So In Love
EP. 54. Coercing

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Sky and Shien walked side by side with slow steps, they decided to take a walk around the spacious courtyard of the house, which was quite spacious, while the parents were engrossed in chatting discussing their youth and grievances during their current parenthood in the living room after dinner was over. Quite a boring discussion for young people like Sky and Shien.

And join there, they just continue to get a plunge or a bad urge to get married immediately from the parents. They had even asked for the number of grandchildren that Sky and Shien had to give after marriage. Ck, there's-there's just. Not necessarily they are fools.

There was no conversation between them until a quiet atmosphere was created, only the sound of footsteps made from the shoes they wore, as well as the sound of night beasts hiding behind trees, bushes, and bushes, or rocks.

That night the sky was full of stars. No star wants to hide behind its hideout. The moon also looks brighter than usual, similar to high-power neon lights stuck in the sky.

Shien glanced at the Sky. The man's hands were large and swayed blankly beside his khakin-colored chino pants.

Secretly, Shien reached out his hand to grab and clasped the large hand. However, his movements came to a halt as Sky instead stuffed his hand into his pants pocket.

“Ohh, yes, Shi. . . .”

Shien. He hurriedly returned with his calm expression.

“Ehh, ohh. Yes, why?” The girl stuttered. The sky smiled to see it.

“So afternoon you said you couldn't come. Meet the author you cancel or postponed?” Ask Sky.

“Eung. . , pushed back.” Shien sounded doubtful. “Why? Didn't you like me coming?” Continue the girl, because seeing the reaction of Heaven that looks ordinary since the beginning of his arrival.

“Seneng really, lah. Shiennya I came to the house, where maybe I'm not happy.” Sky replied with emphasis when referring to Shien as his own.

While Shien who heard it only boasted a knotty smile, did not acknowledge it.

“Sit there, yuk, Shi.” The sky pointed at the back terrace of the house equipped with chairs and pillows so that it is comfortable to be used as a place to relax.

The girl just nodded and followed the steps of the Sky towards the back porch, then sat side by side there while staring at the sky scene that was filled with a flickering expanse of stars, which of course very rarely appeared, and was very rare, considering that Bandung they occupy is an urban area.

“They are beautiful.” Shien murmured, his face seemed amazed to see the celestial object that emitted that light.

“That's because we saw it from a distance.” Sky, without taking his eyes off the astronomical object he was staring at.

Sighing for a moment, Sky then turned to the beautiful master who was beside him. “Shien. . .”

“Ya?” The girl turned her head as her name was called until now her gaze clashed with the shady eyes of Heaven.

“Shien, what kind of person are you? Are you a person who looks beautiful from a distance or up close?” Ask Sky while looking at the girl fixedly. His gaze was warm, yet sharp.

Shien was silent for a moment with a blushing face.”I don't know because I can't see myself.” Then he took a breath and then asked. “Sky, if you see a view, you prefer to see it from far or from near?”

“Emm, I thought, I'd love something that looks beautiful from a distance. But if seen up close is just as beautiful, it will definitely be better.” Answer Sky. “So also when we judge someone.” The rebound then, made Shien stunned after hearing that.

“But, Shienku will always look beautiful whether viewed from afar or from near.” Said the sky while letting out his warm smile. Shien who heard that only snorted amusedly.

Twenty minutes passed. During that time they just fell silent, immersed in each other's thoughts.

The sky glanced at the leather-studded clock that coiled around his wrist. “Udah malem. They said we should be back by nine. Come.” Invite later.

“Not yet nine hours, kok.” Sambar Shien's. “I still want to be here. In a moment.”

The sky gasped as Shien suddenly hugged his arm, then he leaned his head on his shoulder.

The girl slightly pulled away, staring at the face of Heaven from below who wore an uncomfortable expression. “After.” Then back to his head.

The sky looked doubtful, but a moment later he still obeyed, and again enjoyed the atmosphere of the star-filled night both, according to Shien's request.

