Fake but Passionate Love

It was a rather cold Sunday morning, making the guy named Ryan Pamungkas now lazy to get out of bed. With a narrow folding mattress measuring 90x200, he lay down using his black blanket. He slept so soundly that he didn't even hear the alarm and the incoming call from his girlfriend.

"Tililit... tililit...!!" Ryan's cell phone rang and vibrated beside his bed. It was already 9 a.m. Ryan just realized that his girlfriend had called up to 10 times. At 07.00 5 times, at 08.00 4 times, and finally at 09.00, which made him wake up. When calling the 10th time, the phone did not pick up. Ryan rushed to call her back.

"Hello, dear," said Ryan's girlfriend, named Lala.

"Ouch, honey, I'm sorry, I just woke up," said Ryan, who was still in his hoarse voice, because he had just woken up from sleep.

"Yes, it's okay, really. But you can take me to the mall today, right?"

"Yes, I can, baby."

"Yes, I'll wait for you at my boarding house at 10 o'clock!"

"Okay."

Ryan hurried to go to the bathroom. However, the bathroom was being filled by his flatmate, Aldo.

Aldo and Ryan were college friends majoring in Civil Engineering. They lived on the same rent house since they knew each other in the first semester.

"Aldo, is it still long?" shouted Ryan as he banged on the bathroom door.

"I just got in, bro!" shouted Aldo from inside the bathroom. Ryan was forced to wait for Aldo, who was in the shower, in front of the TV room.

He couldn't help but notice that it was already 09:30. He didn't realize he had been waiting for Aldo that long. Ryan immediately went to the bathroom and banged on the door again.

"Aldo, what are you doing? Playing with soap?" Ryan quipped.

Suddenly Aldo came out with a look of innocence. "Noisy!" he said.

"You're taking so long, Aldo!" grumbled Ryan. When Ryan entered, he suddenly saw a white liquid splattered on the bathroom floor. "Gosh, Aldo...Aldo...you're so single!" muttered Ryan, and stomped his foot in annoyance. Immediately, he poured water until it splashed cleanly into the drain.

Aldo, his college friend, had indeed been single for a long time. He had never dated at all in his life. He was not too tall, his skin was tanned, and he was a little chubby. Actually, he had been harboring feelings for a long time with his junior sister, but she was in a different faculty and department from him. He did not dare to express it, because he knew himself.

Then, after Ryan cleaned him up, he immediately stripped off his shirt and pants and poured water all over Ryan's body to start the shower.

After Ryan finished showering, he rushed to comb his hair and looked at his face in the mirror. When he saw himself now, it really disappointed him. Why did he now have so many pimples on his cheeks?

Back in high school, he was the idol of the girls at school. Many girls were eyeing him, even confessing their feelings to him. But after college, his face changed as he approached the second semester. His face was suddenly filled with acne, causing acne scars on some of his cheeks, making him not as handsome as when he was in high school.

He also thought that his girlfriend, Alula Marisha, who was called Lala, didn't like him anymore, because his face wasn't as handsome as it used to be. Because, come to think of it, every time she walks with Ryan, she always glances at the handsome guys around her on the street and comments on them.

Lala was Ryan's friend in high school. They dated from class XII until they were in their 6th semester in college and both majored in Civil Engineering at the same university, but in a different class. They have been in a relationship for 4 years.

During high school, it was Lala who expressed her feelings to him first. Of all the many girls, in Ryan's eyes, she is a beautiful girl and has a gentle personality. Therefore, Ryan accepted to be her boyfriend, because Ryan also liked her.

However, since his face changed, Lala hasn't been the same. Although Lala is still his loyal girlfriend and often walks with him, her attitude and confidence when walking with him has changed. She no longer holds Ryan's hand. Even when eating together, she only looks at her cellphone. Occasionally, she would steal glances at the handsome guy who was there. Will Lala be loyal to me with my face like this? Do I have to go to a dermatologist to treat my acne? Ryan thought.

Ryan was resigned to it all. He sometimes scolded Lala for ignoring him when they were walking together. And it all made him overthinking until Ryan was once jealous when Lala did an assignment with one of her male friends on campus. Ryan also often fought with Lala because of that problem.

Fortunately, Lala is a patient girl. But in Ryan's mind there was regret, as he often scolded Lala. He is afraid that one day, his beloved girlfriend will abandon him, because now Ryan is often over-thinking.

