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Zee immediately turned his face the other way, as did Marshall. Instantly, a sense of awkwardness was created between the two.

"Ehem...." Marshall cleared his throat slowly, relieving the awkwardness. Marshall immediately pulled back both hands, while Marshall's heartbeat was pounding more and more erratically. Marshall held onto where his heart was pounding,. Marshall rubbed his chest and hoped his heart rate would return to normal.

Zee and Marshall are quiet and confused to remove the awkwardness. Marshall glanced at Zee who now shifted his body to the side.

After a long wait and shelter from the rush of rain, finally the rain stopped.

"mmm... Do you want to go home now?" Ask Marshall clumsy.

"Yes...." Zee replied, nodding his head.

Marshall drove Zee back home to his boarding house. Zee got off his bonbar and stood beside the bike, while Marshall stayed on top of the bike.

"Thank you for taking me home" said Zee.

"Yes...."

"mmm... I go in first," said Zee and Marshall nodded .

Zee walked to his boarding door and opened the door. Marshall was still on his bike, Zee turned off, Zee looked back at Marshall and gave a sweet smile. Then Zee came in and closed the door.

After Zee enters, Marshall leaves Zee's boarding house with a smile behind his full face helmet.

***

Even in the morning greeting, the morning sun emits a light that warms the atmosphere in the morning.

Zee was already standing by the side of the road waiting for the angkot to pass. Until a luxurious car stopped in front of him, and a mature man came down from his car. In his tidy office clothes, the man approached Zee who was standing by the side of the road.

"For the morning...." Greet that man. Zee did not answer the man's greeting and just stared confusedly at the man.

"Are you Zevania?" ask the man.

"Yes, right. Sorry, who is it?"

"Introduction, I'm Jefry" he said, extending his hand.

Zee did not return the man's hand. Zee felt she had to be wary of the foreign man standing in front of her. Since there was no reply to shake his hand, the man named Jefry pulled his hand again.

"Sorry om. Who do you know my name from?" ask Zee confused.

"Om know your name, when you eat at the cafe heaven" explained Jefry.

"Keep... Om find me what do you want?" Zee asks again, because Zee does not know what business Jefry is going to see him.

"Genee... Om wants to nawarin you work. It just so happens that Om is looking for a model and it looks like you fit into the model" explained Jefry gave his reason for meeting Zee.

"Oh...."

"So, how? Do you want to be the brand model, Om?" Jefry continued.

"Mh... How yes? I don't know yet, Om, and I have to think about this offer first," tukas Zee is confused by the offer he gave and also Zee does not want to be deceived which will later be fatal to himself.

"Alright and this is a business card, Om," While giving his business card. "And Om wait for news from you" he continued.

Then the man got back in his car and left Zee. Zee stared at the business card, then Zee kept it in his pocket.

***

Arrived at school, and was just about to turn towards her class. Zee is confronted by Liora, but this time is alone without her friends.

"What else do people want." Dengus Zee looked at Liora who was standing in front of him and did not forget her sharp gaze.

"Keep what do you want? It's not my fault you broke up with your guy. You should have read, why your guy cut you out," concluded Zee did not want to lose.

"I don't take it for granted. Anyway I will repay you, because of you... Marshall's getting further and further away from me" Liora said as she stared intently at Zee's face.

"Please, if you want revenge on me. I'm not afraid of your threats, it's just that Marshall's getting more and more dislike of you" Zee replied.

After which, Zee immediately continued her steps and nudged Liora's grumpy-looking shoulder and also gritted her teeth holding back the annoyance.

"Look at you later, I'll give you back. And when the time comes, you'll be kicked by Marshall" he said, holding back his frustration.

The bell rang, a sign of the beginning of the lesson. All the students were listening to the teacher. Including Zee who was so serious about listening to the teacher's explanation and trying to absorb the lesson in earnest.

While seriously listening to the teacher's explanation, Marshall throws a paper under the table. Marshall then raised his head, moving his head, as if he were relaxing his neck muscles.

"Take the paper under the table" whispered Marshall.

Zee took the paper and read Marshall's writing.

'Later, back to school we go yuk. I want to take you somewhere.'

That's the letter from Marshall.

Marshall looks back, because Zee long back to reply to his letter, but until the lesson is over, Zee still does not reply to him.

"So how? You want to come with me" said Marshall, after the teacher left the classroom.

"I can't" replied Zee who immediately got up from her seat.

"Why?" Ask Marshall who is standing up.

Zee sighed, and looked at Marshall.

"No why. You better stop decetin me, honestly I'm not comfortable if you keep deletin me."

"Why did you forbid me to take you? What reason?"

"I don't need to give you a reason, but obviously you don't take me anymore" Zee said.

"Because you don't love why? Then I'll stay close to you" Marshall paused and didn't care about Zee's ban.

Zee snorted, as Marshall was unwilling to stop approaching him. Zee, do this because Zee is scared when he's close and Marshall knows who he is, especially about his mother. Marshall will stay away from him and no longer want to consider his close friend anymore.

Marshall immediately pulls Zee's hand, and leaves the classroom. Marshall does not care about Zee's protection and still holds Zee's hand. Liora who saw Zee being held captive by Marshall, immediately approached Marshall and held Marshall's hand.

"Shall...!" Liora held Marshall's hand.

"What the hell is that!!" Marshall is upset with Liora.

"Where are you going? I'm coming with ya," Liora said with a pleading gaze.

"No!" Reject Marshall firmly. " Take my hand off." Marshall pulled his hand from Liora's grasp.

"Shall's...." Liora whine.

Marshall ignores Liora's plea and leaves Liora just like that. Zee turned to Liora who was stomping her feet on the floor. That's how Liora feels now and Marshall no longer cares about her and now, Marshall chooses to go with Zee instead of her giving him heartfelt love.

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To be continued....