The Lovely One's

Chapter 24: The Race

Since the female Starla who painted the wall was Thunder, Andre and Iqbal, adding Iqbal to it faster at Ayu's orders of course, they started from the basic color of white.

Starla is in charge of drawing, the theme they create is graffiti mural is more difficult but only a little need the paint, and if it still has a lot of leftover, they plan to paint it too, he said, but it's a black and white box like a chessboard.

"You're really good at drawing, La."

Starla is surprised to hear Ayu's voice beside her, she immediately closes her book. "It's the same Thunder-made Andre, I'm just adding."

"liks. I saw from earlier, you were serious about making it" Ayu said.

Starla felt flowery hearing it. "Really?"

Ayu nodded, then took Starla's newly drawn book to her friends. "Don't I say Starla's smart?"

Starla attempts to retrieve her sketchbook, but fails. "You are!"

"Great as well, Princess." Iqbal. "You what are his weaknesses? Wonder how you can." he asked in amazement.

Starla was surprised to hear that; not wrong? Iqbal? The iqbal? Who wants to ask him to fight? He wasn't dreaming, was he?

"If it's not clever how could Big Brother Class recommend it to us, right?" said Andre.

"You're so good at my expectations why didn't you say you like drawing, too, Starla?" this time it was Thunder who praised.

Starla became embarrassed to hear it let alone Thunder, since entering the class she was trying to keep her distance because she did not want to give another signal to the young man considering Thunder liked her, not in the least praised, not in the least, he thought he would be shunned.

"Thank you," said Starla softly. "My picture is still not as good as yours,"

"Don't go low, La." said Andre. "We're both learning."

Starla smiled hearing that, she felt completely accepted by her current friends, maybe this is what Aozora means do not be ashamed of our talent.

Maybe he'll thank Aozora after he's done this.

***

Starla dropped herself on the floor, no matter how many paint splashes there were, her clothes were dirty from top to bottom. His body was so tired after painting for five hours, what about Andre and Thunder who started three hours earlier than him?

Andre and Thunder also lay down exhausted.

"Stay on it, but my hand is not able to feel" said Andre on the sidelines of his hunting. "If we don't win, I want to protest... !"

Starla laughs. "If you dare, Ndre."

Andre laughed. "How dare," he said. "In my dreams, hahaha..."

The three of them laughed together.

"Seru seems to be you guys" said Ayu. "I brought you a drink." he put one bottle of cold mineral water on each side of Starla, Andre and Thunder.

Starla glanced at the water beside her which was so seductive in her eyes, but the excessive tiredness made her intention go down.

Ayu saw the work of her three friends. "Good work, it's better than I thought!" shouts spirit. "Sorry yes I can only buy water, the cash collected has been bought out of paint."

"What's wrong," Starla said, for her drawing with her friend is more important at least according to her.

"Yes, it's okay" said Thunder after finishing his drink. "You've been out a long time, Yu."

"Oh!" Ayu remembered. "To be honest I peeked at the work of another class with Gea, beyond a doubt many are using ideas like ours, too" he said. "But we're better because of the more detail! I'm sure we won!"

Starla instantly got up to sit up when she heard the word peek at the work of another class. "Class 3 IPS 4, how do they work?" his question was hopeful, he didn't mean to cheat just wanting to know how far Aozora's process went.

"Ah, Brother Ao, of course I went to where he is" said Ayu blushed in embarrassment considering Aozora had greeted him warmly. "Unfortunately they covered their windows with curtains, I couldn't look inside either, and they were forbidden to enter if it wasn't for their class" she said."

"Well..." Starla was bowed down in disappointment; although she could not figure out the theme that Aozora was wearing, at least she knew the youth class's finances were bigger than she thought considering them to the point of buying all the curtains.

"What is it about Class Brother being with us?" said Guntur irritated. "We have to be positive to win, La."

Starla was shocked to hear Thunder's remark; just now did the young man comfort her? "Yes" he said nervously; because Gea told him how Thunder felt in this awkward situation, he could not think that Thunder's speech was not for friends but for people he liked.

"Well, is it enough to do the rest tomorrow?" Ayu wonders. "Live the ceiling paint, but if it is made tomorrow must use a new newspaper again..."

