So Many Times
ELEVEN

...I may be one of the many unlucky kids in a family, but I'm grateful that at least I was able to be strong and stay strong until this point...

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Dareel POVs

"Yes, now I'm with Alana" I told Nattali on the phone. "What's the matter reel, you suddenly ask about Vano?" Ask Nattali because I was asking about a man close to Alana, it turns out Alana has a lover but I know Alana does not love him because it is an arranged marriage. "No, I'm just like Vano ever knew that." My elak to Nattali.

"Gue yesterday had the same thing with Alana, but yesterday she wasn't at home. Do you know where he's going?" I lowered my voice when I asked Nattali, because now I was not far from Alana in the garden behind my house.

"Oh yesterday malem? He went to the party did I forget too, he went with Vano," right my guess, must be the guy who gave Alana the stimulant drug. I glanced at Alana who was still busy playing with lala and kiki.

"Hmm that's it... Thanks Natt, if that's what I close the phone," said I close the phone call after getting a response from Nattali.

I walked to the kitchen to make Alana juice again, because the juice was spilled because it was nudged by lala and kiki. "Lo deliberately yes, lala gunain equally kiki let me forgive you lo." Alana said behind me.

I faced him and gently rubbed his cheek, "Heemm, I don't mean to say that at all. To me.. Whatever you are, you keep my Alana." I kissed her nose, "Sorry, yes" I continued to kiss her lips.

Alana walked away, walked to the dining table. " Lo think my life is really broken huh?" Alana looked at me. "Gue also doesn't know who got the drug into my drink" he continued.

"I know, Al. Did you go with Vano?" Ask me and give Alana a glass of orange juice. "Lo know Vano?" He said after taking the juice I gave him. I nodded in response.

"Yes I went to the same party Vano, but during my party not the same Vano, he was busy with other friends," said Alana staring at me confused. "Fool is very, maybe a prankster," continued Alana turned back to go back to the backyard.

I hugged him from behind, "Al, from now on please be more careful, don't just drink alcohol. I'm afraid Alana, it's not healthy at all." Said I kissed her nape.

Alana let go of my embrace and turned to face me, "Why don't you want to sleep with me? Am I ugly when I'm drunk?" Alana asked me, I laughed at this question.

"Do you want us to do it now? Doing**** while conscious is more normal than *** while drunk so we can enjoy each other." I teased Alana. And now I see Alana's face flushed red and she gulps her saliva, it's adorable.

Alana POVs

Shit, what does he say.. enjoy ****? Does he have no shame in saying that in front of me. "What do you mean? You're not ashamed to talk to me." I take my eyes off her.

"Who was yesterday that I knew before" Dareel said as he walked past me to the sink. "Eh you know I was not aware, I mean. at that time I was affected by the drug. Iisssh lo nyebelin really," I said following Dareel behind him.

I sat at the dinner table watching Dareel who was busy washing the glasses in the sink. She and eight years ago did not change much, her gentle and mature nature. No Alana, don't give her the reproach to enter your life again, my inner self in heart.

"Hmm, you live here alone?" Ask Dareel, because from yesterday I saw no one here but us. "Sama uncle, he's got some business. He'll be home in the afternoon, won't you go to work? But it's ten o'clock." Said Dareel pinning his watch on me, Ooh turns out he lives with his uncle.

"I'm not tired, I still want to play with lala kiki. Wh why? Do you ngusir me?" I looked at the sewot Dareel who was smiling gently at me. "I'm happy you're here, really cool, actually" he said walking up to me. "Lo didn't go to college himself?" I asked Dareel, he shook his head. Whatever, it's none of my business either, my inner self.

"Want to walk around the house? I know you like greenhouses" Dareel clasped my hand and led me around looking at this house. This house is very beautiful, nuanced black and white, if seen from outside this house is not too big but when inside it is amazing, this house is very spacious.

"Very beautiful" I murmured beside Dareel. "But not as beautiful as your house" Dareel replied, wiping my head. "Oh, it's not my house, it's the house of the venerable Father Surya Abraham." I said, it's true that papa's house is not my house. More precisely after the departure of the mother, the house was no longer a place for me to go home.

"Dareel, uncle bought pizza with spaghetti." Shouted a man startling me, it looks like he's uncle Dareel. I smiled down at him as a greeting.

"Who is this beautiful woman? Is he your friend hemm?" Uncle Dareel asked, smiling at me and looking at Dareel with a seductive look. "She's Alana... Alana's my uncle" Dareel told me and I smiled out my hand, uncle Dareel received my hand "Alana, I'm Dareel's uncle Arnold. Dareel never brought a woman home if it wasn't really special, let alone lent you her clothes." Uncle's explanation made me smile embarrassed. I hope he doesn't have a no-no thought to me.

