Blue Scandals

38 - Hunch

Jun opened his eyes suddenly in surprise. He was already in his room. The hazel-eyed man looked at the digital clock on the table beside his bed.

After a long sigh, Jun got up from his bed. He came out of the room to check on the situation. It seems like everyone is still sleeping.

Jun headed to the kitchen on the 3rd floor and took a glass, ice cubes and a bottle of drink from the storage area. He returned to his room but did not turn on the lights in the room.

The hazel-eyed man opened the door to his room. Letting the moonlight into his dark room.

Jun sat down on the veranda, permeating the silence and coldness of the morning. The clock on his phone shows 04:17.

The sound of water splashing poured from the bottle into the glass containing the small ice cubes sounded louder because of the quiet atmosphere in the blind morning.

Jun sighed, he slowly sipped a drink in his glass. Lately he realized that he rarely rested because there were many things to do.

Suddenly the hazel-eyed man remembered Lilia who was then showing another side that he did not know before. Jun smiled but after a few seconds his expression changed again. He suddenly remembered Nina.

‘Hey, if you're still around, you'd be happy to know that you have a sister.

Jun took a long breath. The fresh air that morning seemed to fill his lungs that felt tight. His hazel eyes looked towards the still dark sky. The star that shone brightly in the apocalypse always reminded him of Nina.

Moments later he recalled a picture he had seen just before he fainted. Jun went back into his room and turned on the lights.

The man's eyes looked at several places like he was looking for something. The black map placed at the top of the short closet caught his attention.

Jun approached, there was another note along with the medicine on the map. The man read a note with a writing he recognized.

“A sufficient rest? Where possible... ,” Jun murmured then put the paper down again. He only brought the black map he had been looking for.

Jun took out a photo that had previously caught his attention. He wants to make sure of something. The woman in the photo looks different. But Jun had once seen the appearance of the woman. He opened his phone, typing the name of a famous fashion brand in East Java.

Jun's forehead was wrinkled, the woman in the photo he was holding was the same as that model.

Seeing Reza's face which is also contained in the Instagram account made Jun think long. He just remembered Lilia yesterday had told him that Reza was a model.

“What does Reza have to do with Halina and her son Andra?” muttered Jun slowly.

His head suddenly hurt again. Jun closes the phone and returns the photo. He tries not to think too hard.

“What today I lack sport huh?” muttered Jun again while trying to remember everything he did this week.

The hazel-eyed man sighed. He had forgotten if it had not been a sport for a long time because he had to take care of many things.

Jun got up from his seat. He changed clothes with clothes that were comfortable for sports. The male's eyes looked towards the digital clock on the table. Time shows at 05:00.

Jun walked out of his room and locked the door. He went straight to the ground floor of the house.

That luxury cost provides a gym-like sports arena on the back of the cost. There is also a swimming pool and a small gazebo to relax.

Jun opened the room and turned on the lights. He began to warm up and train his breathing. After that he did several pull ups, push ups, planks, and side planks in sequence.

Jun paused for a moment because he felt exhausted. He regretted missing his regular exercise schedule.

Shortly afterwards Elena entered the room in her usual gym clothes.

“Loh, you're here as it turns out, I don't think you're awake yet. From earlier?”

Jun looked towards the clock that was on the wall. “From around 5 o'clock. I haven't played sports for a long time.”

Elena laughed, she started warming up.

“Lu keep regular sport hours like this Len?” june asked curiously.

“Yes, because I sit a lot and in front of the computer. If not balanced with the same sport ntar I cepet pegel-pegel.”

Jun just smiled. He was amazed by the consistency Elena had done.

Jun continued lifting the light load first. Gradually Jun trained all parts of his body.

Soon Ken arrives and intends to exercise as well.

“Wah already in the past,” said Ken who just entered the sports room.

“Tumben you want to exercise?” elena asked with a mocking expression.

“Gue lately diligent sports kok,” replied Ken with an annoyed expression.

Elena looked towards the clock on the wall. 3 more hours they should already be at home ‘Dad’.

“Pak Jojo says you should get enough rest Jun. Lu sleep a day how many hours anyway lately until fainting tiredness?”

“Mana can sleep enough, you know my work double.. For two weeks I slept the most 3 hours, until my exercise schedule was a mess.”.

Elena took a long breath. “And dad told you not to be too serious about being a teacher.”

Jun was silent, he reluctantly responded to Elena's statement and instead switched the conversation.

“Which I asked earlier Malem already you searched?”

“Gue semalem semet nyari for a while but not complete, he is a student at the school where you work right?”

“Iya.”

“Tuh chick one of the higher ups in East Java. His Junior High School was in the international school.”

Jun is silent, just like Elena who also wonders why the child with a rich background was attending a school that is much different from the standard of wealth.

“Lu not been in since 2017, right?” ask Elena to make sure.

“No, I've only been in school a few months Len.”

“Kok weird huh?”

Jun was silent, thinking of various possibilities, just like Elena. The hazel-eyed man remembered Lilia being close to the girl.

“Tuh girls are not weird right in school?” elena asked suspiciously.

“Otherwise, she is not as popular as some other female students, she also looks different from your photo.”

Elena scrunched her forehead. “Yaudah ntar I find out again deh.”

Ken who did not understand the conversation could only remain silent and focus on plank.

“Gue first yes,” said Jun as he waved and left the sports room.

Elena and Ken are still continuing their respective activities.

“That girl you mean that's in photo semalem?”

“Iya, you tau?”

“Tau is, he is very famous in the city of T.”

“Hah? Seriously lu?”

“Really, but you said you were a schoolgirl in Jun's place? Joking you? Not ngeremehin yes, but the school seems not something standard rich people deh.”

Elena took her hand off one of those sports equipment. He wiped his sweat. “If you have returned to T city, help find out yes.”

“OK, the gift is dating huh?”

“You want me to hit?”

“Handering doang. Error very syster,” said Ken pouting.

Elena reluctantly responded and immediately left the room. Shortly thereafter another boarding boy came into the room.

“Loh no mas Ichi,” said youth in ash.

“Oh hi, you guys just want sport?”

“Iya mas, mas Ichi himself already here from earlier?” ask the young man in black.

“Iya, it's done.”

The three men chatted for a few minutes.

Jun, Elena and Ken do have many other names to stay safe on the move anywhere. Not only the three of them, all members of ‘family’ have more than one identity.

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