After looking in the mirror, he immediately took the motorcycle keys that were in his study drawer. He also didn't forget to say goodbye to his rented friend, Aldo.

"I'm out first, bro, with my girl!"

"Okay, take care Bro!" said Aldo by waving his hand at Ryan.

Ryan immediately stepped on the gas of his big motorcycle that he parked in the yard of his rented house. He drove his motorcycle rather quickly, for fear that his favorite girlfriend was waiting for him. Because the clock already showed 09.55.

​~~

Ryan finally arrived at Lala's boarding house. Lala looked ready in a white crop top that almost showed her navel and some of her breasts, and a denim blue jeans jacket to cover some of her sexiness. She also looked beautiful with her hair rolled up a bit with a little of hair left forward on her right and left. Lala also looks as natural as possible. She doesn't like to dress up too much like most girls. She only wears lip balm, so her lips don't look dry. That's why Ryan likes her.

When Ryan arrived, Lala immediately approached him. There's no mistaking that she's on time and doesn't like to stall.

"Let's go!" he said as he climbed onto Ryan's motorbike.

"Hold on tight!"

Ryan drove at a moderate speed. He didn't want Lala to get scared if he drove the bike fast.

As usual, Lala was acting strange. She no longer hugged him when she was sitting on his motorbike. She only held on to his shirt a little, so she wouldn't fall off. However, Ryan still wanted to think positively, so that they would not fight over such a trivial matter. Although, in his mind, he really wanted to grumble.

Arriving at the mall, Lala went straight to the stand of the clothing store she wanted to buy. She walked quickly, without holding Ryan's hand or embracing his arm.

Ryan accompanied her patiently, as Alula Marisha picked out clothes. The clothing store stand was a famous imported product that was on sale, so Lala did not want to miss out on the branded clothes she coveted.

"Look, honey, does it look good on me?" she said as she showed me a brown sweater top, which had slightly puffy sleeves, with conical wrists, and in the middle of the collar there was a ribbon that gave a cute impression.

"Heem, it looks good on you!" Ryan smiled.

Lala immediately took the clothes she had chosen and asked the server to make a note.

"Thank you, sis!" she said and went to the cashier to pay. Ryan reached into his wallet to pay for the clothes Lala had bought. However, Lala stopped him. "Ryan, no, let me pay for it," she said, smiling at him.

"Honey, I can buy it for you," Ryan said urgently, but Lala ignored her boyfriend and continued to pay for her clothes at the cashier.

"Honey, I know you don't have any money," Lala replied casually. After all, we're still boarders, and those clothes are still relatively expensive, even though they're discounted."

Ryan bit his lower lip and lowered his eyes. He scratched his neck and sighed softly. He thought about how much he wanted to make his girlfriend happy, but because his finances were very limited and it was an old date, so he couldn't buy it.

"Yes, I'll treat you to a meal. Do you want?" he said as he thought about what he wanted to do to make his girlfriend happy.

"Just buy me a drink, it's okay!" replied Lala casually, because she knew what Ryan's finances were like. Ryan couldn't help but obey Lala because he wanted to buy a drink.

When they got to the drink stand, Lala also chose the lowest-priced drink. His girlfriend was that understanding. That's why Ryan didn't want to lose her.

Ryan actually regretted scolding her continuously because of jealousy over trivial matters. Lala is a beautiful girl, so many boys also favored her on her campus. Some of her seniors also have a crush on her. Therefore, Ryan was overthinking it. Plus, his face is now not as handsome as before and Lala is super friendly, welcoming to the men she meets.

They sat on the bench provided by the drink shop stand. As usual, the girl was quiet and just looked around at the people walking by. Suddenly, she made a comment about the guy who passed by her.

"Ugh, it's so white! How can there be such a white guy?"

Ryan, who saw Lala commenting on the guy who passed by her, immediately reprimanded her. "Honey, can you just focus on me?" Ryan said with a jealous look.

"No, I'm...just commenting. You can't? Yeah...he was passing by. I look at everyone, too. It's not just that guy," Lala said reasonably.

Ryan was silent. Suddenly, he was focused on Lala's cleavage, which made Ryan want to touch her.

"Honey, close the jacket!"

"Why?" said Lala while looking down at her jacket. Ryan just let out a long sigh and immediately closed Lala's jeans jacket with the button, but when he wanted to button it, Lala's hand refused and crossed it to her chest. "It's hot, baby. I want to open it!"

