Azaleas

Mosaic 29: Skipping School

“Don't dare to let go, hang on!” azalea threatened with suppression even though her hand holding Niska's hand began to sweat, while the other hand was in pain. Just a small movement attracted the branches, Azalea shrieked inwardly, hoping that someone might save them.

Instead of answering, Niska chuckled. Azalea looked at him sharply, glaring for him to stop, her piety making Azalea's body shaken slightly. Their defense can be broken and both will fall.

“Stop!” lirih Azalea must have been and sounded telling.

“You don't know about me, don't know.” Yelp Niska.

“I know!” ralat Azalea herself, hoping Niska would stop.

Niska's eyes looked at her and glanced at Azalea's hard-working hand, tightly clasping her hand as if she didn't want to miss.

“You're right, I admit it. I hate you for still wanting to be with you.” Niska's unexpected confession both by her and Azalea. “Then how else, I can't do anything else.”

“Stop talking!” tell Azalea to feel the branches that will be cut so tired to support the weight of both. His hand wanted to reach another stronger one but it was risky. “Hold my hand with both hands, I will pull you!” continued.

Niska said, raising her hand which automatically made the branches tear a few centi, and their bodies swayed. Unfortunately, Niska did not intend to hold Azalea's hand, but took off Azalea's grip so she could fall.

“Don't be crazy! You think I'll take it off!” azalea's emotions were stifled, she couldn't scream because she could fall.

“Just let go!” pinta Niska with a clear face, her eyes were red. “You could have fallen because of me.” and he began to release one by one Azalea's fingers, who revolted and insisted on keeping them even if the branches would be cut off once.

Someone held and pulled Azalea's hand. Which made them both stop. Regi stood there with a face of fear, anxiety and anger.

“Shut up and hold on!” he snapped at them, immediately pulling Azalea to the top. With great difficulty, Regi managed to save them.

Azalea stumbled from her foundation feeling weak, while Niska sat down feeling extreme pain in her legs and body that was numb. Regi looked at them with anger, which was enough to envelop the two in cold, feeling fear.

“You're coming with me!” tell him with sharp eyes to Azalea, walking briskly with every jolt of anger felt. Azalea was shocked, confused, glancing at Niska a split second and following Regi. It was only after they left that two of Regi's colleagues at night came to Niska.

Azalea thought she would be severely scolded, but upon arrival in the tent, she instead received treatment from Regi. Treating his bleeding and sore hands due to strong friction with branches and soil. There was no talk, Regi was just silent with a firm face holding back anger, Azalea really did not expect Regi to be angry. This is the first and most shocking according to him. The gripping atmosphere was still felt, could Regi be angry because they were fighting and would fall onto a cliff, so worried? Then why did he only have Azalea follow him, and only treat Azalea. Niska who is worse, surely Niska is currently feeling down. Remember Niska, Azalea was also angry, why Niska could think of dying so that Azalea would survive.

“Go, rest!” tell Regi to turn his back on Azalea when it's done. Clearly there was no gap in questioning or interrupting, Azalea was a little scared, choosing to exit the tent.

In another tent. Niska was left on her own and refused to be treated, she just sat speechless for a long while. Thinking of Azalea who still cared about him even though he had been rude, and when Azalea kept her hand. In addition, Niska also seemed hit and shocked by Regi's anger. He was sad because Regi turned his face away from him and told Azalea to follow him, but after thinking about it, Niska knew, Regi must be holding back his anger at him.

Someone came in, brought food and drinks.

“You haven't eaten since morning, eat and rest!” get Ashita.

Niska completely ignored that.

“You look pathetic,” Niska looked up at him, “I didn't expect if my rival was this weak, the fight wouldn't be exciting. You have to admit your defeat.” continued Ashita who clearly understood Niska, about Regi.

Should he lose again, be rejected again.

The atmosphere of the house was very tense, no one dared to speak even to sigh for a second. Grandfather Yudishthira looked very angry, his face which had a firm and cold gurat drugged everyone. Because of Azalea, her granddaughter was caught entering the STUPA club and following the camp on the mountain, doing the most useless thing for grandfather than studying. As a conglomerate, it is clear that grandfather will always look for ways to make money from various aspects and Azalea instead wasted his time playing, even though he should soon be able to take over the company later to help his father.

The decision was certain, grandfather had Azalea come out of the STUPA or else he would disband the organization. Feeling unjust, Azalea balked, opposed the two and would seek the pleasure of her own life.

“I will not go out, and grandfather has no right to threaten dissolution, his organization has been inaugurated. How about the other members!” azalea exclaimed, sad and upset.

“Grandfather doesn't care, you just need to get out or disband!” curse grandpa, stand up quickly and leave. Azalea was angry, very angry.

