The Heart of Vania
Cousins

Passing the day of stepping on the turn of the month to the next months with great care to meet Kak Tala is not an easy matter. I always asked for Nezar as my eyes before appearing in the open space of the campus. Knowing this hard seems better to obey the orders of Sister-in-law to move campus. Hufft ....

"Are you avoiding someone?" nezar asked when I got out of my car.

"What's so seen?"

"Nih people, asked even behind his name. If I don't see what I'm doing, too," she said, her pouting face with curly hair looks very funny, "How can't I see, my eyes are always the CCTVs running you," he said.

I chuckle. I don't know why he would follow me wherever I went while on campus.

"I don't want to see Tala."

"Wow! Turns out he ... You know already?"

I gasped, you know? Already know what?

"The bouncer likes it when a girl chases him, continues with the snob he refuses. Make it hurt!"

"Well! Haha ... Why are you hurting?" I laughed so hard, "I'm not after him, Nezar. It is precisely I fear that he is chasing me, hahaha .. and he is indeed handsome, not pretentious, hahaha ...."

"Sad. Eat the handsome! Win high as white doang, really," he said very irritated.

"Why are you angry, huh?"

"Ck. I'm not mad, I just don't like–"

"Don't like what?" The voice of someone I avoided from behind.

"Sir Tala," I hissed awkwardly.

"She likes me or I like her nothing to do with you, right. You'd better take care of Madam Pradipta's fanbase," he wrote sharply towards Nezar.

"Fanbase Mrs Pradipta? Meanin?" I'm rattled.

"Eng .. eng ...." Nezar buzzed indistinctly in panic.

"You don't know? ... All this time you've been seen together but you didn't know she was the admin of BeautyHeartPradipta?" he replied ostensibly surprised to see me then looked back at Nezar, "Or did you deliberately approach Miss Vania Pradipta from the beginning to make it a source of accurate information? How much profit did you get from that fanbase? Or did someone tell you to?" cecar Kak Tala intimidates.

I don't believe what I'm hearing. I hoped Nezar would immediately refute all of Kak Tala's accusations against him, but he just stuttered at me with the look of forgiveness.

"Your friendship is bad because it starts with dishonesty. Nia, you better think back to be friends with him. You are only used by him," continued Tala again.

I shook my eyes at the figure of the young man I thought was sincerely friends with me, apparently only because of my last name so he approached me. He is no different than a cunning fox.

"Zar, do you want to explain?" many cold.

"mrs ... Nia, a– me, I–"

"Don't mind him. Come with me, Nia. I want to talk to you," said Tala.

"Nia ..." - Nezar.

Unfortunately I was disappointed in the curly-haired, brown-skinned man. It is possible that he hid it from me or that what Kak Tala said if he used me as Miss Pradipta is true. Aih, I feel completely fooled by her.

"I'm still waiting for your explanation, Zar, because you've been kind to me all along" I said before I turned to follow Tala.

"It's lucky you've earned Miss Pradipta's trust. Think well and tell me who you really are rather than who he knows from others" said Kak Tala in a threatening tone, then embraced me to get away from him.

"What the hell! Don't embrace me! I don't want to make enmity with Kak Tala's fanatical fans." My hand took off her embrace.

He chuckled, "Oh yeah, is it so hard to have a cousin who is loved by women?"

My steps stopped, my heartbeat stopped as well.

Cousin?

I pulled his hand immediately looking for a quiet place, walked quickly unconsciously grasping his hand to the edge of the campus area park.

With a rumble in the chest after I made sure no one was around, I asked, "Don't Tala know about it?"

"Know what?" the answer is with back asking.

"Cousins."

"Cousin?"

"So Tala said cousin."

"Aarrrghhh!" I yelled annoyed at having fallen into his trap.

He laughed happily, "Have it, because we already know each other can you tell me how your life has been, Cousin?"

"Shi*t!"

"The noble daughter never cursed," he sneered.

"Heh, who's the daughter of the nobleman. I'm just the son of a grocer at the market."

