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"Darling," Ruby went hand in hand with Thomas.

"Yes?"

"It seems like we have a lot to talk about."

"Looks like there's a lot you've been hiding from me, Ruby!" Thomas spoke in a high tone.

"You mad?" Ruby was worried.

"A lot of what are you hiding?" Thomas looks really angry.

"I haven't actually told you much. I've been planning on telling you when we meet outside of college" Ruby tried to explain.

"Please leave me alone" Thomas passed by leaving Ruby.

***

Late in the afternoon, Thomas had not contacted Ruby since returning home. Ruby tried to call Thomas but was not picked up. Ruby was thinking whether everything would really end like this.

Ting...

Notification of incoming messages to Ruby phone. It was a message from Thomas.

"Sorry baby. I washed the car after college" Thomas said.

Reading the contents of Thomas' message, Ruby was relieved that Thomas did not look angry.

"Then you rest first" suggested Ruby.

"I want to spend time with you" replied Thomas.

"Rest first," Ruby persuades Thomas because she knows Thomas is tired and has not had time to rest at all.

"Alright, help me rest. But I'm gonna take a shower first" Thomas said.

Ruby's waiting for Thomas to take a shower. Thomas calls Ruby and takes her phone to the bathroom. Somehow Thomas suddenly did not want to be away from Ruby, even bathing he asked for company.

"Darling, finish the bath."

Ruby and Thomas laughed on the phone. Moments later, Thomas finished the bath and the phone was cut off.

"Honey. I'm done, '" Thomas sent Ruby a message.

"Well, now get some rest" Ruby said.

"No way," Thomas tried to tease Ruby.

"Why? You haven't had a break from that, yet" Ruby tried so hard to get Thomas to rest.

"I miss you."

Ruby was so happy to read the message. For a while he just rolled around on the bed happy until finally Thomas spammed Ruby.

"Dear"

"Dear"

"Dear"

"Are you asleep?"

Thomas thinks Ruby overslept because of the long reply to his message.

"No. I'm not sleeping" Ruby just replied.

"Tomped me into your house, huh?" ask Thomas.

Tomorrow is saturday. There were no classes they had to take so they were free on that day.

"alright. But I wanted to ask you one thing," Ruby said.

"About what? Just ask me, " replied Thomas.

"So you were angry this afternoon?"

"Ah that. I'm sorry for yelling at you. I just feel a little jealous. A little bit" said Thomas.

"Just a little?" Ruby teases Thomas.

"Dear stop," Thomas was embarrassed.

They then decide to video call with their respective laptops until they fall asleep without turning off the video.

***

Dog howls were heard in the alley where Ruby lived. He woke up and it was already night. The clock on his phone shows at 9 p.m. Thomas and Ruby's video call is still connected. Ruby tried to wake Thomas who was sleeping very soundly.

"Honey, wakeup. It's night," cried Ruby.

Thomas finally opened his eyes but went back to sleep.

Ruby let Thomas sleep and then he went to take a bath. For a few minutes he left his laptop with a video call that showed Thomas sleeping again.

Ruby returned to the room after finishing cooking the instant noodles. He ate while staring at his laptop screen where Thomas was seen lazing.

"Darling, you eat."

"wait. I'll make noodles too" Thomas jumps out of bed while Ruby doesn't eat her noodles. He waited for Thomas until the noodles were cold.

"Honey let's eat," Thomas came with a bowl of noodles. They eat together online. In fact, they feed each other by pointing their spoons in front of the laptop screen.

That night they had fun. From the afternoon they were inseparable and even slept and ate together.

"me too. Tomorrow I have to get up early in the morning to pick a dress" Ruby said with a laugh.

"Wear ordinary clothes. I'm just going to visit your house, not take you outside" Thomas replied.

"Stay, I want to look beautiful in front of my boyfriend."

Ruby got up and put the plate in the kitchen. The same thing was done by Thomas.

"Darling, I'm sleepy." Ruby evaporates after eating.

"me too. Let's sleep together again" Thomas said.

They then went to bed after turning off their respective room lights by staying connected via video call of course.

***

The neighboring chickens crowed. Ruby woke up and was shocked to see Thomas watching her.

Thomas woke up first. Ruby hurriedly picked up the glass and looked at herself in the glass. In his heart he said "thank goodness my appearance wasn't too bad."

"Dear, dear," said Thomas, who had washed his face and changed his clothes.

Ruby just smiled as she put her lips together hoping Thomas would kiss her.

"Later on," Thomas tries to stop Ruby from turning her lips.

"Share your home location. I'm leaving now" said Thomas.

"What?! Why so early?" Ruby was a little surprised because she had not yet taken a shower and chose clothes.

"Wash your face. Don't take a shower and get dressed up" says Thomas.

Ruby is preparing herself. He washed his face and used skincare. Then he changed his nightgown with a plain white t-shirt with a subordinate training pants.

The distance from Thomas' house to Ruby's house is pretty close. Not until 10 minutes Thomas was already in the area where Ruby lived.

"Honey. Where's your house?" asked Thomas.

"Where are you now?" Ruby asked back.

Thomas sent me a photo of where he was. Turns out Thomas went into another alley. Ruby exits the alley and walks down the highway until she finally meets Thomas.

"The location you sent is coming here" Thomas said, wiping Ruby's head.

Ruby gets on Thomas' motorcycle and they go to Ruby's house. Ruby hugged Thomas' waist tight until they finally reached Ruby's house.

"Let's go in" Ruby took Thomas's hand and headed for the living room.

Then they sit down. Ruby took a drink for Thomas.

"Darling," Thomas began his words.

Ruby just grinned withstanding the groggy feeling that suddenly came.

"There's a lot I want to know about you" Thomas said.

"Ask what you want to know" replied Ruby.

"Who's Sam?" Thomas went straight to the topic.

"Really dear..."

Ruby recounts all the events she experienced with Sam and Albert saving Ruby.

Thomas seemed to listen well to every word that came out of Ruby's lips.

"Are you angry?" ruby asked after she finished telling the incident she experienced in detail.

"Why am I angry?" Thomas asked questions that did not need to be answered.

"That means you've never done it, right?" keep Thomas.

"Not yet darling. Where might I want to" replied Ruby.

Thomas hugged Ruby tightly. Kissed her forehead and said..

"I'll take care of you from now on" Thomas said.

Ruby was so happy to hear what Thomas said. He felt completely safe and comfortable beside Thomas.

"Now it's my turn to ask," Ruby said as she remained silent in Thomas's arms.

"Ask me, baby" replied Thomas.

They hugged each other while recounting the events they had experienced in the past. How Ruby is with her ex and how Thomas is with his ex.

"Hm I'm so sleepy" Thomas suddenly laid his body on the sofa with his head on Ruby's thigh.

"It's still morning" Ruby said.

"I'm happy there's no secret between us. I'm glad I told you everything" Ruby said.

"I feel the same way. Promise me there will be no secrets between us" Thomas answered Ruby's words.

"I promise" replied Ruby.

Thomas and Ruby promise from that day on that there will be nothing they hide from each other.

They forge a new relationship like a spotless white paper that they will write with their love story that has just begun...