"Look down, there's a lot of newspapers in my house" Starla said.

"Thank you, La." said Ayu softly.

"Hehe..." Starla is happy to be useful to others.

"So how? Want to go on tomorrow?" ask Andre. "It's five o'clock, maximum at school right six o'clock, how? Still strong?"

"I'm up to you two" said Starla, she was tired, but if Andre and Thunder would still want to continue she was there.

"I'm no longer strong," Thunder complained as he lay down again. "Tomorrow, there are many people, so you can ask for help from others" he explained. "You, Ndre?"

"Same," said Andre.

Starla got up to her feet, she glanced at the chairs and benches stacked in the middle of the room so they could paint earlier. "What about our chairs and tables?"

Starla retreated automatically, frightened by Andre's emotions she had just seen for the first time.

It is true that being tired can make people upset.

"White board?" Starla asked timidly.

"Come Starla. We work like horses, salaried also not, only can drinking water is also water, while they are delicious at home, still want to protest with us? Seriously." said Thunder.

"Alright," Starla just made sure, no need to insinuate him, even though Thunder's words were very steady...

"Sisa paint it I just put it in the back corner," said Ayu. "You're exhausted, go home first."

Starla, Thunder and Andre nodded.

Starla glanced at her body filled with paint, and exhaling her breath, she was already tired of having to change clothes as well.

"Starla..."

Starla stopped hearing her name being called, she turned her head. "Yes?"—appeared Thunder.

Thunder bowed for a moment, hiding a red hue on his cheek. "You want to go home together?"

Starla surprised.

"Cie~ cie~ cie~" Ayu who is still repairing paint equipment, heard the invitation of Thunder was tempting. "You're getting brave yeah, Gun~"

"I'm..." Starla could not say anything; she had always wanted someone who liked her to take her home together, but now that it happened, she was so scared? "Sorry!" he shouted while running out without caring for the cries of Thunder or Ayu.

***

Starla stops right in the girls' locker room, she immediately changes her clothes so she can quickly go home and not meet Thunder. He glanced in the mirror whether there was still paint on his face or in his black hair after it was confirmed there was nothing, he came out of the dressing room while giving a message to Arthur asking to be picked up, it also takes the opposite direction of its class, which makes it past the row of class 3 IPAs.

That's where Starla saw two people in the 3rd grade of IPA 1, who turned out to be Gea and Ferdian were chatting or precisely arguing loudly until he could hear from the outside.

"I told you it was my chance, Ge" said Ferdian.

"But it's a stay! I don't agree!" exclamation Gea emotions.

Ferdian tried to hold Gea's hand to calm down but was pushed aside. "Seriously. Stop doubting me, Ge."

"I'll if you don't run the race!" exclaim Gea fiery.

"Fortunately, I won't back down." said Ferdian casually.

Gea clenched his hands, there was still something to say but he could not bear to see Ferdian, choosing to run out.

"Geea!" Starla chases after her friend while calling but, tired, she fails to stop Gea. "Energiku.. huuh.. depleted.." he forgot Gea was in the badminton club obviously his stamina is big.

"Starla?"

Starla straightened her body, and was surprised to learn that the one who called her was Lala, quite unusual, beside Lala there was Aozora who looked at her flatly. Bizarrely. "Oh what's up, brother?"

"Not just call," said Lala innocently.

Starla rolled her eyeballs.

'It's good, this one big brother.'

Then his eyes fell on Aozora and he remembered that he had promised to go home together now. "Sister, I'm sorry we couldn't go home together because I told Arthur to pick him up." she said.

Because of panic was invited home with Thunder, so forgot his promise with Aozora.

Aozora turned her eyes to the side while saying flat. "What's wrong, today I'm going home with Lala,"

"Oh," Starla could see, the two of them.

"Be careful, Starla-san" said Aozora. "Come, Lala."

Starla scratched her non-itchy arm.

Is this feeling or is Aozora cooler than usual? Do not forget, do not take her home together until the school gate.

Starla tries to think positively that Aozora is tired as well.

"Ugh," he walked behind Aozora and Lala, not intending to disturb them.

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