“I feel it, for the first time I feel the real air.” exclaimed Azalea stopped grandfather's steps, making everyone hold their breath even more, the mother looked agitated.

“My heart is pounding very hard, looking forward to every event that will start. The wind, dew and even the sky are very pretty, but, should I just receive air from you, cake. I also want to try flying, like the butterfly I saw, find my own place, please!”

Feeling sad, Hana just stared at the pity of Azalea, who did not touch the food that had been given. Azalea was locked up in a room, but it was Azalea who locked herself up. There is no intention of pushing the door as hard as before, calling, pleading, or venting it with food. Azalea sat like a dead doll on the couch, ignoring food and drink, and continued until morning.

Hana was just thinking of coaxing him out, having breakfast together. But he did not do so, when Azalea had gone out of the room wearing a uniform, leaving without passion through all the servants and his own mother.

“Lea, eat first!” hana's persuasion followed.

“I'm not hungry.” shrewd Azalea got in the car and told the driver to take her to school immediately.

Yudha came, Azalea's husband and father embraced his wife. Give a comforting pat.

“We're being too hard on Azalea, I feel bad as a mother. He must be very eager to try new things.” regretted Hana was very guilty. Yudha responded with a faint smile.

Jumping over the fence perfectly while wearing sweatpants, Azalea now cleans her palms and walks away from the school. His mood was not good at all, he hated the grandfather who always arranged his life, and forbade what he wanted. Instead of listening to the STUPA club being disbanded or ringing with Grandfather's words to tell him to come out, Azalea decided to skip, aimlessly.

Walking down looking at every pebble her shoes had stepped on, Azalea realized a pair of shoes were in front of her, someone standing right before her. Afraid that he would scold her for skipping and bring her back to school, Azalea raised her face very slowly.

“You truant? With such open attribute?” ask Gian, his fiancee.

Taking a step back as Gian approached, Azalea noticed Gian's clothes, she was wearing high school pants just wearing a dark blue hoodie. Maybe he was truant too.

“I don't know if the conglomerate's grandchildren can skip it too.” Gian. Suddenly Azalea remembered Gian's kick of time on the school roof. He's also a fighter, rogue?

The two sat face to face, Azalea admitted she was not so close to Gian. Although in their childhood they often play, but when growing up they rarely meet and chat. Only one that Azalea believes Gian is a good person because he is a close friend of Regi.

“Avoid crowded places, you could have been seen. Also the security guard around, you will be herded into school again and punished, yes although I am not sure if you will get a punishment or not.” his advice which ended in ridicule for Azalea. Gian walked casually and passed by.

“Where are you going?” tanya Azalea ventured, this time in a position next to each other they looked at each other. “Where are you going to skip?” asked Azalea again gulped, timidly Gian was angry.

“Just because my father was a former fighter doesn't mean I hit women. I'll skip to the interesting place, you want to come?” bargaining Gian beyond guessing, Azalea frowned, thinking follow or not, interesting place what he meant.

Continuing to speculate in yes or no answer, the next 20 minutes were filled with sparkling gazes from Azalea. He and Gian walked together around the residential area with beautiful hilly scenery.

Very amazing, Azalea never thought if Jakarta has a place as beautiful as this. He thought the mountain that has some houses only exist in the tropics, Bandung or maybe Pangalengan. Suddenly Azalea forgot the heat of the Jakarta air and the tightness in her heart.

“You like it?” ask Gian. Azalea nodded immediately.

“Yes, this is cool.” a small smile, Gian liked Azalea's innocent and comforted facial expression, obliterating the downcast gloomy face. Thankfully if Azalea liked her, Gian thought the girl would complain about walking for too long.

“Where do you know this place?” ask Azalea. They strangely began to look familiar, Azalea's awkwardness was also replaced with a friendly.

“There are still many other interesting places, I really like out of school and sightseeing.” cocky Gian, who Azalea make sure, out of school is truant. And the streets are a daze, but, he said a lot of other places. That means, “Hm, Jakarta has many good friends. The tourist attractions are also good, you know the suropati park, mangrove forest, or cattleya park? The places are very nice, you can relax and feel the cool shade trees, just avoid the crowds and look for another place, or when truant. The place is not so crowded if at that hour.”

Instead of responding to Azalea instead looked at Gian intensely.

“What's up, why look at me?” nervous Gian.

“I heard you didn't say much.” says Azalea, “Ah, where can we skip there, the employees will be angry. And did Regi not scold you, telling you to stop skipping! You taught me truancy, isn't that a bad thing?” azalea was surprised by that fact.

“You just need a change of clothes, your pocket money must be a lot, and Regi. Talk about him, even now he does not enter school.”

“Why?” asked Azalea half-said, so surprised, as soon as yesterday Regi was fine.

“Entai,”