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Rika and her past (part 1)
Author: Rizal Akbar
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"Hey Rika aren't you tired? You can have a little fun!"

I've heard that phrase hundreds of times... no, it's probably been a thousand times. Classmates, family relatives, and teachers always threw that sentence, starting from when I was in junior high school until I graduated from college.

People just say shit. They talk as if they know me.

Friends? Looking for a girlfriend? Social relationships? It's just a trap. It's all a bunch of selfish assholes. Behind their words is always veiled a certain purpose, so I always put a mask in front of them, as a form of self-defense and keep your distance.

I'm a disciplined man. Spending my time studying, living independently and not wasting a second on useless things. Being alone in the house without parents has also been my days since I was in junior high school.

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After a big fight, my parents decided to divorce and chose their own path. My father went abroad to continue his business, then my mother also went abroad to achieve his goal
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