So In Love
EP. 21. Lying to Yourself

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“Thank you, Mas.” Say mothers who peddle beach hats and other accessories to the sky because they have bought their merchandise. Beach hat for Shien.

The sky turned when he heard the sound of the car door. He was stunned when he saw Shien get out of the car with a midi dress that was in line with the outfit he was wearing today. The girl looks very sweet and beautiful, making Heaven's eyes reluctant to switch to see other objects around her.

Not necessarily reprimanding, Sky was still at home staring at Shien who was engrossed in spreading his gaze around. He noticed Shien's change in expression, the girl seemed to smile in amazement, then smiled wryly, whether she was thinking about what until the look on her face turned sad.

Shien looked like a lonely child with all the sadness piled up in his heart. I don't know, it's just the feeling of the sky. The sky wanted to embrace him.

The sky then steadily approached Shien who was still unmoved in his place. He smiled amusedly, as though Shien was completely immersed in his daydreams until the girl did not realize the Sky was already before her, even wearing a hat.

“Ayo.” The cry of Heaven, made the girl wake up from her daydream. But he was still flinching with his eyes fixed on a single smile of knots on the lips of Heaven. Either there may be magic, until Shien felt at home to linger looking at him.

“I'm a handsome. Yes, I'll just do it again.” The sky turned the tip of Shien's nose.

“Hiish.” Shien landed a small pinch on Sky's waist in annoyance and embarrassment all at once for being caught paying attention to Sky. It was not his will, but his eyes moved on their own without command and looked at the Sky with all their might.

“Your face is red, tuh.” Ledek the Sky again while pointing at Shien's face that felt increasingly heated.

And one punch landed on the chest of the Sky field. Shien thunts funny with a frowning face. Really sucks. The sky had already teased him for almost half a day. It felt like Shien wanted to cry.

“Ngeselin.” The weirdo.

“What? I'm handsome?” Shien growled stifledly, then stomped his feet on the paving block where he stood.

“SKY.” Then scream in annoyance.

“Haha. Udah, ahh, come.” While chuckling, Sky grabbed Shien's palm gently to hold onto it, then pulled him out of the parking lot to bring the girl onto the beach.

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The fresh aroma mixed with the distinctive salt smell was getting stronger as soon as Sky and Shien set foot on the shore.

Santolo Beach which has a broad stretch of soft and clean white sand surrounded by a row of hills is often referred to as a hidden paradise in the southern area of Garut. The charm of its beauty feels natural because the area is still clean and neat, to make anyone who comes captivated by its beauty.

The sky was clear, with no heat.

The atmosphere of the beach is calm with a soothing beach breeze, the waves are not too big, and the air is tightly attached to the skin makes anyone feel at home to linger enjoying it. Including Shien.

The girl sighed with a faint smile adorning her usual cold-looking face. Shien timidly attached his gaze to the boundaries of the horizon. Blue sky that stretches with a little cloud, waves that pull over and up, seagulls and small ships in the middle of the sea there add an exotic impression. His heart instantly became calm, his face sparkling happily. It felt like Shien wanted to cry in admiration for the beauty that was presented.

Although this is not a beach in Bali, Labuan Bajo, Lombok, or other famous beaches. But Shien was very pleased.

Shien stared at a small family as it flashed. The girl, who was about six or seven years old, was playing in the sand castle with her father, while her mother was busy photographing their togetherness. Look happy. Shien smiled at him.

Shien couldn't believe it. This was one of his dreams all along. This was one of the things he had written on his wish list. Only, there was no Papa and Mama who accompanied him, nor were his two brothers.

Shien let his shoulder hair play out in the wind. The sky that had been holding Shien's hand since then turned its head, then smiled looking at the girl's glowing face. The sky promised, he would do anything to make the girl smile as loosely as she was today.

“Like?” Ask Sky, making Shien wake up. The man continued to lead him to go further towards the shoreline. While Shien simply nodded and smiled faintly at him.

“Still.” Shien sounded sincere. Yes, thank you for giving Shien his first experience stepping on the beach. But Shien could only say that inwardly.

“Please, nih?” Sky asked shortly after they stopped stepping and stood on the shore. “I treat you to lunch.” Shien said, but Sky shook his head in disapproval to make the girl wrinkle her eyebrows in surprise.

“Cium, doong.” Speak Heaven closer and point at his own cheek. Shien paused for a moment, then snorted. “Okayah.” The girl pushed the face of Heaven away.

The sky pretended to whine. “Basic blind girl romantic.” The weird thing was later, but Shien paid no heed to it.

“Udah, freelance.” The girl then jerked Heaven's hand slowly, to make their hands detach, for then she walked a little away from the Sky.

Shien took off the flip-flops he was wearing. He wanted to feel the soles of his feet touch the fine white sand as the clear sea water touched his skin.

