GIFT FROM GOD

LOVING ISHA

Seeing Isha staring at him with a surprised look, Rendra—the student who started speaking with that unpleasant sentence—was immediately amazed when his eyes met Isha's clear, round eyes. A dazzling clarity radiated from Isha's eyes, staring fiercely and inflamed at him instead. Surprisingly, Isha's attitude is inversely proportional to the girls' perspective at this school.

If other students were fascinated, and others might get hysterical when Rendra approached, that was not the case with Isha. The innocent young girl with an indifferent attitude and even tended to be fierce instead looked at Rendra without any expression. How could Rendra not be surprised?

"Yes! I'm Isha! So what if I'm Syalaisha?" Isha asked, looking up, staring fiercely into Rendra's beady eyes.

Seeing this unkind behavior, Malik stood up and looked at Rendra, who was the same height as himself.

"Gent, she is Isha. My sister. So if something is related to him, you better ask me first." Malik tried to intervene with patience and a very calm demeanor.

Hearing Malik says that Rendra looked at Malik, who was in the same grade as him. Seeing that there was a bit of this unpleasant conversation, some visitors to the canteen chose to avoid it so as not to get involved in their affairs.

"Hey, you have such a beautiful sister, and you didn't tell me?" asked Rendra sarcastically, while Heri and Doni —two friends who always followed Rendra wherever he went — only nodded.

"Because it has nothing to do with you, right?" Malik asked, still in a calm manner.

Rudra smiled sarcastically.

"How could it not be related to me? I will make all the beautiful girls in this school be my friends; if agreed, of course, they will be my girlfriend, "said Rendra with a wry smile.

"No!!" Malik and Isha exclaimed at the same time.

Malik and Isha then looked at each other when they realized they were so compact in answering. Seeing this, Rendra smiled.

"How compact are you guys? How can it be this compact?" Rendra asked with a mocking smile.

"I know this school belongs to your parents. I also know you have a lot of privileges here. You can approach all the girls in this school however you want. But not with Isha." Malik answered firmly.

Rendra laughed.

"What right do you have to forbid me from approaching Isha? You know, she's a special girl. She's beautiful, cute, and, for sure, she's fierce like a hungry lion. You know, right, how beautiful a woman like this? Yes. Of course, you won't know how fun it is to have a girlfriend because you've never had one. You are good at Malik's studies, but about women's affairs? you like this!" Rendra mocked while showing his turned-down thumb. Of course, Rendra is teasing because he knows Malik is not a man who understands women well.

Malik already wants to be emotional because he feels humiliated. However, the spoiled but fierce Isha knew it would not be good if this continued. Isha quickly packed her lunch box and grabbed Malik's arm when she saw that Malik had furiously clenched his fists.

"Baby, break time is almost over. We're full, too, right? Why do you care about unimportant things like this? It's a shame to be hungry again. Come on, ah!" said Isha, then invited Malik to leave their table, indifferent to the whereabouts of Rendra and his friends.

Even though Malik still wanted to serve Rendra's ridicule, Isha's little hand that grabbed his arm and asked him to leave the cafeteria was much more thrilling and fun. Unknowingly, Malik's heart was beating fast.

What is this?

***

The bell had already rung, but Rendra and his two friends were still relaxed in the cafeteria. They knew it was empty time so they relaxed in the canteen.

"Almost three years ago, I went to school here. She was the only girl who ignored me, Her," Rendra said with a devastated face because he didn't think a girl in this school would ignore him.

"Well, I also want to say like that?" Heri replied to Rendra's sentence.

"Not curious, Ren?" asked Doni.

Rendra smiled, intrigued.

"Of course, this is an adventure not to be missed. Who is the girl in this school who would resist my charms? They even looked face in front of me. But he?" Rendra looked at Heri and Doni in turn.

"Do we need to do something a little adrenaline, Ren?" asked Harry in a low voice.

Rendra looked at Harry with a frown.

"You mean?" asked Rendra.

Harry smiled. "Hey, like you usually do when you have a crush on a girl," replied Heri, reminding him that Rendra often asked the girls to be with him.

Rendra is no longer a teenager with all his mischief. Because Rendra's delinquency has penetrated the adult area. Alcoholic beverages are nothing new to him. Especially drugs. Even though he wasn't yet an addict, Rendra had used the devil's pill several times.

Hearing Hetri's words, Rendra shook his head firmly.

"No! I'm not going to do anything frontal to get this girl. She is like fragile porcelain with an expensive uniqueness. If I'm too hard, then she will be crushed and lose its beauty. No, Her. I will find an elegant way to get it in one piece this time. In the sweetest way she can't possibly refuse," Rendra said with narrowed eyes full of plans.

Heri and Doni looked at each other.

"Could it be that you are in love and are infatuated, Ren?" asked Doni casually.

Rendra's smile was wry. "Fall in love with a little girl like that? Don't dream of seeing me fall in love with him, Don. You know how I am when it comes to girls, right? It's taboo for me to fall in love first," said Rendra.

Doni smiled while Heri just listened to their conversation.

"I'm not the one going crazy about him. But she will be crazy about me," Rendra answered confidently.

Of course, Rendra had always been like that. And that's a face because he rarely fell in love with women all this time. Even if he often changes partners, it's because he wants to please the women who are pursuing his passion. He may also be after the property and facilities he has as the son of the owner of this school.

"It seems that I will enjoy drama soon," said Heri.

"What do you mean?" asked Rendra quickly.

Heri looked at Rendra one turn.

"Aren't you going to attract the pretty girl's attention just now?" asked Harry, dumbfounded.

Render snorted.

***

Malik was a little nervous in his class when he remembered the cafeteria events earlier. He regrets why he had to invite Isha to eat in the canteen. The intention is to introduce a canteen atmosphere so you will get used to it one day. But Malik forgot that the canteen was the place that Rendra and his friends visited the most.

Even more unexpected was why Rendra had to see Malik with Isha. Rendra may have a feeling of dislike towards Malik for one reason or another. But that shouldn't involve Isha, right?

"Why were you all daydreaming during the lesson?" asked Andi, Malik's seatmate, who noticed that Malik had been unable to concentrate since the break.

Malik sighed.

"I'm worried about Isha," Malik answered in a low voice.

Andy frowned.

"Isha?" asked Andi.

Malik nodded. "Yes. Isha. My little friend is now in first grade here," Malik answered.

Andy smiled. "That Isha you used to always tell me about?" asked Andi.

Malik nodded.

"You seem overly protective of him. Do you like it?" asked Andi innocently.

Instantly, Malik gasped and looked at Andi. At first, he wanted to deny it, but he was discouraged because he remembered that his heart was pounding when, a few moments earlier, Isha held his hand when leaving the cafeteria.

"Love Isha?" Malik asked back ambiguously.

***