"Hah, I already told you a dozen times to look at yourself in the mirror! Go away! Don't disturb me!"
Sekar pushed the girl's shoulder in front of her and passed her arrogantly. She wiped her hands with a tissue from her pocket and tossed it into the trash can beside her like it was a dirty thing.
"Bitch--"
The girl felt humiliated by her act. She was about to reach her but was restrained by the other girls.
Sekar threw a disdainful glance at the group of girls behind her before continuing to walk forward.
"... Why am I always facing this kind of confrontation?"
Sekar Fadillah followed her father and moved to this school on a new school year, a half year ago. Before she stepped onto this school, she had high hope that her school life won't be as miserable as the previous one. Nonetheless, after she entered...
She shouldn't have too many expectations less she got too disappointed. In the end, many guys still pursued her and many girls kept on confronting her...
At first, she was indeed very proud of her charm but as her charm got stronger, she also got involved in more troubles. Right now, she was so nauseated by it that she make a to-do list on 'how to be less charmer', though there were only three right now.
Her very first to-do list was by being an arrogant and selfish girl. She searched on the internet that many girls were unhappy that their boyfriends complained about their selfishness and arrogant acts. Yet after she kept this image, many guys were even more willing to spoil her.
Her second to-do list was by being a glamor girl. As for this one, she was inspired by her father...
Anyway, being a glamor girl could make guys see her as a lavish one as all she liked was expensive things. However, it failed. Even most guys planned to used their savings to buy her gifts, good thing she rejected them directly on the spot.
The third was by using gaudy makeup like those girls who just touched cosmetics. She didn't mind being ugly as long as those guys and troublesome girls stay away from her but her plan was delayed after hearing some rumor.
The rumor said about a girl, the sister of a murderer...
It sounded pretty chilling, still, she was curious about who the person was. Only did she know that the girl was actually from her class! What's more, the girl was even more pitiful than her!
Whereas there were still some people willing to interact with her, this girl was completely being ostracized as students were afraid of her.
So the reason she only knew about the truth behind the girl's bullying after months in this school was that not many people were willing to mention such a terrifying thing.
They even said it had been happening almost two years ago. Back then, when the girl was being bullied for the first time, her bike was ruined, she beat the mischievous guys until they were sent to the hospital.
Since then being the sister of a murderer, added with the fact as a girl she could fight till the opponents went to the hospital, no one was willing to ridicule her directly. A lot of students were also suspecting if she had ever killed someone...
... She doubted whether these students had stupid brains or they were just brainless. If the girl really killed someone, won't she be in prison-like her brother? The policemen and those detectives weren't that useless, alright?
Anyhow, the reason behind her delayed plan was she was inspired by her!!
At first, she was determined to follow the girl's path but she couldn't fight at all. Thus, another way to make students ostracize her too was by being the girl's friend!
She was so excited and proud of her smart brain! The next day she wish to start her plan, it was unexpectedly delayed again!
Because a big bully had come to protect the girl tightly! Even threatened the whole class with an eerie face!
Ah-ah-ah!! Her plan!!
Sigh, she then changed her strategy, began to look for an opportunity to talk to her without alarming the big bully.
And- and God was helping her!
Oh God, I love you!
Though she was afraid, she was determined to talk to get and yass! It wasn't as scary as she thought! The girl was still an ordinary girl but had a different circumstance...
If she thought about it more, the girl seems never done anything unreasonable or unforgivable. As for beating boys to the hospital, it was because they provoked her first so it was normal in the first place.
After she talked to the girl, she also had an opportunity again in the canteen after some girls confront her again. There was the big bully beside the girl but he was pretty indifferent. So she guessed as long as she didn't cross the line made by the big bully, that was 'hurting' his so-called fairy, she should be fine.
Later on, she kept on unintentionally and intentionally chatting with the girl, even with the big bully sometimes. The class also observed her interactions with the two, and some guys had already lessened much. Her school life began to be peaceful.
It's just that, in her happiest time, the pair of a big bully and the beauty seems to get busier, and her interactions with them also lessen too. Every time the school ended, they would directly leave the school.
It made her curious, so once she stalked them...
Alright, she wasn't a pervert or anything. She admitted that she was too obsessed with them for the sake of her peaceful school life. Her behavior was really bad, she knew, she won't repeat it after just this one.
Soon she realized that the two were busy with the girl's food shop, so she won't bother her for the time being. But she would definitely appear at the food shop on the day of the re-opening!
The girl must be very happy, right? Oh, by the way, when the girl smiled, she was so beautiful. But what made her laugh was how the big bully always went into dazed after seeing the girl's smile! He was bewitched by it.
Oh, why should she think about that now?
Regardless of that, today was already the re-opening of the food shop! And she was on the way to visit it!
....
"The change is Rp. 8,000 and your wrapped order. Thank you."
