Chapter 112 - The First Kiss

The class atmosphere this morning was very different from usual. The biggest difference was in the absence of the class president who was always be everyone's reason to smile.

Yep. The person is Jeanice Ainsley.

Since the incident that happened to the girl in the Thousand Islands province, when they had their last event for the student orientation period, until now Jean has never entered school. Her psychological state is completely devastated by Aryo's attempted act of evil to her.

Now Aryo and his gang have been expelled from school. And it can be ascertained that there will be no more schools that will accept them, as long as they have not received an official statement of good behavior from the police, by not being involved in any criminal cases and also having to report every day for a full year.

The school activities went pretty bland for Dave, Rey and Dita until the school bell rang. As a result of the incident at that time, Dave has been named the person who should not be provoked in school. The rumors about him alone sending six seniors including Aryo to the hospital in a state that was far from the slightest injury really made anyone who heard him shudder every time they passed Dave.

But Dave didn't care about that one bit. What he thought, it was even better for him, because there were no more female students looking at him shyly, nor male students looking at him with gaze full of hatred mixed with envy.

Now there was only one gaze he received, the look of fear.

Even though Dave didn't really need to be afraid by them, it didn't bother him at all. And because school life can be more peaceful, Dave feels that things will become easier in the future.

So that fewer people wanted to find trouble with him.

Although Dave did not think that the impact of the rumors about him being spread out was not limited to his school environment. Yep, the rumors aren't just circulating within the Briston Gal High School. The news about a first grader who slaughtered his senior by himself has spread to the ears of other school gangs.

Even the Canisius Middle Private School College with its school gang known as Colese Gonzaga, the Boedoet Middle School of Engineering which is famous for its school gang base called 806MOM which controls the Central and West Jakarta areas, even rumors about Dave were heard, which caught the attention of the Bunda Kandung Middle Engineering School gang, which controls the area in South Jakarta. All head of school gangs in Jakarta have now heard the name Dave Stockholm, who was spread through word of mouth-top-mouth.

And Fadil Saputra, the head of a gang of a violent school in the same area as Briston Gal, namely the Brimawa Private High School, was also interested in Dave.

"When do you think Jean will be back in school again?" Dita said with a face without hope.

Rey turned. "If you ask me, then who should I ask?"

"You're always annoying! I'm asking seriously!"

"I'm serious too, if you ask me, then who should I ask?"

Dave walked away from Rey and Dita, who was still fighting, started his motorbike and drove him out of the school parking area, making Dita and Rey look at each other.

"It's all because of you, you made Dave run away like that." said Rey, who also walked away leaving Dita because the online taxi he ordered had arrived.

Dita glared at Rey, "Why am I to blame? Eh Rey, wait a minute!"

Dave stopped his motorbike when the traffic light turned red. Dave's destination is Jean's house. Previously Dave had asked Jean to send the location where she lived.

When the traffic light turned green, Dave pulled back the gas lever in his right hand and released the clutch in his left hand, driving his motorbike at the speed limit set by traffic regulations until he arrived at an elite residential area in the East Jakarta area.

Dave stopped in front of a house that even had a gate that was maybe two and a half meters high. Dave contacted Jean via voice call in the Line application.

"I'm at the front gate now."

Jean didn't answer and hung up on Dave. After a long time, a woman who looks like a household assistant opened the gate for Dave.

"Are you a friend of the young lady?"

Dave took off his helmet and nodded politely. "Yes, I am her friend."

"Then, please come in."

Dave got off his motorbike and walked in through the gate. There is a fairly large courtyard and private garden at the front of the house. The house itself has a fairly luxurious design, and in the garage, Dave can see vehicles that Dave estimates can cost over half a billion rupiah.

Dave sat in the living room chair and the housekeeper brought him some kind of drink. As the woman moved her glass from the tray to the dining table, Dave looked at her curiously.

"Can I ask where Jean is?"

