The Love I Don't Miss
Part 113 (The Crocodile! )

Arsen exited the Adid*s gallery without bringing anything. Because the goal of entering the store was only one. That's meeting Clarice. And invite the girl to get to know more closely. She remembers Clarice as a classmate. Friends who had met when they wanted to leave class to go home.

Earlier, accidentally when he accompanied his cousin to buy shoes at one of the Metropolitan Mall galleries, he saw Clarice and her family troupe walking towards the Adid*s gallery.

As soon as he saw all the members of the Clarice family entering the gallery, his eyes followed Clarice's movements from the same position, which was sitting in the waiting chair of the gallery being entered by her cousin named Melody.

Upon entering the gallery, Clarice is seen sitting next to an adult man, whom she believes to be Clarice's father. It is clear that Clarice is a spoiled girl to her parents.

Because during the walk, Clarice took the arms of the Father, as well as the Mother. Yes, Clarice walked in the middle of her parents. And the three walked behind two boys, who Arsen certainly could have expected as Clarice's younger sister.

One that Arsen wouldn't know if he just looked at those five people. That is, Clarice and Daddy's relationship status. Who is the connecting child and the connecting father.

After the look in his eyes met with Clarice when he again sat in the waiting chair he was sitting in, Arsen immediately opened his smartphone. And open his chat application, where there is a chat group that he just followed this afternoon. After the class leader put himself into a chat.

Quickly - quickly he opened the list of members that were in it. He immediately wanted to know Clarice's name. He completely forgot Clarice's name. At least he did not remember the girl who now looks back on him whose name.

Is it possible that what Clarice said was true? because too often get acquainted with girls, he becomes forgetful when there is a name that is a little complicated to read or remember.

One by one the number of group members he researched. But there was no photo showing the girl. Just a name - a small name that seemed like he had to research to be able to find a name that only vaguely remembered.

"Riss! or what is yaaa..?" mumbled wailing.

Arsen was still struggling to find Clarice's mobile number. I don't know why there are so many girls in school. Arsen was curious about Clarice.

"Risa.." he muttered reading Risa's name under the line of numbers that he had not yet saved.

"It feels impossible if the girl is named Risa... His name sounded quite modern and strange." he muttered continuously with a soft voice. So that no one can hear his murmur.

"ah! shit!" he was upset that he could not find Clarice's phone number. "It's impossible, right, if he's not in the group?" ask him to yourself.

"Why are you talking about it!"

The voice of a girl makes Arsen return to the atmosphere where he is. And closed the screen of his phone quickly and directly put it in his shorts pocket.

Looking up, Arsen saw Melody already standing next to him with a white paper bag that read N*ke on the front side.

"It's over?" ask Arsen.

"Yes, it's been.." replied Melody. "Where do we go or go?" ask Melody.

Not immediately answered, Arsen first looked at the gallery in the room. Apparently Clarice and her Daddy are no longer in the waiting chair.

' Have they gone home yet? ' he murmured in the heart.

"As far as you are! go home ok, go anywhere else I'm ok!" replied Arsen who felt he had lost track of Clarice.

"When dinner comes first, how about it?" tawar Melody's.

"Where?"

"There!" Melody pointed at one of the restaurants on the lower floor.

"Japanese Resto?" ask Arsen.

"Yes! wanna?"

"Can!"

***

Eating Japanese dishes that match their tongues, makes the two forget to talk to each other. Melody is engrossed in eating while playing her gadget. Which he just posted a picture of his activism with Arsen that night.

Arsenic watches around. Where the clock has shown at half-nine p.m. There have been many people who left the Mall area. Either to go home, or to move locations to find entertainment.

And looking up at the escalator, that's when he looked back at Clarice and her family standing there. On the escalator moving down. They want to leave the Mall area.

Arsen's eyes could not be separated from his view saw Clarice who he thought had its own charm. But it's also hard to get close to. Seen from how cute the girl was with a few sentences of her praise.

The words that Clarice said earlier were enough to make Arsen know a little about Clarice's cold attitude to the opposite sex who wanted to take her heart.

Arsen felt, only this time he was rejected in such a way by a girl. And bright - light on playboy's dwarf.

Clarice's appearance is simple, but I don't know what makes Clarice look attractive. And somehow he just realized Clarice's whereabouts at school. Earlier what he saw was a classmate, who when he asked the class president, he replied that the girl's name was Carrenina Louis.

' All right, my days to take your heart are still three years. It's impossible, right? for the next three years you refused my presence? '

Arsen's chest rumble represented her lips that could not speak to Clarice directly.

Arsen's eyes could not be seen until Clarice completely disappeared from view and there was no way for her to see Clarice. Finally, he refocused on his dinner.

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Apart from spending the night at the Metropolitan Mall, the day was already back in the morning. The Mentari began to creep up revealing itself in the sky of the Capital. Samar - faint with the air that is still cold and clean. Then the light started to break through every open window.

The window of Clarice's room was wide open. So that the reflection of sunlight has entered the room with the feel of rose pink.

And when all that happens... Clarice, a 16-year-old girl, was ready for her school uniform on Friday. Morning in the capital is a busy time for everyone, and certainly accompanied by a jam - macedan for those who move outdoors.

For this reason, children prefer to start bath time, breakfast and go to school. Likewise with the Daddy, who always drove the three to go to school.

The traffic jam in the capital is nothing new. Everything seems to have become a daily meal for them. So many choose to leave earlier than to be late. Especially for office workers who can't be late.

Carrying a paper bag containing sports clothes, Clarice casually descended the stairs to the dining table where Mommy, Daddy and Dygta were already there. All was just waiting for him and Galen who was somehow still in the room. Maybe still combing his black hair.

