My White Grey
Chapter 14

Back to Natha and Keenan.

"Nat," called Keenan with a gaze that was still focused forward. Where the road lay before him.

"Yes?" Natha turned her head and looked at her older brother with a confused look.

"You go to the Mall first, don't you?" ask Natha Keenan.

"Huh? With clothes like this? No, thank you," replied Natha, refusing to insist on Keenan's invitation.

"Yes, we go back and get dressed" Keenan said.

"No, Bang. Tomorrow, all right?" natha Sahut.

"OK then. So, are we going straight home or is someone willing to buy first?" ask Keenan again.

"Ga exists. Uh, bentar! We stop by the bookstore first, I want to find a comic book, hehe," replied Natha with a chuckle.

"Yes, that's it." Keenan immediately drove his car to a nearby bookstore that was still open.

A few minutes later.

They arrived in front of a bookstore. After parking the car, Keenan and Natha immediately enter and search for the book he wants.

"Bang, is this good, right? But expensive, anyway." Natha showed Keenan her favorite comic book.

"Good, take it, I'll pay you" Keenan replied.

"really? Aaaakhs! Thank you, my handsome brother! Thank you," said Natha so softly.

"Gini's turns, I'm called handsome," grumbled Keenan.

Natha chuckles.

Natha took three books and took them to the cashier. After they finished paying for the books, they rushed home because the clock was showing at 09:15.

Natha and Keenan have arrived home. After parking the car, they immediately entered. Apparently there was nobody there. Neither Lian nor Gabriela had yet returned home. Natha opens her phone and sees a message from Gabriela.

[Nanat, maybe I turned it around in the 10s. I want to see you first, hehe.]

"Huh, baby! Break up, cry," grumbled Natha involuntarily. Keenan who was still walking in front of Natha, immediately turned and looked at the girl.

"Did anyone?" keenan asked Natha with a confused look on her face.

"Well, no. This is a message from Gabriela. It's not me, Bang," answered Natha a little frantically.

"Lo if I ever want to date again."

"Yes, yeah, did I ever date without telling you?" ask Natha back

"Who knows. Yes, change clothes. Keep sleeping" Keenan ordered his sister.

"Yes, good night, brother. Thanks for the book!" natha said, smiling happily at Keenan. Keenan smiled back and walked back to his room.

Upon arrival in the room, Natha rushes to change her clothes with blue sleeping pajamas, short sleeves and shorts. Natha laid her body on the bed and opened her phone. Opening an application in black, which is so popular with young people, namely tiktok.

A few minutes later, his house bell rang. He got up and walked to the door. However, he suddenly stopped and chose to look from the balcony.

It turned out Keenan had already gone there and opened the main door. Gabriella was standing at the door. Natha watched him from above and she could still hear the conversation from the two people quite clearly

"Come in, maybe her Natha is asleep" Keenan said, opening the door wider to Gabriella.

"Yes, Bang, thank you." Gabriella rushes away, climbing the stairs and heading to Natha's room. On arrival, she sees Natha standing on the balcony smiling at her.

"Well? I thought you were sleeping" Gabriella said as she approached the girl.

"Gue can't sleep, Gab," Natha said. "There! Change your clothes, I want to go down first jerk," he continued.

"okay!" Laura changed her clothes.

Meanwhile, in the television room.

"Bang, I...." Natha's words were suddenly cut off by Keenan.

"Sleep, school tomorrow, Natha." Keenan looked at Natha's face so seriously.

"Gue can't sleep, Bang! If I can sleep, have already slept first from earlier," replied Natha while bending her face.

"Yes, here."

Keenan. He told Natha to lie down on the sofa and put the girl's head on her thigh. While Natha tried to close her eyes, Keenan gently stroked the top of the girl's head until Natha was completely asleep.

Keenan lowered Natha's head then placed a sofa cushion to replace her thigh. He could not bear to see the face of his little sister who was like a tired person.

