4

"Felice," called Mrs. Dinda because she felt the students were unfocused. "Are you ready with the title?"

Felicia even glanced at Jayden who again only shrugged his shoulders.

"You're part of the subacute rat toxicity test. And liver histopathology," said Mrs. Dinda again. Fortunately she is the type of lecturer who is patient although sometimes also firm.

"Ah, yes, ma'am. I'm ready," Felicia replied confidently. Then the girl thought again. Rats? What?

Jayden just shook his head where he saw Felicia, who looked busy alone.

"So it's fixed. You all will use rats and both test the toxicity. So Jayden will do subacute toxicity test and kidney histopathological test. Hepatic histopathological, Felicia. And Harumi, you check the blood profile. Complete blood."

So her name is Harumi, thought Felicia, who just found out the name of the student who was a group with her. But it seems that the girl is really arrogant. The proof is she is busy alone ,Jayden did not even speak to her. The man was even busy coding her with a mocking look.

It sucks.

"For extract making we will start after the proposal seminar. So for the past two months you just focused on the proposal seminar. Two months until the registration schedule for the proposal seminar trial. We have to catch the target. Especially you, Felice," said Mrs. Dinda, looking at Felicia meaningfully. "This is your tenth semester. Even though it is because of your leave that you graduate late. I want you to graduate immediately so that you can catch up with your classmates. At most, in the eleventh semester, InshaAllah, you can graduate." The woman who just turned thirty smiled sincerely.

Yes. Sincerely.

Felicia could tell which smiles were sincere and which were belittling. After all, Mrs. Dinda also knows her GPA and taught her in the first semester. Indeed, only people who know the story since the beginning of the semester can understand her current condition. Who wants to graduate long? If there are no obstacles?

If Felicia's father hadn't had an accident five years ago, of course she wouldn't have had something like this. But it's called a disaster, who can guess and prevent it? Maybe it was God's destiny to pick up her father first. Makes her and her mother have to think harder and work without knowing the time to survive. Because their siblings don't even care to see the misery of her and her mother. Felicia became reluctant to ask for help from others. Even though it's her brother though. It is better for her to work alone, than to turn herself into a beggar when she asks her relatives for help.

Plus her mother is only a child from an orphanage, she doesn't have any siblings. Only her father left first. While her father's family is a prominent family, which was not approved by his marriage.

After discussing the project with Mrs. Dinda, the three of them left the young lecturer room.

"Jay, let's go to the library to find material for a research proposal," said Harumi in an ostensibly friendly tone. Why "ostensibly"? Because when that girl looked at Felicia, it seemed like she didn't like her senior's presence. It looks like she's a transfer student from an associate degree continuing her bachelor's degree. 

Felicia found out from the conversation with Mrs. Dinda earlier. Maybe she felt that she knew everything better because she was a convertible and had done research for her final assignment, so she looked arrogant in front of Felicia, who was an old semester but had not graduated.

"Uhm, Felice. Let's work on the entrepreneurial proposal together," asked Jayden who remembered the assignment proposal from Mrs. Lastri.

"Okay, but I can't take it long, because I want to work part time," Felicia replied enthusiastically.

"Yeah, whatever. If you look for the material for a long time, then your proposal will take a long time too. Our material is the same, but only in method. The rest find themselves in books," Harumi replied in a curt tone, making Felicia frown. She was surprised, suddenly the transfer student gave her a curtly words.

"Just calm down. It doesn't have to be from a book. Can be from journals and the internet. The important thing is the data is valid," said Jayden as if defending Felicia.

Harumi narrowed her lips. "It's up to you. The important thing is not to hinder those who want to pass quickly. If you are, it has taken a long time to graduate. I don't want to, especially Jayden who is smart and wants to graduate quickly. Yes, right?" she looked at Jayden as if asking for a defense.

"Just relax. I know my responsibility. After all, I graduated a long time ago but my GPA is good. Instead of you who are already a conversion student but have not graduated here for almost three years," replied Felicia no less sharply. She knows Harumi is in the same class as Jayden, only the difference is that she is a transfer student from an associate degree.

"How dare you—"

"Enough! We're a group now. You can't fight like this. It's not good." Jayden tried to intervene.

"I'll go to the library first. It's up to you. I just want to look for material from books so that my thesis is good. Not carelessly open google like your thoughts."

Jayden backed away with a surprised look. Even though Mrs. Dinda has no problem looking for data where the origin is valid and can be accounted for at the proposal seminar session later.

Harumi immediately walked quickly towards the library building which was behind the laboratory building without looking back. Her steps also look arrogant.

"What's wrong with her?" Felicia looked annoyed.

"Well, as we know I guess. Chased hastily graduated, because she was already old. Chasing the target of her next marriage." Jayden joked with his trademark laugh. He didn't really bother.

Felicia chuckled irritably.

"That's why it's better if you just stop it. You see the way people are smart and people pretend to be smart when they talk. She's the smart type. Even though she will graduate a bachelor's degree, she has already spent seven years. You, only five years, right? Do you want to be like her?"

"God forbid," replied Felicia quickly. Five years on this campus alone was enough to torture her with the bad eyes of others.

"She can also get this project because she begged Mrs. Dinda anyway. Even though her GPA isn't up to three." Jayden was like a spy reporting to his boss now.

"Are you a gossip … guy?"

Jayden raised his hand. "I saw it myself. And she used to be the type that while working so it took a long time to graduate. Just take a few SKS per semester. The turn is already going to the fourth year like this, then she pretends to graduate quickly. Even though she was afraid she might get a warning letter from the campus."

Felicia fell silent. Indeed, this campus has strict regulations to require students to pass before the deadline. Usually twelve semesters. For conversion, it is usually eight semesters because the SKS load is less than regular students. The girl thought again about herself. Hopefully in the next semester which is her eleventh semester on campus, she will be able to hear her thesis soon.