Never A Stranger
MEET

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Riri's alarm clock rang at exactly 7am, Riri rushed to get up to get ready. He was so excited on his first day, even though today is only the introduction of the campus or commonly called ospek. However, Riri was very happy, how not? He managed to get into the university he wanted from a long time ago of course he was very happy and excited.

After finishing bathing and wearing the black and white uniform set by the campus, Riri went down to the dining table to meet his mother, as usual his father had left first to the office.

"Dad left first again?" riri asked her mother shortly after eating.

"Yes, I had a meeting this morning so leave early" his mother replied as she tidied up her father's breakfast plate

Riri was finally just breakfast alone, while eating breakfast Riri remembered what Bagas said last night that made the atmosphere again become awkward.

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**flashback-night ago - Car Bagas**

They are fun to joke around and talk, even random things even though they talk. However, Bagas accidentally said something that made the two of them awkward until they were silent at home during the trip home.

"Bang Bagas it must be a lot of likes right?, in the first bang Bagas including the popular category among girls" Riri tease on Bagas.

"Yes dong, but Riri is much more popular, even many ask about Riri to brother" Bagas instead reply to Riri by teasing Riri back.

Riri laughed at the joke made by Bagas, "a good joke" said Riri, Bagas also laughed with Riri.

"But the most important thing is that you win the bet first is the same" said Bagas, as soon as he closed his lips because he felt that he had just made a mistake about the secret first, Bagas said, that in fact he is dating Riri just a fad, he bets with his friends who can invite Riri to date then they will win the bet and Bagas is lucky because Riri received his invitation to date.

"Betc?" asked Riri who was shocked by Bagas' statement

Bagas was confused to give a reason to Riri, as a result he made up the story that he was only joking with Riri. Riri knew that Bagas was trying to talk about it. From the words of Bagas that made them only stay silent during the journey, Riri did not ask again after Bagas was like that. He tried to convince himself that Bagas was a good man. However, the more he convinced himself the more the words Bagas was haunting him.

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"Ri, are you leaving?" mother's question made Riri realized from his daydream, he only realized that his breakfast had run out. He rushed to the campus after saying goodbye to his mother.

Arriving outside Riri was shocked and happy because he saw a new motorbike for him on the home page, Riri called his mother and asked about it.His mother was happy to see Riri who was happy to get the bike.

"That's from dad, a gift for you baby" said the mother.

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Riri went to college on her new bike, how happy she is today. Less than 15 minutes Riri arrived at the campus, he parked his motorbike at the main gate, already quite a lot of students who came. Unfortunately Riri doesn't know anyone here, Hilda he knew during yesterday's test didn't pass so she might just be here alone before making new friends. Riri walked into the second gate.

After the second gate

Drukkc.. Ah Riri accidentally hit someone. He spontaneously apologized to that person, when he saw the person he hit was "huh.he didn't wear a uniform like us and also he had an alma mater, I'm sure he was this senior. Die me" said Riri in his heart after seeing a man hit by it. That guy is very handsome and also tall, surely he is also popular on this campus. Riri hopes that hopefully he is not in Riri's major, it will even make him very embarrassed.

"It's okay, you're a gap, right?" asked Riri, he asked Riri's situation when Riri hit him.

Riri shook her head to answer and repeatedly apologized to the senior. The senior agreed and he immediately stepped into the campus, as well as Riri who stepped into the campus.

Riri was confused where he had to go, he had no friends here, at that time he remembered Nadin and Dwi, he tried to find Nadin and Dwi but did not meet either. As usual he sat in the park seat there hoping Nadin would come to him like yesterday. But still he did not come.

"Do I have to get acquainted with them" Riri thought after seeing the other freshmen around there.

When Riri was about to stand up to get acquainted, an announcement was heard that asked new students to gather in the field in accordance with their respective majors

Riri rushes into the spaciousness and gathers with her closest friends. It turns out that so many escaped the management, if you look around 50 more people.

