Our Story: The Sudden Chancellery
S2 Chapter 5 – Intervention

V-V or V-H? 🤭

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On his way home from school, Vincent stands in front of Viani's class feeling nervous. He must have heard the curse of Hana who was sad because Viani did not want to be her friend anymore.

And Vincent's still-labile teenage mind finally softened when he heard the testimony that the incident was something that Chicrich designed, so he felt guilty for being mistaken.

But Vincent had not yet called Viani, the girl had already passed away regardless of him standing outside waiting for her.

Arriving home, Viani got off the car Gala was driving when she picked her up from school. Gala came home early for lunch together at a restaurant before returning home.

Since Gala married Gemma, the man has often invited Viani to eat together wherever Viani likes in order to make bonding between father and son.

But as Gala and Viani head for the terrace, Vincent's still figure in his high school uniform - the mess with the tip of the uniform coming out of his pants - has been sitting at the guest table on the terrace, a glass of orange juice in front of him. Gemma probably received Vincent there and had entertained the boy with drinks and snacks.

The boy stood up as Viani walked closer to the twin doors of their home.

“Hai .. Why are you here?” ask Viani slowly. He deliberately did not want to raise his voice to impress getting along in front of Gala.

“Om enter first yes, Vi .. Vin ..” he said as he looked at Viani and Vincent one by one and went inside.

After making sure the man was completely inside, Vincent advanced, approached Viani and looked at her intensely. “At school, you didn't give me a chance to talk. How should I try?”

“Gue has nothing to do, Vin. Lo go home deh.”

“Vi, horrify me first!” Vincent blocks Viani's arm which is immediately brushed aside by him.

“Do not touch me, yes!”

“Gue likes same elo!” Vincent can't take it anymore without letting go of that delicate arm.

He said his joy with half a shout. Pedantic is always avoided, inevitably makes Vincent's patience runs out. The tempestuous feeling in his chest was already unbearable as the girl continued to walk away from him without giving him even a second to speak.

Viani stared at Vincent fiercely. Both of them were breathing heavily due to the burst of stifled emotions. But Vincent knows, in this moment, it is not him who deserves to be angry. He was the one who should have received the anger from Viani.

“Gue likes elo,” reload it in a weak voice. “Gue loves elo since we played together in Dufan, since we both ate in Ancol. I really like elo.”

For a moment, Vincent could see there was a different twinkle on that round eye. His real eyes were always staring at him all the time, and made Vincent's heart melt even though only through the gaze.

“Gue bother elo not because I hate. I don't like it when you see me helpless every time I'm physically close to you. I was too embarrassed to look you in the eye. That's why I'd rather disturb, you're easier to reach.

And ... I'm sorry, because I had a misunderstanding. Nadia's a nobody, Vi. I'm just like Nadia there's nothing."

“The photo is enough to show everything, Vincent ... Do not maruk ... Here you say you like me, but in fact I see every day, you follow him like a Persian cat. Nadia from the beginning bully me because of elo. I'm tired of dealing with Nadia, Vin. Anyway, you can't update 2 girls at once.”

“Gue is really no relationship with Nadia,” bright Vincent who released his hand from Viani's arm and grabbed his own hair in despair. “Why can't you believe it?”

“Keep why Nadia car ngintilin elo sampe here, Vin?”

“What?”

Vincent's eyes grew shocked. He saw a BMW parked in front of Viani's house, outside the fence that had not been closed. In it, Nadia sat restlessly with a friend, staring at Vincent sharply and piercingly.

“Certain this what?” Vincent pulled out a baseball cap from his bag, and immediately Viani's face changed with an embarrassed expression until he threw his face away. “This is from elo right? You know I love this baseball team from Nyokap, elo it's myself!”

Being flocked with those words only made Viani throw her face even more because it was true. He asks Erika what Vincent likes, and Erika replies that she likes to watch baseball and names her favorite team. He gave the hat to Erika and there was no way the woman would not tell her son.

“If I said it wasn't from me, would you let me come inside right now?” ask Viani to Vincent who has run out of sense how to avoid this man. After waiting, the failure of Vincent's response made Viani understand. “See you, Vincent ..”

“Gue will work—“

Instantly Viani's steps stopped.

“Gue will try to getin elo.”

Viani glanced at Vincent. “Keep if you get me, and we'll have problems again, you'll vent it with other people's mess?"

Vincent's mouth clenched with hardened neck veins. On one hand, she felt so sorry for letting Nadia kiss her and even take their picture that night.

Viani tried not to care about that guilt-ridden face. He passed into his house and left Vincent alone there.

The man stared at Viani until the girl disappeared inside.

He took his backpack, put it on his shoulder and prepared to go home. But his steps came to a halt as a male voice called out to him from behind. He turned his body, seeing Gala's figure was already standing upright in place.

“Vincent, sit down, Om to talk.” Gala invited Vincent to return to the chair, opposite to him.

The sweat on Vincent's forehead began to pour. His common sense began to imagine the no-no because it was possible, Gala had heard what happened between Vincent and Viani earlier.

“I know if you like my son ..”

Vincent's stomach was just punched. He seemed nauseous with tudingan— which unfortunately is true. His palm began to get wet and his heartbeat grew irregular.

He looked at Gala timidly. If all this time, Gala has always been a relaxed person when hanging out, but in front of her, Gala really became a stiff and untouchable person. Men are so different and scary.

“Viani told you she doesn't like you, right? So I just confirmed the same you .. forget Viani. Your love claps one hand and you will only be hurt. Better, you meet the girl in the car. Make my child go to school there quietly. Do not involve him in a love triangle that makes him uncomfortable.”

“But Om—“

“Om don't like it when you're near Viani. Personally, I don't like you. I've lost my good impression after noticing what happened between you at that restaurant.”

Gala said it unfiltered, without thought. Everything spontaneously came out of his lips so smoothly, and no matter who the father of the boy in front of him was.

Vincent raised his eyebrows. He did not expect that Gala knew of the incident at the restaurant. He also tried to defend himself. “I was in a confused position at the time Om. At first I was disappointed. But now I know everything, and I just want to apologize."

"If I turn around and it happens to you, what about the reaction you expect from Viani? I'm just putting on the body of the guy who tried to hurt my son and make him cry last night." Gala looked at him sharply, that gaze seemed to be the key that kept Vicent's mouth tightly shut without being able to refute his words.

Actually, Gala can't bear to pick Vincent. The debate will surely be won by the adult man, and Vincent is still too naive to go against the adult's reasoning. But he doesn't like it when someone hurts his family.

“It's time for you to go home, Vincent.”

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