My Son Is My Strength
Strive Strong

By strengthening his heart. Today, Arini went to college as usual. He did not want to fall into his sadness and disappoint his mother who had supported him to achieve his goals, to allow him to go to college far in Jakarta. He doesn't want that to happen.

"I have to be strong, for my mother and sister's sake." Arini muttered, strengthening herself.

Arini tries to be strong and forget all the bitter events that have happened to her, even if only briefly.

He diverted all his thoughts and focus to his lectures only, given his value which has also dropped lately.

"Aryn...." Call someone, make Arini look back. And it turns out it was Dian the best friend.

"Why didn't you go to work yesterday?" dian asked when he was next to Arini. Arini smiled, then replied.

"Then I'm not feeling well." Answer Arini honestly, even though tucked lies there.

"How to now? You're okay, right?" dian asked with a worried tone, looking at Arini.

"Yes. Now that you're good, you don't have to worry." Answered Arini to calm her friend, she knew Dian would be very worried when it came to her.

"Thank God then." Dian gave thanks because her best friend was fine, although there was still a bit of worry in her heart seeing Arini's unusual face. "Then what about your mother?" asked Dian again trying to eliminate her worry.

"My mother, thank God it's fine." Arini replied, turning her head towards Dian and smiling.

"Alhamdulillah." Dian replied in thanksgiving and returned a smile from her best friend.

"So, is your mom in surgery?" dian continued by asking Arini. Remember, Arini is looking for money for her mother's operation.

Arini's steps stopped. He was silent, not answering Dian's question. His eyes stared blankly at the front of the corridor, the look on his face instantly turned sad.

Dian also stopped following Arini, he was confused why Arini suddenly stopped and look sad face.

Dian also, more worried to see the change in the look of the face of the friend. He was worried about hurting his best friend, because of the question he just asked.

"Rin, what's wrong with you? Did I speak wrong and hurt your heart? I'm sorry Rin, said there were words that hurt your heart." Dian said with a worried tone to her best friend, then looked down because she was not feeling good to Arini.

Arini awoke from her daydream, hearing the words of Dian. He rubbed his face rough because it had hurt his best friend and made him worry.

"Eh, no papa. You're not wrong, I just remembered something." Answer Arini. Shaking his head, in order to restore his consciousness and convince his best friend that he is fine. "I'm sorry, Din, if that worries you." Arini.

Dian looked up, then looked at Arini, and said... "No, you don't have to apologize to me, because you're not wrong." Said Dian refused an apology from his best friend, while shaking his head slowly. "I should apologize, for not being able to help you when you have a problem like this." Dian continued again, back down. Maybe Arini has not got the money for her mother's surgery, so she was sad to hear the question earlier, and she could not do anything to help her best friend. Dian guessed in his heart.

Arini who heard that reflex embraced Dian's body. He could not bear it anymore, hearing Dian who kept apologizing to him. It was enough that he made this friend feel guilty and worried about him.

"No longer, I will no longer worry Dian and burden her with my personal problems." Arini muttered in his heart.

"I have to be strong. Yes, I have to be strong for everyone I love." Arini strengthened herself.

Arini looked up at the ceiling of the corridor, trying to stop the pace of her tears that were pooling ready to come down on her cheeks.

Dian, who was embraced by Arini, hugged her best friend back. And return the thanks from the friend, and say thank you also to Arini, because he has also become his best friend to this day.

The tears of both of them simply flowed, drenching the smooth cheeks of the two. They let go of hugs, then rubbed each other's tears and smiled awkwardly, as one or two people in the corridor looked at the two of them with strange gazes.

But Arini and Dian, paying no heed to the strange gazes of those people. They just look at each other and laugh giggling, seeing their own ridiculous behavior.

Not wanting to ruin the atmosphere, Dian did not ask her best friend much more. In fact, there are still many questions that he wants to ask the friend. But he paused, seeing the atmosphere was not right, to question all that at the moment.

Arini and Dian also walked together while holding hands, towards her class which is soon to begin.

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For almost three weeks now, Arini has completely stayed away from the man who destroyed her. He also did not want to see him again, even if only passing from a distance though.

Arini tries desperately to avoid the man, as well as with his friends. Although his friends do not know about the events that have happened between him and Bian. But according to Arini, everything that concerns the man, it is mandatory for him to avoid. Like at the moment. Arini was running away from the three men, who were walking towards her.

"How is this?" arini asked her repeatedly. Because, he could not find a place for him to hide, because he was passing through a long corridor and a room that he did not recognize. He looked his head to the left and to the right. While the three young men were already visible from the other end.

Arini racked her brain, and she found a place for him to hide.

Chequek... Arini opened the door of the room.

This is a new student room. Arini lowered her head, then entered the room. His whole eyes focused on him, then returned to his initial gaze. They thought, Arini is the lecturer who will enter teaching today. But no, looking at Arini's appearance, they thought Arini was a new kid like them, who just came in today.

Arini sat in an empty chair, then pretended to open the book she was carrying and read it. Honestly Arini was very nervous to be in this foreign room that he had just entered, but he was also grateful because of the people in this room, he said, just ignore it and moreover there are no lecturers who teach. What luck siding with Arini now.

There was the sound of laughter from the two friends of Bian out there, while walking continuously through the room where Arini was hiding. Until no sound from the three again, Arini got up from his seat and walked towards the exit. He opened the door slowly and turned his head towards the direction the three men had been going.

"Yourf...." Arini breathed a sigh of relief when she did not see the apparitions of the three men, she walked out the door and went to her real class.

The people who were in Arini's hiding room, just put their shoulders to look at Arini's behavior. Then back to their own business.

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