UNEQUAL
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. Tio fell silent not responding to Arisa's prayer which he thought was very unexpected.

"Pray for yourself?" Tanya Tio then.

"Hopefully.emmmm should be the one praying..."

"Oh... What's the difference?"

"Yes it's different."

"Yes already. I pray that this brother's beloved sister will live a long, healthy life always, not sick anymore, always happy, and....."

"And?"

"May your heart be open." Tio smiled as she slightly ruffled Arisa's hair. Arisa just smiled then chuckled at Tio's serious face.

"Why laugh?" Tio frowned and slightly shifted away from Arisa.

"No. It's just that I find big brother very funny."

"Ohhhhh you just found out brother's funny?"

"Dihhhh..." Arisa grimaced with her upper stomach.

"Why?" Tio asked frantically and then placed the cake on Arisa's dressing table, and immediately grabbed Arisa with a worried face.

"My stomach acid suddenly went up." Said Arisa still grimacing.

"Aish... What did you eat? Why make your stomach acid go up?" Arisa shook her head in response to Tio's question.

"I don't eat anything that triggers the stomach."

"Then?"

"Hearing sister praise herself is funny." Instantly Tio sighed deeply then grinned and pinched Arisa's cheek loudly.

"So you pried brother? Look out...."

"Aduuhhhh is sick.." cried Arisa made Tio let go of her hand.

"Basic you're a prank." Said Tio applying cream cake on Arisa's face. Arisa is overwhelmed by Tio's attack.

"Already.. eat the cake. That's the brother who made it." Again Arisa looked up and put on a face of disbelief and cut off the tip of the cake a little. Arisa tasted the chocolate cake carefully.

"Aren't you sure it's made by brother?" Ask Arisa who came back to pick up the cake and eat it.

"Why? Y'all good?" Tio's ejek ate the part that Arisa cut. "That's good." Cetus Tio.

"Says made by brother..." Arisa replies to Tio by applying cream cake to Tio's cheeks while laughing.

"Ohhh avenged brother?" Tio was prepared to respond to Arisa's behavior. Until some people opened the door a little hard.

"What's wrong?" Yugito asked with a panicked face. Tio turned towards the door with a messy face and stared innocently at his parents.

"What are you guys doing?" Rahma hurried over to Arisa. "Why yell?" Ask Rahma again and reach for Arisa's face.

"Sister is ignorant." Arisa pointed to Tio.

"Oh, you started."

"The brother who pinched my cheek."

"You're starting to pretend your stomach is relapsing. Who wouldn't worry."

"Why did you fight?" Yugito came to Arisa and hugged her and kissed Arisa's forehead warmly.

"Happy birthday, son." And at that instant, a clear circle dripped from Arisa's eyelids that tightly embraced the father.

"Daddy's daughter is an adult yes." said Yugito again make Arisa increasingly sobbing. Rahma panicked and grabbed Arisa who kept crying could not be stopped. Arisa felt overwhelmed by this scene. After a long time, he finally got his birthday greeting back from the parents he missed.

"What's sick, son?" Ask Yugito again. Arisa shook her head while rubbing her face slowly. Tio smiled faintly as if feeling the small happiness that Arisa felt.

Raisa fell silent leaning behind the wall and had no intention of showing herself.

"What Aris has been feeling is painful. He should always be alone and shy away from family. It was very sick." Raisa muttered clenched her hands and touched her chest with a slight press.

"Why here?" Tio's voice surprised Raisa so much that she shifted slightly and moved away from Tio. It felt like Raisa wanted to laugh seeing Tio's messy face because of the cream cake.

"Twad... Rais heard Aris yell." Raisa answered softly and turned her eyes away.

"Happeningly. Come with brother." Tio said then pulled Raisa's hand towards her room. Raisa is astonished and cannot guess why Tio took her to Tio's room. Tio went to the bathroom and washed his face. Before long, Tio returned and took the gift box from her closet.

"Happy birthday. I hope you like it." Tio gave her a box of gifts and ruffled Raisa's hair. Raisa lowered her head then sobbed small while receiving a gift from Tio and looked at her deeply.

"Are you disappointed that you gave a gift that didn't suit your wishes?" Tio asked when he saw a thread of dew dripping from Raisa's eyelids. Raisa shook her head slowly then hugged Tio tightly.

"Why do you two love hugging your sister?" Tio asked who returned Raisa's embrace. But Raisa grew louder and did not answer a word.

"Hey... Why are you? Is anyone sick? Why are you crying like that?"

"Dear brother Rais?" Raisa asked on the sidelines.

"What are you talking about? Sure oes. You're my sister."

"Why does my sister always stay away from me? I want to be with my sister too. I miss brother." Tio was silent for a moment hearing what Raisa said.

"Have.don't cry. I love you both."

