
My relationship with my father became tenuous after I released a statement about my condition last time. My father's corporate image suffered a lot of bad comments, especially after they let false information circulate about me.
I don't want to worry too much, because I know what my father would be like if it was related to his company. I am not the top priority in his eyes if it has something to do with his company.
“You are sure you want to enter today. Permission again a day?” ask Timothee.
We're on our way to my college.
“It's okay. I have too much permission.”
The man glanced at the back of my head which was still covered in gauze and bandages.
“If there is anything directly notify me, yes.”
I just nodded at the man's question. Even if anything happens, I will never contact the man for help. I don't really want to get too attached to her in life this time.
***
“You're in? I guess you're still a permit today because you just got out of the hospital.”
Giovano greeted me as soon as I arrived at college.
I glanced at Timothee who seemed distracted by Giovano's whereabouts. But I don't really care about the man's comfort.
In my first life, only Giovano remained friends with me until I graduated despite a lot of bad news circulating about me.
“Come!” I invited Giovano to rush into our faculty building, leaving Timothee sitting behind the wheel of his car.
***
“Tadi who?” giovano asked after we had entered the building.
“Tactation.”
The man gasped as soon as I heard calling Timothee “my betrothed”. I looked at him in wonder.
“His brother Mr Alexander?”
“Iya.”
No further talks after that. The man no longer asked until we got to class.
Whispers filled the room as I set my feet into the classroom. Whispers that I could still hear clearly.
“Not him in the hospital?”
“It's out probably. Just look at the back of his head still bandaged.”
“So, that's right? Very bad behavior Lucy and her mother.”
I walked away ignoring the whispers and attention of the people who were on me. I didn't even have to ask because all the whispers were kind of played to me, the main topic this morning.
“Although they are half-siblings, but to the point of getting her into the hospital instead of being so outrageous already?”
“Remember the last time Lucy was busy making rumors that she was a foster child?”
“It seems upik abu intend to be princess.”
Hearing Lucy being a bad topic of conversation, I felt no pity at all. It was a payment he had to pay for his actions. That wasn't enough of it either. I want him to feel pain that is many times more than what I used to feel.
***
I took both of my feet out of the faculty building after the lecture was over.
I narrowed my eyes as soon as I saw a familiar sight. A cynical smile was on my face when I saw Lucy talking to Timothee.
“Indeed, yes. Once cheap stay cheap.”
My voice was loud enough to make the people around me glance at me.
“Means?” asked Giovano who was walking next to me.
“Itu.” Show me using my chin.
There Timothee was sitting behind the wheel of his car. He hasn't left from there.
Next to her was Lucy standing, the girl apparently not welcome to get into the man's car. The two were talking through the window of the car opened by Timothee.
“Not that your fiancee?”
“Iya. She's my fiancee.”
The atmosphere grew even more intense as I confirmed Giovano's question.
“No follow-up?”
“No. Wh-wh-what for? He just talks like that with other women. I'd better get home in a taxi.”
“Let me take,” bargain Giovano.
I pondered for a moment at the man's offer.
“Not necessary. I'll just go home by myself.”
The man smiled awkwardly as soon as I turned down his offer to drive me home.
“You still haven't come home?”
The baritone voice from next to me was quite startling to me. I turned to look at the astonished owner of the voice.
The man just stared back at me.
“According to Mr, I'm still here when I get home?”
It sounds disrespectful, but I don't want to keep the courtesy for the person who has treated me with displeasure, even if it happened in my past life, not now.
“Why? Your fiance hasn't arrived?” ask again.
He didn't seem to be offended by my disrespectful attitude just now.
“Have come, but again fun the same chilli-cabean.”
Alexander followed my gaze which stared at Timothee and Lucy who were busy chatting while occasionally laughing.
“You're still an enemy of her?”
“According to you, can I make peace with someone who has spread bad rumors about me and put me in the hospital?”
“You have no courtesy at all with me.”
The man finally protested also about the disrespect I kept showing him since. I also have no intention of getting along with that man.
“Already. Now you want to follow him there?”
“No. Where do I want to get close to that person. I can go back to the hospital.”
The people around us are gathering more and more. They seemed to be waiting to witness the impending commotion between me and Lucy.
Everyone knows that our relationship is not good. Especially after I got into the hospital and the posts I made on my social media account.
“Ya already.” The man walked away from me and Giovano.
I continued my steps to go towards the campus gate. I want to get out of this college quickly.
“Alicia!”
I know exactly who is calling me right now from behind. But I don't want to stop and speed up my footsteps.
“Alicia!”
The man kept calling me over and over again. But I also continued to ignore it.
“Alicia!”
I felt a hand grab my shoulder. The sound of breathless breathing sounded from behind me.
“I've called you from earlier, didn't you hear?”
Brusque fist of his hand. I didn't turn around at all. I prefer to continue my steps towards the gate.
Giovano walked with me. He doesn't talk much.
The thing that astonished me was that the man brought a private vehicle to the campus, but he chose to accompany me on his way to the campus gate. The direction of the campus gate and the parking lot where he parked his car opposite. But he doesn't seem to care that much.
“You why the hell?” ask Timothee's upset.