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The Seventh Tick

"He's not Regaz, but Orion!"

Candy fell silent. What the fuck this guy, he looked at Arya in disbelief as if waiting if the words Arya said earlier were just a joke. However, Candy had to hold her breath because the guy was looking at her seriously.

Rena's question of something strange with Regaz comes back to haunt her mind. A foreign feeling with the figure, lately made him disturbed. But Candy never paid any heed to that feeling, she tried to behave as usual.

The meeting in the piano room that made a myriad of questions in his mind, he buried. But what is this? With lightness Arya says if the person who has taught him Physics is Orion?

Candy let out a rough breath. "You mean, a dead person can wake up again, right?" Candy asked the sarcasm. "You think I believe in you? This is not a cinema whose main character died continuously being replaced by a side actor!"

Arya looked at Candy in disbelief. Her jaw hardened, did the girl think she was just joking? Why did he do all this, what was the benefit to him if he was just making up stories?

Arya snorted loudly, she ruffled her hair before looking at Candy vilely. "Lo think I'm kidding?! Don't be a hypocrite, be a person! It's the same with them!"

A loud jolt from Arya made her take a few steps back.

"Then should I believe that?" Shouted Candy frustrated. Whatever Arya said felt ringing in her ears.

Without them noticing, a pair of sharp eyes watched them from a fairly close distance.

"Lo-"

The grunts of someone cut Arya's words that sounded swearing. "Oh. So behind me, you're like this huh, Ar? My gosipin?"

"R-Regaz ..."

The tapping of the footsteps along the corridor made Candy's body stiffen. Regaz's face looks unhappy when he finds himself together with Arya to talk about—more precisely—to reveal about the guy.

"This is not like what you have in mind," said Arya nervously. His body was vertical with a heart so big. He didn't think the person he was talking about just showed up. Mamp! He must have misunderstood.

"Certain ...," Regaz hung up his words. The guy actually heard it all. Including when Candy denies the reality, but it is not a problem. He was used to this, and he was also used to living like this. "Don't you know what I'm thinking?"

His eyes stared hard at Arya. In front of her, Arya promises to keep her secret. Not he thought behind, Arya with her symbol revealed her identity.

Before the fifth world war Candy hurriedly interceded. He was trying to throw away what Arya said earlier. He just wants his life as usual.

"J-don't get mad at Ga-Gaz. Arya was just talking,"

"Yes, Gaz. I just talked to Candy, didn't talk weird about you anyway. Especially to the point of revealing-," Arya gulped her saliva roughly. He was sure, if Regaz heard the conversation with Candy, but there was no harm in convincing the guy?

"Chat?" Regaz repeated the word in a dismissive tone. "Gue just found out how to dismantle the identity of others that includes chatter. Such on idi*t talking!"

"Yes, not as bad as it was also called," said Arya kelabakan.

Regaz smiled cynically. "Continue what? The latest betrayal?"

Arya flinched backwards. "Gue never thought about betraying. You know what my loyalty is like, Yon."

"Oh, keep gossiping? Just found out the promise we made just fine!"

Arya remained silent. Now he only realized if his one-sided decision actually made the guy in front of him angry, and which angry people can be straightened out. Arya just wants to lift a little burden on her best friend. But, in fact, his intention was wrong.

"Candy ...," the owner of the name was shocked. Is this the turn to spray? He reflexes closing his eyes, hoping he can disappear quickly. The fear mixed with horror back again after a long time. Guys look creepy, just like people in the music room at that time. "Decision lo lo deket-deket same Arya?"

"H-huh?" Candy opened her eyes wide. What did he say just now?

"Yes. Why are you so much the same Aryan?"

Not yet had he digested, his body was first pulled to the side of Regaz until Candy hit the man's right arm.

"Don't be too clumsy, you will follow rabies. And make lo," Regaz rolled his gaze at Arya. His gaze was as if skinning. "Other times if you want to bring my students, permission! You know what mouth is, right? Don't take my fists over!"

Then it passed away while dragging Candy along with him, leaving Arya dumbfounded. His best friend's behavior is beyond reason and deviated far from expectations.

Arya scratched her nape. What was that? He gets angry and forbids her from getting close to Candy. The rabies? Pshaw! Like a jealous person.

...***...

Candy has thrice thrashed to ask to be let go. The guy suddenly came and dragged him around like this. No matter the pain ringing coming out of Candy's mouth because the grip is too strong.

