Our Love Story's
Destinies

For a few minutes, Aira cradled something. The girl hesitated between going out of class or sitting in class while eating provisions. Because, since the class was still announced, Aira never socialized with her friends. The girl only follows her temporary classmate who still wants to be friends with her.

If only first, the Junior High School friend who was one class in her temporary class became part of her current fixed class, Aira would definitely not be lonely like this. Throughout time Aira was more silent, while her three friends were busy talking about many topics.

Every hour of rest, Aira always followed them without joining the conversation that did not match her. Sometimes the girl laughed when her three friends laughed, though they did not know what they were talking about.

Aira cursed herself. Why is he so secretive or even often he wonders to himself. It is precisely this that makes it seem to build a wall from the outside world. Restricting himself until finally he did not even have the courage to just greet strangers who want to be made friends. He could not follow their conversation. Often he felt isolated until he ended up looking down on himself.

Envied.

That feeling always comes up every time he steps. Overshadowing himself. Feeling that you have many shortcomings, then compare the advantages of others with their advantages. Even he himself did not know whether he had the advantage or not.

And right now, Aira was at the lowest point. Where he really wanted to make friends but the bad thoughts settled in his mind until finally he was never confident when talking to his classmates who call 'popular' while he was nothing.

"Moor,"

Aira. Sasa, the girl who used to be his temporary classmate is now looking at him with a questioning gaze. "want to come along? We're going to the cafeteria,"

Aira knew, Sasa didn't really want himself to exist. For him, Aira was with him or not, he didn't think it was a problem. Sasa did not care. What occurred to him was; I had offered him. Coming along is none of my business.

Aira smiled wryly. "no need. I can eat my lunch here" he refused.

Sasa looked at her for a moment before then stepping away leaving Aira. Aira let out a long breath. He hated the circumstances in which he alone existed. The girl tried. Back when Fani— his quiet and diligent classmate— sat alone while eating provisions, Aira approached him intending to find a friend. But his hopes were dashed after a while later four people from another class took Fani with them.

Aira moves away, she doesn't want to bother Fani with her new friends. Aira sat next to the stairs near her class while eating provisions.

The girl did not realize that there was someone in front of her who had been watching her.

That person kept looking at Aira nonstop."you're Aira right?"said the man asked Aira. Aira immediately regained consciousness from her daydream.

"You're the student who climbed the fence the first time you walked in, right?hmmmm.. What's your name?"

"Melvin, I remember your name how could you not remember my name!"

Melvin joked with Aira. "Only alone?" Melvin asked while sitting next to Aira. Aira just kept quiet did not answer Melvin who was asking him. "You're not with your friend?" Ask Aira back.

"No, when I was in the canteen I was separated from my friend so I went for a walk"

Melvin smiled at Aira. "Do you want company?" Melvin. Aira was shocked and her face flushed.

"You have a fever?"

Aira was misbehaved by the words of Melvin who wanted to accompany her. "Don't get bored waiting for me to eat".

" Not really"

He said with a smile towards Aira. Aira just found out that Melvin is a very cheerful person. The two of them chatted until the break was over.

School time is over and it is time for the students to go home. Aira walked towards the school gate as she was about to return home.

"Mir!"

The voice of one of the students calling out his name. Aira reflex turned her head towards the source of the shout and it turned out to be Melvin. His breathing was wheezing as he ran after Aira.

"Don't yell that way! You're not ashamed to see the other students?"

Melvin shook his head and smiled towards Aira again.

"You're so cheerful huh"

He said as he walked with Melvin.

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Hi Hai!

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Melvin save my number!

Aira immediately saved Melvin's number to her phone contact. They talk like they do at school. Aira felt very happy to make new friends after having a fixed class.

#

"You?"

Melvin thrusts a box of chocolate milk at Aira. After saying his sincere thanks, he drank it a little and placed it next to her.

"That's your theme, isn't it?" Aira asked while pointing at a bespectacled man who was standing next to a man with a tall and sturdy posture.

