
"Ken ..." As usual, Zahra always approached Ken who was eating in the cafeteria alone.
Ken stared at Zahra at a glance, then he just allowed the girl to sit in front of him like the days before.
There was no conversation between the two of them because Ken remained focused on eating while playing games on his phone.
Ken was acting funny, as if nothing had ever happened between the two of them yesterday.
Zahra, who had understood the man's indifference, could only eat a bowl of meat in the same state of silence.
"Lo's not tired of following me like this?" ken asked suddenly, he looked into Zahra's clear eyes.
Zahra choked on her food in shock at Ken's sudden words. Not to mention, when Ken looked at him, Zahra was also watching the man in silence, so Zahra's gaze was caught off guard when Ken's eyes looked at him.
Zahra was caught looking at the man in front of her.
"Geez, my shame!" inward Zahra immediately grabbed a drink cup near her bowl.
Zahra sipped the drink straight up the toilet and Ken was waiting for the girl to finish.
"Other times if you want to eat a drink! So no drinking people!" cetus Ken's.
"Eh?" Zahra immediately realized that what she spent was Ken's drink. He reflexively put the glass back on the table.
"Ouch! The shame doubled!" Zahra cursed herself.
Ken was about to get up from his seat, but Zahra again called out the man's name.
"Ken ..."
"What else? Would you like to pay for a drink you've finished?" satir Ken.
"If it's for you to join the bill, then I'll pay for it" said Zahra.
Ken was silent for a moment, then he smiled smirk.
"At any time I'm not going to go with that bill! I don't care about school! I'm dealing with this gray white period just because of the formalities!"
"But, Ken .. School is important!" Zahra.
"It doesn't matter .. I can read, write, count!" Ken sniffed his shoulder and then started to step again.
"It seems that persuading someone like you will indeed end in vain! Let's see the kids at the place! They're all excited for school even though the cost for school barely has!" zahra's words left Ken speechless and thinking.
"You can say that school is not important! Not everyone is as lucky as you, who think school is a trivial thing. I'm proof, I've been looking for money from small to be able to continue school!" zahra.
"That's your business! Same principle of my life!" Ken passes by and leaves Zahra at the corner of the cafeteria, where Ken used to spend time in school break hours.
Zahra was annoyed to see Ken's attitude, let alone hear Ken's words that sounded trivial. Of course Zahra was angry, because Ken had no idea how hard he had been to make money all this time for the sake of school.
Then, without a second thought Zahra walked quickly to pursue Ken's steps.
Zahra grabbed Ken's arm in haste, making the man turn towards him.
"Okay, I won't force you to go back, because we have different principles! I'm tired of coaxing your kayaking stones!" zahra was angry. Ken was surprised to see Zahra's anger, he did not expect this angry Zahra.
In the next instant, Ken only realized that Zahra had left before him and it turned out that their first quarrel did not escape the sight of other students who seemed to whisper while shaking their heads towards him.
For some reason, there was a feeling of regret in Ken's heart. Did his words offend Zahra? Did he indirectly hurt the girl?
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Zahra's anger the other day was like the peak of the girl's patience to persuade her and now there was no more Zahra the chick who followed while persuading her to join the stand every time.
The semester exam was just a few weeks away and Ken somehow thought about what Zahra was saying now, that school is such an important thing that even many kids like Zahra - have to rack their brains to earn money to go to school.
Ken should feel calm and comfortable without Zahra stalking him, but why does he feel lonely and something is missing?
Has Zahra influenced his mindset? Or did Zahra accidentally fill the void of her days?
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The steps sounded closer towards Zahra who was teaching the children in the backyard of the orphanage.
Zahra realized that, but did not know who had come to visit the orphanage on this Sunday.
The children of the home began to be heard calling out sentences that made Zahra's face reddened, because of surprise, unexpected and shame.
"Sir Hana .. Her boyfriend came it!" Dito's loud and happy voice teasing Zahra was the height of the fanfare that began to occur. Dito's small hand pointed behind Zahra's body and Zahra automatically turned back, although from Dito's words he could already guess who came to him today. It must be Ken.
After a week of not following Ken in the school area, why is this guy coming to Panti now?
"Why?" zahra asked flatly, she even lazily looked at Ken's face. But, wait .. Ken's face looks a lot bruised and almost battered, because actually he did not really ignore the beautiful face of the man so he could see the state of Ken's face from the results of his vision.
"Can talk for a minute ..." Ken's voice sounded soft.
While in front of them the orphanage children continued to sound tempting to Zahra and Ken.
"Boyfriend Kak Hana asked to be treated for his injuries," said Keysia, making Zahra turn back to the gathering of home children who had not sat conducive as at the beginning.
"Key .. here there are no boyfriends. Okay?" zahra said slowly but emphasized the sentence so that Keysia understood the meaning.
The girl named Keysia actually chuckled while nodding her head innocently.
Zahra looked back at Ken. "We're talking there!" he said it and immediately stepped towards the circle-shaped old iron swing at the end of the yard.
Ken followed Zahra who was walking in front of him. They were silent until they arrived at the swing, Zahra sat there.
Ken confidently followed Zahra, sitting on the same iron swing, making their position face to face.
"What do you want to talk about? I don't have much time anymore" Zahra said.
Ken nodded in understanding.
"Gue's going to go with you."
Zahra was silent, Ken's words really surprised her, even though almost two months ago she persuaded Ken every day but the man never shook with her invitation. And during this week Zahra silenced Ken, why did Ken change his mind?
"Are you serious?" ask Zahra at last.
"Hmmm..." Ken nodded again, but this time while holding the edge of his lips that looked bluish bruised.
"You're a fight?" search Zahra.
"It's normal" said Ken smiling.
Did Zahra not look wrong? Ken smiling? A Ken smiled at her? And this is not the slanted smile that Ken used to show, but rather a smile that just seems to come out without being forced.
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