The Conqueror Who Conquered

Ignoring Hugo

"What's wrong with you, Hugo" . Axel handed a bottle of soda to Hugo who was sitting on the table while leaning against the wall. Today, he refused to go to the school cafeteria.

"Who are you fighting with?" Keep Daren sitting not far from Hugo.

Hugo pulled out a soda cover and downed it. "Stripe".

"What?" The other one was wide.

Stripe, the gang that Hugo formed himself. But in the end, he was the one who was driven away due to differences in views. How did that happen?

Daren stood up from his place. "Hey, are you serious? How could you possibly be in touch with them again?"

"So you didn't come to the party because you met Stripe?" Isac continued to be curious.

"I accidentally met Richi at Wallpox. That basketball court". Hugo drank the soda out. "Stripe's there too."

"So you and Richi..."

Hugo nodded, as if knowing what Daren wanted to say. He squeezed the empty can bottle in his hand.

"Crazy! You're putting Richi in danger". Axel with a tense face.

During this time, they had already chosen the location of the school a bit away from the Stripe nest. A few years had passed, they did not want anything to do with the group. But now, Hugo came to the place.

"Richi knew the place was dangerous". Hugo again. He's a little confused. If the girl knew, why would she even go to a danger spot?

"really? Then why is he there?" Axel asked the same question as Hugo.

"Stripe wouldn't have come out if it wasn't for Hugo there". Connect Daren with his assumptions. As a member, of course he knew what was going on until Stripe became more careful in choosing targets.

Hugo nodded. He knows that well. That's why he feels guilty for Richie. He also had no idea, Stripe came that fast.

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After school, Hugo leaned on the body of his car. He kept staring at the main door to see Richi figure out from there.

Long he waited, it seems that Richi did not come out. Hugo glanced at his phone to look at the clock. 'Is he out yet?'

"Guho!" Camilla came in with her face off because Hugo wasn't at the closing party last night. But, after seeing Hugo's face, he turned worried due to the slight blue wound on the corner of the man's lips.

"What's wrong with you, Hugo? Lookyyourface". Camilla touched Hugo's cheek slowly.

"I'm fine". He said as he glanced a few times towards Richi who started walking closer.

"Hugo's. Were you mad at me for leaving me alone last night?"

"No, Mil. What are you talking about?"

"Then why didn't you come? Not even giving news. I thought I was doing you wrong". Say it with teary eyes.

"Eh, why are you crying? I didn't come because I had business. Not because I'm angry with you". Hugo looked panicked as Camilla began to pout with tears that were almost spilled.

"really? You didn't go with another woman, did you?" Ask again.

"Huh? Sure, no." Hugo replied lightly because Camilla couldn't possibly know where she was last night.

Hugo sighed. He starts to find out, Richi doesn't want to see him.

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"Rand, how?"

"Why not go to the doctor?" Randy sat in his chair.

"There's a slight rift. But not bad, it can heal. I'll also give her ointment so that her pulse decreases" Randy wrote something on a paper.

"Give me the best medicine". Emerald.

"Yes, you calm down. Tomorrow, the pain will heal. Most importantly, don't do anything that makes your hands object". Randy said without looking. He focused on writing.

"That healed once oles, no? Don't worry about the price".

"Ck! You are so impatient. Yeah, yeah, I know you can pay for it. But there's no. Everyone use process." He said with a little bit of a snarl.

Richi smiled at Emerald. The man she asked helped her find a doctor unrelated to her father. Fortunately, he wanted to help. Of course because of concern with Richi's hand.

When they finished, they returned to Emerald's car.

"Promise yes, brother. Don't tell Mom and Dad, not Ricky's sister." Richi has been warning Emerald not to divulge the problem.

"Look down, Chi." Emerald started running his car.

"But why did you get to that? Fight with who?" Emerald asked as his eyes focused on the road.

Richi is weighing. He couldn't seem to say much to Emerald.

"Friends, brother. He's got wood. So, yeah, like that". Richi replied that he had no intention of telling a detailed story. He knows Emer's proximity to his familiar brother doesn't guarantee a safe secret.

"But promise yes, brother. If there was even a slight flaw, I might be forbidden to leave again. Even if you go, you have to be with Simon" Richi Coral. Because he knew Emerald wouldn't want that to happen. It will be difficult for him to go with Richi later.

"Until it's like that? All right, I'll keep this a secret". He said while nodding.

Richi only held back his laughter because what he was thinking, turned out to be true. Emerald was more worried that Richi couldn't get out with him.

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A few days pass, Hugo does not see Richi at school. In fact, Frans and Eric say that Richi exists. But somehow Hugo did not find it either in the classroom, the cafeteria, or the basketball court.

Hugo stood looming on the front balcony of his class. He looked down, who knew Richi was passing by from there.

He heard a voice next to him and looked at him. There, he briefly looks like Richi who went up to the third floor. He quickly followed. It turns out, Richi and Emerald climbed the stairs up to the fifth floor.

They then enter the connecting door of the roof of the building, where the key is held by the osis. That's why Emerald easily takes Richi up to the rooftop, a place not all students can enter.

Hugo sees Richi and Emerald eating on a small table with only two chairs facing each other. As if it were well prepared.

Hugo turned around. He gets off, knowing that Richi is spending time at school with Emerald. He also sees Richi's arms seeming to improve until he doesn't cover them anymore with his clothespins.

Hugo's coming down the stairs. I don't know why his mood got bad. He stared at the corridor floor as he walked. Sayings for greetings, he did not listen. His ears were closed because of his chaotic thoughts.

After school, Hugo sees Richi walking by himself in a relaxed manner like without a burden. Hugo stood looking at the girl who was nodding slowly because of the music through her headset. She smiled at Richi. But the smile faded, as Richi turned to look at it, then turned his gaze again forward.

Hugo fell silent. He knew Richi saw him. But the girl did not seem to know him. Wh why?

He then walked quickly, wanting to pull the girl's arm. Then stopped when he saw Emerald who blocked Richi's path, to make the girl's face turned carefree.

He broke his intention. Turn around to his friends on the basketball court.

TO BE CONTINUED...