So In Love
EP. 07. The One Night Stand

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“But you know where Shien is here from? I mean, you know my sister Shien?” Shanna's real surprise asked was too late. It was only when Heaven found out he had a twin brother.

“Because of an incident, I know Shien.” Sky answered while sipping his juice. Both corners of her lips were turned upside down when she recalled the girl who was stuck with her in the elevator yesterday. For some reason, even though Shanna and Shien's faces were the same, Sky's eyes were only attracted to Shien. The ice sculpture girl was a little haughty.

“Genesis?” Shanna who was still busy with her salmon steak immediately looked up with her eyebrows raised. “How could you guys be stuck on one night stand?” He looked at the sky suspiciously.

“Together.” Exclamation Sky did not accept, he then threw Shanna with a second-hand tissue to make the girl shudder in disgust.

“Yesterday we got stuck in elevator.” The Light of Heaven later. “Is she okay?” Sambar Shanna with a face turned worried. Clearly, Shien knew very well that his twin brother had a weak heart.

“Emm . . .” The sky nodded its head. “Ahh, thanks deh.” Squeaking Shanna slowly, he then continued his lunch activities that had stopped.

“But, she looks quiet.” Unknowingly Heaven expressed his judgment towards the girl.

“Not quiet, but not very good at getting along aja he.” Shanna. He understood Shien very well, the girl since childhood had never had any friends, so it was natural that his attitude was like that. Shien just needed to be approached with a little effort.

“Have to be disturbed often, let him chatter.” Imbuh Shanna, he smiled considering his childhood which often bothers Shien for the girl to want to play with him.

“And soon it's time I interrupt him.” Shanna cried then while sharing a ignorant smile. While the sky only frowned, it did not understand.

“Langit, I think we split here aja.” Shanna glanced at the clock that was coiled around her wrist.

“Why? Didn't you ask me to take you home?” Sky asked in astonishment as Shanna suddenly changed her mind. Although in his heart he was quite happy because he could finally escape from Shanna today.

“I'm not going home. I forgot, it was time to meet Shien.” today Shanna replied when she remembered that today she would meet her sister. He had even planned this from a long time ago. Giving Shien the surprise of his arrival.

“You're busy, right? You can go after this. Anyway, Shien's place is not far from here, I can take a cab.” Shanna's words suddenly turned into understanding.

“I still have plenty of time. Nothing, I can take you there.” The sky quickly. Clearly, he did not want to waste the opportunity to find out where Shien lived or where he worked.

“Totally?” Shanna asked with sparkling eyes. The sky just nodded its head in response.

“Then, what if you come with me to meet Shien? She must have been surprised.” Shanna's sudden proposal alone made the Sky excited in the heart. Of course he totally agrees.

“Bby.” Answer Heaven try as easy as possible. In his heart he cheered happily.

“Okay. Let’s give her a surprise.” Shanna exclaimed with a fluffy smile. He imagined the reaction of his little brother jutek when he met him later.

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Meanwhile, in one of the bookstores inside a mall, there appears to be a long queue of people who want to ask for Shien's signature. Yes, today is Shien's new book launch day. In addition to the bookstore packed with visitors, it was seen that some reporters were also there after a while ago they had a question and answer session with Shien.

Shien signed the book, looking as if his breathing had begun to gasp and his head was dizzy. Heart disease makes it easy to fatigue like this. He sat for three hours and all he did was sign a book. He prayed that he might not faint, seeing the long queue. At least, until the launch of the book ended. Shien hoped to survive because in addition to dizziness, fatigue, and difficulty breathing, his weak heart also made him easily lose consciousness.

“Are you okay?” Fina who was sitting next to him looked worried, she then handed him a bottle of mineral water which Shien immediately received and drank.

“I’m okay.” Shien replied after he gulped down his mineral water. He closed his eyes and signed the book again.

“Shi, Aunt go home first. In the office there is a little problem.” Whisper Aunt Hilda after a while ago the middle-aged woman received a call. Shien simply responded with a nod.

“If you're done, don't forget to see doctor Nathan.” Aunty Hilda reminded. Again, Shien simply nodded. He prefers to focus on the book he is signing so that his work is quickly completed and immediately out of the room that began to feel crowded.

“Fin . . .” Aunt Hilda then turns to Fina, as if giving a code that she entrusts Shien to her and asks Fina to contact her if anything happens to her niece.

“Mother is calm.” Fina's voice is calming. Aunt Hilda then nodded and smiled a thin smile for then she passed away from the bookstore.

Two hours passed, the book launch event was over. The visitors one by one began to retreat, as well as the reporters who had left after the photo session was completed a while ago.

Shien sat back in the chair followed by Fina. Shien felt his body completely tired, his face also already looked pale with cold sweat drenching his forehead and temples. Luckily he was not exposed to the symptoms of cyanosis which made his skin appear bluish. Maybe if that happened, Fina would have run him to the hospital right now.