"Morning, Mommy!" hello Clarice kissed Mommy Calina's cheek fondly.

"Morning too, girl.." replied Mommy Calina.

"Morning, Daddy!" Clarice kissed Daddy Kenzo on the head of the family.

Clarice passed Dygta by rubbing Dygta's black hair that had been neatly combed.

"Sister!" exclamation Dygta upset because the hair that has been neatly combed by the mother back in disarray.

But Clarice just stuck out her tongue because for him Dygta is more adorable than Galen who has started to be often restless.

"Morning, Eyang.." said Clarice to Mama Shinta who was sitting next to Dygta.

"Morning, Clarice.."

"Where's Galen, Mom?" tayya Clarice's. "He's always late!" gerutu Clarice while sitting in her chair.

"I'm right here! My beautiful sister!" sahut Galen ran quickly down the beautiful and luxurious stairs. With his Junior High School uniform.

Clarice turned to Galen and looked at Galen with an ignorant look.

"Good morning to my beautiful sister!" galen briefly kissed Clarice's cheek, and continued by kissing all the cheeks of the family members, except Dygta.

"Why isn't one big brother kissing my cheek?" ask the 10-year-old.

"Oh my God! I don't know if you want it too, my dear sister!" clarice immediately stood up and approached Dygta's chair and kissed Dygta's puffed cheek.

While Galen just smiled at the protest of his sister, "Come, Daddy! we'll start breakfast!" said Galen saw the plate that already contains the sandwich made by Mommy.

"You lead the do'a, Galen!" daddy Kenzo's orders.

"Okay!"

Breakfast sessions are conducted with a complete family member. With Clarice in the house.

***

Self-driving the latest Pajero Sport, Daddy Kenzo took his three children to school. And he himself with a work coat complete with the best brand commonly used by the rich.

"Bye, Daddy!" cla kisses Daddy's cheek before exiting the front passenger door.

He always sat in the front. Her two siblings were sitting in the back passenger seat.

"Bye, Sayaang." replied Daddy Kenzo after kissing the top of his stepdaughter's head covered in black hair tied in a ponytail.

Get Clarice inside the school building. While the Daddy immediately went to the office after taking down the last Clarice.

***

Clarice walked into the school building. Just a few steps he walked, he heard the sound of a car stopping in front of the building. After hearing Daddy's car leave.

Clarice's reflexes looked back, with no intention of seeing who came after her at half-seven like this. But who would have thought when he looked back, coinciding with the student who was escorted out of the passenger door the back of the Alphard-type car.

' Arsen! '

Clarice's reflex refers to the name of the young man who is trending on the topic at the school. The young man emerged from the car door that opened automatically. Quick - quickly Cla back facing the front, and stepped quickly by carrying a paper bag containing his sports clothes.

He was still lazy to interact with the young man again. Especially at school, there are so many female students who admire and want the young man as their lover. Cla is lazy for all that.

Not 100% lazy, but for the sake of maintaining the belief of the mother, that she will not date in school.

Highlight Arsen's eyes looked at Clarice who was already inside the building. He quickly walked over to the girl. But just as he was about to arrive, a female disciple approached and greeted Arsen.

"Hi, Arsen!" he said in a coquettish style, even with confidence the girl was embracing Arsen's left arm. Follow Arsen's fast pace in a spoiled style.

"Eh, sorry. I forgot what your name is?" tanya Arsen looked at the girl. He remembered yesterday the girl came up to him and introduced herself while she was in the cafeteria. But he had forgotten his name.

Turning his eyeballs lazy, the girl let out a long sigh. But totally understand if Arsen forgets his name. Yesterday was their first meeting.

"Remember good - well yes, handsome Arsen. My name is Zuria Agatha. Call me Zuria!" he said to introduce himself a second time.

"What class?" ask Arsen again. He remembered this girl who last night meant Clarice approached him in the cafeteria to introduce herself. The difference is that the girl came alone. He came with some other students yesterday.

"XI-IPS 1!" the answer.

"Ohh..." Arsen nodded and smiled. He did not completely shake Zuria's hand that was coiled in her left arm.

Arsen and the girl's chatter reached Clarice's ears who were already on the top rung of the stairs. He looked down, where he could see how familiar Arsen and the girl he knew as his upperclassman was.

' You crocodile! '

Cibir Clarice on Arsen. The young man he did not deny if the young man was handsome and charming for their age. If he did not admire the class leader in silence, of course he would be interested in Arsen, just like the others.

And that's when Arsen's eyes turned back on him. And the two looked back at each other. But Clarice quickly severed the pseudo-string that connected the views of the two.

Cla went straight to the door of her class. Which is where the atmosphere inside is still a little quiet. Usually the students will arrive at seven less than a quarter.

Cla went straight to his desk which was on the fourth row, and line number two from the front. He wrote a novel he borrowed from the school library. Continuing the unresolved episode.

***

Ten minutes passed, and the child entered the class. And Arsen's eyes immediately turned to Clarice who looked down by reading a thick book that could be seen if it was a novel.

He walked up to Clarice's desk, and sat down on Clarice's front bench. Alias Lia's bench is still empty, because the girl has not come.

There was no chatter, Arsen was silent. He stared fixedly at Clarice who seemed to have not realized if she was in front of the girl.

And what Arsen did caught the attention of their classmates who had come. There is usually no boy who approached Clarice. But Arsen?

"When Love Begins!" muttered Arsen read the title of the novel Clarice was reading.

...🪴 Connect ... 🪴...