The Strange School

Among Them

"Wouldn't go home with me, huh?" Tama tightly grasped both of Aira's arms.

Aira who was surprised, stunned, astonished at once confused, looked at Tama with a wide gaping mouth and of course a pain-bearing expression.

"ANSWER!!" Tama clasped Aira's arm so tightly that he could no longer bear the pain.

"Ahh..aw.aw.aw.." groaned Aira.

The face instantly changed showing the pain he felt at this moment.

Just now Aira got a blow accidentally due to the quarrel between Bian and Tama, but now Aira got hit again but on purpose? How's it feel? Of course the feeling is chaotic right now.

"MA!!" someone shouted Tama's name out loud from the opposite direction.

There came an Eagle who had been saying goodbye to home and had not seen his nose walking closer with a look of annoyed, anxious, irritated face into one.

"You wait in my car" said the Eagle to Aira, who was seen groaning in pain.

Without any more words, Aira ran away from them and obeyed the words of her half-brother.

"What the fuck?" The eagle whispered to Tama.

"What how? He never once obeyed all my words that were for his good" replied Tama.

"This is no way!. You want him to know who you really are?"

"You want to lose him because of that?"

"Don't you always complain to me if you're afraid Aira knows and Aira will stay away from you because of that?"

"Today let him come home with me"

"And don't meet him before he recovers from his wound, understand?!"

The eagle patted Tama's broad shoulder after saying a few sentences to Tama and left.

~Aira POV~

After getting a blow from Tama, of course my feelings were shattered. For two years I was friends with him, I had never seen Tama a few minutes ago.

Heartache, physical pain, surprise, wonder, anger, disappointment, fear, unexpected, all combined into one. I don't know what my face was like.

I who did not know what to say was just moaning in pain because the hand held my arm tightly. To be honest, I took a deep breath when the Eagle came at the right time. But I went back to wondering.

Wasn't the Eagle gone home and even he walked so far he wasn't seen anymore? But he suddenly reappeared? Is he hiding around there?

The eagle told me to wait for him in the car. I obeyed his order because I didn't want to see Tama's face after that.

In the car I just kept quiet, brooding, moody. My hands supported the head that was getting dizzy thinking about this. My gaze was straight ahead, but my mind went to all directions even stuck in the labyrinth.

Until my daydream was awakened by the coming of the Eagle who showed me his anxious face.

"Aren't you papa?" tanyakanya.

My mouth seems to freeze. That's why I only answered him with a headband.

"Your face is pale" he said.

Hearing this, I turned the mirror in the middle to face me. My pale-faced reflection is very clear. There was no blush or lip as usual on me. My eyes look pretty too.

Drrtt.....

On the sidelines, I got a message.

"Dad"

"Ra, I'm sorry I didn't hear from you just yet. It's dad again at the airport heading to Lampung for a big office event. I have to stay a few days. Sorry dad yes"

"Dad sent money to your atm"

I read it as if half my life had been lost. What a bad day for me. I squeaked in annoyance. I roughly put my phone in the car dashboard. That Sikaoku was apparently asking a question for the Eagle.

"Why?" he asked, occasionally glancing at me and into the streets.

"Father out of town leaves today!" obviously upset.

"Oh.." he answered with a round mouth.

Oh? Is that the only reaction? It makes me go up even more!

~Author POV~

The four-wheeled vehicle stopped right in front of Aira's house. The still-pale Aira descended slowly and limp. Even a step was hard for him.

The eagle and his car had left the courtyard of Aira's house. Now there was only Aira alone. The limp Aira sat on her bed, still imagining things happening today.

Drrrtt....

Incoming messages.

"Henna"

"Rho? What are you sick with?"

"Have you eaten yet?"

"I'm at your house"

"Share location dong"

Aira smiled at her friend's message.

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At that time Aira was drying her hair with a towel once out of the bathroom which then sat in front of the mirror. Aira looked at the condition of her face that was injured by the blow earlier.

"Sssshhhhhh.." she groaned as she tried to touch a little.

When touching the wound, Aira also recalled the events that she experienced on this bad day and again thought why this could happen.

Tululite...

Incoming call.

The phone he put on the nightstand he reached.

"Hello?"

"Ai, I'm in front of your house"

"OK me down first" he said.

Sure enough, outside there was Henna who stood carrying a bag of food plastic. Not only a plaatic bag, Henna apparently also carries a backpack that he usually carries while at school.

"Rho? How are your faces blue?"

"What are you sick with?" ask Henna.

"I'm tasting emang gini" elak Aira.

"You're saying group work?" ask Aira.

"Ehehe... About this I haven't told you" Henna cengengesan.

"Why?"

"Tonight, I'm staying at home, can you? Ehe...." Henna said it shyly.

"Gee.... Seriously?!" Aira enthusiastic.

"So can you?" Henna widened her eyes delighted.

"Banget! I was alone at home. My dad's out of town!" Aira clasped Henna's hand happily.

"YES!!!" shout Henna pleasure.

"Eh, take Rida also dong!" said Aira.

"Yes, too, jerk off" Henna pulled out her phone.

Tut....

