Sunflowers

I can see you

..."I'm not them."...

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"Thank you."

That's all I said from my lips. I don't know what else to say.

Mark painstakingly dried my wet hair with a small towel. We are now in the UKS. After Mark kicked and slapped Melani he immediately told me to take a shower in the UKS bathroom.

Mark was silent not responding I just clenched the fingernails nervously.

Lia, where's the kid.

"Is anyone sick?"

I shook my head just the pain in my neck that I felt but I didn't want to bother him anymore. We don't know each other yet, we only know their names.

"So you said. Neck hurt?"

I was quiet for a while. "Little."

Silent. Mark's still focused on my hair now he's gently combing my hair. The first time my hair was pulled by a man other than my grandfather.

Brakkk

"AGATHA WHERE ARE YOU?!"

I was shocked and so was Mark behind me. I could feel Mark stroking my shoulder and then staring at Lia on the doorstep.

"Here Lia."

"Lo gapapa, right? I want to nyeken your body. Quiet." Lia took two steps back and looked at me, staring at me, researching my body, and even circling my body. "His neck hurts?" she said she saw the reddened handprints of Melani on my neck.

I'm nodding.

"Basar tuh genderuwo will I bangga if your wound does not heal. I keep getting stuck" said Lia stirring. "Where My chicken noodles haven't abis anymore, you can't waste food."

Lia's policy never changes.

"Mark thanks for letting me know" said Lia staring at Mark who was sitting not far beside me. By the way, it was Jeno and Sata.

Mark nodded.

"Lo don't thank me too?"

"No." quickly Lia replied to Sata's question.

Sata just stroked his chest patiently.

"When I told Agatha to stay away from the three of you" said Lia to stomp her feet.

Mark glared sharply at Lia. Jeno and Sata gaping wide.

"God! caterpillars why you tell Agatha away the three of us!!" Sata stood gallantly in front of Lia with blazing eyes.

"Yes, let Agatha live quietly during school here." sewot Lia looked at the bitch Sata while shaking her waist. "Liat Agatha not your dekets are now persecuted with Melani genderuwo it."

"Aggressive man."

"I told Agatha not to deal with you!"

"Keep you want Agatha to deal with who hah!"

"It's the same with me."

"From processive."

"The important buodoamat Agatha is safe."

I just took turns staring at Sata and Lia who were arguing. Lia said I looked at her. I changed my eyes to look at him. Like that until I get upset myself.

Jeno pulls Sata back before they throw things at each other. "Udan Tan, give it to girls."

"Don't accept me!!"

"God! Mark Lo has a problem what the hell is Melani? And why is Melani nyerang Agatha while carrying your name." Lia stared hard at Mark. I spontaneously looked at him curiously too.

There was no rain no sudden storm Melani attacked me with this frills of men beside me.

Mark was silent with a flat face. Jeno who understood the situation instantly interjected.

"Melani likes Mark the same from the past" Jeno said briefly.

"I know that too!" sewot Lia's.

I don't know why Lia sewot has been. He was even more horrible in my eyes. "Udah dong don't make a fuss." My lera.

"Heh spiker school horrors do not lo do not fuss." said Sata at the end of his sentence.

"Diem lo elephant I'm still introgating your men."

Sata said Mark had stopped him. "He's my responsibility from now on."

I was surprised Mark said that while looking into my eyes. I also looked at the chocolate beads. Very lovely.

"I think we're out." Jeno opened her voice.

Lia and Sata were both gaping wide.

"His son, it's a ngo-mouth"

***

I opened the back door of the house slowly while carrying my wet shoes. It was raining outside and I didn't bring a raincoat or an umbrella. The rain came without excuse.

It's been two days that I didn't come home and today Hana came home from the hospital.

The family room sounds crowded I'm sure Hana has gone home and is relaxing with Mama Papa. I passed them to my room above no need to say hello or anything useless I will be ignored.

"God, girls don't come home for two days."

I stopped at the first step of the stairs after hearing Mama's insinuation.

"Isn't it Mama who told me to leave temporarily from home?"

Plakk.

"How dare you answer Mama?!"

"Where are you these two days?"

I looked up to see Papa making a sound. It was actually Papa who asked me. My heart warms a little.

I smiled very rarely Papa would ask me. "Lia's house."

"Oh so you're nginep at the house of a child who doesn't have that manners. Good yes."

"It's not what you think."

"Dare to answer you?!!" Jerky Mama. "Get in the room clean yourself and prepare dinner."

I nodded even though my heart was insecure Mama told Lia. I lied, actually, I didn't stay at Lia's house, but the house that Grandpa had prepared.

Grandpa was also furious when he found out my head was injured. I was also almost taken back to Korea with Grandpa. But for a thousand and one reasons I was finally allowed to remain here on many conditions.

Then the problems in the UKS that time had also passed. At first Lia was very irritated towards Mark but I was reassuring if Mark was just joking around and luckily Lia believed.

Mark and I are as usual. Never greet each other or meet at school for some reason. Sata also mingled more with me and Lia. Once in a while that guy will take care of Lia.

I washed the kale I planned to make kale sauteed Hana's favorite food. With help from aunt so quickly finished.

I dined in the back with auntie not daring to sit together at the dinner table I'm sure they didn't want that either. I'm self-conscious.

At nine o'clock in the night I was finally able to lay my body in my bed. After eating, I wash the dishes and wash the clothes that have been yellowed. Mama deliberately forbade Bibi to wash it because it was my punishment for not coming home. Okelah just wash clothes after all also use the washing machine so not too tired.

Ting!

I grabbed my phone that I hadn't touched since morning. I'm one of those people who don't rely on smart phones.

There was a message in the tumben once usually no one ever sent me a message except Lia, James and Grandpa. It just reminds. While Lia asked for a task.

Add my id line!!

I wonder who the hell this is. Because I was curious I immediately opened the application box with the symbol of L.

Mark adds you as a friend with Line ID.

Mark's?

I was wondering what this Mark Lia was telling me was helping me out with Melani.

I add no huh?

Ting!

One message back in.

Swash!!

That was Mark dong's message.

Yaudah just prayed. Maybe something to tell.

Ting!

Not a message but a line.

Long time add doang.

^^^What is it, brother?^^^

I'll pick up school tomorrow.

^^^Eh do not have to take the bus normally.^^^

I don't like to be disputed. Tomorrow I have to be ready.

^^^Kak kok ngeyel.^^^

Sharelocks.

Think of your gratitude because I spent that time.

^^^Yes yes.^^^

"What do people want?" I said put the phone on the bedside table. "Tap the palm."

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