The Cowardly Yuria

Chapter 20 Girl In Heart Rapka

Rapka in charge buys four tickets while Imel and Yuri buy popcorn and drinks, after entering the room Noah sits at the very end then Rapka, Yuri and Imel.

Unfortunately, Yuri did not know that the film Rapka wanted to watch was a thriller, a lot of jumpscare that made Yuri shocked to hold Rapka's hand tightly.

At first, Rapka was shocked and in pain, but seeing Yuri's pale face, she felt guilty.

"Are you okay?" whispered Rapka right in front of Yuri who was looking down on Rapka's shoulder.

"Ah yes," said Yuri trying to smile while raising her face.

But he gets a real jumpscare, Rapka's face is so close to him that it's shocked. But this time Yuri was instead fixated instead of hiding, he stared at Rapka long enough to wake up and let go of her hand.

"If you're feeling bad we can just go out" Rapka said, not wanting Yuri to push herself.

"I'm fine" said Yuri who did not want to go out when he could be so close to Rapka.

Even he could hold Rapka's hand long enough, this opportunity would certainly not come twice.

"Aaahhh. The movie is great! it's really adrenaline-pumping" Imel exclaimed as they exited the room.

Without feeling the day was so noon, they decided to take a walk while looking for food or drinks.

Satisfied to walk until the feet feel tired then they go to the park for a break, enjoying an artificial lake that is not so big but beautiful enough to be enjoyed.

"It's very safe," said Imel enjoying the cool and peaceful air.

They nodded in agreement, then let the sounds of nature take over that silence to calm the hearts of those who had worked so hard because of a movie.

Without feeling the day getting twilight, Yuri immediately say goodbye because he did not want to miss the last bus. So they walked with Yuri to the stop and talked.

"Imel lookout!" yelling Rapka suddenly pulled Imel's hand until it fell into his embrace.

It was so fast that they didn't know what was going on, but Yuri did. Imel too walked to the edge until one motorcycle almost grazed him, if Rapka did not pull his hand maybe now Imel has fallen and suffered a serious injury.

"You okay?" ask Rapka to make sure.

Imel nodded with a shocked face, while Rapka was still asking questions just to make sure Imel was really good.

It was then that Yuri realized who the girl who had filled Rapka's heart, the girl Imel knew, the good girl, was considerate and had a sweet smile. The girl is still in Rapka's arms, the girl is Imel.

Foolish, why did Yuri only realize that all this time they had been close. Before his arrival as a new student they must have been close, perhaps because it was too close as a friend so Rapka did not dare to express love.

Realizing this he should be happy as a friend, but in fact his heart was getting sicker and destroyed more than yesterday. As if he was not happy that the girl was Imel, as if he was entitled to Rapka when he was nobody.

He had to be happy and supportive of Rapka, so that morning when they met in the parking lot Yuri who had gathered a lot of courage for the night was ready to talk.

"About your question at that time," he said in a voice that Rapka could hear even though his head was still down.

"What?" ask Rapka who has even forgotten.

"You have to express your feelings no matter what, I support you!" yuri said firmly now with sharp eyes looking at Rapka.

Of course Rapka was very surprised to hear it especially with Yuri's direct gaze to him, but that courage only lasted a few seconds. Afterwards Yuri lowered her head and mute, but even though there was no reword Rapka was happy to hear that sentence from Yuri.

From that moment on, Yuri wanted to be ordinary, but her heart could not lie. Every time he spoke or was close to Rapka he felt heartbroken and unable to hold it until the only way was to keep his distance.

Of course Rapka was aware of Yuri's change in attitude, it made her uncomfortable to the point of becoming moody.

Yuri, who was more moody, became uninspired during class and practice hours, while filling the water for his clubmates before training began to accidentally see Imel walking towards the back garden.

The curious Yuri finally followed where Imel went, when he found out Imel had met Rapka as soon as he went into hiding.

His heart was beating very fast, his ears were buzzing and his head was a little dizzy with eyes twitching.

Finally, when the declaration of love will begin, Yuri is eager to hear how Rapka declares love. But if he remained standing there then what happened next precisely he would fall unconscious, bowing his head back to fill the water.

But after entering the field he asked permission not to participate in training because his body felt unhealthy, the coach allowed and he rushed away.

Whether the sky was mocking him or being grieved with him, the clear day was suddenly cloudy and heavy rain was pouring down on the earth.

Yuri who had arrived at the parking lot did not care about her body becoming soaked, she took her bike to start pedaling.

But suddenly over his shady head, a startled Yuri saw Noah right beside him while holding an umbrella.

"I can't possibly let you be like this" Noah said in a cold voice as usual.

But Yuri actually felt warm, her heart was broken as if in repair to be able to feel comfortable and calm. Tears flowed down his cheeks, swiftly Noah took out a handkerchief and gave it to Yuri.

The simple treatment was apparently so touching to Yuri, in a state of chaos he unconsciously let go of his bike and hugged Noah.

Of course Noah was shocked by Yuri's sudden actions, but he who understood let Yuri cry in his arms to his satisfaction.

Without them realizing Rapka saw what they were doing from the school terrace.