**suggestion**

"Excuse me, is this a agriculture major?" riri asked a girl in the field.

"Oh right, brother, this is a agriculture major" he replied kindly.

"btw we can meet first" said Riri invites the girl to get acquainted by sticking out her hand "my name is Arinda Amelia, call me Riri.

"Oh hi Riri, introduce me Maya" he replied while shaking Riri's hand.

Shortly after that came two people approached them, precisely approaching Maya, it seems they are friends Maya.

"Oh yes Riri introduce them these are my friends, this is ayu and this is Bella" said Maya introduced her friends. Riri reached out her hand to get acquainted with the two of them, as well as those who were happy to meet Riri.

"Are you guys in school first?" riri asked them.

"me and Ayu used to be one Junior High School, while Bella was a friend of ayu in High School. That's why we know each other" explained Maya, Riri nodded.

From his friend's bnyaknya when High School only he who took this campus, so he so no friends at first here. Fortunately Riri is easy to get along with others, so she quickly makes new friends.

The announcement began to sound again, the committee explained what to do maaba, all the students were ordered to collect the signatures of the elder brother level while getting acquainted with them. Before they do that the committee explains about this campus as well, its buildings and the majors that are here, then they are welcome to do their duty.

"Riri come!" take Maya to Riri who asks her to join the three of them, Riri finally has a friend in tracing the campus and get acquainted with sister level, she will not be alone.

"Your husband was from Garuda High School, right?" ask Bella.

"Yes, why?" Riri asks why Bella asked her High School first.

"Oh that.." Bella hesitates to say her point of asking riri, ayu and Maya see Bella hesitates as if she knows something is wrong about it.

It turns out that it is true, ayu as a close friend of Bella he already knew that Bella had something with Garuda High School However, Maya and Riri who had just met Bella did not know anything.

"Why do you still want to talk about it?" said Maya who looks upset with Bella.

"What is yu? why do you look upset at Bella" Maya who realizes that ayu is upset curious about what relationship bella has with Garuda High School.

"Yes, what's the bell? do you have anything that can't be disclosed in my High School?" asked Riri who was also curious.

"Sorry Yu, instead of me wanting to talk about it again, but you know who I met, why should I meet him here?" said Bella who tried to convince ayu.

Riri remembers that his classmate no one chose this campus, what was his friend in the other class. Riri kept remembering who his classmate who was also here.

"Who?" ask Riri again after Bella convinces ayu

Bella looks at ayu, then after ayu nods her head, Bella wants to say who she is.

"Alwi" replied Bella, Riri immediately thought of who her friend named Alwi, but no one she knew was called Alwi

"What class is he? why don't I know him?" Riri is confused, then Bella realizes that she forgot to mention what class Alwi, Bella explained that Alwi 2 years above them, meaning that Alwi is Riri's first level brother in High School, but why doesn't Riri know who it is.

"Am I an introvert? Why don't I know who Alwi is?" riri asked in her heart.

"I don't know who he's belling, is he in our care now?" Riri was still curious about that person.

"Yes, he's our senior here, I'm also surprised why I have to meet him, worse yet me and he's a major" complained Bella.

"Well that's it" said ayu while pointing towards Alwi who was with the level sisters who were acquainted with him, just talked about the person who was discussed already in front of them.

"Bang Dio?" the person who was appointed by ayu was not Alwi but Dio, the senior of High School time whom he knew first. Dio is popular in his High School. Then why did Bella say it was Alwi?

"That's bang Alwi ri, not Dio" Bella argued when Riri said that the person they had just seen was Dio.

"Huh? Alwi?" Riri who is still confused remembers, after remembering it turns out to be true that it is Dio not Alwi, he remembers once when he ospek SMA first, Dio's after all was popular.. "Bel, did he introduce himself to you as Alwi?" ask Riri who feels that Dio has lied about his identity.

"Look at the bell.. I think you've been deceived, he's not Alwi but Dio, I'm sure it's because Dio bang is popular in our High School" the three of them were shocked to hear an explanation from Riri, I'm sure, and even more Bella.

