Esme.. esme.. esme…" Eun Soo suddenly shouted at me.
"What's wrong Eun Soo?"
"You must see, quickly!"
Eun Soo took my hand and walked towards the park behind the school.
It's quiet here, students are rarely here.
After I brought Eun Soo here, and Eun Soo told me to look down so I wouldn't be caught!
You know what I see right now before my eyes?
Haikal!
I saw haikal being scolded by a gentleman in this lonely place.
I can only see from a distance because Eun Soo just told me not to get caught.
"You know who Esme is?" Eun Soo asked me.
"Haikal?" I answered, because I only knew Haikal was there.
"No, but the old man. Do you know who he is?"
I shook my head because I didn't know who he was.
"He's Haikal's father, one of the owners of the foundation here," said Eun Soo.
I was a little surprised to hear that.
"Are you serious Eun Soo?" I asked Eun Soo.
"Yes esme" he said.
"But I've never seen him here."
"Yes, that's because he rarely and even only 2 times a year to visit the school and that too only on big school days"
I just listened to Eun Soo talking and saw the haikal there being angry with. When Eun Soo and I would get up and go back to class.
Suddenly there was a loud sound coming from there, namely Haikal was slapped by his own father.
Haikal just stood still while his father left him just like that.
I want to approach him just to tell him to be treated immediately because there are bruises on his cheeks.
Eun Soo asked me immediately to go back to class. I'm pretty sure Haikal must have seen us earlier.
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Throughout the lesson, Haikal was silent.
"Are you okay Haikal?" I asked him.
He just nodded.
I don't understand and just want to know what the problem is until Haikal can be slapped by his own father until he has bruises on his cheeks.
Class is over and it's time to go home.
"Esme who did you go home with?" Eun Soo asked.
"I was picked up by my older brother, you go first Eun Soo"
"Okay, see you tomorrow Esme"
I smile.
Haikal was about to stand up and I stopped him.
"Wait a minute, I have something to give you" I said.
Haikal looks a little confused.
"Sit here first" I showed a chair so Haikal sat in front of me.
I opened my bag and took out my first aid kit. Although not as complete as those in UKS, it is more than adequate.
"What are you doing, Esme?" he asked me.
"Shut up" I rubbed the red medicine onto his bruised cheek.
"Oh, it hurts..." he said.
"You're an idiot it doesn't hurt at all" I taunted.
"This hurts, you don't feel it Because you're not hurt" Haikal protested with pain.
"Yeah, I know," I said.
"You don't know," said Haikal.
"What happened Haikal? Are you okay?" I asked him.
"There is no"
"If you need a friend to talk to, just call me. I'll help you... Done" I finished treating him.
"You went home with your older brother?" Haikal asked.
"No, I'm home with dad. Do you want to come with us?"
"Not"
"Come on, no problem, my father is not fierce"
I pulled Haikal's hand, he looked a little bit intensely at me. Then we stared at each other.
"Ah sorry Haikal I didn't mean to force you" I immediately apologized because it was out of my control.
"Okay, I'll come with you"
Finally Haikal came home with me, not long ago my father came.
I've already texted my father that Haikal would come with the car.
Haikal greets my father.
"Hello uncle" said Haikal.
"Oh hi Haikal, can you speak Indonesian too?" Dad asked.
"He used to live in Indonesia dad" I immediately took over this conversation.
"Father is asking Haikal, not you"
Haikal smiled slightly, and I couldn't help but be silent.
"Uh, yes, uncle, I used to live in Indonesia for about 6 years"
"Oh yes, where do you live? If we are Jakarta."
"Surabaya uncle"
"Your father and mother are Indonesian?"
"No, mom and dad are real Korean"
"What a handsome son"
Haikal could only smile.
We took Haikal to his house. Then say goodbye.
"Thank you, Esme."
"Yeah you're welcome Haikal"
Haikal entered his house, and we went straight home.
On the way, my father kept talking about Haikal.
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The next morning, I went to school this time without being accompanied by my mother but now I'm waiting for the bus to come.
About Fifteen minutes, finally the bus that I was going to ride came. I immediately stood waiting for the bus door to open. As soon as I got on the bus I saw haikal sitting there.
This time the bus was quite crowded and crowded, there was no place for me to sit here.
Haikal saw me then he immediately stood up.
"Esme, are you taking the bus today?" he asked me.
"Yes Haikal"
"Sit here, let me stand" he motioned for me to sit in his chair.
Then I complied and sat down immediately.
"Give me your bag, it's heavy enough so that I can store it here" I offered to Haikal.
He nodded and handed me his bag.
Every now and then we chatted with each other and then silence again, about thirty minutes we arrived at school.
The people at school were very excited when they saw Haikal and I walking together. Because Haikal is the most popular student at this school.
"Relax everything will be fine" Haikal soothed me.
"But not for me Haikal, they will all mock me" I replied annoyed.
"No esme... Then let me walk first"
Haikal walked first, then I walked leisurely even though everyone was watching me.
Enter class, then start learning. After that Eun Soo took me to the cafeteria for lunch.
It turned out that when I came, they were gossiping about me and Haikal walking to school together.
Do they really like gossiping or do they really have nothing else to do besides that?
I really hate it when things are like this!