8

"What? Brother Lorenzo is asking you out on a date next week?" Evan asked after hearing Jules' words that morning in his class.

Jules nodded approvingly. "You understand very well, don't you, if I am in a state like this?" Jules asked.

Evan nodded in agreement. "But there's nothing wrong with Jules if you go on a date with him. Who knows with time you'll feel comfortable around him." Evan's suggestion.

"tsk. I'm really lazy to do it." Jules replied quickly.

"You're always like that." Evan shook his head. "Besides, bro Lorenzo is a good man and you also admit that you are quite comfortable when texting with him."

"I'm comfortable when texting with him. But not when I'm around him. Do you know when I was about to get out of his car he presumptuously grabbed my arm? I don't like him." Jules said with an annoyed face.

"Gosh, Jules. He's just holding your arm not your sensitive part." Clap Evan.

"Evan... Evan... Can't you think properly, right now he's just holding my arm? But don't know for tomorrow." tell Jules.

Matheo's arrival into their class that morning broke the conversation between them. Jules, who was still annoyed with Matheo because of what happened in front of the toilet yesterday, turned his gaze away from Matheo as if he didn't want to look at him.

"So you intend to refuse bro Lorenzo's invitation next week?" Evan asked as they were in the cafeteria that afternoon.

Jules nodded his head. "Besides not liking his attitude, I also don't like being alone with a guy I don't like," Jules replied.

Evan shook his head. "If you continue like this, I'm sure no man will ever approach you again because it will end in vain."

"You don't talk recklessly," tell Jules.

"Besides, you're too much, Jules. It could be that Lorenzo grabbed your arm just out of reflex so you wouldn't get out of the car." Says Evan.

Jules fell silent and thought. "Well, I don't want to talk about it at the moment," Jules replied then returned to focus on enjoying the food in front of him.

The days passed. Lorenzo was still in his stance to approach Jules in various ways to make Jules a little melted because of his attitude.

"So you accept my invitation next week?" Lorenzo asked, pleased at Jules' answer.

Jules nodded his head heavily though. With so much kindness from Lorenzo, it was no longer possible for him to refuse the man's invitation. After all, Lorenzo seemed intent on approaching him.

"Okay, then next week I'll pick you up," Lorenzo said closing their conversation that afternoon in the parking lot.

The next day, Jules who was about to take his wallet which he had left in the seat of his motorbike stopped when he heard a commotion from behind a tree near the parking lot.

"Why did you suddenly break up with us? What did I do wrong?" The voice of a man who sounded loud was getting louder in Jules' ears.

Hearing the commotion managed to attract Jules' attention to get closer to the source of the sound. Jules was getting closer to the source of the sound with slow steps. But he had to stop when someone hit him on the shoulder.

"Jules, why are you sneaking around?" asked a man who was none other than his best friend Evan.

"Evan... You just startled me!" Jules squeaked while stroking his chest.

****

"And why are you sneaking around like a thief anyway." Evan's pout.

Hearing Evan's words, Jules was reminded of his intention to eavesdrop on the conversation of two people behind the big tree in front of him.

Ignoring Evan's question, Jules walked back closer to the tree. But luck was not on his side because he no longer listened to the conversation between the two people. After all, they had left the parking area.

Jules turned around and glared at Evan. "It's all because of you! If only you hadn't gotten in my way, I would have known who was talking behind this tree!" Jules' rampage hit Evan's arm.

"Jules. What are you doing? Why are you suddenly blaming me!" Evan, who did not accept being blamed and beaten, responded by pinching Jules' arm.

"Evan!" Jules screeched in pain.

"Besides, you're just hitting my arm and blaming me for no reason!"Evan grumbled.

Jules snorted. "Did you know that I wanted to eavesdrop on someone's conversation behind this tree!" Point Jules at the big tree in front of him.

Evan shook his head. "How would I know? Besides, it's as if you don't have any other job to bother eavesdropping on other people's conversations." Reply to Evan.

Jules' tongue clicked. It seemed he was lazy to respond to Evan's words by saying that he had heard a familiar male voice in his ear.

"Never mind. I want to get my wallet." Jules said then walked towards his motorbike.

"Jules... wait a minute..." Evan followed Jules' steps.

"What's the matter, Evan? You're making my blood boil, aren't you!" Jules grumbled.

"I just wanted to remind you to take my lunch box which is in the seat of your motorbike." Says Evan.

"You just want to say that to take my lunch box that is in the seat of your motorbike." Says Evan.

"You just want to say that to bother chasing me to the parking lot?" Jules asked to which Evan nodded.

"Evan... Evan. Jules is getting more and more annoyed with Evan's unimportant intentions making him lose track of who the man was talking to behind the big tree."

The deafening sound of the alarm that morning managed to wake Jules from his sleep. "Huh, what time is it?" Jules muttered as he looked at the clock on his bedroom wall. Seeing the clock showing half past six in the morning, Jules immediately got out of bed and stepped into the bathroom to clean his body.

"Mom and Papa have been staying at Grandma's house a lot lately. Luckily I was able to get up early because of the alarm so it wasn't too late." Jules said while rubbing powder on his face.

That morning Jules went to his campus with a motorbike that was more relaxed because he left early. On the way, Jules suddenly remembered what happened yesterday when he heard someone's voice that was very familiar to his ears.

"I don't think I heard wrong. That person's voice is very similar to bro Lorenzo's voice." Jules said in his heart.'But who is that man? Why did he speak disapprovingly of being decided?'Jules was lost in his thoughts.

A few minutes passed, and Jules' motorbike arrived at the campus parking lot. Without feeling any bad feelings, Jules immediately walked towards his classroom.

Just as he stepped into the classroom, Jules' face was already given a splash of water that made his clothes wet too.

"Oh, it's the man who made Lorenzo dump me just like that!" Shouted a man who had splashed water on Jules' face while pointing at Jules' face with an angry look.