After the party, he attended with Hime, Rita, and Teresa at Steven's invitation, Petra had to prepare to return to Metropol with the same car when they came to Lilibel. There were streaks of disappointment visible in the look in Rita and Teresa's eyes because they had to part with Steven, the third grader who was full of jokes at a party.
Hime was mostly silent when the car that read them entered the border towards the town of Haraikan which was deserted and a little dark. Hime was not even that enthusiastic about the chatter of Rita and Teresa, who seemed to be tireless since morning.
Petra himself chose to close his eyes to rest him on the way home. There has been a lot of work waiting for him, especially with his left hand that hasn't healed properly.
"Are you asleep Petra?" whispered Hime who sat beside Petra.
"Hemm, what's wrong?" Petra replied without opening his eyes.
Petra realized that Hime was not a girl who would bother her friend who was trying to rest if it weren't for something urgent or really important. So, even though Petra did not open his eyes to respond to what Hime wanted to say, at least there were still two ears that were still sharp at the sound of it.
"What do you think about Steven, is he a good guy?" whispered Hime whose voice was even lower than before.
Petra thought for a moment before answering Hime's strange-sounding question. Even Hime who was in the same class as Petra also had their seats next to them. And every time Steven comes to class to tease Petra or just make small talk is not clear because he doesn't take it seriously, Hime is there. Hime was there and sat next to Petra watching Steven's behavior which he thought was ridiculous and not important at all.
However, to respect Hima's feelings, who might be surprised if Petra said the truth about her opinion about Steven and not to mention that there will be questions about Ken and so on. Petra couldn't possibly imagine anyone else knowing the secret she kept as tight as possible.
"Steven is a good person. I know him in the intra-school organization as vice-chairman. The rest is like you saw earlier at the party." Petra replied, trying to be objective.
"Yeah right. I think so. It's just strange to me, why is there a chatty guy like him. Isn't that right, Petra?" Hime sighed as if that fact hurt his conviction.
Hearing Hime's confession about how much Steven talked wherever he was made Petra chuckled and opened his eyes just to see the expression on Hime's face when he said that.
"So that's your problem? Don't think that it will just make you lose your logic. According to Steven, one way to become a new World History expert is to talk a lot. So that's the problem he had." Petra explained after he could stop himself and stop laughing.
"Doesn't that have nothing to do with it at all?" Hime screeched muffled.
Petra could feel the controversy in Hime's words between believing and not believing in what she had seen and heard herself.
"Then ... how should a man behave? Should everything be like Lyon?" said Petra jokingly who the next second he regretted saying the name Lyon with his mouth immediately irritated him for no reason.
Even the absence of a Lyon around Petra is capable of making a girl's mood change. Even so, Petra tried to cover up his dislike for Lyon in front of others. Especially for those who know that her relationship with Lyon is a pair of lovers, even if it's only a fake status.
"Not really. That's not what I mean Petra. Only ... if all the men are like Lyon then you can bet Mestonia will instantly turn into second Antarctica." said Hime with a little chuckle.
Hearing what Hime had just said about Lyon made Petra chuckle too. Petra didn't want to attract the attention of the two girls sitting behind them, Rita and Teresa.
...
The car drove at a steady speed, quickly took them through the city of Haraikan in just a short time, and did not feel like they had arrived in front of the welcome monument of the city of Metropol. The four girls were sleeping when the driver woke them up in front of Rita and Teresa's house, which is nearby.
"See you at school," said Rita and Teresa together in a half sleepy tone.
Rita and Teresa waved their hands until the car that had escorted her disappeared, a corner not far from where they were standing.
In the next ten minutes, the car stopped dropping Petra off at the entrance to Lisa's house. Then left Petra after making sure none of his belongings were left in the car.
"Thank you so much for the ride and the vacation, Hime," said Petra sincerely.
Petra waved at Hime whose eyes were half-closed. Make sure the car has disappeared in the night before entering Lisa's lovely yard. Petra believes that Lisa and Lyon are not home yet and will probably choose to spend the rest of the night sleeping at the resort instead of driving home sleepy in the car.
A maid immediately opened the door before Petra could press the bell button on the side of the shutters about one meter away from the front door. Then the maid politely asked Petra's luggage to bring to Petra's room to fulfill Lisa's orders, who had repeatedly told Petra to always help Petra because her hand had not yet recovered properly.
After thanking the waiter politely and being greeted with a happy smile on his face, which was sleepy, Petra lay down on the bed.
"Finally back in this house again." Petra sighed as if he could not believe what he was going through.
Petra's gaze darted far past the open glass window. Looking far ahead. In a starless sky when viewed from Petra's place. Penetrating the middle of nowhere. Strangely, Petra couldn't sleep anymore.
That's why Petra got out of bed and headed for the bathroom. Wash your face, brush your teeth three times, then wash and change clothes with nightgowns. There was an overnight gown hanging from the bathroom cap after Petra had changed.
The modern dress with an all-star skirt made Petra goosebumps. How could it not be, whether on purpose or not Steven brought them dresses in a predetermined color to who had the right to wear them? And Petra got a dress in that color, mangosteen black. The same color as the suit Lyon wore last night.
Petra could only think that Steven memorized Lyon's favorite color and then without feeling the slightest guilt forcing himself to wear the dress. It's not the fault of that pretty dress. It's just that, Petra isn't sure how to behave when he meets Lyon the next day at school.
-TBC-
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