Melvin nodded. The young man glanced at his eyes. "Don't like chocolate milk?"

His gaze dimmed, then looked at the box of milk that had been placed beside Aira. Aira who was originally busy chewing her potato chips quickly grabbed the milk box and then spent it up to the toilet.

"Like, really. I'd like to drink later. It would be a pity if it was spent directly." Aira stared at her milk box. "But since you said that, yeah I'm kinda ... "

The words hang in the air. Aira was still trying to find the right word. But he never found it until the end, the girl just sighed.

"I know."

Melvin smiled faintly before returning. "I'm sorry, yeah,"

"Eh? It's not your fault" Aira replied awkwardly. The atmosphere between them became even more awkward and stiff.

Thus, Melvin took the initiative first to step away after saying 'till see' to Aira. Aira who had lowered her head earlier, finally replied to Melvin with a small smile and a wave of hands.

#

Glancing at her white watch, Aira counted the time for a moment. There are still 15 minutes left before the clock change notification. With wide strides, he flashed past the passageway occasionally his eyes staring at the painting hanging along the passageway. Most of them are canvas paintings. Some paintings, depicting the atmosphere of twilight, flora, and fauna.

Arriving in class, Aira approached the bench Risa. The girl stared focused at the screen of her phone. In fact, his existence might not be realized by the girl. Out of curiosity, Aira slightly glanced at Risa's smartphone. I was watching anime.

Noticing Aira's presence, Risa bearded in shock. "What's wrong?" Ask to the point.

Aira shrugged her shoulder. "I just want to know what you're watching,"

"Come here. Let's take a look together," asked Risa. He flipped the screen of his phone, making Aira able to see it more clearly.

#

Not yet the turn of the clock has rung this is the time for the next lesson to begin. Aira was busy picking up the book she had in her bag. Inadvertently Aira turned her head towards the boy sitting behind her, the gaze of the man looked adorable.

Lesson over. Aira looked back to put the book in her bag. The man sitting behind him was holding a smartphone. It seems that the man is playing a game.

Aira didn't care about that guy. Aira went to the computer lab for ICT lessons. While walking in the hallway of Aira's class, she accidentally meets Melvin.

"TIK lessons huh?"

Aira nodded. "Why are you outside the classroom? haven't you changed the clock?" Ask Aira. Melvin just smiled faintly and left. Aura wondered why Melvin did not answer and just smiled.

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The break to 2 bell rang. Aira goes out of class, not because she is bored but her heart wishes she could meet Melvin again at recess. Sure enough Melvin was standing in the hallway near Aira's class. The joy in his heart made him smile.

"Mir!"

Call Melvin by waving her hand towards Aira who was walking. Aira immediately approached Melvin.

"I've been waiting for you since"

Once again Melvin's words make the hue on Aira's face visible. "to the library?" melvin asked Aira and Aira nodded her head.

#

Aira jumped up and down trying to pick up the book on the top shelf. Aira wanted to scream but in the library was forbidden to make noise.

"Are you really that hard?"

There were other hands as well who wanted to pick up the same book as Aira.

"Favor"

Aira. But the man ignored her and left with the book that Aira wanted to borrow. It was the shame that Aira felt at this moment. Finally Aira picked up another book and walked to the table at the library, Aira sitting next to Melvin.

"Why is your face so upset?"

Melvin asked in wonder because Aira looked very upset.Aira told him what happened to him.

"Gdv"

Melvin tried to hold back the laughter after hearing the story from Aira and Aira even grew sullen.

"Ah, sorry."

Even so, Melvin's lips twitched faintly, clearly trying to hold back his laughter. Aira who realized that immediately shuffled away from her wooden chair. As a result of the sudden movement, the chair creaked slightly as it rubbed against the indigo-colored ceramic floor. Some of the people who heard the creaking of the chair turned their heads but the whole of them just stared speechlessly.

