Rapa & Cleona: Keeping the Heart
51. Don't Give Up

On the way, Rapa repeatedly turned to the side where Cleona sat sweetly with her phone in her ear. Since five minutes ago, the girl was either talking to whom, but hearing what was discussed about marriage it was certain that Alvin was the interlocutor.

Rapa was eager to snatch the flat object and throw it out the car window. He wanted to shout in front of Cleona's pretty face, saying that he was jealous. But Rapa soon realized, he may not have the right to be jealous considering there is no status between them. The pain does not have that right as it turns out, it was appropriate when first Junior High Cleona was hostile to him.

“Okay, Love you too.” Cleona ends her chat with Freya and re-enters her phone into her white sling bag.

At first glance he turned to Rapa who was still busy driving, before then looking back at the street in front of him. He did not stare for a long time at the man he missed, not because he did not want to, just that Cleona was afraid to falter and make this plan fall apart.

“Ekhem.” Deheman Cleona made the man next to her turn his head and made them look at each other for a while, before then both looked away from each other.

“Abang how are you? Sorry because since returning home has not had time to come,” said Cleona smiled thinly.

“You know for yourself brother is never okay without you,” replied Rapa staring at Cleona who was sitting next to him.

Cleona grimaced a little as the throbbing of guilt wounded her heart. If not in the plan to prank Rapa, maybe at this time he had already rushed to hug his beloved man.

“Udah to Queen,” said Rapa resuscitated Cleona from her daydream.

Nodding small, Cleona got off Rapa's car and walked slowly to the WO office that she had visited yesterday with Alvin and Freya, just that the business that yesterday was not fully finished, but the business that was not yet fully completed, so today Cleona came back to discuss what theme will be taken for the wedding later.

After making pleasantries with Mbak Nina, as the owner of this WO, the two immediately talked about the purpose of his arrival, while Rapa was somehow located, because several times Cleona turned to the door, that figure did not come either. Though he hoped that the man was beside him, at least training to prepare for their marriage later.

A few minutes later the door opened without first being knocked and showing the handsome face of Rapa who was not good at seeing. But the arrival of the man at least made Cleona sigh in relief.

“Lo what is it here, Rap?” asked the beautiful woman who was sitting in front of Cleona.

“Nganter would-be wife of people,” he replied as he pointed at Cleona with his chin.

“Ck, prospective wife person lo anterin. When do you want to bring your own wife to here?” ledek Nina to her sister's best friend.

“I was going to take him here directly when he came home, eh yearya even first people. Do you know what my pain is like? Feel like dying, but do not want to kill yourself,” said Rapa who made Nina laugh and shake her head, while Cleona grimaced a little. But it could not be denied that his heart warmed, and the smile was engraved even though as hard as Cleona could hide.

The conversation with Rapa ended, and the WO owner refocused on Cleona for two hours and the discussion was over and Cleona and Rapa left. Since then, Cleona can only review her thin smile every time Rapa comments on the concept chosen according to Freya and Alvin's wishes.

Rapa always said that it was not good, too tacky and many more comments that the man gave in a cold and unwelcome tone, it makes Mbak Nina giggle and reminds Rapa that this is not for her wedding. Since then Rapa has been silent, no longer interfering and choosing to be silent with a pouting face, which makes Cleona unable to bear to not smile amusedly. Her latch is adorable if she is upset and jealous, making her miss and want to hug the man.

The expression on Cleona's face, which had originally been bright, turned cold as soon as she heard Rapa's words. Somehow now he does not like Rapa who uses the word ‘lo-gue’.

Cleona chose not to answer, and it made Rapa sigh heavily. “My mistake is too big huh, Queen? I had thought that there would be a second chance for me to correct the mistake first, but it turns out... I've lost, yes, Queen?” ask Rapa with a voice full of despair.

“Bang..”.

“Have I really not been in your heart, Queen? Has that feeling been buried and unceremonious?” rapa cut Cleona who was about to make a sound.

Rapa stopped her car in front of the gate of Cleona's house, not intending to get her car there because she still wanted to talk to the beautiful woman. Staring at the beautiful face of her former lover, Rapa could not hide her wounded look, she could not pretend to be happy and she did not want to try to toughen up. Rapa wants Cleona to know that she is not okay.

“At first I thought that this was all my nightmare, but it turns out I really have to realize that this is real. My heart hurts, Queen. I want to give up, bury this love like what you're doing. Forgetting you without the pain that I feel, but I can't afford to do that. I love lo.” too much

Cleona looked down at Rapa's words. Unable to see how hurt the man was, Cleona was afraid Rapa would actually give up and leave him.

“Gue should what, Queen? I have to what without lo?” Rapa who had shed tears that looked so fragile, making Cleona heartless and without thinking long he rushed to hug the man, shed his tears while saying sorry many times, he said many times, and his cry became more and more when Rapa's hand returned his embrace no less tightly, even some kisses he felt at the top of his head.

“Sorry Queen, Bang, sorry that Queen let Brother down, sorry for hurting Brother, and sorry for Queen, Brother being like this. Please ... please never stop loving Queen, please never give up and leave Queen,” Cleona said with tears streaming down and a gaze full of pleas.

Everything that came out of the girl's mouth certainly made Rapa confused, not understanding what Cleona really meant that asked her not to give up.

“Is Queen unhappy with this marriage?” tanya Rapa wants to make sure.

Cleona who was about to answer, snarled as soon as she heard the ringing of her cellphone that turned out from Clara. “Hallo,”

“What's in the car? Come down, Queen don't let you waver. Remember this is not yet the time!” Clara commemorated across there, making Cleona turn towards Rapa who was waiting for her answer.

Without saying anything to Clara, Cleona then turned off the phone. His eyes were fixed on Rapa's sad face, he wanted to confess, ending all this torment. But he could not, because after all this was no longer about his plans with Clara but their parents who had intervened. Cleona does not want to make her parents' plans fall apart, and that means Cleona is forced to continue with her in hopes that Rapa will still survive.

“Queen please, Brother don't give up. Stay in love with Queen without limits.” Cleona uttered that with a serious look directed at Rapa's beautiful eyes, then one brief kiss on Rapa's tapered cheek, Cleona gave before getting off the car without saying anything more.

“Arrgghh, shit! What do women really want? Why can't I understand all that?” rapa shouted in frustration, banging his head on the car's steering wheel several times.

"Queen, what are you really planning? mirroring me?"