Rapa & Cleona: Keeping the Heart
42. Expires

Returning to school is not what Cleona really wants, because in addition to feeling uncomfortable, Cleona could not stand if she had to stay longer with Clara. She thought Clara would come back when she found out she was gone, Cleona thought her best friend would embrace her and give her encouragement or ask her to cry together. But it turns out that all of it does not fit his shadow. Clara still remains the same, ignoring and dodging too often once she tries to get close. Even his four friends had run out of sense to get the two closer.

It hurts to be treated like that by the closest friend, sicker than Rapa ignored.

Remembering the man, Cleona became homesick about the figure of her lover who indeed some time he no longer bothers her to apologize. Yes, Cleona decided to stop. Not because she no longer loved him, but Cleona was quite aware that maybe Rapa no longer wanted to be next to her, her Rapa already did not care, even when she needed it so much when she was gone forever. Cleona also thinks that she is too selfish for Rapa.

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Upon returning from the library, Cleona could only comment on her sad smile once she saw Rapa and Mirna were not far from her position. The lover he so desperately longed for seemed to be fine, seeing the smile engraved on his lips and the usual happy look when he joked with his best friend. Cleona felt that it seemed like Rapa was indeed better off without her.

Passing through the two men, Cleona tried to refrain from turning around and hugging the man who was still her lover, also holding back the tears that had been blocked did not slide by her sassy. Cleona no longer wanted to cry, she would try hard from now on.

“Queen,”

Cleona's steps suddenly stopped hearing the call, but to see it felt like she could not bear, tears that had been blocked seemed to encourage each other to ask for freedom. Cleona therefore chose her current position, as she obviously did not want the two men to see her tears.

“Abang to talk,” says Rapa slowly.

Cleona frowned, before then smiling thinly almost invisibly, the twitch of her heart feeling just because of those three words. Is his hearing wrong? Did the man say not slur? Why did it feel like Cleona wanted so badly to cry and laugh at the same time. Feel funny with what just came out of Rapa's sweet lips.

Where was he when he wanted to explain yesterday's misunderstanding? Where was he when he apologized? Wasn't it when he was chasing, the man actually ran as if he no longer wanted to be in campuri? So now that he chose to give up, Rapa asked to speak. Didn't he realize that when he needed backup and embrace Rapa was not even there? So, should he laugh loudly at this moment?

Exhaling first, Cleona kept trying to hold back her tears from appearing before then saying, “Speaking what? Isn't there nothing between us to talk about?”

Rapa was surprised by the flat and cold tone that had just been released by the lover, his forehead shriveled, confused. “What does that mean? Don't you have the right to talk to your own boyfriend?”

“Gue thinks that status is gone.”

“What do you mean Queen? Brother never ended our relationship ..!”

“Then let me end it,” Cleona cut off Rapa's tribute, then turned her head, and looked right at the handsome face adorned with shock. “Start now our relationship ends.”

Rapa who heard Cleona's statement just now suddenly felt a tightness in her chest as if she was hit by rubble due to the great earthquake that had just occurred, made his heart seem to stop beating until then his consciousness returned after a pat on his shoulder Mirna gave.

“Lo is fine, right?” ask Mirna worriedly.

Rapa did not reply at all, she turned her head back towards Cleona originally standing up. But the girl was no longer in her place, even her existence was no longer visible. So, what was he in unconsciousness for that long?

“Lo to perpus alone yes, Mir.” Said Rapa listlessly.

Mirna stared at Rapa's departure with a look of pity, not expecting her best friend was this creepy child once the breaking word was thrown from the mouth of her beloved. Mirna knew enough about Rapa's love for Cleona, and for that reason she also chose to retreat to reach for the man's love, because Mirna was clearly aware that she would never win.

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“Please finish my book dong, No,” said Rapa with a little pleading.

“Please No, I have to go to Queen class. Afraid he's hunting home.”

“Not her home is the same she is next door?”

“No..”

“OK, I'm settled. There you go, chase the angel lo.” Said Nino who could not bear to see the tangled face of his best friend.

After saying thank you, Rapa quickly got up and ran out of her class. No matter the grunts of some of the people he had run over, because now he had to quickly head to his girlfriend's class to ask for an explanation of what Cleona had said.

Rapa heaved a sigh of relief as soon as the doorway reached and she still found Cleona still sitting on her stool, tidying her stationery into the bag. But there are those that make the focus distractible.

“Clara Queen Yeima!” call Rapa in a low tone, and it successfully made the two people who were joking in the corner of the class turn their heads. “Since when are you dating?”

Clara, who was surprised by Rapa's sudden presence, quickly walked over to her brother. “Lo why come here? I have permission if gu..”

“What! During this time you always let go home first on the grounds of group work, playing with friends and so it's because you want to date? Since when do you have a boyfriend? Forget you, I always said if you want to have a boyfriend tell me first! At least I know a guy who deletin lo good or not. You never thought of what you said, Brother Lo, Tu?”

“Burma a good man, you do not have to overdo it,” replied Clara turned her eyes puffed.

“Gue is like this because I'm worried, Tu. I don't want my sister to hurt me. Can't I overdo it with my own sister?!” Rapa said with a little snapping, making Clara bow her head, afraid also sad because only this time got the anger of her brother.

“But I promise I won't hurt Clara, sister. I promise I'll take care of him..”

“And I have to believe? Don't dream! Lo...”

Rapa was forced to abandon her intention to scold the man who was the lover of her sister as soon as she saw Cleona standing up from her stool and was about to leave. According to him, now what is more important is his business with Cleona than his sister's love story.

“Queen just a moment, Brother wants to talk,” said Rapa intercepted the departure of Cleona who was about to come out.

“Sorry I can't, Alvin has been waiting.”

"You prefer him over Brother?” Rapa nodded in disbelief.

Cleona turned her head, then raised her eyebrows in astonishment. “Our relationship is over, and you have no right to ask such a thing.”

“So right, there is a relationship between you?” asked Rapa with a reddened face, holding back the anger.

“If yes, why?” said Cleona who then left just like that leaving Rapa, Clara and Burma.

“Arrgghh!” rapa shouted, throwing a fist at the door, venting his anger at the speech Cleona had just delivered.

“Berrengjeks. How dare you betray me!”