A few days passed after that, Ali's attitude towards me returned to being indifferent and cold as usual. Sometimes we accidentally and look at each other hatefully. After the incident in the cafeteria, I felt like Ali was deliberately avoiding me because I rarely saw him around me. even these two days, he was not seen at all on campus
Sometimes when I accidentally see the ring on my ring finger, I remember the events of that night, and my chest will swell unconsciously. Even though I can't accept that fact, sometimes I subconsciously imagine Ali as my husband. So far, I have never cared about him and his personal life, but I have been curious about him since the incident that night.
I walked quickly to the library, looking for Tia. Lately, she has been really eager to come to the library and just left me when it was time for a break. As I was in front of the library door, my cell phone suddenly rang.
"Hello," I immediately picked it up, a call from Harsya.
"Hello, dear," Harsya's sweet voice immediately sounded in my ears.
"What is it?" I asked spoiled.
"You are free tonight, aren't you? If you're free, let's have dinner, shall we? Try the steak at the Blue Cafe, which just opened last week," Harsya chatted excitedly.
"Okay, what time would it be?" I asked enthusiastically.
"Up to you."
"Seven o'clock, pick me up,"
"Ready, princess.." Harsya chuckled at the other end.
I laughed a little, suddenly I remembered Tia, "I take Tia with me?"
Harsya laughed, "Can I just eat with my fiancé?"
"Okay, I'll wait tonight, okay?"
I immediately hung up after we had nothing more to talk about else. I immediately went into the library and looked for Tia. I saw Tia sitting on a chair, holding a book in front of her. There were Widya and Nita, and she was seen talking to them by lowering her voice. They immediately smiled and greeted me when I joined them.
After chatting for a while with them, suddenly I saw the back of a guy who was not far from our position. The guy was sitting in a chair with his back to me, slightly covered in bookshelves. In front of the boy was a beautiful girl I knew as Fina, a first-year midwifery student who became the favorite of the boys on campus. The girl blushed as the man's hand ruffled her hair.
I don't know why I feel that the guy with my back is Ali. That's because the rumors I heard said that Fina was Ali's boyfriend. They became lovers sometime after Fina entered this campus. When my eyes met Fina's, the girl smiled shyly, making the boy turn his face towards me in front of her.
And it turned out that my guess was correct. The guy was Ali. I immediately looked away when my gaze met Ali's, and I saw Ali's cynical smile when I pretended to ask Tia even though my question was not related to what they were talking about anything. I tried to follow the conversation of Tia and her two friends, but my mind was instead on the couple, even occasionally my eyes tried to see what was going on between them. An uncomfortable feeling suddenly overtook me and took me by surprise.
"Today, why Zie didn't connect with us, and she's very slow. I must be thinking about Harsya all the time." Widya's teasing made me purse my lips.
Tia and her two friends laughed a little loudly, making Ali turn his head, annoyed. Ali then shifted his seat to be next to Fina and attractively held and stroked Fina's hand, making the girl smile happily.
I cursed myself inwardly as a hurt feeling suddenly crept into my chest. This feeling should never exist. I have never had any relationship with Ali other than feelings of hatred that are so deep. I remind myself that I already have Harsya, who loves me very much, Harsya, who always loves and cares for me. And Harsya, who has always been my life goal.
Even though I tried hard to convince my heart, in fact, I felt even sorer when I saw Ali embracing Fina's shoulders. I've never felt this pain when Harsya embraced her female partner. I started to feel that something was wrong with me as I felt acid in my throat. I said goodbye to the three people before me to go to the toilet. I walked quickly to the toilet and stood in front of the mirror to see my face. I was shocked when I saw my pitiful face, and my eyes were red from holding back tears.
I immediately wash my face repeatedly and dry it with a tissue. I bent down to get some powder in my bag to fix my makeup to make it look pale.
"Jealous?" a voice whispered in my ear.
My body stiffened at the question, suddenly I looked in the mirror and found a handsome guy standing behind me and smiling wickedly!
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