Blue Scandals

35 - Strange feeling

A few days have passed. That morning Lilia brought the jacket she wanted to return. Despite not getting a reply from her teacher, the brown-eyed woman still intends to return the jacket.

Lilia intends to meet Julio in the field during her later exodus if she does not manage to find the teacher in her room.

When the break arrived, Lilia asked Fani and Halina to go to the cafeteria first and said they would follow.

Lilia headed straight for the BK room. As expected, the young teacher was in his room.

The bright brown-eyed man's expression looked solemn until he didn't realize that there was a student watching him earlier.

Tok.dok..

Lilia knocked on the door slowly. Julio closed his laptop as quickly as possible and turned to the door. Lilia who saw Julio behaving in an unusual manner became confused.

“Excuse me.. .”.

“Oh Lilia. ,” said Julio while setting expression.

Lilia entered the room and handed her a medium-sized paper bag.

“What is this?” ask Julio confused.

“Jackets I borrowed. I've tried to contact you, but sir Julio didn't reply.”

“Oh it, my hp is broken...”

A few seconds after Julio said that, the sound of the vibration of the phone rang. Lilia looked at Julio with a full glance. He was confused because his teacher's attitude seemed strange.

Julio checked his phone for a bit and then turned off the screen. “I use a new phone so the other number is still on the phone that is being repaired,” said Julio explained, which of course is just an excuse.

Lilia nodded in understanding. “Umm, sorry if I geer, is sir Julio avoiding me?”

Julio was surprised by what Lilia said. “I avoid you?”

Lilia scratched her non-itchy ears, she felt embarrassed by what she had just said.

“It... at that time I said about Reza who thought Mr. Julio treated me differently.. I think Mr. Julio deliberately reduced interaction with me because of that.. ,” said Lilia doubtful.

Julio was speechless, he had indeed avoided Lilia, but the reason was not that.

‘Hmm, that reason can be too..’ Julio said inwardly.

“Hahaha, so what action did I do to help you get close again to Reza?”

Lilia looked at Julio with an annoyed expression. “So it's true you did avoid me because of that?”

Julio smiled. “Ya is indeed part of it because of that, I try not to make the person you like worry... but over time I am preoccupied with my other work.”.

Lilia was silent, her regretful expression slowly softened. “I'm sorry, sir Julio doesn't need to be like that. Anyway Reza doesn't seem to care about such things anymore.

“Yes yes, alright. Thanks for returning the jacket.”

“I'm the one who should thank... Oh yes sir, tuesday last week, did you go to Surabaya?” ask Lilia suddenly.

Julio's expression changed as he recalled the incident in front of the toilet. He immediately set his expression.

“No, I was on Tuesday last week meeting a friend in town B, who had the jacket,” Julio stressed.

“Oh I think sir Julio there...”.

“So you saw me there?”

“Neither sir hehe, only the person is like you, the fragrance of the perfume is also.”

“Like me?”

“Umm different anyway,” said Lilia hesitated because the eye color of the two people was different.

Julio laughs. “If only perfume yes could be people who wear perfume like me a lot. But you got to memorize my perfume huh?” tease Julio while laughing.

Lilia's expression turned irritated. “I memorize the perfume of many people. Come on sir, I'm going to the cafeteria, thanks for the jacket.”

Julio nodded. After Lilia left, the bespectacled man let out a long sigh. He did not expect anyone to memorize the scent of perfume.

‘It looks like I have to change perfume..’ Julio said inwardly.

Lilia who had just walked out of the BK room let out a long sigh because she had just realized her strange question. The brown-eyed woman went to the canteen to catch up with Fani and Halina who were there first.

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When Lilia arrived at the canteen, the atmosphere of the place was more crowded than usual.

“Lilia!” call Fani while waving her hand.

Lilia approached towards where Fani, Halina, Mia, Gavin and Fahmi gathered.

“Tumben get together ramean?” lilia said as she grabbed the bread Fani gave her.

“Full cafeteria today, so yes one ramean gini table,” replied Mia who was still busy with her food.

“Where's Lil? Tumben not with Fani from the beginning?” ask Gavin curiously.

Lilia opened the bread. “Recommended the goods I imported from Julio.”

“Oh,” replied Gavin briefly, feeling bad if you have to ask again.

“Eh Lil, the Reza is now a model,” said Fani with a happy expression.

“Model?”

“Iya, one Halina cooperation place huh? I've seen it on IG Black Major,” said Mia to open the voice.

Silent, Lilia was silent with a strange expression. Everyone who was sitting around the table was confused.

Gavin who realized that immediately patted Lilia on the shoulder. “If it runs out of the BK room must be dreamy, speaking what the hell is the same sir Julio? Until no one else talks about you?”

Lilia regained her senses and as quickly as possible set her expression. “Hehe sorry... Oh Reza is a model too huh? Where do I want to see too.”

Fani opens her phone and shows a photo of Reza posing.

“Wah...,” said Lilia amazed while looking at other photos.

“This Halina?” asked Lilia in admiration.

