He exhaled several times, making the natural oxygen that he collects in his mouth air with the scent of a combination of strawberries and mint, chewing his gum and then making several small balloons which then exploded.
Feeling bored and not helping to lower his temper at all, Leo threw away the lump of candy, wiping his mouth for a moment before moving his fist into a tight fist to land a few punches on the roof top wall, ignoring his hand which might have been injured. Dealing with Haikal makes it difficult for him to control his anger, psychiatrists or psychology are unable to ward off all what he feels, maybe only about twenty percent of the good effects can heal him. The rest, he tried to restrain himself, especially when he saw Violin who was there at that time, making him have to hold back all his anger so that it didn't turn not help.
"Sorry, because of me you guys fight. Are you okay?"
The voice that always came to interrupt him when he was in a difficult situation, had always been a witness to all his recent fights with Haikal. Violin is the only person who is always there at times like now, even though it makes him irritated and disliked. But still, there are other feelings that stick out and make him reluctant to hold on to his emotions any longer.
"Don't blame yourself if it's just to get attention, it won't work."
"Could you never think like that. Try to increase your positive thoughts a little bit. Well, at least for me, I'm also tired of having to get cringe sentences from you." Letting out a sarcasm as if voicing her annoyance, Violin dropped her body there, leaned against the roof barrier, hugging her legs with an annoyed expression on her face.
"You should go, I want to be alone."
A small lift from Violin caught Leo's attention, landed his ass there, leaned against the roof railing, let out a small sigh from his lips which Violin didn't hear at all, because they were fortified about one meter away.
"Why do you like kicking me out? Can I not follow you wherever you go?" Violin issued a comment in the form of protest. There's nothing wrong actually, after all, Violin has never invaded Leo's privacy at all, she knows her limits. It's just that maybe every human being has their own attitude, especially if they are introverts, it will be difficult to get closer to anyone, including their own family. Moreover, Leo has been destroyed repeatedly by his own family.
"No, you should have understood from the start why I was always avoiding. I always hoped that people's first impression when they saw me was a monster."
"Why is that? Where's the monster from? You're tall, handsome, well automatically everyone will be attracted to you at the first sight." She flashed a faint smile when Leo looked at her with a flat look, raising an eyebrow when he found Violin's presence looking awkward.
"What's so interesting about me? Shit, isn't it wrong for me to think that everyone only values something from their face."
"Eh, no. Not everyone has the same view, I don't see people from material, let alone visuals. Leo, you have to be able to open your eyes a little to your heart. You have to know that not everyone views things with high standards, including me."
Silence fell on both of them, where Violin who didn't seem to take her eyes off Leo at all, and the man who wore a lopsided smile on his thick lips.
"So, can you tell me, what's the reason you keep appearing near me?"
Even though it was Violin who seemed difficult to explain, and Leo who didn't seem too concerned. Because, seeing the look on Violin's face, he could already guess that the girl was just using a series of sentences as an alibi to cover herself from the truth.
"Look, you can only stay silent when asked. Everything is clear, Vi. You do look at me like most people, and will always stay like that."
His limbs moved to rise, holding his body weight in a daze from the heat of the sun that had begun to emerge after taking shelter for a long time behind the clouds. His hands moved to put on the hood of his oversized hoodie, Leo patted the slightly dirty part of his pants before intending to step out of there.
"You're wrong!"
Slightly shocked, stopped his steps and took a small breath, Leo stepped back from there, but the sound of the Violin had already overtaken his sense of hearing.
"You're wrong if you think of me like that. Leo, I intend to approach you because I see you as a lonely person. You definitely need a place to lean on, tell me all your heart and complaints. I know that, but you always hide everything and deny it with various sarcasm that hide yourself from the truth."
His steps really stopped, as if there was a magnet trying to pull him to stay standing at that point. With his hands clenched tightly and his jaw clenched, Leo turned his body and showed his flat face there. As if holding back a mask that was about to crack due to Violin's words that almost broke through his defenses.
"This is what makes me not like being around you. Do you want to know why? You are a person who always easily guesses everything just by prejudice, always believes in yourself even if you are wrong. Again, I'm not someone who needs some kind of support, especially from a girl like you. "
With a shattered face, irregular breaths and occasional choking, Leo quickly walked away from there. Leaving Violin who was trying to hold her weight so as not to fall, felt her legs go limp because of Leo's words that hurt her feelings again.
Her hands moved to cover her face, screaming softly there that only she could hear. After the departure of Leo, who always left a scratch on her heart, Violin was never absent from staring at the bright sky, even if only for a moment. Thinking of how the cloud is still able to float above the air, even though the sun often hides behind it just to make itself an escape that will bring drop by drop of water to the earth. Violin never expected to be able to achieve all the things he wanted, seeing Leo who was closed with two small things stuffed his ears alone made him feel calm. There is only a curiosity to know more about him, according to Violin, Leo is a weak lump of cotton, always taking cover with a few stones that squeeze his body so as not to fly away with one blow. Leo was a weak figure, restricting himself from a few creatures, hiding himself from being seen behind the strong mask that always protected him, a mask that could somehow fall off or crack from there.
Leo, the first human figure who managed to catch the Violin's attention, made it seem as if he was a speck of light that when grasped would disappear.
"You should be aware, we need each other."