When Potatoes Fall in Love

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“Uhuk uhuk.” Nadin continued to cough every time he smelled the spicy aroma.

Nadin felt overwhelmed to eat the minya because of the amazing spicy taste. During his life, it was the first time he had eaten chili. His eyes were watery, a clear liquid followed out from his nose.

“Ayoooo ! Terussss, cepaaatttt !” yelled the supporters.

Nadin looked to his right side and saw that his opponent would soon finish his part.

It can't be like this ! nadin then held his breath and devoured all his food.

At last…..

“IIiyyyaaaaaa ! DURINGAAT ! class with a representative named Nadin Naraya, MENAAANG !” yelled Mr. Yon excited and happy to see the winner.

“Yeeeeeeee.”

“Horeee”

“Menaaaanggg !!!” shouted Nadin's classmates.

“Hah, huh, huh, Oh my God ! My lips !” lirih Nadin closed his eyes while closing his lips that felt twice as big as the original. He gulped down all the water in the bottle but the heat on his lips and throat had not disappeared.

“Come Nadin Naraya forward,” pinta Pak Yon.

Mr Yon called me, right ? I didn't hear wrong, did I ? nadin asked himself because Mr. Yon's voice sounded faintly in his ear.

“Come here,” call him again while gesturing to Nadin who still looks confused.

Nadin also got up from his seat, he really did not think that his head would be dizzy to make him immediately fall as soon as he got up from his chair.

“Just !” a student who saw Nadin fall. Quickly, the student sitting next to Nadin instantly helped him up.

“Thank you,” said Nadin then headed to Pak Yon.

“Aduh, until fall. What is spicy so as to make dizziness ?” asked Mr. Yon smiling but feeling worried as well.

“Hah huh. Yes, sir,” replied Nadin.

“Haha, yes already. You will be given another drink. This is the gift, congratulations,” said Mr. Yon while giving a box containing a dining card for his class.

Nadin then gave the gift box to Alan and immediately went to find a quiet place to look for fresh air. He could not stand the heat, even his stomach was starting to feel hot. While slightly staggering, he slowly walked down the wall and went nowhere.

“Where are you going?” ask Aidan who suddenly blocked the road.

“Hah huh. I-I want to go to a quiet place, hah hah don't bother me,” replied Nadin lowered his head. He felt ashamed that Aidan saw his messy face. Currently his eyes are swollen, his nose red and watery, plus his lips that feel swollen making him unable to show his face.

“Then follow me,” take Aidan to hold Nadin's wrist and then take him slowly up the stairs to go to the attic in the east building.

“Where are we going?” tanya Nadin followed Aidan.

“Later you also know” replied Aidan continued to climb the stairs with Nadin.

Nadin felt comfortable when he felt the air sweep over his sweaty skin, he realized that he and Aidan were in the attic with Aidan. His lips that felt swollen were immediately covered again as soon as he saw Aidan turning to him.

Oh my God ! Why the spiciness can not be lost, my stomach even so hot, inner Nadin then sat leaning on the wall that is only as high as his stomach.

“Pedas once yes ?” asked Aidan while following sitting next to Nadin.

Nadin just nodded his head while fanning his face.

“A-I didn't know it would be this bike,” Nadin said, not feeling his tears flowing back because of the heat felt by his mouth and stomach.

“Wait a minute, I've asked Rudi to bring you a drink,” said Aidan keeps an eye on Nadin who looks like a hot worm.

“Do you want to go to the hospital ? You don't look okay. Your face is red,” said Aidan again.

“No, hah hah. I. I-it's just because it's spicy. It's okay,” said Nadin then slept on the floor. He used his left hand as a pillow. Meanwhile, his right hand he used to hold his short skirt so as not to be scattered by the wind.

“Wake up, do not sleep like that,” Aidan's word immediately averted his eyes before his eyes caught the appearance of Nadin's smooth thighs hiding behind a short skirt that slightly blushed the wind.

“My head is dizzy, I will lie down for a while. Don't you dare look at me. Otherwise, I will cut your eyes,” said Nadin and close his eyes.

