Our Story: The Sudden Chancellery
6. SKSD

“Lo nyari Gemma?” diana asked straight to the point. “So she's the same as Ms. Rosa.”

Ever since yesterday's conflict happened, Diana had started to soften up on Gala. Instead, they became familiar with it. There was no reason for Diana to antagonize these three handsome children. In addition to their influence, they also turned out to behave well and never brash on girls. But the friend, still unwilling to open his sorry door to Gala.

Meanwhile, Erika cannot dwell at all because Diana is always attached to Gemma and does not leave Gemma alone. While Gala, Febri and Niko always monitor from afar.

“You are here apparently. Ready yet?” the so-called name suddenly appeared behind Gala, complete with the person she was looking for.

“We go now, Bu?” gala asked without taking her eyes off Gemma who now looked fresher. The girl looked as usual, except with the object still perched supporting her cracked pinky.

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Gala looked at Gemma expressionlessly. Even though the girl had told him to stay away, Gala still could not. He felt so wrong.

Erika, the spoiled and haughty girl who felt beautiful, could do even more recklessly by heating up Gemma's father. Gala just found out that Gemma and Erika were once Junior High School. And the violence experienced by Gemma has occurred starting from middle school, and it gets worse if Gemma takes music classes.

Gala got curious, Gemma's father was actually why? He was now just waiting for the right moment when Gemma's emotions on him subsided, to ask and resolve all the curiosity he had.

But until when? His curiosity increased every time they met.

Fortunately, when Erika whines at Rosa to come to the match venue, Rosa strictly forbids her. “Cannot. You stay at school!” Rosa's voice was loud enough that many students heard.

Erika finally gave up, because Fabian had also warned her to stay in school, considering she was also one of the MOS committee with an important position.

Of all the people who whine, it is Gemma who is in’culik’ to join the Gala. Niko and Febri follow them after Rosa allows them to.

“This, give drinking water to Gala before she gigs,” orders Rosa.

“But, Bu—”

“Give now!”

Left with no choice, Gemma complied and walked towards the Gala sitting backstage, with other contestants from various schools, who were waiting for her name to be called to perform.

“This is for you, from Bu Rosa,” said Gemma coldly without wanting to look directly into Gala's eyes.

Gala received the bottle of mineral water and deliberately grasped Gemma's hand. He held the bottle for a long time without letting it go. His eyes were too fixed on the figure in front of him. The girl was no longer pale, her lips were redder, and her eyes were no longer sad.

“Still, Gem,” says Gala slowly.

“Gala.. eng... release my hand ..” whispered Gemma slowly and slightly misbehaved.

“Thank you for coming here,” said Gala with a sincere twinkle in her eyes.

“Don't pede, I'm here because forced Bu Rosa.”

Then, their attention was turned to another tall, narrow-eyed boy with bird-nest-like hair and both had Gala-like dimples.

“Don't woo girls here dong,” he said with a ketus on Gala.

Gemma glanced at him and instantly recognized who he was. The boy is Julian, a transfer student from Kalimantan a few months ago. Julian attended school at Pelita Ibu Peritiwi High School, which is not far from their school. His guitar playing skills are pretty good. And Gemma had seen him once in a while playing in a cafe when he ran away from his crazy father.

But right now, Gemma had no intention of greeting first. In addition to never having any direct interaction, Julian is also often surrounded by many fanatical fans of girls. He forcibly removed his hand from the Gala to quickly pass from there, avoiding interaction with others again.

“Eh you ‘kan..” Julian recognized Gemma as she was about to turn around. “I've seen you go to the cafe in Kemang area, you had to play there once ‘kan? You're here for the competition too?”

“At first that's it. But not so...” said Gemma kindly.

Gemma smiled faintly as she showed Julian the injured finger.

Julian's eyebrows shot up looking at Gemma's finger. “Wah very dear. If you are the one who advances, I will lose to you..”.

Gala's eyebrows shot up with disgust at Julian. Playboy fucking geeky village!

Gemma chuckles, “Can be you. No need to..”

And that again... why directly use ‘aku-you’? SKSD's right!

A strange feeling immediately rumbled to his mind when he saw Gemma who so easily interacted with Julian. With him? Always being chased away.. What the fuck is he trying? Want to spread the charm?

All the foreign emotions that suddenly rolled in Gala's mind finally made her give out a single sentence like a tsunami wave that instantly silenced Julian's mouth.

“Lo why do my girls decetin?”

Both Gemma and Julian immediately turned to Gala who was now standing looking at them while holding her side. Gemma's mouth opened when she heard Gala claiming to be her boyfriend and she looked surprised.

Gala immediately pulled Gemma's hand away. Julian is increasingly gawking when Gemma just resignedly tailed Gala, and looks like a real girlfriend.

“Lepasin..” pinta Gemma when they finally get to the parking lot behind the venue.

"Gue doesn't like to see you being teased by him!"

“Gue wants to say who it is up to me! Why use all my girlfriends?"

“Lo why, Gem? These few days, I've been kind to you, but you still nyuekin me. It's so cold to me. Then why the same Julian cepet familiar?”

Gemma's voice was heard rising. “Gue no obligation clearin anything equally lo. Anyway, I'm still mad at you. Because of all—”

“I told you, it's not me. You can ask Diana. For a few days we have been maksa Erika ngaku. And yesterday, he finally confessed. He's the one who got you beat up by your dad, not me.”

Gemma's eyes grow and shine. His voice then decreased. “Ngaku? Is that really Erika's number?”

“Iya... And I assure you, he can't bother you anymore.”

“Can that be? Why?”

“Because we hold her secret..”

“What secret?” Gemma began to change her war from jutek to be curious.

“Aaan anyway? Very mupeng dah! There's deh... Only we know.”

Either Gemma should feel happy or not. Indeed, Diana had tried to convince him that Gala was innocent. He then ventured to look at Gala who was still looking at him intensely. But Gemma blushed instead, wanting her to run from here so as not to be stared at like that.

Instead of Gala releasing her gaze, she was even more fixed looking at the Gemma bead which turned out to be dark green. Where did he get those green eyes? It is unique and makes Gala more curious.

Driven by that feeling, Gala took Gemma's left hand and grasped it tightly. Making Gemma flinch with Gala's sudden movements.

“Gem. We're friends..”

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