RUN WITH ME
CHAPTER 43: FIGHTING

"Well, this is our last meeting in Chemistry before you're going to have the Midterm Test in three days. The materials that will come out have been discussed at the meeting for a week, so if you listen and listen, surely you can answer it," said the female teacher with her serious face. All the students in class eleven of IPA two listened carefully.

"Study earnestly and don't cheat, I'd rather you get a bad but honest grade than a good grade but cheat" continued the four-headed woman. His words were answered again with a nod of the heads of his disciples.

The teacher with the nickname 'plank look but hello kitty heart' smiled thinly and put both palms on the table while moving from his seat. "I pray for you to graduate in all subjects" he said gently, making the students smile and thanking him.

Then the woman raised her left hand to stare at the watch that had been a reminder of her time. A moment later the bell sign of the end of the school rang, making the teacher lift some books he brought to teach. "All right, you can go home now." After saying it with a smile, he left the room; the disciples began to clean up his luggage.

"Her, I'm going home first, yes, the driver's waiting ahead." Hera who was still putting her books into the bag turned her head back and saw Arunika who had disappeared behind the door. He gawked. This became the fifth day to see Arunika come home so quickly, even to the point of leaving her. Whereas usually Arunika will wait and they will come out together. Is there anything important that he doesn't know?

On the other hand, without her friends noticing, Arunika has been learning like a madman since the completion of the day's show of affection. He really does not want the threat of his parents to become a reality so study seriously the solution. So serious, Arunika always went straight home after school and locked herself in a room, then went out just for dinner. The intensity of his smartphone holding also reduced so that he became difficult to contact, most of the messages from his four friends will be replied to in the morning.

Hera was not stupid to not realize Arunika's attitude is very strange lately. He believes this is all due to the upcoming midterm exam and he also knows how the Bumantara family pressures on his friend's education, but somehow, he knows, he felt the situation was more serious than usual, as if there was a target to pursue.

Not much different from Hera, Gavin also felt the same way. Arunika who he knew very quickly in replying to messages, but suddenly during this week the girl became very difficult to know her condition. Inevitably worry arose in Gavin when he realized Arunika was starting to ignore his health, as it is today. The rest hour had been running for about twenty minutes, but Arunika as if she would not show her nose to her four friends.

"Yes, you guys go first, I'll catch up later" Arunika said as Gavin, Hera, Maverick, and Floyd took her to the cafeteria. The answer is what the woman always says when invited and if there is another answer, then the answer will be, "I will rest in class because it brings provisions." Not only that, in addition to choosing to rest in class while studying, sometimes Arunika also chose not to eat— with the reason that it is still full due to breakfast most—and spend time in the library.

"What should we do with that stubborn, stubborn woman?" asked Hera with a disheveled face. He was really dizzy with the madness of studying Arunika which was many times worse than the previous tests.

The three men at the same table fell silent, also perplexed by the matter. Before long Hera raised her head which was originally asleep on the pedestal of her two hands. "The only way that came to my head was to warn her a little loudly, do you agree?" hera said seriously. Again the three men there fell silent and glanced at each other.

Gavin had just opened his mouth to express his opinion, but unfortunately he was no faster than Hera who had moved from her seat. Not waiting for the response of his three male friends, Hera had spent all her patience stock to just keep quiet to see the behavior of Arunika who ignored her own health.

"I'll be there," Hera briefed as she stepped with a sharp look. There was no need for more explanation for the three men there about the meaning of the words so they quickly caught up with Hera whose nose stem could still be captured by the netra. I don't know why their gut feeling isn't good about this.

"Her, wouldn't it be better to talk to her well first?" advice Gavin with a few steps behind Hera.

Maverick nodded in agreement, though none could be seen by Hera. "Don't snap at him, huh? However Arun must also be stressed at this time," he asked in a pleading tone. Floyd confirmed the words of his friend.

When Hera set foot in her class— fortunately it was quite quiet because most of the students were outside the class—ia saw Arunika really focused on the book in front of her. Her hair that was plastered originally looked quite messy yet beautiful in Gavin's eyes, whereas in Hera's eyes, Arunika really looked like she had never taken care of herself.

Without babibu, Hera immediately walked closer to the friend's seat and pulled the book read by the woman, making Arunika gasp in shock. The bright brown Netra quickly turned to look at who would dare to do such a thing, but after that she fell silent. He was able to capture the emotions that Hera was trying to contain. It's just that, Arunika was annoyed by Hera's actions which seemed to not understand the pressure she felt.

"Give me back my book" said Arunika with a sharp gaze that was also answered sharply by Hera.

"I know your family's pressure on your education, but somehow in this exam you're learning crazier than ever? What's going on?" ask Hera to-the point. He still held up his right hand which held the Arunika physics book so that the woman could not take it.

"I'll tell you later when the exam is over. Now give me back my book, Hera," Arunika replied while trying to reach her book, while the three men there could only look at her for not knowing how to behave. Moreover, the two women now looked terrifying with an aura of anger surrounding them.

Not satisfied with Arunika's answer, Hera did not want to return the book and gave a view asking for more explanation from her friend, while Arunika was still trying to take her book.

"Why is it so hard to at least pay attention to your health? So many times something like this happens. You always study very hard but ignore the needs of your body and end up falling down. Is it difficult to at least sit still at the table and finish the meal for ten minutes?" cecar Hera with tired face. But Arunika did not hear the questions full of worries and reclaim his book.

"Arunika Bumantara!"

"I have to get 95 and above in all subjects, otherwise I will be forced out of OSIS by my family!" Arunika slams her book on the table quite hard while blowing up the statement that has been weighing on her. Hera, Gavin, Maverick, and Floyd fell silent.

Arunika turned her gaze from the book to her four friends and gave a sad look as well as pleading. "satisfied? Is my answer lacking?" he asked and no one dared to answer. It could be seen his eyes were starting to glaze over, but Arunika was all her might holding him back.

Seeing no sign of his four friends would respond, Arunika sat back in her chair and opened the last page she learned.

"None of you dared to bother me during this exam period."

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