Aidan immediately listened to Nadin's words that sounded like a psychopath. He also opened his uniform and closed Nadin's skirt with his clothes.

Nadin who was surprised to feel something covering his legs immediately woke up and saw Aidan's suit had covered his skirt which from earlier wanted to flutter in the wind. He threw his gaze around the attic to look for Aidan who was beside him.

Where's she going ? nadin's mind while holding Aidan's suit. Meanwhile, the man he was looking for was going down the stairs of the attic to meet Rudi who was waiting on the 3rd floor.

“Thank you. But, did you find anything strange in the canteen ?” ask Aidan while taking a drink that Rudi brought.

“Yes, I heard from the cafeteria cooks that they only used real chili for the spice. But, they found a chili bomb wrapper under the table where the noodles were served,”, Rudi said.

“Cay bomb ? What is ?” ask Aidan who doesn't watch TV.

“It was a kind of chili powder product,” replied Rudi who was stunned after knowing his friend did not know the product.

“Come to the canteen,” take Aidan.

They both rushed to the cafeteria. There Aidan asked the canteen officials to be given the plate that Nadin had used during the race. He was relieved that the plate had not been washed. He then ate the noodles used in the race, after which he tried the rest of the seasoning on Nadin's plate. At once Aidan's face flushed red after trying the seasoning on his girlfriend's plate. He even coughed because of his spiciness.

“Aibi, what seasonings are used in fried noodles for the race are all the same ?” asked Aidan to one of the canteen officials who had been following Aidan.

“Iya. It's all the same, son. Is there something wrong with the roof ?” ask the female cafeteria employee who is the brother of one of Aidan's domestic assistants.

“The taste of spices on this plate is very spicy, different from the taste in this plate,” explained Aidan pointed to the two dishes in front of him.

“Gosh why can it be so ? Aunty really wears the same seasoning,” the employee asserted.

“It's okay, Bi. Then I'll go first. Thank you.”

Fuckin ! Who put the spice on Nadin's plate ? inner Aidan felt furious.

“Why do you look so angry ?” ask Rudi who is currently walking hand in hand with Aidan.

“It's clear that someone bullied Nadin. He dared to give the spicy food to Nadin,” said Aidan with the look of his sharp eyes.

“So, do you want to find the culprit ?”

“Of course. I'll see the CCTV in the canteen, that way I'll find out the culprit,” .

“Tungu, wait, wait, I don't think you should do that. Later I will ask the canteen employees when they will close,” said Rudi who immediately blocked Aidan's steps.

“You don't have to do that for me, Rudi.”

“Have you stolen in the cafeteria and been afraid I saw your action on CCTV ?” asked Aidan to raise his eyebrows.

Rudi immediately snorted and snorted annoyedly to Aidan who had accused him carelessly.

“Crazy, I never steal. I want to help you so you can go straight to Nadin ! He must have waited a long time,” cerocos Rudi who looks emotional until his neck veins look poking.

“Jesus ! I forget. Yes already, later you send the recording via email yes,” pinta Aidan rushed to meet Nadin.

“Basic, it could be that the youngster accused me of being weird,” grumbled Rudi who still saw Aidan half-running to meet Nadin.

Tick ticks

Ctaak !

Aidan gasped as soon as he heard the sound of the enter button being pressed by himself. Until now, he wondered why his beautiful lentic finger could never treat a laptop keyboard gently.

Not broken anymore, right ? inner Aidan while trying to press the enter key again, and it turns out that the key is still fine, unlike some of the previous keyboards that were damaged by his finger.

An incoming email made him switch focus to the laptop screen, his finger danced on the cursor to open the contents of the incoming email from Rudi. Repeatedly he snorted angrily at the video he had just received. His eyes that highlighted sharply like they were going to stab the three people behind the screen.

Apparently you're. And. he again, the inner Aidan after finding the perpetrator who has been pranking Nadin. He also tapped on the table with his index finger, now he was thinking about what was in accordance with the actions of the people who had bullied Nadin.

