20 Years Adrift
Chapter 23. Worrying

Elsewhere, somewhere else,

Faya is waiting for an invitation from Mr. Toni. Today he came home early because his body was not fit. Her skin looks reddish due to her high body temperature.

"Hi, Faya. Your name is Faya, isn't it?" asked a man who was also following the tutelage at the place.

He had just arrived and was waiting for the class schedule he would follow.

"Hi, too." Faya looks awkward. He did not know the man even though he knew him.

"My name is Kris," the man reached out his hand but Faya cupped her hands together in front of her chest, refusing to touch.

"Oh, sorry. I get it." Chris pulled his hand back.

Although he was a Christian, he respected Faya's beliefs.

"It seems like your class is not over yet, did ... the teacher not come?" guess Kris was curious.

Kris looked at Faya's pale face. Her lips also look dry with slightly reddish skin.

"No. I intentionally left early. I don't know why I suddenly feel dizzy. This morning I was okay."

Chris looks worried. He saw his watch. His class was about to start in five minutes, he should have gotten ready and entered the building, but he felt he could not bear to leave the ailing Faya alone.

"Try you call your family again, if they can't I'll take you home" Kris said sincerely.

"Thank you, Kris. My driver is on his way. Maybe the streets are a little jammed, he'll be here soon." Faya smiled at Kris.

'This kid is notoriously arrogant, but I don't think so. He actually cares about me.' Faya spoke to herself.

Chris looks not calm. Several times he looked at his watch. Classes started a few minutes ago but Faya's pickup car did not show up.

Faya who realized that felt bad. She knew for sure that Kris could not bear to leave her even though her class had already begun. The exam is coming soon, of course there are so many important materials that he must take part in.

"If you want to go to class, I'm fine. My driver will be here soon."

Just as Faya closed her mouth, the waiting invitation arrived.

"Well, it's coming. Thanks, yeah. I'm going first. Hye!" Faya did not say hello out of fear that Kris would be offended.

"Wa ... Wa'alakum salam." Faya was surprised by Kris' reply, but she was delighted.

Without daring to stare at her interlocutor for long, Faya immediately entered her car.

"Beautiful woman" murmured Kris.

Some time he was stunned in place, until Faya's car was not seen again. Kris had secretly admired Faya for a long time. However, he did not dare to approach her.

Soon they will graduate High School and Kris plans to continue his studies abroad. He wants Faya to know his name and hopes that later they will meet again. The soul mate is God's secret, and Kris regards Faya as a woman he admires after his mother.

"Non Faya, sick? His face was so sharp." Mr. Toni looked at Faya who closed her eyes shortly after being in the car.

"Yes, Sir. I don't know why I suddenly got dizzy. My body feels cold. Oh, yes, please take care of the AC, sir."

Faya hugged her own body. Not long after that he fell asleep.

It rained down hard. Mr. Toni drove his car at a moderate speed tends to be slow. The distance to Faya's house is still a long way, about half an hour away they will only arrive.

Affan and Aira had already reached their home. After opening the trunk of his car, Affan left it. He would ask Bi Sumi and the others to bring him in.

"Where is Mr. Toni, Bi?" asked Affan when he passed Bi Sumi who came out of the house when he heard her arrival.

"It's gone to pick up Non Faya, sir. Maybe about half an hour ago," explained Bi Sumi.

Affan frowned in wonder. Faya usually takes classes until the afternoon on Saturdays.

"Is Faya sick, huh? I saw this morning he was fine," Affan muttered softly, but was heard by Aira.

Without a second thought, Aira immediately picked up her phone and sent a message to Faya. His face looked extremely anxious when he thought of Affan's words.

"The number's off, Om." Aira shows Affan her phone.

They both look worried. The two chose to sit on the terrace to wait for Faya and make sure she was okay.

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