Love Bersembik In The Library

Episodes 11 Zero and 2.5

On the sidelines they enjoy lunch dishes grilled fish Nila with sweet spicy seasoning. Kai started the conversation again. Like a miracle of the world, only this time an Emperor Prasetya Utama was so enthusiastic to invite others to speak.

"Whose full name are you?" It is pleasantries, but it has a hidden meaning.

Xavera was silent. He prefers to enjoy the food in front of him.

Tok to tok. Kai accidentally knocked down the dinner table and told Xavera that he was asking questions and wanted answers.

Now the two of them meet each other. "What's up, brother?"

"Why not answer?"

"It must be yes. Because I think the answer to that question is only addressed by a new friend who is familiar." His words again feed the rice accompanied by grilled fish Nila.

"We are not close friends. I'm your upperclassman. So get in the habit of being polite when asked." Kai again wants to tease Xavera with his annoying words.

"Sister.. Can we get this over with as soon as we can. I want to go home quickly, I cape. I'm ashamed of this, too." His words glanced towards the uniform skirt he was wearing.

"All right, let's get this over with quickly. I won't ask again."

"Sorry.."

"Eat.."

After finishing the meal, the two of them immediately rushed off. Arrived in front of the simple Xavera house and located in a narrow alley.

"Thank you for the umpteenth time. But how do I repay him. Didn't you want me to treat Brother. But why did you even pay first." Xavera said he did not understand. He did object when talking about buying because of his mediocre money. But to return the favor and Kai offended him, he immediately knew himself.

"Come in and rest."

"Hmmm.. Alright. I'll think about it again for that. But don't choose the expensive ones, brother." Xavera smiled faintly.

"Sleep. Don't think about anything first. Your body really needs rest."

Xavera nodded his head while looking at the Hoodie he was wearing to cover his back. "I'm sorry I had to borrow it and wash it first. After that I just returned it."

"I say it again. Rest up. I don't want to hear anything anymore." Said Kai turning on his motorbike engine to then drive. Leaving Xavera who was staring confused as to why he could get close and deal with his upperclassman. Even though all his classmates no one wants to accompany him sitting behind, even to invite him to talk stale talk it feels like they do not want to.

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Next day. Kai started to get into class. He saw his seat being crowded. People are talking about something. Kai who as usual does not care, indifferently does not want to listen to him.

"That's Kai already coming." Said Bagas pointing towards Kai who was walking towards his seat.

Arriving Aldi who was the Emperor's tablemate immediately pointed at the Emperor with his enthusiastic gaze.

"The emperor who is in the conversation of one school is really you?" Ask Aldi. The lazy Kai responded preferring to sit down and with a gesture his hand asked his friends to step aside.

"Kai, dong replied? We're all curious. Was it true yesterday you hit one of them. Our class brother." Aldi is undaunted. He was really curious.

"What's? It's true what people say. Why Kai? Why are you doing it. What did he do to you?" Aldi looked at the Emperor.

"We explained it, Al." Said another friend.

"I want to hear it directly from him." Said Aldi did not want to swallow the news for free if he could directly ask the source.

"What do you all know?" Asked Kai with a cold look.

All speechless. No one wants to explain including Aldi.

"I asked what you heard?"

"Emmm.. We're.. We hear.." One of them wanted to explain but still hesitated.

This time Kai stared intently at Aldi gesturing to his friend if he would not wait for an explanation.

"Al!"

"Yes, Kai. We all heard you hit one of them for defending a special needs child." His words quickly shifted his gaze. Afraid of Kai's sharp eyes that seemed to light up after hearing her.

"Who said it?"

"Of course the classmate of the special needs kid, Kai."

"He has no special needs!"

"But they did say so. Honestly, I don't believe it because if there's a need for it, there's a special place."

"I press again. He has no special needs! Did you not hear my words?!"

"I heard it, Kai." Said Aldi rubbing his chest that was shaken by the Emperor's clash. His ears were certainly not spared from the pounding of the voice full of emotion.

"He's normal like us. So don't say that again." Speak with a more controlled tone of voice.

"Maybe he's normal like us. It's just that his IQ is very below average which makes all his friends think that he has special needs."

Kai looked at Aldi asking for more explanation.

"He always gets a zero, Kai. Zero. Even if it increases only to the value of 2.5. Very bad, right? But it's strange why he could go to school here."

"Where do you get that information."

"All his friends said so. Hence they all felt unfair if he was in their class. Sort of brings a bad outlook. And I think it's bad."

Kai was silent to imagine how Xavera regularly visited the library and read books full of scholarship there. It would be impossible if Xavera got that stunner. Or maybe Xavera visited him just to calm down and look at the book cover and its contents without intending to read let alone to explore it.

"What could it be. But he looks like a thinker. It couldn't be at least that minus." Inner Kai guessed.