The old woman had an expression that was a little difficult for Dave to read. "Actually, it's like this. The young lady hasn't wanted to come out of her room for several days. So, all this time I've only been delivering food to her room."

Dave nodded in understanding. She understood how Jean was doing, considering what happened to that girl in the Thousand Islands province must have been very hard for her. "Then, what about her parents?"

"The parents of the young lady are still abroad. Looks like there are business matters they cannot ignore."

Dave tried to digest the things that the housekeeper was saying in his head. "Does Jean have siblings?"

"The young lady is the only child."

So that's why the atmosphere of this house is so quiet and it also makes Dave feel uncomfortable. Behind the girl's cheerful nature and easily liked by others at school, Jean apparently has a home life that is inversely proportional to what she always shows at school. Even Jean's parents still choose to prioritize their work rather than their only daughter who has just experienced a bad thing that almost ruined her future. Or even her entire life.

"If I may know, what relationship do you have with the young lady?"

"I'm her friend, why?"

"Oh, no, nothing. This is the first time a friend of the young lady has come to this house. Also, these few days the young lady doesn't want to come out of her room, but I saw the young lady busy choosing clothes from the wardrobe. the clothes. So I thought, if you have a relationship that is more than just a friend to the young lady. "

Dave just smiled wryly and nodded slowly, he was just trying to remain polite.

After waiting a long time, finally the sound of footsteps coming from the stairs caught Dave's attention. Dave turned his head to find the face of a girl smiling sheepishly at him. Behind her smile, Dave could still feel the pain she was trying to hide.

Jean sat not too far from Dave. "Sorry, did you wait too long?"

"No, it's okay."

"Mmm ... What brought you here?"

Dave didn't answer that question. His gaze was only fixed on Jean's face, which was quite pale.

Jean felt uncomfortable when Dave just stood still, staring at him like that. "Did you come alone?"

Whereas before, Dave had said that he would come to her house by himself, but Jean seemed confused to find a topic of conversation.

Finally Dave opened his mouth. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine."

"If you're really fine, why don't you come to school?"

Jean clenched one fist while the other tried to cover it. "No particular reason, I just don't want to."

Dave got up and sat next to Jean. Dave also held Jean's clenched hand. "Be honest with me. Are you still afraid of what happened at that time?"

Jean's body was shaking and tears slowly fell from her lids. "I ... I'm scared. Dave ... I'm afraid ... I'm traumatized. Every time I meet a man, whoever it is, the image of that jerk's face always appears."

Dave put both hands on Jean's ears and made her looking back at him. "What are you seeing now?"

"What am I seeing? You, Dave."

"Not Aryo? I'm also a man. Aren't you afraid of me?"

Jean shook her head lightly and grabbed Dave's arm which was at her both ears. "You are different, Dave. At that time, I saw everything. I saw you were badly injured for me. I saw you were trying so hard to save me."

They looked at each other. Usually at this close, Jean was the first to turn her face away and act timid. But now Jean looks so different. She didn't feel awkward about being this close to Dave.

Jean had changed her perception about Dave.

At first, Jean thought that she only liked this man in front of her. But since the incident that happened a few days ago in the Thousand Islands province, she started to think that Dave is her life.

From the beginning only like Dave, now Jean really loves this man who has been putting his life on the line just for her.

Jean finally tilted her head and landed her lips on Dave.

Kiss ...

Dave, who did not think that Jean would do that, could only be silent.

Jean closed her eyes and kissed Dave's lips gently.

Now Dave is in a situation he has never experienced before. Because it was his first time kissing a girl. Likewise with Jean, this was the first time the girl had kissed a boy.

The kiss was their first kiss, for both of them.

And David is still in his biggest dilemma. Should he kiss Jean back or not.

On the one hand, he admits that Jean is very attractive and also always be nice to him. On the other hand, somehow the image of Dita's face crossed Dave's mind.

He really didn't know what to do.