“Do I have to call doctor Nathan?” Fina who was worried asked when she saw Shien massaging her forehead.

“No need, I'm fine.” Shien replied sounding weak, and it made Fina even more worried.

“I just need a little break.” Add a calming Shien. Fina could only obey him while watching over the girl.

The sudden atmosphere of silence between them, Fina chose to quietly watch as Shien was busy calming herself down.

A moment later, a man and and a girl with a new book by Shien in hand walked hand in hand to the table where Shien was sitting.

Fina squinted her eyes, feeling that she recognized the colorful haired girl's sosol. “Sorry, signature session is finished Fina hung up her sentence as the colorful haired girl opened the sunglasses while keeping her index finger in front of her mouth as if hinting Fina to be quiet.

Fina instantly clenched her mouth, not because of the girl's gesture. But because he recognized the girl who turned out to be Shien's twin brother whom he had seen some time ago in front of his tutoring building.

“Long time no see, Princess Elsa.” Shien, who was still busy massaging his throbbing forehead, looked up as soon as he heard someone calling by his pen name.

There was no reaction of surprise, shock, or shock to the two people who had not seen each other for sixteen years. Neither Shanna nor Shien, they both looked relaxed. Even impressed relaxed to make Fina and Sky astonished to see it.

Shien was slightly surprised by the sudden arrival of his older brother. He did not need to wonder anymore how Shanna could find out and meet him here, it was clear that Aunt Hilda had told her twin sister.

Shien then looked at Shanna who was putting an annoying smile at him that was expressionless. After that, he then turned his attention to the person standing next to Shanna. Skies. The man smiled sweetly at her as soon as their gaze met. The question of why the man could come with the elder brother flashed across his head, but Shien quickly put away his curiosity. For a few seconds their gazes locked onto each other before then Shanna's voice ripped them off.

“My signature, Miss Author.” Shanna shifted the storybook titled Good Morning Sun she had bought towards Shien.

Although sixteen years apart, it does not mean that Shanna does not know the news of her sister. He always followed the development of his sister and found out his condition through Aunt Hilda. So did Shien who did the same. That was why they were not too surprised when they met again for the first time. Moreover, they always felt their hearts were very close even though they were far apart. And Shanna called it because they were soulmates.

“Session signature is done, Shanna.” Replying Shien with great emphasis on his last word, he shifted the storybook back towards Shanna.

Shanna snorted annoyedly when she heard Shien not calling herself big sister, she then touched her sister's forehead as hard as she could to make Shien complain of pain.

“Awww.” Screeched at Shien while rubbing his forehead which looked flushed due to Shanna's hand flick.

“Badish girls. Call me brother.” And once again Shanna landed a hard jolt on her forehead. “SHANNA.” Shien shouted at Shanna with an annoyed look.

“Shien, do you have any ear disorders?” Shanna shouted no less annoyed.

“I said, call me brother. I'm five minutes older, if you forget.” Shanna reminded me. Shien simply poked his lips out no matter what.

Meanwhile, Fina and Sky just silently watched the little quarrel of the sisters casually. Things like this are common between sister and brother, right? The sky itself even once grabbed each other's hair with his brother, Dusk.

Sizzling, Shien then highlighted Shanna's appearance from top to bottom, before then he said “I'm not sure if you're my brother.” Highlighting Shien's eyes full of swipes, Shanna could see that.

“Come go, Fina.” Shien who was feeling better then moved from his seat, then indifferently passed away from before Shanna. At first glance he glanced at the sky that had been glued to look at him.

“Bad girl, is this how you greet your sister?” Shanna snorted dejectedly, they had not met sixteen years. But, why did his sister turn out to be more annoying like this after growing up? Did Aunt Hilda feed him wrong?

Lazily clucking, Shien then turned his heels and turned around. “Kakak, I go first.” Shien said with a made-up smile.

“Hallo, what's up, hug.” Shanna folded her three fingers one by one. “That should be what you do, Shien.” Imbuh Shanna later, told him how to greet him properly.

“Lain times. Now I'm in a hurry.” Shien relaxed, then turned his back, but he paused as he remembered something he had forgotten to say to his brother.

“Ohh, yes. By the way, your fashion sense is bad, brother. Anyone who sees you must have sore eyes.” Cibir Shien made the Sky that heard him automatically hold back a laugh. However, not with Shanna who was more visibly annoyed.

“This is a sexy Korean style, Shien. You are out of fashion.” Shanna protest did not accept her fashion sense was bad. He then noticed his own appearance. He thinks there's nothing wrong. Mixed tiger clothes with denim jacket show the impression of sexy and cool.

“Sexy what? You look more like a sissy to gig.” Shien scoffed blatantly for then he passed away, leaving the flabbergasted Shanna with a slightly gaping mouth.

“I'll call you later, Sha.” Shien shouted as he waved his hand without looking back. One corner of his lips was attracted to form a thin smile. In her heart, she was very satisfied to make her brother upset. Indeed, from the past it has always been like this, Shanna with all her strangeness makes Shien can not bear to not tease her.

