My Love My Enemy
Part 7 NEIGHBOR NYEBELIN

After the chaos at prom night, Bella is forced to endure the embarrassment of meeting Hafiz. Today is the first day she officially became a student bimbel the young man.

Bella kicks Cherry's leg slowly. "I'm ashamed to see Hafiz" he whispered.

Cherry smiled amusedly.

"Don't whisper! If you are not serious about studying, please go home!" Hafiz.

Bella and Cherry return to their studies. A month later, the university registration will open. They have to prepare themselves. Especially Bella who wants to prove herself to Hafiz.

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Bela POVs

I glanced silently at the fifth level student who was in front of us. Hafiz's aura was so different when he was teaching. There must be a lot of women chasing him on campus.

"What about this mathematical equation do you understand?" asked Hafiz to break my daydream.

"Don-understand!" nervous answer. Cherry laughed a little.

"Understand what? What I'm explaining above is physics, not mathematics." Hafiz said.

I felt my face heat up. Damnit damnit! He pranked me apparently.

This guy has no feelings at all. After humiliating me, now he pranks me. Then back to teaching us like nothing ever happened.

Hafiz pointed at me. "Try this!" his orders.

My lips are successful manyun made. I reluctantly carried out his orders. Physics on the white board I did well.

Out of the blue, Hafiz smiled. He held up his thumb and ruffled my hair slowly.

"Hmm.hmmm..." Cherry cleared slowly.

My face was embarrassed. I feel the heat around my cheeks. Maybe it's as red as a tomato. I sat down next to Cherry again, before sitting down I glared and gently nudged her legs.

The three of us got back serious with the material.

It doesn't feel like three hours have passed. Just this time I took private lessons that were not boring. Hafiz was fierce, but he was able to explain each material in a relaxed and understandable way. Maybe this is the reason he can become an outstanding student on his campus.

"Well, what university do you want to go to?" ask Cherry on the way home.

"Same papa wants me to go to the same university as you. But.." I hung my words.

"But..but you want a campus with Hafiz? I know you!" attack Cherry.

I only responded with a wide grin.

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Hafiz POV

They both went home. I looked at the backs of the two girls. I don't know why I feel like Bella hasn't been concentrating since. Was it because of prom night?

I took care of the equipment I used to teach. Actually, I was thinking about Bella's behavior. After tidying things up, I grabbed my phone and started typing a message for Bella.

Me: Bel, you were weird. Send!

I put the phone back on the table and walked over to my mother who was making my favorite brownies. Even though I forbid her from doing too much, she never listens.

I embraced the woman who gave birth to me. I felt her shoulders jerk a little in surprise. The palm of the old hand patted my arm that was coiled around his neck.

"Mom, don't be too tired" I whined.

His hand released my embrace. He turned around with his wheelchair and held both of my cheeks with his hands still on the edge.

"For the child of the only mother, the mother will never feel tired" he said gently. Mother's voice is the most effective medicine when my feelings are not upset.

"The girls have finished studying?" ask him to continue his work.

I nodded and pulled up the chair and sat down next to my mother. My hands were busy helping him. Although I am a man, my mother always taught me to understand women's work. Wh why? Because he said, if I were married, I would not give everything to my wife.

"*You should be able to wash your own clothes, son. Get used to cleaning the house. Remember, when you become a husband, the woman that I betrothed to be a wife is not your maid.

He cared for and raised his parents with affection. But when you ask him from them, you want to treat him casually? It's wrong*!"

My mother's teachings always ring in my head and ears. As long as my late father was alive, I never saw them in the slightest fuss. Whether it's a small problem or even a big problem about our economy that suddenly plummeted because dad was deceived.

"Lah daydreaming! Here's chocolate!" reprove mom.

I just smiled knots and handed over the newly finished cocoa powder I sifted it.

"Mom see, that girl named Bella used to notice you" she quipped. I was confused and misbehaved.

"Where is possible, Mom. Mom's just fine," I argued, "Bella's a rich family kid. Sultan's property in Manggala's."

"Yes..."

"Yes...do you feel inappropriate?" cut mommy.

I did not answer and just kept quiet.

"That's true to mother's guess, you have a crush on that girl named Bella right?" mom keeps teasing me.

"Mother.what the heck is this mother.." My whine is spoiled.

Fortunately, the conversation stopped because of the sound of my phone. I walked into the living room, leaving the mother with a smile of her own.

A whatsapp notification came in. There were some messages coming in and I saw Bella's name on one of those notifications.

Bella: Weird gmn, huh, k? 😅

Obviously he was strange from the first moment he came to the end of studying. "Based on the haughty girl!" my inner. I then returned the message.

Me : Not because of learning, msh angry same thing happened that night? Send!

Bella: Oh, Bella forgot her sister.

That short answer made me wonder, he had completely forgotten about that prom night incident, or did he not want to talk about it? I felt a little guilty for leaving my seat without telling her.

In fact, I myself made her request to come to the farewell party. Then I made him humiliated by his friend.

Me: Yes, take a break. See you the day after tomorrow. Send!

I look at this flat screen in my hand. I waited a long time but there was no reply. So I decided to go back to help my mother.

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Bella's Room

This girl threw her phone. To the top of the bed. He had just arrived at his house when a message from Hafiz came in. The young man asked if he was still angry with the prom night incident yesterday.

Didn't Hafiz realize that he was already greatly humiliated by Vania. So he just sent me a message like that?

Bella changed her clothes with a bath kimono and stepped inside the bathroom. He left his entire body in the warm water from the shower. Actually he wants to soak.warm water in the bath up. But he was too tired to wait for the water to get there.

After finishing the bath, Bella picked up a diary book.

Your shadow always bothered me, why God created a creature as perfect as you

I want to grab you, hold you, and hold your hand

Yet you are like the moon at night, beautiful yet too far to reach

Like the sun shining down on the day, but too bright to be stared at with these eyes

It's not fair God...

My race to him is like a misleading labyrinth

He picked up his cell phone which had been lying helplessly on the bed. His wiggle the phone screen and tap on whatsapp app.

Bella: Cher, you know that Hafiz chat me.

Cherry : Continues?

Bella: She's just wondering if I'm still mad at prom night.

CUniversity of Putra Bangsaherry: Hmm, continues, continues?

Bella: I said I forgot about it.

Cherry: Go on, go on.

Bella's eyes squeaked angrily staring at the phone screen. He's clucking reading Cherry's message.

Bella: From now on you say continue, continue, want to be your parking attendant?

Cherry : 😂sorry, I'm again the same your brother on the porch of the house. Your brother came here.

Bella: Gosh, you guys don't do indecent things, do you?

Cherry: Basic emang you think I'm the same brother of yours what? Your brother wants me to take him to the bookstore.

Bella: You are! You, same Bagas Haofiz!

Exasperated, Bella throws her phone back into bed. Not knowing what she was going to do, Bella dropped herself in bed. Then try to sleep.

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