"Nat, I—" Gabriella who was walking down the stairs, immediately fell silent after seeing Natha who was asleep. Keenan gave a lip gesture so that Gabriella was not noisy and Gabriella nodded in understanding.

"Bukain the door to her room, I want to take Natha back to her room" Keenan told Gabriella in a half whisper.

Gabriella nodded. He went back upstairs and opened the door. While Keenan slowly lifts Natha's body and carries her up. Arriving in the room, Keenan immediately put Natha's body on the bed and covered her. After making sure his little sister was sound asleep, Keenan said goodbye and returned to his room.

"Busyet, that's how careful your brother is! So want to have my brother," muttered Gabriella while smiling looking at the face of Natha who was lulled in a dream.

"Well? What am I talking to myself? I want to sleep." Gabriella lay down next to Natha and closed her eyes.

Next day.

The hour hand shows at 06:12 which means it is morning. The morning light barges in through the cracks of the room to make Natha wake up.

"Go, hey, get up!" Natha shook Gabriella's body slowly and finally managed to wake the girl from her deep sleep. Gabriella sat on the edge of the bed, rubbing her eyes slowly.

"What time is it?" his mumbling was still sleepy.

"Noh, look at it yourself. I'm going downstairs, you take a shower first. You brought a uniform, right?" ask Natha later.

"Yes, bring. Yes, I'll take a shower first." Slowly Gabriella set her foot on the floor, grabbed Natha's slippers and stepped into the bathroom.

While Natha had already left her room and walked towards the kitchen. Where Lian was busy preparing breakfast for them later.

"Eh, Dek, where are you going?" lian asked with an astonished face looking at Natha who was now walking towards her.

"You take a bath" Natha answered briefly, then passed Lian by.

"Natha why? Why take a shower here?" muttered Lian, monologue. He glanced at Natha entering the bathroom next to the dining room.

"There's this Natha" he muttered again with a faint smile. He continued his cooking activities.

Not long after, Gabriella came out of Natha's room fully clothed and was looking neat. The girl walked over to the kitchen and saw that Bu Lian was busy preparing breakfast.

"Tante, where's Natha, huh?" gabriella asked Lian.

"Eh, there's Gabriella as it turns out." The woman smiled. "That's it, she's taking a shower" he replied.

"Oh." Gabriella nodded in understanding.

"Sit here, Gab! Let us eat together" Lian said as she patted the empty chair beside her body. Gabriella nodded with a smile.

Lian has known Gabriella for a long time. The girl has been friends with Natha since Junior High, as well as Laura. Not long after, Natha came out of the bathroom. He still uses a bathrobe and a towel wrapped around his head.

"Son, eat first. Call your brother too." Lian told Natha.

Natha simply nodded then walked up the stairs, walking towards Keenan's room which was a little further away from her room. He knocked on Keenan's door and called his older brother.

"Bang, breakfast!" call him half-screaming.

After saying that, he immediately returned to his room. Drying her hair and wearing her school uniform.

A few minutes later.

Natha was neat with the backpack that was on her shoulders. He climbed down the stairs and sat himself beside Gabriella.

He started his breakfast without talking or making small talk to Lian or Keenan. Gabriella looked confused, but she did not want to ask any further. After a while, their breakfast was finished.

"Tante, I'm leaving first, yeah. Thank you very much, Auntie," Gabriella said, shaking hands with Lian.

"Ma, Keenan is leaving first." Keenan also joined hands and went to campus.

Keenan has a morning class schedule. While Natha just shook hands without speaking anything to Lian. Gabriella looked at Lian's sad face and she felt unbearable.

Gabriella patted Natha's shoulder.

"What?"

"It's nothing" replied Gabriella.

Natha frowned with an astonished face looking at Gabriella. "Any," he murmured.

"Heart, yes. Don't speed!" said Lian reminded Natha who was ready to advance the bike.

"Yes" said Natha and Gabriella. Then he left Lian who was still standing on the porch of the house.

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