Love never chooses where it stops.
It's about sincerity, and about human feelings.
If love could choose, then Mesya would never choose David, as her first love.
Live in a family that raises them under one roof. And demands that they become brothers and sisters, not lovers.
"We already know how each of us feels. So are we going to keep these feelings forever?" Mesya glanced at David.
"Yeah, let's just live what we feel. Like I said earlier, Mesya, you can think of me as a big brother, or as a man you love like a lover!" David tightened his grip on his sister's hand and stared warmly at Mesya's eyes.
Mesya's feelings are mixed.
'Should I be happy, or should I be sad? He's my brother!'
"Don't worry Mesya, what we are living now is destiny. We live in the same family as destiny. Even what is in your heart is also destiny,"
"Why do we have to be fated like this? What you, don't want to live a normal life?" asked Mesya.
"Of course, I want to live a normal life, just like everyone else... you see, they smile, laugh carefree. Whereas us... we live under a pressure. And we can't do anything, even so, everyone. They still think we are lucky children, live in a luxurious house, with all the complete facilities, and can do whatever we want. But they don't know that we are suffering," explained David.
"I thought all this time, I was the only one who felt depressed, living in a family that loved me but felt foreign to me. I lived my life being an obedient child for the good name of an honorable adoptive family. But it turned out I was wrong, my adoptive family was not an honorable person but a scary and disgusting family," concluded Mesya with an angry face mixed with disappointment.
"Patience, Mesya. After your task is complete, I'm sure Mom and Dad will allow you to be free again," said David calming Mesya.
"Dav, have you ever met Satria, Uncle Wijaya's son?" asked Mesya.
"No, I've never seen him. Since childhood, Mom and Dad forbade you to see Uncle Wijaya, because Lizzy's death has made Mom and Dad wary and afraid that they will also finish me and Arthur," concluded David.
"I'm very curious," said Mesya.
"Are you not afraid? They are very dangerous people," said David.
"Well, I know, but I'm not afraid at all because, for me, my life is not worth it, it's not worth the lives of people who died because of our family," concluded Mesya.
"It can't be like that, Mesya! Maybe your life doesn't mean anything to you! But your life means a lot to me!" David insisted.
Mesya was silent for a moment, how happy she was to hear David's words.
Turns out she means so much to David. Mesya's life is not completely bleak.
Even though she lives with scary humans, and lives her with fake love, at least there is still David who gives her genuine affection.
"Thank you, Dav," said Mesya, holding David's shoulder and smiling.
"Thank you for what?"
"Thank you for worrying about me."
"Isn't that normal?"
"Yes, but from our family, only you are the most human," said Mesya jokingly.
David smiled slightly.
"If you want to smile, just smile. You don't have to hold it in," Mesya quipped.
"Who's going to smile anyway?"
"Of course you, David!"
"No," David denied.
Mesya also felt exasperated, then she pulled David's cheeks with both hands.
"Akh! Mesya! What are you doing?!" David shouted.
"Well, like this, you look so handsome!" said Mesya, laughing.
"Was I not handsome before?" David protested.
"No! You're scary, David!" Mesya replied jokingly.
Arthur saw David and Mesya together earlier.
Even when they held hands.
Arthur knew that Mesya and David's relationship was very special.
Even Arthur also knew that David had always liked Mesya.
Arthur repeatedly caught his brother who looked at his adopted sister with a different look.
Arthur often quipped David so he could stop deepening those feelings.
Because Arthur did not want his brother to date his adopted sister.
Arthur held high regard for his family's traditions.
He wanted to avenge his uncle's family.
And he also wanted the Davies family to change his surname to Diningrat. And will become the strongest family and no one can conquer them.
With the closeness of David and Mesya, Arthur was afraid that one day David would become weak again. And it is precisely their feelings of love that will hinder Mesya's intention to win Satria's heart.
After all, no one in the family can love like a lover.
Arthur could no longer bear to see David and Mesya together. He immediately walked over to stop all this.
"Wow, you're here apparently?" asked Arthur who suddenly came over to them.
David immediately let go of his hand, he acted as if nothing had happened.
Even so, Arthur already knew it.
Arthur sat between David and Mesya.
"You need to remember, you are one family. In a family no one can say, love, what do you think the Davies family means?" Arthur asked in a sarcastic tone.
"David you are just a weak Big Brother, your mentality is not like the real Davies!" slurred Arthur.
"Hey, Arthur! What do you mean!" David snapped as he rose from his chair.
Arthur flashed his trademark smile.
"I will make sure, your relationship, which is not just brother and sister, will be exposed! And you will get punishment from Dad and Mom!" Arthur said.
Then the young man just left, leaving Mesya and David.
"Hey, Damn it! Where are you going!?" David shouted.
Of course, he was afraid that Arthur would upset his father and mother.
Because if that happened then both of them would be in trouble.
"David, how is this? I'm afraid, Arthur will complain to Mom and Dad?" Mesya panicked.
While David still managed to keep a calm face, even though he knew after this he would be in big trouble.
"Don't worry, Mesya. They won't hurt you, I will save you," David concluded, calming Mesya.
"How can I calm down, David! They probably won't punish me, but how with you?!"
Even David just froze.
To be continued