“Alright, I know what to do” said Aidan smirked and grabbed his phone lying on the table.

Tut Tut Tut

📞 Aidan :

“I want the personal data of the people in the file I sent earlier. I want that data collected in the morning.”

📞 Yoga :

“Good.”

Aidan settles into bed as soon as his conversation is over with Yoga who is the spy of his faith.

When can I go home with you again, inner Aidan before he drifts away in his night's sleep.

In the not-so-bright morning, all the students disbanded from the field once the announcement of the class champion was over. After the announcement, some showed happy faces and some had ordinary faces. Of course, the happy expression is those who got the class champion or who are impatient for a week off school. However, different from Nadin who despite winning the class. He remained flat-faced, as flat as the chest of Dira who was secretly always envious of Nadin's.

“Later noon we go to Resgold yuk.”

“Ah ?! Don't worry, there is a restaurant of the sultans.”

“Yeah, you don't know yet. Every semester break, the restaurant provides free meals for the first 100 students who come there. We can order and eat as much there.”

“Waah ! Then, let's go there !”

“Wait a minute, we have to change clothes and dress up. It also starts at 18:00.”

“Kyaaaa. Let's go home,” shouted the two schoolgirls cheerfully. The two of them half ran without looking forward until they hit Nadin who had accidentally heard their conversation.

“Aduh, sorry,” said the two schoolgirls simultaneously while bowing slightly.

“Nothing,” said Nadin smiling. He then stepped out of the field to go to the bicycle parking after the two children left.

Is going out to eat for free with friends fun ? nadin's inner self never did that with anyone.

The day changed night, the lights of every house, street, and multi-storey building in the city where Nadin lived began to light up. The cool night wind greeted her skin gently. The wind was also like shameless because it had been without permission to sneak into the open gap under the short sleeve of his shirt, to make him feel that his closed body part was being touched.

“Admuted !” Nadin tried to balance his body that was pedaling a bicycle on the night of this Sunday. He got off the bike and found his chain broken.

“Astalachaaa, even though the house is still quite far away,” shriek Nadin.

While Nadin was inspecting his bike, a car with a prancing horse emblem stopped right behind him.

Tap tap tap

The sound of the footsteps made Nadin turn to look at the person who was approaching him.

“Aidan !” lirih Nadin sat down.

“Why ?” Aidan immediately sat in front of Nadin who had looked frightened.

“A-I'm just surprised, I think who.”

“The chain of your bike broke,” Aidan said as his eyes fell on Nadin's bike chain.

“Iya. I'll go home.” Nadin got up and pushed his bike.

“Let's have dinner,” take Aidan.

Nadin stopped his steps and turned to Aidan who was approaching him.

“Tonight I have no friends to eat with. So, come eat with me.”

Should I refuse ? Mom would not allow me. But I'm not good at refusing. He simply asked for a meal. He also helped me a lot, Nadin said.

“How ?” ask Aidan for certainty.

“But we have to go home before 10 o'clock. My mom was visiting her friend, I didn't want my mom to worry about not finding me at home when she came home, ” Nadin explained after she remembered her mom was out.

A wide smile was instantly etched into Aidan's lips.

“Come we go.”

“But my bike.” Nadin held down Aidan who was already holding his hand.

“Some will take care of it for you.”

“But my shirt.” Nadin again held back his steps.

“Your body is good, you are beautiful. So, do not worry about your appearance,” said Aidan took Nadin into his car.

Deg deg deg

Nadin's heart seemed to run when he heard the words of the prince who was sitting next to him. He could not believe that he looked beautiful in front of her, but he only wore a shirt, knee-length skirt, and shoes. However, he was grateful because before leaving for the store he had time to wear a little powder and lipstick. And he just remembered that his hair was braided in two. He swiftly opened the ribbon wrapped around the end of his hair to remove his braid.

“Do not open, I like to see your hair like that,” said Aidan who has since noticed the behavior of Nadin who continues to pay attention to his clothes and hair.

Does he like to look at the style of a little girl ? muttered Nadin who had misbehaved in the car.