While the library guard at the end of the room, cleared his throat softly while confirming the position of his reading glasses and giving a warning to silence Aira through his gaze. After nodding stiffly in lieu of an apology, Aira again pulled her chair close to the table and turned to stare at Melvin.

"Why?" Melvin looked at Aira with a questioning look as if asking for a description of what made Aira a little angry.

This time Aira snorted. "It's okay" he answered briefly.

Under the table, Melvin crossed his legs. Aira who had been struggling with her reading book, now looked back at Melvin who looked relaxed. The girl stomped on the tip of Melvin's black shoes without hesitation while reading a book as if she was acting like she wasn't the one doing it.

Seeing Melvin respond in the form of a slow ringing, Aira was sure he had stepped on Melvin's foot properly. Secretly Aira smiled thinly even though at this time she was eager to reply Melvin by laughing at him in front of many people. But, come to think of it, it's not a good idea.

"Why?" Aira asked narrowly when she realized that Melvin was looking at her sharply.

Melvin grunting. "My feet hurt tofu!" The protest whispered a little.

Aira looked indifferent. He glanced at Melvin for a moment before staring back at his reading book.

"It's not my fault," Aira replied casually.

"When I was, I was sorry" Melvin grumbled.

Not wanting to be fought any further, Aira finally sighed tiredly. "alright. I'm sorry,"

Melvin laughed a little. "Well, I'm kidding you. But because you're really sorry. So, I'll forgive you,"

Aira's face did not show any meaningful change in expression. Even if a little angry, the girl did not show it. Aira was silent for quite a while before then the sound of plastic rustling slightly disturbed her. Without even looking, he knew who would do it. Melvins. The name just crossed his mind. Aira was intending to reprimand Melvin, but an object that first touched her hand under the table, managed to make her attention sidetracked.

Aira lowered her head, trying to see what was touching her hand. His eyes widened when he realized that something that touched his hand was not an object but someone else's hand. Aira's originally cold hands were now starting to warm up. And immediately, he realized that Melvin's hand that was clenching his hand was giving his own warmth to Aira. The anger that had originally churned in his chest cavity was now gone. All he felt now was the calmness and warmth of Melvin.

Aira let their hands hook each other. He glanced forward, where Melvin was reading a book. His face did not appear because the book he read was too covering his face.

#

Right after 12 minutes since the school's clock notification echoed across the school. Melvin has not yet been seen coming out of the school gate. Aira repeatedly receives chat messages from class groups, extracurricular groups, and a private chat from one of her classmates. But, none of the chat messages came from Melvin. In fact, just a moment ago the man took her to one of the muffin shops after school. 

Repeatedly her fingers tapped on the surface of the wall right in front of the gate. While his facial expression turned agitated. At first glance, bad thoughts approached him. However, Aira immediately kept all that and hoped Melvin kept his promise.

What Aira did was just glance at the gate repeatedly while thinking of going to look for Melvin, before then Aira breathed a sigh of relief as Melvin patted her shoulder softly while panting.

Instead of scolding her, Aira now reviewed a wide smile. "Thank God. I thought you forgot me,"

Stabilizing his breath, the young man came smiling widely. "No. I have very little business" Melvin said.

Aira was just about to ask. But Melvin first pulled his right hand while running. Wanting to protest, Melvin interrupted her with a sentence that sounded like an answer even though Aira did not ask anything.

"If you don't run, time won't be enough."

That short sentence made Aira shut up as if the statement answered the question she was about to convey. This time Aira chose to stay still while both of her legs continued to run with Melvin pulling his hand.

#

"What are you doing?!"

The scream echoed in Melvin's ear. A middle-aged man with a slapped body slapped him flat on the right cheek. Until then the reddish marks were seen there.

The young man was silent.

"What are you doing!?" The sentence was shouted in a higher and intimidating tone.

"You're just an adopted child! Remember your position well!" There was a pause for a while before the man forcefully pulled his body and threw him in a closed room and locked him tightly.