Compensation costs

Gleg! Celine swallowed hard.

"T-that ... I confess, I was the one who overtook your path earlier, which almost resulted in a crash."

Darren smiled sweetly. "Come in first, then we'll discuss the issue of compensation."

Celine took a few steps back. "Compensation?" she asked in shock.

"Hum, what else should we call it?" Darren answered. "Just imagine, you almost caused a crash, and besides-" Darren pointed his chin toward the scuffed part of the car.

"I'm sure, you're the one who knows best, what caused my car to get scratched."

Just as Celine tried to answer, Darren continued to speak again. "Yes, that's right. It was scratched by the wing of your motorcycle. To make this car look smooth again, of course it requires money, right? So, I feel we need to discuss the compensation costs. Honestly, this is not my car, this is a car provided by the company. To fix this, they'll cut my pay later."

Deg!

"How do you want to be responsible?" asked Darren again.

All of sudden, Celine gaped at Darren.

"What?" Celine shrieked.

However, she soon came to her senses.

"Eh ... sorry, I-I blurted out. Ehhh no, it's not like that. I mean, emph ... what do you mean by what you said earlier!" Celine said while correcting her words a thousand times.

"It doesn't mean anything! Instead I asked, what kind of responsibility do you want to take in this Miss Celine?" Darren replied casually while pointing at the car.

"Me?" Celine pointed at her sharp nose.

"Hum ..., I'm good, right? I'm asking your opinion responsibly, just according to your wishes."

'Shit! What's good? did he realize what he was even saying? It is as good as killing me!! I can't answer!' Celine said to herself.

"Emph... Mr. Darren, you realized that didn't you, you are too good at suppressing someone. Obviously I can't answer your words!" Celine said.

'It's good he wants to drown me in my own choice! Later I will choose not to be responsible, just know his taste!' cursed Celine.

"You're hard to explain, but I like it!" said Darren.

Deg!

'What ... what did that guy just say? What exactly was he trying to convey through those words? And why did my thin cheeks blushing?' Celine thought.

Just when Celine was thinking about asking the exact meaning of the man's words, Darren continued speaking once again.

"Meet me at The Edge Restaurant this weekend!" Dareen ordered, then he immediately opened the door for Celine, who was standing without moving near the driver's side.

The still confused Celine looked at Darren, but the man flirted with a wink.

'Aahhh...! That's very sweet,' Celine thought.

The innocent girl was hypnotized by the charm of the man in front of her. It can't be helped, the charm that this man possessed was too flashy and thick, it was only natural for the innocent Celine to be immediately amazed.

Celine, instead of getting in to the car, walked out the parking lot with a confused expression, it could even be said that she looked more like she was walking around dumbfounded.

"Don't forget, this Saturday meet me at 'The Edge Restaurant', I'll be waiting for you there!" Darren screamed before he leaving in the car.

"Phew!!! What's wrong with me? Why is my heart suddenly went out of control? Will I be suffering from a heart disease at such a young age?" said Celine while holding her chest.

"Do I need to undergo intense treatment at the hospital?" she mumbled dejectedly.

In the afternoon ~

After coming home from work, Celine was in a little hurry to reach her campus.

This time she was forced to use public transportation to get there.

"Huuuuu ... if only my bike wasn't damaged, I wouldn't have rushed like this!" Celine sneered.

Naturally she didn't like this kind of situation, where she need to spend double the time just travelling or sometimes it would be triple the time if she rode a bike.

"It's all because of that handsome guy, his good looks can not only make my bike shrink, I think my heart too. He's really the source of my bad luck!" Celine continued grumbling, she didn't even notice that all the eyes of the passengers on the public transport were on her because she had been talking to herself for a long time.

'Shit!!! God, I experienced bad luck again, surely now these passengers would think that I'm crazy for talking to myself. Ouch, why do I always behave like a weirdo every time I remember it!' Celine thought as she slapped her forehead.

At exactly 17:35 she arrived at the campus of pride. Yes, even though it's not her dream campus, Celine really likes this campus.

At first glance, this might appear too tiring for a young girl like her. In the morning she had to get up early to go to work, and immediately after getting home from work in the evening, she had to go to college. Departing from home at 8:00 a.m. and returning home when it was almost midnight — if there were no obstacles — but she was enjoying all that, as she was firmly determined to do so.

'There is still my dream that must come true,' she thought.

Lack of sleep had become a common thing for her, it was okay for Celine to sincerely live with what she had now. It was her choice, and she must persist in the choices she made. There would be a positive result for whatever she chose, of course, along with the consequences of that choice. If she survived the consequences, she will be the winner. If she lost, well ... that didn't need to be discussed.