Magic Love
Piqued

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"What do I need to do? I can't give birth to a baby from a boy I just met. He's also gone abroad and won't be back."

Aruna folded her knees to align her body with Kezia. Hugging the woman's body seemed to give her strength. "I know it's hard, but it's all happening. You cannot avoid or run away from a fate that has been determined by God. My sister is not alone, though. There I will always support Brother," said Aruna as she rubbed Kezia's back gently.

"Thank you, Na." Kezia returned Aruna's embrace. The two brothers strengthened each other.

"Do you want me to help you say to you and your mom?" Aruna volunteered to help her sister explain about Kezia's pregnancy.

"No need, let me tell you myself. You just me, yes," Kezia refused while breaking her arms. He brooms a rough clear liquid that occasionally still slides from the corner of his eye. Aruna's head nodded in agreement. Then stand up and help Kezia stand up as well.

"Later tell him that you've come home from work, and before that Brother said first, who's the father of the baby?" Aruna was curious.

Kezia gulped his spit, embarrassed to mention Abizar as the father of his baby. There are many reasons why she refused the baby. Apart from being the result of an accident, he also does not love Abizar. Let alone love, know him not. The first time we met, but already put the child in his womb.

"He ... Juno's cousin."

"Huh? You fucking playboy! I have to tell Juno to teach Devan a lesson. He should marry Big Brother and stop playing girls!" Aruna is immediately inflamed. He thought that the man was Devan. Because all this time she knew, Kezia was indeed working with the man. Devan often replaced Juno's job, when Juno was in another job or there was a need.

"Not Devan. I told you that she had only met once" said Kezia.

"Ah, yes. If not Devan, then who, dong?" Aruna was silent for a moment, then choked when there was one more cousin Juno's name that she remembered, "Sister, what a man is ... Abizar?" ask him carefully.

Kezia nodded slowly, it made Aruna gawk in disbelief. Because Abizar is just a snot boy whose age is far below Kezia. "Kok, can it be her, brother?" ask Aruna wonder.

"Just the story is long. I am also confused about how to explain. Now I'm dizzy, I can't think." Kezia walked to the bed and sat on the edge. Both of his palms covered his forehead with two elbows resting on his thighs.

"Whatever the reason, Abi must marry you!" Aruna.

"He was willing to take responsibility at the time, but I refused. I don't think I'm pregnant. Is there any other way than to get married, Na? I'm dying, huh, this fetus? I don't want to marry Abi."

"You never taught me to be such a coward, Kezia!" A loud voice sounded from the direction of the door. Making Aruna and Kezia flinch for a moment. Both of them turned to the origin of the voice that displayed the figure of the mother standing rigidly there.

"Ma–Mama!" Kezia stood up. Look at my mother with a scared face.

"You who made a mistake, you also have to accept the consequences! Whatever happens, you have to give birth to that baby!" Walking forward, Erna said again.

Kezia who felt guilty, immediately rushed to hug the mother. "Sorry, Zee, Ma! Zee was wrong" he said with tears back in his head. Erna just kept quiet. Being angry is free too. She failed at being a mother. Now, when it all happened. He had to force Kezia to accept all the consequences.

Aruna was silent. He also shed tears. He remembered his late mother. Missed the warm embrace of the spiritist figure in his life.

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A cold morning covered the land of Sakura Country. Snow fluttering indicates winter has just begun. Juno was still curled under her blanket when a barrage of cell phone ringing sounds deafening. Juno blinked her eyes, her hand reaching for the phone lying on the nightstand. Both of his eyes narrowed with a still blurred view as he pressed the green button, then stuck it in the ear. "Hello" he said.

"Damn! Why do you video call early in the morning?! Don't know it's five o'clock?" Juno instantly nagged the funny giggles of her two best friends on the glass screen.

"Where is Abi? I want to say congratulations and want to say hello to him because I have dared to step in marriage first," said Devan put on a sullen face.

"Lo needs to be with Abi, why is the phone in the group? Call the guy if you can, right?" Juno was still nagging, as not willingly her deep sleep was interrupted by the call.

"Like me, please." Devan said while raising his eyebrows. Making Juno crackle, then close his eyes. He intends to continue his beautiful dream with his face recorded on camera.

"Eh, who really wants Abi to marry? Same who?" Alfath said it first.

"Gue didn't know, forgot it was right last time I took my phone. He said he's going to Jakarta today to attend Abi's wedding."

Just as Devan finished talking, Abizar's face appeared filling Juno's phone screen.

"There's paan, anyway? Early morning video call? It's five o'clock in Japan, woy!" Like Juno, Abizar also nagged when he first picked up a video call he didn't know back then.

"Well, the bride is still in Japan. How, si? When is the wedding?" Alfath asked again. He did not heed the nagging of the man he said wanted to be the bride.

"not specified. Today we go home, and tomorrow we propose." It was not Abizar who answered, but Juno who was already sitting leaning back. Although his eyelids occasionally closed, resisting the drowsiness that still attacks.

Last night, Aruna told me about Kezia's pregnancy and the father of her baby. Juno was furious, but other than accepting he could what? Eventually the man ran over Abizar and told his aunt about it. After being confirmed, Abizar admitted. Finally, the Juno family represented by Jonathan and his wife met the Kezia family to determine the wedding day, because Abizar's parents were still in Japan.

"Who's married, Bi? He said the girl's already broke first, huh? Crazy, you learn where that thing is? You should have learned from me, so you wouldn't be forced into marriage right now." Devan returned to his voice with a faint smile on his lips. He did not know who the woman Abizar had broken into. That's why his attitude still looks relaxed.

"Lo sure you want to teach him, Van? Even though she's been your target all along?" Now it was Juno's turn to bring a cynical smile to Devan. He is the only one who knows, if Devan has been secretly admiring Kezia. If only the predicate Casanova Man is not perched behind his behavior, maybe Devan has dared to propose his idol. He felt unworthy to be with Kezia.

"You mean? Don't tell me that woman is ...." Devan stopped his words. He did not dare to mention Kezia by the end of his sentence.

"Lo answered, Bi. I still don't want to be my sister-in-law."

Juno's words were already the answer Devan understood. The man then berated Abizar by passing on the residents of the zoo, as well as the residents of the ghoib nature to vent their emotions now.

"Sory, Bang. I was khilaf at the time. I can't stand Zee's temptations when she's drunk."

"Fuck lo!" The last words came out of Devan's mouth before he decided on the call. Leave three handsome faces on the screen of each phone.

"Lo, anyway. Find something!" sewot Juno to her cousin who feels guilty.

"Well, how do I know that Bang Devan likes Zee. My name is Khilaf where I thought about it. Later that time he was also the one who left us alone in the cafe. So, it's not entirely my fault." Long-long Abizar defended himself.

"Udah, woy! Rice is already porridge. Why worry, si!" An unaffected Alfath can only advise. The only thing that will get married is Aruna. His attitude would definitely not be much different.

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