
Luckily Khiara was not in a toxic environment. He has friendly neighbors and does not like to interfere with the lives of others. So that he will not hear babbling from the mouth of the nyinyir who likes to slice the heart.
And the value of the plug, the complex of his house is in the area of the mansion which is mostly an asset property. Assets - these assets are leased, so that residents also choose to change. Make them minimal interaction. This is very good for mental health who are in rehabilitation.
Khiara started to look ahead. Cedars Cinay is the next destination. But before, he had to buy a cell phone to call someone. Because in the future, he really needs assistance and help.
"Dit, I need help" he said as soon as the connection tone ended. Khiara has got her new phone.
“Khiara?” The man there tried to guess his voice.
“Where have you been? Why is it so hard to contact you? Your brother's huffing waiting for your news. You got us all worried, you know!?” Khiara kept her phone away from the ear, the loud voice of her interlocutor slightly pierced the ear.
“I'm at home, my phone is gone somewhere.”
“Why not buy a new phone immediately?”
“Malas.” Khiara could hear a snort from the growl across there.
“I almost caught up with you because of your laziness!”
“Then follow it!” If only Khiara knew, his words made his best friend named Aditya roll his eyes because of anxiety.
Paris - Los Angeles is not a place that can be said to be close. It takes about ten hours to be able to touch down at LAX. Not to mention that he would be hanged by his father if he left the unfinished job just like that.
“Next week I'll be there.”
“See yes.” Khiara disconnected just like that. Fortunately, people there are used to it. If not, the man would have slammed his phone. Khiara's manners are not at the level they should be.
Adit came a week later. You can guess how he hit her. It was like being attacked by thousands of arrows and piercing through his heart. His body staggered for a moment. But strangely enough, here is precisely Khiara who calms him.
At the beginning, Aditya was very difficult to accept the reality. Like a nightmare in the morning, what he heard was extremely hard to believe. But this is the reality, we cannot expect good things to continue to happen. Sometimes bad things come.
Long story short, slowly slowly, Aditya was willing to accept. To be precise, trying to accept the reality that exists. Grief, anger, and resentment still exist. Even frustration also came to his side, because Khiara did not want to reveal who did it.
And unfortunately, Aditya is too familiar with how Khiara. Once Khiara is silent, he will remain silent. No one will be able to extract information from him. Although all the ways he has done.
Finally Aditya gave up. He tried to suppress it, even when not with Khiara he tried to vent it. Just like Khiara, Aditya is also a person who vents his anger on objects. However, he was more organized and in line with his path. Samsak, who hangs in the gym, will always be his sparing companion.
Most people say we have to control our emotions. Refraining even drove him from the heart. But do you know that one day, it will be a suicide bomb? No, not many know about this.
Almost everyone has emotions. Emotions exist as a sign that humans still have hearts. Because emotions are inside. How can one remove emotions from the heart? Nonsense!
Emotions must be released, in order for us to still get sanity. It's just, we have to know how to properly vent it.
There are many ways to vent, such as talking about it, writing it down, making it into a piece, or hitting things like Aditya and Khiara did. That's what they get from a lesson and experience.
Khiara does not know what Aditya is hiding. He knows exactly how his best friend feels. The man was also devastated with her. Khiara knows how true an Aditya is, just like how Aditya knows Khiara.
They understand and understand each other. Without having to tell each other their feelings. Just like Aditya who accompanies his days in overcoming pregnancy and mental health. Khiara always accompanies Aditya to release his anger, even though from behind the walls of the sports room that limits them.
Aditya never knew that Khiara was always waiting and observing him. Khiara, who always leaned against the outside wall of the gym, would always close her eyes and cross her arms in front of her chest as Aditya began to release her emotions.
There is no need for CCTV to see how Aditya is doing in there. All screams, insults to punches and kicks have been able to map it.
Aditya's howls and cries in there, really stifling chest. Even breathing is very difficult. What his ears had heard had transformed into dozens of hands squeezing his heart and lungs. Making the air around him very difficult to get into there. I really want him to touch his ears. But he has no power to do so.
Here Khiara is the victim of human depravity. And he's the one who should get support, but why is Aditya the one who seems to need it more?
