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CHAPTER 8

A hand gripped my hand, I did not know whose hand it was, my eyes were covered by darkness. Then there was a light emerging from above, like a crack. A girl who looks like Indira. Yeap, he is Indrika, Indira's twin brother. His light-lit skin looked very pale, very cold touching my skin. I looked around, there was only me and endless darkness. Again this place.

"Help me," he said softly, making anyone who heard him shudder.

Before I could ask, suddenly a light swallowed me back. I opened my eyes too. I found myself back in my room. The moment I got the wecker clock next to my bed showed at 06:00. I stretched and yawned wide.

Then get up to close the curtains, look at the bright morning sun. Down there people are already passing by, school children are accompanied by their parents or caregivers. Office workers were a bit in a hurry, as if this early as this they were too late. Mothers swarming vegetable artisans carrying spinach, cassava leaves, lemongrass, eggs, tofu, tempeh, even meat (sometimes). The usual activities on a normal day.

After getting ready to go to school, I went out of my room and paid a farewell to Mom, because Dad had left for the office early in the morning. I joined the crowd in the morning. Motor vehicle smoke billows began to fill the complex, suffocating heat.

Yeah, I went to school on foot. Besides, my school is not far from the complex. On the way there were footsteps in the back that always followed the rhythm of my feet stepping, I began to creep. The footsteps were getting closer. Shit, where the road is deserted, no one passes by. What am I supposed to do? What if it's a bad guy. I also ventured to look. And it turns out .. oh, shitt. It turned out to be Tara, she walked leisurely towards me. Of course he followed me. Our school is the same. Our faces passed, but he did not greet me at all. He just passed me by. It was as if I was an immobile statue.

"Tara, wait!" call me. Tara also stopped.

"We're off together, huh?" I grin. Try as familiar as possible with him. I was thinking what, anyway, why suddenly I was so close to Tara.

He just nodded, not saying a word. This kid really makes me curious. I want to know more about him.

Arriving at school, everyone looked at me strangely. It's only natural that I'm with the weirdest kid in school right now.

Indira looked at me with a gawk, then she approached me.

"Via, aren't you on the wrong road with that weird kid?" whispered.

"Ssttt .. you can't say that. What if people hear?" I protested.

"It's okay. You're right, I'm a weird kid" he said with a wry smile, then left us.

I feel so guilty, "Lo anyway, ah. Pake said he was weird. Angry at him." I hit Indira's shoulder slowly.

"Well, he's 'a weird one, '" he said innocently.

"Yes anyway. But you also have to take care of her feelings. Tara must have been very hurt," I was upset.

"Emang why the hell? How come you suddenly care about kids?" Indira looked at me strangely.

"Gue's interested in her."

"What's? Interested in? Don't tell me that elo-"

"That's not what you think." I quickly interrupted Indira's words before she accused him of anything.

"Gue was sure that Tara was not strange. But he has one secret that not everyone knows," I explained as I went to class.

"What makes you think that?"

I looked at Indira, then whispered a word "too lo." After that I ran.

"Eh, wait for me!" Indira came running after me.

"Catch me if you want to know" I said as I continued running, once looking back.

"Review lo, yes!"

We ran and laughed like a child playing a game. Heedless of the rants of the students who were in the corridor who were disturbed by our behavior. Suddenly ....

Bukkka ....

I hit someone and almost fell if the person I hit didn't embrace me immediately.

Jesus, Brother Denis. The person I accidentally bumped into was Denis. The person who is now embracing my waist. His stout hands seemed to be coiled around my waist. Our eyes meet each other. For a moment I was swept away in his arms.

"ekhemc ..." Indira. I immediately removed Brother Denis' hand from my waist.

"Sorry, Brother. I didn't mean it" I said shyly.

"Yes, it's okay. Next time be careful if you run do not look back. Look ahead too" he said with a smile that left my heart shot with an arrow of romance.

I smile shyly. But my smile disappeared instantly after seeing the bright-haired guy standing next to her. Yeah, that bete guy.

"If you want to play a chase 'tuh on the street there. Not in here. This is a school to learn. Not to play!" he said with a jerking tone.

"Emang why? Problems for you? Does this school have a great-grandfather?"

"Lo tuh, yes," he growled.

"Udah, no, Leo. What, anyway, you're angry? They don't bother you anyway." Denis tried to break us up.

"Dengerin'uh what temen lo said. So people 'uh don't be angry. Soon old, just know the taste of lo," I sneered while sticking out my tongue. He grunted annoyed.

But, the bodo. I also left him. Followed by Indira.