REMEMBER ME?...
The Part 76
Kiara can no longer predict how long she has been here. With an open dress like this is magical for him if his disease has not attacked him until now.
His knuckles had turned white, and he had started to numb his fingertips from the cold. But he doesn't care. The first thing he thought about after coming out of the toilet was to head out into the open. Either the patio, the attic, whatever. Until he found this place. It was located on the second floor, like an attic even though it was not at the highest place of the building, but it was clearly an open space. Kiara actually just wanted to calm herself as well as dry her tears that came out in the bathroom earlier.
The girl again nodded loudly. White steam just came out of his mouth. He doesn't know. If he had not gone to the party, he would never have known the views of others. He did not know that the things that he often saw in the dramas that he always watched—such as slander, envy, spite will happen to him as well. He never knew how creepy and painful it was until he felt it himself.
The girl's head was low, she placed her chin on top of her two arms that were cupped over the iron fence. The girl looked forward, towards the urban landscape this Christmas night. Suddenly he thought of Vano, and remembering him made him remember about Windy anyway. Suddenly, tears flowed down his cheeks and he started sobbing slowly.
The girl no longer cared. His makeup was destroyed earlier, when he washed it to the end in the bathroom. And now, he will make his eyes back swollen by crying here. Gravely. Kiara really does suck at managing her own feelings.
“Kiara Kusuma!”
Kiara stopped sobbing. It was the voice of the person he least wanted to meet number two—the number one was Bang Himsoo—the voice belonged to Kim Vano. Kiara heard the approaching footsteps. But before the man actually reached it, Kiara shouted,
“Do not approach!”
The sound of the steps stopped. Kiara tried to wipe away her tears that were still flowing with both hands, but in vain. His tears fell down like river ripples. Not wanting to stop. The clattering of steps was heard again and Kiara shouted again,
“I said don't come near!” he shouted, he returned sobbing. He did not know how to look at Vano's face later. He also did not want the man to see him in such a state of chaos. In her feeling of such a frenzy, Kiara suddenly felt something covering her back. Something warm.
“Stupid, where might I not approach! It's almost 12 p.m. and you're out in skimpy clothes like that. At least you should wear something before you get hypothermia!” Kiara felt Vano's hand on her shoulder. And suddenly his body weakened until he complied when Vano turned his body so that they could look at each other. Kiara looked at Vano who was now taking off his suit and wearing only a white shirt. It turned out that the warm thing that was enveloping his back earlier was the man's suit.
“You hurt Kiara Kusuma, because they. I should never have brought you here—“
“Van,” Kiara cut Vano's word. Tears were still rushing down his face, making two traces of tears on his cheeks. “I want to ask you something.”
“Kiara..,”.
“What are you and Windy... Ever been in a relationship?”
Vano. He did not expect this kind of question to come out of Kiara's mouth. Was Kiara hurt from knowing her relationship with Windy first? No. gabe. He was also injured as a result of the talk of Bang Himsoo and the others. But where does the girl know about her relationship with Windy?
“What do you mean, Kiara?”
“You heard it yourself, Van. They don't want me! I don't deserve to be here, I don't deserve to be a designer, and seeing you with Windy, knowing your relationship, I know I shouldn't have said this, but… I feel unworthy to be a pendam—“
And at that time, time seemed to stop for Kiara.
When Vano Alexander blotted out the distance between the two and stopped his chattering with his lips. Making the late Kiara aware of the circumstances, widening both her eyes so aware that Vano Alexander kissed her.
For a few seconds while Kiara's lips were still on her, Vano could not breathe. He was surprised not to play. This was not the reaction he expected from a Vano Alexander.
Vano distanced himself slowly from Kiara, letting Kiara breathe. The man then looked at Kiara's eyes sharply. Both of his palms cupped both sides of the girl's face, making him unable to turn anywhere.
“You are wrong, Kiara,” he said slowly, as if he only wanted the two of them to hear his words. “They all envy you, that's the truth. Never put yourself down, I don't like it.”
Kiara stunned. A drop of tears came back down his cheek which was immediately removed by Vano's thumb.
“And remember this, No matter how inappropriate you are for me, I will still choose you, Kiara Kusuma.” Vano again. This time, with a smile.
Miraculous. The man's words, the man's smile, all managed to stop all the pain in his heart. Her tears stopped too. And he finally smiled back.
Vano again advanced his face, about to erase the distance between them again. And this time, Kiara was more prepared to accept it. He closed his eyes as soon as Vano's lips met his again. Time seems to stop again. There was a cheering ‘happy natal’ from inside, but that didn't stop the two.
Kiara spent the first seconds of her Christmas with Vano, in the warmth of love. And he no longer knew what kind of reward this was worth.
Not even Santa Claus will be able to give another gift that rivals Vano Alexander for him.
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