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Busy.

That one word was enough to leave a feeling of tightness in Felicia's chest. One word was the reason Ansel left her. Because she is busy working part time and catching up on her subjects. She thought Ansel could understand at that moment, but he didn't. Moreover, they are rarely in the same class. It made Ansel not have time with Felicia even more.

"Oh, you're right. I don't understand. I focus on college anyway. The usual. Old semester." Felicia tried to relax even though Ansel's gaze was still intimidating. For some reason Felicia felt so guilty about that man even though Ansel was the one who broke their relationship first, but it feels like she betrayed him first.

"Finally this is your final semester. When did you take your thesis?" Ansel changed the subject.

"I think next semester. Now I want to submit a proposal first. Continue to research."

"Oh, well. Speaking of research, you have a good GPA. Just join Mrs. Dinda's project. Not bad, you know. The research is funded by the campus." Ansel suddenly remembered Mrs. Dinda's message today to find her a student who wanted to work on her project. Usually, lecturers on this campus have to make projects for campus accreditation.

"Are you serious?" Felicia seemed very interested. Especially when she heard that the research project would be funded. That meant she didn't have to work too hard to collect her own research costs.

Ansel nodded with a broad smile. Happy to give good news to his ex-girlfriend whom he actually still likes. "If you want tomorrow just come to the room. Let me contact her."

Felicia nodded quickly, not wanting to waste this golden opportunity. "Thanks for the info."

"Yeah. I'll go back to work first," said Ansel, who immediately climbed the stairs to the laboratory room.

Felicia can't wait for tomorrow. Finally she found a bright spot about her research. Without having to think about titles or costs.

Without realizing it, someone had been watching her from afar, someone who had been watching her since the first time she studied here.

Felicia glanced at her watch, sighed when she realized that it was thirty minutes she was waiting in front of Mrs. Dinda's room, which was on the second floor of the laboratory, near the pharmacology lab. Because the lecturer field is about pharmacology. Several other students who were doing research passed by with various tools and research animals. Some brought animal organs, glass tools and a tray of living research animals. Of course it smells like hell. Felicia got nauseous. Even though on the first floor it doesn't really smell but here … gosh!

"Felicia, huh?" said the bespectacled lecturer with such a tall body. The young lecturer smiled at Felicia, who was sitting in the long chair in front of the pharmacology lab. The girl immediately got up and greeted her. "Sorry, I had lunch earlier," she said as she entered the room after opening the door with the key she held first. "Come on in."

"Yes, ma'am."

A little awkward, Felicia entered the narrow but comfortable-looking room. There is a set of work desks and benches there are also two other benches in front of the table. There is also a small carpet next to it, it seems that it is usually used for prayer because there is a mukena and prayer room there. Some books and theses that have been on the hard cover are stacked neatly in the wooden cupboard.

"Please, sit. I want to get the documents first."

The young lecturer headed for the multi-storey wooden cabinet, took a thick journal there. She returned to her desk and put the journal in front of Felicia. "We are waiting for two more people. That will be a group with you."

"Oh. How many people are there, ma'am?" asked Felicia, curious. She expected that she would not be alone in working on the project. She hopes that her project partner will not have a problem with her, who has been a year behind from college.

"You become three," said Mrs. Dinda, staring at her cellphone, reading the message there. "They came."

Felicia saw two more people enter Mrs. Dinda's room. One woman with straight black hair and glasses perched on her nose showed her arrogance even more. Making Felicia swallow her own saliva, feeling badly. But as soon as one more student entered, the girl immediately opened her mouth. Want to speak but fail because there is Mrs. Dinda here.

"It's good that you guys have come. So we will talk about the research. I have prepared three titles," said Mrs. Dinda who then opened her big journal after the three students sat in front of her desk chair.

Felicia glanced briefly at Jayden who looked serious, although then the man glanced at her with a mocking smile. Felicia wanted to snap but failed again.