"What are you going to do today?"
The question managed to make Ayla turn her head, her round eyes looking at the tall figure of a girl in front of her, her eyes were small but so very sharp. Nuna is the girl's name.
"Me? You mean?" asked Ayla stupidly.
Both Intan, and Nuna, both just rolled their eyes in embarrassment. They don't know what their friends were after, because now Ayla, who was already slow, was really getting slower.
"You usually always give gifts to Devano. So what are you going to do now?" Nuna asked, clarifying her previous question.
The atmosphere was not conducive, the sun had started to rise, and the children had started to protest because of the heat, while the principal, as the person who was now giving lectures, was still enthusiastic about doing so. It was as if he had forgotten that up ahead, there were hundreds of students who were roasted by the hot sun.
"Hmm! I've made chocolate cake. However ..." Ayla interrupted, she sighed again, glancing at the bag that was behind her. "I'm not sure if I will give it again or not," he continued.
Nuna snorted, folding her arms across her chest. Did he just trust Ayla? Oh, of course not! Nuna knows best who Ayla is, how many times has she said she wants to give up idolizing Devano? Stop greeting Devano? Crazy about Devano and so on? But everything Ayla said was bullshit! Everything Ayla said was just bullshit. Because what happened was, Ayla was still Ayla. She was still chasing Devano like with other obscure girls. Even though it was clear that Devano didn't even respond, he didn't even glance at her. Although a statement from Devano last night was enough to make Nuna feel really… strange.
"Really? Maybe it's just a hoax, again," Nuna teased. Intan also chuckled upon hearing Nuna's words.
"Ah, really, Ayla is just a hoax. She said he was tired of chasing Devano, he was actually being chased. How much money did she waste just to get that completely useless photo of Devano?"
"You want me too!" annoyed Ayla who did not accept. Ayla snorted, then she pursed her lips perfectly.
*****
Break time has arrived, and both Ayla, Nuna, and Intan are now both walking towards the canteen. The first day of school without the frills of prospective new students is enough to make them seem confident too. Taking off the white and blue uniform to wear the white and gray uniform is a fun thing for them. It's not just a matter of prestige, it's like proving that they're adults. Yes, that was their thought.
"There's only one canteen, right? It's far away," complained Intan. The canteen from the tenth-grade building is indeed quite far, from end to end. Quite time-consuming, indeed. However, if they were hungry, the canteen was the only place they could reach.
"It's your own fault you don't have breakfast? So we're going to be affected too, right?" snorted Nuna began to protest. Intan chuckled again as she scratched the back of her neck that didn't itch.
While Ayla, she just kept silent. Her mind was still all over the place, she was still confused about what he was going through. It's like a dream but real, but if it's real it's really not possible at all. How could she not, she was dating Devano. But even at this moment during school break, Ayla doesn't feel that there are any signs that her relationship status with Devano is real. In fact, like any other day, she was alone with her two best friends who were always excited, she walked between them as the quietest girl of all, and only one had changed. Yes, the stares from the girls on her. A sharp and disapproving look, with whispers, that at least wore ears, even though Ayla herself didn't really pay attention to what they were saying.
"You go to the cafeteria first, okay? I want to go to the toilet first," said Ayla. Patting Intan and Nuna's shoulders briefly then she walked quickly to the toilet.
Luckily she immediately saw the toilet, because her call of nature really couldn't be resisted at all. Ayla immediately breathed a sigh of relief when she finished urinating, walked to the mirror, and washed her hands on the faucet there.
"Eh, that's not the girl from last night, huh," the voice began to sound. Ayla saw from the reflection of the mirror in front of her if there were two eleventh-grade girls who were whispering to each other in loud voices, looking at Ayla with a full gaze assessing from head to toe.
"Yeah, you're right. She's the girl who said Devano's girl, right?" another girl asked.
Ayla now can only swallow her saliva with difficulty, she lowered her face, trying to pretend not to hear even though it was difficult.
"True, I don't understand Devano. Being chased by the most popular girl in school, you don't care, eh, do you want to be with a girl like that? It's dirty and small, the body is like an ironing board, and so ugly. Oh my gosh, you lost so much with Cindy."
"Maybe it's time to be pelted. Don't go near that girl!"
"It's annoying to see her face," added the other girl. After they were satisfied that they had said what they wanted to say to Ayla, the two of them came out.
While Ayla herself could only stand stupidly in front of the mirror. She took a deep breath perfectly. This is the most terrible thing, gossip, and ridicule of her is unavoidable. In fact, until this moment Ayla herself did not feel that she was Devano's girl at all.
Ayla then smiled bitterly, after she felt finished and dried her hands, Ayla walked out, opened the toilet door, and suddenly….
Byur!!!
Ayla could only stand up stupidly when her whole body was soaking wet. She then looked up to see a bucket overturned over the door with a rope that seemed to have been neatly laid there.
Ayla was silent, she couldn't say anything. She was still confused, about what really happened. Was everything she experienced a coincidence? So who did it? Because Ayla feels that she has no enemies at school. She had just come to school and it was her first day at school. So, how come?