Video call connected.

"Hello?" rida's voice sounded hoarse like a person waking up.

"Geez, are you sleeping?" Henna.

"Why?" lazy answer.

"Look at Airaa's house. He's alone at home!" take Henna.

"Should it be now?"

"Lock a spout!" sahut Aira's.

"Aaaaa..iya, yes, yaaaa, baffles!" rida said as she rubbed her eyes and got out of her bed.

"Yeahaaayy!!!" Aira and Henna shouted excitedly lifting the phone.

"Da, bring fried pak Waras ya, ehehehe" pinta Henna with a spoiled tone.

"Ah lcrepotin!" lamented Rida.

"Yaelah Da, same with her own friends"

"Dissapper!"

"I'm just waiting at my house!" sahit Aira's.

"Bye Ridaaaa, muah!" Henna closed the video call.

"To my room yuk!" take Aira with pleasure.

"I really want to eat ehehehe" Aira cengengesan.

Aira takes Henna to her favorite place in her house, the tree house. Of course it made Henna who had just stepped on the Aira house was amazed to widen her mouth. His eyebrows shot up and his eyes widened.

"Woaahhhh!" muttered.

"If I think I'm here often" he said.

"Bikin tent is fun" said Henna.

"May you too!" Aira agreed with Henna's suggestion.

Everything was prepared by Henna and Aira. Tents, laptops, long cables, pillows, blankets, plus the food and drinks they have prepared. They seem happy with just that.

"Yes, just go in and don't papa" Aira said.

"Gimana nih nikya" Rida was quite difficult to open the door because she was carrying two plastic bags that disrupted her work.

"ah! Fucking plastic!" objurgation.

As soon as she managed to open the door, Rida asked where she should go.

"Where should I go?"

"Next to the living room there are stairs, you just go up. There's a room in the middle, just go in"

Krieeeee....

Tap..tap...

Rida gets closer to the location of Aira and Henna. As soon as he opened the door connecting with the balcony and the tree house, Rida's reaction was more or less the same as Henna's previous reaction.

"Yahoooo!!!!" Aira and Henna welcome Rida.

"Yahahhhh!!!" his patter was amazed, even he widened his legs and hands so surprised.

"Get!!!!" babble Rida.

"Wuhuuuuuuu!!!!!" cheer Aira. Henna, and Rida together.

Not only were they cheering happily, they were also hugging and jumping together. They enjoyed this beautiful night. Starting from karaoke together, punching a movie together, laughing together, crying together because of a sad film, eating, drinking, until they enter the session venturing their respective lives.

Things get serious and tense when Aira asks Henna what makes Henna run away from home. Henna showed her sad face at a glance. Although at a glance, it seems Henna could not hide her sad face to Aira because Aira first knew it.

Henna's face immediately tangled hearing Aira's question. But that didn't stop Henna from telling the two friends she trusted.

"My mother's father fought" he said in a very low tone.

"Again?" sahut Rida who thrust his body towards Henna.

"Again?" Aira who did not understand the story of Henna from the beginning was confused.

"That's not the first time?" ask Aira.

Henna Flashback

An only child who had just returned from school activities immediately heard a noise as soon as it opened the door to enter his house. Judging from the look on her face, the girl seemed to have gotten used to the noise filling her house. He was even indifferent to it.

He continued to step into the room to try to calm down. He just threw his shoes, bag, and cell phone in different directions. He also threw his body into his bed.

"I think my skin is numb!" his gerrick.

"TRY ASKING YOUR SON!"

"SHE WOULD HAVE PREFERRED ME!!"

"SHE MUST HAVE COME WITH ME BECAUSE I'M HER MOTHER!!"

The voice was clearly heard as her parents approached her only daughter's room.

Brak! Brak! Brak!

"HENNA OPEN!!" the voice of his father broke down the door.

"DON'T HENNA! DON'T GO WITH YOUR FUCKING DAD! STAY IN THE ROOM!" sahut.

Henna really feels burdened right now. He was also disturbed by the noise made by his parents. Henna's ears began to feel hot and buzzing. So Henna grabbed a pillow and covered her entire head with a pillow.

But the voice was still heard even though it was faint. Unable to bear it, Henna stepped towards the door with a stomping foot.

"WHATAA?!!"

"NOT SATISFIED IF NO ONE HAS DIED YET?!"

"TAKE A KNIFE IN THE KITCHEN OR A SAW IN THE BACK!"

Bugs!

His father, who was angered by his daughter's words, hit Henna's temple. Of course it made Henna and her mother surprised.

"CHILDREN'T USEFUL!!"

"YESY!!! I AM A USELESS CHILD!!! BECAUSE I WAS ALSO BORN TO A FATHER WHO KNOWS NOTHING!!!!" henna said spontaneously and accompanied by sobs.

"Henna?" hearing her words, Henna's mother became gentle and hugged her daughter who was crying as she pleased.

"BASIC PUPPY!" his father's curse made Henna more hurt.

Henna was so hurt that she grabbed the bag and put some clothes and textbooks in her bag. He did so while shedding tears on his cheeks.

"Hen, where are you going?" ask her mother gently.

