Steel Rose's
Chapter 07's
The tire replacement process broke for almost an hour, far short of what they expected. Class A buses pass by as they re-enter the bus. They exclaimed mocking the unfortunate D-class kid.
Rikha saw that Andre was in the front seat looking at her with a worried look, the girls who used to bother her were clearly seen looking at her while laughing amusedly. Being late and not meeting them is a good thing for him so the little one does not bother. The last stop schedule remains in Sanur as they will have to take a speedboat tomorrow morning.
Other class buses also began to be seen when they arrived at the Pura parking area. Only the special bus of OSIS and Guru stayed behind to keep an eye on them because they could not bear to let the students of class D alone anything else until someone was left behind because of the chaotic schedule. There are some waiting in front of the temple entrance to keep an eye because those who have been praying in forbidden remain in the temple area which is crowded with visitors.
The parking lot is quite crowded makes them have to park some distance, 300 meters from the temple on foot. Children walk leisurely because it is still quite day, walking instead makes them feel better than sitting on the bus or standing by the side of the road.
The worship was led by the priest so they started it along with other visitors. Waiting for her turn to get Tirta (holy water) and bija (rice in the holy water soak) Rikha reached into her cellphone which had been quite noisy since.
Andre seemed to report about the broken tires to his aunt so he got a lot of messages. In reply the message before reaching the number of dozens of missed calls filled his phone. Do not forget to reply to the message of the ringleader with a panda punch sticker.
All the children went back to the bus, complaining they were hungry. Their schedule was already ngaret so the teacher said they would get a chance to rest in Pura Besakih. Rikha asks the bus driver to open the trunk and pick up a cardboard box full of her snacks and sweets to share on the trip. Although not much for 35 children, at least enough to prop up the stomach and the bread purchased earlier in the hotel. Karaage and 4 slices of bread remain for later.
"I love you chibi-chibi!" said the boys who happily get food at the right time.
"I'm not 'Sailor Moon''s grandson'!" pissed off. Although he was the shortest in the class maybe even in his entire generation, he did not accept the 'chibi' what else was repeated twice which meant petite.
The classroom guardian and driver were also in the sandwich section even if it was just a piece and a pack of comb bread. The driver who appeared to be hungry first finished his meal and started the car to continue the journey.
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Pura Besakih (aksara Bali: ⁇ ) is a temple complex located in Besakih Village, Rendang District, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia. Besakih Temple Complex consists of 1 Pura Pusat (Pura Penataran Agung Besakih) and 18 Pura Pendamping (1 Pura Basukian and 17 Other Temples). At Pura Basukian, in this area is the first time the place of receiving the revelation of God by Hyang Rsi Markendya, the forerunner of Hindu Dharma now in Bali, as the center.
Pura Besakih is the center of activity of all temples in Bali. Among all the pretenders included in the Besakih Pura complex, Pura Penataran Agung is the largest temple, most of the buildings pelinggihnya, Pura, the most types of efforts and is the center and all the temples in the Besakih Pura complex. In Penataran Agung Temple there are 3 main pelinggih called Padma Three stana symbols from Tri Purusha namely Shiva, Sada Shiva and Parama Shiva. Tri Purusha is the three levels of Spiritual Awareness (source Wikipedia).
Compared to the road that passes to Pura Batur, the path to Pura Besakih more climbs and twists are quite sharp. For those who have a car hangover, this is the toughest test, not to mention the appearance of vehicles from the opposite direction that sometimes make heart shock therapy.
Entering the Karangasem Rendang street area no longer feels adrenaline trigger because the uphill bend has been reduced, all chatting casually because they will soon arrive at Pura. Rikha who intentionally closed her eyes as she still felt quite sinister with the road field felt something cold run down her nape and her ears ringing painfully. Bad sign that did not even appear when the tire broke earlier.
A second later he got up from his chair and looked forward and towards his friends who were near the back entrance. There were transparent red fireballs streaking outside the bus ahead of them.