Never had Khiara seen Aditya disintegrate like this before. Khiara had never imagined before, it turned out that Aditya's feelings were this deep for her. He never thought that the man would suffer with him. If you know this, Khiara will not ask Aditya to support him.
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Although they are almost the same, Aditya is slightly different from Khiara. Aditya took a little longer to vent his anger.
Because he needs a direct object to release it, which means he has to hit the main object that is the source of the problem. And in this case, the offender who had injured Khiara was meant by him.
Khiara felt a little guilty, but she still could not tell him this. Because he knew, that person would definitely die in Aditya's hands. Nah! That's not the revenge scenario.
In her silence, Khiara always shed her tears. He did not know how he would face his family. Aditya just got like this, let alone his entire family?
The sound of Aditya hitting hard sand that reached 90 kilos was no longer heard by his ears. And suddenly Aditya was already by his side.
Khiara hurriedly wiped her tears. But Aditya stopped him, then with both of his thumbs he wiped the tears that had soaked Khiara's cheeks.
"Are you always here?" Ask Aditya. And Khiara could only smile clumsily at him.
"I'm sorry." Aditya immediately hugged Khiara. Khiara tried to shake her head at the chest of Aditya's field.
"Why should you apologize? It's all my fault." Said Khiara in the middle of his sobs. "It's my color that makes you come crumbling with me."
"Khiara. You're not wrong anything. Never blame yourself!" Aditya said as he rubbed Khiara's back gently.
"You shouldn't accept this heinous thing if I or the others come with you here." Khiara shook her head again.
Aditya cupped Khiara's face with both palms. It made Khiara stop shaking her head. He looked at her very deeply.
"Khiara, marry me!" Khiara's eyelids widened instantly.
"Dit___ You know what you're saying?" Khiara clasped Aditya's hand on her cheek and tried to get rid of him.
"Very conscious." Khiara closed her eyes.
"Dit___ is not your responsibility to marry me." Reject Khiara. Now he can see Aditya.
"I know, but that's not why I want to marry you."
"Then?"
"You know how I feel about you." Khiara smiled listlessly at it.
"I know, I know. I also know how the others feel about me. But I can't. I don't want to choose any of you. You are too precious to be released. Do you understand that?"
Well, Aditya is certainly smart enough to understand Khiara's intentions. If Khiara had chosen one among Artha, Endra, Krishna and himself, there would have been a split between the five of them. Hence Khiara repeatedly always insists there will be no friend zone between them.
"But now you're pregnant with Khiara."
"Don't take advantage of the situation, Ditya. I don't want to make you look bad in their eyes."
There's nothing else Aditya can say. Khiara cupped her hands on Aditya's face. The formidable man in front of him had turned like a defeated soldier from the battlefield.
"Hey soldier, straighten up!! Look at me! Here I just need you to support me. Can you do it for me?" There was firmness in every word that came out of Khiara's mouth. They do not want to destroy their relationship. Either between himself and Aditya or himself and all his friends.
Aditya stared fixedly at Khiara. A bitter smile is engraved, but the heart must remain strong. He will comply with Khiara's request. He will continue to accompany Khiara, even though there is no bond between them.
"Good boy!" Khiara wiped the tears that fell from the tip of Aditya's eyes.
Khiara held Aditya in her arms. He filled it with warmth. He knows, although Aditya does not say it but Aditya will certainly comply with his request. Aditya will continue to be by his side as a friend who will continue to support him. They will support each other to move forward.
And day after day passed according to expectations. Every day Khiara goes through various activities. Travel to fun places. And learn new things that he has never done.
He did it to stay alive in sanity. Because during pregnancy, it turns out that stress is easy to see. Just like what Dr. Megan said.
Even sometimes he often feels overwhelmed, because morning sickness always strikes in early pregnancy. And fortunately Aditya accompanied Khiara patiently and attentively.
Aditya never complained at all, instead he was happy to be able to accompany the woman he loved through a very tiring pregnancy. She didn't care, even though the baby inside was not her child. Aditya still loves the baby, because the baby is part of Khiara. Eventually, the baby was born into the world.
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