UNEQUAL
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. "Why is mom here?" Diana asked Ani and Tio into the living room.

"Can't you if you want to meet?" Ani asked without answering Diana's question.

"No. That's not what it means. But...."

"Mama spoke to Tio. Tio doesn't mind and you see, he's the one who dropped off with mom." Ani interrupted seeing Diana's doubt.

"You guys just talk. Tio's out." Tio said to Ani who responded with a smile. Tio left Ani and Diana inside so that the two could freely chat.

. At Danu's residence, Rayyan stared deeply at the stars scattered in the night sky.

"Does Risa still think of Rama? Does she still love him after I try to get him to forget?. I don't know who Rama is, but I don't think I'm as lucky as him. Risa loves him so much even though she knows he will never come back. If Rama were still alive, would Risa and I meet and be together like now? Oh my.... Please stop the time in the world right now so that I don't live my life until next year. And those were painful days for me. I have to leave Risa and marry Raisa. Obviously it would break Risa's heart if it happened." His murmur did not turn his gaze away in the slightest.

"Grandfather..did grandfather there meet Rama?" He murmured again as if he was asking a visible figure.

"Arn." Calling Seno from behind was enough to shock Rayyan.

"What are you thinking? Until I call you surprised like that?." He asked as he walked over to Rayyan. Rayyan only turned her head for a moment and looked up at the sky again.

"You alone?" Rayyan looked at him for a moment.

"Yes.." answered Seno briefly.

"Aunty?"

"To Diana's house."

"You're not coming?".

"If I come, Tio can kill me tonight." Rayyan turned and frowned as if asking 'what does that mean?'

"When it went with Tio." Seno clearly confirmed.

"Ooohhhhh" Rayyan looked up again after giving that brief response.

"What's up above? You look at her like you're just staring at Aris." Ejek Seno who was sitting next to Rayyan.

"Rama." Answer just like that.

"Huh? Rama? Aris' boyfriend? Why think?" Seno asked half-shouting.

"I just thought, why did Risa love him so deeply, what is special Rama? And what is the reason Risa loves Rama even though Rama is gone?"

"You jealous?"

"of course. Who is not jealous to see his lover still love others, even though the other person is no longer here. And it's not possible to take Risa back from me." Seno smiled faintly in response to Rayyan's words. Seno witnessed for herself how Arisa loved Rama first. He also witnessed how Arisa was destroyed when Rama died.

"It's hard to compete with the dead. Because if she were alive, Aris wouldn't be your boyfriend now." Cetus Seno leaned down his back on the back of the sofa. Rayyan only sighed deeply while still staring fixedly at the sky.

"If grandfather were still around, would he be like Oma or not?" Rayyan asked in a low voice who knew who.

"What are you talking about? Why are you talking like you're the only one who suffers?" Timpal Seno who followed looked at the sky with sadness.

"I'm also in a match with Lucia. In addition to Oma being close to Lusi, the Lusi family is also very instrumental in the success of your father's company. It wasn't that I betrayed Diana, but that I couldn't deny Oma's wishes. Hence, I deliberately let Tio be Diana's companion now. And my hope is realized, they're not separated. They even planned to get married after I married Luci." Seno said no less slowly when explaining. Rayyan was silent at what Seno had just said. Seno and Lusi are a couple who love each other because of destiny. In fact Seno is trying to love his destiny from the choice of the grandmother.

"Sister." call Rayyan who suddenly becomes lethargic.

"Hmm?" Seno turned to respond to a call from Rayyan.

"I'm sorry.." she later said.

"For what?" Seno asked slightly chuckling as if mocking Rayyan.

"Goodoo. I don't want anyone to know. Only you and Oma know about this fact." Rayyan frowned then looked deeply at the relaxed Seno with Rayyan's gaze.

"Are you quiet? Why don't you keep Diana's sister?" Rayyan asked who was increasingly enthusiastic about the story of Seno. Seno only smiled then sighed for a moment before answering Rayyan's curiosity.

"just simple. First, I don't want Diana to feel depressed because Oma is not giving her blessing. Second, I don't want to make matters complicated. If I can accept Lusi, why should I defend something that might hurt everything." It was clear that she returned Rayyan's gaze that became sad.

"That means my decision is also right, brother." Rayyan looked back at the sky.

