CHAPTER 8

There are many good things that Aris doesn't know about Rania, even though he can't believe that there is a girl as sincere as Rania Adista Bramasta, willing to help take care of his father.

The father's weak body, apart from his aging age, his physical condition no longer allows him to carry out activities, and the symptoms of a mild stroke require a man to lie on the bed there or sit in a wheelchair.

Rania's kindness to his family for this man was too much, how could she still survive even though Aris often hurt her.

Aris just gave up on the situation, for him for now fighting for his future is a must.

"Good World, let's accompany me to try my luck."

Putri patted Aris's shoulder. As if pulling him out of a long daydream.

"What are you doing?" asked Putri. Then after that the petite girl took her place then sat right in front of Aris.

After that, the long-haired man split in two and remembered something.

"I'm terrible, aren't I, Put? She left without telling me." Aris's face which was usually cheerful and humorous turned severe. There was a sudden tension on his face.

"Wasn't it you who asked her to leave, really if she told you, this Aris still cares?"

"Yes ... yes, but at least if you want to go say cake."

"So where's the problem? She's already gone according to your request." Putri frowned.

"I didn't mean to go like this, Put," he continued.

"Huh, so what do you mean, Ris? I will be with you for a long time," Putri asked quickly, later excited.

"It should be a simple matter if Rania doesn't choose me, after all, it's a matter of my pride, which there is no way to solve."

"That's the problem, Ris. You are prestige, more precisely you are trying to avoid her with the argument that you want her to leave."

"Who? Me? I can't," said Aris.

The princess narrowed her eyes. The gust of wind that afternoon made Putri's long hair flutter. Then join in singing a longing that her friend feels.

"Ask yourself, it's a form of self-respect or because of love that must be given up," said Putri with a sharp look because she was exasperated at a man who couldn't feel a feeling.

Abstinence ... for an Aris to fall in love, turn into a love slave figure just because there is a reason alone. Again, this is a matter of revenge.

Suddenly, there was something hot in Aris Sabarudin's chest.

Lips may speak no, even chuckle refuse, but the heart cannot argue. That there is a feeling of homesickness when she is gone.

"Ah, no, I've felt it and I feel it, even if I miss her, it's because she's a good friend of mine, long ago, from the time I was bad until now, that's all," he said chuckling, he still didn't want to feel a feeling the truth is, "I already have a choice, you know, Put."

Suddenly Putri was stunned, she couldn't believe it.

"You have a girlfriend?" asked Putri curiously.

"Candidate, just prays," he answered casually.

Putri chuckled hearing the obedience of the man in front of her.

"I'm not single if the salty sea water becomes tasteless, dare to guarantee me." Again Putri laughed out loud, she mocked her best friend who prefers to be single than accept Rania.

"What...?! That's how much you are with me, just because I'm single, insulting me like that... Eh, but is it true, when will I get a soul mate?"

"Actually, it's easy, you just have to accept Rania, the courtship is over, get married if you need to." Putri is now holding her arms, then looks at Aris seriously, occasionally she raises and lowers her eyebrows.

"Unfortunately, that is impossible and will never happen," he said.

"It's up to you, the important thing is that I'm here to discuss work, that's all." Finally Putri gave up because arguing with someone tough would never find a way out, but a dead end.

Not easy. For Aris to accept someone in his heart, he chose and was very careful in anchoring a heart since that incident.

The first child, the backbone, must be strong beyond the limits of ordinary human abilities. About love he put aside first.

***

"Yes, Sis, yesterday Neysa was careless, I intended to accompany a friend for a while, after all, Ney had already given father something to eat and drink before leaving, the intention was indeed for a while, but I don't know why Ney forgot and Ney didn't know that you would fall from the ground. Bed," she answered long and wide, in a sad tone.

Neysa tried to explain with a bit of guilt.

Hearing Neysa's narrative, Rania was silent. I don't know the correct sentence to tell Neysa without hurting her heart. Since Neysa reported yesterday's incident. Rania immediately flew to Jambi.

Feeling the silence that suddenly engulfed her, Neysa glanced at Rania who was still motionless, the girl began to guess what Rania was thinking.

Aris cleared his throat, watching Rania's silence as if thoughts were drifting somewhere.

"When are you coming back, Ran."

Nia immediately realized, then turned to the source of the sound, as soon as the figure of Aris was seen she turned her gaze. Clumsy.

"Neysa comes in first, Sis," Neysa whispered a little to Rania.

Aris suddenly turned to the right, where Rania was standing beside him.

"I guess that's become your habit, huh?"

"Huh?" Rania frowned.

"Tell me, why should Aris? After what you did to this family, then my attitude towards you. Why must this be the way to respond?" he said flatly and coldly with a look full of guilt.

"What is it?"

Aris took a deep breath and let it out slowly. Remembering the excellent treatment of the girl beside him made his heart… crack crackle.

"Anything in excess is not good, Ran, the way you make me embarrassed."

"What's wrong with this person?" Rania laughed because it was confirmed that the girl didn't know what Aris said.

"Don't be too nice to this family, let alone help Neysa ...." Aris stopped his sentence and hung it in the air, he couldn't bring himself to repeat it.

Instantly there was silence.

Rania began to understand the meaning of Aris's sentence. But she didn't want to talk about it. A few seconds later, Rania laughed, then said. "Don't worry, you don't seem to know me."

"I'm serious, Rania. Please don't make me feel even more guilty. I'm embarrassed!" Aris's voice rose, and an uncomfortable expression was clearly visible on his sluggish face.

"Are you crazy?" he said. Then Rania laughed again, shaking her head, then her index finger moved across her forehead.

The girl immediately left Aris there who was transfixed, without any expression on her face.

"Wait, Ran!" Aris snapped. Suddenly Rania stopped walking. Rania looked back with narrowed eyes. "What?"

"For me, you are still my best friend, even though you try to make the relationship more, in my eyes it's still the same!" Aris raised his intonation in the last sentence. Pausing for a moment, he cleared his throat faintly. "I'm worried for my best friend," he continued quietly.

Rania couldn't believe what she had just heard.

Just before Rania Adista was about to turn around, Aris stopped her again. "Wait!"

"What else, Ris?" Rania was already embarrassed.

"Next time you run away, let me know!" Aris just said that sentence. Yes, making fun of Rania was part of his happiness from the first.

"You are crazy Aris! Crazy! Land crocodiles!" Rania shouted. Glancing sharply and then running. She had put on a fake smile so that Aris wouldn't feel guilty all the time. There were tears of longing from the corners of her eyes that she had been holding back.

There was a ripple of serenity from the handsome and sweet face that accompanied the strands of the words he had spit out.

Aris didn't even deny Rania's reaction, criticizing him as a lunatic, a land crocodile because it's true.

The man ... was well aware that now he had lost his sanity because of a woman.

He bravely and stupidly chased a woman he had only known for a few days and still ignored Rania who was clearly in front of his eyes. Even the girl's background, Aris only knew through Virtual, he only believed that Mr. Luluk's descendants were superior seeds in terms of religion, personality and so on.

"Ish, why do you remember Bella? Wow, I'm really in love with that girl." He mumbled to himself.

Suddenly his heart felt squeezed remembering Bella's confession that he was not the only one who approached her, but many men were trying to win her heart.

But as the saying goes... Before the yellow leaf curls, someone still belongs together, aka anyone can fight for her heart.

It wasn't easy, and it took hard work to convince Bella until her heart and all parts of her body agreed.