The Cowardly Yuria

Chapter 16 is Too Excited

It took time for Imel to put on his cheerful face, after he felt ready to tap the door while calling Yuri. For a few seconds there was no answer, Imel tried a second time and there was still no answer so he went straight in even though he had not received permission.

In the room with less lighting he saw Yuri lying with her eyes closed, her messy hair covering her hollow cheeks due to lack of nutrition.

Imel's heart was sliced to find Yuri's condition very alarming, he sat beside Yuri long enough until he woke up.

"When are you here?" that was the first sentence Yuri said after days of silence.

"For a long time" said Imel.

"You haven't been in school for too long so I've come to see you, my friends say hello to me. They want you to recover quickly and practice again" Imel continued.

Yuri did not answer, she threw away her face as if she did not want to see Imel.

"In a moment we'll be in the game so you'll have to get well soon" he said.

"Sorry, just find someone else" Yuri said slowly.

Clenching Imel's hand now can not hold his feelings anymore.

"Stupid! you're not alone! you still have me, Noah, Rapka, friends from the volleyball club and still some classmates too! you can't keep sleeping in this room! you should go to school tomorrow and see how much everyone misses you!" imel exclaimed with tears that he could not stand.

But Yuri didn't comment on the statement, she didn't mind not having friends and she didn't even care if she was alone.

"I beg you, if you don't want to get up for your sake then do it for me. I really need you" asked Imel who did not know what else to say.

It turned out that the request was better able to make Yuri glance at Imel, seeing the tormented face of Imel who was suffering from losing her.

"If you keep this up who's gonna make me stock? who will accompany me to the training? who can I invite to watch? I'm around a lot of people but there's no one like you. No one really wants to be my friend" asked Imel who then made him speechless.

He only realized that all this time he had been very guilty of Yuri, he had always troubled others because no one really wanted to spend time with him. Maybe because of this too Yuri no longer wanted to be friends with him.

"Sorry," said Imel suddenly which made Yuri startled.

"I'm sorry that I've always bothered you" he continued.

Imel got up and wiped his tears, deciding to leave, he said goodbye. Making Yuri confused by what had happened to him, did not he say he really needed Yuri but then turned into as if he did not want to depend on Yuri.

After Imel Yuri's departure just came out of her room, the grandmother who heard Imel's cry at least understood and told Yuri to sit while eating the fruit of Imel.

"It looks like you don't really understand what grandma said at that time," said grandma disperse daydream Yuri.

Yuri was stunned, she thought that grandmother's speech at that time only applies to her relationship with her parents but it was not. There was still one relationship that he had struggled to establish, it was a friendship that he thought was a mission.

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Instead of going home to Imel instead spend time in the park, see many children who play with their friends.

He remembers always getting compliments from mothers because they are cheerful and active, but most of his friends do not like it. In front of them all was sweet and kind but behind their back often spoke ill of him, he was considered the noisiest child and loved to seek the attention of adults.

If he is excited sometimes he likes to force the will, making it difficult for his friends because they cannot refuse his wishes.

In the volleyball club he was actually less happy because he was too excited, he always invited others to continue training tirelessly. Therefore only Nora's brother is closest to her, also the most understanding to her.

Realizing he is a person who likes to trouble as much as possible Imel always keep the feeling so as not to be too excited and forget yourself, so that, but after meeting Yuri could not refuse the request of others, he finally arbitrarily.

Carried the atmosphere of his original nature arises and uncontrolled, if Yuri's parents do not die so that make Yuri sick maybe until now he will not realize has been outrageous to Yuri.

Exhaling a long breath now Imel must keep a distance with Yuri so as not to bother anymore if he returns to school, but he doubts Yuri will come after seeing how bad his condition is.

The next day Rapka who heard the news that Imel went to visit Yuri would be curious about how Yuri's current condition.

"His parents died in an accident, it made Yuri's condition really bad. Maybe he won't go to school anymore or maybe move to the city again" Imel replied.

Of course Rapka and Noah are shocked to hear the bad news, Noah who always looks cold and indifferent shows a sad expression for Yuri.

Moreover, Rapka who has a lot of debt to Yuri, wants it to feel like she went to see Yuri just to say condolences.

Such a stark silence was present between them, as if separating them from the frenzy of the world. Throughout the day until the activities of the usually noisy club Imel this time silent a thousand languages, it astonished everyone who knew him.

The next day he was quiet as well as Rapka, while Noah spent time daydreaming while staring out the window.

The bell reads the lesson sign is ready to start, Susi ma entered along with the other students and ready to pass.

"Sorry I'm late!" exclaimed someone at the door with a breath of breath and a red face.

All eyes stared at him including Noah, at first of course he was surprised but then the smile fell on his lips.

"You're not too late Yuri, come in!" sahut bu Susi.

Yuri nodded and walked into the classroom, passing Imel who was staring at her without blinking. Then passing Rapka while looking down as usual because Rapka's eyes were too sparkling that made his heart unsafe, when passing Noah and sitting in his chair he returned Noah's smile which although thin but sincere.