"Ah what did uncle bring? Let's eat," said Dareel, taking the expert package of food from uncle Arnold without taking off his grip on me. "Hey, don't you have a dress that's a little small? Look at Alana must be angry to wear such great clothes." Uncle arnold's words made me laugh to hear it.

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I looked up when Lala kicked my leg, "Hey, come here... ." I said carrying a lala in my lap. Then I saw Kiki running towards me, "You too, come here... ." I stroked her soft fur.

I watched Dareel and his Uncle's interaction, it was a sight I thought was beautiful. They play games and yell at each other if one of them loses, even they do not hesitate to mock each other. The two of them were like friends, it must have been a great pleasure to have a family like this.

I suddenly remembered the time when the three of us were living happily, before Papa ascended the post as a maneger. Papa, mom and I, the three of us have cooking competitions every weekend. I have always been a judge in this race, which is always won by the mother, even papa always succumbed and ended up losing.

Unknowingly I shed tears, I quickly wiped it. I smiled at Dareel who was losing and was trying to interrupt Uncle's game.

"Alana. Look how cheated this kid is, he's always been like that." Uncle Arnold told me. "Hey, look at you now losing in front of your lover. Stop covering up, you're not good at this game." Said the Uncle addressed to Dareel.

"No, we're not lovers." I told my uncle that since I was not Dareel's girlfriend, I saw Dareel staring at me for a long time. I'm an expert on my views when I feel awkward, "Hmm well, lala kiki here. I'll make you milk, come with me." Said Uncle holding lala and kiki, leaving us both.

Dareel smiled, holding my hand, "I'll change and go home" I said, letting go of Dareel's hand. "I'll drop you off" replied Dareel.

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Right now I'm in Dareel's bedroom, aunty has brought me a change of clothes, so I have to go home soon. After I changed clothes I stood in front of the mirror, why did I suddenly want to go home. I really miss the atmosphere of the house, it has been almost 2 years I have not visited at all.

I was shocked when Dareel was behind me and combing my hair, he took the string on my wrist and tied my hair. "What are you thinking? Why daydream?" Ask Dareel to me. "Nothing," I answered walking to bed.

"Vano.. Do you love her?" Ask Dareel suddenly. "If you don't agree with this match, you can refuse it. Why are you hurting yourself?" Dareel pulled my arm so I could face him.

"If I could live my own life, I would refuse this match." I laughed so hard, I really wanted to laugh so hard. Laughing at my life is like a joke. "Alana, tell me everything, tell me everything.. I'm here, I'll come to your Papa and-" said Dareel.

"Lo don't have to admit this, you're no longer a part of my life. It doesn't mean you helped me yesterday and now you want to solve my problem. It's my business, Stop, stop feeling guilty and I don't want to be pityed by strangers." My words cut out Dareel's words.

I know my words are harsh and poignant, but I also know Papa can do anything to destroy someone who stands in his way. After I saw the happiness of Dareel and his Uncle, I didn't want to be the cause of this family's grief.

"Foreigners?" Dareel smiled in anguish. "OK, let's just say I'm no longer a part of your life. But I love you so much, I've said it over and over again, I'll do anything for you, even if it's got to destroy myself. I still want you as much as eight years ago, you're still the person I wish you could be together." Dareel said sounding very sincere, did he really say this? No, I don't want to look him in the eye.

If it's true that I'm the one he wants to live with then why did he leave me because of a threat. Even he came back when my heart had not poured anything into a relationship, even I could hardly believe what was called love.

"I'll take you, I'll wait to be brought," said Dareel after a few minutes I didn't answer, I saw Dareel coming out of the room with a disappointed face. Alana. This shouldn't have happened, you shouldn't have gotten close to Dareel like this. I took a deep breath and walked down, After saying goodbye to uncle, I will go home.

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I turned to Dareel who was currently focusing on driving. From earlier Dareel did not speak at all, not even turning his head in the slightest towards me. Whatever, I don't care.

When I got to my house, Dareel got down and opened the car door for me. "I know your engagement is imminent, I won't let anyone touch mine." Dareel looked me in the eye.

"Gue didn't belong to you after eight years ago, and stopped meddling in my affairs. In the end we too will be destroyed." I pushed a little Dareel's big body so I could get out of the car.

"I won't do it half-and-half, Alana. I've started it, if it should be destroyed then so be it. Isn't destruction better than living like this?" It was only the first time I saw Dareel smiling with such a horrible expression like this.

"started it? Mean lo?" I asked confused by Dareel's words. Dareel just smiled and kissed me on the forehead, "Come in" she said. I immediately turned around to leave Dareel and enter the house I had long left behind.

After entering the gate, I remembered my hair strap left in Dareel's car. As I was about to pick it up, I saw Dareel from the slightly open gate, he was calling someone.

It seemed like a serious matter that Dareel was discussing with his interlocutor on the phone, with sharp eyes staring and clenched hands. What was he talking about, why did Dareel look so angry, inner me and closed the gate back.

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