THE FLO!

Bag. 21

I swallowed my saliva. I don't know what to answer. There's no way I'm saying that I visited Freya's house because she would ask me how I got to know Freya. Moreover, my current clothes only use typical home clothes. There's no way I'm going to visit someone else's house wearing this shirt. And it's even more unlikely that I lied because my mother's voice came from behind me which shocked me half to death.

"Who has come, Flo—Oh, Caesar, it has been a long time since you have come" said Mama who made my eyes wide. Caesar's expression was as shocked as mine.

"Hello, Auntie, I was gonna say hello for a second... But I think Aunt has a guest," Caesar said awkwardly as he looked at me.

"Guests? Wh who? You mean Flo?" ask Mama who is just as confused as I am. "Flo is not a guest... Dia—"

I cut my mother's words. "Mama come in first... Maybe Caesar wants to talk to me" I said slowly. I could see Caesar's expression when I heard me say Mama to the person she knew as Freya's mother.

"OKAY. Auntie come in first, Caesar?" said Mama. His face looked just as confused as Caesar before he left us.

Caesar only nodded even though his eyes were still looking at me. I looked at Caesar and invited him to sit on the bench in my house.

"Why do you call Freya's mother Mama? Lo Freya's foster sister? But why didn't Freya ever tell me that her mother raised a new sister?" ask Caesar who is confused. His facial expression was so shocked at once confused. I sighed softly. What am I supposed to say? Looks like I need to unlock this secret.

"Gue's not Freya's foster sister, Sar. I'm Freya's foster sister," I replied as I stared blankly at the garden in front of me.

"Sister lift? As I recall, Freya only had one foster sister and now she is in America" replied Caesar who was still confused.

I still stared at the garden in front of me blankly. "Do you know the name of Freya's foster sister?"

"Florentia Abdi Kusuma."

This time, I turned my head and looked at Caesar. "And you know my long name?"

"Florence Ferdinand's... Waita minute... Don't tell me that..."

"So you realize who I am?"

Caesar immediately got up from his seat and looked at me wildly. "No way! Freya's sister was eight years from me!"

"Yep... I am twenty-five years old now. Want to see my ID or passport? What if you sit down and we talk?"

Caesar was silent and looked at me. I understood how Davin felt when we were in Bali. When I realized he knew my disguise. I smiled thinly. It feels like deja-vu. Although his face was still shocked, he followed my words to sit down.

"Why did you disguise yourself as a high school boy and how did you deceive everyone. Jesus, Flo, you're eight years away from me!" said Caesar who squealed more.

"The reason why I'm undercover, I'm sure you know better."

"Why me?"

"Do you know why Freya killed herself?" tanyaku and Caesar immediately shook their heads. "Well, that's what I'm trying to figure out why my brother killed himself."

Caesar remained silent. He didn't seem to believe my words just now. His eyes looked like he was staring at a madman. Maybe he's right. Maybe I'm crazy.

"When I can fool everyone, it's almost the same way you cover yourself if you're actually gay" I said calmly. I was calm, but not with him. His face was pale. "No need to worry, I'm not interested in being exposed to everyone."

"Where do you know? Frey... He ever tell you?"

I just smiled, not answering her question. "Because he knows why you're taking him away?"

Caesar did not look at me. "Where do you know that I'm staying away from Freya?"

"Freya told me everything. So why are you so far away from Freya? You think Freya will be far away just because you have a different sexual orientation?"

Caesar shakes. His eyes were still staring blankly at the garden in our yard. "No. Precisely because Freya accepted it so I distanced her. I'm afraid that my relationship with Collin will make him a gossip for people."

"Wait a minute... Your partner is Collin?" I just don't believe it.

Caesar looks grimacing. "Dam... He didn't tell me that part, did he?" tanyanya and I shook their heads. "Gue asked Freya to keep me away but she didn't want to. I think you know that he is not the type of person who wants to stay away from others just because of a difference. He even stayed by me even though I hurt him a lot." Suddenly he smiled sadly. "And I just realized how valuable he was when he was living in me. How unfortunately I was the same when he wasn't in this world."

