Prejudice

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Diana and Kimberly crept along, holding their breath, trying to keep Soraya from noticing their presence. But as they expected, Soraya who had a low level of sensitivity didn't notice at all. Directly behind her, Diana's head was tilted downwards, trying to peek at the contents of the sketchbook in Soraya's hand. Seeing whose figure was perfectly depicted in the book made Diana smile widely, Kimberly who was curious, immediately followed Diana the stalker's actions. "Wow...wow...you drew it well. Good job, Soraya!" Kimberly chirped. Unlike Diana who wanted to hold her back for a while, Kimberly immediately came forward and surprised Soraya with her words and of course, their presence. "Damn it, you!" Diana cursed angrily, she immediately grabbed Kimberly's neck and shook her. "Hahahaha..." Instead of feeling guilty, Kimberly burst out laughing. Meanwhile, Soraya who was the victim of the two of them, immediately closed her sketchbook and turned her face back. With a flushed face, Soraya was almost at a loss for words. "W-what are you two doing? How long you two here?" Soraya asked nervously. Her chest heaved up and down, she panicked just because someone was peeking at her book. Hearing Soraya's question and the funny look on her face, Diana and Kimberly were silent for a moment before their laughter broke out. "Hahahaha... oh my God, why are you so scared? Gosh Soraya, what made you so shocked?" Diana laughed while holding her stomach. She couldn't help but feel the tingling sensation in her stomach. "I-it's me-" "Ahahahaha my goodness, look how red your face is. You're just like a boiled crab!" Kimberly the sharp mouth did not hesitate to explode. Seeing her two friends seem to be enjoying this joke made Soraya uncomfortable. She felt that what had just happened was funny enough to laugh at together. "Are you two satisfied now? I hope there is something so important that you have to treat me like this!" "If you're asking if we have anything important, the answer is no! I'm not sure it matters, but Diana seems to have a different opinion. "Is that true?" "That's right! But Kim, didn't you seem not very interested in this a few minutes ago? So, why are you still here?" Diana asked. For some reason, she has the most important sentiment on the figure of a friend who she feels is quite annoying like Kimberly. "If you're asking what I'm interested in, didn't I tell you earlier, huh? Miss gossiper!" Kimberly said. This time the target of her sharp mouth was Diana. "What did you say? Gossiper? You really can't be left alone, huh? "On your own? Aren't you the one who really wants to gossip here?" "Hey you two, never mind! You're getting everyone's attention!" Soraya added. She tried to warn Diana and Kimberly for the consequences of their stupid fight. Hearing Soraya's rebuke, Diana and Kimberly fell silent with sour faces. But their eyes did not leave one of them. Soraya sighed, while laughing Soraya tightly closed her sketchbook which had become a sacred object that was very important to her. Even though Soraya tried to keep them away from the secret book, Diana and Kimberly still seemed curious. "Well if you two have calmed down, I think I'll listen to your explanation." "What explanation?" Kimberly asked. Whether it was due to forgetting or pretending to be stupid, Kimberly asked a question that irritated Soraya and Diana. "I thought you two wanted to talk about something!" "Tch, you i***t! Alright, I'll explain!" Diana said while cursing in annoyance. "Who do you mean fool?" Kimberly asked protesting. "Of course you are! Aren't you not interested? Why don't you just go?" "I'd like to hear how you explain it to her. I'm sure you'll be exaggerating the story!" Kimberly said in a tone that made Diana's anger rise even more. "This bastard-" "Diana, come on! Okay, if you want to talk, just say so, I'll listen! But please, don't fight anymore!" Soraya asked. "Okay, here you go. Have you opened the website listed on the art student group? The link sent by an unknown person at 9:13 last night? Have you opened the site?" "Website? What website? I don't know!" Soraya answered innocently. "You joined the art faculty student social media group, right?" Diana began to doubt, seeing how empty Soraya's eyes showed that she didn't know anything. "Group? What group?" "So-so you didn't join the group? Geez Soraya, are you serious?" Diana was in a state of shock and her reaction seemed too exaggerated. Beside her, Kimberly laughed loudly at the ridiculousness of this. "Hahahaha... Geez, how come? Have you seen, Diana? How did Soraya know the commotion going on when she wasn't in the group?" Kimberly said sarcastically with a very loud and annoying laugh. Instead of being angry at Kimberly's insults, Diana was more shocked by the innocence of the young girl in front of her who threw an innocent look full of questions. "What are you guys actually talking about? I don't have social media. My parents forbid me to have a social media account." "Really? Why did your parents forbid you?" "My parents just don't want me to hang out with weirdos on the internet. My mom says there are so many criminal cases going on using social media, that's why-" "Wait a minute! Just because your parents forbade you to have social media, you really don't have a single account? Are you serious, Soraya?" Diana asked dumbfounded and this time Kimberly quite agreed with Diana. Soraya smiled faintly and it showed that she really followed her parents' words and became a good child. "My mom and dad are very disciplined and strict, which is why it's hard for us to resist, especially moms who are very strict and perfectionist." "Does your mom work?" "Yes, my mom was a biology teacher at the high school I studied at." "So, your mom was a teacher? No wonder she was