"You two went together?" Roy glared sharply at me.Kenan didn't say anything and just sat casually in the living room.Dad has permitted me to go to Grandma's house with Kenan. Only Roy was annoyed. I know he must be jealous; his girlfriend is going out with a guy he doesn't like. Who wouldn't be annoyed?"Just postpone your departure; today I have a basketball competition; I will accompany you to go tomorrow!" Roy ordered.Kenan, who heard Roy's words, immediately stood up and approached us."And what if your team makes it to the finals? You have to fight the next day! We can't wait too long!" Kenan snapped."Didn't you go there because you missed your grandmother? What's wrong with waiting a little longer?" Roy said.I took a deep breath and tried to stand in the middle of Roy and Kenan. Yeah, just in case they lose control and throw punches at each other like before."Roy, there's something I can't explain; I went to my grandma's house to take care of something important; we can't
"None of them!"Kenan and I just gawked at Grandma's words. For whatever reason, that psychopath makes me overwhelmed. I don't know how else to deal with it.We've put all the pictures of the boys in my school on the table, and none of them came to Grandma's house the other day."That boy is wearing the same uniform as the boys in this photo are wearing. However, his face is not in any of them; I thought he was your close friend," said Grandma, who looked confused.I glanced at Kenan, who was silently looking at the photos."Is there a problem? Why are you asking this? He came over and said that he is your close friend, and he even showed you recent photos and ridiculous stories about you and your friends! Aren't you guys close?" Grandma looked at me worriedly.I don't know what reason to give Grandma. I don't want her to be burdened with this problem."Kei has a secret admirer, someone who loves her; when you tell her that someone came, Kei thought, He is that secret admirer!" Kenan
I ignored Kenan's call. He kept on rambling about changing schools, and it was very annoying. I'm glad that he cares about me, but not in this way. I don't want to burden him anymore. I've had a lot of help from him."Excuse me, are you Kei?" shouted someone from behind me.I stopped walking and turned to see a girl standing behind me with a pale face."Yes?" I said I was confused."Aster Gang is looking for you; they will finish me off if I don't bring you to them!" cried the girl with a trembling voice."Where are they?" I asked while getting closer to the girl."They're in the hall," the girl said quickly.I nodded slowly and quickly headed down the hall. I don't know why my feelings are so bad. And usually, bad feelings never go wrong. Even so, I will still face it. I won't run away.The girl kept following me. She looks terrified. From her dress, I could tell that she was a first grader.I stopped for a moment when I saw the faces of the Aster Gang, complete with Marko in there.
I, Kenan, and the Aster Gang sat neatly in a row in Mrs. Merry's room.The woman kept on nagging at length about school rules and so on. And of course, none of us wanted to listen to it.I lost my respect for her a long time ago. So, there's no reason to hear her rambling anymore."Do you understand what I mean?" Mrs. Merry snapped with a blushing face.Everyone fell silent; no one even looked at the woman."This isn't working? Alright, it looks like your parents should be called!" threatened Mrs. Merry.Everyone immediately straightened up in a panic."This is a teenager's business; why should parents interfere? Isn't it normal for us to fight sometimes?" protested Lenny."Normal, you say? If I didn't come, Marko might die! Remember, Lenny, there are mistakes that the school cannot tolerate!" snapped Mrs. Merry.Wow! What a show! It's the first time I've seen someone snap at Lenny like that, let alone a teacher. Look at her ridiculously ugly, surprised face. It's too bad I couldn't c
I swallowed the last meatball in my bowl. Kenan seemed to quite enjoy his food. He hadn't said anything since we arrived at this meatball stall.I'm sure he knows that I'm waiting for an explanation.Haven't we discussed this matter many times? I won't agree if he transfers to my school. Why is he still doing that?"Your food is finished, so don't avoid it any longer!" I argued.Kenan took a deep breath. He then drank the iced tea that was served in front of him and looked at me intently."So, why did you do that? I told you that you don't have to transfer to my school!" I shouted quickly."This is the first time I've chosen to follow my heart rather than my logic! I just wanted to quickly transfer to your school to protect you! Is it wrong?" He said he was annoyed.Is it wrong? Wah!"Kenan, maybe you don't know that what you're doing weighs heavily on me!" I half-screamed.To be honest, this makes me really feel guilty."What?" Kenan shouted, confused."I've troubled you too much! Yo
I sat frustrated in front of my wardrobe. I've never really bothered about this before, but when I got a boyfriend, my head started to hurt choosing which clothes to wear to meet Roy.Well, I don't own any dresses or pretty girly clothes. My wardrobe is dominated by jeans and T-shirts. This doesn't look appropriate for dating.I took my wallet and rushed out of the room. This seems like a good time to use the credit card my dad gave me.***And here I am, right in front of a boutique in the mall nearest to my house.I should have asked Clarisa or Tiana to help me choose clothes, but when I think about it, they'll only make me more dizzy. They'll keep going on and on about which clothes are good and which aren't, so I decided to come alone.I walked slowly into the boutique. The very refreshing fragrance of flowers greeted me as soon as I entered. An employee with a big smile came up to me and asked what I needed."I don't understand fashion; I need clothes for a date; can you help me?
