ELARA: FATED TO LOVE

1. Redeployed

Hi, all Readers, all,

May we all be healthy. It's my 'th work, hopefully entertaining. Don't forget the support yes yep

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Berlin, Germany. 2022

"Near!"

The 24-year-old girl turned to someone who called her name. Elara smiled faintly to find Kyle returning to pick her up.

"You picked me up again?"

"As usual. I don't know where to go if the weekend comes" Kyle said with a small smile.

"But I'm busy, Kyle. I haven't had time to accompany you for the weekend."

"Lecturers are always busy" kyle joked. The man with a height of 182 cm was indeed happy to pick up Elara at the campus which became Elara's workplace for the last two years.

"More precisely just a lecturer assistant. Not yet a lecturer," said Elara rectified the words of the friend.

"So ... how?"

"What?"

"What time are you home? I'll be waiting for you at the college park."

"Oh, come on, Kyle. Find a friend or even a girlfriend who can accompany you wherever and whenever you want. I'm too busy to do that."

Kyle shook his head faintly. "No, no, no! There will be no boyfriend before you date first," he asserted.

If this is the case, Elara can only resign with Kyle's invitation.

"Okay, okay. I'm home at 5pm. Do you want to wait? That's about 3 hours from now."

"Don't 3 hours, all day I'll be waiting for you."

Elara smiled at Kyle who had already walked backwards while waving a hand.

"I'll be here at 5 o'clock. Bye," Kyle said as he passed away.

Elara could only thin her lips while shaking her head at Kyle's behavior.

"I think he likes you."

Elara was surprised by the presence of someone who was already by her side. That's Robert, his one-whip comrade from college first. He also teaches at the University. The difference is, Robert has officially become a young lecturer while Elara is only an assistant lecturer.

"It's none of your business." Elara is always on the line with Robert who is a playboy. Elara disliked the man's attitude, who often approached her own students.

Elara then left in front of Robert without a word of retreat. While Robert, he sniffed his shoulders while chuckling small.

"Until when are you going to avoid me, Elara?" the inner man.

***

As usual, Elara had to teach and replace the lecturer who became her superior. Today there was a morning class and Elara hurriedly went to the campus so as not to be late for work.

Elara entered the room that still seemed quiet. There was no one there but him.

Elara does not have a private room. He was placed in a room wide enough to share a place with several other teaching assistants. The room itself consists of several tables for each of its colleagues.

Elara was in that space to be able to put her personal belongings before the teaching-learning process.

There was still about 20 minutes left before Elara entered the classroom where she replaced the main lecturer. Looks like Elara's been there too early. It's okay, he can read the book first to just fill the time gap until the entrance hour arrives.

When Elara was busy reading the book, she accidentally heard a noise that seemed to come from the next room. It was the room of the rector of campus– where he worked.

"What did you come here for? This is my work place! Go!"

Elara did not want to interfere. However, the voices of quarrels in the next room sounded just like that in his ear, even though Elara did not intend to listen to him.

...****...

Elara almost left the campus when her teaching hours were over. she had to leave immediately, after all today Kyle promised to pick her up again as usual.

"Elara?"

"Yes, what's up Sania?"

"You are called Mr. Aldrik. You're being asked to go into his room now."

I don't know why Elara feels bad. Does this have anything to do with what happened this morning? Did Mr. Aldrik knows if he heard the man's quarrel with his affair?

Elara agreed with Sania. He entered the rector's room shortly after knocking on his door.

"Elara?"

"Yes, Mister?" Elara looked down deeply.

"You were in the next room when I received a guest this morning?"

Elara wanted to lie for her safety, but somehow her body language even nodded at Mr.'s question. Aldrik. Elara was sure, even if she lied it would cause new problems later.

"I don't have to ask if you've heard my conversation or not." Mr. Aldrik smiled smirk. "So, to keep your mouth shut, you can't work here anymore as an assistant lecturer" he said lightly.

"Mister's? Im sorry. I won't open my mouth about anything I've heard, it'll keep me as I keep my own secrets but, don't fire me, Mister."

Mr. Aldrik shook his head in his position. "I can't just trust you."

"I promise," said Elara pleading. He's not like this because he needs a job. Elara is not an economic pain, but she loves her current job, even Elara has a dream to teach even if it is in a social institution.

Mr. Aldrik looked worried. He rubbed his hands a few times until he finally arrived at a decision.

"All right, I'm not gonna fire you. But it'd be better if you moved out of this town bringing with you everything you could hear."

"But, Mister? I can't leave Berlin" Elara said, trying to protest. He deeply regretted why he had to know one of the bad secrets of his rector.

"Go, Elara. In a new place, I'll make sure you keep working like you were here."

"It's not about that, Mister. My life is in this city. I find it hard to adapt elsewhere."

"My decision is unanimous and cannot be changed. If you open your mouth even if you've been reassigned, then you'll accept the consequences."

Elara swallowed her saliva heavily, but not once did she open her mouth about this. But, how else, maybe this is the way to move to another place.

Elara came out of the rector's room, she was sitting languidly in the corridor of the campus.

"Ela?"

Elara looked at Kyle who was waiting for her there. As in previous days, the man had always kept his promise to Elara, which was what made Elara comfortable to be on friendly terms with Kyle.

Elara smiled at Kyle who was looking at her with a look of astonishment.

"There problem? You okay?"

"I'm ok" said Elara slowly. "I'll be transferring jobs from this college soon, Kyle."

"Well, isn't that progress? I think it's too boring here, right?" Kyle knew Elara was not okay when she said this, so he tried to comfort Elara with her words just now.

"Hmm, it seems so. I have to accept all this, right?" Elara sounded uninspired.

"Well, what campus are you moving to?" ask Kyle again.

"That's it, but obviously it's not here. I'm leaving Berlin."

"What?" Kyle, who had been fine, was in shock. He thought Elara would be transferred to another campus still in the city, but Elara's statement was able to make Kyle's mood turn bad.

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