Pocong In Smartphone
5-1. The Spirit of Monday
(POV back to Firza)
Perhaps it was a bright Monday, I could feel her happiness flowing in my veins.
While chewing food in the mouth, I thought, what interesting things will happen today? I look forward to. The spirit of monday!!
"Fir, horrors, lately there's been a lot of trance at your school, huh?" I asked when we were at the dinner table for breakfast.
I immediately coughed when I heard Mom start a conversation that was not too good the topic.
"Yes, Mom, even one of them has my classmates who are possessed!" I laughed embarrassedly while scratching my head.
"Ooohh yes, be careful, ngerepotin others if you are possessed!" Reply Mom joking.
"Nick-nickle, wuuihhhh..gruesome!" He joked, but somehow his face looked flat. "Firza won't be possessed, because Firza, 'is strong, from Texas!"
I laughed embarrassedly at the words my parents said. If they also knew that I had helped resuscitate my friend Atma who was in a trance, but would they be proud? It seems that helping to resuscitate a possessed person is not a proud achievement. So yes, I'll keep this story.
"Oiya, Mom, I miss Pusi! Pusi can I take it home, can I? Yeah, yeah, huh? I'm afraid he'll do anything at school" beg me like a child.
"But promise that you'll clean her poppies carelessly?" ask Mom to make sure.
Well, if that's me I can't promise, but what can I do? This is for the sake of bringing my special cat home.
"J-jan.. jan. promises-"
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"Lisa! Waitamin!" I called Lisa when I just got off the bike in the school parking lot and accidentally saw her who had also just arrived at school.
Still in the schoolyard, Lisa turned to me for a moment, smiled faintly for a second, then looked forward again to focus on walking. My heart immediately flowered to see that short smile.
Ah, I'm stunned. I was immediately excited to chase after her, hoping that the two of us could walk together towards the classroom while chatting.
"Wait, Lisa! You see your way is nimble too, like Atma who is possessed by a tiger!" I screamed, whether it was a mockery or a compliment I don't know.
Still a step away I could match her footsteps, but being too tired, I didn't want to push myself just yet. Even from my perspective who was next to Lisa, I couldn't see her pretty face this morning.
Even Lisa didn't want to stop walking to give me a breath just yet, so we could walk side by side like one...
My attention stopped when Lisa...
Suddenly Lisa laughed softly, followed by a sentence that is not too expressive. "The other person just called me 'Lis' for ease. But if you, somehow from yesterday always call me complete 'Lisa'. I feel a bit..."
"No papa, right, Lisa? Oiya, weird too huh? Yeah, Lis, I give it up. I'll sometimes call you 'Lis', and sometimes 'Lisa'. Depending on the synchronicity ah, it feels like I'm so complicated myself! The feeling yesterday I called you 'Lisa' straight, no problem," my ribet while ruffling hair in confusion.
~(One day before today)~
"No." Lisa's reply was short, solid, and clear.
"Jude, I borrowed your pen, Lisa. My ballpen the ink ran out," my request faced towards Lisa with a pouting face not excited.
"Huh?! O-okay, here," Lisa thrusting her pen for me to borrow, she looked confused, probably because the topic suddenly changed.
"Hehehe.. thanks, Lisa!" I answered with a smile after being lent a pen by Lisa, a regular black ballpoint pen, but the smell of strawberries.
~(Back to today)~
Lisa raised both shoulders while glancing at me, as if she was saying, "Some, maybe just your feelings, maybe,".
Yeah, maybe it's just my feeling that's kind of wrong with my call to Lisa in full. It could be that for the past few days, I always called her by the full name "Lisa" instead of "Lis" to make it easier.
Ah forget about this call-call problem, now back to reality again.
I walked along with Lisa, and was finally able to equalize our footsteps. Although there was no chat at the moment, but was proud to be able to walk beside him towards the classroom as well.
Right and left, I feel like people are looking at me because they can walk with Lisa, a new and cool student at this school.
The two of us walked together from the front yard of the school, right up to the lobby. But one of the teachers in the lobby, suddenly tried to block our way with his body after looking at us, as if there was an affair with both of us that made him like this.
"I've been looking for you daritadi. There was a question I wanted to ask," said the Master after stopping right in front of us, only to ask Lisa something. "Event yesterday Saturday, there were 4 of your upperclassmen who were injured due to unclear causes, do you know anything? That Saturday, some students also saw you coming home late."
"I don't know, sir." Lisa replied while shaking her head and flat.
"What's? You don't know? It's weird, but yeah. Starting today, when all classes, organizations, and extracurriculars are finished, do not get late at school, just go home! Because lately, I often receive reports about strange and supernatural occurrences in school. Umm.. Then that's all you want to talk about. So, go to your class now, the ceremony is about to start!" The teacher is full of responsibility.
After we finished the lecture, we were welcome to pass. And a thousand questions instantly stuck in my mind.
So, that Saturday, Lisa came home late at night?! Not that he was also invited by the upperclassmen to the guts test huh? I really remember that day.
I ventured to put my hand on Lisa's shoulder. "Are you lying?!"
"I'm sorry, I did it to avoid trouble" Lisa replied, looking guilty, then glared at me with her head down.
"Yes, yes it doesn't matter either. Besides, it's for your own good, isn't it? Ehehe, maybe if I were you, I would lie too! But I guess," I said jokingly, trying to melt our mood.
Yeah! I hope he smiles as thin as ever.
But I can't see him right now, because he's always smiling briefly for a second, plus he's looking at me, turning his face down.
And the thing is, I wonder, what other than she looks cool, she's actually a shy girl like this too?