Chapter 3.

Aini was walking alone, without her two friends, Salsa and Lia, because they were both busy having other jobs. Although they are friends, they don't always have to be together anywhere, which is important for the three of them to be able to help each other in times of distress.

He is currently having an appointment with a supervisor, a lecturer who is young and also good, but will not hesitate to thwart his course if it does not meet expectations. Not picky or favouritism, he doesn't care who take his courses. If it doesn't pass, it still doesn't pass. Arguably the most wanted but killer lecturer. Making the women, both female students and female lecturers, have fun approaching her. But not with Aini. Only he can stand anyone's death seduction. However, who knew that this lecturer would bring him together with a new person who became the main character in his life story who suffered and was full of wounds into many colours, as well as his world that would be jumpalitan? A new story.

When Aini arrived in front of the lecturer's room who would be her supervisor to compile the thesis later, she was nervous half because she had never dealt with this one lecturer in any case, just the two of them.

Arjuna Singgih'

Tok- tok-tok. Aini knocked on the door. 

“Come in!” replied Mr. Arjuna shortly from inside the room.

After Aini opened and entered, she closed the door slowly again, and then asked, “Just now you called me? What's wrong, sir?” he asked quietly.

“Hem.” Arjuna cleared her throat softly, "You haven't been an apprentice yet, 'are you, Aini?” asked Arjuna, looking at Aini in making her cuckolded as if skinned.

“I–yes, sir, not yet. Why, sir?” asked Aini doubtfully.

“You're afraid of me?” asked Arjuna.

“Dak. Uh, yes,” Aini said, shaking her head, making Arjuna smile faintly, but Aini didn't see it.

“Well, I have a recommendation of a close friend company that you can try there to help you intern. Including well-known good companies. It's not that the company has my friend, why do I recommend it? But I think that you can keep up with it in that company, can also help the trial quickly because your grades are good, also you are a scholarship boy. If it takes longer for your grades to decline, it may be that your scholarship will be withdrawn.”

“A company engaged in property is also marketing. You can be there to be his assistant or secretary because I heard that my friend needed a new secretary because the old one stopped following her husband's duties," Arjuna explained at length.

“If you want, I give you this letter of recommendation, tomorrow you go there,” he added.

Aini, who heard all of that between sad and moved, she didn't know how to repay the kindness of this one lecturer. Which people say is famous, but maybe yes? However, the good side of a person in her must still exist, and Aini has always believed that is what happened to her father.

“yes, sir, I want to,” he replied quickly as he looked up as he was only as tall as Arjuna's chest was limited to his chest.

“Thank you again, sir. I have permission to say goodbye,” Aini replied after receiving the recommendation letter and then bowed and passed. However, before his hand reached the door, he heard Arjuna's voice calling, “Aini, don't be afraid of me!”

“Maybe someday we will meet again in the future, having a close bond,” Arjuna said with a smile.

Aini nodded and then walked out quickly, she almost slammed her lecturer's room, but fortunately, she still knew herself.

After Arjuna's remarks just now, he felt that something was beating in his chest, but not slowly nor was he strong in passion. But that feeling like de javu made him throb sick but longing. He knew this wasn't that kind of feeling, which people often say. Not!

“I why, huh?” said Aini, holding her chest slowly.

Suddenly, someone surprised him.

“Woy! Just daydreaming." he said.

“Why, Ni? Do you hold your chest so? Hurts you?” asked Salsa curiously.

Aini shook her head. “it's nothing, Sa, tomorrow-tomorrow I'll tell you and Lia. You see, it's lazy to just take another story. Tired,” Aini explained with her signature gentle smile, as usual.

“Okay, sip. Whenever you want a story, I'm ready to listen to you too, even if one of us is busy. Me or Lia must be as good as I am, really, listening to your story. If for example Lia is busy, I'm free anyway,” Salsa said, smiling cheerfully.

Aini smiled softly at Salsa. “I'm fine, really. I know when to tell you guys. And thank you for wanting to be friends with me. Thank you very much to you,” Aini said with a gentle smile. He was moved that his two best friends still worried him sincerely, even though every so often he couldn't even give them anything.

“Yes, already, let's eat yo! I'm starving, Ni, I haven't eaten yet,” Salsa said.

“Where are you going? And what are you doing today? Free?” asked Aini.

“I'm free. Let's go!”

“Lia where? And where did you go this morning?” asked Aini.

“I don't know, Ni, I'm still not painting. You know if he has another escape problem he painted and then painted, tomorrow will tell us how he was yesterday. I don't know him,” Salsa retorted.

“And this morning I took mama and my sister to London. They'll be a few months there. I don't know if mama can't separate from her youngest child. You also know how Sebastian is, spoiled to ask for mercy. The youngest and youngest child is my, ordinary,” Salsa added.

Salsa is the second of three children and the only girl. But Salsa is not spoiled, even more spoiled to his younger brother, Sebastian, who will go to college in London next month. Just want to go to college, you can do it, Salsa thought.

“Besides, it's just like mama separated from papa for a long time, Ni. You know, mama is the most excited. I would rather not be far from papa, but his son is far away, he can't stand it. It's normal,” Salsa said as they walked towards the canteen through a fairly quiet corridor.

Aini just nodded in understanding. From afar, Salsa saw a person walking rather hastily, and as he was almost close he called Aini's name. Aini turned her head and walked quickly, but the person did not give up, continuing to chase Aini.

“Aini!” he exclaimed.

“Wait, Aini!” he called again because Aini didn't listen and continued to walk with Salsa rather quickly, the young man who was none other than Leo Notonegoro, the former Aini in high school pulled Aini's left arm, until he turned to look at Leo.

“Take it off! I want to go” Aini said irritably and slammed Leo's hand.

“For a minute, we'll talk,” he said.

“There's nothing we need to talk about. Get out of here." said Aini and then passed quickly.

However, because Leo didn't want to give up, he finally tried to pull Aini's arm back, but was restrained by Salsa and was directly blown away.

“You don't know yourself! I've said I don't want to, I don't want to. Don't have a vein of shame, you guys! Salsa exclaimed furiously.

“I don't have anything to do with you. I want to talk to Aini,” Leo said loudly.

“I don't want to. You're the stubborn one. Stone bottom!” said Salsa as he turned to pull Aini,

“WE'LL SEE YOU LATER AND WE'LL TALK. I JUST WANT TO TALK TO YOU, AINI, JUST FOR A MINUTE!” shouted Leo in the corridor until it echoed, fortunately there was not a single person but them.

“Crazy huh he? Don't have a brain any more. Just use a skirt there. You sissy." grumbled Salsa.

“Already, Sa, just let it go,” Aini said soothingly.

“Don't keep going and just stay tuned, Ni, dig at him. I don't know myself. You've not been with us, have you ever been bullied by him?” said Salsa.

“It's been a long time, a month ago, Sa. Besides, I also don't know why I can see him again,” Aini replied listlessly.

“yes never mind, sometime you'll tell you if he comes again. Just say we are,” Salsa said.

After Aini nodded, Salsa made sure Aini was okay after meeting the bastard. Again, he invited Aini to eat because his goal was to eat in the canteen. They walked over there.