TRAUMATISED
EPS. 58. RIRI WITH HIS FEELINGS AND JUNO WITH HIS PRINCIPLES.

The weekend came, but Lea was getting ready with all the fixtures for today's tournament.

Yes, today the inter-school basketball tournament was held at Lea's school.

" Let's win, son." Livy.

" Amen.." Hae In.

" Mommy and Grandpa are really going to come there? It's just an inter-school tournament, not a national race." Lea said.

" Mama and grandpa have to go there. This is the first time you've ever wanted to do something like this. Mama's so happy to see you have so many friends." Livy.

" Come on, mama's too much." Lea said.

" Your mother is right, son, after all, grandfather also wants to capture that important moment. The moment that Grandpa's favorite grandson played basketball." Hae In is enthusiastic.

Lea could only pat her on the forehead, Livy and Hae In were so enthusiastic since learning Lea was taking part in the basketball group. What's more Lea has never participated in a tournament before.

" Yes, let's go. But Lea set out on her own, Lea's gonna want a school frenzy later." Lea said.

Livy and Hae In nodded enthusiastically. And before long, Richard reached Leah's residence.

" Lea go first." Lea said.

" Your mom's watching?" Ask Richard Lea.

" Yes, mama will come with a driver to school later." Said Richard.

" When this was just a school tournament, my mom and grandpa were also very enthusiastic." Lea said, and Richard chuckled.

" They're very happy with your progress, Lea. Come city road, we still have to practice gathering for a while before the match." Richard and Lea nodded.

Lea climbed on Richard's bike and both of them darted away from there. Before long Lea and Richard arrive at school, crowded.

The school was attended by many other children from other schools, many new faces were seen there.

" A lot of people." Lea muttered while surprised.

Richard chuckled at Lea muttering so.

" His name is the tournament, Lea." Said Richard.

Richard took Lea by the hand and went into the school. From far away there was a pair of eyes that stared dislikefully at the two. Alica.. He came to that school as a tournament participant from another school.

' I should have been near Prince, Lea s*alan! He ruined my life and lost my prince. Papa even had to languish in prison because of him.' Inner Alika revenge.

" Captain, Lea, you've arrived. Coach asked us to get together." Juno.

" Riri, are you here?" Lea asked, when she saw Riri.

" Ehe, yes.. I got permission with Livy's aunt to watch your tournament." Riri.

" Yes, come on." Lea said embracing Riri.

Riri glanced slightly at juno before finally leaving with Lea.

" What are you really doing?" Richard asked Juno, while walking towards their training ground.

" Who?" Ask Juno.

" You and Riri." Said Richard.

" What what how?? " Tell Juno again.

" Come on, you know what I mean." Said Richard.

" Nothing.. I have no relationship with Riri." Juno.

" But you realize he likes you, right?" Said Richard.

And apparently it was heard by Riri who happened to run back to look for Juno, while Lea had joined the other TIGER team.

Riri squeezes the straps of her bag, while glazed over hearing that Juno thinks of her as a fly.

" What do you mean by saying dis is like a fly, don't you take offers from him yourself?" Said Richard.

" Somebody stupidly offered me help willingly, why don't we accept it? We have nothing to lose." Juno.

Riri immediately shed her tears, she immediately ran from there. His goal coming into that tournament was to watch Juno live. Riri falls in love at first sight with Juno.

" Even though I know you're a playboy, but please don't be a bren*sek man by hanging people's feelings. If you don't like him, don't make him expect much of you." Said Richard.

" As a friend, I don't support your attitude. And I don't want to let Lea know this and re-assess all those men bren*sek." Richard said again and left.

Juno stopped her steps and glanced towards where Riri was standing. Juno knew Riri was there, that's why he said so.

' Be a girl who has value, at least make men fight for you, not the other way around. You're a good girl Ri, and I'm not a person you deserve.' Inner Juno.

At first Juno does not know that Riri likes her, she is acting normal to Riri because of Lea. Juno still remembered Lea's message telling her to look after Riri as a friend.

Until Juno accidentally reads one of Riri's notebooks left in the school desk drawer, Juno only finds out Riri likes her. Riri was even like a person who was obsessed with her by writing Juno's name there.

Juno is even more confused, he also does not want to give hope to Riri but he also cannot disappoint Lea because Riri is a friend of Lea. So he can only pretend not to know.

But the longer it takes, the more Riri gets around her, and that makes Juno uncomfortable. Not that uncomfortable, but more like she was afraid that if Riri put herself in like another girl.

Juno is always looking for an opportunity to make Riri understand, the woman should be fighting, not fighting for men. Until finally arrived today, Juno also got a chance.

She insinuates Riri subtly, although it sounds very rude as possible to Riri.

Everyone had gathered, after gathering for a while to arrange a praying strategy together, now the official tournament was started.

Hae In and Livy were already there, they were sitting in the audience seats with Fitty. They look very enthusiastic, even Hae In told a photo graper to capture the moment of Lea.

" Woahs.. Lea's really an amazing girl, my granddaughter's great." Hae In said with his typical laugh.

The match began and during the match the TIGER team won in succession and entered the semi-finals.

Everyone hugged each other to celebrate the victory of the TIGER team.

" TIGER!! TIGER'S!! TIGER'S!! " Shouted the TIGER fans.

Richard held out a fist to the direction of Lea and Lea welcomed the fist. Then Richard spread his arms with a wide smile, a sign he asked for a hug from Lea.

At first Lea was a little reluctant to welcome Richard's embrace with a sweaty condition, but then she smiled and welcomed Richard's embrace.

" We're in the semi-finals." Said Richard.

" Save." Lea said.

Juno came to hug Lea and Richard, then followed by another as a sign of their success. Richard immediately feared that Lea would be angry and rebellious, but apparently not.

Lea smiled and nodded, Richard smiled and they all hugged happily, except for Kyle. Kyle dodges despite one team with Lea and Richard, as Kyle considers Richard to be his rival.

" Dad, Lea ended up blending in with people." Livy said with a cry.

" Eventually.." Mumam Hae In's.

" Lea's gonna get well, Vy.. Don'tbeafraid. But what a miracle, Lea can make peace with him. Hopefully he can forget the trauma in his heart that kept him closed." Said Fitty .

Athalea Adeline learned a lot from Richard Xander Demitrius. Patience, compassion, tolerance and compassion. One by one the shackles that had locked Lea away began to fall off.

Maybe not all the padlocks in Lea's heart were open, but at least Lea had changed a lot.. The wound in Lea's heart, was already gradually covered with new things that Richard gave.

Lea no longer became as monotonous as she once was, a bright smile had already started to rise bit by bit from Lea's lips.

TO BE CONTINUED..