First Love

Aiden tried to be patient, every time this bad boy did anything to him. This is a misfortune for him, because he is not the type of person who can refuse other people's requests.

"Fine, buy what you want!" He said. The boy immediately cheered for joy, just like a football fan who had just watched his favorite team score a goal.

"Yeah...!" He shouted excitedly, really a very haphazard child for the size of a child who lives in such a luxurious house.

This unexpected meeting really drained his wallet. In fact, he is only 15 years old, but already determined to treat other people.

"Total groceries 30 dollars!" Said the minimarket cashier. Aiden just answered with a smile. His heart ached, remembering that he only bought a bottle of mineral water and a pack of gum.

After leaving the convenience store, the rancid boy immediately flew away with his dirty ball. With great shamelessness, he let Aiden carry the plastic filled with the snacks he bought.

"He's shameless! How can there be someone like him?" He thought. He felt ashamed of himself for swearing in his heart. The thing he least wanted to do.

"Where did he go? Is he home yet?" The figure of the rancid boy who he assumed was the "boy" of his father's friend disappeared without a trace. Finally, Aiden decided to return to the house alone. Fortunately, he still remembered the way to the house.

"Hey, don't go around casually? You have to ask our permission!" Said two thugs who out of nowhere appeared to block his way

"Why do I have to ask permission?" Asked Aiden. Even though he already knew what the goals of these two thugs were, he tried to be calm and glanced around to see if anyone was passing or not.

"We own this street! Give us your money!" Just as he expected, these thugs wanted to yell at him.

The situation was extremely unfavorable. First, he couldn't martial arts and secondly, no one could help him, because the road conditions were deserted.

"Give me your money, hurry...!" The thugs pressed him even more. Aiden had no choice but to hand over the money in his wallet.

Buuukkkkk...

A basketball hit hard, right into the face of one of the thugs.

"Damn it! Who threw the ball?" The thug shouted while touching his bleeding nose.

"Hoi brat, how dare you, huh?" The thug who was not hit by the ball immediately tried to attack the boy with his fists.

Buuukkkkk....

"Bastard...!" Shouted the thug as the kick landed right in his groin. He immediately fell to the ground in pain while holding his precious treasure.

It didn't take long, the boy managed to beat two thugs who were much bigger. Aiden, who was just silent, watched the most epic fight he had ever seen live and the most amazing thing was, the kid's kick looked really cool, just like a scene in an action movie.

"Hey, why are you daydreaming? Let's go home! The ice cream will melt later!" He said while taking back the ball. Aiden was stunned, whereas before, he had felt quite irritated at this brat's level. But now, he was actually grateful.

"Thank you for helping me?"

"No problem, I just got treated!" He replied. After arriving at the boy's house, they immediately ate the snacks they bought while chatting.

"You can martial arts, huh?"

"Yes, I learned taekwondo!"

"How long has it been?"

"Hmm... how long will it take? I think from the second grade of elementary school."

"Oh yeah, what's your name?" Asked Aiden. He even forgot to ask the most important thing.

"My name is Ka-"

Not to mention finished talking, two middle-aged men came out of the house, laughing. They reminisced for three hours, telling each other about their business and also memories from their college days.

"Then, I'll go home?"

"Later, let's have dinner first!"

"I can't today, next time I will definitely come again. By the way, this is my son, Aiden. Aiden, this is my college friend,Mr. James Anderson." Said Mr. Andrich. Aiden walked over to his father and immediately shook Mr. Anderson's hand.

"Your son is really handsome!"

"Who was the dad?" Said Mr. Andrich proudly, even though the praise was shown for his son.

"Aiden, have you ever won a math olympiad?"

"Often, my son is indeed a genius." Mr. Andrich continued to laugh proudly while patting Aiden's shoulder who could only smile seeing his father's behavior which was different from usual.

"What grade are you?"

"Class 12, Uncle!"

"Why don't you just skip classes? You should be able to go straight to university, right?"

"His mom forbade him, for fear of losing his youth. My son is a bit difficult to get along with, so he doesn't have any friends."

"Dad...!" Aiden immediately threw an offended look at his father, despite the fact that what Mr. Andrich said was 100% true.

"Too bad. Yes, but usually a genius child tends to be quiet. Unlike us!" Mr. Anderson said, getting ready to laugh again.

"You're right! Hahahaha..." The two middle-aged men burst into laughter again.

"What is so funny?" Aiden thought. He doesn't understand a grown man's sense of humor.

"Oh yes. Karen, come here!" Mr. Anderson exclaimed calling the boy who was engrossed in throwing the ball into the ring.

"Yes, Dad?" The boy immediately stopped his game and ran over to Aiden and these two middle-aged men.

"This is my only daughter, Karenina, she is only 12 years old, but has won three gold medals in taekwondo."

"Wait a minute, what's her name? Karenina? Isn't that a girl's name?" Aiden thought. He couldn't believe what he had just heard.

"Wow... means more powerful than her dad, huh?" Said Mr. Andrich.

"Of course! Dad isn't great at all!" She said. Hearing that very honest and frank answer, made the two men laugh again.

"Hahahaha... you're good at talking, aren't you? Nice, I like this kind of thing!"

Aiden might be the only person who can't laugh. His eyes could not leave this rancid and haphazard boy.

"She is a girl?" He thought. He really had a hard time believing it. This child is not like the girls in general. Her hair is short like a boy's haircut, she also wears a white shirt with a skull image, and dark brown knee-length shorts. However, the thing that made her not look like a girl at all was her behavior and the way she fought was really cool. As a boy, Aiden feels defeated.

Just before he left, Karen called out to him, "Aiden, we'll play together again later, shall we?" She said.

"Yeah, if I come again, ok? But you teach me, because I can't!"

"Stay cool!"

Karen smiled, Aiden realized after nearly four hours with her, that girl named Karenina was actually very pretty. Aiden was mesmerized by her smile, his heart was pounding. This is the first time in his life, he feels amazed, and fascinated by a girl.

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