Haydar handed over the change together with the plastic bag to the customer, before glancing at the busy Raina preparing the order of the people. After the order was ready, he was the one who sent it.
That's right, he held two duties. Sending the order and on the counter.
As for Mrs. Wiyata, she was busy in the kitchen. Aside from her, there was also one person in cleaning and one more who have two duties like him, helping Raina prepare the food and sending the order.
Despite its reputation, this food shop was actually pretty much well-known in this area especially the home cookings that most people like.
In the beginning, he was a bit worried that re-opening failed and no one want to eat. Who knows that he was just thinking too much...
After all, his grandma said after the incident happen, no one was willing to come again to this food shop. She even said so dramatically that he believed her.
However, he had to keep in mind that the incident was almost two years ago and right now people won't really care about it anymore. It had already passed and was not as hot as it was at first.
Raina laughed at him when he said this to her and corrected him a bit.
Indeed no one was willing to be their customers at first. As for the reason, it closed since there weren't any incomes for the time being. They had a big debt to pay sooner to the victim's... cough... casualty's family, so they chose to do part-time jobs.
Listening to the real reason made him feel a bit of fatigue. Taking part-time jobs everywhere and working for almost two years...
Raina only smiled,
... He should have known sooner. He should have come sooner. He should have not been late, so he could help her with her burdens.
Just when he was having fun with his friends, his beloved was actually suffering...
Can't he still have the right to be her beloved?
"Haydar!"
A familiar voice interrupted his unsettling thought. He knew it wasn't his fairy's voice, so he looked up and saw the little light bulb that liked hanging around him and Raina recently.
He twitched his mouth, "Light bulb, are you a customer or not?"
Sekar shook her head while her eyes wandered around and searched for Raina, "No--Where is she?"
"She's busy, don't bother her. And don't bother the customer, go away." Haydar said as he waved to the customer behind her.
"Geez!" Sekar clicked her tongue at him.
As she moved away from the counter, she spotted the person she had been looking forward to seeing, walking out of the kitchen.
"Raina!"
Raina was taken back at her sudden appearance, "Sekar, are you ordering something?"
"No! How about I'm helping? For free!" Sense made a zero number with her hand.
"We indeed need a hand but you're still get paid later." Raina glanced at her up and down at her, especially her smooth white hands which never suffered hardships, "... But can you cook?"
Sekar scratched her cheek in embarrassment, "Uh... I can't..."
"Hm, the easiest job is... Ah!" Raina thumped her first onto her palm, "Washing vegetables! It'll help my mom a lot!"
Sekar's eyes lit up, "Okay!"
"But you have to work until night, won't your parents worry about you?" Raina tilted heard in doubt.
Sekar waved her hands, "I already told my dad. When he got off work, he'll pick me up at once. Tomorrow is the weekend so everything is fine."
Raina eyed at her school uniform, "Well, that's good. Then first you have to change your school uniform."
After teaching Sekar washing vegetables, Raina when back and sat beside Haydar to rest for a while as the customers were eating.
Haydar who's checking the money glanced at her, "Tired?"
"If I say I'm not tired then I lied... No matter how I used to work part-time jobs, working hours non-stop still feel tired." Sense said as she massaged her neck and shoulders.
"Of course, you're not a robot. Even a robot can break, silly fairy." Haydar chuckled as he put in the money.
Raina stepped on his shoe, "I'm not silly, okay? I'm just casually saying!"
Haydar stared at his pitiful shoe and said helplessly, "Fine. This shoe is innocent, why are you stepping on it them?"
"It's on your body, so it won't be so innocent anymore." Raina snorted the lifted her foot away.
Haydar patted his chest, "Aih, my fairy. My body is still inno-- ouch!"
Raina pinched his backhand and raised her eyebrow, "What are you going to say, hm? Hooligan!"
"Okay, okay I surrender! I won't say any more, okay..."
She finally let go of him and stood up, "Oh~ Suddenly I feel full of energy!" She glanced playfully at Haydar who's rubbing his backhand, "I should have pinched you earlier~"
Haydar narrowed at her, "My fairy can pinch me whenever you want but," he raised his hands toward her, "You have to pay the price!"
He pinched lightly both of her cheeks!
Raina: "!!!"
Raina struggled to escape from his claws but pity, Haydar was also as fast as her movement, preventing her to move away.
As they were having fun in their own world, a customer who wanted to pay reminded them enviously, "If you young couple wants to flirt at each other, please don't do that in front of a single dog like me..."
"..."
[Extra:
One day - 09
One day, after Sekar was promoted into an officially light bulb...
Haydar: "How's that, my fairy? Aren't my craftsman is good?"
Raina: "..." Isn't it only a simple paper plane?
Haydar: "But my fairy's is the be--"
Sekar suddenly pop out: "Raina! I make a flower, isn't it good?"
Haydar: "..." Is she a light bulb or... his rival?
Raina who looked at his speechless expression: "... Pftt."]