CARINA
Thirteen

The man he loved most on earth finally appeared from behind the door. Dio was wearing a light-grey suit, so fitting in his athletic body. Her smile was beautiful, like a flower in bloom.

The tall man gasped, seeing the girl so beautiful and graceful, like a princess from a fairyland. He walked, approached his woman and rested before the idol. Drogohnya pocket in the suit, appears a red object, heart-shaped, poking from there.

He opened the heart-shaped object, held the delicate hand of the lover of the heart, and he expressed all his wishes.

"I want to be someone, who is always there for you to hit, when you get upset. You hug when you are sad, and become a place for you to complain. Karina, will you marry me? To be my life partner, to be the mother of my children?"

Karin clenched her mouth, the puddle was ready to slide free from the fertilizer. He did not expect, Dio proposed to him so soon.

"It's not a dream, is it?"

"It's real, baby. So then?"

"I want to be your life partner and mother of your children."

Dio put a diamond-encrusted gold ring on her ring finger. Instantly it was also a puddle of water that had been resistant to Karin, freefalling through his dimpled cheeks. Dio stood up again, then carried his woman in an embrace.

Dio let go of his embrace, flanking Karin's cheeks between his palms. The gaze of the eagle will turn shady, when with the pujaan woman. Yes, the sad eyes he showed only to a Karina.

"I want to take you to a special place again. But promise me, you won't be angry!" he said with one hand pointing the little finger.

"Anged?" answer Karin astonishment.

"Just promise!"

Karin nodded and hooked her little finger, "i promise!"

"I closed my eyes, yeah." Dio closed Karin's eyes with a handkerchief that he had prepared beforehand. Karin took him to the car slowly.

Dio takes Karin to the playground that the girl used to go with her mother. The place was deliberately rented, so that no one else would disturb the show.

As soon as the blindfold opened, Karin's originally happy expression, instantly turned flat. His clenched hands firmly held back the anger. He never thought, how could Dio bring him to this place. It was not the place that made Karin's emotions rise, but rather who was standing in it.

"I want to go home, now!" karin said slowly.

"Darling, you promised you wouldn't get angry. I just want to ...."

"I SAID I'D GO HOME, NOW!" Now the tone of anger was so obvious, Karin glanced at her lover sharply.

"It's okay, Dio. Take Karin home, he may still not be able to forgive Om," muttered papa Rudi shrill. His heart ached, seeing such a clear rejection in his daughter's eyes.

Karin screeched, then left Papa and Dio.

"Om, I'm sorry, I have to go after Karin." Papa Rudi just nodded, trying to shake off his bitter smile.

******

At that time, the relationship between Karin and Dio was only a close friend, they often shared about their second hobby that both liked music.

"Rin, since when do you like music?" ask Dio.

"Since childhood it seems. In the past, Mama often played her hits songs at that time. Be me like music. That's Brother Dio?" ask Karin back.

"I don't know for sure. But, at the acceptance of the new student yesterday, there was a new student, he I don't know, failed to carry out what mission from his senior, then sentenced to sing. I remember singing the song Almarhumah Nike Ardilla, which is called The Star of Life. Very sweet, maybe ever since."

Karin blushed hearing Dio praise the girl's melodious voice. The owner of the voice is none other than himself. At that time, he was sentenced to senior singing, for forgetfulness of carrying the book he borrowed from him.

Dio frowned looking at Karin's facial expression, her cheeks met with redness. Unconsciously, he also chuckled.

The host announced that the cake-cutting event was about to begin, calling Tiffany's two brothers to stand next to her sister.

"I stayed a while" Dio told Karin. The girl nodded.

Before cutting the big cake, Tiffany thanked Dio and Brian, they took care of it well.

"Thank you, Dio, Alvin. I'm the luckiest sister in the world, having two sisters like you." Tiffany kissed her two brothers' cheeks in turn.

Heard Tiffany's thanks for her two brothers. Karin's tears did not flow, "but not the woman who became papa's wife. I, Tristan and Indah, will definitely be on good terms, just like them" he whispered inwardly.

Karin hastily wiped her tears and decided to separate herself, she did not want to see the affection of the brothers any longer. He couldn't stand it, he was jealous. And again, there was nothing she knew except Tiffany and her two brothers. Amel and Merlin didn't come, their parents wouldn't let them out for the night.

Tiffany takes a piece of cake, and asks Dio to give Karin the piece. Dio frowned. "Why not love? You're the birthday."

Tiffany patted her eel, then raised both her hands like a praying person. "Lord, why doesn't my brother understand what I mean? I was there, I saw Karin go inside."

Dio, according to him, approached Karin who was watching the television.

"Outside the party, you watch TV alone. Here, you haven't tried the cake, have you?" Karin smiled and accepted the cake that Dio had brought. The guy was still staring at the girl in front of him.

"You're beautiful!"

Karin was shocked, she choked because she heard what Dio said. Dio rush to get water to drink, Karin so sprained because of him.

"Here, have a drink!" Karin immediately grabbed the glass filled with water and drank it.

"Are you better?" the girl nodded. "I'm sorry to surprise you, I'm just being honest. You're beautiful! Especially your eyes." she continued.

Now their sitting position is so close, so close. Karin could feel the warm breath that the man exhaled, right in her ear.

"I have a powerful way to expel all the turmoil that your heart feels, want to try?" Karin was silent, she did not know what to answer. "Silent means to agree. Follow my words, close your eyes!"

No matter what magic Dio uses, Karin will be asked. He felt one of the man's hands clutching his shoulders, and the other grasping his hands gently.