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Chapter 6

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Author's Pov

Sometimes, in a several occasions like this very day, Alana is having the idea of her bringing a pack of big module books to study everywhere during mid-term examination weeks. She's not much of a person who likes to see any other alphabet other than A's on her reports card. Even in crowded situation where the entire PSG's squad were coming to visit Neymar, Alana still manages to find a quiet spot for her to memorized all the flash cards she made last night. Although, she got distracted easily, so Alana had no choice but to get inside the wine room to avoids all the noises Neymar and his friends made; including Kylian.

"Gosh! Why is this stressing me out?" Alana groans in frustration. She already tries multiple times to get her attention span focused, but sometimes her thoughts keep getting blank at the moment.

Alana is always pushing herself to the edge in order to gets the outcome she already pictured in her head. She knew she's not a person with gifted talent in her major-let alone in anything particular- so she has a lot of time adjusting in that kind of environment and pressuring herself to work three times harder in order to fit in.

"Don't be too hard on yourself, you need a break." Alana glimpse to her side and found Ali is coming to her direction with a cup of coffee for both of them.

"I'm not," she sighed. "Yet."

"I've met a lot of people like you during my MedSchool years, we ended up being one burn-out kids at the end of the day." He chuckles.

"We?"

"I've seen myself in you, Alana. I remember those times when the other students seems to know what they're doing and i'm just there existing and wondered why am i doing all of those stuffs. I don't come from a born-rich MedSchool family background like most of them, so we already had a very different starting line you know?"

"How do you keep up with their pace, then?"

"I know my limits. I might never be them, so i'm just trying to be more comfortable with myself and know that God will always have plan for me."

"Thank you, i really need that."

Ali gives Alana a little pat on her head as more reassurance before he spent her another time alone. Right after that, Kylian barge inside the wine room to look for his cousin that's been out of the sight for a while. He always did that since they were young.

"Did you just go all the way to the wine room with Ali? You're getting really nasty now, huh." He teased her.

"You're sick in the head, what are you doing here?"

"I was looking for you! Neymar looks so lost without you on his sight." Alana thought Kylian just like to exaggerate his words. "So which men did you choose, Ali or Neymar?"

"Kylian Mbappé Lottin!"

Just in time when Alana was about to pinch Kylian's stomach whenever he is doing something stupid, her phone is ringing so she gave him her final warning before picking up the phone call from Leyna. She wanted to meet up with her for a study date and Alana is so down for it. Then, she waits until all the PSG's team member left to get Neymar's permission and Kylian suddenly have a brilliant idea inside his head.

"Ali, can you take Alana to that study cafè? I'll have a sleepover here, so don't worry about this big guy." Kylian grins at the three of them. He surely loves matchmaking his cousin, especially when Alana finally showing interest into real men other than famous celebrities.

"Don't worry i can drive by myself." Alana rejected the offer, she doesn't want to bother Ali after a long day of work.

"It's okay, the place is near my apartment."