Caesar's words were the same as Stella's. They both seemed to love my sister but they realized it too late. It was his dull voice that made me realize from my daydream.

"So you're gonna expose my secret?" ask Caesar suspiciously. I smiled and shook my head.

"At least your secret is not as bad as my secret. Which sane person would want to go undercover as a high school boy when he was twenty-five?"

Caesar was silent yet he smiled faintly. "I swear, when you wear your high school uniform, you don't look like you're twenty-five!" it was her praise that flattered me because it meant that I had a youthful face. My attention was shifted when Cesar said something.

"Balinese... Waita minute! What I hit in Bali is really lo?" asked Caesar who was more like a screech.

I smiled and nodded.

"I guessed it! I said what too! So you're actually lying when you say you're back in America when you're actually back in Bali?" ask Caesar again and I nodded.

"But why the time in Bali you fight the same Danar? Then why did you suddenly disappear and instead found Collin?" my many.

Caesar smiled. "Actually I was deliberately looking for the same Danar problem so that I could leave. I deliberately arranged for me and Collin to be able to walk in Bali without being disturbed" he replied, which made me smile. He looked back at me. "Who knows your secret?"

I'm speechless. "Father, Brenda and Mr. Davin" I replied.

"Sir Davin? How did he know your secret?"

I lifted both my shoulders. "She said I've met her before. The problem is I don't remember."

"So he didn't tell anyone about your secret?"

"I'm safe until now."

Caesar and I were both silent. I have my own mind as well as his. I stared blankly at the page in front of me, not knowing what else to say to Caesar. To be honest, I was still afraid that Caesar would reveal my secrets to everyone.

"Continue getting what you're looking for?" suddenly asked Caesar. I shook my head and smiled blandly.

"A little bit."

"What are you looking for?"

"The one who made my sister pregnant."

"The baby Freya conceived? Why do you think if you know who the father is, you can tell why Freya killed herself?"

"Because I know my sister!" answer me with annoyance. "Freya was so appreciative of a life, especially her own life because she knew how much Mama struggled while giving birth to her. He couldn't have killed himself for no apparent reason, let alone kill two lives. Neither her life nor the life of the baby."

"Why don't you think I'm the baby's father?"

Caesar shrugged both shoulders. "What if I'm the father of that baby?" it's a repeat that makes me frown.

"Don't you say you're gay?"

"Gue is bisexual, not gay."

I fell silent and took a long breath. "If you were the father of the baby, would you have stayed with Freya so? Will you run away from responsibility?"

Caesar remained silent. I knew he would be quiet. He's the most responsible man I've ever known. Even if he is the father of the baby, there is no way he will leave Freya and run away from his responsibilities. He would definitely choose with Freya.

I smiled at Caesar and patted him on the shoulder. "No need to lie to me, Sar. I can read people's expressions when people lie."

Caesar pulled the corner of his lips without looking at me. "Gue is also looking to find out who is responsible but until now did not meet," he said slowly. "The freya I know is what you said just now. I can't believe why Freya killed herself. I and Collin tried to figure it out but the results were nil."

"Where about Azka? Didn't they ever date?"

"That's what I suspect too! The problem for almost a full year, Azka never returned to Indonesia. And I know Freya couldn't have had a lot of sex if it wasn't with the guy she really loved."

"Has Freya ever been around guys other than Azka?"

Caesar shakes. "The last row close to Freya was Azka, nothing else."

"Sir Davin?" I asked while hoping for anxiety.

Caesar laughing. "Sir Davin was never close to one teacher, especially students. How could Freya sacrifice her body for a guy who is less than six months old she knows, let alone a teacher?"

Who knows Freya love Mr. Davin like I love him? My inner.

"Lo said what just now?" caesar asked suddenly who made me realize that I spoke my thoughts quite loudly. "Lo love Mr Davin?"

"Now you know my other secrets," I lamented in annoyance.

