A Flick of Asa For Love
CHAPTER 10

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Since Nathan scoffs at Cindy with a sentence that denigrates her, Cindy had a chance to get frustrated. He thought about stopping loving Nathan, but his love was stronger than his hate. So he decided once again to try to get the attention of the person he loved.

He would not give up on pursuing his love and also slightly avenge his heartache. A big win if one day, Nathan will change his heart. That means Cindy can get Nathan while making Nathan lick his own saliva. So, whatever he's gonna do to get Nathan.

Lately, Cindy has stopped approaching Nathan. Not without reason the girl did this, but she deliberately set a strategy in order to get Nathan in an unusual way.

If all this time, he who always begs to pursue Nathan's love, even to let his pride trampled by men who make him crazy. This time Cindy won't be like that anymore.

Sitting in a cafe while enjoying ice Americano, accompanied by live music played by a group of indie bands, Cindy smiled wryly at the glass that had been in her hands. He had devised a strategy that would make Nathan come alone into his arms, even if necessary the man bowed his knees before him. Without having to himself immediately waste more energy begging for love.

“Gue has to change my appearance and behavior so Nathan can fall in love with me. If you are typed like Widya, it's okay, I will pretend plain like Widya,” muttered Cindy. After finishing the drink in front of him, Cindy quickly left the place.

On the way, Cindy pulled her car over on the side of the road. Incidentally when he passed by, he saw a group of people who were volunteers on his campus holding a fundraiser for victims of natural disasters. Cindy thinks this is an early opportunity to draw Nathan's sympathy.

Cindy approached one of the organizers of the event a little chatter to introduce herself. Cindy's arrival was welcomed by the other members.

“Then I join, yes?” said Cindy while smiling kindly at one of the managers of the activity.

“Yakin, want to join?” ask one of the volunteers.

“Yakin dong! Can, right?”

“Wah, we are happy to welcome him,” welcome one of the managers.

Cindy did not hesitate to stand on the side of the road asking for donations with other volunteers. Seeing the heavy traffic that afternoon made him and other volunteers eager to take to the road. It just so happened that the day was late in the afternoon so many office employees and students ended their activities.

For Cindy, this is the first moment of her direct descent into social service activities. If it wasn't for Nathan's sake, he wouldn't have followed like this, letting go of his body's stench of dust and vehicle smoke.

Every activity they do is always recorded in campus coverage. So that students who access the campus site can know their activities.

“What tomorrow we sign in on campus news page?” ask Cindy to one of the women managers who have glasses. Both walked to the sidewalk. Since the day was already dusk, so they were already on disperse.

“Iya. Because every activity we do, we enter into the campus site. In fact, to the national portal site. So that people who see the news do not necessarily label students as protest troublemakers, but have a high sense of sympathy and empathy for others.”

Cindy nodded at the sign of understanding the explanation of one of the campus volunteers. “Oh, yes, if you have any more activities, let me know, yes! It's my number.” Cindy gave me her phone number. After his new friend saved his number, Cindy also said goodbye, “If so, I go home first, yes. See you on your next activity.”

“Iya. Meet my name, Nita, accounting boy!” the glasses girl shouted as Cindy walked to her car. Cindy who heard was only forming the letter 'o' by uniting her thumb and index finger, a sign of ‘oke’.

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The next day, as Cindy had hoped before, news of her participation in fundraising for victims of natural disasters became a major topic today. They did not expect if there were beautiful volunteer members who sincerely kindly joined them suddenly in the afternoon yesterday.

Along the corridor towards the interior design floor everyone stared at Cindy with amazed gazes. In fact, among them blatantly praised Cindy's extremely noble deeds.

“Nath, do you know that Cindy today became a trending topic on the campus page?” zakir asked, as he walked towards the library. The two made a pact there to find a reference book to work on the task. Incidentally, Widya and Kartika were already there first, so they all gathered in between free time.

“Ngak. And I don't want to know more about him!” sela Nathan is lazy to talk about Cindy again.

After putting the bag in the locker and picking up the card, the two entered the room. “Listen yes, Nath! What am I the only one who saw, if lately Cindy became more different is her attitude? No more judes and arrogance. Especially today, since he came his attitude is very friendly with everyone. In fact, yesterday became a fundraising sympathizer. I think the attitude of the boy has changed well, deh.”

“Gue has absolutely no interest in hearing anything of the news. Udah, ah, do not say much more if you do not want to be expelled from here!” nathan said reminded Zakir who had been berghibah like a host presenter who always praised Cindy's name.

"How much did you get paid, anyway, for him, Zak? Muji Cindy has continued since?" decak Nathan slow. For a moment he looked for the whereabouts of Widya and Kartika, but Zakir first saw Widya waving at the corner of the room, then pat Nathan on the shoulder while raising his chin to tell Widya whereabouts. Nathan reviews the thin smile of seeing the sweetest girl. His mood that had been damaged because of hearing the name Cindy, immediately improved again. Zakir smiled to himself, for some reason he saw Kartika so beautiful today. Both of them rushed to step foot towards the idol.

