Grizzled

Episode 9

Five minutes from the first hour will begin. Marvel's secretary started filling out the sidelined board.

“Who today is not logged in, hey?” ask the whole class.

“Elang, Vel!” sahut Rehan is my friend Elang. Ah, right too. If until the time the Eagle has not also come can be sure he will not enter. Do I have the principle of on time, will not arrive at class if it is not really at seven?

What's up, huh? He still does not fully understand what happened, but yesterday he claimed to have the same dream, with the same chronology. It turned out that he had been waiting for me to ask first and I was also waiting for him to ask first. So, we are both waiting! However, with clarity from him, at least from now on the Eagle and I can discuss about the mysteries of the gray world.

Marvel deleted the name of the Eagle that had already been written on the attendance board because the Eagle finally entered the class. He seemed to be in a hurry, but still tried to look calm. The whole class no one paid attention to.

It's a rare event, when a Dirgaraja Eagle arrives in class at the bell seconds in. Nevertheless, no one dared to reprimand him like when I came almost too late. Only a bengal child like Sindi could still tease him. The eagle answered nothing. Although his appearance was neat, his tangled mood could not be hidden. Rehan seemed to be wondering, but the Eagle only shook his head.

“Nothing,” he replied. Either because of the sleepy effect or it was wrong to see, the Eagle threw an annoyed look at me. What's up, anyway?

 ***

I follow wherever the footsteps take me. The boring atmosphere in class makes me want to creep. I'm not part of a lumpy assembly of hit girls or a canteen corner gang. There's not much I can do in class at recess like this. Too much sitting makes me dizzy. Yes, I'm going for a walk.

After five minutes of circling around, I arrived in front of the glass door. Books can be seen from outside. Yeah, library.

“Are you sure what you did was right, Lang?”

“I think it's right, sir. I will first save the evidence of the violation while browsing the network of distributors.”

I heard the talk from behind a tight shelf composed of books. Uh, Eagle and Mr Hanri? What do? Oh, I remember! Mr. Hanri is the supervisor of order. If the Eagle is a spy soldier, then Mr. Hanri is the commander.

“Where are you sure that the dealer is in school?”

“They themselves said, Sir. They got that bastard from someone.”

“Really? It's very dangerous! Who is it?”

Eagle shook his head, “that's what I still need to investigate, sir. They don't want to tell, it looks like they were also threatened, I think ..” Eagle's speechless. Mr. Hanri is waiting for an answer.

“Continue the report, Lang!”

“I think ... I think enough here first my report, Mr.”

“Heh??”

I hurriedly shut my mouth. They both looked at me. Duh! Why am I the one who is afraid of the Eagle's answer? I'm sure he must have his own guess.

“Cih! Stalker!” the Eagle's lips knew I couldn't hide anymore.

“Oh, Shira, I guess who?!” said Mr. Hanri. I just grin.

“Eavesdropping it not well know!” said the eagle looking at me.

“Actually it's not Shira's fault, anyway! We talk about it in a place like this, so it's only natural that anyone would hear. Next time we discuss it in the student secretariat only,” said Mr. Hanri defended me.

“Awas only if this information is leaked yes!”

“Not my business, kok!” the answer is no less ketus. Mr. Hanri just chuckled softly.

“You're classmates, but never get along. Already, yes! I have class after the break. If you go back to class, the door does not need to be locked, there will be a replacement staff,” explained Mr. Hanri to clear the notes at the officer counter and then carry his bag.

“Good, Sir!” my answer.

“As Eagle said, you also have to keep the secret earlier yes, Shira,” said he made sure. I'm nodding. The young teacher left the library. Stay me both with the Eagle here. By the way, I'm still curious.

“So, the kids you went to under the stairs were on drugs, huh? I thought they were just smoking,” I said.

“There is no such thing as ‘smoke only' Shir. Smoking is equally a serious offense.”

“But the seriousness is different, right?”

“Iya, that's why I have to carefully face this case.”

“Yes, I know! I just discussed it directly with Mr. Hanri.”

“But there's something you didn't tell Mr. Hanri, right?” my guess. The eagle looking at me did not understand.

