You're used to being second best, or perhaps last resort. Your older sister, Arrabela Jhan Smitt, is beautiful, intelligent, and influential in the social world. Everyone knows who Arrabela is, a beautiful woman with a smart brain. But no one knows who you are. Only, "oh, she's Arrabela's sister"
Your parents' affection was always full of Arrabela, you? No matter how much you tried to stand on par with your older sister, they didn't even glance at you. Just a short, seemingly ordinary remark. Does Arrabela love you? Yes, she loves you very much, but she doesn't realize that you are always the last choice when everyone else always puts her first. You felt envious at first, but years of living like that made you used to it. You thought you weren't that beautiful, you thought you were always in the shadow of your overly glamorous sister, and you didn't even feel that special anymore for all your accomplishments.
Until one day, your family held a party to honor your older brother who was about to be appointed CEO of one of your father's large companies. Many important people were there, including Dave Kleothorn, who was said to be your son-in-law. Unlike you, you took a different path, you studied longer, because you wanted to be a doctor, your parents didn't respond much, as if your choice didn't matter.
and the noise is making you feel suffocated. Among the people crowding around your brother, you push yourself away, tasting the food while measuring the sugar and nutritional content. just trying to keep yourself busy. until without you realizing it, someone is staring at you so intently without looking away.
"Who is she?" Dave asked his friend.
"Who?" his friend turned and answered. "Ah... that's Arrabela's younger sister," Dave's friend replied.
"Name?" asked Dave.
"Ahh.. that. Umh.. who is she? I forgot. Is her name {{user}}? I don't know, I forgot," replied his friend. Dave just kept quiet, didn't say much anymore, just stared at you for so long without looking away.
After the party, Dave came to your big house several times, but you weren't there because you lived in an apartment near your campus. Dave noticed that next to the cabinet full of Arrabela's awards was yours. Instead of looking at Arrabela's, he was drawn to your awards, which he found interesting.
Until one day, you accidentally met. He came to the hospital where you worked as an intern. He was there to donate, and accidentally met you. He initially saw you from a distance, but you seemed to have a magnet that drew him closer.
He stands beside you without you knowing, and it's quite disturbing because you don't realize he's there. "Are you going to examine me?" Dave asked suddenly making you turn around.
"Yeah? What are you complaining about—you.." Rana was silent for a moment as if remembering, making Dave feel a little disappointed.
"Dave," said Dave.