
"E... Alison!" Call me.
"Yes?"
"Arigatou has helped me"
"meaning?"
"I know you're helping me"
"Where do you know?"
"I can see a shadow. The shadow that shows what they want to do to me" I explained at length.
"Then?"
"At that moment your shadow showed that you wanted to help me"
"Ep... We are friends! Friends need to help each other, right?"
"Yes, thank you again" I bowed my body.
"No problem" he said to me.
Days pass. I'm getting closer to Karlina. I think he's a good man. He used to defend me when I was in the bully. He also taught me a lot of material that I didn't understand. I'm glad I have a friend like him.
Until we finally became friends. We always go and go to school together. Although we have different classes, but we always meet during the break. Sometimes we go to the cafeteria, but sometimes we also spend time in the library.
"Excuse me..." I said peek at Karlina's class.
"Aila huh?" Muharlan.
"Yes hehe"
"Karlina didn't come in today?" My toot.
"No"
"E... All righty! Thanks"
I finally went to the cafeteria by myself. After the bell rang I went back to class. In class I kept thinking about the reason why Karlina didn't come in. I know he's a hard man.
[TOOLS]
I decided to take Karlina to her house. We usually meet at the bus stop. When I ring the bell of his house. Shortly after, Karlina's grandmother came out.
"Eh, son Aila huh?"
"Yes grandma. Karlina's gone?"
"Here, just left"
"I'll excuse you then, Grandma"
"Yes, be careful on the road"
I ran straight to the bus stop. When it comes, sure enough. I saw Karlina standing waiting for the bus.
"Karlina!" I screamed and hugged him.
"No need to scream"
"Hehe, sorry" I immediately took off my embrace.
"Oh yeah! Why didn't you come in yesterday?"
"Then I was sick"
"Now is it healed?"
"Not yet"
"Hey?" I'm confused.
"Yes already! If you are still sick, where is it possible to go to school"
"Pake all things" He said.
"Hehey"
"Wait!"
"What's wrong?" Ask Karlina.
I saw a man walking across the street. But... On the man's body was a red shadow which meant that he wanted to harm someone.
"That guy... Wanted to hurt someone..." I pointed at the guy.
"Huh? You see the aura?"
"Yes"
Shortly after the bus arrived. As we were sitting in the bus I saw the man coming into an alley from the window. I have a bad feeling. But... I can't do anything either.
[SKIP, GO HOME TO SCHOOL]
"Come on" Take Karlina.
"Today's my biggest daily replay!" Proudly.
"Then?"
"Thank you for teaching me! In exchange today I'm buying!"
"That means not going home?"
"Sure! What do you like?"
"I like ice cream"
"Then let's go to the cafe!" I'm excited.
We walked while chatting. I tell a lot about the events of the daily repetition. Karlina seemed happy to listen to him. Yep... He is a good listener!.
"Eh?" When we were chatting without us knowing we were almost there, but the main road to our favorite cafe was closed.
"You go through the alley?" Ask Karlina. I nodded in response. We also went into an alley. The end of this alley is our favorite caffe. Our favorite cafe is next to this alley.
"Akh!" Without realizing it, someone stabbed me in the back. "Who?!" Said Karlina while shouting, she immediately turned her body. I'm numb, I can't move. Is the wound big?.
There was a man wearing a robe running from the back in front of Karlina. Karlina swiftly kicked the man's stomach. Unaccepting, the man hits Karlina, but Karlina fends off the attack.
Karlina came forward and continued kicking the person while fending off the attack from the person. Then I saw the guy take something out of his pocket, and it was... A knife?!.
"KARLINA! CAREFULL!" My words scream.
Karlina understood my point. The man took a few steps back and threw the knife. Karlina swiftly caught the knife.
Then Karlina thrust the knife into the man's stomach. After that he took a few steps and extended his hand. At the same time, the man also fell.
I caught Karlina's hand and stood up. With the help of Karlina I managed to stand up. When I took off my hand I saw his hand covered in blood.
"Karlina! Your hand!" Panicked saying.
"No problem, it's important we get out of here first"
"Through here!" Karlina pulled my hand and ran leading the way.
I had a little trouble walking because of the wound on my back. Karlina realized that and slowed her path. I also took off my hand for fear of pressing Karlina's wound.
"Thank you"
"We're both victims"
"We survived because we were lucky"
"Haha. You can, don't pretend to be a victim"
"The real color is you're a hero" I tried to convince him.
"I am the hero of your story but I am the victim of my story" he said.
I was confused by that word. But I didn't pay attention to it. For the sake of... He is my best friend and my hero!. I will continue to support my hero. If my hero suffers, I will help him!. That's what's going through my mind right now.
We hid in an old shop in the alley. In this shop there is a medicine box. Karlina helped me heal my wounds. I also bandaged Karlina's hand. We hid long enough.
𝘒𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘬
"Eh?" An old man walked into the store and saw us. We glanced at each other, then Karlina hinted for me to find an excuse. The old man looked up at the door.
"I'm sorry... You who?" My toot.
"I'm the owner of this shop" After hearing those words, I stood up.
"Sorry! But can we rest here any minute?" I said while bowing.
"May, and also... Are you guys hurt?"
"E..." I glanced at Karlina because I didn't know what to answer.
"So there was a thug chasing us, so we got a little hurt. Finally we decided to hide here" Karlina said to help me explain.
"In this alley there are indeed many thugs. You guys have to be careful"
"Have your wounds been treated?" Ask the grandfather.
"We borrowed your medicine box..." I said in a small voice.
"Good then. You just hide here until your wounds get better" said the grandfather with a smile.
"Arigatou gozaimasu" We said in unison.
After that, my grandfather left the store. Did he just see the state of his shop? I don't know. I saw Karlina pull out her phone and play it. He looks like he's typing. At the same time he smiled.
"Cock-smile-self?"
"Why do you think?" I teased Karlina.
"Chat... From friends"
"Is she?"
"Yes"
"Is that Muharlan-san?"
". . . . . "
"Why silence?" My toot.
"Do you know where his name is?"
"He used to help me look for you, so I can say I always ask him when I want to see you"
"Oh... That's it"
"He was telling me about the new teacher, he said his new teacher liked to joke"
"New teacher who taught 3rd class sports huh?"
"Say he is"
"The teacher is funny... E.... I forgot his name!" I'm trying to remember.
"Let's go home, don't stay here too long"
"We'll go to the cafe first!" My words whine.
"Alright, but the road is a bit fast. So that no more thugs are caught"
"I know, don't be reminded"