The Times New Romance
Chapter 11: Calculus and Computers
Chapter 11
Calculus and Computers
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In her room, the girl sat on the edge of the bed. His gaze was locked on the white bag, which he had chosen for almost two hours, which was now sitting sweetly on his study table. The bag that was supposed to be a gift for Mama Nata, Nata gave it to Ayna. He said, from the beginning Nata did intend to buy a gift for Ayna, but for fear of Ayna objected, Nata hid it as a gift for her mother.
Ayna nodded in disbelief. The bag that cost even more than Ayna's pocket money a month was inside her room. He did not understand what vibrations he felt in his heart. The universe seems to work together to make Ayna confused half to death.
After Nata revealed her feelings, the girl did not immediately give an answer. Ayna still needs time. Everything happened so quickly and suddenly. Ayna is not ready to face all. Ayna was lying in her bedroom. He hopes that everything that happens to him, he can understand when the morning greets him. Ayna was asleep in a sea of worry. This time, he let time be answered.
***
The girl yawned all the way to the engineering department building. The shadow of his body did not elongate nor shorten, but was almost right under his feet. The scorching heat of the sun made Ayna's eyes narrow. In his heart he grumbled, why the hell is there a lecture schedule in broad daylight? For him, it's a great time to take a nap, not study. The spirit of the students faded as the sun crawled to the top. Not to be left behind drowsiness that must have mastered the subject along with the lesson. Yes, although he understands that not all lecturers only teach in one faculty, so this division is important to do, he said, still this becomes one of the annoying things for new students who have to adapt like Ayna.
Finally, Ayna reached the computer lab and immediately landed her ass in one of the third row seats. He did not want to sit at the front because it was an easy line to ask, which one of his chairs was filled by Nino, a guy with glasses who always came first. Ayna also did not want to sit too behind. It's a cramat for guys who like to play games instead of listening to lecturers. Ayna chose to be a student who is not visible by choosing to sit in the middle bench. Find it safe, he thought.
One by one his classmates arrived. Mira immediately greeted Ayna as the girl pressed her cheek over the folds of her hand. Mira sat close to the girl. On the doorstep appeared Zayn, Pras, and Hari along with two female friends who seemed to be chatting with Zayn. It seemed, the twinkle guy actually came back after dimming the other day. Zayn again spread a smile to anyone, including Ranya and Via.
The two thin-faced and ideal-bodied girls did not stop chuckling when talking to Zayn. They look so lost in conversation. Even occasionally, Ranya brought her lips closer to Zayn's ears to whisper something, which made both of them laugh afterwards and Via who pinched Zayn's arm squash. Ayna clucked, but she failed to hold back a heart that felt squeezed. A sense of tightness spread in his chest because of something Ayna did not understand. Ayna tried to shake off that strange feeling.
Zayn is famous and likes to joke. He never chooses friends, be it men or women. Zayn was like a magnet capable of attracting those around him to notice him. Whether because of his actions or his silly words, Zayn is like a machine that easily makes people laugh. Laughter that leads to comfort when close to the guy.
Ayna was still watching them and she almost laughed when Ranya suddenly gave a chocolate to Zayn who directly Zayn oper on Hari. The day that received it seemed happy and then raised his eyebrows to Ranya while saying thanks. Ranya gave a sigh, her face turning sour. They also split up to sit down.
Unknowingly, Ayna was still stalling a smile coincidentally when Zayn passed in front of her. The guy immediately pinched Ayna's nose bone, making the girl straighten her back. Ayna frowned as Zayn displayed a nosy smile. “Why? My handsome smile huh?”
Ayna squealed and turned her face away. “Not, I saw ants again flirtatious,” reply origin, make Zayn laugh. Ayna did not see the ants. He saw Ranya and Via.
Zayn rattled the top of Ayna's head. “It looks like in your brain there is another error huh, Ayna? Can I help solve the problem?” Ayna immediately brushed off the hand and flicked away the chuckling Zayn. The guy was sitting on the back bench with a crowd of other guys. When Ayna and Zayn separated, Ayna felt that someone was watching her. At the direction of two o'clock, Ranya, with her dislike gaze.
***
Zayn had set his heart to try to be ordinary even though in his heart, he was burning with jealousy. He just found out that this feeling was really very strong until it was able to take away the peace of Zayn's heart. As long as Nata and Ayna don't really have a relationship, Zayn tries to tolerate it.
“I've permission to teach you at the cafe,” Zayn told Ayna as soon as they finished college. Ayna is dragged by Zayn to her car. Zayn opens the door for Ayna but the girl instead pecks. Not getting into the car.
“Why Ayna?” zayn asked to see Ayna bending her face. Although it is usual like that, but this time there seems to be something that is bothering the girl.
“I don't want to learn, Zayn. I'm sleepy,” to Ayna.
“Yes slept after we learned. I guarantee one hundred percent of your sleep is so much better than usual. How's it? Good idea, right?”
“Ih, Zayn.” Ayna reflexively hits Zayn's arm when the guy laughs.
“Come, Ayna. Next week there's a calculus quiz. Do you know where you are? I'm sure you just came to campus to get some pocket money, right?” guess Zayn's a hundred percent right.