so disciplined. What about your dad? " "My das is a firefighter. In contrast to my mother who is fussy and strict, my dad is actually very humorous and easy-going. But for social media matters, they both agreed to forbid me and my brothers from using it." "What's the reason? Has there ever been an incident that traumatized your dad and mom?" "I don't know the details, but my mom said when I was a child I almost fell victim to a kidnapping. That's why my mom-" Soraya stopped her sentence as she tried to recall memories that she could barely remember at all. Hearing what Soraya said made Diana and Kimberly quite understand, especially how scared their mother was considering how innocent and careless Soraya was. "I'm pretty sure your decision to study here was opposed by your mom. Don't you think so?" Kimberly asked. "How did you know?" "Yes, of course! It's very easy to guess how the plot will go. I'm sure you are the favorite child in your family, that's why your parents have very big concerns, especially when you almost became a kidnap victim. However, I'm a little jealous of you-" said Kimberly. The expression on her face which was originally excited, suddenly turned sad. "Why are you jealous? If I'm actually happy if my parents don't restrain me too much! Tsk, I didn't think you could be jealous over things like this!" Diana said sarcastically. "People like you will never understand. The daughter of a rich family who in her entire life has never experienced hardship, you can not understand!" "What do you mean by that? You're telling me, I'm a spoiled girl who never has a problem, is that right?" "I didn't say that! You said that! I'm just saying that the daughter of a rich family like you wouldn't know what it's like to be me!" “You bastard! How is that different from what I said? You really are-” "Hey you two, stop it! What do you really want to say? If you don't say it now, I'd better go!" Soraya said threatening. "Hey wait a minute! Alright alright! That website I was talking about is trying to provide hoax news about our Lecturer, Robert William Stanley!" Diana said in one breath. She gasped for air, trying to quickly inform Soraya of the latest shocking news for the arts faculty. Although almost 90 percent of people will think that the news is a lie. Soraya who heard Diana's shocking confession, remained silent with a confused expression on her face. Seeing her like this made Kimberly smack her forehead while trying not to laugh even though something tickled in her stomach and made her want to laugh so much. "W-what are you saying? Website? Fake news? Mr Robert? What do you mean?" asked Soraya who was beset with confusion. "Oh my God, did you see how stupid she is? She doesn't even understand what you're saying! So, it's useless to try to-" "Never mind, you shut up! Soraya like this, your idol lecturer seems to have some pretty shocking rumors. There's a website that contains articles about him and all the details of his life including his s****l orientation. Can you catch a bit of what I'm trying to say? ?" Diana said. It seemed that she really doubted Soraya in this regard. "Rumors? Rumors about what?" Soraya asked. Unlike what the two women had feared, Soraya was far more understanding than they thought. "I don't know how to explain it because you might be shocked to hear that, but-" "Oh come on, just tell her! You're too wordy!" Kimberly who was annoyed, kept protesting at Diana's words that were too complicated and a waste of time. "What's that got to do with you? You can talk if you want!" "Ok, I'll tell you! Robert William Stanley is actually a pedophile!" Kimberly said in a loud and loud voice. Soraya and Diana don't know what Kimberly was really thinking when she said something so shocking and embarrassing in such a loud voice in a place where many people were passing by. Her shocking words made everyone who heard her words fell silent and immediately focused on her including Diana and Soraya. No, not only them, but the person they were talking about seemed to be able to hear where he was standing with five young girls trying to get his attention. Noticing the strange atmosphere around her, Soraya's eyes immediately fell on the handsome and mysterious lecturer who threw a super cold stare at them, especially at Kimberly who remained calm as if nothing had happened. "Kim, I think you should take back your word because it seems Mr Robert heard what you just said!" Whispered Soraya. Even though she didn't say it, she felt scared as if she was the one at fault. "Soraya is right, you're crazy, aren't you? Can't you see he's standing there? Oh my goodness, he heard what you said, you're definitely going to die!" Diana panicked. She who greatly admired Robert's figure immediately trembled at having to be involved with this sad rumor. "Tch, what's wrong? I just said something information I read on that site. If he wants to be angry, please get angry at the unknown person who has spread the rumor!" Kimberly said casually. Even the sharp gaze of the man on the other end didn't frighten her. Kimberly very strong making her believe that the rumors circulating can become a fact until the time comes. Although Kimberly showed no remorse or fear, Diana and Soraya were even more worried when the whispers of the people around them began to be heard and what is certain, people began to talk about the rumors. Soraya felt her hands shaking, she was completely unaware of the rumors circulating from that website. However for her it was very hard to believe and such news was too far-fetched. Soraya looked back, she secretly glanced at Robert who was still looking at them before finally walking away with a flat expression that was very difficult to understand. "Impossible! Rumors like that are very unlikely to be a fact!" ***
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