It was 00:00, exactly midnight and it was very quiet in the house. Nadia hasn't slept yet, she can't close her eyes at all because of the heat and pain in her bandaged hand.
The girl got out of bed. She walked out of her room and took a few steps slowly until she stopped in front of her sister's door. The girl stared at Bianca's door handle, then sighed for a moment.
"Is she asleep or not?" Nadia muttered.
Very slowly, Nadia opened the door to Bianca's room and entered her sister's room. Inside, Bianca was seen sleeping in her bed. The beautiful girl smiled faintly at her sister who was fast asleep in her sleep.
Nadia then sat crouched to see Bianca who was sleeping very soundly. Her beautiful eyes shifted to Bianca's hand which was wrapped in a bandage. Just a little, far with Nadia's worse hand.
"It must be sick, I'm sorry sister for hurting you, Bianca. You should have been more careful and warned you sooner. Get well soon, and don't do anything reckless again. Don't get hurt, because it will make Mom and Dad worry about you," said Nadia in a very low voice. Afraid Bianca was awakened by the sound.
Nadia stroked the top of Bianca's head gently and affectionately, then the beautiful girl smiled faintly because she already knew how her beloved step-sister was doing.
"I'm sure, one day you will return to the way you used to be, Aca ..." Nadia whispered.
After seeing her sister's condition, Nadia immediately left Bianca's room. She closed the door to her sister's room slowly for fear of making noise.
The door was closed. Then, Bianca slowly opened her eyes. The girl with brown hair looked at the door that had just been closed with a flat gaze, but a few moments later there were clear tears that welled up in the girl's beautiful eyes.
"I don't hate you, sis. It's the only thing I can do to protect you from Mommy Irene. If I didn't do this, Mom would have kicked you out a long time ago. And I don't want that to happen," Bianca thought, then snorted. The clear water dripped down her smooth cheeks.
Bianca didn't sleep. And this wasn't the first time that Bianca had found out that Nadia was sneaking into her room every night. Bianca is not as bad as other people see, there are many things Bianca has to do for Nadia, but she has to hide it.
If you ask if Bianca loves Nadia? The answer is yes. Bianca loves Nadia very much, even the beautiful girl doesn't know what to do to protect her stepsister from some bad people who want to take advantage of her.
That's the reason why Bianca always limits Nadia's friendship with new people but doesn't try to separate Yeri's friendship with Nadia.
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It was still very early, but Nadia was already in the classroom. Sitting pretty on Bianca's bench. Remember that yesterday Bianca asked Nadia and Yeri to change places? So, there is no other reason that Nadia can say if she is still sitting on the bench initially.
The girl sat alone while reading the textbook that would be taught later. Not long after, the student who just entered yesterday came.
Rafandra smiled seeing Nadia who was busy looking at her textbooks. The beautiful girl did not care at all about the presence of Rafandra, the new student who was immediately famous.
"Why did the seat move over there?" Rafa asked reflexively because he knew for sure that this was not Nadia's seat.
"Ah, I just want to. In class, we are used to sitting randomly every day," Nadia answered with reason.
"It's only 06:20, and you're already here? What time are you leaving?" Rafa continues to provoke conversation with Nadia.
"06:10," answered Nadia briefly.
"Hey, do you intend to be a gatekeeper? Why is it so early?" said Rafa.
"Not so early, I went for a walk. My house is not far, only 8 minutes. So, I got here a few minutes ago," explained Nadia.
"I thought you meant to go to school, you had to leave early in the morning," Rafa said with a small chuckle.
Nadia just smiled and shook her head slowly. Shee was also confused by the mindset of this new student. Instead of continuing to respond to Rafa, she'd better ignore it. Because Nadia herself doesn't want to have to deal with her stepsister later.
Meanwhile, Rafandra, who had been sitting on his original bench, suddenly stood up and sat next to Nadia.
"What are you doing?" Nadia asked confused.
"Change seats. What else?" said Rafa casually.
"W-why are you here? What if Yeri comes later?" Nadia immediately panicked, not because she was afraid that her friend would be angry. Nadia is more afraid of her sister knows how Rafa is to her. Bianca must have misunderstood.
"You said you used to change seats, let him find another empty seat..." Rafa didn't care about Nadia's chatter. The handsome teenager prepared his books on the table.
Nadia panicked. What would Bianca do to her if she found out that Rafa was sitting beside her? Was Bianca going to grab her by the hair, lock her in the toilet until the night, or even be crueler? Nadia could only be silent. There is no reason to avoid Rafa.
"What's wrong with your hand? Why in a bandage?" Rafa asked curiously.
"Ah... This... Gets hot water while brewing coffee," said Nadia nervously. I hope Rafa believes, that's his hope.
"That bad?" Rafa looked at Nadia in surprise, because he was a little element of Nadia's answer.
"Please... Don't do this to me, Rafa, I don't want my sister to be angry with me again..." Nadia thought frantically.
"May I see?" Rafa pulled Nadia's hand which was wrapped in a bandage carefully.
Nadia just gave up, resigned because she didn't know what else to do.
"This is so bad... How come?" said Rafa while continuing to observe Nadia's hands.
There was no response from Nadia. The girl just looked at Rafa who was still holding her hand. Then, she realized.
"Ah, it's not as bad as you think. It's much better," Nadia withdrew her hand before anyone saw them.
Not long after, Bianca and her friends arrived. The three girls stood still looking at Nadia and Rafa who were sitting side by side.
"Oh my god, why do they look so good..." Yuna said spontaneously.
Lia stepped on Yuna's feet and gave a code. Does Yuna want to be slaughtered by Bianca so she dares to say something like that?
"ugh, it hurts!!" Yuna groaned at Lia.
Lia's eyes narrowed sharply at Yuna. The slanted-eyed girl immediately pursed her lips in annoyance.
"You want to go to the funeral now, don't you?" threatened Lia.
Yuna immediately froze when she realized the look on Bianca's face that turned into horror. The atmosphere of the class seemed to be getting hot. It looks like someone is burning with anger.
Bianca walked over to Nadia and Rafa. The girl's hands were clenched into fists.
"Whoa, what are you doing here?!"
That's not Bianca. But Yeri's loud voice suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
"Why? What's wrong?" Rafa asked awkwardly.
"Stand up! This is my seat. Get out of the way!" Yeri grabbed Rafa's arm roughly, making the boy stand up from his seat.
"Why did you kick me out? I was the one sitting here with Nadia. What are you doing here?" squeaked Rafa did not like Yeri's behavior.
"I don't care. Nadia is my partner, you can't be here. Go, just find another place!" Yeri expelled while tidying up Rafa's books.
Seriously. It's still morning and Rafa has been hit by a spray from Yeri. Oh shit. It would be better if he listened to Nadia's words earlier so as not to get into trouble with this fat girl who was very chatty.
Reluctantly, Rafandra returned to his original seat and slammed his school bag on the table. He grunted harshly. Rafandra tried to get close to Nadia, but it wasn't that easy.
Meanwhile, Bianca, who was still standing, began to ignore Nadia. Now she walked towards his seat, or rather in front of Rafandra.
"Thank you for your help, Yeri ..." Nadia whispered.
Yeri smiled as she winked. "no problem!" *Tink