The pocket money is Ayna's top priority until she can survive so far. Given that no mother can break her stubborn father's heart, Ayna had to think twice about quitting college because her father threatened not to give her pocket money. What an irony, he lectures for the sake of his stomach to fill.
Ayna clucked as Zayn smiled broadly at the win. The guy puts his head around Ayna to get in the car. Ayna gets into Zayn's car, though her heart is burdened. “Learnnnya the superficial, I do not want long together with you.” Later there is a jealous, inner Ayna along with a flash of memory Ranya who looks at him sharply in class. Ayna was lazy to deal with that geeky girl.
While driving his car out of the Blue Campus area, Zayn screeched, “It depends on his students want to listen to his tutor or not,” quipped to make Ayna scowl.
They also arrived at cafA© which was quite quiet from visitors. The sounding chants of musical instruments create a peaceful atmosphere. Vintage decor dominates the room with walls covered in wood. Zayn choose the right cafA© to learn.
“Next week calculus quiz, you can right?”
Ayna rolled a lazy eyeball. “Aren't we computer majors? Why should I study calculus? The part of the program that we make also does not use complicated calculations rich so.” Ayna mendumel's. He cannot force himself to accept lessons he does not understand. Therefore, without realizing Ayna was reluctant to learn not because the lesson was difficult, but she had refused to learn it.
Zayn clucked while shaking his head. “Denger yes, Ayna. You know the function why mathematics must be learned even from us SD?” Ayna. “Because basically mathematics is a calculating tool that makes it easier for humans. We can simplify the problems of life to be calculated faster. Let's see this building. If until now no one knows how to count, what builders will bring bricks one by one just calculated to know how many bricks are needed?”
Ayna gawking.
“And what does our major have to do with calculus? Calculus is a very effective calculation tool to solve problems related to a change. The change here is the change in the value of a variable.
“For programmers whose job is to design a program. We need that calculation if we want to create an information system that aims to facilitate decision-making according to the calculation of the data changes, the data above, although not all applications need this but this is important to know as a computer scholar.”
Ayna has been gaping ever since Zayn opened his mouth to tell a story. At first, Ayna was interested in listening, but her head so throbbed because Zayn's speech was not endless. Now, Zayn smiled at Ayna. “So, you know, right?”
Ayna shook her head, “No,” plain.
Zayn laughed then pinched Ayna's two-cheeked squash that looked hypnotized due to Zayn's long speech. Ayna snorted and rubbed her two reddened cheeks.
“The bottom line is we have to learn calculus as a method to train our thinking power and logic. So you're ready, Miss Ayna?”
Ayna sighed. Zayn starts handing out papers for each of them and starts teaching Ayna with one question she gives. Ayna had studied calculus in High School, the value was not too destroyed. Ayna is classified as a pretty smart student, especially in the field of mathematics. But unfortunately, Ayna did not really understand what she had learned. He simply memorized the formula before the test and forgot it once out of the examination room. The teacher does not give a reason why students must learn a science. Ayna felt that she was just a robot who had to do what the teacher told her to achieve graduation without her understanding what the purpose behind it was.
***
"I didn't know you were doing math" Zayn said as he walked out of the cafe. Beside her, Ayna smiled proudly to herself.
Zayn breathes deeply into the different street scents with the scent of chemicals in the hospital. There are a variety of scents that sometimes make it frown wonder, whether the smell of restaurant cuisine, the smell of cigarette smoke, or the smell of wet soil after rain that smells soothing. Heart's expanding. His smile automatically widened. Thanks to Ayna, Zayn can get out of the hospital or campus. As he expected, Soraya would allow Zayn as long as it did not violate the signs that had been set for him.
A leisurely walk enjoying the view of the city that Zayn usually could only enjoy from the top floor of the hospital, really made him feel lulled and tormented at the same time. He marveled at God's creation with all the schemes laid down so that people's lives looked so beautiful in his eyes. However, he could not dismiss the tightness that spread in the chest because he could only be a connoisseur. Even so, Zayn was still not satisfied. There were still many places he had never visited and he would never get permission if that was his wish.
"O yes, Ayna."
Ayna, who was about to walk to Zayn's car door, broke her intention and faced the man. "What?"
"Why if your UAS value will be an average of A, we go to the recreation park?" tawar Zay.
Ayna chuckles amusedly. "Why can't I ask for my own gift?"
Zayn chirped, "Yes, what?"
"You stopped being my tutor."
Had Ayna not taken her eyes off Zayn, she would have seen Zayn's face harden. That simple slipping sentence had a tremendous effect on Zayn's heart that felt squeezed. Moreover, because Ayna said that without thinking twice. Zayn felt he was just a dust grain in Ayna's eyes.
Zayn sighed before saying, "If it is, it's your father and me. Come on, to the park. I'm sure you haven't been there in a long time. Aye, right?" wheedled.
Ayna drew an answer. He saw Zayn who looked excited. His eyes sparkled a plea to Ayna. He did not understand why Zayn wanted to go there. Ayna remembers the last time she visited the playground was in first grade High School. Since then, Ayna has never gone anywhere again. Therefore, Ayna nodded in agreement.
A big smile rose on Zayn's lips. "okay! I'll teach you to really understand so you can get an A" Zayn said as he lightly stepped into his car.
Ayna shook her head while holding back a laugh. Zayn looked like an excited little boy hearing about the holiday as if he had never set foot there.
