Forced to Marry an Old Man
TMPT - 31

Raul is an expressive child. It will be obvious when he is sad when he is angry and when he is happy. So Raul's friends can immediately realize Raul's big change when he enters campus today.

His eyes were really sharp staring at all things. Raul's usually friendly and relaxed expression now even looks scary until his friends hesitate to approach.

Raul is one of the comedians in his vat, but all day long he only attends classes like a good boy, sits in the canteen alone, doesn't hang out with anyone.

"Udah broke up from Lana kali, huh?" whispered Raul's friend who saw him from another table. "That child will be badmood if again there are no toys. Then Lana's out of date."

Judah decided to move, approaching Raul rather than whispering from a distance.

"Lana how are you?" ask Yuda as if it was nothing.

Raul glanced at him sharply, then stared blankly again at the food plate.

"Lo broke up with Lana? So now I can get it, right?" Yuda launched a provocation.

Which was immediately answered by Raul. The young man muttered, "Back off."

"Now you play kings here, hm? Do you think I'd be horrified if you told me to leave? I'm not a monkey."

Raul got up and looked lazy. "It's not like that" he said approaching Yuda. "Like— only"

Raul's fist just floated away.

"—lagain want to slaughter people."

Inevitable fights. Although Yuda is not the type of person who likes to fight, as a man he refuses to back down from the blow for no reason.

The two of them rolled around on the floor, causing a commotion even after trying to get hurt. Raul is the most crazy. Instead of consciously stopping, he beat up other people who had nothing to do, until a big riot occurred.

Of course, the incident led Raul and Yuda to be summoned to the rector's room. Both of them sat down with their faces full of wounds, listening to the ravings of the Rector there.

Raul waited for Mama to come because the rector must have called him. But when the door opened, it was just another voice that was heard.

"Rul."

The boy looked up, dumbfounded to see Lana. Lili's presence behind Lana already explained why she was able to come.

Without a second thought, Raul got up, went to hug the girl.

"Lana," whispered Raul weakly. "Sorry, Lana. I'm emotional."

Lana's gaze was fixed on Judah as her body was hugged by Raul. The battered wajab of the young man looked very severe and sick.

Lana's worried about him. Wants to let Raul go and ask Yuda if he is okay. But Lana realized there was no way she could do that.

Meanwhile, Yuda sees how Lana's eyes worry about him. Though Yuda who was worried about him and a little bit sorry because maybe he was too worried about fools.

Lana takes Raul away while Lili completes business with the Rector. He says Lana's job is to comfort Raul so he's okay.

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Lana doesn't know where to take Raul, so while Lana goes to the front of her university, sits on the chair provided there.

"Why are you fighting?" lana asked because she was curious. "Raul, don't tell me you're still mad about my hair?"

"Hm." Raul holds Lana's hand. "I will never forget."

This maniac, for God's sake! If she's causing trouble because of Lana, it's just like it's all Lana's fault!

"Raul, if you're venting mad at someone else just because of my hair, it's like telling me that my hair is ugly."

Raul jerks. "Lana, I mean not—"

"Who am I that bad now?" Lana touched her rambit which now had to be short almost touching the ear. It must be that short to tidy up everything, even though Lana's hair has even passed the waist.

But rather than that, Lana was actually using Raul's usual means. A manipulation trick where he 'attacks' to one point constantly.

Whether it works or not, Lana just wants him to stop.

"Can't I be Lana if my hair is short? That's true you're the same as me?"

"Lana." Raul clasped both hands tightly. "No. Not that kind. Just me—"

"It's just that, which means it's ugly, right?"

"Not ...." Raul looks troubled himself. Grimacing, biting his lips, then shaking his own head. "No," he repeated later, more forcefully. "Lana cute. Not ugly."

"You are," Lana smiled wooingly, "Have you? I'm still pretty. My hair will grow again. You don't have to be angry, do you?"

At that time, Lana certainly did not know, that what she did would invite a very large 'wave' from Raul.

The young man was glued to Lana's face and could not forget the smile he had just given.

The obsession in Raul's mind grows uncontrollably. For the first time in a long time, the young man smiled again, even laughing holding Lana's face.

"I love Lana" whispered Raul as a child.

Not a whisper of affection as the opposite sex, but the love of a child who really likes a cute doll given by his mother.

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