Beautiful Monster
Strange Situation

Instead of being free and having a lot of time with Ignacia, Rajendra was taken by many friends at school. Either the playing business or maybe some things Ignacia didn't know. Instead of having a moment together, Rajendra is busy alone.

Naturally, Rajendra would not waste his youth just on dating. He certainly wants his world to be more interesting with the existence of his friends.

The man Ignacia liked became possessed of many secrets after being noticed for quite a while. There are many things Rajendra says after something is done or has been going on for a few days. As if I didn't want to tell Ignacia at the beginning.

The situation was unpleasant for Ignacia.

The hope is to have a lot of time with Rajendra, sending silly and short messages without context. But apparently Rajendra was too busy to accompany him. Many let Ignacia alone to feel always alone. Nesya was near him, but the people were there for him.

"Ignacia, let's go. I want to buy a drink," Nesya asked.

Ignacia mood has been hovering lately. There was no desire to do anything. Just flowed by. And Nesya's invitation was considered long enough to invite to repeat his offer.

"Yes, come on." It took about two minutes for Ignacia to agree. His emotions are not okay now.

"What's up now hm? You can't fight. But there seems to be something more complicated than that. Something bad happened?" Nesya asked at length while watching someone walking beside her towards the outside of the classroom. Ignacia looked lethargic.

"The former MPK Chairman is busy. I feel a little lonely. Yeah, usually so, too."

"Your book is up?"

"No, not yet. I still have some online versions of books I haven't read. But I still need someone I like."

"Tumben once," confused Nesya. Ignacia is not usually like this. He liked books at first.

Halfway through, Ignacia accidentally saw a familiar looking male. A tall man with thick eyebrows and a serious pitched voice. I was talking to a woman who I don't know if Ignacia knew her. Maybe someone from another class.

"Have it, don't look at it that way" Nesya scolded as she pulled Ignacia's arm to walk faster.

"Why do his friends always have a reason to talk to Rajendra while I don't? I mean they always have something to ask, say, and really just Rajendra. While I-" Ignacia stopped talking all of a sudden. Unable to speak anymore.

"Hey, how are you? You always have a reason to do anything with Rajendra. Even if you bother him, Rajendra won't get angry." Nesya.

Both are in front of the canteen. Away from where Rajendra and his friend were talking. "You want some candy? I'll buy it to improve your mood." The offer did not get a rejection. Ignacia seemed to be resigned. Women's emotions are very strange.

Nesya gave some candy, but she thought she would only get one. "Take it, you need sugar to shine again. Rajendra would probably prefer to be with you if you also had positive energy today."

It felt strange when Nesya said it.

"Thank you for the candy."

...*****...

"I'm home."

The entrance is wide open. Ignacia walked with heavy footsteps towards the sofa. His body was tired with a heavy bag. The day went bad because of the Indonesian language exam in the last hour. Not to mention afternoon classes are better taken with sociology subjects.

"Sister, I'm going to go buy something" Rafka said without waiting for her brother's response. Shortly after, Arvin ran along with a piece of money. It must have been Rafka's idea if it wasn't Athira who asked for it.

"Oh, are you home? Wanna?"

Athira showed up and offered her the potato chips that her mother had just bought yesterday. Athira usually does not share snacks because her brother only likes Fitbar and ice cream. Looking at her limp brother, maybe her brother needs a little crisps, her mind.

"No," refused Ignacia.

"Hm, fine then. Oh yes, mama also bought Fitbar favorite brother. It's in my room, can I get it?"

"No." That response made Athira wonder.

"Is there something bad that happened?"

"My mood is bad. Don't ask, I'm tired. I'm lazy to talk." Ignacia's attitude became increasingly strange.

Athira sits on a single sofa near where her sister sits. Still with potato chips in his hand. "Did you get the exam in the last subject? Or maybe Rajendra did something that made you feel uncomfortable?"

Athira's guess is right. But Ignacia was lazy to talk about it. The older one with the long mane rose towards his room. He did not answer any of the questions Athira asked after his departure. The door is closed and may be opened again when Ignacia is hungry.

"Well, today was weird. I am always excited to go home because I can read a novel. Why do I feel so weak just from seeing Rajendra with women? Though I've been used to seeing it," exasperated Ignacia while looking at herself in the mirror.

"Sister," someone called. Of course Athira. "I'll cook instant noodles for dinner. After Rafka and Arvin come back, I'll call brother to eat. I still have a taste for food, don't I?"

Hah, being in a bad mood, was asked dinner.

"Bring it to my room. I'm lazy to get out."

"All right then. She told me that I should keep eating whatever happens. Mama said so because Kak Rajendra saw the brother who looked limp and said it to mama."

Athira smiles a little when talking about Rajendra. Her sister-in-law's candidate is very kind to pay attention to her brother at school.

What kind of strange situation is this? Rajendra saw? But just look? Wow very impressive.

"Yes, bring it to me later. I want to clean myself up."

At night Ignacia could not sleep. His body was tired, but his eyes refused to close. Even after his body already had the most comfortable position on the bed. The food that Athira brought was still a lot left. Ignacia had been eating it for three hours but it had not run out as if added again.

Reading books and doing boring tasks does not bring any influence. Ignacia is getting more and more tired than ever.

Secretly, in the middle of the night, Ignacia again ate her dinner without a sound. Step slowly towards the kitchen to put the dirty cutlery. He saw no one except the lights that were deliberately left on.

"Sister," and a silent voice appeared calling for Ignacia. The Ignacia reflex was so shocked that it almost hit the top shelf of the kitchen. Apparently Athira with her sleeping doll. "Sister just finished his meal? Does it still taste good?"

