Marrying Young Miss Kaya Raya
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That morning, Alvin walked with quick steps towards his lecture hall. He had to hurry because there was not much time to walk with leisurely.

Alvin was not late this morning, but he left for college much later than usual. If Alvin usually arrives at the campus at seven o'clock exactly, this time he arrives at seven o'clock past forty-five. Alvin was late for more than half an hour.

Alvin did wake up late because last night he came home from work too late. Alvin arrived home at about three o'clock in the morning twenty for having to help deliver drunk visitors and had to return to the nightclub to pick up his bike.

And now, as soon as he arrived at his lecture room, Alvin immediately pulled out his lecture chair and sat his panta in that chair. He took out the reading book after that and then began to read the book seriously.

But his concentration on reading suddenly split as he recalled last night's events. The incident where the girl named Evelyn suddenly kissed her lips and made herself surprised instead of playing.

Alvin slowly raised his hand then touched his lips with a finger. Alvin smiled knot. The girl's former kiss was even still so imprinted on her memory.

Ah, can Alvin call himself lucky when the girl he likes at first sight just suddenly kisses him without even being asked?

But that second also hastily Alvin realized his own daydream. He shook his head when he realized that his mind had begun to wander.

'What am I doing? He kissed me just because he was drunk and unconscious. What I'm thinking is clearly wrong. And why should I even think about this? Me and the girl are like heaven and earth. I'm definitely not his level." Inner Alvin.

"HI ALVIN!!" a loud cry of someone sounded from the direction of the entrance of the lecture hall.

That's Dave, Alvin's best friend who just arrived in the lecture hall. He walked closer to Alvin then pulled the lecture chair in front of Alvin and turned it to face the handsome young man. Dave sat himself in that chair. He stared at Alvin's movements, which were not looking at him at all, focusing on the book before him.

"Where have you been? Why did you disappear at the second lecture hour yesterday?" dave asked, looking at Alvin with a curious look.

"I'm truant." replied Alvin.

"What's? You're what?"

"Stupid."

"You truant?" Dave looked at his best friend with a look of disbelief.

"Yes,"

"Come on. Don't lie, Vin. Where could you possibly have truant. Since when have you been good at skipping college?"

Alvin shook his head. "I'm not lying."

Dave's smile faded as he looked at the serious look Alvin showed.

"Wow, so you did skip college?" Dave let out a long sigh, then looked at Alvin seriously. "Is this because of Karina?"

Dave's words made Alvin instantly frown in confusion.

"Marina?"

"Yes." Yeah." Dave nodded steadily. "I'm sure it must be because of the girl, right?"

"Why talk about him?"

"I guess. You must still feel sad and heartbroken because he left you, appeared to you. That's why you need some alone time and decided to skip college. Isn't that right?" guess Dave original.

Alvin almost choked on his own saliva hearing the perfunctory words of his best friend. He then chuckled slowly. "You're talking perfunctory. Don't joke, Dave." he said.

"Ah, so it's not because of Karina?"

Alvin clucked. "Of course not."

"Stop talking about Karina, Dave. I don't want to hear his name in my life anymore. Karina and I don't have a relationship anymore." Alvin stared at his best friend sharply.

"All right! Don't be so mad." Dave just stared at Alvin with a big grin and then grabbed Alvin by the shoulder. "I'm sorry, okay!"

"Forget it." Alvin shook his hand.

"Oh yeah, I heard that the second lecturer went out of town today." Dave finally changed the subject.

Alvin nodded, "Yes, I also heard it from the other students earlier."

"OK, because the lecturer was not present. We're gonna be home sooner, right?"

"Yes, of course. Then why?"

"How about going home from college you and I go to the game center? Last time I lost to you so I wanted to avenge my defeat back then." Dave said.

"Game center?"

"Well, will you go with me?"

Alvin shook his head slowly and went back to reading the book in his hand. "I can't. I have to do the job of Mr. Bondan."

Dave clucking.

"Come on, you can do it later when you have some free time. Besides the task is still a long time, just in the collection next week, why are you so diligent, anyway?" persuade Dave.

"I don't have time like you to be able to procrastinate on college assignments, Dave." replied Alvin without taking his eyes off the book before him. "And yes, the task will only be collected next week, but I don't want to make my college assignments pile up like you." said Alvin.

"No free time? Ah, you're so busy." Dave protested. He's pissed. Though usually Alvin never refused his invitation but this time his best friend refused. "Yes, what about the afternoon?"

Alvin is back.

"I have to rest in the afternoon, otherwise I will sleep less" Alvin explained.

"Why are you sleep deprived?"

"That's because I have to work until twelve o'clock or one o'clock tonight. And I don't want to get sleepy in college tomorrow."

"At twelve nights?" Dave asked in surprise.

"Yes." Yeah."

"You work until twelvepm? At midnight?"

Alvin nodded. "Yes,"

"Don't joke. You work in a nightclub so you have to go home in the morning." Dave chuckled amusedly as he said it. But his laughter faded when he saw the serious look on Alvin's face.

While Alvin just stared at Dave flat as if telling his best friend that this is not a joke.

"You really work in a nightclub?"

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