Not Suited to Exposure

The Hidden Intent of a Friend

I clapped my hands as hard as I could until it hurt a little. But I drew a big smile and felt happy.

Andin nudged me. "Consider guys you win. Let's go back first, watch Volleyball" he said.

I'm turning. "Voli?"

"Basketball actually," Andin replied whispering in my ear as he glanced at Liona.

I nodded in understanding. Watch basketball with volleyball mode. Hmm, Liona just said you haven't been able to move on from Ian.

"OKs. I'll follow you later," I said.

"Here, don't believe it" said Liona. "Udah come on." Liona pulled Andin's hand.

"Udah can't wait for him," teased Andin mischievously and then laughed as Liona belittled at him. "Bah Alu's. Have fun."

I sneered. "Have fun what?"

They disappear behind people. I turned around again to look at the conditions on the futsal court. Instead of seeing Rael on the field celebrating with his friends, I saw the guy already with the black shirt and training pants that he had previously worn, walking up to me.

What ever's.

I drew a smile as well as her. He stopped in front of me. I raised my right hand and with two soft claps on his shoulder, I dived in on him.

"Congrats," I said. "Lo managed to give good memories to the school."

"Where is the reward for me?" tanyakanya.

I blinked while thinking for a moment. I raised my hand again and tiptoed to ruffle her hair. "Pinter," I said, patting his little head like a child. After I pulled away and turned around to leave him.

I don't know. I just feel so happy that I don't stop smiling.

After a few steps, I felt a pull on my right arm that forced me to stop and turn around. I stared confusedly at Rael, before the guy pulled his jacket which I still held in my hand.

Is he angry?

No. gabe. Rael is not angry. The guy actually developed his jacket onto the back of my back, telling me to wear it. I just according.

"Gue wait for my reward" he said as he folded the excess end of the jacket's sleeve on my arm.

"There is no reward" I replied. He stopped and glanced at me. I glanced at him too. "That reward" I continued.

"But I want that reward. I won."

I pointed my index finger at the front of his nose. "There is no deal. And not that easy."

His eyebrows wrinkled again. Instead of rebutting, the guy grabbed my index finger and pulled me to follow him. I'm confused honestly. However, over time the grip on the index finger turned into a grip on my palm as we walked even down the stairs to the first floor.

"Where are we going?" I asked subconsciously to let our hands interlock.

Rael did not answer. The guy kept stepping up to the gor yard. Before long I saw a food truck parked from the front between people.

I smiled broadly. Replace pulled Rael's hand to rush to the food truck. "Come on. Come on," I said like a child.

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"Anyone else you want to see?"

I glanced at Rael after taking a sip of vanyakah milkshake. "When anyone wants to watch" I said.

"Don't start it."

I'm shaking my shoulder. Rael sighed while I just silently glanced at him.

I don't know what the real state of our relationship is. I hesitated while Rael made things difficult.

I let out a breath. Unknowingly I stopped stepping when I accidentally saw a stand on the gor exit page that was crowded with visitors. I looked at Rael who was a few steps ahead of me. Then I followed and held his arm.

Before he asked, I had already pulled his arm towards that stand.

I looked into his eyes and softened. If I may say, even though he is stubborn, Rael likes to hold his own emotions. Pleasure, sadness or whatever. That's why I read him so easily. Through her eyes.

I took a breath and then pulled out his left hand. "Don't get razzia osis" I said slowly as I fitted the leather bracelet I had chosen.

He did not reply for a few seconds before replying in a soft voice. "Later I'll be the one who dares confiscate."

I looked at him and he smiled so thinly that I would not want to smile too.

I let go of his hand. "On the reward that you ask—" I took a deep breath with a view to the bracelets on display. But my mind is not there.

"We believe in this. You shouldn't need it anymore."

I'm really embarrassed. Rael was a little confused, but the next second he smiled broadly and clasped my hand.

I'm turning. Rael smiled warmly.

"...Thanks." Thanks."

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Suddenly, it was raining pretty hard. Rael and I took shelter for a while in that bracelet stand. But because the place is full and crowded. I chose to take Rael back to the gor building which is wider. We ran through the rain until we got a little wet.

Rael, who only wears a t-shirt, is soaked until the shirt is stuck on his back. I myself, because of the jacket he gave me, the water did not wet my body. The jacket absorbs a lot of water.

"Gue to the toilet first. How's lo?" tanyakanya. I shook my head and said I would wait for him here. Maybe he was about to change clothes with a spare shirt he was carrying, or something.

I took off Rael's wet jacket and put it on her arm. While waiting for Rael to come, the rain slowly stopped leaving behind a thin drizzle that exhaled the wind. The rain was just passing by.

"Aloona."

I turned my head and found a school athlete who had been quite close to me lately.

"Sheva. You're up?" I asked her to see she was clad in her volleyball team jacket and backpack.

"Yet. Later afternoon dikit. One more hour, 'lah."

I'm nodding. "Why not go inside?"

Sheva smile. "Strays. I'm also waiting for someone."

I smiled amusedly. "Daughter?"

The girl laughed. "Can only lo. I don't have a boyfriend yet. Candidate anyway, but no shooting either."

I round my mouth. Is he confiding? I cleared my throat and hugged Rael's jacket to the stomach.

"Lo dong who shot," I said half-jokingly.

He turned his head with a frown before nudging my shoulder. "Lo I guess what kind of girl?" his tone is angry. "Where is my pride if I shoot first? Well, even if he never sensitized."

I just shut up. From the corner of my eye, I saw Sheva staring at the jacket I was hugging. "It's been almost a year" he said. I was shocked when he took Rael's jacket which I held slowly. I was confused but he didn't say anything, the jacket slowly slipped out of my hand.

" It's been almost a year but he who says he likes me, never asked me to be his girlfriend." Sheva looked at the jacket in her hand with a strange look in my opinion.

My chest suddenly thumped uncharacteristically.

"I waited for that long. But she's broken up with Malika, "her mesh.

Sheva looked at me. "That was shot."

Instantly I felt something stinging in my heart.

Thats it—

That's what you said wasn't a runaway, Rael?

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