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It wasn't just Zakir who felt weird about Cindy's attitude lately. Widya, Kartika, and Edo also feel that Cindy has changed a lot. Unlike the Cindy they used to know who seemed arrogant, forced, and arrogant. Cindy is much nicer and more friendly. As if the Cindy they knew at the beginning of entering SMA has returned.

As today, in interior design classes they are divided per group for the projects they are working on. Widya, Nathan, and Cindy become one group. So, Cindy thought she could take advantage of this opportunity to grab Nathan's attention. Makes the man fall for Cindy's charm. That's how he thought.

“Wid, make a study task about the design of the hotel, how about we take an example from Martapura Hotel owned by my family?” cindy's proposal while putting her book in her branded bag.

“See how later,” Nathan said without turning to Cindy.

Nathan's short words make Cindy happy. Although Nathan is still jutek, according to Cindy it does not matter. What is clear is that Nathan has received his input.

"Gue hoped that with this project, Nathan would care more for me," Cindy looked at Nathan for a moment.

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Nathan, Widya, and Cindy group presentations received A+ scores from lecturers. Among all the groups, only the three of them were able to obtain the highest predicate. And their lecturer offered that the three take part in an interior exhibition at one of the malls to be held one month later.

“Mr hope you take this opportunity to represent our campus!” said lecturer of interior design course.

“Thank you, for the offer. We will consider your offer first. You see, we think our design is very simple and do not believe in competing with other property companies,”, added Nathan.

“Who said your design is simple. According to you, your concept is amazing. You are sure, if there is no property company that has a creative idea like this. Oh, yes, I wonder where did you get this brilliant idea?” ask Mr. Arif as the lecturer who built them.

“We were inspired by the Martapura hotel concept which happens to belong to the Cindy family, sir. So, we can develop the existing concept so that the difference is very much different, but with the same goal that is the concept of go health, and go green,”, said Nathan.

“Wah, your idea is awesome. I hope you guys will come to the exhibition later. If you need anything about exhibition information, you can go to the father in the room.”

“Iya, Sir, thank you.”

After the departure of their lecturer, Widya shouted very happy. “Yes! We can also join the exhibition. This is all thanks to Cindy's idea of proposing her family hotel concept.”

“Ah, nothing, really. I'm happy if our group gets a chance to participate in such a national property exhibition. This is a very rare opportunity, you know,” said Cindy low. The girl must maintain her attitude and behavior in front of Nathan. Not without reason, he wanted what he did to get a good response from Nathan, and slowly the man would fall for him.

Nathan does allow Cindy to say it, but the man won't easily believe it. “Lo's change is too drastic, We see, until how long you can survive, Nathan's inner”, for a moment looking at Cindy who is busy discussing with Widya. Cindy who realized that pretended not to know, even though her heart beat erratically.

“Yeah, but at least you have a big hand in our group. Lo who invites us to your family-owned hotel to find inspiration and new concepts that fit our theme,” added Nathan.

Widya nodded in agreement. “Bangut. Lo very helpful to us, Cin.”

A smile rises on Cindy's lips, “Lo falls into my trap, Nath,” her inner self.

“Ya already if so, I'm the same Nathan pamit first, yes,” continued Widya.

“Oh, yes, please. I also want to go back,” said Cindy showed her car keys in front of Widya. He pretended to be breastplated to see Widya's closeness with her heart.

The three of them stepped together towards the parking lot. Widya got into Nathan's car. Before entering following Widya, Nathan for a moment said to Cindy who happened to have her car parked next to her.

“Thanks. We will not all get good grades without advice from lo.”

Nathan's words made Cindy gasp. He who was preparing to get into the car suddenly stopped for a moment when Nathan asked him to speak. His heart seemed to soar into the air.

“What I said. My acting is good, right? For a few days, Nathan has been caring for me. Moreover, if I acted pretend well in front of him constantly. Maybe in a moment he'll fall and kneel in front of me, ” Inner Cindy.

“Cin .. Cindy!” shouted Nathan who saw his interlocutor instead daydreaming. Cindy was surprised.

“I-iya, Nath, same. This is a group task, so it must be done together, ‘kan?” nervousness kilah.

Nathan nodded. “Yes already, lo, be careful on the way! I first,” said Nathan, then get in the car.

“Iya, Nath. Also be careful!” reply Cindy with a flowery heart. Getting the attention of a Nathan, the man who has been the target of making Cindy really happy. “It is not in vain that I acted for several days,” said Cindy laughed with satisfaction when she was in her car. He immediately stepped on the gas his car left the campus with a feeling of joy.

Meanwhile, Nathan's mind doesn't stop being prejudiced about Cindy. “Don't expect me to easily believe in all the goodness, lo. I don't know you just for two days. Not smart enough to camouflage. Okay, I'm following the game lo,” Inner Nathan.

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Cindy has not been kapok it turns out, we just ruqyah how?

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