SUGAR BROTHERS
FOUR

Marvel was surprised by what he had just seen, did he not look wrong? Or is this just his imagination?

If what he saw was true, then why did Clara kneel to the man? What does Clara have to do with that guy?

Lots of questions lodged in Marvel's head, he did not like to see Clara weak as before, he did not like to see Clara kneel before the man. Marvel doesn't like it.

"You okay?"

Marvel was surprised when his brother suddenly patted his shoulder, Marvel rubbed his face rough and shook his head. "I'm fine."

"You look weird today, are you really okay?"

Marvel just nodded his head, Marvel couldn't possibly tell his brother that he was worried about a woman who wasn't even interested in him.

"What aren't you, brother, can we go home?" Marvel wanted to quickly leave this party, Marvel's mind was not calm after seeing the previous events.

"Yes we can go home now, I have other business to take care of."

***

"Why can you go home together?"

That question that Clara got a moment he got off Damian's car, Clara did not ponder the question from her brother. Clara prefers to go to her room, leaving the couple to talk as they please.

"Darling, why did you come home with Clara?" Diana asked Damian in a gentle tone even though she could not hide her dislike for Damian's relationship with Clara.

"We happened to meet at my co-worker's party." Damian replied without glancing at Diana, Damian focused on taking off the suit and also the clock that was coiled around his wrist.

Diana furrowed her brows unhappily, "You went to the party but didn't invite me?" Diana was ready to sulk but the reaction Damian gave made Diana unable to dodge.

"Don't you just come back from the hospital after a long operation, where I might be bothering you."

"Then why did you come home with Clara? He can go home by himself, why should he be with you." Diana folded her hands in front of her chest, she really did not like the existence of her sister.

Damian glanced at Diana for a moment, he stepped closer to Diana and again said the thing that made Diana die of lice. "Why does he have to go home alone while there is me his sister-in-law, and we also live at home so what's the problem. Why are you acting like you hate your own little sister?"

Diana bites her lips, not wanting Damian to find out that she hates him. Diana did not want Damian to think of her as an evil sister but Diana always could not control her words.

When Damian left for the bathroom, Diana was upset, and Diana thought why there must be Clara in the world. Seeing Clara breathing around her alone had already pissed Diana to death.

Diana thought that she should think of how to get rid of Clara without making Damian suspicious in the slightest.

***

Clara stood on the balcony of her room looking at the dark night sky, for a moment Clara massaged her temple. He remembered the events that had previously happened, whether until when Clara had to survive and willing her pride in stepping for money.

Sometimes Clara thinks why should she experience all this among the many people in this world? Losing a parent, have no place to lean and complain anywhere and even can only be silent when his pride is stepped on as if worthless.

College still takes a long time, in the future Clara still needs money. Clara could not escape Damian if she herself could not even feed herself.

Clara has to endure, everything has to be a sacrifice, right? So this is the sacrifice Clara had to make for herself, Clara would not give up.

As soon as it was all over Clara promised she would release herself from all this torment she endured.

***

"Clarah! Why did you just walk away from the party last night?! I'm dizzy looking for you here and there and it turns out you've come home, who are you coming home with?" Josephine immediately stormed Clara with her question as Clara greeted her.

"Ahh. I have a sudden affair, you don't have to worry about me getting home safely."

Josephine sighed bitterly, actually she was upset because last night she could not spend much time with Clara but want to how else. Everything has also happened, want to get angry is also useless.

"I hope next time when I take you again you won't disappear arriving again like last night."

Clara simply smiled in response, she could not promise Josephine. Clara lives with problems that come, Clara can not promise about things that even she herself does not know can keep it or not.

"You have class this morning?" Josephine shifted their subject.

"Yes, I only have one class today. Just this morning and after that I'm going to the library."

Josephine narrowed her eyes looking at Clara with a look of disbelief, "Library? You're not sick of what's going on there. I'm not gonna ask if what you're reading is a novel or an entertainment book like that, but you keep learning, enjoy your life, Clara. You only live once lest you die without ever being able to feel happiness in this world."

Clara was silent, yes she knew that she very much forced herself to exceed her limits, Clara continued to learn and learn, Clara had no time to hang out with her friends.

Clara also actually wants to go to a friend's house, stay, pajama party, buy gifts and come to a friend's birthday party, or even just talk at a cafe, shop together, karaoke, karaoke, et cetera.

Much Clara wants to do but she can't, Clara is always hindered by money and also herself, Clara always tells herself it's okay everything will end beautifully. This suffering is only temporary, but sometimes Clara is also tired of everything. How much longer can he survive?

"If you don't have any more classes, you'd better come with me, we'll go"

"No." Josephine had not yet finished her invitation Clara had already refused, Clara could not accept Josephine's offer.

Before coming to campus Clara had time to check her account, the money Damian sent previously had to use Clara for her semester fees. Clara should not be wasteful, not to mention if there is a sudden need for college assignments, Clara endured everything alone she had no place to complain about money problems and whine for money.

"You're this, as if you're afraid of the future. You should not be afraid, besides your brother-in-law is a rich man, if you graduate later you can ask for help to get you into one of his companies, right?"

Clara was grieving inwardly, if only it were that easy. Clara was given money not only. Clara had to sacrifice her body and self-esteem for it, let alone a position in the company Clara might have to sacrifice her life later.

Life is cruel, in fact the world has never been as beautiful as we imagine.

***

Clara bowed apologizing to the other students and students who were disturbed because the sound of her cell phone arriving just rang disturbing the peace.

Clara furrowed her eyebrows when she saw that Damian was the one who called her. Clara was worried, she was afraid that Damian would ask for the same strange thing again as before.

"Halloo.."

"You're still on campus right now?"

"L-yes, what's wrong?"

"If your business is done, come to my office. Soon."

The phone connection was cut off just like that, Clara rubbed her face in panic. What the hell is this? Clara is afraid that Damian will ask her to come to the office because of the same problem as before. Doing things ‘itu’ in the office.