Injuries in the Family

Chapter 24

Nadine breathed in the air that others found refreshing, but to her it was not because it was so stifling. He looked at the already blue Sky, staring with a smile engraved on his lips. Today is the day Iqbal's birthday but everything has changed since last night.

Nadine stared at the small white box with a red ribbon attached to it, inside it was a watch she bought with her labor money.

"Happy birthday, ka." said Nadine with tears welling up in her eyes.

That's all he said to his own heart, usually every year they celebrate both with a 10cm diameter cake made by Nadine or himself who took the initiative to buy it. Ah, it feels like Nadine remembers the funny memories that just cry haru but for now she just cries bitterly.

The impact thrown by Iqbal was still imprinted in his memory, he only carried the hassles in the man's life. Sorry and sorry, that's all Nadine can say right now because so much of her troubles Iqbal in the steps of his life after his mother died and his father continued to torture him.

Not felt, students and schoolgirls have been crowded until the school, Nadine immediately wiped her tears and cleaned all the books and gifts that she deliberately brought.

While in the school hallway, Nadine looked at Rangga with some of her friends who included Sarah next to her. His eyes turned cold, like his factory suit in the beginning. Rangga glanced at Nadine who passed her, Nadine also saw Sarah's hand that was writhing spoiled on Rangga.

Nadine has to be extra-cuckoo, her feelings have not gone that far to have the feelings she had as a lover. After all, their relationship must also be covered, Nadine does not want to be a problem because she will soon graduate from this prestigious school.

Arriving in class, he reopened his bag to take out some items that would be discussed the first hour of starting. Just then, Aqila came with a sleepy face.

"Morning." he said limply, as soon as the woman shrunk her body so that her face fell asleep on the table.

"It seems very sleepy." chirped Nadine who realized to play the phone.

"Hm. I finished wrapping the same gift together with a pr." replied Aqila with the voice of her people and her eyes were still closed.

Nadine just smiled and slightly shook her head, the shadow of Rangga crossed her mind until her phone rang displaying a number she did not recognize it sent a message to her.

'Let's go home together, wait for a quiet school.' 

Nadine was dumbfounded, is this Rangga?

Nadine also read the message, and replied to it.

'This is ka Rangga?' - reply Nadine.

'Yes.' - reply.

Nadine smiled briefly, then kept the number with the name she often called 'Ka Rangga'. The man who became his first love, the first love people said was painful, but Nadine chose to ignore it and she also wanted to have close friends besides Iqbal and Aqila.

"Oh yes, Nad. Yesterday wasn't it too late to pick up Hana?" tanya Aqila who broke Nadine's daydream.

"Tell, luckily there's more service."

Aqila breathed a sigh of relief, the woman rubbed Nadine's shoulders. I wanted to tell her what happened last night, but her tongue was muddy and she chose to be quiet. The relationship between Nadine and Iqbal is no longer good now, and if Aqila knew it would be a lot of questions that he asked.

"I really look romantic ka Rangga same as Sarah." chirped one of the gangs in the class that gathered.

"Hm, I saw those buns in the basecampnya."

Nadine who heard that her ears somehow became hot, she just sighed. Besides Rangga was free to do anything because their relationship was just a matter of hours, right Nadine to keep them away? It is unethical to separate her lover from her long-time friends.

"Why?" asked Aqila who read the look on Nadine's face that looked confused.

"Huh? E-lang.. I'm just confused this is how to count" pointed Nadine who pointed to one of the problems.

"Ga usually you don't understand this." said Aqila.  But, in the end Aqila helped Nadine to complete math tasks that she was usually able to do on her own.

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Laughing at the basecamp behind the school consisted of her friends Rangga, Sarah and her three friends who entered the group. Sarah rubbed Rangga's face lovingly, all this time Sarah always chased the man who was beside her but until now their relationship was not clear where it went.

Sarah grumbled after knowing Nadine was the one who got Rangga, a rich man who was worth it. Rangga who really likes the little touch that makes Sarah rub her hair, face, and hands.

"So how? I'm sure you won't use your heart, will you?" ask Jiko who is next to Gita.

"That's it! Why should I use my heart?"

Sarah was silent, there was a sense of relief and there was a sense of annoyance because only Nadine was left untouched by her hand. Usually every time a woman approaches her man, Sarah will immediately tell her friends to take her to the back bathroom of a very dirty and abandoned school. The slap, beard, and graffiti that made the woman's face look very ugly, able to make the woman did not last long in school.

The school only dared to reprimand Sarah, but the strength of her parents was what made them unable to do further. Lawsuits were lost, anyway in their eyes Sarah really can not be resisted.

The school bell marked entry also reads, Sarah and others entered their respective classes, while Rangga and his friends went to his class through Nadine's class which was busy discussing but his eyes stared at the glance of Rangga who smiled thinly.

Ah, it melts once!

Aqila nudged Nadine's arm, and finally the two of them discussed together to finish the school work that will be discussed today. Indeed, Nadine's habits like that, although sometimes she occupies the rank of the third class is certainly because her busyness will work a very dense schedule.

In contrast to Aqila who is still firmly put his position in rank 1 in the class. Although somewhat dressed casually, but Aqila is really smart in the field of mathematics, as well as English and German language are mandatory in our school.

"Where? Understood?" ask Aqila.

Nadine nodded, and soon the correspondence teacher entered the classroom until the end of the class.

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