Anna, Hug Me
Episode 31

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After driving Angel home, Ryan did not go home because suddenly his friend invited him to meet at the cafe 24 hours. He said he had important information about the identity of the person who uploaded the first photo on the forum, his picture and Angel. Curious and not wanting to go home after midnight, Ryan agreed.

When he got to the place, he saw his friend had not come so he chose a place and ordered a drink first. A glass of hot coffee was enough to keep her company close to a long day.

It feels more stressful today than when he first interned at the hospital. His memory floated as he searched for Angel who was not at the front door. He was afraid something might happen to the girl. But when he found her, it turned out that the girl was just making a video call. And it wasn't just a regular video call, he heard clearly that Angel said they were dating. His heart immediately flowered without being able to hold it.

Ryan hears clearly when Angel says that they are dating. It's just that from the tone of the speech as well as the expression of Angel's shock when he caught her, he should already know what the words mean. Although he knew Angel was insincere to him, even though he knew the words were only spoken because Angel was emotional to Dima but why could his heart still thump when he heard them.

"Ah, what should I do? Why should my first love be like this .. “ lamented while finishing his coffee glass.

Should he not care about that unusual intonation? Or should he pretend not to hear and behave as if nothing had happened?

The corner of Ryan's eye caught the silhouette of someone entering the cafe and Ryan's friend's name was George. George is a friend who used to be close to Ryan because they had been in one organization. Although it has not been interconnected for a long time, George apparently still noticed it. The proof when he heard the rumors on the campus forum, George suddenly asked him to meet. Since he had not met for a long time coupled with a very unusual theme, how could he refuse it?

"Have you waited a long time?" greet George.

"Not really, I just came" replied Ryan. "What do you want to drink?"

"Coffee" replied George. He took off his thick jacket while Ryan ordered coffee for him.

"You're still skinny" Ryan joked.

"And you're getting more muscular" replied George.

"I thought you'd postpone the meeting tomorrow, you were more curious than I thought."

"Not really, anyway! It's just that I don't feel good coming home in the middle of the night. It feels troublesome for everyone to be. Poor Mr. Amir too."

Mr. Amir is a security guard at his home. Actually not because he pity Mr. Amir, but he deliberately did not want to show his tangled face to his papa.

"It's up to you" George replied as he accepted his order.

"By the way about the person spreading my photos on the forum, how do you know about it?" ask Ryan.

"It's actually easy, because the owner of Cafe Lilac is my girlfriend, hehe ... "

"Oh .. "cafe owners certainly have access to cctv or something, Ryan thought.

"I looked from the point of view of the scattered photos and observed the people who were there and you guess what I found?" ask George and show him his phone. "Isn't this the girl with your boyfriend?"

Ryan looked at George as his friend said 'your boyfriend'

"Your scandal .." said George to improve his vocabulary.

Ryan received the phone and played a short video.

"Isn't this the girl who came with your crush?"

"Yes, I don't know what his name is. Isn't that the same girl?"

Ryan played it many times and compared the photos circulating from his phone as a comparison. The angle and timing were right so Ryan couldn't deny it. But how could Sissy do it?

"I can't believe this .." said Ryan limp as he returned George's phone. "Can you send that to me?" her door. Looks like he has to show it to Angel so Angel can be careful of the girl.

"Of course!"

"But how can you think of helping me get to that extent? I mean, we rarely even meet and you're still thinking about helping me. Yeah, I feel grateful, you know."

"While we rarely meet, you and I have been very close. And I won't forget you for helping to take care of my papa in the hospital. Yes, even though my papa can't survive to this day. After all, still you never count on anything for the sake of humanity. Anyway in this case, I'm in a capacity to help you even a little."

Papa George had diabetes complications and Ryan helped him clean his wounds. It's not something that's hard for Ryan. Especially as George said it was for the sake of humanity and he had the capacity to help him as a medical student.

"Then what are you going to do about that girl?"

"Let's see, I'll let Angel make a decision because she's the real victim here. Imagine your friend doing that? it feels like being betrayed. I don't know what Sissy's motive was. Is it just a fad or just for fun or something else. Just look at the effects of his behavior. How horrible!"

"What if you report it to the campus discipline committee for its actions that spread cheap gossip on the forum. You're an exemplary child, Angel too. Even Dima, the owner of the campus, got carried away."

"I think I should ask Angel for an opinion on that. He is the most hurt here. He was accused of miscellaneous, linked to baseless assumptions. He also had to face the reproach of Dima's fans. Just imagine, this matter concerns Dima! You know Dima, right! I mean who doesn't know him."

"You're right! Who does not know Dima. Who would have thought that boy was so lucky. Just imagine that young boy being the owner of Maxwell University? And Maxwell University isn't just an ordinary college, is it? I hope you don't get into trouble with him as long as you're a student at Maxwell."

"Yes! Because if he doesn't like me, I can get straight to DO from college for no apparent reason. I plan to continue my studies for specialization after graduation. I hope everything is okay" Ryan said.

"Oia, she said Dima was interning in another city? Did he really break up with Angel? I mean you're not playing with people's girlfriends, are you?" george asked half-jokingly.

"You don't seem to know me. I'm kind, you know" Ryan joked.

"Haha .. You're right. I can't believe you're involved in a scandal. But I'm glad you're finally interested in women. I thought you might be a fellow lover. Yeah, it doesn't matter to me if you're a neighbor. You're obviously still my friend."

"Haha ..thanks. I appreciate your intentions. I'm a straight man."

They end up talking about many things on various topics from the past, present to the future. The two stopped talking in the morning.

"Thanks for the help" said Ryan. "Sometimes I'll treat you."

"Ready, Bro! And just tell me if you need help. I'll be happy to help."

"Hoho, okay! see you soon!" said Ryan. He waited until his friend's vehicle passed before he too left. But just as he was about to leave, a notification appeared on his phone. He stopped turning on his car when he saw who was sending the message.

"Looks like we should talk, call me if Senior has time. How about I buy you dinner?"

A smile rose on Ryan's lips as he watched Angel send him a message. He didn't want to guess what Angel wanted to talk about. Is it good news or bad news. He will set aside his worries for later. At the moment he just wants to save the excitement and longing for Angel, no less and no more. He was satisfied with just that. Affordable or accepted, he will leave all his decisions to Angel. But he will still pray for the best for his love story.

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