Taera finally arrived at her boarding house quite late. The roads are quite congested in Taera's boarding house area. After parking her car in the boarding house, Taera was about to open the door to her boarding house. However, she stopped when she heard someone say her name.
"You know Taera is a girl whose room is on the 2nd floor? She is the boyfriend of the chairman of SEB, you know?" said the first girl.
"Are you serious? Such a little girl can have a boyfriend too? Haha," said the second girl.
Taera sighed. Bad talk about her appeared again. She was still standing at the door listening.
"Even though she's not rich, maybe her boyfriend is looking for her money. That's why he wants to be with Taera," said the first girl, then chuckled.
"She said her boyfriend is handsome. Nowadays, it's not just girls who are looking for money. Yes, boys too," said the second girl sarcastically.
"Yes, maybe the guy is just looking for money. Then Taera rides on social assistance," the first girl criticized.
There was a happy laugh from the second girl, "Yeah, she's a freak kid. Who wants to be friends with her?"
"Only the 2nd-floor girls want to be friends with her. I don't want to," said the first girl, sounding disgusted.
"Me too," said the second girl.
Hearing the conversation of two of her roommates made Taera feel sad. Just now, the gossip of the haters and Ardilo's chatter subsided. It turned out that it was still not at her boarding house. But Taera knows that everything has consequences. Finally, she chose to forgive them and put on a sweet smile before opening the door. After a while, Taera opened the door and saw the two of them.
"Eh Taera..." said the first girl.
"Hello, sis," Taera greeted back. She pretended not to hear their conversation earlier.
"How come you just got home?" asked the second girl.
"After I have activities, Sis," Taera replied, then immediately walked towards the stairs and went upstairs.
She couldn't stand the two of them. Taera wanted to tell Sella, Hyona, and Sonia, but they were already in their respective rooms. It looks like they're all asleep.
Finally, she entered his room. After washing her face, washing her hands and feet, and changing clothes, Taera lay down on the bed. She thought about the conversation between the two of them. Suddenly the feeling of insecurity reappeared. She couldn't tell Ardilo about this. It would burden him. Taera finally chose to tell Serry.
[Chat]
Taera
Serry, have you slept yet? I want to chat with you.
Serry
Not yet, Tae. Why? There is a problem?
Taera
It's normal, Sis. There are bad conversations about Ardilo and me. I sometimes feel insecure about myself. Am I worthy of Ardilo or not.
Serry
Taera, don't worry, you are the right person for Ardi. Maybe you're bored when I say you're the best for Ardi, but that's the truth. Don't think about what people say. Just focus on your relationship with Ardi. Okay
Taera
Alright. Thank you
Serry
You're welcome. Do not sleep late
Taera
Yes.
Taera then put down her phone. She was feeling pretty good. However, she had forgotten her thoughts about Kaino being sad to see her and Ardilo eating together earlier.
***
The next day, Taera left early, because she had to go to the SEB Secretariat of the Faculty of Economics to submit a proposal for the competition she was working on with Koko. When she came back from the SEB secretariat, she saw Kaino sitting near the Economics class. Taera approached him.
"Kai!" said Taera with Taera.
Kaino was surprised when she saw Taera, who was about to approach him. He wanted to run away because he remembered what happened yesterday, but Taera already approached him and sat beside him.
"Why? After all, you're leaving early today?" asked Kaino.
"I went to the SEB secretariat earlier," replied Taera.
"Wow, it's different now to play at the SEB secretariat," Kaino joked.
Taera chuckled, "I'm different now, aren't I? So I'm more active and diligent," said Taera.
"Yeah. It's different from before. I'm proud of you," said Kaino, then laughed a little.
"Oh yeah, where did you eat yesterday? You eat alone, not with me," Taera said suddenly, remembering yesterday's incident.
"I usually eat chicken noodles," said Kaino waiting for Taera's reaction.
"Kaino... why wasn't I invited? How come you eat alone? I also want to eat there. I've been missing premium chicken noodles for a long time," Taera chirped, whining because Kaino ate alone. Kaino knew this would happen. He just laughed at Taera's behavior.
"You already have Ardilo, time to eat with me anyway," said Kaino surprised.
"Yeah, it's okay. We're friends. You can't eat together. I'm sure Ardilo understands that we're friends," Taera explained.
Kaino felt sad. Until now, Taera only considers him as a friend. He doesn't know when she will change her mind. He doesn't know when this friend's status will turn into love.
"Tae, I want to tell you something," said Kaino, suddenly serious.
"About what?" Taera asked looking straight into Kaino's eyes.
Taera stares at feels awkward. Is it time for him to be honest?
"I... "
"Taera!" call Stefa from a distance.
Taera immediately turned to Stefa and greeted her. Taera no longer cared about Kaino.
"Eh, there's Kaino too," said Stefa.
"Hi. Long time no see, Stef," said Kaino.
"Yeah, let's go first. It's time to go to class," said Stefa to Kaino.
"Okay, bye. Don't sleep in Tae's class," Kaino said to Taera.
"Yes, yes. Now I'm diligent. Bye," said Taera.
Kaino just smiled, seeing Taera and Stefa walking towards their class. Maybe now isn't the time, Kaino thought as he entered his class.
***
"Tae, don't you think that Kaino cares about you? Could it be that he loves you?" said Stefa as soon as they arrived in class and sat on their chairs. Their lecturer hasn't come yet.
"No. It's impossible for Kaino to love me," Taera said as she took out her notebook.
"I'm sure, Tae. Maybe he doesn't dare to talk to you because you're his best friend. He's afraid of ruining your friendship," said Stefa insistently.
"Stef, there's no way that Kaino loves me. Don't be silly," Taera said indifferently.
"Here, I'll bet that Kaino loves you," said Stefa confidently.
Taera just chuckled, "Never mind. Here's the latest drama here. Just watch this. Don't talk about it," Taera said while giving Stefa the flash disk.
"Okay, okay. We'll see one day," said Stefa, "Btw, thanks. I'll watch this tonight."
***
Ardilo is presenting in front of the class. Some of his classmates who were sitting in front of Yola were whispering. Yola could hear it from her seat.
"I agree more with Ardilo and Yola. They match..."
"Yeah. But how about that, Yola already has a boyfriend..."
"Ardilo now has a girlfriend too..."
"If they are both singles, it's perfect if they are..."
Yola thought to herself, if she hadn't been with Hendo in the past, maybe she would have fought for her feelings for Ardilo.