Marrying Young Miss Kaya Raya
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Alvin let out a long sigh, making Dave who was sitting explaining the material in front of him instantly come to a halt. He looked at Alvin with a dazed eyebrow.

"What's wrong?" ask Dave.

"What?"

"explanation. Is it hard for you to understand?" asked Dave with a curious look because he saw his best friend who had seemed silent, daydreaming.

Alvin.

The young man then lowered his gaze to stare at the thick book before him and turned to the surrounding area. He just remembered that he and Dave were in the library because they were working on a group assignment that had just been given by a lecturer in their class a while ago.

"Is the theme not suitable for you?"

"I-i"

"If it's too hard to understand we can just change the theme." Dave suggests.

"No. No need." Alvin shook his head quickly, "This theme is the best."

"All right." Dave nodded his head understandingly. Dave who was about to work on the material, looked back at Alvin with a curious look. "But are you okay?"

"Yes?"

"I asked, are you okay? Your face looks pale. You sick?"

Alvin looked at Dave's face which looked worried as well as curious. He sighed slowly. His best friend always knew anything about Alvin without needing Alvin to say anything to him.

"The black circle under your eyes is interfering with my vision. You look like a sick man." Dave was joking, but he was serious.

"I'm fine, Dave."

"You sure? I mean, you daydream a lot today. You didn't even seem focused during the delivery of the material in the class."

"It's okay. Maybe I just don't sleep enough." Alvin pinched his forehead, feeling a little dizzy.

"See that. You're sick." Dave protested.

"No problem, Dave. I will rest if I have time." replied Alvin still staring at the thick book in front of him. "So where we were?"

Dave was silent, staring at his best friend. Alvin was always like this. No matter his health at all. Dave knows Alvin's tired right now.

"You go to sleep first! Rest."

Alvin frowned, "What do you mean?"

"What part of the word 'rest' do you not understand?"nagel Dave.

Alvin replied with a snort.

"Not that. You saw for yourself that our college assignment wasn't done. But you're telling me to take a break?"

"It's an easy task. I can do it myself."

"Oh Alvin, after all, I also often sleep when you do group work. Consider this my return. When you're done, you can check my work."

"I don't want just one person working. It's a group task. We both have to work on it. Let's get to work!" alvin Pinta.

"Then let's just end the discussion. You rest first. You must be exhausted. I think you're working too hard." Dave guessing.

"Maybe, yeah. But I don't think it's necessary to end our material discussion. I just-"

"Stop talking. You rest now. We still have one more course to attend after this. Do not let you not focus later." cut Dave at length while putting his things into his bag.

"Well, I'll follow your wish."

Alvin gave up and put his belongings in his bag.

"Does the boss at your new job force you to lift heavy things?" Dave asked, he knew it. But that question came up because he saw Alvin who looked so exhausted, for some reason. "...or, does he keep asking you to work endlessly, is that it?"

"No. Come on Dave, ask me something more sensible." Alvin said to the silly question while putting his bag on his shoulder.

"Yes, okay. Sorry." Dave shook his shoulders. "I'm asking because you look like someone who's getting stuck."

Alvin hurriedly held his face.

"really? I look like that?"

"Yes, right." Dave nodded.

"Did it look so obvious?"

"Yes," Dave nodded.

"I'm not stamped. I just feel tired and sleepy."

"I wonder what your job is. You seem to have a lot of mind burden. Like not sleeping for a few days."

Alvin chuckles. "Better you don't know."

"Why?"

"If you knew you'd be surprised."

"I'd be surprised? Why indeed? Do you work as a haraam dealer?"

"Your brains are so negative." said Alvin, shaking his head tired.

Dave laughed amusedly.

"Yes already. You rest first!" said Dave. "Let me return these books to the library cupboard."

Dave then stood up while carrying a stack of books on his chest to the library closet to return them.

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