The Journey From Cupu to Temperature
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"Dare to mess with me!" Reana laughed with satisfaction at Zayn who grimaced in pain from his grasp, walking away leaving Zayn alone.

Reana goes around the library trying to find out if there are books that interest her, she checks each bookshelf hoping to get something interesting to read.

Every now and then Reana takes a textbook and reads it to add knowledge, even accidentally Reana finds a love letter tucked away in some book.

Reading the chatter in the letter made Reana smile to herself, she felt comforted by the love story of others even though she had never felt in love.

"When can I get a love letter from someone"

"Why do you want to be in love, how does it feel to be in love with someone?"

"When your heart beats when you meet him, you miss when you don't meet, is it really as sweet as falling in love?"

Reana thought hard to remember the love story she read in some novels first. Because being guarded by her Grandfather made Reana unable to get close to random men, she only met men who had business relationships with her Grandfather.

Reana turned around from one bookshelf to another, her gaze stalled on a shelf at the very end.

Reana walked towards the end shelf and looked up at the book located on the top shelf.

He read the title of the book, though,

"When I Fall in Love with You..."

"What is a novel title?" Reana smiled as she read the title of the novel.

Reana on her tiptoes tried to reach for the book but not until, she tried to jump a little and managed to touch a little of the book.

Reana further raised the leap making him manage to reach for the book but the book slipped out of his grasp until it fell right on his head.

"Akhc!!" Reana grimaced in pain as the book fell on her head, she rubbed her head slowly trying to relieve the pain.

"Why should it fall right on my head anyway!" Reana's upset in pain.

While stroking her head in pain, Reana tried to pick up the book that had fallen on the floor. But just as he was intending to take the book, someone's hand managed to grab the book first.

Reana glanced at that person, it turned out that he was Ethan.

"No, there could be Ethan here! I have to behave! This is the first time I've seen him after a few days of debate!"

Ethan watched the book he picked up, he saw the title of the book then nodded his head, Reana who saw it could only scratch the back of his head not knowing how.

"Udah ah I don't care! I want to take the book!"

"Thank you ka-"

Reana intends to take the book in Ethan's hands while thanking him. Reana says thanks, Ethan returns the book to the top shelf as it was.

Reana doesn't believe in what Ethan did and Ethan doesn't feel guilty about walking away from Reana.

"Hey!!" Shouted Reana softly while pulling on Ethan's strong back shirt, Ethan stopped his steps and turned to look at Reana.

"Lo know that I've been jumping up and down to get that book?" Ask Reana

"Continue?" Ethan's voice is short

"You're supposed to give me that book but why are you turning it back on the bookshelf?!" Upset Reana could still hold back from shouting loudly because they were in the library.

"If the book goes back to the shelf, you can jump to get it again" said Ethan, not feeling guilty.

"Wahh..lo who turned why do I have to be tired of jumping to take it again?" Reana's getting hot

"Gue just take the book that fell to the floor and go back to where it was, am I wrong?"

"Yes wrong! I want to read that book but you're back! My ambilin!" Reana's orders glared at Ethan

Ethan raised his eyebrows, and,

"If you want to read yes take it yourself" Sahut Ethan then intends to walk away from Reana.

"If you don't pick up the book now, I'll scream fast so that the entire library shouts my voice!" Threatening Reana, Ethan just shrugged his shoulders no matter what.

"Totally? Lo sure? I'm really yelling at this!" Threaten Reana again.

Reana took a deep breath before starting to shout, she inhaled a lot of oxygen to let out a long, noisy sound.

"A-"

Just as Reana was about to shout, Ethan suddenly ran towards Reana and instantly covered Reana's mouth with his palm.

Because Ethan ran a little fast so when trying to shut Reana's mouth made Reana's body pushed back and leaned on the bookshelf.

Reana and Ethan looked at each other in silence, no one started their speech silent staring at each other.

Deg deg deg

Suddenly Reana's heartbeat beats fast making Reana surprised and misbehaved, Reana tries to pull over Ethan's hand in his mouth and push Ethan's body but Ethan closes Reana's mouth again and attaches his body.

"If you yell, I won't let you go!"

"And again if you really yell and people squirm our position like this, do they not think strange?" Ethan whispered a smile.

*D**eg deg*

Once again Reana's heart was racing, this was the first time she had felt her heart beating so fast.

"God, why is my heart so tight?? I hope Ethan doesn't hear my heartbeat!"

Ethan grabs the book with his hand while his next hand is still keeping Reana's mouth shut.

As Ethan picks up the book, he hits Reana on the head slowly with the book,

"Other times if you want to take a book do not jump around better ask someone else, danger" said Ethan put the book on Reana's head and walked away leaving Reana who was still standing sculpting.

"God..." Reana dropped her body on the floor while exhaling her breath as she held her breath.

Reana put her hand to her chest, her heart was still beating fast.

"Gue must be crazy!"

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Reana walks back to class smiling at the book she just got.

"I can read another novel!" Reana laughed with joy.

Reana immediately sat down in her chair and looked for earphones so that she could read quietly without any distractions. As he opened the pages of the book, Reana's smile disappeared.

The cover of the book reads "When Falling in Love with You", but when opening the cover of the title in the book it says "Basic Maths Lessons"

"Am I being played???"

"Either this book is playing me or Ethan is swapping it! It sucks!!"

"Awas Ethan! I'm not gonna stay here to be played like this!"

Reana gets hot, she squeezes the book while holding back her emotions.

Reana glanced at Julia who was staring at her.

"What wiry? Like your eyes that dare to look up I need a lesson!" Julia said,

Julia walked to the back of Reana and picked up the trash. Julia again walked up to Reana and immediately spilled the garbage on Reana's head and covered Reana's head with a garbage basket.

"Well if I think it's good to see" said Julia laughed with satisfaction.

Reana squeezes the book in front of her, trying to hold back her emotions but she can't do it.

Reana got up from her seat and took out the rough trash basket that covered her head.

"Hey!!" Reana's cry of emotion glared towards Julia.

After being fooled by the book he got plus played Ethan and now his emotions become many times because of the treatment Julia did to him.

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...~To be Continued...