Forever Young's
Chapter VII Responsibility!

The wind blew Rigel's red hair standing under the tree. Between the slits of his lips was a lit cigarette.

"Argh." He yelled in annoyance and slammed the nipple and stepped on it to turn off the fire.

Rigel recalled the clear eyes of the girl who was boldly staring firmly into his eyes. Too bad his heart is not as pure as his eyes! How could he not regret at all having made someone hurt to have to stay overnight in the hospital? No regrets, huh? Then I'll make you finally regret, hmph!

Rigel leaves school and goes to the company to see his father.

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Haykal will preside over a monthly meeting when intercepted by his son who arrives - arriving into his study. He frowned, "Why are you here? Ditching the first day of school, huh?"

Rigel ignores his papa's insinuation, "Papa canceled a business agreement with the Pangestu Family company, right?"

"Yes, they had to pay a heavy price for having dared to touch the Anderson Family."

Rigel's eyebrows shot up, "Is my price of only 45 billion paid by the Pangestu Family?"

Haykal sneered, "Then you want Papa to receive a 13 billion land certificate in compensation?"

Rigel felt his papa caught the wrong point. What he meant was that he couldn't be judged by money, okay! Rigel has the illusion that his papa views him as a commodity that is ready to be sold.

"Why didn't Papa ask my opinion? I'm the one who got hurt here."

Haykal looked strangely at his son. "You're Papa's son. Papa has the right to decide how to solve this problem."

"Papa, this time I want to solve it myself" Rigel said firmly.

"Oh?" Haykal. "Tell Papa, what are you going to do?"

Rigel grinned. "I'm gonna make Nuna Callista pay for what she did."

Haykal looked at his son in a complicated way. He thought his son's IQ was declining. "Is it worth more than 45 billion?"

"Yes!" Rigel nodded for sure. "I will teach him a moral lesson that he will never forget in a lifetime."

Haykal surrenders. "good. Up yours. Papa will contact the secretary to repair the cooperation contract with them."

"Thank you, Papa."

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Nuna was in a good mood, after the conversation in the back of the classroom yesterday, she did not see Rigel in the classroom and her day calmed down again.

Nuna's mood quickly reversed as she entered the classroom.

"Morning, Nuna," said Rigel with a big smile.

"Morning." Nuna put down her bag and took out her textbook. The atmosphere becomes smooth. The teenager beside him became quiet as if his fiery self yesterday was just an illusion of Nuna.

The bell rang and the Economics Teacher went into the classroom and taught. Nuna seriously recorded the explanation that Master had written on the blackboard until an empty notebook arrived - coming closer to her.

Nuna looked at Rigel confusedly.

"Friends in class, please help me take notes," Rigel said politely.

"You can use your left hand" Nuna refused without thinking.

Rigel gritted his teeth, "Gue can't write with his left hand."

"Then you can practice from now on."

"Next week of the exam, I need a neat note to read!"

"I'll give you a copy of my notes later."

Rigel snorted, his left hand grabbing Nuna's right hand which was still clutching the pen. Rigel opened his mouth wide and bit Nuna's palm hard.

"Are you a dog?" Nuna reflex shouted as the sharp teeth pierced through her thin skin until it bled.

Under the strict guard of her grandfather and her martial skills, Nuna was never injured. The last time he bled was when he was five years old. She slipped on the steps of the house, made her have stitches on the head and since then Grandpa took them and nurtured them personally.

"Mine! Are you scolding Master?" The Economics teacher stopped writing and looked at Nuna.

Nuna organized her emotions and replied calmly, "No, Teacher. Sorry, Student Rigel arrived - suddenly biting my hand." Not forgetting he showed the back of his right hand that was still dripping blood.

The Economics teacher stared at Rigel, "This student, are you a dog?"

Rigel called the dog twice, "..."

"I'm sorry, Master," Rigel said without elaborating.

"Good, Teacher. Thank you." Thank you." Nuna rushed out of class to UKS.

"You need to change the bandages twice a day" said the doctor who had finished dressing Nuna's wounds.

"Good, Doctor. Do I need to take rabies medication as well?"

The doctor laughed looking at Nuna's serious face. "No. You just need to apply this medicine and change the bandage twice a day."

"good. I've understood. Thank you, Doctor."

"Okay, you can go back to class."

Rigel looked at Nuna whose hand had been on the bandage. He raised the corner of his mouth and scoffed, "Lo can practice writing with your left hand now."

Nuna ignored Rigel who reversed his words. "Teacher, I'm allowed into class."

"Yes, come in."

Nuna continued writing notes with her left hand. He was already used to using both hands alternately so that his writing remained as neat as ever.

The break clock rang, Rigel saw Nuna out of class walking towards the school backyard. He decided to follow her.

Nuna stopped when she saw her surroundings quiet. He turned his body and looked at Rigel. "Say, why did you suddenly bite me?"

Rigel snorted, "Because you don't want to help me write notes."

"I have no obligation to help you write notes. You can copy other students' notes or directly take a photo of the blackboard."

"Gue wants you to write. You're still not responsible!"

Nuna stared at Rigel. "I've said clearly yesterday that-"

"Papa has renewed the employment contract with the Pangestu Family company so this matter is not yet resolved and you must be properly responsible!" Rigel.

Nuna stunned. "Work contracts are not canceled?"

Rigel nodded. "So now you have to help me write a lesson note in class!"

Nuna shook her head. "I'm willing to take responsibility, doesn't mean you can ask me to do something blindly." He then raised his bandaged right hand, "And because of you, my right hand was injured. How will you be responsible?"

Rigel's brows furrowed, "Why are you substituting for responsibility? Is it because you don't want to be responsible?"

Nuna disagreed. "I obviously offered to reimburse the hospital fees back then, but you refused."

"That was. Now I'm asking you to take responsibility!"

"But my right hand is also hurt, I can't write a note for you."

"Then bring my bag home from school."

"I refuse." Nuna looked at Rigel's healthy left hand. "Your left hand is functioning normally, you can carry the bag independently."

Rigel insisted, "Why do you have so many reasons? Don't tell me you don't want responsibility?"

Nuna paused for a moment before deciding, "OK. I'll do it."

Rigel smiled with satisfaction. "That's dong from earlier."

Without them noticing, some of the students on the second floor observed their 'Responsibility' themed drama.

One of them interjected, "Gue begins to hallucinate hearing, responsibility..."

Bimo hits Joshua, "Serem woy."

The eagle just shook his head. It seems like the task of becoming Class Chair will be very difficult in this semester.

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Side Story

Tanio (fear of seeing Nonanya almost every day doing sitali breathing techniques) Miss, are you really okay?

Nuna : Yes. Why do you ask this question all the time?

Tanio: You. (doubtful - doubtful) I just feel you are often upset this week.

Nuna: Oh? I am not upset. (doing breathing techniques sitali, again)

Tanio: (Miss, you cannot lie!!!)