“Iya,” said Halina who was embarrassed.

“Padahat before, this schoolgirl no one knew I worked there. But fitting Reza so famous direct model yes,” said Halina again.

Mia also looked at the screen of Fani's phone. “This is real Halina? How is it so different, huh? From the aura like a city child how it is.. .”

“How is it?” halina asked confused.

Halina was surprised to hear what Mia said, but she tried to smile. “Ah is because the concept is so, because most of the clothes sold are black, so there must be a cool impression,” said Halina explained.

“Oh so yes, yes yes like cool so loh,” said Mia while laughing.

Fani and Lilia laughed while the 2 men next to them looked at the four women with puzzled expressions.

“Reza is very handsome yak it turns out,” said Mia again.

Fahmi glanced sharply at Mia, but he did not say anything.

Mia who gained a sharp gaze, started laughing and gave a sentence of emphasis. “Ganteng is right, but I'm more interested in the same Fahmi anyway.”

All his friends were just bobbing their heads at the two annoying couples.

“I go to the toilet first yes,” said Lilia who had risen from her seat.

“Need to be delivered?” ask Fani.

“No, time to the toilet should be delivered,” said Lilia while laughing.

Lilia left the canteen for the toilet. He left his hands under the tap water. His expression is difficult to explain.

I don't know why he feels uncomfortable. Everyone knows about Reza who works now, but he only found out today.

Lilia looked at her expression in the mirror. His eyes became strange. He washed his face, hoping that the cold tap water could make him aware of his long daydream.

When he was about to tie his hair, the entrance bell of the lesson hour sounded. The brown-eyed woman let out a long breath.

While coming out of the toilet, Gavin was in front of the male toilet, as if waiting for someone.

“Hey Gav, has the bell rang why did you not enter the class?” ask Lilia curiously.

“So out of toilet...”.

“Oh so... .”

Gavin took a long breath. “You okay?”

“Means?”

“Did Reza say something that makes you feel bad?”

“Ngak kok... oh who was thanks yes,” said Lilia who just realized the meaning of Gavin's question.

“Sorry I can't help much. First yes,” said Gavin then leave the place.

Lilia was silent in her place. ‘He knows? Does it look that clear?'' lilia said in her heart.

The brown-eyed girl smiled bitterly. I don't know why he felt so ashamed of himself.

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After school on Saturday ended, Julio tidied up her luggage. Today after stopping by the house in the sub-district, he will immediately leave for Semarang because tomorrow there is a big meeting with the ‘Family’.

“Pak Julio is going home?”

The young teacher turned to the direction of the source of the voice. “Iyak mr Damar, what's wrong?”

Mr. Damar seemed doubtful. “That's sir, actually I want to ask Mr. Julio to help me change the lights in the teacher's toilet.”

“Pak Nono where, sir?”

Nono is a gardener with a variety of jobs. Replacing lights that die or fix the faucet is usually done by him.

“Pak Nono yesterday fell from a tree while harvesting mangoes, his leg bones cracked so he could not do anything heavy just yet.”

Julio nodded in understanding then smiled kindly. “OK I help.”

“All computer room lights yes sir?”

Julio smiled again. “Ready!”

The two teachers went to the toilet first with lights and portable stairs.

“Sorry sir Julio, I'm actually afraid of heights, but I asked for help to me.”

“It's okay, if you need help just say.”

“Thanks sir Julio.”

After finishing replacing all the dead lights, Julio and Mr. Damar returned to the teacher's room.

The clock shows at 3pm. Julio just remembered today there was an exculpation. The young teacher stopped by the field before heading to the parking lot.

The man's eyes looked around the field. There was Fani, but there was no Lilia.

“Pak Julio!”

Julio turned his head, Gavin seemed to have just finished playing badminton. “I just stopped by for a while to see. How is today's activity?”

“Currently pack, some students that you ‘hukal’ want to continue to follow ekkkul.”

“Wah, good progress.”

“True, maybe the friendship environment is also a big influence huh sir?”

“Of course, I have studied it during college, people around who are often encountered will affect a change in one's attitude, although not all of them are so.”

Gavin smiled with relief. “Thanks.”

“For?”

“Usually people after being labeled someone as a delinquent child, they will always be labeled as such, but you give other options, so thank you.”

“That was purely their wish anyway, I just gave you a choice. There are also those who still choose to stick with the path.”

“Ya still I am amazed, how can Mr Julio think to give you a choice? Isn't the common thing to do is punish?”

Julio was silent for a moment. “Hmmm, I used to think it would be better to punish all the inappropriate ones, but after I was here and heard many stories from other teachers. I feel like I can't judge someone unilaterally.I don't know what kind of family background makes a teenager like that.”.

Gavin was silent, his admiration for the young teacher growing. He looked at his friends who were still playing badminton.

“I go back first yes,” said Julio while waving.

“Ready pack, be careful on the road.”

Julio headed straight for the parking lot. His mind this time was filled with various estimates about the meeting tomorrow. Tonight Julio had to be in Semarang, but even until the afternoon he was still in the school

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