Queen Kepo

24. There's Still Hope

...Make sure your hope is stored in an unmistakable body, in a body that does not break your heart...

Gavin looked fixedly at the white sheet of paper with dozens of black-inked sentences on it. With the frame worn, the paper was more beautiful attached to the wall of the black-painted room owned by Gavin.

Both corners of his lips lifted when he saw the name that was in the last row. The name of the owner of the poem.

Queen Andira.

...*...

"Why didn't you die anyway?" Sinis Candra asked who was busy observing Gavin cleaning the blood spots on his face.

"Your words are not good" said Gavin with a made-up tone.

"Lo's bad behavior. Darling dong same yourself Lo! Pity your body so samsak others continue."

If Candra had said that. Silence was the only path Gavin would choose. While pondering over Candra's newly heard speech in her ear, Gavin finished cleaning up the little blood that was around her face.

"No intention of going out?" Candra broke the silence with her question.

Gavin knows what Candra is saying. It's about the group he follows. Unhealthy groups, violent groups. Gavin wants to get out of the bunch but he needs the bunch. Although the risk is very heavy.

Ephrina. It was the girl who directly pulled Gavin into the society. Efrina always asks Gavin for help. Efrina confesses if she is always needed not well by her boyfriend. Gavin who was then unable to fight finally met someone who was the chairman of the association.

In order to help Efrina, Gavin entered the society. It's simple the rules. If one of its members has an enemy, the enemy will be the enemy of all members. And at that time Gavin asked for their help to fight with Efrina's boyfriend.

The fights were frequent because one of the members must have asked for a fight and there was no rejection. Getting out of there is easy. That is to promise not to ask for help to fight to members of the association. Candra has done it. Candra has been out while Gavin is still a member there. Because Gavin knew there was going to be a time when he needed their help even if it wasn't to protect Efrina.

"Where is Jeni?" Ask Gavin.

Candra exhaled her rough breath. He knew Gavin wasn't going to talk about it.

"All right. I didn't think hate was the beginning of love" And Candra smiled.

Gavin explored his memories. Just when Candra scolds Jeni who always acts aggressively on Gavin. Candra is disgusted to see Jeni's behavior on Gavin first.

"It's okay, isn't it?" Candra asked as if she knew what Gavin was thinking. Candra knows that Gavin never harbors a taste for Jeni, but she just wants to convince her that she's not wrong.

"There's no reason for anything"

A voice indicating an incoming message was heard from Gavin's mobile phone. He immediately opened the message after retrieving his phone from the table.

Kayla

There was a Deva in the Queen's house

...*...

Being late and being barred from class is the reason for the Queen's annoyance. Because of these two things the Queen had to go to the library to do the duties and punishments of the teacher's mother.

The Queen's steps stopped when she saw Gavin was fast asleep. The queen looked at Gavin's face. There's always a scar on his face. The Queen's fingers began to touch the scar.

Realizing that something was touching his face, Gavin opened his eyes slowly. Gavin confirmed his sitting position correctly. Both of his eyes looked at the Queen who was like nervous. Gavin now knew that the thing that woke him up was the Queen's hand.

"It's waking up" The Queen felt guilty.

"When it's still sleepy" then Gavin yawns.

"Eat him if you want to sleep not in the library" Queen suggested as she landed her body in the right chair in front of Gavin.

"necessarily too. Sleep was not in the library afraid of something dizzy" Gavin chuckled, his eyes looking at the Queen who was widening her eyes.

"I didn't poke a cum-"

"Lho is the Lo who doled me? I thought someone else. You like me, don't you?" Gavin smiled mischievously while the Queen looked annoyed.

The queen brought some books out of her bag and placed them on the table.

There was no response from Gavin. Silence is like that. The queen is busy with her book and Gavin is busy with her thoughts. Instantly Gavin remembered about the message Kayla sent yesterday.

"Lo's still single?"

"Emang why?" Ask the Queen without looking at Gavin, he is too busy with his books.

"It's just"

"Ohh"

"Still single?"

The queen nodded her head in response yes. A smile appeared on Gavin's lips just after the Queen nodded her head.

There is still hope, inner Gavin.

"Because I answered Lo's question. Now we have a task"

Gavin exhaled his coarse breath. Never mind to do the task, bring the book Gavin did not.

"I didn't bring Mother Teacher's book" Gavin said in a contrived tone as a child.

The queen chuckled at Gavin's voice which was incompatible with his face.

"Pake my book first. It's in the bag!"

Gavin immediately obeyed the Queen's orders. And the Queen is again busy with her books.

After a few minutes passed with silence. Yesterday's events crossed the Queen's mind. And the Queen decided to ask Gavin.

"Gue wants his nanya" said the Queen with the book that had been closed and eyes that were staring straight at Gavin.

"What's the?" Ask Gavin who stopped writing.

How could Gavin have missed a moment with the Queen like this. Too dear-to be missed.

"Where are we sorry about the people who hurt us?" Ask the Queen carefully.

Gavin had not expected the Queen to ask such a question. It's not just the answer even Gavin knows because the Queen questions it.

"Don't consider the sick person Lo as an enemy. Think of that person as a teacher. Not like an enemy giving bullets but like a teacher teaching lessons. He taught me a lesson despite the pain"

The queen tried to digest the sentences Gavin said. He could not believe the words had come out of Gavin's mouth.

"Because I answered. You gotta buy me!" Gavin smiled triumphantly.

"No way"

"There are two choices between being a friend or being my girlfriend. How's it?"

"Yes I'm buying"

"The second option is interesting"

"No" refuted the Queen quickly.

"One more question makes this a bonus. What do you want?"

"Why do you have such an obsession with me?"