
From the start of the front gate of the campus Alex felt all the students glancing at him and then whispering. Even when Alex decided to look back, they smiled pityfully.
Do I look like I'm crying, why is everyone staring at me? Ask Alex to himself. He looked back at his face through the front camera of his phone. His face looks ordinary. She was crying so much earlier, to let go of her frustration. After that, his brain was functioning properly. He no longer dissolved in deep sorrow.
Ben and I have no special relationship. Even if at the beginning Ben did approach him, but it's over now, and Ben has made his choice. So there's nothing to regret. He will even look stupid and sad if too late in sadness that is not worth to be lamented. That's how Alex said to himself. Indeed, the stifling feeling must still exist, but he was fine and accepted the reality.
Bruukkkc...
Alex was shocked that once he got to the doorstep of his class today, Leslie suddenly hugged him. Actually even more surprising is the presence of Leslie in her class. This was the first time he had come looking for Alex to class. Unlike others who have often nongol do every class in Alex's presence. Leslie had always only met Alex in the cafeteria, it was also by chance papasan.
"Are you okay, Lex? Do I need to snap Amel the actor's hair?" furious Leslie is angry.
So it's true Alex's guess, if the entire campus already knows about Amel and Ben's being. How quickly the news spread, when only last night they were made.
" I don't why Leslie. Ben and I are not dating, so Amel won't take anyone away from me" Alex said.
"But,"
"Hush, Leslie's already dong. I really don't want to be seen and gossip. Just seeing the look of pity on me has pissed me off" complained Alex.
Though Alex has tried to be ordinary and cheerful, but people still judge him at will. Even the student he didn't know was pretentious to follow along saying to make him more steadfast and not grieve for too long.
They do not realize what if their actions make themselves look sad as if asking for mercy.
"Get aside, I'm gonna take a break. Crazy yes they are all that treat me as if I need a lot of entertainment and encouragement from them. If it's pity why not just a joint venture of money, it's just a name of comfort," said Alex who chose a seat between Fred and Anthony so that he is not too visible.
" You're Lex, if they're in your position, they're already crying, " Bethany said
" Leslie had just ignited his emotions when opening the stargram earlier," explained Fred.
That's right, the news has spread quickly because Amel has uploaded a photo of his message with Ben in Ben's apartment last night with romantic writing as well.
It looks like today lovebirds do not appear on campus. Until the afternoon the sightings of both were not visible.
When I got home there was a commotion in front of the campus. A group of students arrested a man. Alex had no intention to interfere and chose to go straight home, but when he saw who was depressed by the student group inevitably Alex had to approach them.
"Ryan, what's going on?" ask Alex to panic.
"I just want to teach someone a lesson!" ryan was half screaming.
Alex glanced where Ryan's eyes were, and he saw Ben grimacing in his mouth and Amel crying next to him. It seems Alex can guess the cause of the quarrel between these two good friends.
" Ryan, calm down!" alex's orders were firm.
"Thank you, it's okay lest I take care of him, he's my acquaintance. I guarantee there won't be any more fights. It's just a misunderstanding" Alex convinced the others to stop holding Ryan.
Slowly the crowd dwindled, leaving only Ryan, Alex, Ben, and Amel.
" I can be patient when Chris hurts you, but this time it's different Lex. "
Alex hugs Ryan tightly so he no longer tries to beat Ben. For a moment Alex became complacent when he felt the firm curve of Ryan's body especially when his head was stuck in Ryan's chest. Feels soothing.
" Amm Alex, you're okay, right? " ask Ryan worriedly.
" Maybe tomorrow there will be even worse rumors about us. Though we have nothing wrong, but the words of a cruel person. Alex you should have made it clear to everyone that you weren't dating Ben. Just look, even Ryan who is not one campus with us and rarely met also to the point of misunderstanding, " complained Amel.
" Why should I explain. I never told anyone I was Ben's girlfriend, and I never chased him. Don't put people's mistakes on me. "
" Of course I misunderstood, because I saw with my own head Ben kissing Alex that night" Ryan defended Alex.
The look on Amel's face showed displeasure when he heard Ryan's words.
" Ben was drunk and you were there. Remember when you were drunk. So surely Ben wanted to kiss Amel, but being drunk landed on my cheek" said Amel, amazed at his ability to make it up.
At first glance Alex glanced at Ben who immediately looked down wrong behavior. Of course because he was not drunk and in vain he was well aware of who he was kissing.
" It's all a misunderstanding, don't argue anymore. Ben's not Alex's girlfriend, Amel's with Ben, that's all, no need to talk about anything else. Indeed, what else would be proven, if the name is misunderstood yes there is no right or wrong. " I don't know since when Bethany was there and suddenly gave me advice.
" Alex came home with yuk, Fred was still in the parking lot taking the car. You're coming with us too, what's your name? " save Beth while reaching out to meet Ryan.
" You both survived the funeral. Why didn't you just finish college" Bethany said.
The following days Ben and Amel looked like a pair of teenagers in love. Every time always upload photos of their togetherness on social media each. People still often looked at Alex with pity. Even though Alex has shown that he is okay, even he remains friends with Amel and still often spend time together on campus as usual.
Although there is actually still a sense of blockage, and sometimes he feels clumsy when with Ben and Amel, especially if they see their intimacy is too in the umbar, as if they deliberately heat themselves. Alex was able to let Ben who from the beginning was not his, but still a sense of betrayal by 2 people simultaneously will not be lost just like that. But it's not Alex's name if you can't pretend you're okay.
Alex... Alex, what a shame your fate is, the first time falling in love failed. Then just want to try again the second, failed even before so. Alex's sighs in heart lamenting his love story.
"Hey why are you so dumb, so long are you waiting for me or thinking about Ben?" Ryan's arrival breaks Alex's wail.
"I promise you, if you use Ben again as an excuse every time I look up, I'll make your life suffer, too" Alex half-joked. The chicken and fries that Ryan ordered.
"You're not very polite to people who are willing to be made a scapegoat so you don't need to come to Ben's graduation celebration."
"Without how else, I've been presented a month more scenes that make my throat dry, thirsty for love. It's okay if I take a break for a while, I'm good enough to still accept them as my friends after what they did, "always Alex defended himself.
Ryan just laughed at Alex's defense. At least Alex was honest with Ryan yesterday if he had any resentment, sadness and anger, but he didn't want anyone to interfere so Ryan's beating didn't have to happen again.
True enough, Alex reasoned that he had already had an appointment with Ryan to accompany him to come to his friend's wedding, so he could not come to the celebration event made by Ben with Amel, so he could not come to the party, Bethany and the others. Last week Ben was declared a graduate and graduation. Amel also came with Ben's parents to the graduation ceremony. It seems like their relationship has received the blessing of parents.
Instead of attending a wedding for Alex's reasons, the two of them were eating at a fast-food fried chicken restaurant near the apartment. Afterwards they watch a movie marathon in Alex's apartment with a big bowl of popcorn and soda. Alex is so grateful to have Ryan always been there for him.
"Thanks to Ryan, you are always there for me" Alex said sincerely.
"No problem, but you have to be stronger dong, how about I meet my heart and can not often accompany you."
The deg!
Ryan's words were like an electric shock in Alex's heart.
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