“Langit.” Call Shien without seeing the face of Heaven.

“Hmm.” The man's voice is short.

“Can I ask you something?” Shien raised his face to reach out his gaze with the man who was currently also staring at him.

The sky fell silent, next to his raised eyebrows as if waiting for Shien to continue the sentence on the question he wanted to ask.

“Why can you like me?”

The sky blinked, his forehead growing deeper and deeper. “I think you already know the answer, Shi.”

“Emm, I mean. . .” Shien's gaze was sticking down, one hand outstretched playing the fringe of Sky's T-shirt. “Why not Brother Shanna? Our faces are the same, but why do you prefer me over him?”

The Sky's face instantly turned flat. He really didn't like to hear that question.

The sky sighed deeply, then threw it away violently before he said. “Love is not something we can choose. Love is a matter of heart and feelings, one cannot intervene to it.”

“T-but. . .”

“Udah wants nine.” The sky withdraws. Slowly, he let go of Shien's hand that was still hugging his arm.

“Come. I can't be late bringing you back to your parents. Perhaps, their blessing for me to be her husband Princess Shien taken again.” Speak the sky with a little joke while moving from his seat.

Shien who heard that then smiled faintly. Although not satisfied with Sky's answer, the girl then went and followed Sky walk to go back into the house.

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One of the things that Sky rarely does after Orange is married to Blue is watch a movie in the Cinema. Usually, the most diligent Orange invites Sky to stop by the studio on that one.

However, after Shien came into his life, Sky did not have to worry about not having friends watching or not having to watch alone anymore.

As is the case today, they are now sitting next to each other in the middle row of seats, which he says are the best seats. Last night, the girl called and invited Sky to go watch after work. Shien looked very excited, the girl even came to see him in the hospital early before they went to the cinema.

Shien does really like movies, whatever kind of film seems to be its own entertainment for the girl. And if Shien was already facing the big screen, his eyes would only focus there. Sometimes the sky is ignored. Whatever Sky's comment, it must only be considered the wind or Shien only responded with a nod or a headband. Not only that, even the large-sized popcorn and cola that Sky bought, Shien barely touched.

If indeed the type of audience is divided into several types, then Shien is a serious audience type like a political observer.

In contrast to him, the sky is the type of audience that likes to have fun and ignore the quality and essence of a film.

Usually, if he was watching with Orange or his four friends except Blue who was eleven twelve feet with Shien, with them Heaven can be very exciting to debate what they are watching.

However, there was something different about that girl today. It was not usual for Shien to comment in the middle of the movie they were watching. He even asked Sky to explain when there were parts in the film that he did not understand. And before Shien had never done that, it was Sky that usually asked a lot.

“You don't feel that the girl sitting next to you is flirting with you? Basic centil, even though he again watched with his boy.” Shien asked grumbling as soon as they walked out of the cinema hall with a few other spectators. Not the film he discussed, but the behavior of other audiences that attracted attention. While the Sky only shook his head innocently in response.

“She, tuh, clearly again spread the charm and attract your attention. Ck, crazy bottom.” Bait Shien, make Heaven look at him in wonder, then blink, and again put on an ordinary face.

“But, I know she's sexy, Shi. Several times I glanced at him, and he always crossed his smooth legs.” The words of Heaven relaxed, making Shien flabbergasted in disbelief and immediately floated his sling bag until it landed right on the head of the Sky quite hard.

“Mata basket.”

The sky only chuckled softly as he rubbed his head which was quite a pain due to Shien's sling bag blow.

No. gabe. The sky did not seriously say about glancing at the girl. But, the sexy level legs were indeed accidentally seen as soon as the centile girl deliberately crossed her legs to attract his attention earlier.

A moment later, the attention of both of them was instantly distracted as soon as the sound of the footsteps of the shoes moved quickly. Apparently, the sexy girl with hot pants and an oversize white sweater was trying to catch up with the man who walked faster. The man's face was full of annoyance. While the centile girl was trying to persuade the man with a cute and spoiled expression, her eyes still even had time to glance at the Sky with a flick. Then, both of them disappeared first on the stairs of the escalator.

