Love is Not Love

Maintain Your Attitude

Love sat with Lina in one corner of the class. He stared out the window with one hand propping up his chin while thinking about what had happened to him.

"Why is my life like this? How could I possibly enter someone else's body? Is not such a story only in fairy tales and soap operas? It's like a dream. Anybody would believe me if I told you the truth. I could have been taken straight to a mental hospital".

Brak!

Love was aghast at the shock and instantly awoke from her daydream when Helen suddenly came and hit her desk.

"What else is it? You really want to make trouble with me, don't you?". Love responded to Helen with indifference.

"You're brave, aren't you? Even now you don't tremble anymore when you talk to me". Helen spoke in a sneering tone.

He even folded his hands together as he spoke until he seemed haughty.

"What should I fear from you? Haaah... Can you just go and not bother me? My mood's not good, so you better stop making trouble and leave me alone". Love remained in his usual cold and indifferent attitude. However, this is unusual for others who see it.

"Hey cupu, I don't know what happened to you, but it looks like you're braver now huh!". Helen spoke in a sneering tone while holding the chin of Love aloud.

"If so, why?". Love brushed off Helen's hand and stood up to challenge her.

"Basic brash!"

Plaque!

"You!"

"What's? Still less? Plaque!"

"Helen!"

Initially Helen was about to slap Love in the face, but quickly Love held her hand and slapped her face. Not only once, even Love slapped Helen 2 times. Everyone was so surprised to see it. Because no one had ever dared to fight Helen, Rania was also always a bully and entertainment material for Helen.

"I told you my mood wasn't good. I warned you earlier but you don't care". Love sits back and speaks in a cold and indifferent manner.

"Rania, you think you've won? Just look at it later! Let's go!". The embarrassed Helen looked very upset. He threatened Love first and then left holding her red cheek.

"Ran, what are you doing? Do you know who Helen is? Now she's definitely going to report the incident to her mother and you could get in trouble because of this". Lina approached and spoke in a panic.

"I don't care. He himself made a fuss first". Love responds with ease and indifference.

"Ran, you're great. You dare to fight Helen. Feel it!"

"really. I thought you'd just shut up like you used to".

In an instant, Love's table is mobbed by her classmates because she has dared to fight Helen. They are very enthusiastic and happy when telling the reaction of Helen who was slapped Love.

Everyone looks happy when talking together, another case with Love who does not like the crowd. His emotions instantly rose to hear people talking to each other.

"Can you go back to your respective desks? My head feels like it wants a shard to hear the ravings of all of you" said Love with a cold attitude.

"Haha alright. C'mon c'mon". Those who were too happy with Helen's reaction were not at all concerned with the cold attitude of Love but still obeyed the wishes of Love and returned to their respective seats.

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Somewhere else..

Helen dropped out of the Love class emotionally and embarrassed.

"Suckers! Fucking rania! He could slap me in front of a lot of people even up to 2 times! Where's my face going to be?". Helen kept grumbling and berating Love because she was upset.

"Relax Len. We will definitely reply later" said one of Helen's friends calming.

"But ... how can the sicupu change drastically in just 1 day? Even yesterday she was still quiet when I asked her to clean the toilet". Helen is confused by Rania's change.

"I don't understand either"

"Is he probably possessed?"

"Cannot be. Does he have a dual personality?"

Helen's two friends continued to talk to each other and expressed their opinions about Rania's change.

"Double personalities... Does such a thing really exist?", asked Helen to her two friends.

The two friends looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders simultaneously.

"Eitherway. Might as well. We don't know either".

"Then we have to find out after school. Does he really have a double personality or just act pretentious. Besides, I have to avenge my embarrassment in front of a lot of people. I can't just shut up for something like this". Helen spoke with a thin grin and a cynical tone. While the two friends just nodded in agreement without saying anything more.

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Love keeps looking out the window during lesson time. Even as the teacher explained the subjects today, he still continued to think about what had happened to him

"Rania! Why do you keep ignoring Mom's lessons?! You didn't listen to what you've been saying since?!". Love was reprimanded by the teacher for not paying attention.

"I listen to what mom says", Love answered in an indifferent manner.

"Ooh, lose so explain to Mother about the economy and resources of our country!". The teacher asked Cinta to explain again what she explained in front of her friends.

"Our country has a lot of natural resources in it, it's just that we still can't manage it independently so we still need resources from outside countries, therefore we have not been able to stabilize the economy of the people as a whole. If we can manage our natural resources ourselves, then our economy will be stable and there will be no more unemployment and homelessness here". Love explained calmly and confidently about what her teacher had explained since.

"Well, can he explain what I asked for so clearly and confidently? Usually if I ask him to explain something, he will talk stammering with nervousness. It seemed like he could already control his confidence".

For a moment, teacher Rania was surprised by the change in attitude of her students, but soon she smiled with satisfaction.

"Good, Rania. But I hope next time you pay attention to the lesson when there is a teacher explaining something and maintain your attitude" said teacher Rania with a calm attitude.

"Preserve attitude? What am I supposed to defend? I'm like this, but what is the attitude of the owner of this body, hmn?"

"All right, let's finish our lesson here first. Tomorrow we'll have a gym class with another class"

"Good, Mom".

Rania's teacher leaves the classroom and all prepare to go home.

"Ran, Today you have freelance in minimarket right? Because it's one way to my house, so we go home together, okay?". Lina asked Rania in a cheerful manner.

"Oh, yes. Alright"

"It just so happened that I didn't know Rania was working anywhere"

"Then let's go now!". Lina immediately took Love without letting her answer her words again.

Lina and Love walk together leaving school. Not too far away from school, there were 3 girls who suddenly confronted them.

"What are you guys doing? Why block our kalan?". Lina asked with a worried look.

"We have nothing to do with you. You'd better get out of here" said one of Helen's friends.

"You guys don't fuck around. I could've reported you to the principal".

"Report us? Hahaha, please if you dare"

"Lina, listen to me carefully. You better get out of here and do something for me". Love whispers to Lina and encourages her to leave

"But, Ran"

"No papa. Justjust go. The three of them are nothing to me. I can make them fall without anyone to help them"

"Whatdidyou say? You little girl doesn't know herself!"