La Hora
LH - 8 - Raihan Alfarizi

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Shica waited for her brother in the parking lot. He saw a watch that showed at 4pm. Usually the bodyguard in charge of picking up has come at that hour. But this time it has not arrived yet.

"Sister Rama must still be learning. If it's Regar's brother, maybe he'll go home with his girlfriend again, like yesterday." Shica breathed a heavy sigh.

Raihan who was in the parking lot saw Shica's whereabouts. He rode on his scoopy bike and drove closer to Shica.

The girl turned to him, "Raihan?"

"Wait who?" Ask Raihan.

Shica seemed to think, what do I have to answer, huh?

"Your hobby is to think first of your words before throwing them out, good girl." Raihan smiling.

Shica chuckled, "I'm waiting for someone who usually picks me up when I get home."

Raihan tilted his head, "Daughter?"

"No, no." Shica shook her hand.

"Not too hot standing there? Your skin is flushed. Moreover, this afternoon was very hot," Raihan's gaze was fixed on Shica's arm, "Come, I'll take you home."

Uh? W-did I not hear wrong? W-can I accept his invitation?

Raihan patted the back of the bike, "Come, no need to think first. I'm not gonna charge you a motorcycle fare. I'm not a motorcycle taxi."

Shica chuckled, she sat sideways behind Raihan.

The man turned the key and took the bike forward, but just a few meters away, he stopped.

Shica was confused, "Why?"

Raihan opened his faded green jacket and gave it to Shica.

Raihan said, "Wear it, I can't bear to see your skin flushed red from the heat."

Shica received it with both cheeks flushed. Raihan who saw Shica's face from the rearview of his motorcycle just smiled amusedly.

The motor drove off the school parking area.

On the way, Shica's long hair twitched in the wind. At the same time, he could inhale the scent of Raihan's body.

The aroma of mint is refreshing and soothing. Shica bit the bottom of her lips.

I just knew him, but I was a hassle. Why do I feel nervous.... Is it because he was my first male friend?

Every now and then Raihan turned to the rearview mirror to see the expression of the beautiful girl behind him.

"Shya?"

"Yes, Raihan?"

"Where is this going to your house?" Ask Raihan.

Shica fell silent, do I have to tell her where the road to my house is going?

"Don't tell me, you also forgot the way to your own house."

Shica laughed, "I can't possibly forget my way home. My house is not like Hardiswara High School."

Raihan laughed, "So where is this going?"

Shica gave the wrong direction and a long way to be able to linger with Raihan. In addition, he did not want Raihan to know his house and chose to stop at the bus terminal.

"Why stop here? Do you want to take the bus?" Ask Raihan.

Instead of replying, Shica instead said, "Thank you for setting me up."

"Is it okay for me to leave you here alone?" Ask Raihan. Shica nodded her head.

"Alright, be careful, yaaaa." Raihan props up his bike after getting a nod from Shica.

The girl smiled happily as she tightened her jacket, "Eh, Raihan's jacket. Why don't I give it back?"

Raihan and Shica often tell each other through chat on social media. They exchange numbers.

Raihan, I forgot not to return your jacket.... 😢😢

It's okay, there's tomorrow. You can return it tomorrow. 😉😉

Shica smiled and inhaled the mint scent of the jacket. From now on, Shica will remember the scent of Raihan's body.

Thank you for driving me, Raihan. 😊😊😊

Yes, Shica. I'll be your private ojek, I'll be willing even if not paid... 😂😂😂

Shica laughed, "There's a motorcycle as handsome as you."

After that day, Shica and Raihan's relationship grows closer. So did Meishy with Rangga.

Shica feels safe if her sisters don't know her closeness to Raihan. She was worried that her brother would not give her permission.

Raihan is a man who likes to make the atmosphere better. He has a good aura and makes anyone feel comfortable when they are around him.

Raihan has a handsome face. He had a pair of eyebrows that curved like a rainbow when laughing, both of his onyx-colored eyes were visibly cute when looking at one another, and could turn sharp when serious. The lower part of her lips was slightly raised and the whole thing was dark red.

His body is tall. He had a nice and stocky body, yet was always hidden. His skin was an exotic brown resembling a caramel he looked like someone of Middle-Eastern descent.

Since becoming the basketball captain for the 10th grade at Hardiswara High School, she has become popular with girls. Whether it's her age or her upperclassman.

