°Ever been the reason someone laughs? Now, how will it end?°
-20 Dec 2021-
Alexia was silent. Let the wind brush your skin. Enjoy the cold air. He buried his head for a moment, just closed his eyes when he heard a scraping sound that made him chuckle occasionally.
"What are you doing?" asked someone who without permission just sat down next to the girl.
Alexia opened her eyes, raised an eyebrow at someone who was now also looking back at her.
"Shit" she thought.
"You idiot!? Are you mute?" he asked again, feeling unappreciated.
Alexia ignored the silly question of the boy sitting beside her. Let him stare at himself for a long time. He looked at the sky which was getting darker now. Until it can be predicted that in a few minutes it will rain.
"Satisfied with it?" asked Alexia without looking at the person she was talking to.
"Very."
"Beautiful huh? Really."
The guy laughed at Alexia's words, which seemed confident, "haha you don't really believe in yourself!"
"It turns out that you're annoying. I thought you were the kind of girl who was calm."
Alexia pulled the corners of her lips up. One could already guess that one would definitely judge something by its appearance. But, this time it could benefit him.
"Don't judge the book by its cover," he said, quickly leaving, leaving him staring at the girl in surprise.
A few steps later, Alexia turned her head. "And one more thing, never trust appearances. Because it's all just a mask for life!"
The boy smiled.
Flash back
A boy who is about 6 years old is stuck in a mango tree. He didn't have the courage to go downstairs. It is natural when children decide to dare to go up but they will be afraid to go down.
"Sob... Please! Rafi is scared sob...." Rafi was sobbing.
From a distance, he saw a boy who was the same age as him. He ran towards himself while carrying a plastic bag that was gripped very tightly, "Lafi!! Why are you there? Tulun!" cried the boy.
"Rafi can't come down, how is this Lia?" replied Rafi slightly shaking.
The ponytail girl tried to reassure her friend, "Lafi doesn't need to be afraid that Lia is here."
"Yeah, how did it go down? You don't know it's really high hiks..." Rafi scolded the girl who looked worried about her.
"Jump Lafi! Close your eyes!"
1
2
3
brukk
Lia approached Rafi and helped him clean the dirt that had stuck to him. Give an ice cream that remains partially.
"Don't cry already, here I have an ice cream for you" he fed the ice cream into Rafi's mouth.
Rafi rubbed the rest of the ice cream in his mouth, "I saw an uncle wearing a mask, he came over to give me candy. Mama said if there was an uncle with a mask, it meant he was evil. Well, I ran and climbed the mango tree."
Lia shook her head, not agreeing with what Rafi said "It can't be like that, his uncle is good, he wants to give you pelmen. Besides, we can't judge something from appearance," she explained to which Rafi nodded.
***
"Eh, lang, I saw this chick earlier." Gama showed a picture of a chicken that appeared on his cellphone's veranda to a boy who was busy eating fried rice.
Gilang just turned his head, glanced at him without making a sound. He also continued to chew the remaining fried rice in his mouth.
"Hey, have you seen this chick? How are you?"
"Tsk yes, see na-you are my last rice!"
Gama didn't care, instead he happily finished the fried rice without any leftovers, "It's your own fault that you don't listen to what I'm talking about".
"Tsk damn it, I haven't eaten in 3 days as long as you know" there was a chuckle from Gilang's voice.
"Cough.. Uhukk.." Gama choked, shocked to hear Gilang's confession. The truth is that a son of the sultan has not eaten, let alone for 3 days. Has he run out of rice stock at his house, "Really?!! Why don't you eat lunkhead? You're crazy rich ugh.. ugh.. This dog is coughing non-stop ugh.. so annoying."
"Yeah, I don't eat."
"Here, I'll buy pecel for you. Too bad your name must have been crossed out from your KK, right? Admit it!!"
"B-bbut.. but boong, hayyu palpale palpale papiya piyaa" Gilang shook his hips from right to left while making a mocking face towards Gama.
"Tai you monkey!! Here you are!!"
"Oh no, run"
Gilang ran to avoid Gama who kept chasing him. This made the whole class even more chaotic due to the actions of the two of them.
Gion chuckled lazily at the behavior of his two friends. When his eyes wandered around looking for someone he had not seen for a long time, he accidentally found something that was blocking him. Gion stared intensely at the person behind the classroom door. He squinted to make clear what he saw. There you can see a guy wearing a black hoodie as if he was peeking at something.
Before Gion stood up to him, the guy in the hoodie had already left. Looks like he realized tbat Gion had been staring at him. But sadly Gion could not see the boy's face.
