Arisa

I sat on the couch looking at the whole place, I remembered she's only living by herself that is why there were only a few pieces of furniture inside her apartment. A narrowed path after you open the door, as you walked in you can already see the living room with a couch and rectangular wooden table.

‘I didn't even saw a tv'

“Sorry for the wait" Arisa came out from her room and lend me a towel. “I didn't expect that it will rain tonight, I checked the weather forecast earlier but they didn't mention that it will rain tonight".

I took the towel from her and started to wipe my wet hair. But still, what am I doing here?.

-Black ****Roses****-

Right before my eyes is the woman I never expected to meet in the first scenario, it was Arisa Hernandez, Ericka's sister, and Mikael's first love. After our eyes met, her face looked confused. “Are you okay?" she asked me with a slightly concerned tone.

I wondered why until I'd felt a warm liquid run into my cheek, I unconsciously touched my cheek and only I realized my tear began to fall from my eyes. I tried to hide my face by pulling the collar of my uniform but I ended up turning my back from her. What is this?... why am I crying?...

I felt a hand patted my head, I'd turned my gaze back on her and spotted that she was smiling at me, she took a tissue from her blue shoulder bag and gave it to me. “Here, you can have this" she chuckled.

“Sorry for the trouble and please don't look at me-- it's embarrassing" I'd wiped off my tears with the tissue she gave me but still, this running nose won't stop.

“It is supposed to be thank you, right?... Here's more" she took out the whole handy pack offered it to me. I wondered why she kept giggling by herself. “Oh! sorry did I upset you?" She must be noticed that I'm looking at her

“No, I just wondered why are you giggling, and thank you—for the tissue" I scratched my itchy nose.

“You just looked like someone I know and you're welcome" she smiled.

She must be talking about Mikael, I recalled Arisa is always been a big sister for the two of them and Mikael is the one who's always closest to her than her sister. Ericka likes to play alone and Arisa always wants to play with her, in the case of Mikael, he used to be a crybaby that is why Arisa used to took care of him.

“So are you okay now" she looked at me from head to toe and back, acting like a mother holding both my shoulder. Is it the usual treatment for the stranger you bumped in the street? even with me—the person she didn't know she acted like a big sister.

“Yes, now I'm okay thank you—" I felt another liquid fell into my cheek but this time, it isn't from my eyes but the sky. Arisa grabbed my arm pulling me while running down the street.

“Good thing that it didn't rain while your crying right?" she was right, that was kind of giving me some kind of drama.

“Yeah" I answered bluntly.

We run through the rain still didn't release her grasp on my arm, I looked at her wet hair swayed while we were running down the street even it was wet, it was still wavy. The upper part of my uniform is already drenched in rain and not only my uniform even her blue high waist dress— not to mention that I can already see the straps of her bra—.

We stopped many times at the place where there were shed and back to run the street. While we step on the water on the ground, the water splashed, and now not only my upper part is covered in wet but even my black shoes and the end of my trouser — the same happens with Arisa's sandals.

After our long journey running and made ourselves drenched in rain, we arrived at a familiar building. It was Arisa's apartment. I recalled. Only after we arrived Arisa released my arm. She took her keys from her bag and attempted to open the door of the apartment but I stopped her.

I fluttered or maybe I panicked as I asked her “W-w-what are we doing here?" From what I read before, Arisa didn't show from the few chapters of the Black Roses, yet here she was standing in front attempted to open her apartment —And I can still see her bra!!

Her face turned red as she noticed that her bra is completely visible on her dress, she blocked it with her hands and I turned my back from her. “I didn't see anything" tried to convince her but chose the wrong words.

Cold shivered on my spine as the wind blows, Arisa opened the door and left me standing outside. She must be mad. After a second she peaked from and the door. “Why are you still there? it is cold outside come in" she said and walk-in.

I left no choice but to follow her.“You can sit on the couch I'll lend you a towel" she said and go to her room. I sat on the couch looking at the whole place, I remembered she's only leaving by herself that is why there were only a few pieces of furniture inside her apartment. A narrowed path after you open the door, as you walked in you can already see the living room with a couch and rectangular wooden table.

‘I didn't even saw a tv'

“Sorry for the wait" Arisa came out from her room and lend me a towel. “I didn't expect that it will rain tonight, I checked the weather forecast earlier but they didn't mention that it will rain tonight".

I took the towel from her and started to wipe my wet hair. But still, what am I doing here?...

The fact that I didn't stop the first event made my face sulked, even though I already know what will happen in the future I afraid that I can't stop it.

“Oh, that face again..." Arisa sat in front of me. “Can you tell me what happened? like they always say, strangers are the best listeners"

She was the Arisa that I know, the Arisa who gladly helped people who in need. I didn't expect and was shocked when I met her back there, but I was glad that it was Arisa that I met there.

I started to tell her the whole story but I change a bit of detail like their names. Even though I want to stop the events, I don't have the right to ruin their lives by telling Arisa about their relationship.

“I see, I see... then you mean that there's a girl who's a bit lost, and she thought that she loves her childhood friend?" she asked while thinking deeply.

“Yes" she paused and think deeply, I expected good advice came from her but she just smiled and told me “I don't know". At first, I'm confused about what she said but she started to open her mouth again.

“I don't know because I don't have an experience like that" I knew it —. “But what will you do? it is your feelings and not mine. Think about why did your tear fell and what do you felt at that time if you're just concerned about her, why did you cry? why do you felt that? and what are your motives why you want to save her"a moment of silence filled the living room, she notices it and laughed lightly “Eh? did I make sense? forget it. I knew I can't help you but sti—"

“No" I interrupted her. “You were right" It just a simple answer but it knocked my sense back. I stood up and placed the towel on the table, I smiled at her and walk to the door.

“Are you going home already?" she followed me.

“Yes thanks for what have you done for me, someday I'll repay it"

“Hey tell me your name."

“Michael. It is Michael"

“Nice to meet you, Michael" I walked out the door, and she just looking at me as I continued walking from her apartment.

For some reason, I feel relieved.

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