The Love I Don't Miss
Part 172 (The Story in the Middle of the Feast)

Restless the girl when the Arsen chat application can not be contacted.

"Arsenic... Why can't you call?"

Clarice switched to a photo-sharing app that is often shortened to IG. Try to contact from chat and phone services there. But unfortunately, Cla no longer even found the name Arsenio Wilson in the search field.

"What's this?" he started to feel panic. "Why did IG Arsen disappear?"

Clarice's hands started shaking again. When considering the Arsen chat application can not be contacted, and the racer's account in this one application also disappears just like that.

Finally Cla tried to use the last way. I contacted you manually via my mobile number.

But unfortunately, instead of being connected to the young man, it is the voice of a woman who tells if the number contacted cannot.

"Arsen.." - The girl began to lose her mind. "Something must be wrong!"

Thinking for a moment, then quickly he snatched the key of his mini cooper car on the keychain. Without changing his clothes, without washing his face or even bathing first, Cla immediately darted his car leaving the Kenzo Adhitama residence. Without answering the question of a butler who saw her hurriedly in an improper condition Young Miss dressed up to leave.

Wearing a t-shirt that was just given by Arsen, also a sweet pink watch that is still circular on his left wrist. The messy hair the rest of the hairspray last night was let loose. And most unreasonably, it still packs hotpants covered by London T-shirts.

Driving his red car on the streets of Sunday which is not too crowded by motorized vehicles, he said, Clarice was carried back to the ungodly atmosphere that she passed last night in the school hall that she immediately left after feeling bad for disappointing many people, especially Vino.

Leaving a moment that might never happen again the same until anytime.

Flashback On ...

MC voiced as if he was smiling happily with the surprise given by Vino. Being shot in front of a lot of school friends is an amazing moment that will probably feel very special to some people.

But for Clarice?

This girl is smiling forcibly. Stiff, crisp and difficult to understand by Vino. But he doesn't want to be in a moment like this.

Clarice was very nervous at the time, but not because the Atlit expressed love for her. The love he once dreamed of. And the love he once thought would never be for him. But because he was confused to give an answer like what not to disappoint many people, and without making Vino embarrassed because it was rejected in front of many friends who all knew each other.

All the friends are already cheering asking her to accept Vino's love which looks very sincere and serious. Everyone seems to support himself and Vino to continue their story.

"If you want to. accept this flower, Cla...:"

Finished saying, now Vino and the rest of the room waiting for answers from Clarice. The answer that either Clarice must be. The girl wasn't too smart to talk using a mic like this.

Receiving a mic that was thrust by a female MC, Cla held it by barely squeezing the handle.

"Come on. answered." whispered the MC with a smile.

Taking a deep breath and exhaling slowly, Cla began to neutralize all the feelings he had felt during the last few minutes.

"The casino?" call Cla lirih. "If you say I didn't see you in the early days of entering this school, then you've got it wrong and misunderstood" said the girl trying to be flat.

"I saw you, and I also admired and liked everything about you back then. Without me knowing you're Uncle Beni's son."

"Yet..." Cla took a deep breath again.

And this made Vino and a few others hold their breath. What will the girl say?

"As time goes by... When you were rarely even ever close to me again, I began to realize... If not everything we want can be ours. And what I dreamt of couldn't always come true."

Cla again sighed quietly, and was silent for a moment.

"And now I'm beginning to realize... If what I felt for you at the time was just a sense of admiration, and not love." Cla shook his head weakly.

DEG!

At least this is what felt by the young man who was still standing with a flower bucket.

"What do you mean, Cla.." asked Vino.

Cla blinked his eyes a few times. Trying to neutralize all the feelings that are really messy and not careless.

"I once felt that I loved you. That I like you. But when you went with Neha, I realized... If I do more than admire you... Wonder what I once thought of as love."

"Because that disappointment feels only that short. It's going out very fast. Very different from when I lost the smile of someone who I thought was not very important in my days..."

"Awww.." reflect the whole room that did not expect Clarice's answer.

"Who?" vino's question started to be a little sarcastic. Maybe because his breath is now stinged because he did not expect if he would be rejected like this.

"You don't need to know... Vino.." answered Clarice softly for fear that the young man would be hurt and act recklessly.

"Say, Cla.." pinta Vino with a slight weld. "If he's here, I'll ask him to take very good care of you..."

"He's not here." Cla replied.

Because Arsen hasn't been in the hall since, has he?

Vino squeezed the flower bucket in his hand very strongly. His fingers are used to hitting volleyballs, dribbling basketballs and hitting pool water very easily. So strong enough if only to destroy the flower bucket only.

"I'm sorry, Vino.." said Clarice with guilt.

"It's okay. I can take it.." Vino replied straightforwardly.

Flashback Off ...

Back to Clarice who has now entered the Arsen housing complex. He had to straighten out everything that was very wrong. He doesn't want Arsen to think he and Vino are dating.

"No! Me and Vino don't have anything to do, Sen!" the pekikin' in heart.

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