"You didn't go to Kenan's class?" I asked Tiana as soon as she sat beside me.We are in the canteen now. Filling the energy to face the hardness of life. Yeah, well, my words are too much for high school girls, but adults also don't necessarily find the difficulty of the problem I'm facing, right?"What am I going there for?" I said lazily."To see how hard the Aster Gang tried to seduce Kenan!" Tiana looked straight at me."The Aster Gang seduced Kenan?" I screamed in disbelief."Yeah, even though Kenan seemed to reject it, Lenny and her friends kept pushing Kenan," Tiana said while eating her cassava chips.I didn't say anything else and immediately ran toward Kenan's class. There's a part of me that's scared. Lenny is very beautiful, and he is also rich. What if, in the end, Kenan will be instigated by her?"Where are you going?" Steve asked as he blocked my path."Kenan's class!" I said this as I ran away from Steve.Even though I'm very annoyed with Kenan right now, I don't want
The Aster Gang has left us. I'm sure Lenny is now dragging Feby somewhere for her to torture. I'm not going to prevent it this time because I am devastated and feel very betrayed.Kenan took a deep breath. He then turned towards me and looked at me closely."Now, that we know that psychopath, what do you plan to do?" Kenan asked slowly.I just shook my head weakly and then looked at the floor I was standing on.This is very confusing."Do you want to settle it legally, or do you want to use some other way?" Kenan offered.Another way? What kind of method comes to Kenan's mind? When I still can't even understand why this could happen. What I mean is that I consider him a friend. We are very close; Steve has helped me a lot here. How could he do this to me like that?"Kenan, could Lenny be lying? This doesn't make sense; I've never had any problems with Steve," I said quietly."Lenny doesn't like breaking her promises. So, I'm sure she's telling the truth," Kenan said in a flat voice."
The heat of the city of Jakarta immediately greeted me as soon as I left the airport. I waved at one of the taxis, and immediately got into the taxi while the driver put my luggage in the trunk.It's been more than five months since I left Jakarta to volunteer in one of the remote towns in Kalimantan. A month after the birth of the twins, a very big disaster occurred in Kalimantan. I decided to join an organization from my campus to volunteer there. Because the conditions were so bad, I decided to stay there longer than the other volunteers.I asked the driver to take me to a cafe that I used to frequent with Violet.After arriving there, I sent a message to Violet to meet me at that place.“Kei!” Violet shouted from the entrance, making all the customers there immediately turn to look at the girl. It seems like she's still as noisy as before.Violet ran to hug me tightly.“Oh My God! Are you wearing make-up?" shrieked the girl in disbelief.Oh, yes! While I was in Kalimantan, I liked
Violet and I immediately stood up and looked around when the group of police entered the campus area. Some of them entered the Chancellor's room, and some immediately spread out and arrested several people."What happened?" Violet screamed while hiding behind my back."They came to arrest drug users and dealers," said Vano, who had just come to us with Kenan."Does this have anything to do with Adipati's case?" I asked while looking closely at Kenan.The man just nodded slowly. I breathed a sigh of relief hearing that."Unfortunately, the perpetrator of the murder is still at large, the police are hunting him in Bali, because they fled there." Kenan looked at me with a sad look.I smiled in response to his words.“Sooner or later they will be found. I am sure of it. After all, the drug suspects had been caught, Adipati's struggle was not in vain. Now just wait for them to be found!” I said casually.Kenan smiled faintly, then nodded slowly. Kenan's cell phone rang, the man immediately
"Wisnu?" I shouted, surprised to see who was coming towards us.I turned to Kenan who also looked confused.Wisnu sat down and drank the coffee that we previously ordered for the informant who contacted Kenan."You shopped for necessities for your sister?" Wisnu asked with a smile.I nod quickly."She's seven months pregnant so we bought some things," I said even though I was still confused."Someone keeps following me, so it's safer to meet in a public place like this, as if meeting a friend and having a casual chat," said Wisnu casually.I nodded slowly.“Why don't you message me with your own number? Or if you are being followed, you can say it in a message," Kenan said.Wisnu smiled so widely."I don't know, I'm afraid if my number is tapped or something, it's just my worry. Technology is so scary these days.” Wisnu said, trying to look relaxed.I nod quickly. I don't care what the reason is. I only need the information that Wisnu will convey.“Recently on campus, drugs are spread
