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"Kau tak takut kat aku ke?"
I stopped in my tracks, turning my head to look at the towering figure leaning against the brick archway, his dark eyes watching me beneath his messy fringe. I tilted my head, offering a small, unapologetic smirk.
"Muka garang macam tu nak suruh aku takut? Kat Sarawak, rupa macam kau ni bersepah kat kedai Laksa... jenis masam sebab mee tak sampai lagi."
A sudden, genuine laugh broke through his chest-a sound so rare and warm it melted the dark, suffocating air of Kudrat instantly. He shook his head, running a hand through his hair.
"Adoi, budak ni... mulut tak nak kalah langsung."
"Bukan tak nak kalah," I murmured softly, taking a small step closer to him under the zinc roof. "Cuma tak aci kalau kau sorang je boleh usik aku."
Before the heavy title of Kapla claimed him and before the High Council turned his hands to iron and violence, Kahar was just a boy at Kolej Ungku Deramat drowning under the weight of his father's shadow and the suffocating expectations of an elite institution. He built his armor out of silence, cold glares, and defensive walls.
Then came the straight-A transfer student from across the South China Sea.
A brilliant scholarship recipient who flew all the way from Kuching, she didn't care about Kudrat's social caste, the prefect hierarchy, or Kahar's feared reputation. To her, Kudrat was just a stepping stone to her future-and Kahar was just an overly brooding senior who kept blocking her way to the library books.
Teduh Untuk Kahar explores the cute, playful sanctuary they built in the quiet corners of a brutal school: a romance filled with gaduh-gaduh manja , stolen moments during monsoon downpours, subtle Sarawakian warmth melting through rigid Peninsular walls, and the sweet innocence of loving a boy before the world forced him to become a monster.