Unexpected Love
CHAPTER 25
In the lecturer room, Arka had just arrived at the campus entering her private room looking at the document sheets that Shifa was working on. He checked Shifa's work.
“Excellent !” arka said while looking at the document sheet and computer screen, checking the results of Shifa's work also sent by email.
Arka is very satisfied and impressed by Shifa's work and she believes that Shifa is a smart girl. He recalled the incident the last time he met with Shifa and Zano that afternoon on campus.
“It looks like I like it,” he said inwardly while smiling happily.
***
Class is done. Shifa, Zai and Celine rushed to go home soon. However, after all the students had left the class, it appeared that a man entered the class and approached Shifa, Zai and Celine who were still sitting.
“Sir Archa,” says Celine.
And true what Celine said, Arka recognized her.
“Celine,” says Arka.
Shifa, Zai and Celine just smiled looking at Arka.
“What's up Sir ? What work do I have to fix ?” ask Shifa.
“Oh no.. That's not. I have need with Zainab,” said Arka.
“I Sir ?” asked Zai confused.
Shifa and Celine looked confused as well.
“Iya you. You can meet me at 1pm at the campus cafe?” ask Arka.
Zai looked at Shifa and Celine. Shifa who saw Zai nodded her head in a sign that Zai should not go home with him and Celine.
“Okay Sir,” said Zainab still looks confused.
Arka who heard that smiled and walked out of the classroom.
“What's up Brother Arka call you Zai?” ask Celine.
“I don't know either,” replied Zai.
Shifa, who did not want to bother, took the two friends out of class to go home.
“Zai, are you okay to go home alone ? Do I accompany you to meet brother Arka ?” ask Shifa.
“No need Shif, I can go home by myself. Besides, I also will not go home in the afternoon,” said Zai.
“But Shifa is worried about you Zai, afraid you are like Shifa at that time,” said Celine who made Shifa more worried.
“Iya Celine right Zai. I am very worried about you,” Shifa said.
Hearing the words of Shifa and Celine, Zainab smiled and tried to dispel the worries of her friends.
“I will only be on campus not want to go to a distant area so you do not have to over, okay ?” zainab calmed the two friends.
“Yawudah, but if you need help, you do not forget to call me yaa Zai,” said Shifa.
“Sure,” says Zainab.
***
On the campus courtyard, Zano's car was waiting.
“Shif...” said Celine as she walked to her cousin's car.
“Ya ?” ask Shifa.
“Bome with me yuk,” take Celine.
Actually Shifa wanted to refuse but she remembered that when she refused Celine's invitation and help, Celine was laughing and Shifa did not want it to happen again.
“But.. Zano is not busy, right?” ask Shifa.
“Not really,” Celine replied with a smile.
Shifa returned a smile from Celine and Celine knew it was a sign Shifa agreed.
The two girls approached Zano who was in the car.
Hearing the call from Celine, Zano was just silent and lazy to respond to the remark from Celine.
“Come, Shif...” says Celine.
Celine opens the back door of the car for Shifa.
“Thanks,” Shifa said with a smile.
Then Celine got into the car and sat down next to Zano. Zano doesn't mind if Celine invites Shifa to come home together. Instead he was happy to see the face of Shifa that made his heart calm.
“Kak Zan..” says Celine.
“Hm...” says Zano.
“No papa if I take Shifa home with us ?” ask Celine.
“It’s okay,” said Zano with his cool attitude while pressing his car's gas pedal at a very fast rate.
Celine smiled at the answer from her cousin and she looked towards the back of the car giving a smile to Shifa as well.
Actually Celine has made a plan to make Shifa and her cousin's brother become closer. Since Celine knew that Zano liked Shifa, she was very happy and would always look for ways to get Zano and Shifa closer. But all of those things, of course, were unbeknownst to Zano.
Along the way, Celine did not stop talking, but Zano responded with a flat and cold attitude but Zano was like that so Celine had understood him. Likewise with Shifa who only silence and sometimes reply to remarks from Celine.
“Kak Zan..,” says Celine.
Zano was silent.
“Kak Zan.!” shout Celine.
Shifa who saw Celine and Zano's attitude only smiled.
“Look at Shif, how cold this human being beside me is. I don't blame making another name refrigerator,”ucap Celine with a pouty face.
“Yes you are right Celine,” Shifa said with a laugh.
Zano was happy to see Shifa laughing. Seeing Shifa's expression, Zano unconsciously smiled and it was seen by Celine.
“If Shifa said it, brother Zano changed his attitude,” Celine replied.
Shifa was shocked at Celine's remark and made Shifa's confused face not understand. Zano who realized Celine's words immediately changed his attitude back to the way it was.
“Oh yes Shif, before I and brother Zano take you home, we go first yuk somewhere,” said Celine.
Zano who heard Celine's words was silent.
“Hah ? No need Cel, our tasks accumulate also so we better go home,” said Shifa refused.
“Yahh.. Just moment. Precisely because of our many tasks so I think it's the right time to refresh for a bit. Come on Shif..,” pinta Celine.
“But...,” says Shifa hesitate.
“Suppose this is a gift from me because you have been appointed as a lecturer assistant on campus. How?” said Celine.
Because Celine was a little pushy, Shifa finally agreed to it. Zano who heard Celine's remark was a little surprised because he didn't know about it. And Zano thinks it's a sign that Shifa will be close to Arka.
“Where are we going Cel ?” ask Shifa.
“To a beautiful place, and not too far away either. Brother Zan, let's go to that place,” Celine told her cousin.
“No,” says Zano.
Celine was surprised at Zano's answer, she thought Zano would agree. Celine turns to Shifa's face and codes through her face if she needs help from Shifa and Shifa understands her friend's intentions.
“Hmm.. Brother Zan,”
Shifa had not been able to continue his words, Zano had chimed in his words.
“Your college assignments are piling up so it must be completed immediately,” said Zano flat.
“It's okay, brother. I can work on it tonight. Besides the deadline is still long,” said Shifa.
Zano just stood still and increased the speed of his car.