"Decisions?" Seno frowned not understanding and curious about what Rayyan said.

"I made a pact with Oma that I would accept an arranged marriage with Raisa, but on the condition that Oma should let me spend my time with Risa until we graduate." The answer is getting sad.

"You mean, you're leaving Aris after you've graduated? Aishhh Aray. Aris has accepted your presence, and now you want to leave her, and you will have a romance with Raisa in front of her? Are you crazy?" Getting the question, Rayyan simply screeched and grinned meaninglessly.

"Yes my brother is crazy. And my brother is no different from me. Brother wasted sister Diana too right?"

"But I'm still thinking about Diana's feelings."

"The name of leaving is tantamount to betraying." Rayyan shouted with her emotions overflowing.

"I'm better than you. You're the one with no feelings. You don't have a heart." Shouted Seno who did not want to lose arguing. The two blamed each other without caring around who might hear the conversation of the two.

"You're saying I don't have a heart? I love her, and I don't want to hurt her because of Oma's selfishness. Same asyou. You and I make no difference. We both forcibly leave our loved ones." Rayyan said in a soft voice. Now it feels stifling in his heart considering he has to leave Arisa's life within a year and a half.

"### Aray.. A seno! Why are you guys fighting?" Danu asked suddenly in a high tone. But Danu was silent when she saw the two children turning their faces in frustration. Danu understood what Rayyan was going through. But Danu wondered why Seno looked frustrated when she was getting married. Usually, young people who are getting married are very enthusiastic and can't wait for their day.

"Om. I want to catch up with dad and grandpa." Lirih Seno lowered her head and gripped her hair firmly.

"Ishhh what are you talking about?" Danu approached Seno and sat right in front of him.

"Om.. I really want to catch up with you." He looked up again and looked up hopefully at Danu.

"Already.don't talk like that. We all have our own problems." Danu patted Seno on the shoulder to strengthen.

. "Why is mom here?" Diana asked after putting two cups of tea on the living room table and white coffee outside where Tio was speechless. Tio told Diana to calmly chat and not have to think about it.

"Mom just misses you." Ani replied, throwing a smile at Diana.

"It's not just about missing Diana, is it?" Ask to make sure his mind will discuss about Seno's marriage.

"You're aware of that? Actually mama wants you to be her daughter-in-law." Ani's words made Diana flinch. Diana suddenly became agitated and several times turned her head outside, whether Tio heard it or not.

"I'm sorry mama. But Tio already knew the truth. Mom told him before I got here. And so you don't blame each other." Ani then realized Diana's anxiety.

"Seno is still expecting you. And my mom can't do anything. Oma wants her match with Lusi to be formalized soon. And by force, Seno severed her ties with you on the grounds Seno had cursed you." Diana clenched her fingers with a still restless heart.

"Seno was forced to accept her match with Luci for several reasons, not just because she loved you." Obviously Ani is next.

"Ma. no matter what the circumstances, Seno and Diana are only past. No matter how much Seno feels about Diana, our relationship is long over. After all, other than because Seno is getting married in the near future, Diana and Tio already have plans for it." He answered with a firm smile that accompanied his sadness because of the new facts he knew. Why did Seno lie to him at that time he loved Lusi more, and Lusi was also much better than him. The pain has been going on for the last few years. Which turned out to be unexpected, all the reason for his separation with Seno was coercion. But Diana is unlikely to return to Seno who is clearly now going to marry Lusi, the girl of choice Oma Galuh. And also, now Diana had Tio, the man who was next to her under any circumstances. The kind-hearted man who willingly lent her a shoulder for her leaned back though for a moment.

"I've found my real home ma." He said again by asserting Ani that Diana would never return to Seno.

"Mama knows son. Mama's happy if you're happy with Tio." Ani did not lose sternly staring at Diana. Tio just leaned back without any feelings in her head.

"Where is that fucking idiot. He should have explained everything." Inner Tio exhaled a rough breath. And it was heard by Diana from within. Diana realizes Tio's discomfort, so she asks permission to go out and meet Tio who is alone staring at Diana's small garden.

"Don't misunderstand. Anyhow..."

"Aren't you going back to your past?" Diana smiled in response to Tio interrupting her words but it was enough to make her feel calm.

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