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Go home

I walked down the hallway where the lights were dim, dark. I feel so empty today, why?

Suddenly I remembered home. I'm so sick of my family, fights, fights, arguments. Everything was so tiring despite just being looked at, I was tired, and I was so fed up with it.

That's why I'm often outside, preferring to stay at my friends' houses rather than in luxurious homes that don't feel alive. But today, I think I should go home, I miss aunt's cooking. I miss Nala too.

I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't notice where I was going. I was already in the literature department building, I looked in, empty, and dark. Everyone must have gone home, right? By the way is Ray okay? I mean, I'm used to being beaten like this because of violence from my father, but Ray doesn't.

I was about to set foot out from there until I saw someone coming out of the dark room. That's Ray.

I saw the bruises from my punches were treated well. That nice. Ah she stood there quietly, was she waiting for me to speak up? Wait, I have to apologize, right?

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have vented my anger at you" I said looking down, I was too embarrassed to look at her directly. But why is he just clamming?

I raised my head to see what expression he was making. It was a surprised expression.

"Is that sick?" seeing that he did not dare to speak, I started to ask again.

"Are you okay? Ray?" my many.

"Ah yeah, that's.I'm fine"

"And it doesn't hurt too much, I'm used to this, what about your wounds?" ask Ray. Well I just washed it with water but it didn't hurt.

"Better" I said.

"Raven, there's something I have to tell you" no, look at her expression I know what she's going to say, I know, but I don't want to hear it.

"You can tell me tomorrow, I have to go" I said, at least not today. No, let me rest.

I turned around to leave his sight, trying to make a noise in my mind. It was so noisy that I could not hear the words coming out of Ray's mouth that stood not far from me.

"I like Lily"

I-i heard. No, I'm gonna pretend I never heard that shit.

"I like it so much"

Don't overdo Raven, it's not something that can upset you.

"I liked it from a long time ago, even before you. From High School, I really like it"

Ray's your friend, and Lily doesn't think you're more, does she? You can't be angry just because your friend likes the woman you like.

"I'll express my feelings"

RAVEN DON'T OVERDO IT, HE'S YOUR FRIEND, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOUR FRIEND LIKES THAT WOMAN!!

DOESN'T MATTER.

Doesn't matter.

And they look good, did Lily ever laugh like that when she was with me? didn't you? then what do I expect?

"Do what you want to do" I told Ray, then left.

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I got into the taxi I ordered, looked out the window. I see there, there are still a lot of busy people. Vehicles passing by, but not too noisy.

Maybe because of the music this taxi driver is playing, the classical music that everyone knows. The sound I need today. I closed my eyes to enjoy the music while looking out the window.

I think we've been to my house for a while. Wellhhh the distance of my house with the campus is close, but yes I prefer not to be at home. But here I am, missing home.

I got off the taxi walking near the entrance gate, I saw the house lights were not on. I pressed the bell, though far away but it was designed to deliver sound all the way to the main room, or the kitchen. But after the minutes had passed, why had no one come to open the gate? is everyone asleep? even the guards on duty at night?

I looked at the fence, I decided to climb over the fence, after all I often do this a long time ago, not a new thing. After I got in, and I saw the post for the guard empty, nobody.

I ran to a house where not a single light was on. I was about to kick the door but it wasn't locked at all. I went inside in a hurry.

Arriving at the main room, there were absolutely no lights on. But with the moonlight coming through the window, I could clearly see this chaotic room.

Chairs and tables were falling apart, bottles were strewn on the floor. Just from my sense of smell I already know, the old man drinks at home.

He's always been like that, but why is today like this? even though the entire house was a mess, there must have been servants cleaning up and tidying up all the mess. But where are they?

Nala!!

I immediately climbed the stairs up to the 2nd floor and checked Nala's room. As soon as I opened it, I did not find Nala's whereabouts at all. I'm quite happy with that, because usually if the old man gets drunk, Nala will stay at her friend's house.

Thinking of that my feelings began to be relieved, as I looked ahead, something caught my attention. A medal, and a certificate on the table, without needing to ask I already know, Nala must follow the race and win again. My sister is great.

While I was still watching Nala's medal, I heard a voice from the 1st floor. The sound from the 1st floor should not be heard from the 2nd floor. But since today was so quiet, everything sounded clear.

The sound of broken glass being heard clearly by my ears, they came from the 1st floor. I descended slowly down the stairs, and headed towards the dining room, a place I used to fight with the old man.

I looked down, there was Nala who looked very limp but tried to clean up the fragments. What is Nala doing here? he should be at his friend's house.

It wasn't something important, I went up to him immediately, I tried to help him stand up, but as soon as our hands touched, the heat immediately stung my skin. Nala's body now felt extremely hot.

"What's this!! You fever?!" I immediately carried Nala on my back.

"Wait for my brother, the shards"

"That's not important, you shouldn't be here" I carried Nala to take her to the hospital.

What's that fucking dad doing? drunk and left his 9-year-old daughter home alone? and what am I doing? whatever I am, I shouldn't have left my sister alone in this house.