The girl smiled again, amazed to see the endless puddles of water. He crouched down, his tiny hands touched the sand, grazed, and crumpled the sand like a child he saw building a sand castle. Turns fun.

The sky that stood not far behind Shien did not immediately approach him. He preferred to observe the girl for a moment, then smiled amusedly. Shien looked like the first person to come to the beach. That's how the sky thinks.

Taking the phone out of his pants pocket, Sky then took a picture of the girl playing with the sand from behind. Ahh, he wanted to take a photo of Shien from the front to make his face visible. But surely the girl would be angry if she did.

“Shien.”

Shien. Hair fluttering. He memorized the voice. A voice that has always been bothering him lately, yet it sounds calming.

“Emmh. . .” His eyes instantly closed as suddenly Heaven carelessly splashed the sea water onto his face. The man then chuckled complacently, without feeling guilty, and then his outstretched hand gently stroked Shien's delicate cheek. Over time, he loved this girl more and more until he did not want to do it in the slightest. Sky's affection was already very deep even though he had not known Shien for long. How could? The sky does not understand. The human heart is sometimes unreasonable.

“Langit.” Call Shien. The sky looked up, looking at him questioningly.

“It. . .” Shien smiled amusedly and satisfied at once as he managed to smear the face of the Sky with sand. In his entire life, he had never joked with anyone like this.

“Shieen.” The Eye of Heaven. While Shien was twisting his nose as if it was mopping, one was the same.

It seems that the ignorant nature of Heaven is already contagious to Shien, because after that Shien once again rubbed the face of Heaven with his hands covered in sand, to make the man's face more dirty and look funny. Shien held his laughter.

The sky snorted, then a small tickle he gave on both sides of Shien's stomach, making the girl laugh loosely to lie on a stretch of sand, unable to bear the amused taste caused.

“Ceiling, stop it.” Shien smacked Sky's hand for the man to stop tickling his stomach.

“You can’t stop me.” The sky intensified moving both hands on the sides of Shien's stomach until the tingling became more and more, as did Shien's laughter that sounded louder.

The sky was smiling on the sidelines of his activities. It turned out like this as Shien laughed. This was the first time he had seen her as long as he knew Shien. The girl laughed so innocently, like a child.

“Sorry, I'm not kidding anymore.” Shien brandished his two fingers to form the V sign with a clear countenance, his breathing looking panted from laughing too much.

Sky's hand stopped moving, then stretched out to help Shien wake up.

“Ngeselin.” Shien grumbled while cleaning his hair that was hit by grains of sand. The hat he was wearing was no longer visible because it was carried by the wind.

“I just found out, it turns out you can be ignorant too.” The sky helped Shien tidy up his messy hair. “But I like. Especially if you are spoiled by me. Uhh, it must be more dear.” Shien clucked lazily as Sky began to spit out his seductive sentence.

Then, regardless of Sky's words, Shien chose to move on from his seat. It is better to enjoy the panorama of the beach alone, than with the sky that will only tease him all day.

“Where are you?” The sky held Shien's arm that was about to leave. “We play for a while.” And Shien's screeches sounded as Heaven pulled the girl's body slightly out into the sea, then threw her down, causing Shien to cough as seawater entered her nose and mouth.

In the end, they were swept away playing water and chasing the waves. Sometimes we talk to each other and then laugh together afterwards.

They spend the rest of the day playing in the water, riding a fishing boat to enjoy the sensation of the waves of the south coast that challenges the blue sea view as far as the eye can see. Marine biota also followed them to observe from the boat while enjoying the panorama around accompanied by the cool green trees.

A simple holiday, but make their hearts come. Especially Shien. I have never had a vacation like this before.

“When to go home?” Shien asked shortly after they got off the boat. Then patiently, the Sky guided Shien to walk on a stretch of coral.

The sky itself did not really want to ponder Shien's question. Clearly, he wanted to hold Shien off for a long time with him, as it was hard to get Shien to be like this. He also doubted that Shien would no longer try to avoid him after coming home from here.

Sky wonder. Though it was clear he saw Shien who seemed to like him as well. Why is this girl always trying to avoid him?

“We eat first.” Then the sky took him to the nearest seafood restaurant. Shien did not protest. Playing all day starves his stomach. He had to eat a lot to replace all his energy that had been drained.

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It's getting late, but there's no sign the sky will take Shien home. The man instead took Shien back to the beach and sat on a long swing made of wood.

The swing is facing the beach. It is suitable to be a place to relax while enjoying the beauty of the panorama after tired all day playing.

“When do we go home?” Ask Shien for the umpteenth time.

“We see sunset first.” Sahut Langit while attaching the beach shawl that was bought after coming out of the restaurant. He enveloped Shien to protect him from the afternoon sea breeze that was blowing increasingly louder, then he moved to sit next to the girl.

