The First Challanging
Who else? Thought Nick.
It could be the same person, and of course Nick doesn't want to get involved with someone like Freddo who holds vague jealousy and grudges.
Nick ignores the car parked in front of him and backs up the road, oblivious to who that person was and what tripped Nick's footsteps as he was looking down the road did.
"Nick!"
Nick stopped when he heard a woman call his name from behind.
"Why are you forcing me to go home?" she added, walking over to Nick's back.
Nick turned his head, Berlian? He muttered.
"Sorry, I have to go!" Nick replied, ignoring his face.
"Come on! I'll take you home."
"No ned, please. Let me go!" Nick replied quickly, shaking his head and declining Berlian's offer. Nick hopes nothing ever happens to him again.
"Nick!"
"not required-"
"If you refuse my offer, I'll just stay here!" The threat of Berlian again stopped Nick's steps.
***
"Thank's! You can go home, now!" Nick said as soon as he got to Manfreed's house.
"Wait!" Berlian stopped Nick from opening the car door.
It seems Berlian didn't want to miss the opportunity that Nick was willing to help when an idea suddenly popped into her head.
"I'll hire you. Think of it as your first paycheck," said Berlian, stroking a brown envelope and a business card.
Nick didn't believe it. What does hire him mean?
"You can drive as well as posible and I need it. Call me if you need anything," said Berlian suddenly.
Nick just nod a little bit, insisted that he would not accept the brown envelope that Berlian gave him for free.
"Mr. Nick, how is your face? Are you Okay?" Grachia greeted Nick on his arrival and asked Manfreed and Grachia various questions that worried him.
"Why She there?" Nick asked Grachia slowly.
"Dear guest. She has been waiting since this afternoon and she had something to say."
"Ste-"
"Nick-" Stevy said quickly, noticing Nick's presence, a bruise on his face.
"Why you come here?"
Nick shook his head and said he didn't have to worry about himself either.
"Freddo again?"
Nick just shook his head.
"What's going on here at night?" he asked.
Then Stevy handed him a white envelope. An envelope that Nick often receives from the university.
"Next week is the final exam. Delinquencies must be resolved first!"
Nick interrupts Stevy's explanation. He pulled her hand from near Grachia. Nick understood what Stevy was trying to explain regarding the contents of the envelope, but Nick deliberately didn't open it in front of Grachia and Manfreed.
"I decided not to continue my studies," Nick replied.
"Nick!" Steviy defended, trying to reject Nick's decision.
"I know you're going through a tough time right now, but you don't have to give up your job. It's savings," Stevy added, trying to offer Nick a solution. Nick's attitude that when he lost everything, including Vivian, he decided not to continue his studies. Nick is of course devastated! Whatever happens, Nick resigned.
"It's your choises. I knew what about your condition, now! But-"
" I don't want to accept help for free. So, Iam sorry!"
"Nick!"
"Stev, you have to go! Please let me alon, now!"
Nick is silent, it same time Stevy forawhile.
It turns out that Stevy exceeded Nick's expectations. This woman was really stubborn. Also, for Stevie Nick, Nick definitely needs to move on.
"Let's go home!" said Nick again. Hope Stevy can know thats Nick felling so bad, right now.
"Well!" Stevy finally answered, having retired from Manfreed's house.
"See you tomorrow on campus!" she added.
Nick just silent again. Of course, Nick has to think twice about returning to campus, but on the other hand Nick is also concerned that the incident of Freddo's return could threaten his life.
Nick looked away and actually letting Stevy go was Nick's current wish.
Nick didn't want to further disrupt his day with the presence of two women whose bodies again shook with terror that gripped him with all the uncertainty Nick himself could certainly not explain.
"Mr. Nick!"
Nick jumped up at Grachia's words that suddenly appeared from behind.
Nick turned to the middle-aged woman. He approached the braze Grachia, still holding the tray.
"Sit down, you look like hasn't eaten all day," Grachia finally said.
"There's something for Mr. Nick after dinner! Besides Stevy, there was another man who delivered the files to you this afternoon," she added.
Other files? Nick thought hard.
"Can I see the file? Ma'am!" Nick replied curiously.
Grachia's hand held up two files of her that were almost similar to the one Stevy had previously brought.
Nick received a letter from Dr. Frenkie Chu for the first time referral letter to which Nick submit a results. But Nick could hardly think. Can all this be stopped? Nick is fed up!
LONG TIME NO SEE, I STILL WAIT YOUR FIRT CHALLANGES ME . LETS GET FIGHT!
Damn! Said Nick after open the latter without name's. Who is that man?
Nick never thought the last letter when he read was a challenge from someone he didn't know who wrote it. This guy really makes Nick shiver! Why does everyone that Nick avoids know that Nick lives with Grachia and Manfreed house?
"What's wrong?" said Grachia, when she saw hopeless face.
Nick just shook he head to answer Grachia's question.
"Mom! If someone have a looking for me again, please don't say anything. Just tell them you don't have a special relationship with me," Nick replied, making Grachia even more surprised.
"Don't think to much about me, I'm fine. I'm just feeling pretty tired today, so allowed to rest for a while, feel free to call me if you need anything," he added, leaving Grachia still surprised.
After the tiring day. Nick decides head to campus, work on some final project completion files.
Previously, Nick had come to Berlian. Nick agree wannabe an her personal chauffeur. At least Berlian's salary can go to cost for the final exam, if Berlian is really willing to help, Nick can help Grachia and Manfreed's life to.
Nick passed by his old house, which has been transformed into a grand building major brands in front of it now!
[Ollyxton Timeless Lab]
Nick squeezed. One day, the building will be his own agains. Let's wait for D-Day!