Ryan was silent and could only watch the beauty of Lala's plump cleavage. "Let's go to the rental!" invited Ryan with his dirty mind. Lala knew what her boyfriend was thinking now, so she agreed.

Lala and Ryan often had sex at Ryan's rent house. Especially when Ryan was angry, Ryan would ask for rations for her. From this frequent intercourse, which made Ryan promise to marry her someday.

​~~

The rent house was deserted. As usual, Aldo kept the rent house key in Ryan's shoe, which Ryan put in the shoe locker. He couldn't wait to open the lock.

The desire to touch his girlfriend's body was growing. They entered Ryan's room. He slammed his girlfriend's body. He immediately took off his shirt and pants and immediately stripped his favorite girlfriend's clothes brutally. He kissed and squeezed her breasts. He could not resist inserting his sword. His girlfriend moaned in pleasure.

Suddenly, they was startled by the sound of Aldo's motorcycle parked in the yard. However, they continued their hot relationship and ignored him.

Aldo entered, and he heard Ryan's girlfriend sigh. "They must be having sex!" he said, shaking his head. Aldo often heard the sighing voice of Ryan's lover. Her sighs gave him goosebumps, which made Aldo's sword feel tense too.

After the intercourse, Ryan and Lala lay down. They were sweating from exhaustion. Lala covered herself with Ryan's black blanket, which Ryan often used during sleep. Ryan hugged his favorite girl and kissed her neck.

"Honey, do you think I'm ugly now?" asked Ryan.

"You're still handsome, baby," said his girlfriend while kissing Ryan's lips, who hugged herself from behind.

Although his girlfriend actually can't stand Ryan, who always scolds her and is jealous of her for no reason. Lala will probably stay loyal, or maybe not?

​​~~

Lala and Ryan immediately put on the clothes they took off. Lala had forgotten that she had a practicum pretest scheduled for today. Indeed, the teaching assistant scheduled Lala's group for the pretest on Sunday at 4pm, and Lala hadn't studied at all.

​It was so good that they played until 3:45pm. They hurriedly left the room. Aldo, who was watching TV, caught them coming out of the room at the same time.

"Are you satisfied?" Aldo quipped with a grin.

"Satisfied! Instead of you playing with soap!" Aldo quipped back with a satisfied laugh. Aldo, who was insinuated, almost threw the TV remote he was holding. Ryan patted his ass at Aldo. A sign of mockery.

"Come on, honey, I'm afraid I'll be late!" said a panicked Lala, because she hadn't studied for her pretest yet. Ryan stepped on the gas and immediately drove his girlfriend to campus.

After arriving at the campus, Lala's group of friends were sitting on the terrace to wait for the teaching assistant. They also looked very serious, studying to prepare for the questions from the teaching assistant.

"Good luck, dear!" said Ryan encouragingly.

"Thank you, dear," said Lala as she waved to her boyfriend, who had escorted her.

"Honey, don't forget to button the jacket!" shouted Ryan, who knew Lala's jacket was not buttoned. Lala, who had run far away, heard her boyfriend's shout. She buttoned it up and headed to where she was going to pretest.

From a distance, Ryan looked anxious and upset when he found out that the teaching assistant was an older brother who liked his favorite girl. He watched his girlfriend's movements from a distance and he found Lala smiling and sitting next to him.

The scene very annoyed Ryan. He felt like ranting right then and there. Ryan immediately turned his motorcycle around and hit the gas with a feeling of annoyance.

Ify Elina, let's call her Ify, a 6th semester student majoring in Pharmacy at Palapa University, Jakarta. Ify is a girl who is innocent, calm, and has a face that is not beautiful, but sweet.

Ify lives in a boarding house near to the campus. She is an overseas student from Central Java, Semarang. She always wakes up early, because she doesn't want to miss her breakfast. She had a morning lecture scheduled at 07.00 with a lecturer in Pharmaceutical Physics, a subject that Ify hated during her time in Pharmacy.

Ify doesn't like arithmetic, but she always strives for it, so that she can be cumlaude when she graduates. You could say Ify was very ambitious in achieving her grades. No matter how difficult it is for her to understand, she will continue to study until she understands. You could say this girl is very diligent. Although she doesn't like Pharmaceutical Physics, she is very good at memorization.

The clock struck 5.45am, and she quickly got up from her bed to take a shower. Her long, wavy hair, which was a little messy, was tidied up. Then, she made her bed first, because she didn't like messy rooms.

