Nayana has just broken up with her childhood friend Garvi because Garvi cheated on her. He also experienced an upsetting heartbreak. 
When Garvi moved house and was no longer her neighbor, Nareswara returned to Jakarta. Nareswara's presence annoyed Nayana because she didn't like her neighbor even though they had been friends since they were babies. After all, Nareswara's behavior was often naughty towards her. Nayana's dislike is inversely proportional to her mother and two siblings who like Nareswara and warmly welcome Nareswara. 

Even though she doesn't like Nareswara, Nayana also misses Nareswara, but she hides her feelings because of her pride. Even at school, Nareswara and Nayana couldn't be far from each other because they were in the same class and the same archery club. Slowly, Nayana begins to like Nareswara, especially when Nayana finds out the reason for Nareswara's cruel nature towards her all this time. That's because Nareswara was jealous of Garvi who took Nayana's attention when they were little. So, Nareswara wants to win back Nayana's attention by behaving mischievously. 

Nareswara is a support system for Nayana in achieving all of Nayana's changing dreams. Nareswara was so sincere towards Nayana, making Nayana slowly develop a feeling of love in her heart for Nareswara, even though Nareswara had had that feeling of love for a long time. However, Nayana didn't want what happened between her and Garvi to happen again, so she denied it all. Until Nayana turned twenty years old, Nayana could no longer avoid it, she accepted Nareswara's love and they decided to become lovers.

Mr. Lipstick

"Nares," I greeted from behind the fence of the back garden when I saw Nareswara who was practicing. 


He ignored me and continued to practice boxing. Maybe he was still angry with me and didn't want to see me for the time being. Or maybe he didn't want to be friends with me forever. If that was true, I would still apologize to him even if I had to do it through a letter like he did to me before. A letter put in a sardine can. That way makes me laugh now, he's so silly. Doing silly things just to make me excited again and now I've hurt his feelings again. 


This was the first time I've been unkind to someone. This was all because there was a pain that came from deep disappointment. That feeling had created a negative stigma in my brain that the presence of a neighbor who was initially good and then very close would end badly like me and Arthur. Maybe what I felt could be considered a trauma. 


Chapter 42