KEANU, SUNNY, SHINE

'But why is beautiful aunty talking to that uncle in a foreign language? I understand what he's saying, but should I pretend I don't know what they're talking about? Ah, but that's better. I just have to be quiet!' the clever Keanu chose silence and pretended not to understand their conversation. After all, he didn't feel like he was one of those who didn't deserve to know what their business was.

The beautiful aunt now turned her gaze to Keanu and the two children between Keanu.

'Beautiful aunt, why are you looking at me smiling? I'm so embarrassed!' Keanu thought wondering and his behavior this time went awry when the beautiful aunt looked at him with a smile.

"What's your name, honey?" asked the woman gently Keanu.

"My name is Keanu, Auntie..." Keanu answered.

"Keanu... what a great name! Then, why are you running around in this corridor? Isn't this very dangerous?" asked the woman concerned.

"Hmm... Sorry, Auntie... I accidentally ran. I just got out of the principal's office and will be waiting for my mom outside," Keanu replied a little embarrassed because it's true, running in the corridor is not good for anyone.

"Good, if you understand, dear! Please continue your journey and find your friends, okay!" said the beautiful aunt, smiling at him. But the smile and the question of the beautiful aunt made Keanu silent and lowered his head slightly.

"I don't have friends yet, Auntie... It's my first day in this school," said Keanu glumly.

"Ah, I see... Then that's very precise. It just so happens that my children also attend school here today. You can get to know each other and make friends first. They are sweet and smart kids just like you," said the woman who turned to look at the two small children the same age as Keanu, "Really, Sunny? Qiara?" she continued asking the children that Keanu now knew were called Sunny and Qiara.

The kid named Qiara smiled while nodding but the kid named Sunny instead seemed to take a deep breath and made a lazy face.

Qiara stepped closer to Keanu.

"My name is Qiara. Nice to meet you, Keanu... Will you be friends with me? I like lots of friends!" said Qiara cheerfully while extending her hand to Keanu.

Keanu smiled back at Qiara's outstretched hand.

"You're so sweet. Why don't I want to be friends with you? I'm Keanu... Have a nice friendship!" Keanu replied no less friendly to Qiara because, in Keanu's view, Qiara was very sweet.

Keanu saw the beautiful aunt turn to the boy named Sunny. Reluctantly the child who seemed to be the aunt's son raised his hand in front of Keanu.

"I'm Sunny... I hope you're a kid who won't bother me later!" Sunny said curtly at Keanu but his attitude seemed honest.

"Sunny… Can you speak to him more gently? He needs friends, just like you. Isn't this a good start?" the aunt seems to be advising her son but it sounds more like a scolding.

"I'm just trying to be honest, Mom. You know better what I like and don't like, right? please, Mom..." Sunny whined when he answered his mother's words.

'The boy looks arrogant. But he doesn't seem to have the courage to go against the beautiful aunt's words. Of course, I would also agree to have a beautiful and cool mother like this beautiful aunt. But I'd better speak before that arrogant child gets scolded by his mother!' Keanu thought a little bit about Sunny.

"I'm Keanu... I hope I won't bother you too. My mom taught me to be independent at a young age, so I don't bother anyone as much as I can. Nice to meet you, Sunny!" said Keanu with a smile.

"Wow, you are a good boy, Keanu. Your parents must be very proud of you!" compliment the beautiful aunt on Keanu.

Then the beautiful aunt looks turned to Mark.

"I'm going to see the principal in a bit. You look after the kids here, Mark," the woman said to the uncle named Mark and then looked back at the group of children in front of her including Keanu, "I will be in for a moment. You guys have a good chat with Keanu. He is a sweet child!" she continued speaking before leaving from there and entering the principal's office.

After the beautiful aunt left and the dashing uncle named Mark followed the beautiful aunt and stood at the door of the principal's office, the three children looked at Keanu with questioning eyes.

"I know you understand what language we used earlier. You look smart but you can't fool me with your smile! Except for this little girl, my brother and I know that you are not a simple innocent little child." Sunny said curtly at Keanu.

"Sunny, speak more softly. We all just met him, didn't we?" chirps a teenager who is also similar to Keanu and Sunny. The handsome brother smiled at Keanu.

"Hi, my name is Shine. I'm Sunny and Qiara's older brother. Your name is Keanu, right? I like you and you can be my little brother too!" said Shine friendly even though this was the first time they had met.

"Why are you all so friendly to me? Haven't we all just met for the first time now? Except for Sunny, why is everyone smiling at me? Is there something weird on my face?"

"Is it because I, Sunny, and Brother Shine look alike? Or is it just me who feels that the three of us have something in common?" Keanu innocently asked Shine as well as Sunny. Only Qiara looked confused by their conversation.

"Bro Shine, Sunny? Can we just move to the park? I'm tired of standing here and I don't even know what you're talking about right now! Why not just use language I can understand?" Qiara grumbled who was tired of talking about the three children around her at the moment.

Shine smiled at Qiara and after that Shine turned to Mark, "Uncle Mark! Can we go to the park? Qiara is tired, Uncle!" Shine asked Mark while pointing his finger towards the playground on the other side of the area where they were standing.

"Please, I will stay on guard here. Play until the boss comes!" Mark replied calmly.

"Did you hear, Qiara? Uncle Mark allows, so go first if you want to!" said Shine who immediately received Qiara's smile along with a thank you, and a second later Qiara immediately ran to the playground provided by the school.

"Save your question earlier, Keanu. Let's sit down and talk over there!" said Shine to Keanu and then turned to Sunny, "You too, Sunny. Don't stare at other people like that, it's rude, Sunny. After all, we all just met. Look, our mommy who likes him too," Shine grumbled a little at Sunny who kept silent looking at Keanu sharply.

"If I don't like or suspect one thing, it won't make me a hypocrite who has to change my face for the good in front of it, Bro!" Sunny answered curtly without turning away from Keanu.

"I don't hate you, but somehow I feel complicated when I see you. What exactly are you hiding?" Sunny asked in her calm words.

"Sunny… You're not listening to my orders, hmm? Let's go to the playground first, have a look there! Qiara has called us over there," Shine stopped Sunny's suspicion of Keanu straight away.

After the three children who were almost similar to each other were already in the children's playground, then Shine spoke again.

"I will answer your question before, why me and the others even our mommy also like you,"

"I may not know exactly about mommy thinking, but I can assure you, I like you because you are good at hiding what you're thinking, even though it doesn't really limit me, Sunny, mommy, and even Uncle Mark. We know you're a clever and smart kid but you keep it simple and sweet."

"But your attitude like that is in contrast to Sunny's open nature and never hides anything he deems untrue, as you have shown us today."

"You two are smart but have different ways of showing it to other people,"

"Sunny doesn't hate you or dislike you. I was right, wasn't I, Sunny?" Shine asked at the end of his statement to Keanu as he turned to Sunny, and Sunny nodded his head curtly.

"Me or Sunny and even our mommy, it's possible to feel that you are close to us even though we've only just met. Despite the resemblance between the three of us. Am I right again, Sunny?"

Sunny nodded again even though his smile hadn't been etched on his serious face.

"Would you like to add another word of mine, Sunny?" Shine again asked if there was his brother.

"That's enough, Bro. You already represent what's on my mind even though it sounds a bit exaggerated. Thank you," Sunny replied in his signature tone that sounded like he didn't want to lose his voice, "I'll accompany Qiara there," he continued saying goodbye to Shine.

"Is that kid always like that? Has he always been arrogant?" Keanu asked confused.