"Mafia members who are related to the Marko family," Kenan said slowly.I stared into Kenan's eyes sharply. He said it so confidently.“They did it? So, Marko's family is behind this murder? Why does it have to be Adipati? Why don't they just target me? I mean, Marko is in prison because of me, not because of Adipati. Why are they doing this?”Kenan just shook his head weakly in response to my words."I will investigate, I will bring the culprit before you," Kenan said while stroking my cheek gently."You promise?" I insisted.Kenan nodded slowly without the slightest hesitation.“I doubt if they killed him to get revenge for Marko's capture. I'm sure there are other things that make them target Adipati,” Kenan said slowly.I shook my head slowly. I don't remember if Adipati ever had anything to do with them.“Is there anything I can help you with? How are you going to investigate this?” I urged Kenan.The man just shook his head slowly, he looked at me deeply."Calm down, we have to
I'm still here, I'm still with you, when dusk greets me, I feel your presence. You are a source of warmth, comfort, happiness. Why don't you take me with you? You went and left all these memories with me.It's too fast, I'm not ready, I'm not willing to let you go.What shall I do without you, Adipati?What should I do?"Kei..."Violet's gentle voice greeted my eardrums. The girl came to me and sat beside me. I don't want to see her, the whiny me will cry again if I look at my best friend's face.Violet just accompanied me in silence in front of Adipati's grave."It's almost evening, don't you want to go home?" Violet asked quietly.I looked up at the sky which was starting to get dark, the cold wind continued to blow at us."Can't I just stay here? Adipati will be lonely here," I answered quietly."No, he will be angry and sad if he finds out you spent time in a dark and scary place like this," said Violet.Correct. If he saw me, he would definitely be furious.“Your dad and Selena a
Vano slept curled up on the sofa while Kenan played games on the bed. Violet cleared her throat, making Kenan and Vano open their eyes wide.“Kei?" Kenan shouted as he approached me. He pulled the IV tube closer to me who was still standing in the doorway.“Your face is very pale, are you okay?” I asked slowly.Kenan smiled faintly, then nodded slowly. Violet helped me to sit on the sofa. She then woke up the sleeping Vano and invited him to go to give me space to talk to Kenan.Kenan sat beside me, looked at me from head to toe, and breathed a sigh of relief."It's not your fault, so don't blame yourself," I said matter-of-factly.Kenan immediately averted his eyes, not daring to meet my eyes. He looked nervous. Kenan, who is always full of confidence, suddenly gets nervous when he's with me. That's how much guilt he has.I took Kenan's hand, and then held it gently, making him immediately turn and look at me deeply."This is not your fault. It's just a road I have to walk, we pass.
Marko was still looking at me sharply, occasionally he gripped both sides of my cheeks with one hand.I don't know what was in that man's mind. He could have done whatever he wanted quickly, why was he stalling for time? What does he really want?"What if we do this? I will release you on several conditions!” Marko suddenly shouted."What conditions?""First, you withdraw your report at the police station, second, give Kenan to me!" Marko exclaimed quickly."What?" I screamed in disbelief.“You know, he's not just anyone, I had a hard time injuring him! I've already sent several people to kill him, but it seems like he has nine spare lives. Very hard to kill!”I gaped at Marko's story. Did he ever try to kill Kenan? Why didn't Kenan tell me anything? Oh, I forgot. Kenan never told me anything.“Help me trap Kenan, haven't you two broken up? It should be easy for you to do! Just like you saved Violet by falling into my trap, save yourself by bringing Kenan to me!”My tears just flowed.
"Is this necessary?" asked Selena seeing the presence of a bodyguard among us."Only until this case is over," I said quickly.Selena glanced at Dad, and Dad just nodded slowly."How about you? You might also be in danger, rather than me, you should be guarded by bodyguards!” Selena snapped."Don't worry, I have a handsome bodyguard who will always take care of me!" I wink at Selena mischievously, making her smile knowingly."I'm sorry that I didn't take good care of you, you got into all kinds of trouble like this." Dad came closer to me and looked at me with deep eyes."No, it's not because of you, it's my fault because I used to hide everything from you. If I had just told you everything in the past, things wouldn't have gotten this bad!” I said quickly.Dad hugged me very gently. I don't know when was the last time he hugged me like this, what I know for sure, is it's been a very long time.“I will make sure to punish those naughty kids!” cried Dad with great emphasis.I didn't sa
The sound of the phone ringing kept disturbing my sleep. Hearing Violet's screams from the cell phone made me very annoyed. If I didn't remember that my cell phone is quite expensive, I wouldn't hesitate to slam the thing on the floor right now.And seriously, why does Violet always use her voice as the ringer on my cell phone? Crazy!I straightened my body, stretched my tense muscles, and took a deep breath of air.Good morning world, today… Please don't be so mean to me.I pulled out my cell phone and picked up a call from Violet.“Please, don't fiddle with my phone anymore! Your voice penetrates my dreams, you know that?” I exclaimed annoyed.A low chuckle could be heard from the other side.“My voice is quite melodious, right? By the way, why didn't you go to class today?"Wait! What did she just say? Didn't go to class? I turned to the side, staring blankly at the digital clock lying on my table.Damn it, the clock shows that I woke up not in the morning but during the day."And