"I'll go first, ma'am. I want to remember myself first" Henna said frankly.

His mother understood how Henna felt at this moment. Realizing that, rather than at home making Henna more hurt, her mother allowed Henna to leave the house for a while and calm down first. Even her mother gave her allowance and said caution to her daughter.

Flashback Off

Henna cried as she told Aira and Rida about it. The two of them embraced Henna affectionately as a friend.

Not wanting to be upset for too long and not wanting to make her best friend sad, Henna hugged her two best friends back and patted them on the shoulder.

Aira who could not bear her best friend crying was rubbing her tears gently. Aira and Rida could not even say anything and could only wipe and hug her grieving best friend.

After a while, the sadness slowly faded. They enjoy their night with karaoke and watching movies. But in the middle of their fun, there was the sound of a house bell sign that someone was coming.

"Who the hell?" ask Henna.

"Shortly" said Aira and came out to the guests.

As soon as Aira opened the door, she saw someone who surprised her. The man was carrying two plastic bags containing food and drinks, and was carrying his backpack.

"Relang?" aira said she couldn't believe it.

"Now!" The eagle thrust the two plastic bags at Aira.

"Shall you bring a bag too?"

"As far as I am" he answered briefly.

"Don't you want to stay here too?" ask Aira.

The eagle only answered him by raising his shoulders and eyebrows making Aira scratch his non-itchy head.

Aira invites Eagle to go to the tree house where her two friends are still karaoke ria. Realizing that Aira had returned, Henna asked her.

"Who's Ra?" ask Henna.

Aira had not yet answered him, that answer had already appeared to her first. Yes, the Eagle following the steps of Aira behind Aira made the two friends Aira gaping in disbelief.

"Eagle's Brother?" said Rida lirih.

Meanwhile, Henna who had rejoiced immediately tangled since the presence of the Eagle. Henna's look and face became different. It's not just Henna. But the Eagle and Henna looked at each other meaningfully.

Henna's behavior became strange. Suddenly he was silent and pensive. His gaze became empty. Several times Aira saw Henna playing with her nails like a nervous and frightened person seeing something. Of course it made Aira wonder. Since the Eagle came. Henna became quieter.

Do they have anything?, inner Aira.

"Woy, how is he here? Don't you guys have a backstreet, huh?" Rida asked Aira in a whisper so that the Eagle would not hear her.

"Abroad! No!" aira replied firmly.

"He's....." Aira hesitated to say it.

"Sister ti..ri..ku, ehehe" explained Aira with a whimper.

"YES!!" Rida and Henna gaped wide in surprise.

"Seriously?!" said Rida.

"Woaahhhh!! Laluarrrr!" babble Rida.

The night is getting late. Rida began to yawn and complain of sleepiness. The plan that originally slept in the treehouse became a failure. The three girls sleep inside the room while the Eagle sleeps in the tree house himself considering he's a boy himself.

Rida has fallen asleep to Henna and Aira. While Henna who slept on the left close to the balcony door was staring daydreamly at the balcony. While Aira had closed her eyes hugging the bolster.

With this night, someone from the direction of the tree house opened the balcony door and entered Aira's room. The man walked slowly over to Henna who had not slept at the time. Henna's face looked even more pale as the man approached.

At exactly 01:00 in the morning, Aira woke up from her sleep. As soon as he woke up he saw a clock on his phone screen. Before long, he realized Henna was not in her place.

Where is he?, his mind.

Aira headed towards the tree house where the Eagle slept. But there he also did not find an eagle who should sleep there. Aira grew suspicious as both Eagle and Henna disappeared at the same time.

Aira endured her drowsiness to find out their whereabouts. Walk out of the room in a way to sneak. Until he reached the stairs, Aira saw the Eagle and Henna were chatting in the living room. Aira peeked at their activities which seemed to be very serious. Aira put up her ears and listened carefully.

"You didn't tell Aira, did you?" said Eagle faintly.

Henna looked nervous. He kept his head down and even hesitated to look at the Eagle's face.

Henna shook her head answering no.

"Thank God" said the Eagle.

"Go back. Later they will know" said the Eagle, then turn the body to return to its place.

"Do you still do that?" asked Henna who was still bowing her head in a low tone.

"It's none of your business!" said the Eagle glanced at Henna sharply.

"I'm not doing this for you either. So don't mind my business!" continued.

"How do you think that person is feeling now?" said Henna who this time raised her head.

"Feelings?" The eagle repeated a piece of Henna's words with a tightening tone.

"Rather than thinking about that person's feelings, what if you think about my feelings?" continued.

"My feelings at the time...."

"Happy, happy, my wish is fulfilled, haha!" he said with a naughty laugh.

"Crazy bastard!" as Henna began to grow angry.

Looking at the Eagle who was about to return, hurry up Aira ran back to the room first so that they did not know if she had listened to their conversation. In a hurry Aira placed her position as before, pretending she was still asleep.

Behind it all, Aira thought hard about what they were talking about even with her eyes closed. Meanwhile, the moment of closeness and their interaction is spelled out very rarely even almost nothing.

So what are they hiding?