​After her shower, she invited her boarding house friend, who was right next to her room, to find breakfast.

"Rina! Rin, Rina!" she called as she knocked on the door of her room. However, as many times as she knocked, there was no answer at all.

Maybe she was still sleeping? She thought. Ify was forced to walk alone to find breakfast on foot, because the rice stall was near to her boarding house.

~~

"It's almost 7am, here!" Ify hurriedly tied her wavy hair back and locked the door to her boarding room. She quickly took her motorcycle out of the garage, as it was already 6.55am.

​Ify rode her motorcycle to campus in a hurry. However, when she was halfway to the campus, Ify's motorcycle suddenly stopped.

"Huh, the motor engine is dead! What to do!" she said in panic. "Soon my class will start!"

Ify wanted to start the motorbike engine, but she couldn't lift the motorcycle with the standard 2 feet, because it was quite heavy.

Suddenly, from a distance, Lala and Ryan, who were riding together, saw Ify trying to start the engine of her motorcycle. Lala, the gentle girl, sympathized with her.

"Honey, let's help that girl! Poor thing!" she begged Ryan.

Ryan complied. Ryan pulled his motorcycle over to Ify's broken down motorcycle.

"Sis, let me help, here!" Ryan said, approaching her. Ify, who felt an angel's help, was immediately happy. Her eyes, which had been gloomy, suddenly brightened. "Ah, yes. I ask for help!" she said with a happy feeling.

Ryan lifted Ify's bike with 2 standard feet and immediately started the engine. With just 2 foot pushes, the motorcycle finally started. Ify, who looked happy, immediately thanked them. "Wow, thank you!"

Lala and Ryan nodded happily. And they got back on the motorcycle.

​~~

Ify was really late now, because her motorbike had broken down. But, luckily there was a tolerance limit from her lecturer for 15 minutes. So, Ify was lucky to enter the room for 7 past 15 minutes.

Ify entered the room with her body slightly bent and, fortunately, her classmate, Tika, provided an empty chair for her. She waved her hand to take the empty seat beside her.

"Okay, let's continue the lesson," said the Physics Pharmacy lecturer.

Tika, Ify's close friend, whispered." Fy, what's wrong with you? Aren't you always on time?"

"Yes, my motorcycle broke down in the middle of the road," Ify replied, pursing her lips.

"So, your motorbike is repaired now ?" Tika asked again. Ify nodded.

​~~

The Physics Pharmacy class was over. Ify and Tika left the room briefly to breathe the air, because the Civics class would start soon. They sat on the long bench at the front of the class.

"Ouch, our schedule is really tight today. I'm starving," Tika complained, holding her rumbling stomach. She looked weak and her face looked lackluster.

"Here, I have one wafer, just for you!" Ify took out a wafer from her pocket and gave it to Tika.

"Ouch, Thanks," Tika said.

"So make a habit of having breakfast before going to college!" Ify advised.

"Yes, because this morning, I wasn't that hungry," said Tika reasonably. Ify sighed softly and shook her head at Tika's excuse.

Suddenly Ify saw a man and girl across the faculty building, who were none other than the boy and girl who helped her motorcycle break down earlier. They, Ryan and Lala, turned out to be in the Engineering faculty which was located opposite the Pharmacy building.

They looked like they were talking about a serious matter. Ify narrowed her eyes to look closely at the two of them.

"Ify, what are you looking at?" Tika patted Ify's thigh.

"E...no, it's okay, really," Ify said, turning to Tika.

~~

Ryan grabbed Lala's hand and led her to the back of the Engineering building.

"Can you not get close to your friend? He's just trying to get you, you know?"

"Ryan, I have nothing to do with him. I'm just a friend, nothing more! And I'm just asking about our classwork."

"So, why did you have to sit so close together?"

"Well... because, I...," Lala had not yet said the reason, Lala seemed to be tired of explaining at length to the possessive Ryan. She cupped her face with both hands, held one side of her head, and let out a long sigh. She was confused about how else to explain to Ryan.

"Yan, I think you've been possessive and over-thinking about me lately. I'm... tiring of you being like this." Lala sighed again. She seemed to think and wanted to say something serious.

"I...want...us to break up," Lala looked down and said it with a heavy heart. She was holding back her sadness now. She turned around and left Ryan, who was shocked to hear the word break up from his favorite girlfriend. Ryan's mouth opened, his eyes widened, and he had tears in his eyes. He did not expect that his relationship with Lala would end here.