12. The Sweet Moment

In her heart, Clarissa confirmed everything her sister said. If he still insists on moving, it will not only hurt his grandmother, but he will also continue to delay his graduation. How long do you want? Even in Indonesia, she had reached semester 3 when she moved to Singapore and had to repeat. Then now he has arrived in semester 5 here.

Carolin and Clarissa cried together until they were both sobbing. Meanwhile, Gerry could only scratch his head looking at his sister and grandmother. It's not sad or not touched, it's just that Gerry is the type of person who is very difficult to cry.

"Grandma, come on, don't cry. I will not move, I will repeat what I said earlier, I will stay here with Grandma, I will accompany Grandma forever," Clarissa said while wiping the tears that flowed down Carolin's cheeks.

"Are you serious? You're not going to talk about moving again?" Caroline confirmed.

"Yes, Grandma. I promise, I'll stay here," Clarissa answered firmly.

"Anyway, you can't talk like it anymore, if for example Gerry also wants to live here with me, it's okay, I will be very happy because Clarissa's and I will be there to accompany you, not just the two of us," said Grandma as she hugged Clarissa back.

"That's the way it is, Grandma. When he graduates, Gerry wants to find a job here so he can live with Grandma," answered Gerry.

"I'll help you discuss this with your Mom and Dad later," Carolin offered.

"Wow, Grandma is very kind, thank you so much, Grandma," Gerry immediately rushed into the arms of his sister and grandmother.

How beautiful the love that is created here, now Gerry knows why his younger brother never feels a lack of love even though he has to live far from his parents since childhood. Because here the affection is much more pronounced than at home which is always filled with commotion, yelling, anger, and even beatings.

"Once again I apologize, Grandma. Because I said things that made Grandma sad," Clarissa said.

Now, he had met a dead end. There was no way to escape or run anymore. Now, he has to face it all. Maybe she'd had enough running, it was time for Clarissa to face it all. Clarissa knows it won't be easy, but it's okay, for the sake of her grandmother who she loves so much, Clarissa will face all the problems that lie before her.

After all, everything is in full charge. It's like continuing to be sick, turning around is no longer possible. So, there is no other choice but to face all of this with a strong heart. Everything would be fine as long as her heart didn't waver anymore and as long as she never cared about what that man would do.

"Yes, I forgive you. But why did you say you wanted to move, is there a problem on campus?" Carolin asked, letting go of her arm.

Clarissa shook her head quickly, "No, Grandma. Maybe I'm just feeling tired and overthinking. So, I thought that was not the case," Clarissa replied lying.

"Therefore, if there is a problem, don't get used to being overthinking, and eventually run away and avoid it. In fact, the more you run away from the problem, the more the problem will chase you. You should just face all the reality even though it's bitter. You have to be stronger than the existing problem, never be weak because later the problem will get bigger, "said Gerry.

"Yes, Gerry is naughty. I'm going to my room again, don't be overthinking," Clarissa said.

"Okay, rest there. Remember, don't overthink again, sleep well so that you will be refreshed in the morning," reminded Carolin.

"Yes, Grandma dear. I'm sleeping," Clarissa said as she walked away. At least after getting a little enlightenment, he could breathe a little easier. Not long after, Clarissa was asleep in her room.

Clarissa woke up just as the alarm went off. Today was her first day working as an intern. She will not care about the CEO of the company she works for, Clarissa will still focus on her internship there so that she can get good final grades and can become a cum laude graduate.

The girl immediately got up and got ready to go to the office. He chooses clothes that are suitable for going to the office.

"Ah, yes, I forgot to turn on the cellphone," he muttered. He immediately took the flat object that he had placed on his bedside table and immediately turned it on.

there are indeed so many incoming messages that he hasn't had time to read, especially messages from Billy the tall, annoying guy.

Billy :

"Riss are you angry?" Clarissa

"Rus, why aren't you online?"

"Riss!"

"Clarissa!"

"Risa!"

"Clarissa!"

"Risa!"

"I'm sorry if I made a mistake. Why can't you be contacted all the time?"

It didn't just end there, there were many more messages sent by Billy, there were almost twenty messages and ten missed calls from him.

Just as Clarissa was about to reply to Billy's message, suddenly her grandmother called from outside.

"Riss, Clarissa!" cried Caroline.

"Yes, Grandma. What is it?" said Clarissa.

"Here's Billy Came, he said he wanted to pick you up. Come on out, okay?" Carolin replied.

Clarissa was a little surprised, how could the boy be in her apartment so early in the morning like this. Clarissa rushed out to meet Billy. Luckily he had already finished getting ready.

"Hi, Clarissa," said Billy with a very sweet smile.

"What are you doing here so early?" snapped Clarissa. he was still upset about what happened last night.

"Ugh, you're so fierce. I'm already angry in the morning," Billy grumbled a little.

"Whatever. I'm still mad at you."

"I already apologized to you. Am I still not forgiven until now?" asked Billy with a pitiful face.

"Luckily I'm fine, try it if not, I've pinched your kidney and I'll sell it," Clarissa replied casually.

"Thank you, beautiful psychopath," Billy said, putting his arm around Clarissaq's shoulders and ruffling her hair which she had just finished trimming.

"Ugh, my hair's a mess again, you know, I won't forgive you, Billy," Clarissa shouted as she grabbed Billy's hair back. They both laughed happily.

From behind the door of Gerry's room, he could see his sister laughing like that. After he had not seen Clarissa for a long time, he finally got to see his sister's cheerful face. Since the last time they met at the airport, Gerry had seen Clarissa's face, which was very gloomy, as if she didn't have the will to live anymore just because of that jerk.

Gerry thought the man who was with his sister was the right person to replace the man in his sister's life. And it seems that Clarissa has started to welcome the man.

"Ekhem …" Gerry cleared his throat as he came out of the room. Made Clarissa and Billy stop joking.

"Who is that?" whispered Billy.

"Oh, yes. Introducing, that's my brother who just came from Indonesia, his name is Gerry. This is my friend from college, his name is Billy," Clarissa introduced the two.

"Billy," Billy said, holding out his hand.

"Gerry," Gerry replied, shaking Billy's hand.

"Nice to meet you, Gerry," Billy said.

"Me too," said Gerry casually.