"The one behind away from the window!!!" his screams. Children who sit on the inside of the reflex attract their friends who are by the window. There had not been a few seconds of his shout, the third glass from the front across it broke followed by another glass behind him. A tree fell on half the bus. The children near the window fainted and were lightly injured by broken glass, but fortunately no one was hit by the prick of a tree branch that entered the bus.
For the second time they stopped due to an unexpected event. The injured cried loudly, the newly awakened from fainting were also hysterical, some others could only tremble in shock. Rikha herself panicked because she would definitely be questioned by them all sorts of later. But it's better than the victim's life.
They were led to sit in Banjar hall while the villagers picked up first aid boxes for the wounded. Ratih and Dita clasped Rikha's hands trembling violently due to the sharp gaze of the children who were wondering why she could know something was going on.
All children know that the owner of the Mane longhair sometimes likes to say strange things or behave like an Indigo child, but this is the first time they experience things that force them to think they should believe.
Rikha's gaze was still fixed on the red fireball that was still surrounding them. They are not yet completely safe from the danger that will occur if their journey continues.
An Alphard Vellfire pulled over near the bus. The foreign men grazed reddish-brown to the shoulders down from the car approaching their teacher. Some of his friends also got out of the car following him. It seemed like they were offering help to check on the injured disciple.
One who seemed to be Japanese or Chinese was staring fixedly at Rikha. He was the one Rikha had seen in the supermarket a while ago. The person he had seen with him back then was not among them. The car door opened again and the one that came out was the one he had not expected at all. Among his surprise, their eyes met.
"Oh, sorry. You really have no injuries, right?!"
"My seat was far from the broken part. Why is it here anyway?"
"Oh, he (pointing his friend who examined the injured student) wants to visit Besakih mumpung in Bali. We were only here 2 days so he wanted me to come back home. I didn't expect to meet here."
"Sister should've heard back here."
"It is important that I deposit my face later before returning to Italy." said the Brunette lightly.
"Dad's the same." Grunts Rikha was annoyed.
"Your bus doesn't seem to be usable to continue the journey."
"Maybe we were forced to split into the remaining buses. Danger if you use that bus again."
"The condition is also impossible to use." although the young man did not understand the intentions of his adopted sister, physically the bus is not worth using to continue the journey. "Price, can we get a new vehicle ready?"
"Dunno, maybe you can call Biya at home to send her some cars."
"Euh, that badmood boy where to pick up my phone. You alone, he's your brother!"
"If only you could get along a little.." he muttered, then looked at Rikha fixedly from head to toe. "...time anyway.it's a coincidence."
"Hey, did you look around?!" Hitsu blocks Marga's gaze by standing between the two "You've got a candidate." Marga and the others laughed loudly at Brunette's accusation. It seemed that there was indeed another reason that made the young man pay attention to Rikha.
"Ah.you take it easy. I'll tell you Hitsuya." Marga approached her other friend. They speak a foreign language they have never heard. Even Hitsu himself was confused as to what language they spoke.
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After a long wait, another bus finally appeared. OSIS buses, class A and C buses that accommodate D-class children. The damaged bus returned to Denpasar for repairs. They could not send replacement buses because all the fleet was used.
Rikha's been on a class A bus, so fucking shit. Does God hate him so much today? All the problems come together. Andre who came to pick them up felt the piercing sight of a D-class boy on both of them.
"Did anything 'look?" ask the head of OSIS who responded with a short nod. "You're going to help them, but why is it that the payoff is like seeing a criminal like this?!"
"Andre, why are you so emotional?" Hitsu ruffled the hair of the teenager who was riding the apoplexy. "They're just in shock. Not as bad as you think."
"Sister doesn't know how bad they are. I'll have you ride on the OSIS bus. Class A is just a cause for illness for you."
"That's your own class."
But unfortunately the teacher does not allow them to exchange buses because it has been shared through the sequence number in the classroom. Dita and Ratih also get different buses. The patience of D grade kids today is really tested.
