Arrives

11 Trying to be ordinary

After the bloody incident yesterday my school was attended by a lot of police and a police line was attached around the warehouse. According to Daniel they died in an accident after bullying one of the students. There is no evidence of anything except a cell phone containing a photo of one of Vina's friends who replaced me. I knew it must have been Daniel. He might have saved me but still I can't be ordinary with all this.

I even threw away the uniform I was wearing earlier and luckily I still had a spare uniform for me to wear to school. I sat leaning on the head of the bed while tightly hugging my knees.

The horror still haunts me. Blood, terrible corpses, I don't know what Daniel did to them. Please go, horrible thoughts. I want to continue my school in peace. I want to forget everything that happened today.

Tok Tok Tok Tok Tok Tok Tok

"Rani is Daniel," said my mother as she opened the door of my room that was not locked. I got up from my seat and walked over to the doorway. Seen behind the mamah stood a tall man who was smiling at me.

"Eh Daniel," I tried to smile as well.

"Yaudah mamah stay yes" said my mother and then merengos left me and Daniel.

"I'm in?"ask her while watching me.

Tumben permit first

"Jaudah come in," I asked him to come in. The door to my room was left open, and he didn't close the door either.

"You got a lot of thoughts, huh?"he sat down on the sofa next to my bed.

"Yes that's it. Still can't escape the incident, "I hold my forehead in frustration.

"You don't have to think about it anymore. Ordinary, "he said casually.

"But it can't happen too" my words were cut off because my head was dizzy. I held my head even slightly pulling her hair.

"Rani,"Daniel caught me who was about to fall. All of her looks spinning my head really dizzy.

Daniel then sat me on the couch, he stroked my hair slowly and slowly the pain and dizziness disappeared. He then looked at me with a smile.

"That's mending?"ask her. I can only agree.

"Thank you," I said slowly then looked at him with a smile.

"Gue has to go to the doctor. The former blow made me dizzy," I said as I continued to hold my head. I'm like going to the doctor soon, dizziness and headaches are kind of torturing me.

Cup

Daniel peeked at my head short. I looked at him in shock and confused.

Has he healed me again?

"Is it better now?"ask her to worry. I moved my head to the right and left and up and down to see if anything had changed.

"What are you doing?"

I stopped my activities and looked at Daniel. A smile then developed on my face.

"Well, my head was a little light, not like that," I said excitedly.

"Yahoo!"

I leaned on the shoulder of the sofa then stretched both my hands up. I don't know what happened to my body but the feeling of anxiety in me is gone and I also forget why I can be anxious. I'm acting indifferent which is important I feel relaxed now.

"You want a road?"I asked while standing excitedly looking at Daniel who was just smiling faintly.

I tilted my head as well as ruffled my waist staring at Daniel strangely. Unusual he's like this, ordinary nagging and also....

Slightly aggressive.

"So you think I'm like that?"his question mocked and changed his face like a haughty little boy who did not accept himself in ridicule. I squeezed my finger slowly then smiled wrongly.

From now on, I have to speak with my heart, even in my heart

"Yes do it," he said coldly as if angry. I thought hard how to persuade this moodyan man. He looked at me more and more. I hit my lips slowly which had fused earlier.

I'm wrong to talk again

"Uu Daniel sorry yes. We go yuk road. Want ya want ya," I said pinched Daniel's cheeks and then tried to persuade him like persuading a little boy who was sensi.

"Hey this hurts," she said, returning my consciousness I shook my head slowly and then moved my arm away from her cheek. He rubbed both of his cheeks reddened by my anxious pinch.

"Yaudah let's go get some ice cream or maybe watch it or where the cake will be" I said excitedly.

"Now it's too bad," he said, still angry with me. I glanced at the clock as well as the window that revealed a slowly darkening orange sky.

"Huh?"time passes very quickly.

"RANNY! DANIEL'S! LET'S EAT FIRST!"yelled from the kitchen. I took Daniel through the tail of my eyes but he kept leaning on the sofa and folded his arms around his chest.

I took a deep breath because I failed to comfort her. I then turned to the window and closed it. I glanced back at him but he suddenly disappeared.

Where is he?

"I'm here" whispered Daniel, who was standing behind my body. I almost jumped in shock fortunately I was able to hold myself back.

"You eat," she said with a smile. I stared at that smile for a long time, her sense of relief engulfing my heart.

It's because he's not angry anymore.

***

At the dinner table the three of us enjoyed our meal in peace. Yeah just three and it's better because it's usually just me and mama. My father was a country man following in Grandpa's footsteps, and you know he comes home every few years. Mama and I usually let go of longing by calling her.

Yesterday my father called me in a panic and asked me how I was, as he knew from the news. Yes I was a warm conversation at that time other than because of a stabbing but also me who healed quickly and people call it a 'miracle' when in fact it was the first kiss theft incident.

"False aunt. The food was delicious,"Daniel had finished his meal and he took a glass of water and drank it.

"Here auntie take it behind her plate. Rani you bring your own plate."mamah smiled then disappeared from view.

I nodded and fed one last mouthful of my mouth while not taking my eyes off Daniel. I think he's pretty good-looking.

"Thank you for the compliment" he said after he finished sipping the clear water.

uhuk uhuk

I held my throat and hurriedly gulped down a glass of water. I stroked my neck slowly while staring at him in embarrassment.

I shouldn't have praised him

Embarrassed I stood up and took my plate to the kitchen to wash. I saw the mama who was mopping a wet plate.

I went to the sink and washed my dishes and tablespoons in silence. I then glanced at the mama who returned to the dining table to clean up the others.

I threw my face away and refocused on doing the dishes. In the kitchen opposite this dining table I looked at Daniel. My face warmed up and I once again cursed myself.

I shouldn't have praised him

"Ran went with Daniel,"the mother with a few dirty dishes and a mamah look also told me to wash them.

"Udah malem mah," I answered still focused on cleaning the oil stains on the plate.

"On the city hall decket there is a wiskul* the same malem market loh. It's a holiday tomorrow, too,"

*Culinary travel

"Serious mah?"ask me excited.

"Yes refreshing you there before the exam. Invite Rangga to Nina as well, "Allow you allow.

I jumped excited not because soon I will be busy with the final grade school exam but finally after so long I can go to the night market again and also now bring a girlfriend. Wait, I'm tweaking a little bit of my word.

Nope. One or both of them is not my girlfriend. It's just that this is my first time going to the night market with a boy friend.

Because it's usually just Nina.

I smiled thinly as I wiped the wet plate.

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