Shica and Meishy were sitting on the sidelines. As usual, they watched Raihan and Rangga who were playing basketball.

There were footsteps entering the basketball building. Shica and Meishy turned. It turns out Rama and his team.

There is a black armband on Rama's arm, showing that he is a basketball captain from the 11th class.

Rangga and Raihan turned to look at the arrival of their upperclassmen.

"Hey, aren't you guys going to have a match? Why not practice with us?" Ask one of Rama's men.

"Yes, we're practicing." Rangga answered.

"Can't you train with us?" Ask his friend Rama.

Raihan and Rangga looked at each other.

Shica looked at her friends Rama did not have a good expression let alone a friendly expression. He didn't want them to prank Raihan and his friends.

The basketball game between the upperclassmen and the upperclassmen began. Shica and Meishy looked worried.

"May they not injure their sweet-natured underclassman." Meishy muttered softly.

Seeing Rama play basketball, makes the soft side of a PMR chairman disappear. He's so cool on the field.

Brother Rama is so cool... Raihan is also very cool! Shica.

However, somehow, one of his friends Rama and one of his friends Raihan fell down and ended up fighting.

Seeing that, Shica and Meishy stood up in panic.

Raihan and Rama try to separate their friends who are fighting.

"Your face is so annoying!" His friend Rama pointed at the face of his friend Raihan.

"Why blame me!" His friend Raihan did not want to lose.

Rama reached out to his friend's ear, "I'm sorry, what's the trouble? You think I didn't see you stepping on her feet on purpose?"

After hearing a sharp whisper from Rama, the man was forced to apologize to his friend Raihan.

Rama and Raihan shook hands with the male and half hugging each other.

After that, Rama and his friends left the basketball court.

Shica looked at Rama who was not looking at her at all.

Why didn't you look at me? Maybe he's angry?

"Ah, it's a shock that I think our upperclassman is going to kick us in the face" said Rangga.

Shica was annoyed at Rangga. Where could Rama have such vices. As Shica recalls, Rama never hurt anyone.

"He's a good upperclassman, isn't he? He told his men to apologize to my friend. Rarely is there a upperclassman who has such a humble attitude," martial Raihan.

Rangga said, "Yeah, maybe brother Rama is not like that. But, Brother Regar was once so..."

Shica seemed to be thinking, yes... Regain does have a less good nature. The man will change according to his mood.

"... when in Junior High, he also kicked people's faces until they were rushed to the hospital." Rangga connected his sentence. So, he had one school with Regar in Junior High first.

Shica wasn't happy that anyone else was vilifying her two brothers like that.

"What happened to that guy?" Ask Raihan curiously.

Meishy looked at Shica's expression that couldn't be deciphered.

"But, the Mahali family immediately apologized and paid compensation and others," continued Rangga.

Raihan turned to Shica, "What do you think, Shica?"

Shica immediately replied, "I don't think it's necessary to talk about other people, everyone must have made a mistake, right?"

Meishy immediately agreed, "Yes, we also do not know what happened actually."

"Yes, let's go to the cafeteria." Raihan led his friends to pass soon.

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The bell has rung.

Shica and Meishy dropped out of class. They walked together towards the parking lot.

"Oh yeah, where are you going?" Ask Shica.

Meishy mentioned her home address.

"That's 5 kilometers from here, right? You walk?" Shica asked in surprise.

Meishy nodded her head, "Yes, when Junior High I used to like to walk too."

Shica felt pity. He brought something from his bag, "It's for you."

Shica gives Meishy a new phone.

"W-what?" Meishy surprised.

"Please accept, I've entered my number. So, you'll have to call me later, yeah. Or I'll just call you." Shica sandals.

"Sorry, Shica. but I can't take it. It's expensive stuff and it's yours." Meishy shook both hands.

"It's okay, I want to communicate with you on this phone. It's not expensive, it's second-hand stuff" Shica lied.

"Shica, I will feel burdened with this," Meishy said as she kept both her hands behind her signifying she did not want to accept it.

"You're my first friend, do you want to reject me? I beg you. It's nothing, really."

Meishy accepted it, "I'm too lousy and can't wear it."

Shica was silent for a moment, had a girl as smart as you never held a cell phone before?

Shica felt sad, "Later after you use it often, you will understand. I know, you're an easy person to understand."