"Why did you surprise me so huh?!" Enraged Ignacia, sharpened her tone with an annoyed face.

"Self why did it appear in the middle of the night? My brother never woke up in the middle of the night. Now what's going on?" Athira manages to maintain her curiosity about her brother's attitude.

"Why are you so curious huh?" Ketus Ignacia then walked out of the kitchen.

His eyes were still staring at the last spot where Ignacia had been.

"Sister still remembers bad memories with ex-sister until my brother's feelings are mixed. Brother is scared whenever Kak Rajendra does something that reminds brother of the dickhead brother that sister dated duhulu. Didn't you see that Rajendra won't leave like a coward who hurt you?"

Athira muttered, hugging her doll and walking closer to the refrigerator to fetch some cold water.

...*****...

"Ignacia, look who's there" seduced a boy friend who used to be Rajendra's man. A classmate of Ignacia who had served as a MPK member before finally retiring.

Ignacia would not be fooled by anything the bespectacled man said. All he said was a lie that trapped Ignacia every time he believed. All Ignacia got was a blank wall or a yard with no one there.

"Hey take a look there," kept the boy's friend. Ignacia gave up knowing what was going to happen. That guy is a bitch.

The girl with empty energy turned her head, looking out at the class which immediately showed Rajendra's class position. Oh, his favorite man is there. Washing his hands with running water and soap. Maybe finish lunch.

"I'll look back at him from a distance? If this feels the same as when Rajendra still served as the chairman of MPK. Nauseating, "Ignacia's mind is upset.

Before entering the classroom, an Ignacian friend approached the man to say something. Now what else? Rajendra is no longer the chairman. Why is the girl talking to Rajendra? They have something behind Ignacia?

Ignacia breathed a deep breath, dropping her head on the table to the surprise of Nesya who was cool reading comics. "Hey your head's okay?" Worried friend.

"Why am I so weird today? I don't have much energy, my mood is very bad, and now I get very sensitive just by watching Rajendra talk to a girl. What's wrong with me?" Ignacia complained.

"Rajendra makes you uncomfortable?"

Nesya put down her phone, paying attention to Ignacia who was still in a head position on the table. Even though Nesya had no experience whatsoever, or was even interested in this conversation, she still listened. The goal is only to make Ignacia shine again.

"The world took Rajendra away from me lately."

"Then send a message. Rajendra will be there. But I think it's pretty weird that Rajendra gets busy when he's not the MPK chairman anymore."

Ignacia confirmed her sitting position quickly, looking at Nesya with hope. "really right? He should have had a little time with me. After this we will have many assessments and exams to do. But Rajendra seems to be unconcerned and just gets busy."

"He didn't tell you if there was anything?"

Ignacia shook her head, "Rajendra has always hidden everything, Nesya. How could I possibly know if it wasn't nature itself that showed it to me?" Leaning a limp body to the back of the chair.

"Aren't you supposed to be able to force Rajendra a little bit to give you all the news? After that, you will be busy with school. Giving a message is not a heavy thing. A few seconds can."

Nesya certainly positioned himself in the position of Ignacia. Someone who needs someone to tell her everything about how she feels about Rajendra. Nesya knows that Ignacia doesn't talk to anyone much about Rajendra. Even to her own mother. Of course the reason is because his mother really likes Rajendra. Ignacia's kind of sick of it.

Her mother would only say if Ignacia had to take good care of her lover. When did someone say Rajendra should take good care of Ignacia? A sensitive girl just wants to have someone by her side, provide support and so on.

"What if you focus on something else? I can give you some book recommendations that I know or maybe some interesting comics," Nesya said.

"No, I also can't focus on my novel lately because of Rajendra. I can usually forget a lot of things just by reading those novels."

"What about snacks? Maybe I can bring you some snacks."

Ignacia refused again, "i have no taste for it."

"If it's a mood problem, you're getting really tough, Ignacia."

...*****...

Class is almost empty. Ignacia was still waiting for Nesya who was on picket duty by reading some sheets of online novels she had. That was all one could do besides stare at Nesya who was busy inside with the other picket officers. It won't take long. No problem for Ignacia.

But the problem comes when a message comes in.

...Rajendra ⁇ ◝ ⁇ ◜...

| Have you gone home?

Ignacia had not received such a message from Rajendra for a long time. Especially now without Ignacia starting it. Without Ignacia sending silly messages just to get Rajendra's attention.

...Rajendra ⁇ ◝ ⁇ ◜...

^^^Not yet, I'm in front of class |^^^

Ignacia stared strangely at the screen of her own phone. His heart was pounding as if it was about to get something big. Though Ignacia knew for herself that the things she imagined would not happen miraculously like magic.

There was no reply from Rajendra.

Ignacia returns to the online novel that was removed to reply to Rajendra's message. But why is his heart beating so much faster now? Ignacia was unable to focus on what she was reading.

"Ignacia, it's over."

Nesya was waiting for him at the front door of the class. They will pass through a long hallway next to their class to the parking lot. Walking in tandem while silently gazing into the streets ahead. Both of them are tired because of the exhausting school.

"Ignacia, look who it is" whispered Nesya.

Ignacia turned in any direction, her eyes finding the figure Nesya was referring to. The girl beside him hastened his pace. Leave room for Rajendra to talk to Ignacia. That man must have had something if it came to Ignacia like that.

"I thought you were home" said Ignacia.

"Yet. I still have a little business here."

"Why are you coming here now? The business is near here? Better get it done so you can get home soon."

"I came here to see you. I want to take you to the parking lot."

Is this why Ignacia's heart is beating so fast? Did your body know this would happen before?