Caesar gasped when he heard my answer. He looked shocked and his eyes were wide open. But suddenly his shocked face turned into a smile.

"Something wrong with falling in love?" caesar said which stunned me. "Every human being is usually in love and you can not choose who you love. Look at me for example. But all back to lo, do you want to express your feelings or you keep it in your heart."

I took a long breath. "The truth is, I'm not his student and he's not my teacher. Can you live a relationship on top of a lie?"

Caesar laughed a little. "Basic *****!" it was his taunts that made me hit his arm. "Lo heard my explanation first! Play at first hit!" his hiss while rubbing his arm that I hit earlier. "Isn't it good that your relationship isn't teacher-student? You will not be separated by your status."

"The thing is I won't be coming back here when I'm in America."

"When is your deadline?"

"At least another month. I can't stay here much longer..."

"Or you're too attached to this place, I'm really, right?"

I smiled thinly. "I'm too attached right now" I replied. "Gue has a life as a Florentia Abdi Kusuma that I still have to live. So long as I can, I'll enjoy my life as Florence Ferdinand."

Caesar patted my shoulder with a smile. "Gue support! Since you came, the school has become more exciting. So as long as you're here, I'll enjoy school too!"

I'm laughing a little. And when I remembered something, I hit his upper arm pretty hard. "Lo notice if you leak out my secret! Don't forget, I'm a hacker. I'll expose your secrets in cyberspace later!"

Caesar looked at. "Lo heart?" ask in surprise.

I grinned. "Smoke!"

"Gue really thought!" caesar's snort that made my grin widen. "But your punch hurts too, huh?"

"Gue was taught karate as Braxton, arguably a hobby. That's why don't you mess with me! I'll break your neck later!"

...***...

Everything is different for me. For some reason, when I came to this school, I felt much lighter than usual. Ever since I promised to stop my investigation, I felt different. Maybe it's my destiny not to find out more about Freya. Maybe I should just let Freya die like a puzzle that I can't solve. When I said to Brenda, she agreed to whatever I chose. And I promised her I'd take care of our return to America once I was satisfied with this school life. Once I'm ready to take Florence Ferdinand out of my life.

And thanks to that, my day is much lighter. I enjoy my day. Usually every day I will keep an eye on every camera in this school so I rarely interact with my classmates. But today is different. I talked to Daisy, Stella and Caesar. We even joke about our teachers. Stella even sat next to me during lessons because she was lazy to sit with her gangmates. Not only that, Stella appreciates Daisy much more because Daisy is close to me and also because of Daisy's friendly attitude similar to Freya. For a whole day, we were just three.

"I think Two Weeks Notice is Sandra Bullock's best film" Stella said. We were already home from school and we were walking towards the school gate.

"But The Proposal is also good even though it is more unique Two Weeks Notice" said Daisy.

"I think Sandra Bullock would rather play romantic comedy than action. The result is better. Rather than Speed who I think is more like a disaster," I replied who chimed in on their conversation.

"But Miss Congeniality is cool" Daisy said.

"Yes! I agree with Daisy" Stella said.

"Basically, you are the only ones who want to fight me" I complained that made them both laugh.

Stella suddenly grabbed me. "Calm down, Flo, we're not gonna stay out of here."

"Again" said Daisy, embracing me.

I laughed at the manner of the two of them. Right now, me, Stella and Daisy are like teletubies hugging. When I said that, the two of them laughed with me.

"What's the big deal?" asked Caesar who was suddenly behind us. He was surprised to see us twisting our bodies without letting go of our embrace. "Threes of you like teletubies again hugging tau."

"But teletubies are three" said Daisy.

"Let the four of you, how about Caesar?" my timpalku made Stella and Daisy look at me. At first they were surprised but they were grinning. Their hands immediately reached for Caesar and hugged him even until Caesar shouted out in disgust that made me laugh out loud.

But my laughter was lost when I heard a heavy voice that I was so full of.

The voice that calls my name.

And when I turned my body around, I instantly froze.

Scott looked at me coldly and with a murderous look.

"And you think you can hide it from me?" said.