The sky laughed and saw him.

While Shien snorted in annoyance and returned to floating a curse for the geeky girl. “Basic. I've got a guy, still blatantly seductive guy.”

“But, if you look around again, the girl looks like Terry , yes?” Sky Spoken. Shien immediately swerved as soon as the name of the flirtatious hornet was spoken from the lips of Heaven.

“Terry?”

Suddenly Shien's feelings became uneasy. It's better for Heaven to talk about the little girl than to have to bring Terry's name into their conversation.

“Iya. Ehh, he also has a connection to me, do not know where I can contact from. Several times he called or chat-chat not talking important.” The Light of the Sky, made Shien growl in annoyance. How dare he familiarly contact the Sky.

“Terus, you nanggepin him?” Shien asked with a look of annoyance.

“Ya, no, lah. I won't be nanggepin any girl except Shien.” Sahut Langit while embracing the shoulder of the girl.

The two then walked to the food court which was not too far from the cinema.

“There are so many girls who seduce you.” Shien complained accompanied by a small snort.

“Quietly, even though many girls are seduced or trying to snatch me from you. I wouldn't be interested in them at all.” Said the Sky, as if trying to calm Shien down. While the girl was just speechless with a frowning face.

“According to you, people kayak them how?” Ask Sky, continuing the previous discussion as they walked to the food court area about the seductive girl shortly after they sat down in one of the corner most seats.

“People kayak them?” Shien repeated the question accompanied by a puzzled frown, failing to digest the intent of the Sky question.

“People who like to flirt or try to seize someone else's partner, let alone in a sneaky way.” Clearly the sky is relaxed.

The girl seemed to gasp, but hurriedly hid her surprised face.

“So, how do you think?” Presumably Heaven was still waiting for the girl sitting before him to express his opinion. However, the girl was silent to the point that Sky had to wave in front of her face, and only then did Shien wake up.

“People like that are outrageous. But, it could be that they do that as a form of effort to make the person he loves can be with him.” Shien replied accompanied by a very thin stiff smile.

One corner of the lips of the sky is tilted slightly until it is almost invisible. “Since when have you been neutral, Shien?”

The sky highlighted Shien's panicked-looking face and tried to escape his sight. However, the next second the view of Heaven was sidetracked due to the arrival of the waiter who was carrying the food they ordered earlier.

“I disagree with your second opinion.” Sky resumed their discussion after the departure of the waiter, as if reluctant to switch on other topics.

“Why?” Shien asked as he stirred his orange juice with a straw, looking lazy.

“Because it's an obsession, not a form of business.” The sky sipped his orange juice for a moment. “They can't accept the fact that the person they love doesn't have the same feelings. They can't accept rejection.”

Shien simply shook his head, listening to Sky speak while nibbling on his straw.

“We can't force someone to have the same feeling. People who impose their will will will not be able to succeed, as great as any cunning way they use.”

Shien exhaled a rough breath. This man before him still did not seem to want to stop talking. He started to growl. Then grasped chopsticks that are still wrapped in plastic to eat the ramen tightly.

“It is not wrong to love someone. But, we must not force the will to get the love we want.” The sky grimaced and then came back. “And you know what might happen if you keep imposing your will?”

Shien remained unmoved, staring straight at the eyes of the Sky who was also staring at him with a gaze that was difficult to decipher.

“Possibility of losing what you already have and also regret.” Barren Sky, then back to sip the orange juice.

“I mostly say yes, Shi?” The sky grinned wide, while Shien only boasted a thin smile.

“Duhh, sorry. I if you discuss something sometimes like to get past the spirit.” The man chuckled lightly.

“So, can we eat now?” This time it was Shien who spoke up, his ramen had already started to cool, visible from the smoke that was no longer steaming.

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To be continued. . . .