"Do you know who was wearing the black hoodie?" Gion kicked the chair of the boy sitting in front of him.
The boy turned, "I think I know who he is."
"Who?" Gion furrowed his brows, still guessing who the guy in the black hoodie was.
"Actually he-"
Bruakk
Karissa fell, her slender body almost hit the corner of the table if someone didn't pull her. Now Karissa instead of falling on the floor but instead fell in the crocodile's arms.
"Uh how are you?" Lion let go of the hug while confirming the arrangement of his uniform. Karissa who was asked only smiled vaguely. Lion pulled the corners of his lips up, he could clearly understand that Karissa was excited about the scene. There was a tinge of red printed on both the girl's cheeks.
Karissa almost lost her mind if her healthy brain didn't wake her up immediately. He quickly changed his expression so that the boy wouldn't know that his heart was beating so fast.
"Btw thank you" Karissa said then walked away leaving Lion who was still staring at him.
Violin polished her thin lips with a little lip tint to add a pink and red impression. The girl has been trying to change her appearance lately. The sticky black hair that used to be loose was also now tied up. Not only tied up he even rolled up his hair. This made Regina, as her seatmate, look surprised. Since when Violin likes to tie hair. Doesn't she like to show her neck level to attract the attention of the opposite sex?
"During my schooling here, I've never seen you curl your hair" The voice didn't come from Regina but from the girl sitting at the table. He smiled disdainfully.
Violin just pulled the corners of his lips up. Not intending to reply to the satire from the girl who now looks almost the same as her. It's just that he didn't unbutton his top like Jessika's.
Karissa looked sarcastically at Jessika, "What's the matter with you? Why are you trying it in our class anyways, okay?"
"Well, I like it. This isn't your ancestor's school either." Jessika chuckled.
Regina let out an exasperated breath, she drew closer hissing sharply. "Go or I drag?!"
Again, Jessica chuckled amused at Regina's expression for her. His ex-friend must really hate him. After all, Jessika doesn't care, for her Regina is just a stupid doll who just wants to protect her.
Alexia stepped into the classroom. He looked very tired, his hair was a little messy maybe the result of the wind. Alexia was slightly taken aback because all eyes were on her-it wasn't her fault but the person behind Alexia. Cautiously, he glanced back. See who's been following him ever since.
"Eh Alexia hehehe" Rafiel smirked covering his face with both hands.
Varo looked at his friend who was wearing a black hoodie. Why did he even cover his face, "Why are you closing your eyes, geez. Gosh, I don't understand why I have to have a friend, lo, lo?" He pointed one by one at the boys beside him.
"Why me?" Kevin pointed at himself and then turned to the guy who was wearing a bandana on his head, "here is the devil."
Nathan glared at Kevin, who was staring at him now hiding behind Bintang's back. He sought refuge to avoid being attacked by the lion.
"You sissy bastard! How dare you seek protection. How dare I dare myself, nudge me" Varo tossed his hair at Kevin.
"Nasty bastard!" Kevin rubbed his face because it was splashed by water from Varo's hair.
"You're rude, I don't like it"
Alexia is silent, just looking at them who are now fighting instead. To be more precise, it was just Kevin and Varo, because the others were looking at him. Staring at them at the same time made him a little nervous. Naturally, Alexia is also a girl, especially when dealing with those who have a dominant aura. Strong body and a firm jaw, the definition of the real is perfect. It makes his body release the hormones dopamine, adrenaline, serotonin, estrogen, and even testosterone. The combination of all these hormones will make Alexia's intelligence and confidence seem to disappear.
"ehmm"
Gion, who was in the corner of the classroom, didn't stop staring at the interaction in front of him. His eyes continued to stare, not even blinking as if he didn't want to miss a single moment.
The boy nudged Gama's arm. His eyes hinted for him to go there, to where Alexia was. Without much questioning, Gama dragged Gilang to come with him.
Gilang, who doesn't know anything, is silent. He resigned himself to being dragged by Gama, "follow me!"
"Hello epribadeh, how are you doing?" sounds foreign but so familiar to their ears.
Suddenly everyone was shocked, shocked. Varo and Kevin, who were initially noisy, became silent. Even Nathan, Bintang, and Rafiel subdued head. Likewise, Gion, who initially thought he wanted to stay on the bench, now also got up and looked at the person.
Alexia saw one by one the boys who surrounded her. There was a clear expression on their faces of fear-error was not fear but more like respect.
"What exactly does he have to do with them?"
***
Don't forget to vote and comment.
See you next part.
Love you guys a lot♥
If my guess is right, I'll double up.