ELENA: The Quiet Girl
8

"So Leonal isn't your sister?"

William drinks the water Elena gave him, while Raihan is still wagging a hand fan made of Elena's plastic.

"Never believe her," Elena pressed the bandage harder making Leonal a small pioneer.

"But why did she say you were her brother?" Raihan asked out of curiosity.

"His relationship with Sia doesn't get along, so he always comes here to throw tantrums" explained Elena.

"I'm not bad!" chirps Leonal defend herself.

Elena simply responded with a gaze, then massaged Leonal's gleaming ankles back.

After she finished, Elena walked towards the room. "If you're done, you can go and don't forget to close the door, I want to go to bed" explained Elena in a relaxed tone, William and Raihan were surprised.

"Is he not afraid we'll do something?" chirp Raihan pointed at Elena's room and asked Leonal.

"Elena is like that, although every word is always spicy but actually not evil."

"At least, he can drive away right if he wants to sleep? why is it so quiet that nothing happened?" it's Oceh Raihan who doesn't understand Elena's nature.

Raihan is so out of concern for Elena who is a girl but has a nature that is indifferent to everyone who in fact is not all good.

"That's not true, he's just like that to us. It means he trusts us as strangers" William explained with a smile.

The next day, right at break time. Sia rushed to Elena's class, without any shame she went inside to see Elena sleeping there.

Brakkk...

Sia flicked both her hands to the table, people were shocked by it but Elena instead woke up casually.

"What?" elena asked to pull out the headset that had been stuck in her ear earlier.

"What are you doing, my sister?"

"It's good, you directly accuse me, really like a big brother," Elena said with a small smile.

"Jawab it, El. In the morning he's fine but in the afternoon he's hurt"

"What's wrong?" cut off Erix, he was curious about what was happening.

"My sister was injured on her way home, and she had never been to another apartment other than Elena's," Sia explained looking at Elena, the girl she was staring at yet to respond, she was still busy playing her black cell phone.

"I don't think Elena did it, she couldn't have hurt a child" Erix said.

"But-"

"Your sister almost got hit by a truck, fortunately William and his cousin helped, the wound was not how much if Leonal was really hit, right? it might not have formed yet," explained Elena leisurely, Sia who heard it wide-eyed.

"El, aren't you nauseous?" erix shut her mouth as she imagined what Elena was saying.

"What's? oh, ja. I've seen people get hit in front of my eyes. So yes, just plain," Elena replied in a tone that was hard to digest, Erix was instantly silent.

"El, did you say William helped my sister? can I meet him? I want to thank you, and yes, sorry for accusing you."

Elena nodded in response that she forgave Sia, herself understanding what Sia felt. Yeah, a big brother's worry isn't playful. "And to William, hm. soon also come-"

"Elena!!!" call William in a loud voice makes the children who still stay in the classroom surprised and amazed by the handsome William.

"Yes, that's it," little Elena muttered with a small smile.

William walked over, ignoring the gazes of the girls who were fascinated by his good looks. "Hi, let's eat, '" take William to Elena.

"William," called Sia awkwardly, William turned to look at Sia who had been beside him since.

"Yes? what's up?"

"Haha, it was actually my cousin who helped her, I just kept quiet and Elena who treated her, but don't worry about me saying thank you that should be yours."

Sia nodded, and looked at Elena again, she smiled as if she was expressing her gratitude.

"Then let's eat!" william exclaimed excitedly, Elena nodded and moved from her seat, coincidentally her stomach was also hungry.

Just a step into Elena's path, Erix suddenly clasped her hand as if to hold Elena back from leaving. "W-what?" elena asked with a surprised look.

"Since when?"

Elena frowned, she did not understand Erix's question. "you mean? akhh," Erix's grasp grew louder making Elena blaze in pain.

"Since when you've been close!"

Plakkc...

William slaps Erix's hand, which releases Elena. He was angry that Erix was making Elena sick. "Don't touch Elena!" press William.

Erix immediately realized what was happening, she felt excited because of the frustration of Elena being captured by others.

"Pardon me, I had a lot of thoughts, I go first."

Erix's departure made everyone see the other side of her, even Elena. William saw the girl frozen as if she had seen a ghost for the first time.

"Elena?"

Elena still remained silent, her mind trying to digest what had just happened. He feels Erix is similar to his first love Erlen, but his inner self continues to resist seeing Erix look very different from Erlen's.

"Elena?!" call William again, this time Elena gasped and looked at William. "What's wrong?" asked again, Elena shook her head quickly.

"No, it's okay."

In the cafeteria, Elena was more daydreaming and idle about her food, Sia was the same, William was really a little annoyed by the current situation.

Sia got up from her seat and paid for her food, she also bought two loaves of bread and mineral water. "I go first," she said, Elena gave a small nod.

This time there was only William and Elena, the girl remained silent looking at her untouched food at all.

William lowered his head on the table, looking at Elena from below, the girl was shocked. "What's wrong?" william asked in a soft voice making Elena's mind in an instant disappear.

"He looks like him" said Elena, for some reason only this time he was open to others, even William who incidentally is a new student.

"Who?" ask William again.

"My first love."

Degs...

William's heart suddenly ached, for some reason he didn't like Elena thinking about anyone else, other than her. "Do you still like it?"

Elena shook her head a little, the love she once had was gone now, just remembering it always made her heart that had been slightly healed at first.

"It hurts," Elena muttered in tears, she should not look weak in front of William.

William took a bite of his cake and landed it in Elena's mouth. "How about, sweet right?"

Elena's face suddenly turned red, she could not believe William was feeding her even with the same spoon as her. "W-what?!" Elena immediately took the water and gulped it down.

"That's how it ends, even if you used to feel pain but now it's okay, forget slowly and accept the new."

William's words made Elena pensive for a moment and then he looked at William who was smiling sweetly.

"Yes, you're right."