"But brother is more affectionate to Aris. Brother and Aris always joking together, playing together, eating together, even brother desperately guarding Aris."

"Sorry." Lirih Raisa's.

"Sister who apologizes. If you really feel like you're a favoritist, I'm sorry brother." Said Tio patting Raisa's cheek slowly. "Have.don't cry. Her beauty is gone. It's not funny if young lady Pranata gets ugly." Tio's ejek with a small laugh.

"Sister I'm not officially part of Fariz's family yet" whined Raisa.

"But you guys are dating, right?" Ejek Tio again with a laugh responded by Raisa.

"Sleep there. tomorrow you have to get up early."

"Where are you going?"

"Waking up in the morning should always be a trip?"

"Yes not really. but..."

"Have..don't buts." Tio pushed Raisa's small body towards the open door.

"Son't gonna be monitoring you from here." Said Tio leaning on the doorway.

"I don't think I'm a child." Raisa grumbled as she walked up the stairs.

"Ohh you want brother to stay, keep behind you someone's following." Tio's ejek in a serious tone made Raisa startled and turned to look at her.

"Sister." Pekik Raisa sulked in annoyance.

"Ahaha bechanda.it's fast." Tio was unceasingly laughing at his two younger siblings.

"What else is it?" Yugito asked who rushed out of Arisa's room. Tio patted his forehead while continuously cursing himself.

"Dam. I must have scolded me again." Lirih Tio who passed entered the room slowly.

"Sir Ti-" Raisa pointed towards Tio's room and stopped talking because she did not find Tio there. Raisa puffed her cheeks in annoyance and turned to Yugito with a clumsy face.

"Sorry dad... Rais is bothering me, isn't he?"

"Why yell?" Tanya Yugito walked over worriedly.

"So brother joked father.and Rais was surprised." Raisa replied hesitatingly and lowered her gaze.

"Ishh. basic Tio, Aris she was jahili with cream cake. Now you're the one in jahili." Yugito breathed a heavy sigh.

"That's it. Don't think. You know for yourself how Tio." Yugito was responded to by a nod by Raisa.

"Dad.." call Raisa shirih.

"Yes. Why?"

"Rais can ask for something?"

"Say!"

"Rais wants father and Oma Galuh not to continue the match between Rais and Rayyan. Rais wants Aris to be betrothed to Rayyan." Lirih Raisa again with doubt.

"You sure? You love Rayyan too, right?" Yugito asked, wanting to convince.

"Yes but.... Rais doesn't want to hurt Aris' heart any deeper." Yugito nodded and then smiled faintly. Yugito pats Raisa's head slowly and walks past Raisa.

"Sleep.tomorrow you'll have to get up early."

"Ishh. Brother and father are the same." Rajuk Raisa puffed her cheeks.

"Drowsy father. You better get some sleep. If you don't, I won't take responsibility if something bothers you."

"Ishh father.." whined Raisa again in annoyance then ran into her room and locked the door tightly. Yugito smiled at the attitude of Raisa who is still timid despite growing up.

. Raisa drops herself on the sofa, then slowly opens the gift of Tio.

"Did Aris also get a gift from sister?" Mumbles. Raisa is most concerned to see a beautiful dress with pink sweet which when combined with her baby face will make her more charming.

"It's pretty.." she muttered again, still staring in admiration at the dress before her.

In Arisa's room, Rahma stared fixedly at the gift that was still stored on Arisa's dresser. Her curiosity was very high in who had given Arisa a gift before her family. Arisa came out of the bathroom and rubbed her face with a small towel.

"Mama?" Arisa asks who is wondering why her mother is still there.

"Mom can ask?" Arisa nodded.

"Who's the gift from?" Rahma pointed at the two boxes on the dresser.

"Ohh.. it's from...." Arisa hung up her answer nervously. "Does it matter if I say that from you?" Arisa muttered which made her daydream.

"Aris.." call Rahma again.

"Ehh sorry. I-it's from Aray. and mother." The answer is getting nervous.

"Ohhhh. hemm mama lost quickly ya.." said Rahma smiled but clearly seen on her face implied a sense of disappointment.

"No ma. It's mom saying it's a coincidence. Afraid that the next day Aris and mom won't see each other again." Arisa's reply was convincing.

"All right, whatever the other person gives, take good care." Rahma then moved and left Arisa who was still pecking at her kamanr. The door closed quietly, Arisa walked towards the dressing table and picked up the gift box her future in-laws gave her. Taking the box Sonya gave first, Arisa was stunned by a light blue dress that looked sweet. With the flower decoration on the waist and side down towards the end of the dress. Very lovely. Then, Arisa switched to open a gift from Danu.

"The phoenix." He said quietly while hanging a silver necklace with a phoenix pendant that hugged a heart-shaped diamond.

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