Letter to Atlanta
20. Punished

"Elisa, Atlanta, was told by Mr. Budi to the teacher's room" said Juan, their class leader who had just entered a very crowded classroom.

Ah, coincidentally that day they were only given the task of taking notes, the Biology teacher concerned could not enter the class, it immediately made the students happy not to play.

Elisa and Atlanta compactly turned their heads, then looked at each other for a while. Atlanta raised her shoulders in response. Elisha moved first, followed by Atlanta, they both walked towards the teacher's room which was quite far from their class.

In front of the corridor, more precisely the next class corridor they were about to pass through, the girl choked, Atlanta was just as shocked. There, he saw Jay staring flat at the two. Jay is not alone, he's with Theo. Jay stepped closer to Elisa, the next second Elisha drew Atlanta's hand until the man stood right behind her.

"Well?" elisa said with a watchful tone. He was getting his hands tight.

"Where are you going?" ask Jay who sounded pleasantry. The man put both hands in his gray pants pocket.

The man who had a firm jaw was approaching the three, still with his activities chewing gum to produce a knock, making Elisha roll his eyeball lazy. Now he doesn't understand why Jay wants to be friends with Theo, or maybe Jay is one of the school thugs as well? Elisha snorted little afterwards.

"What's the same story?" said the girl, turning her head to look at Jay.

Jay giggled for a moment, then said, "Woah, now you've changed, yes."

"Who changed?! There's lo, Jay. Lo who changed. You're not the Jay I knew!" Exclaims.

"No, I haven't changed. I'm still the old Jay" he said in a tone made very soft. Next Jay's gaze was fixed on Atlanta, he looked at her sharply. "Don't tell me because of that mute you changed."

Elisha stretched out his hand, he folded his hand, rotated his eyeball and clucked.

"It's nothing to do with Atlanta, yeah! I should be the one, why do you want to meet the same species rich him?!" Elisha pointed to Theo who was still listening to their chatter.

Theo. "Cok so take me? What do you mean, huh?!" the law does not accept.

"Not better, huh? Rather than deket the same bi-su people," said Jay accompanied by ridicule, still with his gaze on Atlanta.

Elisha clenched his hands, his jaws clenched. He was already upset, his hands were floating about to slap Jay. However, the girl loses quickly, Jay blocks Elisha's right hand, singling out the smirk.

"Don't be rude, dear Elisa." Elisha who heard only grunted. For the first time he felt disgusted by the man's sweet speech.

Jay who saw Elisha's unpleasant expression, immediately brought the girl into his arms. Stifling Elisa tightly while smiling slanted towards Atlanta, as if intentionally provoking the man's emotions. Atlanta just froze silently, her hands clenched, holding onto something that stifled her chest.

"Deliver! Take me off, goddamn it!" said the girl who tried to escape from Jay's embrace. He rebelled, pushing the man's chest repeatedly even though the result was nil.

"But don't be so rude." Jay pulled up the Atlanta neck vein, stroking the top of Elisa's head.

There was no other way, Elisha stomped on Jay's feet very hard. He whimpered, releasing his embrace. The girl raised her palm again, perhaps a good chance she thought. Atlanta immediately blocked Elisha's hand, practically making Elisha turn his head.

"What the hell?! Leasin."

Atlanta shook her head, hinting Elisha not to do the thing that was on her mind. He immediately took Elisha away from there, leaving Jay still grimacing pain in the leg. The man was afraid that Elisha would do nothing like what happened the other day.

Elisha threw down Atlanta's handrails as they reached the front of the teacher's room, making the two stop their steps, and face each other.

"Why the hell, you always deny me to teach them the same lesson. You're not hurt to be ridiculed, huh?"

Atlanta sighed, and moved her hand.

"That's not good. Don't you be so fierce."

"You're it—"

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Elisha's words were cut off instantly, both of them compactly turned their heads when the door of the teacher's room opened, revealing a tall and filled adult man standing in the doorway.

"I guess who's fussing outside, it's you."

The two disciples bowed slightly, intending to apologize.

"Sorry, sir."

They both lowered their heads, unwillingly staring at the Math teacher in front of him. Mr. Budi sighed, folding his hands with his flat gaze.

"Where were you guys at the time? You guys didn't get in my study hours, didn't let me, anyway," he said.

Elisha remembered the meaning of the teacher's words ahead. A little hard thinking, when was he absent? Unlike Atlanta, the man already understood where his teacher was going, all he had to do was prepare to bear the punishment that might be given right then and there. In a moment, the frown on Elisha's forehead slowly faded. Is it possible, when he helped Atlanta to the UKS first?

"M—maaf, Sir. But that time I—"

"I don't need the reason for you two. You know, I'm most unhappy with students who leave my study hours without any permission, it's the same you don't respect me as a teacher." The two lowered their heads, playing the fingers that intertwined.

"As punishment, you ran twenty round the field."

Elisha raised his head. "Loh, I'm not a gym teacher, why should we be told to la—" Atlanta immediately nudged Elisa's arm.

"Who is the teacher here? Whatever I want your laws to be. You want to recede or you can't follow my lesson time anymore?"

They can not dwell, Mr. Budi immediately led the two towards the back of the school field.

"Come, now you run." He put out his hand.

Atlanta first ran slowly through the side of the field based on flexipave finishing. With lethargic steps, Elisha ran after Atlanta. Thankfully the sun did not sting so hot, Elisha could have fainted on the spot considering he had a history of anemia.

The man looked back, saw Elisha running, and the girl did not stop cursing. He aligned his position beside Elisha. Every now and then she smiled widely, in her heart Atlanta was really eager to laugh with Elisa's heartbreaking face.

Just one round, they were both looking at each other, as if asking each other where their teacher was from the gaze of the eyes.

"Surprisingly, suddenly, crashing," said Elisha with a slightly frenzied breath.

Both of them stopped, adjusted their breaths and wiped away the sweat that began to drip.

Atlanta moved her hand.

"Come on. Just walk slowly. The important twenty circumference." The man smiled afterwards, and was given a steady nod by Elisha.

They walk back. Elisa smiled widely, she clasped Atlanta's hand suddenly, linking her finger there. The man stared at the two interlocked hands hanging freely beside his body. His heart was pounding again not playing.

Far above the third floor corridor, Jay noticed the two. The hand resting on the iron fence was firmly clenched, its jaws clenched until the veins around the neck were visible.

"It turns out you don't understand human language, Atlanta."