“Nothing, right?” Add Sky. Shien simply nodded weakly. How else would you like? If he wanted to go home alone, Shien did not know the way home. This was his first time visiting the area, and Shien was direction-blind, also unable to read the google map. Ahh, don't forget the phone is still saved Sky.

For a moment they fell silent into each other's thoughts. Only the sound of wind and waves were heard, as well as the sound of a flock of birds who were about to return to their cages.

“Shi. . .” Shien turned his head as the Sky suddenly made a sound.

“What I said in your room at that time. . .” The sky sighed deeply before then he continued his sentence. “I'm serious.” Then grab Shien's hand for him to hold.

Shien flinching. It is not foolish not to understand which words Heaven means.

“So, can you accept my feelings, Shi?” Ask the Sky with hopeful eyes. His thumb continued to move, rubbing the back of Shien's hand gently.

Shien blinked his eyes. The sky was so rushed, as if never knew the term slow but sure.

“Emm. . ., I guess I didn't. . . .”

“Do not answer now. I know, you still doubt.” The sky hurriedly snatched Shien's words. He knew the answer the girl was going to give, but Heaven would not accept the rejection.

Sky sure, the girl was only hesitant with her own feelings and she just needed to convince him that the girl had also fallen in love with him.

“But I have no doubt.” Shien's repugnance, made the look on Sky's face turn grim.

“But you've fallen in love with me.” Sela Langit confidently, her grasp of the hand grew tighter as Shien attempted to let go.

“Do not ngaco you.” Shien exclaimed as he turned his face away, not daring to return the gaze of Heaven blatantly.

“I can proofin.” The sky grabbed Shien's shoulder to bring the girl back to face him.

“I have a friend. . .” The sky again clasped Shien's hand.

“He's a heart surgeon.” Shien looked at the sky questioningly. He failed to digest what the heavens are telling us now. What's the correlation, try? Why did Sky suddenly discuss his friend? How strange.

“She said, everyone has a different heart rate.” The sky then smiled, at once he remembered the orange that always thought the heartbeat was a miracle. Ahh, but that's not the point.

“What do you mean, Sky?” Shien asked, he did not understand what Heaven said at all.

“Let me give you a hug.” Shien was startled when Sky suddenly pulled himself into his arms, his brain frozen so much that Shien could not resist.

“Sebentar.” The sky tightened his embrace, so tightly that their bodies docked. Closing his eyes, Sky felt Shien's heartbeat.

“Listen. But your heart rate and I are the same.” The sky smiled as it felt Shien's same heart rhythm as her. “You can lie, but your body can't.” Later connections.

“Do not be silly.” Lirih Shien who wanted to dodge while trying to push the chest of Heaven to release her embrace.

“Think of this carefully, Shi.” Speak the Sky a moment after he let go of his embrace.

“But I. . .”

“I'll wait for you to convince your heart, Shi.” The sky interrupted the sentence Shien was about to throw. The sky will not give the girl a chance to reject him. Heaven does not care, let it be said to be selfish. At any rate, he would keep Shien by his side forever, even if he had to force it.

Shien was about to open his mouth to reply to Sky's words, but the man quickly silenced his mouth with a brief kiss on his lips.

“If you only want to get rid of the words of rejection. . .” The sky rubbed Shien's lips with his thumb while staring at the girl. “You better shut up, because I won't accept rejection from you.”

The resolute Sky Speech rang sharply in Shien's ear to the point of making the girl freeze, not daring to escape his gaze from the serious Sky gaze.

They stared for a long time, until finally the sky approached, eroding the distance between them.

“I insist once again, do not lie to yourself , Shien.” Then his creeping hand stroked the side of Shien's face, until it ended up reaching the nape of the girl, then pulled her slowly.

Their lips fused together with the sun that slowly moved to return to its contest. The sky clenched Shien's lips, giving a soft sweep with his tongue. Such a gentle yet deep kiss, as deep as the feeling of Heaven on Shien.

Shien was clearly shocked by that sudden Sky kiss. But it is undeniable that he also enjoyed it. Enjoy the sweet kiss of the man who now hugs her.

But why did he enjoy it? It was obvious he wanted to reject the heavens, right? No. gabe. This can't happen. Shien felt a sense of worry in his heart. But his lips really enjoyed the way Heaven kissed him. So tender, warm, and sweet, that he was tempted to reciprocate.

In the end Shien lulled down and closed his eyes. Then unconsciously, Shien moved his lips. Actually he did not know what he was doing, Shien just followed his instincts.

The sky that felt the movement of Shien's lips, then increasingly launched his action kiss the girl's lips. Lubricate her deeply, enjoying every inch of Shien's extremely sweet lips.

Shien was no longer passive. As Sky's kiss intensified, he even held his hand along the man's neck. Shien opened his mouth slightly so that Sky could kiss him deeper.

On the sidelines of that kissing activity, Shien grumbled inwardly as his brain and body were already out of sync.

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To be continued. . . . .