CHAPTER 4

-What I'm afraid of falling in love is that I can't stop loving you-

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Too late again even though I have set an alarm. Raisa went down the stairs to the dining table and grabbed Fairuz's brother who was drinking coffee. There were ten minutes left, so he told his brother to take him to school, if he brought his own motorbike it would be late, otherwise traveling with his brother would only cut five minutes. Don't ask how high the speed is, because Raisa never got to see the kilometer needle.

"Just deliver instead of him whining," broke in Daddy when Fairuz paid him no heed.

"Her own fault, Dad, it's already two o'clock still struggling with the laptop."

"Yeah, it's your brother who told you to hide the channel, right, Raisa has to stream to watch Total Recall, come on!" Raisa shook hands with her parents saying goodbye and then pulled Fairuz's hand towards the trunk.

Raisa's eyes opened when her brother said he had arrived. Then he immediately went down to greet his brother while straightening his hair.

"Thank you Pedrosaku brother, when you come home from school don't forget to pick up on time, okey ?! On time!" Raisa said while blinking her spoiled eyes then immediately entered the school yard because the security guard was about to close the fence.

Fairuz put his helmet back on, turned towards the house to rest because late at night he arrived from a meeting outside the city and today is free so he can spend all day. Without forgetting to set an alarm at noon — Raisa's time to come home from school so she doesn't forget to pick up her beloved sister who will sulk a month if she doesn't comply with her request.

Likewise with Raisa who walked quickly towards her class. Apart from being afraid of being late for Mathematics, she also had to meet Bela and have a serious talk about yesterday, which until now Bela has been indifferent to her. Let alone being replied to his messages that have been sent repeatedly, even calls every five minutes once he is projected, just being near Bela he has to be patient with his friend's attitude who chooses to remain silent, as if he does not consider his presence.

"Why are you in a hurry?"

As her steps stopped because her hand was intercepted, Raisa looked up at the familiar owner of the bazz voice.

The cold, flat gaze she got had startled her. The man had a completely different expressionfrom yesterday, as if the one he met today was someone else. Raisa had not yet had time to guess the boy's presence at school, which she had heard that the man who was still holding her hand would attend school here, she was shocked when she was pulled closer to the body with a scent that caught her nose.

"Walk slowly, I don't want you to fall," said Yuda, pulling a smile on the edge of his lips while ruffling Raisa's hair slowly, which was gaping at the same treatment from a man who a minute ago seemed to eat her with a murderous look.

"You don't have to be afraid of me, I'm your boyfriend, not a robber."

Raisa immediately realized that she pushed Yuda's body away from her, clasping her hands on her chest.

"Lo, don't you dare touch me!" Raisa took a few steps back, the quiet corridor was now crowded with students watching them.

"Why are you still here instead of the bell ringing."

Raisa's statement was ignored because today the first lesson was not included in the teacher for all classes because there was a sudden meeting, only Raisa didn't know about the announcement five minutes ago.

Yuda approached Raisa who was crushed by the wall. One hand is pressed against the wall near Raisa's ear while the other hand is still in the pocket of the gray trousers.

"If you get more brunted, the audience will be more and more," whispered Yuda to Raisa's left ear, which suddenly glared, "so it's better if you come with me, your girlfriend!" he continued while holding Raisa's hand towards their class at the other end.

Yuda is not messing with his decision, today he has officially become a student of Antariosa after his father took care of all the transfer papers this morning.

Raisa surrendered when Yuda walked beside her with occasional glances at her. He knew that he would not be able to escape so followed quietly, hoping to get to class really quickly with the main objective of meeting Bela. However, things were not as expected when Yuda turned their direction towards the back garden of the school. Raisa had already rebelled to return to their class but Yuda ignored her, without releasing her grip on Raisa's arm.

"Please I want to go to class," Raisa eagerly hopes that Yuda will obey her.

"What are you doing in class, the teacher is in a meeting too, it's better here." Yuda pulled her to sit on her right side after sitting her buttocks on a brown bench under a shady mango tree.

"You don't need to be afraid, I told you I didn't want to rob you. I'm your boyfriend."

Raisa exhaled softly, returning Yuda's gaze who turned to her.

"I'm not afraid of you," said Raisa, releasing her hand from Yuda's grasp, "you're not my boyfriend either!" she continued getting up, straightening up the wrinkled skirt.

Yuda gave a smile to let Raisa pass with a dirty face.

"Why are you smiling to yourself? I already said he's hard to beat." Yuda looked back, showing Ridho's grinning face who came with Rio beside him.

"You know, lo— ''

"Yes, I can't be far from you," interrupted Rio, getting a soft message from Ridho.

"Don't be gay, I'm amused by that." Ridho turned around the bench to sit near Yuda.

"Where are you going?" Rio got up when Yuda stepped his feet away from the back garden of the school.

"Good luck, Man!" shouted Ridho from his seat, watching the backs of the two men who were getting out of sight. "I hope with this you can change, Yu," Ridho muttered, smiling sadly and then getting up and walking towards his class.