Reality is Not as Beautiful as Expectation

Reveal the truth

Arriving at the classroom, people stared at Elena. They stared as if Elena was a character in a romantic movie. Yes, they certainly think that, because they think that now Austin, whose heart is icy cold, suddenly likes a woman.

At the end, Elena saw Austin who seemed uncomfortable with the look of her friends who looked at her.

For some reason, Elena felt guilty because she had asked for help in a group chat. As a result now the classmates tease Austin by saying that there is a special relationship between Austin and Elena.

"Good morning everyone!" greet the teacher who suddenly came.

"Good morning, ma'am," answered everyone.

"For this meeting, I'm going to divide you into groups and one group of two."

The teacher mentioned some of the names of the students in the class and unfortunately Elena's group with Austin.

Finished mentioning the names, finally everyone approached their respective groups. But Elena and Austin were just sitting in their respective seats.

"Alena, there! because I'm the same Fadlan wants to sit here," Talitha said.

Elena picked up the book, and then she walked over to Austin. While sitting next to Austin, Elena felt a little awkward because she felt guilty for Austin.

"Austin, I'm sorry."

"Sorry for what?"

"On group chat."

"It's okay, relax."

As time passed, Elena and Austin ended up doing their assigned tasks.

While Austin was on assignment, Elena focused instead on the figure Austin had drawn in his book.

The picture looks like Elena's old face. But there's no way that's Elena's face either, because what Austin did was draw Elena's face.

"That's a picture of who the hell?" show Elena.

Austin turned the book around. "Not a picture of anyone."

"The picture looks like someone."

Austin looked at Elena. "Who does this picture look like?"

As Austin looked at her, Elena instantly shifted her gaze. Honestly, he was a little misbehaved when Austin looked at him.

"Nobody looks like anyone," said Elena, Austin spontaneously looked flat at Elena.

Austin took his writing book and he stared fixedly at his drawing. "This is a picture of someone I like."

"His name is Elena" she continued.

Surprised to hear Austin's words, Elena spontaneously shut her mouth in disbelief at what she was hearing now.

"Why you?" puzzled Austin because Elena suddenly shut her mouth.

"I don't know why" replied Elena, who still doesn't believe this.

"Don't tell anyone about this, because people will be shocked if I like him" said Austin, then Elena just nodded.

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Elena, Talitha and Manda are in the cafeteria. They enjoyed snacks while chatting about the group earlier. More precisely, Talitha and Manda are teasing Elena for being a group with Austin.

To be honest, Elena is very wrong now. Coupled with Austin's statement saying that he likes Elena and it makes Elena get carried away.

If you think about it, Elena was very confused about the reason Austin liked her. Elena's old face isn't pretty, but somehow Austin likes Elena.

"Guys, is there a guy who likes ugly girls?"

"What Talitha says" said Manda.

Elena smiled, she had no idea about this. It was impossible for a handsome man to like an ugly woman. But in reality, it is true that not everything is seen from beauty.

Elena was still curious about the reason Austin liked Elena. If there was a chance, Elena would ask him that.

"Eh! look at!" talitha said while showing her phone, which on the screen showed Austin's Instagram post yesterday and the caption read 'say where you are, I'll be there soon'.

Unknowingly, Elena's tears began to glaze over as she read the caption. Because, the photo that Austin posted was a photo of the pier that Elena often visited.

"Alena, are you crying?" talitha asked to confirm, as Elena hurriedly wiped her tears.

"The patient one. There are still many handsome guys," said Manda while stroking Elena's shoulder.

Manda thinks that Elena is crying out of sadness when she finds out that Austin is in love with another woman, when in fact Elena is crying because she is moved to know that Austin loves her so much.

Elena stood up and she intended to go to Austin.

"Where are you going?" manda asked but did not respond by Elena.

Elena walked towards Austin who was eating with her friends.

"Austin!" call Elena. Spontaneous Austin, Reza and Ferdy stared at Elena.

"What's wrong?" ask Austin.

"There's something I want to talk about, but later if you're done eating."

"Have a word now, the food is almost gone."

Elena looked towards Reza and Ferdy. He could not talk about himself to the two of them, because they had also mocked Elena.

"Let's talk there" said Austin.

"But you haven't finished eating."

"Nothing, I'm full anyway."

Eventually the two of them went to a deserted place, because Elena did not want anyone to know about her conversation with Austin.

Elena suddenly felt nervous, as she was about to tell Austin her true secret.

Before speaking, Elena took her breath first so that she felt calm.

"I want to be honest with you. But don't tell anyone anymore" said Elena, then Austin nodded slowly.

"I'm actually Elena, not Alena."

Austin looked down at Elena. "What do you mean? you like me the same? you keep telling me so Elena let me like it with you?"

"It's not. But I'm really Elena."

Just as Austin was about to leave, Elena quickly held onto his hand. "I have proof that I'm Elena." Spontaneous Austin turned to Elena because he wanted to know about the evidence.

Elena took off her hand that was grasping Austin's wrist. "The photo of the pier in your Instagram post, that's where Elena killed herself, right?"

"Yes. So what's the evidence?"

"Yes the proof I know about it."

"All the students of Merdeka High School also know about it, so you must have heard about that place."

Elena thought about proving to Austin that what she was talking about was true.

"I remember! at that time, when we were a group, you once told me to write because I was the most neat writing among others," explained Elena, because she only thought about the incident, because she only thought about it, which is why Elena was upset with Austin.