
"That time you said you wanted to be with your friend but in fact you're still here" said Rica because she had remembered Julia's last sentence before unconscious on the way to the hospital.
Wendy gave one punch behind Rica's back. "What do you mean by that, Rica? Do you want Julia to leave?"
"Aw! Sorry, I didn't mean that."
"I was cast out" said Julia making them speechless and turning to her. "Gerda. It says, 'what are you doing here? I told you not to follow me!' then he pushed me away. At first I insisted on being with him but suddenly his mother came. Gerda's mother scolded me all out. He said my life was long and it wasn't time for me to be there. He advised me to come back soon because I had worried about my family and friends."
Everyone was silent for a moment as soon as they heard that. A gentle wind slowly blew against their hair. Julia fixed the strands of her hair that covered her face.
"Losing someone we love, be it family or friends, a true friend is painful. No one wants it. But we must not give up on this life either. The people who leave us are definitely not willing to see us continue to fall into grief" Febby said.
"don't be sad Julia. There will still be us who will always be your friends" continued Marjorie.
"As a child my mother used to say that the dead would turn into stars in the sky. So if you miss them, you'll see the stars" Nisa said.
"Star?"
"Yes. When I miss my mom, every night I look at the stars."
"All right, I'll try."
"Hey, hey, Julia. How about we race after this?" take Rica to try and distract Julia.
"Bicycle race?"
"No. Of course the real race. Did you forget my challenge back then?"
"challenged? When did you say it?" ask Julia while remembering.
"Sir Rica, how did Julia know about the challenge? When you say it, Julia is unconscious" said Nisa.
"Huh? Unconscious? When the hell did you challenge me to a race?" Julia was even more confused. She did not remember much of their conversation when Rica drove her to the hospital.
"My fault, but you don't have to show that stupid expression!" Rica tried to contain her anger. I don't know why it makes him upset to see the look on Julia's face. "alright. How about we race today? I'm challenging you."
"Who's afraid. I accept your challenge," Julia replied firmly.
"Julia, are you sure? Your brother could be upset if he knew you were racing" Marjorie said.
"will not. My brother won't know as long as no one tells him."
"Not told nor will he know," Marjorie's inner.
"Don't you try to ban Marjorie, or do you want to race with us? I wonder what the driving ability of an elite member is as good as what. Or maybe you can't drive a car at all?" lure Rica so that Marjorie will also come along.
"So your words, Rica! I learned to drive from the experts. I accept your challenge and I'll show you my prowess, "it's easy for Marjorie to get hooked.
"Then come on. Don't talk too much. We prove now who's better."
"Later first. If you really want to race, where did you get the car? Did you forget that none of us had a car?" said Wendy.
"The three young masters each brought a car. We just need to borrow their car" said Rica.
"What do you mean by Rica's three young masters, Alwen, Sean and Yusra?" ask Nisa to make sure.
"Who else?"
"But would they lend me their car?" asked Wendy hesitated.
"certainly will. I'll talk to them."
Since they agreed to race this afternoon, they rushed back to the inn. After lunch, they went to the garage to pick their car. Rica has told of the race plan and intends to borrow the cars of the three young masters, Yusra, Alwen and Sean. Hearing the girls want to race, they were immediately interested to see it. Something quite unique activities that are rarely done by most girls in general. The three of them immediately agreed to lend their cars. Arriving at the garage there are already three sports cars welcoming them. Julia looks very excited around the three cars.
"Gee... Your car is really cool. I'm gonna put this one on" Julia pointed at one of the red cars. "Who's this?"
"The car belongs to..." Alwen did not continue with his answer. He just looked at the car owner.
"My tree" replied Sean.
"Oh, it's yours, Sean. I borrow it, can you?" julia asked with a smile.
Seeing that sweet smile made Sean turn his face away. "Of course I can."
"Thank you" Julia happily received the car keys from Sean.
The race of the three of them was held on the street not far from the inn. They started getting ready in their cars. Julia uses Sean's car, while Marjorie uses Yusra's silver car and Rica uses Alwen's car in green. The three striking colored cars were ready on the star lane and with the engine already on. Cheers from Wendy, Febby, Nisa, Alwen and Sean who became the audience were so happy to support the racers, namely Julia, Rica and Marjorie.
"You girls ready?" said Yusra who this time became the flag holder. "Who gets here in one round is the winner."
The countdown is done, the flag fluttering the race marker begins. With the driving diversion at their disposal, Julia, Rica and Marjorie gas up as quickly as possible. The three cars sped up on the paved road and looked fiercely ahead of each other. So far they have looked balanced. Meanwhile, inside the inn, Julius was confused by the silence of the inn. There was no one he met but the servants. Julius tried to find them in every room but did not meet. As he heads to the kitchen, Julius finds Kety there wondering tips and tricks about cooking with the chef. He loved every dish and wanted to learn. Coincidentally the chef at the inn was very good and willing to share his knowledge with Kety.
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