Regaz hastened his pace. Climbing the stairs he can get through, the boy takes Candy to the rooftop of the school.

"Gue hates anything gosipin has about me" he said on the sidelines as he dragged Candy along. The girl was overwhelmed to align her steps.

"Why indeed? What's wrong with that? Arya just loves you so she does,"

"Darling?" Regaz. "Lo is too sotoy to be a girl, am I too good to go kayak gini?"

Regaz's grip slipped off. Regaz stands one step away from Candy. They were in front of the desolate XII IPS 3 class, quite far from their supposed destination.

"Why?" Candy's challenging voice was the opposite of her guts. Do not forget if the person standing before him is a troublemaker from 2 years ago. "You're too closed until people wonder. Is it as sad as your life to be someone else?"

Actually, they're both pathetic. However, Candy never hid her sadness alone. He actually told Rena, as well as pranksters who asked about her life.

Often the smell follows, Candy is not ashamed because the situation is like that. God has prepared a happy ending for all His servants. Why should he be afraid that people will find out about his life? Regaz-no Orion is selfish!

"Lo is too meddling with Elisha," he said without a tone. A flash of emotion snatched at the bead as black as night. "Lo doesn't know anything. So, it's good lo diem before I tear your sassy mouth!"

"Oh," instead of being scared, Candy chuckles. "Now I realize, you're not Regaz. Since Regaz will be gentle with women, Regaz will be polite, never uttering a curse,"

Candy smiled before continuing her sentence, "It turns out this is yes, the formation of an Orion? Do you not realize, with your attitude that is exclusive, you just make others wonder. Do you know what you're doing right now? You fooled everyone by pretending to be Regaz. You ruined Regaz's good name with your bad behavior. You're selfish know, don't you?!" His voice snapped at the end of the sentence.

Orion. His eyes could not help but look at the fiery Candy. Call him selfish, bodo time, cuek, shit*an, he will not care.

"Take a. I'm selfish, I b*go, I'm shit*an! Bener Can, that's for real. Satisfied because it has made me label myself so? ARE YOU SATISFIED NOW?"

"YES!"

They stared at each other with emotion. No one wants to give up. Both Candy and Orion, they are both overwhelmed by feelings that cannot be explained.

"Gue selfish, you really are!" Regaz decided his gaze the first time. His head lowered with his hands clenched at the side of his body.

Orion whispered, "Why do I want to talk to others? I am sad, who entertains only myself. I cry, the tears are only myself. I almost died, who pushed to rise up just myself. Lo, Arya, everybody knows what?"

Orion's lyrical laughter makes Candy claustrophobic.

Orion suddenly snapped. "Speaking your role in my life. Whahuh? Whahuh? WHAT, HUH?" People just talk without knowing what is going on behind the scenes. "Lo doesn't know anything. You just look at me like this, that's it. But, have you ever been rasain so me? Nope. Yes, I'm selfish! But this is not all my wish! I also want to be myself. I'M TIRED!"

Candy couldn't answer. Her chest was as if it was a great squeeze. What happened, until the man had to replace his brother? Every word that came out of the man's lips was like a dagger that stuck into his heart. As if, the cause of this was all him. But Candy doesn't know what it is.

Orion put both his hands together to cover his face. He didn't expect his identity to be revealed so soon in front of Candy. He does not want to be pityed. Enough of him to know and keep.

"Since childhood, I've always let go of what I've got to my brother. Why would I want to give it to someone else? Why should I do that? Why do I always have to give up? You don't know tired of all that stuff,"

His jaw hardened, trying hard so that his tears did not come out and expressed honesty.

"Gue is selfish, yes you are. Please stamp myself as you wish. I don't care, not at all. Who is it? I don't need you. Take care of your own business and stop being a commentator! And one more thing, forget what I said just do as usual!"

But instead of giving in, Candy even added to the heat of the atmosphere. "Why should I behave as usual after knowing that you are Orion the troublemaker?"

"That?"

Outside of expectations, Orion laughed as if his speech was part of a joke. Candy looked at him confused.

"That's it, Cil?"

Not yet had Candy open her voice again, impulsive movements coming from the guy made Candy's eyes break open. Unable to prevent, Orion snatches Candy's arm to erode the distance between them.

"F*ck you, Candy Elisa!"

Then kiss her in one breath.

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