Where maybe he was tricked, he had been dating Alwi and had also met even Alwi social media only he knew, it was impossible if he was deceived.

"Are you sure he's Dio ri?" ask ayu who is also doubtful.

"Why should I lie at this moment" Riri tried to convince them again.

"This is all, how about we just get acquainted with him, is not that we can know his real name" said Maya gave advice. They agreed to Maya's advice.

"Maya and Riri are acquainted, Maya ask first whose name and after that Riri who says that Riri knows him, while I and ayu will be other senior while waiting for you to finish" Bella explained her plan to them.

"That's a good idea" they agreed to Bella's idea

Riri and Maya step towards the place where Bella's ex-boyfriend is, they will find out his true identity.

"Hallo bang. can we join?" very friendly Maya greeting. The seniors there looked at Maya, whether they were upset or liked that no one knew. One of the seniors allowed them to join.

"Please introduce your name" asked one of the seniors, there are only senior men, about 5 people including Bella's ex-boyfriend.

"Hallo bang, introduce my name Arinda Amelia, can be called Riri" said Riri introduced himself politely.

"If you call love may not" seduced one of them. Riri just smiled in response to his talk

"You please!" tell her ex-boyfriend Bella as if trying to divert the conversation from her friend who seduced Riri.

"Include bang, I am Maya Princess Cantika, can be called Maya" after Maya and Riri get acquainted they are all silent, including Maya and Riri.

"Then what do you want to do?" ask Bella's ex-boyfriend

"May we know the names of your brothers, after that we want to ask for your signature" Maya explained the meaning of both of them. However, it makes them all laugh as if Maya's words are funny.

"We artists want to ask for all signatures" said one of them, still laughing.

"That's the rule of bang" replied Riri loudly that made them all stop laughing, then their gaze was all fixed on Riri, Riri who realized that she had been wrong directly lowered, looking down, he did not want that they would consider Riri disrespectful, as well as Maya who came down.

"Oh that's the rule yes, introduce me Deni" said one of them, he also asked for a book held by Riri and Maya so he could sign the book. Riri was happy that there were also seniors who understood them, the others also mentioned their names one by one. However, Bella's ex-boyfriend does not introduce herself nor does she sign their book.

"Hey Riri, you think this campus is yours?, even if you're the rector's son you shouldn't be yelling at us like that, and what's the point of this rule anyway?. It is courtesy and respect for each other that comes first, this book and signatures are useless, even our names will not matter to all of you if you are like we were, it's your first day, right? therefore, do not do it on the first day" said Bella's ex-boyfriend advising Riri.

Riri lowered his head feeling he had made a huge mistake, these seniors must have marked him as a very disrespectful junior. However, Riri also could not keep quiet, he had to give an explanation as to why he did that.

"Sorry not that I want to behave like that and talk like that, but you all laughed as if what my friend said was funny, we just followed what was assigned by the campus, he said, Brother must have done as we do now right" said Riri who explained his clarification to Bella's ex-boyfriend.

"You dare to answer?" the friends of Bella's ex-boyfriend are trying to heat up the atmosphere. Riri then shut up and looked down again. Maya tries to give the code to Riri telling Riri not to answer again.

"Sorry, we made a big mistake. We're really sorry" Maya said apologizing to all of them, but they didn't accept Maya's apology because they thought Maya was innocent but apologized instead.

They were still there for a few minutes, ayu and Bella who had finished with other seniors saw them still with the senior boys as if detained. Ayu and Bella did not dare to approach them

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while the seniors are still holding Maya and Riri

"Ri.. You don't know who I am?" ask Bella's ex-boyfriend after they've been quiet for a long time. Riri was surprised by the question, as if he knew that Riri was from Garuda High School, when Riri was not too popular, how could he know Riri. So, Riri just kept quiet did not answer

"I'm Dio, your senior was at Garuda High School" he continued, Maya and Riri were flabbergasted and directly faced each other.