“You must have had a conjecture about that drug dealer. Why didn't you say?”

Again the Eagle just fell silent, really not wanting to say it.

“Honestly, Lang, I'm curious! Tell me yes?!” my door.

“I don't think it's any of your business?” the answer. Ah, fine! I don't care anymore. I just threw my face away.

“I can't say it because I don't have any proof, Shir, but my clue leads to it,” said the Eagle in the end told me too, “I also don't know for sure who it is, either, what is clear is he is a member of the watchdog.”

“You suspect your own friends?!”

“That's not good, but I can't deny it. The watchdog line had already infiltrated fellow brats like them. Every time I find evidence of a grave offense, there's always something that obscures it. That makes me suspicious, Shir.  That's why from now on I hide everything myself,” said the Eagle.

“Who do you think is likely to do it?” my many.

“I told you I don't know for sure! Even if I knew, I wouldn't have leaked that information to you!” reply Eagle. Cih, I sneered at him annoyed.

“Rather than you take care of this, you better worry about your own business!” said. The topic of conversation changed in an instant.

“You didn't sleep last night because you avoided being trapped in that gray world! Stupid fool!”

I almost swore at his ridicule. Of course he knew I wasn't sleeping, because if so, I wouldn't have been dragged into that strange world. Last night he must have fought alone there, dodging the rampage of monsters. That must have been what made him wake up late.

“Cih! Just tell me you're afraid of being alone without me there!” my reply. I know he's been flicking my forehead. I complained loudly.

“Once *****still ****!” the teasing is getting spicy, “you deliberately want to mess up your sleeping pattern huh?!”

“From the beginning my sleeping pattern was messy, as long as you know!” reply indifferently.

“I'm serious, Shir. You said yourself that if we sleep, we'll be dragged into a gray world. That's something that can't be avoided. Even if you stay up all night, you will be tired, then sleep and get dragged back to that place. Precisely it is more dangerous, in a tired condition, you will fall asleep longer and will be stuck there longer,” he explained. Wait, why is he lecturing me? The effect is like a scare anyway! But what he said was true as well.

The eagle put back the book that had just been back and forth.

“Stop being silly, keep up your sleeping patterns! I don't like being stuck there alone. Moreover, it is not at all pleasant to see such a pale and sleepy face!” he said then move. I just sighed. At least my face was more pleasing to the eye than her completely unfriendly face.

I also left the library. The bell has rung. Honestly speaking, my class on the second floor felt far away. A few steps away from the library my head started to feel heavier. This is the effect of staying up late last night because this is not the first time for me, but .. This is the first time I really feel dizzy as if walking on a boat. The back of the Eagle a few steps ahead of me was no longer visible. I look in any direction. Everything's dark.

 ****

Still around the dark, I tried to maintain my consciousness. I'm sure — one hundred percent sure— still heard clearly the commotion around me, it's a sign that my senses are still active and have not fainted. However, the commotion I heard was not a panicked cry like I used to hear when I was pretending to faint. This is strange, sounds like busyness in the construction area were heard more and more clearly.

Glare, my eyes are busy adjusting to the light that befalls. I woke up on a ladder that was no longer unfamiliar, a ladder to my classroom, and this was not my world at all. Well, it looks like I failed to maintain consciousness, fell unconscious, and again got stuck in this gray world. Oh, shitty!

I got up and watched around. The last time I knew, this staircase had been completely destroyed, and if not mistaken, the front side of one of the rooms on the second floor there — room eleven MIPA triple— was also destroyed into a monster rampage. I shuddered to remember it again, but look now, these stairs are so much better than the first one I saw.

I hesitated to go upstairs. A familiar figure to me was there. His silk white hair looks amazing in the sunlight.

“Sakti!”

I called out to him. He didn't turn his head, still looking busy repairing the broken room I was referring to. Really, the only fun thing in this place is just meeting Sakti.

“Sakti! How are you?” I managed to get to him. What I was looking at, seemed disturbed because of his interruption work. His eyes were really unfriendly.

“I'm not Sakti,” the answer is flat.

Eh?

“My name is Sekti.”

.Seriate.