.

Dhezia is indeed a woman who greatly admires outstanding men, especially Dhezia came to America on a scholarship. Also, Dhezia so far Gabriel is the first man to notice and greet him first.

"Briel...," call Dhezia at last.

Gabriel looked at Dhezia. He heard the voice of the girl in front of him saying his name. Actually Dhezia is not bad either, The mature brown-skinned girl with unraveled hair is pretty sweet. Unlike his girlfriend Nicole who is white, American women. Dhezia is a real girl

western men like Gabriel.

"Maf if this is rushed, but I like you," said Dhezia expressed his feelings.

I don't know what affects Dhezia so it gains the power to

expressing his feelings for Gabriel. While Gabriel heard what

it said Dhezia had just raised one eyebrow, asking for an explanation

more.

"Listen to Briel.., I'm Dhezia Anastasya, today I express my feelings that have existed since you saw me dance in music and dance classes last semester" continued Dhezia.

“So? You were crying because you knew I was with Nicole? Make me,” said Gabriel full of regrets.

"What's wrong, I just feel like I have to tell you, because after this I have to go back to Indonesia, it's okay you don't return my feelings because I know that your heart is for Nicole, not for me, not for me,” continue Dhezia.

Gabriel who heard the sincere words of the girl in front of him felt even more guilty.

"I'm sorry, I should have known this earlier, so I wouldn't hurt you, and could have been careful when I was with Nicole, Anastasya. Sorry too, I haven't been able to return your feelings, Anastasya. But we can still be friends" replied Gabriel feeling guilty. He hugged the girl in front of him.

Dhezia felt Gabriel's warm embrace, she felt so pitiful. He must be returned to Indonesia and his love rejected by Gabriel. Dhezia just can't be out of thought, how can he like the girlfriend of people.Dan Dhezia knows if Gabriel will reject him if he reveals his feelings. But it's okay, after this maybe he won't see Gabriel again. So, Dhezia might be relieved.

"Perhaps it is true, some people in this world are brought together just to fall in love, but not to be together" Dhezia said with her sadness.

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