"Why are you so surprised?" ask the person who claimed to be Dio after seeing the shocked Maya and Riri.

"Oh gapapa bang" replied Maya, while Riri remained silent.

"Riri you really don't know me?" ask Dio to Riri. Riri raised her face and looked at Dio.

"I know Brother, but I can hardly believe how you know me when I was not as popular as you" said Riri.

"Of course I know, you don't even know if I used to like you" Dio said, his expression made everyone there shocked especially Riri who could hardly believe what he heard.

"Huh?"

"You're shocked again, I said honestly ri.. I did not reveal this to you first because at that time I had a boyfriend, which is actually I have fallen in love with you since you first introduced yourself on the day of Ospek High School first" continued Dio, dio's friends who heard it instantly silent all, how can he express his feelings for Riri in front of his friends and also in front of Maya, which makes Riri confused about what to answer.

"Don't worry I don't have that feeling anymore, I've forgotten you a long time ago, today it turns out you're here and why it's like you don't know me.."

"Ohya I was not angry with you because I already know you a long time ago, you are indeed very brave like that so that you are not oppressed, that's what I like from a Riri, that's what I like about you, but you have to know that manners can't be lost" Dio said, it's the first time Dio has advised him like a big brother, Dio deserves the popular nickname for his kindness and hospitality to everyone.

"Sorry bang before Riri behaved like that, Riri also thanked because Abang remembered Riri. Riri hopes we can be brother and sister level familiar later" said Riri in the end.

"Hm.. You are diligent college yes, if you want to ask for something please do not hesitate to say it, and Maya too" Dio offers himself to help them both if they are having difficulties. Maya and Riri agree and thank Dio, and don't forget to thank Dio's friends there, and then they leave the place to go.

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Ayu and Bella saw that they were done impatiently wanting to know the outcome of their idea.

"Where?" bella asked when Maya and Riri had just arrived before them, even they had not finished sighing, Bella had asked impatiently listening to him.

"His name is Dio" Maya replies while looking at Riri, Maya codes Riri not to tell Bella that Dio used to like Riri, Riri also can't say that to Bella because she wants to keep Bella's feelings and after all Bella is her new friend, she doesn't want to just because their friendship is broken.

After knowing that, they continued to get acquainted with other seniors without discussing it again because it was forbidden by ayu, until it did not feel like the day was almost noon, until it was almost noon, they decided to have lunch at the campus cafe.

When about to order a meal Riri accidentally collided with someone like at the gate this morning, it turned out that person was the same person he hit this morning at the gate.

"I'm sorry" Riri apologized while bowing her body.

"Ahh gapapa, never mind" the person received an apology from Riri, as if he did not remember Riri's face. Riri was grateful she forgot the face of Riri who hit her this morning, otherwise Riri would definitely be very embarrassed.

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**cafe table**

"Hey you really hit him?" ayu asked Riri after they sat in the chair.

"I'm sorry, my gosh, I'm really embarrassed because I hit him in the gate this morning too, luckily he doesn't remember my face. So, maybe he thinks I'm a different person" explained Riri.

"There's a chance he could just forget, let alone just this morning" Maya argued.

"But maybe in my opinion, maybe this morning it was crowded so he did not pay too much attention" continued Bella.

"No matter what, but isn't he handsome" said ayu suddenly while watching the three of them one by one.

The three of them even tease ayu by saying ayu can not see Belian powder, just once saw directly fascinated.

However, what is said by ayu is true, the guy was indeed handsome and also beautiful, surely many girls are fascinated with him, he said, Riri was glad she could meet that guy today even though she didn't know what his name was. During the introduction earlier he also did not show himself so the four of them did not meet him. In addition, they also do not get acquainted with the seniors alone, they also get acquainted with their other friends, be it a matter of affairs with them or from other majors to add to their friendship list.

They promise that the four of them will be friends, however much our friends, only friends are always there for us, that is their principle.

See you in the next episode..

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