Tala sighed, there was guilt in her breath, "At our return from the hotel I kept asking what really happened to my parents, let alone Mother constantly crying. I've never seen her cry so regretfully."

"What did they tell you?" tanyaku.

"Everything. The anger of my Lord King when he found out his favorite daughter fell in love with his college friend. The pain of your mother while receiving punishment and expulsion from the palace, plus the Queen Mother was also expelled because it was considered unsuccessful in educating her daughter. Even so does not erase the envy of Prince Drana towards the Crown Princess. He chases after her and wants to kill your mother and her shinahang to guarantee they don't come back someday. It was my father who helped them escape from BX Island, after which your mother promised to contact both my parents if they had arrived safely at their destination, Unfortunately, they never contacted me, even the news of death received."

"Yes, your Crown Princess was already dead by then. So, I'm a nobody to you guys" I said.

"Nia, all the members of the royal family believed your mother had died, only my mother insisted on not believing until persuading my father to investigate but finally only a dead end they met. They only realized after seeing the graduation video. The fact that your mother was alive then gave birth to a daughter who became Madame Pradipta."

"A princess?"

"They only know because only Madam Pradipta is visible, but they were surprised when I said that you are actually Mr. Pradipta's sister-in-law and supported your eyes which are also similar to mata–"

"My mother's eyes" cut me.

It turned out that what Brother-in-law was worried about was right, pinning the name of Pradipta behind my name was a form of protection it provided. He knew the risks of publication of Mrs Pradipta at my sister's graduation, so he did everything he could to protect us.

I remember after Osek's time was over and every time I met Kak Tala, he always asked me if I was Brother-in-law's sister. At that time I did not know the purpose of Brother-in-law raised me as his sister, instead clearly saying that I was actually a sister-in-law named Pradipta.

"Nia, you can trust me. Many government intrigues are full of cunning and greed. My father told me to stay away from you for your safety."

"Then why is Tala's sister approaching me now?"

"I wonder if you know your identity? That's why I was fishing for you and– you were hooked, hahaha ...."

I grunt annoyed, I who is usually always vigilant turned out to be caught off guard as well.

"Did your mother tell you that?"

I looked into the manic, made sure there were no lies there.

"You can trust me, Vania. I'll protect you. I was taught as a man to always keep my word, not to promise if in doubt can keep it."

His eyes were honest even he dared to look at me, "Your eyes are similar to my brother's, which is why I was so shocked when I saw you for the first time. I wonder where your eyes got, sure enough it's from my Lord King."

"My Lord King?"

"Yes, among all his descendants who have his eyes is only my brother. He became the king's favorite because of that. It turns out that two of his grandchildren inherited his eyes."

"Heh. Biologically he may be my grandfather but as long as I live our lives, Mother's children, I don't feel like I have grandparents."

She was silent and I smiled, "I accidentally heard everything when Aunt Rima told my mother's origin and past to Young Master Pradipta. Aunty asked to protect us from the evil mother's brother's quarry."

"Who's Aunt Rima?"

"Shinayang Crown Princess, that's her name after faking her own death."

Kak Tala's eyes were round, "Where is he now?"

I nodded, "Don't know. After Kak Litha's graduation, Bibi and her husband returned to City A and disappeared. They purposely stayed away from us in order to avoid the evil mother's brother. He just said goodbye by letter, Auntie doesn't know I eavesdrop on the story either."

Perhaps due to my increasingly soft tone of voice, Sister Tala grabbed my shoulder and hugged tightly. No warm tears coming out of the corner of my eye. I don't know why I believe him.

But ... I seemed to see something familiar from behind the red shoots trees laid out like a barrier between the campus environment and the parking area. Immediately I took off Brother Tala's embrace, fortunately she did not realize what I had just seen.

"Nia, although you will not return to the palace but my parents' house is wide open to welcome you." he said holding my shoulders with both hands and our eyes staring at each other.

I nodded, "Thank you, Cousin. Greetings to both parents Tala."

I went back to college, looking for the young man who had been petting me all this time. It was only fitting that he was so frightened to face Sister-in-law because he had a great sin against her. Nezar Abigail, prepare yourself!

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