"Thank you, Shica. I'll use it well." Meishy smiled softly.

Shica rubbed Meishy's shoulder.

Shica sees Dian, one of her bodyguards has arrived with the car that used to pick her up.

"Shica, I'm coming home, yaaa." Meishy waved her hand.

Shica smiled and did the same. After that, he entered his car.

"Sister Rama in a minute, Bang."

"Yes, Miss."

A few minutes later, Rama came and went inside.

The car left the school area. On the way, Shica was busy with her phone. Rama slightly tilted his body looking at who Shica was related to.

There's Raihan's name in the upper left corner of the conversation balloon.

"That 10th-grade basketball captain, huh?" Rama asked which surprised Shica.

"Not to be surprised either" said Rama. Shica kept her phone, "Son't you mad?"

Rama replied, "No,"

Shica heaved a sigh of relief,

"but I don't know what about Brother Regar." Connect Rama.

Shica shook her head and shook Rama's arm, "Don't tell Brother Regar, sister, please."

"Even if I don't tell him, he'll know for himself" Rama said.

"What's wrong with having a boy friend?" Shica asked quietly, but Rama could still hear her.

"I'll let you be friends with the glasses girl."

"These are not evil, really."

"Don't ask me to help you if Brother Regar knows about your relationship. You guys are dating, right?"

Shica shook her head quickly, "Not yet."

"Yet? Means will?" Ask Rama.

"Ti-no I mean no," replied Shica who looked nervous.

"I told you, don't get too close to people, just as you can" Rama said, confirming his sitting position.

"Is Brother stalking her too?" Shica asked expectantly.

"For what? It doesn't matter at all."

Shica pouted, "Usually Brother likes to stalk people, like Meishy back then."

"It looks like I've met him before, but where, huh?" Rama remembers Raihan's face.

"really?" Shica looks excited.

"Emmm, yes."

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Shica was already neat with home clothes. He wears a long-sleeved white shirt with a pink heart on his belly. To subordinates, he wore navy blue colored hotpants.

The girl looked at her reflection in the mirror. She looks so cute in clothes like that. He took Raihan's jacket that had been washed by him. Put the jacket into a pink grocery bag.

He's got Raihan's address from his guy right away. So, he wanted to return the man's jacket right now.

Cheerfully, Shica came out of her room. He looked briefly at Rama's slightly open room. The man who was lying on the sofa turned his head for a moment and then got up to sit down and immediately came out.

"Where are you going?" Rama asked who saw Shica's back.

The girl stopped her steps and turned to her brother with a smile, "To Raihan's house."

Rama was surprised and followed Shica down the stairs and up the stairs facing the stairs just now to go to her parents' room.

"Where are you going first?" Ask Rama again.

"To the make-up room, I want to find my mom's lipstick." Shica knocked on the door she was looking for. "Excuse me, Ma. Shica wants to borrow some lipstick."

As if getting an answer, Shica came in. Rama shook his head slowly at the adorable behavior of his sister. He's in too.

There was a lot of make-up on the table in the room. Not just make-up, there are clothes, bags, and shoes also there.

Shica takes a pink peach colored lipstick. Patently, he wears it.

Rama noticed what his sister was doing, "Should it look this beautiful to meet that Raihan?"

"Emm, men won't understand" said Shica.

"Where do you know his house? She told you?" Ask Rama.

Instead of answering, Shica instead thrust the lipstick at Rama, "You want to try? This lipstick is magical, it tastes cool and sweet."

Rama took it and silly, he wore it. Shica chuckled at her brother's behavior. She took the lipstick from Rama's hand and applied it properly to her brother's lips.

Rama smiled, "Yes, this lipstick is cool on my lips, it tastes sweet too. Worth it...."

Shica looked suspiciously at Rama. He was waiting for the continuation of the sentence that his brother was about to hear.

However, the man did not continue his words.

Shica takes her cell phone and has a selfie with Rama. The two put on a silly expression and laughed.

Rama and Shica went down the stairs and stopped immediately when they met with Regar and Bella at the end of the stairs.

"Where are you going?" Ask Regar.

Rama turned to Shica who was confused to answer what.

As a good brother, Rama sought answers for his sister, "Shica wanted to take a short walk to the mall, she wanted to buy some clothes because we didn't buy them."

Rear's gaze was fixed on the pink bag carried by Shica.

"That's what?"

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April 11, 2016

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