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"Are you saying, Ra? It can't be, Tiffany is with another guy? It's not possible!."
Ara exhaled repeatedly, why is this man in front of her raging, it's unclear what Tiffany is being approached by Bryan? Wasn't this the guy who told Ara in his arrogant manner that he didn't have a crush on Tiffany, even if it was just a little bit... and now Ara was really confused as to why Gio was this upset?
"Ra, tell me, you're lying right?."
"Oh my gosh, why would I lie? And why are you so crazy? It seems so annoying!."
"I'm not!-."
"Hei, stop it. Stop acting like you're upset, Gio."
"I'm not-, I'm not upset, Ra. I'm just- just...."
"Just what? Didn't you ever say that you didn't like it, Tiffany. That girl has been chasing you for so long, hasn't she? And now that someone likes her and is after her, I can see that Tiffany doesn't seem bothered by her either, so let it go."
Gio was silent for a while, in his heart he confirmed what Ara said to him, instead of himself saying confidently that he didn't like Tiffany, even a little, he never liked her. But… when Gio thought back, he realized he didn't like Tiffany… several times Tiffany managed to make him pause and flutter, and Gio realized that.
"Ara, if I've ever felt something different about her, what can I say…I'm starting to like her?." asked Gio suddenly.
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At home, in her room, Tiffany was lying on her bed, hugging her favorite bolster pillow. She also pulled the corners of her lips several times and made a beautiful smile.
"Come to think of it, Bryan is quite funny. His demeanor is also sweet, I'm quite happy to be friends with him." Tiffany said in her heart.
Yes, as tiffany said before, the man who approached her now has a face that is so handsome, tall, sweet, and adorable, a little different from the man she has liked for years, compared to Gio… Bryan is not stiff at all.
"Yeah, I realized. Gio was stiff with me because deep inside he likes Ara, and even now Ara has broken up with Juna, meaning that now there is a green light for Gio, it hurts a little to think about this haha. After all, Gio never liked me from the start, just to be his friend I had to be immune to his curses, his anger." Tiffany sighed, yes she said 'it's okay' even though in her heart there was nothing.
The girl felt tightness in her heart, but as much as she could manage the tightness, she didn't want to ruin her chance at being Gio's friend.
Drttt...drrttt...
Tiffany turned to her handphone vibrating on the nightstand, then she glanced at the clock on the wall not far from her.
"It's 11 o'clock at night, who's still calling this late?." Tiffany asked who then took her handphone and without reading first who called her she immediately received the call.
"Hello?." Said Tiffany who opened the phone chat first.
"He-hello...." someone answered.
Tiffany was silent for a while… she realized something…
"Um, this is Gio?." She asked slowly then slowly took the phone away from her ear to see the name of the caller.
"Yes, Tiff. It's me, Gio."
"Oh, yeah, yeah why, Gio?." Tiffany asked who became confused because she was very surprised, this was the first time Gio had called her first.
"It's nothing, I'm calling because… just want to test, my handphone still has a credit or not!." Gio's answer didn't make Tiffany disappointed, the girl chuckled softly, she had guessed that Gio didn't call her for any special reason.
Gio who heard Tiffany chuckle, felt that he had given the wrong answer.
"Tiff, you're laughing…why? My answer is weird huh?."
"No, why. I also thought that if you called me it wouldn't be for any special reason. By the way, what are you doing?."
"Oh, I'm… not doing anything, I'm not doing anything, just lying on the bed."
"Oh, I see...."
The two of them also had short conversations that were fairly stiff for about 2 hours, until the moment when Tiffany decided to invite Gio to end their calls so that they both could rest. But, just as Tiffany was about to hang up the phone…she heard Gio say something in such a low voice…
"Tiffany, do you… still like me?"
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The cool wind that blew this morning made all the students at Saturn High School excited to start the day. One of them is Tiffany, since that night the girl was excited. The last question that Tiffany heard that night made her unable to stop developing a smile on her face.
"I can't stop myself, am I in a phase called 'love fever', huh? I'm going crazy!."
Tiffany immediately turned towards her classroom, she sat down hastily and looked in the mirror at the powder glass that she always brought to school. She used the powder just a little to just add a fresh impression to her face.
And not long after, suddenly when the classroom door opened, Tiffany was startled by someone who fell to the floor with a slightly bruised face....
"WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU!!." shouted the person who was soon approached by a man who knew Tiffany, Gio!
Gio walked over to the person and grabbed his collar, leading him out of the classroom. Gio dragged him and threw him in the middle of the basketball court. All students who were or were just passing through the basketball court area also enlivened the basketball court. They came and witnessed firsthand how Gio beat the man until his whole face was bruised. There was no resistance that Gio got made him even more blind.
On the other side, Ara and Tiffany who had left their respective classes to follow where Gio took the person immediately stopped the fight. Ara immediately hugged Gio from behind, while Tiffany, who was beside the person, lifted his head and placed it on her lap.
"LEAVE ME, RA!." Gio snapped, which had made Ara freeze for a while until the next second the girl tightened her hug.
"Gio, what are you doing?." Tiffany asked with a cold gaze, a look that Gio had never seen before.
"Bryan, are you okay?." Tiffany asked without waiting for Gio to answer.
Yes, the person Gio beat up was Bryan. The man who began to approach Tiffany, and without anyone knowing... don't know what had happened between the two to get into a fight.
"You're asking me why, Tiff?! YOU ASK THAT DOG!!." said Gio in a voice so loud that it showed the veins around his neck.
After that, Gio immediately left before he released Ara's hand which was roughly wrapped around his stomach.
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