Shanna and Shien are not like sibling goals in general that always look compact and get along. Since childhood, they have their own ways to build closeness.

“SHIEN.” Shanna yelled while stomping her legs in annoyance, but Shien paid no heed to her at all.

“Your eyes are broken, Shien.” Shanna still could not accept Shien's sneer. He had even taken off next to his stilettona and directed at Shien to throw it. But it wasn't really, he just felt grim with his sister's annoying demeanor.

“He is not wrong, lollipop.” Excited Sky suddenly, he had wanted to say that Shanna's appearance was like a sissy to perform, and Shien represented her.

“You don't follow Shien.” Shanna suddenly swerved towards the sky.

“Come buy new clothes that are more pleasing to the eye and the material fits.” Take Heaven, considering that he had met Shanna twice and the clothes the girl was wearing were never right.

“Maybe Shien left because of embarrassment look at his sissy-like brother canned.” Said the Sky then with a faint smile.

“Hiish. . .” Shanna grunts as hell. He wanted to throw his stiletton into the face of Heaven right now, but he did not want to damage the handsome face of the man.

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On the way home, Shien did not stop smiling considering his brother's upset face. It obviously made Fina a little creepy in fear. As long as she knew Shien, Fina had never seen Shien put on such an expression. What he saw every day was a flat face like a robot, even Fina thought that Shien's lips had frozen to the point of making the girl unable to smile with a thin smile.

“Seneng really like to make people kesel.” Cybic Fina seemed to be able to guess what was the cause of Shien developing his smile throughout the journey like this.

“But I really am, right? Tiger clothes are ugly.” Shien asked Fina for her approval.

“Actually, I like your brother's bold style. But, the tiger shirt was a little . .eung . . .” Fina hung up her sentence, she was trying to find the right words. However, Shien immediately grabbed him. “Campaign.”

“Not a village, but too eccentric. I'd rather not wear a shirt than wear a tiger's shirt.” Fina had chosen better words, she was not as good as Shien who could call people at will. Yes, Shien is heartless. The girl had the heart to pout the style of her own brother kampungungan.

“Stupid. I'd rather wear that tiger shirt than be naked.” Fina snorted harshly at Shien's words, her lips grumbling indistinctly as she gripped the steering wheel tightly, indicating that she was upset at the girl sitting next to her. Didn't Shien ask for his opinion? Ahh, Shien is really a champion pissing people off.

“But . . . , Shien. Didn't you guys meet for a long time? You should be kangen-angen, right? Why did your sister even leave it?” Fina asked curiously, she even ignored her still arrogant feelings for this girl.

“Kangen-kangean?” Shien turned towards Fina who was driving with her eyebrows linked.

“Emm, sort of spending time together, keep sharing stories, lots of things you missed during your split, right?” Answer Fina. If he were Shien, maybe that's what he would do.

“And again, why don't you go home to your parents, Shi? You have lived in Indonesia for a long time, but I never saw you go back there or ask me to take you to your parents' house.” Tana Fina later, he wondered why Shien was still living with Aunt Hilda, while the girl was not an orphan. Even what he heard, both of Shien's parents were more than capable.

“Because it's not my home. Where I'm going home is this, Aunt Hilda's house.” Shien's reply coincided with Fina's driving car arriving at the courtyard of Aunt Hilda's house.

“Tapi . . .”

“I get off first, Fina.” Sambar Shien interrupted Fina's remark, the girl blatantly showing her dislike of the parent's discussion.

“Dia why?” Fina wondered inwardly as she realized Shien who had returned turned cold in an instant. Not wanting to think too much about it, plus her body was also tired, the girl chose to restart her car engine and leave the yard of the house that was big enough.

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Shien entered the house with shaky steps, his body completely tired, he wanted to immediately rest him on a soft mattress and woke up the next day with a fresher body.

“Shien . . .” Aunt Hilda who was sitting on the living room sofa suddenly called out to him as soon as she had just set her foot into the room. The middle-aged woman who still looked very beautiful was sitting with someone who was also no less beautiful.

“Iya, Aunt?” Aunt Hilda waved her hand, instructing Shien to approach her.

Shien's forehead frowned, The aunt seemed to be receiving guests, but why did she call him instead? Not wanting to drag on in confusion, Shien then walked over to Aunt Hilda.

“Sini, Shi.” Aunt Hilda patted the seat next to her as soon as Shien approached.

Dropping the bag he was carrying, how surprised Shien was when he found the person sitting with Aunt Hilda. She knew this face, the face she missed every night before going to bed. Her mother's. His mother whom he used to call Mama.

“Shien . . .” He looked at the mother who was now smiling warmly at him with a blank look.

The figure of the real mother, whom he saw before him at this moment made all the memories in his past flash rapidly in his brain without any control. Everything was completely dizzying his head, so Shien was unable to move, then instantly his gaze slowly became blurry and dark. Shien lost his consciousness.

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To be continued . . . . .