PROMISE

ove

d slowly. Her heart soared. If only the person who said that was

a body facing away. In the one year of their online acquaintance, Rayanka

er. She felt that Rayanka was

ra

nly opened loudly. The object hit the bedr

ing her pounding chest. The sharp gaze was dire

nary boyfriend?" the woman taunte

a part of the screen still visible. She had to protect this object because

p tightly, wanting it to merge with her body. There s

full of displeasure. This incident had happene

r, who was always cruel to Ceisya. For Sentari, this girl w

shaking her head. "I'm work

her. In truth, Ceisya wasn't the

ing!" Sentari scolde

with an unwavering

a immediately leaned her back aga

me?" Sentari brought her face close to Ceisya. T

her head. "No. I'm not ly

away?" Sentari glanced at th

n could turn into a devil when Ceisya's father wasn't around, but she w

irst saw Sentari, Ceisya's heart told her that the woman wasn't good. And it

She couldn't let her only possession fall into the hands o

can take everything else, but not this,"

hrown away? There were many college assignme

The command had often come out of Sentari

e's not imaginary," Ceis

p woman. Dating but never actually meeting the

y, Ceisya's face turned red from the harsh

e who claim to be single but actually have partne

e that." This beautiful girl had complete faith in h

eet promises?" Sentari taunte

silent, lost in

o felt that her stepmothe

oon, to promising to take her to the wedding altar. H

at guy here as soon as possible. If

p breath, knowing what would

unt," Sentari continue

. The trials were getting heavier day by day, esp

ue my studies and get the job I want. I

. Ceisya was terrified by the wo

e you're waiting for the wrong man," Sentar

d rather become an old maid

he proposal t

lthough he had secured a job as a project foreman, Ceisya had never been intere

ather will approve if

ght up. If her father knew about his new wife'

t want to m

to Ibas so that her stepdaughter wouldn't be under the same

k on the table. Two small batteries f

want to get married yet?" Ceisya's voice rose because

e at Aunt!" Sentari felt offende

ude, even though the woman con

The bottom line is, I'm not ready to get ma

's lacking in Ibas? He has a stable job. He has an in

equally loud. Luckil

eisya, Ibas' age was already like her late m

. Luckily, the laptop had been s

. Sentari laughed with satisfacti

door creaking sta

ved in her heart when her father arrived.

was still pale, and his mind couldn't function properly.

d the argument with Ceisya,

ably be kicked out of this house becau

phone?" a father asked hi

message didn't go through," Ramon continued, trying to ap

at her stepmother had confiscated her phone. The girl searched for

ere's yo

couldn't be separated from her phone. Especially since Ramon's w

the battery." She felt guilty f

days? Is your phone broken? Or could it have b

end. She couldn't imagine w

lax," Ceisya tried to dispel the tension

had already sent pictures of Ceisya's favorite pastr

rned to Sentari. "S

he rarely visited this room

oman stammere

he was tired of listening to whatever excuses would

n't had breakfast at all. I was just worried she might be sick," Sen

. He approached and placed the palm of his hand on her forehead, then on