14. Misunderstand

Alan and Jeff gawked at Daniel who was getting further away.

"DANIEL!" Alan shouted as he jogged to align his steps with Daniel. "But there's information you don't know," he whispered.

Jeff took a deep breath, then ran after his two friends. "I just took a break!" he muttered softly.

"What?" asked Daniel curiously.

"Bobby already has a boyfriend! Her name is Dilla! She's in the same faculty, do you know her?"

Daniel nodded his head. "I know! The one who often accompanied him to basketball matches, right? The one who was against our faculty at that time? If that's true... aw crazy!" replied Daniel excitedly. "Are you serious?"

While running, Alan nodded without looking at his interlocutor.

"Not gossip, right?"

Alan patted Daniel's head. "Njir!" he laughed, then turned to aji who was next to Daniel. "You think I'm Jeff?"

"Me again! Me again! Handsome people are like this, everywhere is always the subject of conversation!"

"You bastard!"

Daniel shook his head slowly. "Unclean!"

Daniel suddenly stopped running, Alan and Jeff also stopped. Emily and Bobby were right in front of them, Bobby smiled faintly and stretched his hand forward and was greeted by Alan and Jeff's helping hand, because Daniel was silent until Bobby pulled his hand back.

"How's the thesis, Bobby? Is it done?" asked Alan.

Bobby chuckled. "A little more, Lan."

"Where is your girl who likes to accompany you to basketball practice?" asked Daniel sarcastically.

Emilly raised an eyebrow, confused at Daniel's attitude which had changed a hundred times from what he was used to. Emilly's eyes watched Daniel who was looking at Bobby like an appraising look. Bobby looks confused to answer Daniel's question which seems to demand him, because he himself is also looking for his lover.

"No—" Bobby rubbed the back of his neck.

"You don't have to know people's business, you know!" Emilly cut Bobby's words then looked at Daniel sarcastically.

Daniel laughed softly. "His mistress is angry!" he said. His hands elbowed Alan and Jeff who were right and left.

Emilly turned to Bobby who was also looking at him, they looked at each other, a few moments later they both laughed. Emilly wiped the corners of her teary eyes. One of his eyebrows rose. "If so, why?" she asks.

"Emilly!" Bobby warned.

"Leave it alone, Bro, let it be embarrassing!"

Daniel jumped in surprise when Emilly called Bobby as Big Brother, not love or other affectionate calls. Daniel became restless, lest he misunderstood, where would he put his face at this time. "Older brother?" Daniel looked at Emilly and Bobby, as if asking for a clearer explanation.

"So you're being cynical at me because you're jealous—"

"Older brother!" Emilly cut Bobby's words quickly, her eyes widened at Bobby.

Jeff cleared his throat. "Du...dudududu..." Jeff also turned his gaze to another direction when Daniel looked at him with embarrassment.

Bobby smiled faintly. "Yes, I'll go first, I want to find Della."

Daniel smiled awkwardly, then finally nodded letting Bobby walk past him, followed by Emilly who also walked behind Bobby, Daniel's hand reflexively lifted, holding Emilly's hand. "You don't want to stay here, with me?"

Emilly turned around. "No!" she said firmly, then turned around again and jogged after Bobby who had already run away from her.

"Come on, come back!" Raka took Jeff and Alan away while wiping his sweaty forehead due to an incident that made him awkward and hot and cold.

Jeff immediately moved his body a little away from Daniel. "Who, huh? You don't have to be close, it's embarrassing. Hahaha..." Jeff ran to avoid Daniel's hand who wanted to pound his head, because Daniel's frustration had not been vented, he finally ran after Jeff and climbed onto his back until Jeff disappeared balance and fall.

While running slowly, Alan laughed at the silliness of his two friends in public.

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"Yes, I'm there, it's already on the road, it's jammed, Rachel, dear. Byeeee!" Emilly turned off her phone with a bit of annoyance.

She was sitting in the back seat in the car with Bobby and Della. When finished running this morning, Della invited Bobby and Emilly to stop by her house which was not too far away, in the end they both agreed, while resting. But not long after sitting on Della's terrace, Emilly whined at Bobby to go home immediately because he felt his body was getting sticky, and Della asked to come to her house with the excuse that she was bored at home alone.

Emilly snorted while remembering Bobby who always prioritized Della. She came late to the appointment place to work on an activity proposal with Rachel, Cindy and Manda. "Anyway, drop me off first!" she said when Della was chatting with Bobby.

"Yes, Emilly. We did take you first, didn't we?"

Bobby nodded silently. "Want to get there quickly?" he asked.

"Yes," said Emilly quickly.

"Fly!"

Emilly pursed her lips. "Funny!" Emilly's hand took the cellphone that he had put in his bag, then opened the notification message in the incoming Whatsapp application.

"Are you busy tonight?"

Emilly read the message silently. Emilly noticed an unknown cell phone number, her fingers typed a message to reply to it and then deleted it again. Emilly is confused whether to reply or not. Emilly looked out the car window, the destination cafe was already visible, Emilly intended to get off and just walk because the traffic jam was still long ahead.

"I'll just get off here!" Emilly put her cellphone in a yellow flower-patterned slingbag, then closed it. Emilly opened the car door and got out, he also waved his right hand to Bobby and Della who were in the car.

Bobby opened the car window next to Della. "Careful, Em," he called. Emilly just nodded her head in response, then walked into the cafe.

Emilly's eyes roamed the corner of the room, looking for her friends. She walked closer to three girls who were talking excitedly while occasionally laughing, they were Rachel, Manda and Cindy. Manda and Cindy were her new friends at University. They're a bit clumsy, but they're very loyal friends. Emilly smiled faintly then pulled a chair and dropped her buttocks there.

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