
Mona sat on the floor of her room hugging her knees tightly. She was crying, but also did not dare to let out her crying voice. He was angry, disappointed, hurt by the circumstances, also upset because what he wanted was nothing he got. Arnold, along with his love, further and further left him. Now, the girl must again endure the grief of feeling insulted by Mr. Bastian's treatment, but also has no right to resist. Wh why? Because it takes money to survive. Since last night he met Mr. Bastian, he has become often confined, as much as possible so as not to interact much with his parents.
It felt like he had made a sacrifice for money, but why could he still not be happy? Especially when he remembered how the middle-aged man touched his body, did what he wanted, and gave money afterwards.
Mona is still helpless with her condition now, it feels like she wants to kill herself, but again her stupidity says she has to endure for Arnold. Crazy right? Yes, his ego is always at the forefront, plus a Mona who is used to competing and winning awards, for him Arnold is like that too. The defeat he received from Shen, as if making him angry to keep trying to win, until he forgot that Arnold is not a trophy or the like.
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Damien and Asha meet again after school. Not knowing how to get rid of the man, plus Asha looks happy with Damien.
Like a happy family, Asha is now in Damien's arms to the park beside the school, then playing together there. Not knowing what kind of charm Damien had for Asha, but it seemed like they could still get even more familiar, inner Shen.
Damien walked towards Shen sitting down, and let Asha play with the children who were there. He wiped the sweat off his forehead, then sat down next to Shen.
" Is approaching Asha one of your efforts? " Shen looked at Damien who was also looking at him expressionlessly. But before long Damien sighed bitterly, then pinched softly Shen's cheek.
" ah! " Shen put away Damien's hand then, rubbing his cheek.
" I'm a jerk, but I'm not gonna use the kids just for my sake. Shen, in this world not all men are the same as you think. Like most humans, I do have a bad attitude, but I also have a good nature. "
Shen was speechless, his gaze lowered with regret questioning that. Although he did not know to brag or not, but his heart felt a relief that he himself could not be denied.
" Shen, do you have an appointment tonight? " Tanya Damien.
Shen nodded.
" With Arnold? "
" Yes, he wants to please Asha. " Whether conscious or not, Shen suddenly gave an explanation as if he did not want Damien to misunderstand about his dinner with Arnold later that night.
" Is that so? How about the day after tomorrow? "
Shen was silent for a moment.
" I promised Asha I'd watch her favorite cartoon with Arnold. "
Damien forced his smile. Difficult as well, it turns out? Arnold is really lucky to have Asha.
" Alright, it seems like I did not have the chance to have dinner with you either. " Damien ended his speech with a wide smile featuring a row of his white teeth.
Shen chose silence, I don't know, his feelings were also disappointed. But isn't there another tomorrow night? Why does Damien want to leave? Will he return to his country?
" You're going back to your country? " Task Shen for not being able to hold back his curiosity anymore.
Damien smiled, then nodded afterwards.
" When? "
" You want to know? Don't you want me to leave? "
" It's bullshit! " Shen turned his eyes. Really, his chest was like a throbbing pain after knowing that Damien was going back to his country, was this a real feeling of unwillingness?
Damien smiled, what he wanted to hide, in fact Damien could see that Shen looked unwilling. But how else? His return was also very important, even more important than all the work he left there.
" Shen, I will definitely miss you a lot, and so will Asha. " Damien now looked at Asha and smiled.
" you, aren't you coming again? "
Damien sighed, he also forced his smile.
" I want to, but probably won't be in a few months, or even years. "
Shen gripped his cloth, swallowed his saliva, why does it hurt so much?
No longer speaking, Shen chose to shut up and think about what was really going on with him.
" See you later, Asha? " Damien waved his hand as Asha and Shen were already outside his car.
" We meet again tomorrow, uncle? " The Pinta Asha.
Damien fell silent, he forced his smile, then nodded despite the hesitation.
" Yes, okay. Careful, don't run around anymore, today your legs are already very tired right? "
" good, uncle. "
Shen asks his house security guard to take Aska inside, while he stays because there is something he wants to ask Damien.
" Is your job in big trouble? " Task Shen with a worried look.
" No, but a woman really wanted me to come back soon. " Damien chuckles after that.
" I seriously ask, can you answer me correctly? "
Damien opened the car door to enter.
" You're talking to me, but in a hot place. Sorry huh? The heat of the sun in this country really made the skin hurt, so I was forced to sit in the car. " She smiled again.
Shen let out a sigh, he followed Damien to sit in the car.
" I'm really serious about asking, Damien. Is there a big problem? "
" I told you, a woman asked me to come with her. All she wanted was me, so I had no choice but to come to her right? "
Shen was silent with a disappointed feeling. Why should he feel that? Hasn't she only loved Arnold? Why could it be like this? When did his heart start to change?
" All right then. Turns out your problem is about women? " Shen smiled crazily.
" Are you sad? " Damien approached with a strange look.
" No, why be sad because of a bastard like you? "
Damien smiled, he sighed then distanced his face.
" Don't be jealous, the woman I'm referring to is my mother. "
Shen suddenly looked at Damien with a look that no longer looked as disappointed as a few seconds ago.
" Are you playing me? "
" No, but really I have to go back to accompany my mother who fell ill. " Damien looked sad, and this was the first time Shen had seen him.
" Is your mother seriously ill? "
" My mother has suffered from complications for a long time. This time it seems serious. "
Shen could see how Damien's face had turned so warm as to portray that his love for his mother was immense.
" Damien, I hope your mother will improve soon. " Shen looked at Damien sincerely.
" Your sincere gaze was very clear when I talked about my mother. " Damien said, smiling.
" Because I love my mother too much. "
" I know. "
" When are you leaving? "
" Tomorrow after fulfilling my promise to meet Asha. "
Shen nodded despite still feeling unwilling.
" All right, I'm coming home now. " Shen said as he could no longer hold back from showing what he really felt.
" Wait, Shen! " Damien held Shen by holding his wrist.
" Ap-" Not yet finished Shen speaking, Damien's lips already blocked his mouth first.
Seriate...