Ryanthi: Sweet Cake, Bitter Reality
Something Still Faint

Keanu sat in front of Arumi with the gaze that he had given the beautiful girl. While Arumi, since then put on a sullen face. He did not dare to fight his brother's gaze at him.

"What's really going on?" keanu asked with a tone of speech that sounded quite firm.

"It's not important!" arumi replied with annoyance.

"It's not important, but it can make you behave like that?" ask Keanu again. He still glanced at Arumi.

"Why do you curse Edgar and Moedya?" Keanu again showered Arumi with a question, which actually made Arumi so lazy to answer it.

Keanu looked at the girl so fixedly. His pair of eyes continued to investigate the younger brother, until Arumi felt uneasy.

"I know that Brother is in touch with that cheap blonde. Right, right?" ask Arumi. He acted the opposite, as if Keanu was being interrogated at the time.

"What do you mean?" ask Keanu. "Sister is asking you. Why are you investigating Brother?" Keanu pulled his face to the brink. He was amazed by the question from Arumi.

"Look, Brother. I saw Brother back then, when we were Marseille," Arumi said.

"I beg you, you better stay away from that blonde because she's not a woman worthy of Big Brother!" pinta Arumi was so sure.

"Who do you mean? Pamela?" ask Keanu.

Arumi rolled both her eyes. He was so lazy when Keanu had to name the woman.

"Don't mention her name!" sergeant Arumi.

"Do you know Pamela?" search Keanu. His little heart began to tingle with a considerable curiosity.

"of course. Yes, although not very familiar with him either. I'm not interested in that" replied Arumi confidently. He also thought for a moment.

"OKAY. Tell me about him, if you know him!" keanu Pinta. He feels more and more interested in what Arumi will tell him.

Arumi rolled her eyes lazily again. Keanu was still waiting for him to speak.

"I'm lazy to have to talk about him, but I definitely don't like it when Big Brother approaches him. The blonde .. She was just like an ant that would come when she smelled the sweet scent of sugar!" bright Arumi.

"Is that so?" Keanu felt unsure of what Arumi said.

"How do you know that?" search again.

Arumi laughed softly. He then got up from his seat and stepped near the window of his room. Before closing the glass window curtain, he took the time to look out.

The night is getting late. The atmosphere felt so much. Arumi stood by the glass window, with her mind floating at some point. The time when almost a year ago. The time when he still enjoyed the beauty of being together with Edgar.

"He ... Pamela is Edgar's ex-girlfriend" Arumi explained.

Keanu looked at the still cool sister standing by the window. He was quite surprised by what Arumi had just told him.

"Then what's the problem if he's Edgar's ex-girlfriend?" ask Keanu. He assumed that it was not a reason too important to be fussed.

"It doesn't matter if he's just Edgar's ex-girlfriend. But it will be a problem when I see him on Edgar's bed with no clothes on" Arumi said.

"It happened while Edgar was still in touch with me. He was looking for what he didn't get from me and was given away for free by the blonde" Arumi said.

"It doesn't matter if he just did it with Edgar. But I know, if he did it with any man. That's what Edgar told me," Arumi said. He then fell silent for a moment.

Keanu let out a long breath. He then turned his sitting position so facing toward Arumi standing up.

"Then ... What is your relationship with Moedya?" search Keanu again.

Hearing Moedya's name called, Arumi was awakened quickly. However, he was at a loss as to how to explain it to Keanu.

Arumi chose not to answer.

"Why silence?" ask Keanu. He walked over to his sister who now looked wrong.

Arumi turned to the handsome, lopsided man. There was a reluctance in the girl's eyes, to tell Keanu the truth.

"Don't beat around!" keanu Pinta.

"Listen, Arum! From this moment on, Brother is the substitute father. So, it is the duty of Brother to be a protector for you and also mother. Brother must know, with whom you hang out, because do not let if someday you will give a big burden of guilt to Brother!" keanu. He speaks with a very mature tone. It was even more emphatic than the tone of his late father's speech.

Arumi glanced back at her sister. But he still looks doubtful.

Keanu stood next to his beloved sister with his gaze coming out the window. There is a great responsibility on his shoulders now, which he must bear. Keanu should behave with a much more mature and wise course. It can't be rash at all.

"Since when?" ask the man with a height of almost 180 cm. He makes Arumi can no longer avoid the question.

"I don't know ..." replied Arumi hesitantly.

"What doesn't know?" Keanu looked at Arumi in surprise. He did not understand the meaning of his brother.

"I don't know since when. It all felt so unclear to me!" arumi complains while sitting at the end of her bed.

"What is Moedya's attitude toward you?" search Keanu. His attitude was like a father to Arumi.

"He was kind and polite. At first, we met by accident. Sometimes we also talk on the phone ...." Arumi stunned. Suddenly he became very nervous.

The longing actually exists. However, it felt so hard for him to express.

Keanu followed Arumi sitting at the end of the bed. His gaze was still on his only sister.

"Did you know this?" ask Keanu.

"Yes. I told him, "Arumi replied, turning to his brother.

"Then why didn't you tell Brother? You know not if Moedya is Big Brother's best friend?"

"Yes, of course I know. That's why I didn't tell my sister!" Arumi.

"So sure as hell knows Moedya better than I do. I don't know what your response will be when you find out if I'm close to her" Arumi said with a face that still looks agitated.

"How far are you near?" search Keanu.

Arumi looked at the older brother quite intensely.

"Alright, Brother! It was just ordinary closeness. Nothing special," Arumi refuted with a slight regret at the hue of her eyes.

"okay!" Keanu moved from his seat. Before coming out of Arumi's room, he had time to look back at his beloved sister.

"Sister will never limit you to being close to anyone, because that limit is on you" Keanu said calmly.

"You are old enough to be able to choose someone who is worthy and not for you to make friends, in any case. Keep thinking rationally!"

"You're very close to mom. I think you must have known what his character was. Like a brother who learns a lot from his father, so much from his mother. She's an amazing woman" Keanu ended his words.

A moment later, he kissed Arumi softly. "Sleep! It's too late" he said as he headed for the door.

"Sister!" call Arumi suddenly.

Keanu was stunned and turned his head.

"Sister will stop to get in touch with Pamela, right?" asked Arumi expectantly.

Keanu smiled knot. "Will you think," he replied as he opened the door and walked out.

Arumi started to look. For a moment he thought, has he forced his will on Keanu?

But he has a clear reason. Not only because of the pain to Pamela, but because of too much affection for her brother.