SUGAR BROTHERS
NINETEEN: DAMIAN

DAMIAN'S FLASHBACK

“When are we going to see your sister?” Damian rubbed Diana's head gently, the woman was lying down, making Damian's thigh a pillow. Aging while watching television.

“Later..he was a bit shy so it was hard to meet him.”

Damian nodded in understanding, Damian and Diana are about to have their wedding, Damian wants to meet Diana's sister because no matter how the only Diana family is now her sister, Damian wants to meet Diana's sister, Damian wants Diana's sister to come to their wedding.

“Why are you guys staying apart? You can live together, right?” Damian was actually a bit confused about Diana's relationship with her sister, because Diana always seemed not to know about her sister, or impressed not care.

“Clara is a very independent person, he wants to live and fight alone that's the reason we're not together.”

Damian furrowed his brows, Diana's reply sounded a bit unreasonable to him. “Mandiri? You've been living apart ever since she was in school, how do schoolchildren fend for themselves. That sounds absurd.”

Diana gasped, she got up from her lying position. “A-I also did not part with her, I also still send her monthly money.”

“Then there is no need to stay apart, it is better for your sister to stay with us after marriage. Anyway I want to be close to her, I have to be in a good relationship not with my sister-in-law.” Damian smiled, he gave a gentle kiss on Diana's lips before the woman opened her voice to refuse her request.

***

Damian opened the car door for Diana, he clasped Diana's hand to come down from his car. Damian also did not let go of Diana's hand as the two of them walked into a narrow alley whose path was quite a mess.

Damian clasped Diana's hand tightly, making sure Diana did not fall because she walked using her high heels.

Damian looked around, Damian felt sad because the sister of the woman he loved lived in a place like this while Diana herself lived happily with him.

“This is his home?” asked Damian who was immediately embraced by Diana, Damian knocked on the closed rented door.

“Who?”

A soft, faint voice rang out from within, Damian smiled at the sound. Before long the rented door opened and displayed the figure of a girl with a petite body staring dazedly at Damian and Diana in turn.

“Kak Diana?”

Damian was amazed, Damian knew that Diana was beautiful but Damian did not think that his sister was no less beautiful, only Damian felt sad to see her appearance and also her physical condition that looked unkempt.

The girl's body was thin, her eye bags were black. As if telling Damian that Diana's sister is living a life that is not easy alone.

“Why are you surprised, didn't I tell you that my husband and I would come here. We're getting married soon, we want you to come to our wedding.” Diana closed her nose, staring at her sister. “You smell so bad, you haven't had a shower?!”

Clara nodded, she took a step back. She's ashamed. “Ah.. sorry, I just got home from work, I haven't had time to shower.”

Damian smiled, he shook his head. “No need to apologize, can we log in?”

Diana followed Damian's stomach, “What are we going in for, I don't want to go inside. Our only goal is to invite him Damian.”

“How can you say that, don't you miss your sister?” Damian looked at Diana confusedly, not Diana herself who said that they had not lived together for a long time. Diana should have missed her sister.

Diana clucked, “But I have to go back to Damian's hospital immediately, I can't ignore my patients waiting for me there.”

Damian nodded in understanding, he understood Diana who was indeed busy because of her profession. Damian refocused himself on Clara.

“Clara.. Your name is Clara right?”

Clara nodded her head slowly.

“Come with us, stay with us. We're getting married soon, we want you to stay with us too, the family should be together, right?”

Damian could see that Clara did not look happy at the slightest offer but Clara also did not refuse raw raw, Clara looked confused and glanced at her brother who actually threw away his face.

“I know you want to live independently, but wouldn't you rather stay with your family before you'd be taken away by your future husband? However I will be your sister-in-law, I want to be close to you. We will be a family. I do not want our relationship to be awkward in the future.”

Long Clara fell silent, but in the end Clara shook her head. “You need not worry, I will come to your wedding but not to stay together. I can take care of myself.”

Damian furrowed his brows, Clara's reply as if insincere. Clara looked scared. He occasionally glanced towards Diana. It was as if that answer was what Diana wanted, not Clara's own.

“Let's stay with us, I don't want me and Diana to live happily while you fight hard alone, living in a place like this.” Damian sees Clara's small, narrow rented house. “Do not attempt to lie and say that you are comfortable living here. Come with us, this is my request as your future sister-in-law.”

Clara was silent for a long time until she finally opened her voice, “Alright.”

A moment Clara agreed to Damian's request, Diana glanced at Clara's cynics.

***

As Damian grows curious about Diana, Damian wants to know how she looks and how she feels right now, perhaps just as nervous and happy at the same time.

Damian smiled as he walked out of his dressing room with no one to look after him, Damian walked to the silt towards Diana's dressing room, Diana must be waiting for time to get out there.

Damian walked more and more alert as he saw that Diana's locker room door was not closed, Damian could hear Diana's voice talking to someone inside.

Who'sis that?

Damian was feeling anxious, why should anyone be there? Damian can't go in to see Diana if anyone's there, if he's reckless in, he'll be kicked out.

Damian had intended to leave from there but Diana's interlocutor's voice suddenly sounded, making Damian's movements stop.

Male voice?

Damian sharpened his ears, as far as Damian Diana had no male friends. After all what kind of boy friend meets his girlfriend in the locker room alone.

“Make sure you get a lot of money from him, if you need to just make him give up all his property to you.”

Damian held his breath, why..why did the man say that?

Damian could hear Diana clucking.

“Do not need you remind me also I have certainly done it, my purpose is to marry him is because of his treasure.”

Again.. Damian heard the man laughing, the man's laughter made Damian clench his hands.

“He's handsome but stupid, can't tell which woman loves him and which woman loves his money.”

Damian froze, he could not figure out what he was hearing. So.. Diana has never loved him? Diana loves her money?

Wh why?

Damian had treated Diana like a queen, loved her with all his heart then why was it the betrayal he received. What is less than him?

“Yes Thomas, I only love the money, the man I love in this world is only you.”

Damian peeked, he saw with his own eyes Diana kissing another man.

Kissing other men on their wedding day, even by wearing a dress that Damian has chosen with all his heart.

What's wrong with being betrayed like this?

Damian stepped away, he went down the stairs one by one. Stepping towards the wedding altar with weak steps.

“Damian.”

His mother's soft voice made Damian turn his head, Damian looked at his mother who stepped closer to him with a big smile. “Damian my son.”

Damian looked at his mother's smile, though, Damian wanted to complain and say that Diana had betrayed him but Damian could not bear to see the happiness on his mother's face was fading considering Damian's mother had long asked Damian to marry Diana immediately.

Damian turned his gaze around, many invited guests had already arrived. If Damian cancels his wedding today then his family will bear the shame, not to mention the condition of Damian's mother who is not healthy at the end of this, the family will bear the shame, Damian didn't want his mother back in the hospital because of this bad news.

Let this bad news Damian keep alone, Damian hopes that all he saw was just a delusion because he was too nervous for this marriage.

*aa..

All of it is not real.

How could the woman he loved act that evil.

No, not everything is real*.

After the wedding everything will go well, everything will be fine because Damian loves Diana and Diana loves him too.

Yeah, there's nothing to worry about.