The Young Billionaire and A Girl

ies. A bundle of memories that, for some reason, instantly makes my chest f

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into a simple family. My mother is just an ordinary employee at one of the small companies in

r Yani scolds me, as she does almost every day. Rig

ned them. Look for yourself.

," my mother says f

go, M

led motorcycle, a 2015 model from the Land of Sakura. It's not too old for a scooter

always see that pretty middle-aged woman with a sl

I'm going t

her as much as I love myself. To me, she's the reme

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like last year. I'll get the scholarship

me guy startles me from behind my ch

dying? You're alre

member of a motorcycle gang, and the only child of the owner of Escapra Gold Company, a small gold mining business. Unfortunately, he's also t

do what I want." I speak i

ou're so

er..."

nd it. There are five modern stalls with wooden tables and chairs that don't have umbrellas. It's aesthetically pleasing and roma

enjoy some special dishes at this cafeteria. One of them is me, eating

, Mbak," I say

e and orange ju

," I reply

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us facilities in my town, Malang. One of the facilit

assic ornamental lights. Inside, there are beautiful iron chairs that can accommodate more than 1,50

when it's raining, I love it even more. The atmosphere t

rld seems to have abandoned me. I love the rain, like I love myself. Than

me guy with short hair, fair skin, tall,

ness. What do you care?

r?" He asks with a

y?" I answer a

just asking,"

that?" I ask, looking at

it," he says, seemingly uncon

olate and of course, boiled noodles with an egg inside. It makes my mout

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ashioned yellow-tiled floors. I sit with my mother on a wooden chair, and in front of me i

s also a silent witness to my mother's struggle to raise me alone, without a husband. Understandably, my

karta. He's trying to find a better future for me there. Days, weeks, and years have passed, and I'm now a teenager in h

other interrup

t, Din? I

ove it," I reply. I adore everything she co

ook, Din!"

Mom?"

after that, you'll get married,

aven't even thought

ow, Din." My mother jokes, slightly a

ater, Mom," I say as I clean t

g's clean

you,

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have forgotten his tie again. His face shows a bit of confusio

rgot it

rgot,

? Here's one, but make sure to return it!" I'm a bit annoyed b

y, e

out 60 minutes. Students must wear the complete uniform and follow all the rules. Teachers check everyt

11th grade, in class 11 IPA 1 (Grade 2 High School).

e in his house, the one in Malang. His parents lived in a different house, in Jakarta. That's wher

eur with international grade. As a fellow only child, I understood the loneliness tha

when I started to love him. The feeling was

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