SURREPTITIOUS
The Part 20

When the truck came close to bulldozing him, someone pulled Amadhea's jacket and carried her to the curb.

Amadhea looked up at her helper. He was surprised, it turns out that the man who had just helped him was Xaga. His body was wet with rain.

Xaga pulled Amadhea to stand in the shade. They both sat on the station.

Silent.

Both of them were silent and did not say a word. Because it feels awkward.

"Thank you for helping me" said Amadhea.

Xaga did not respond.

Some students pass by. They looked at Xaga and Amadhea sitting next to each other on the station bench.

"Cieee." They seem to recognize Xaga and Amadhea. That's why they tease both of them.

"Duaing mulu, dating, huh?"

"Class couple, here."

Amadhea and Xaga did not respond to them.

Amadhea got up from the bench and then passed away. "I missed the last bus. I go first, yeah."

Amadhea had to walk to get to her house. Without him noticing, Xaga followed him behind.

Amadhea arrived at her house when it was dark. He opened the gate and entered.

Xaga stopped in front of the gate . He saw Amadhea enter the creepy old house. For a moment, the man looked around the house.

"What are you doing there?"

Xaga was surprised when someone rebuked him. He looked, apparently Irma. The man did not answer directly.

"You got Dhea, huh?" ask Irma suspiciously.

"Ah? No, it's not." Xaga shook both hands.

"You don't have bad intentions, do you?" search Irma.

Xaga shakes. "Excuse me, Auntie."

Irma looked at Xaga's back as it passed away. The woman nodded slowly.

Amadhea just finished her shower. He combed his long hair and then fell asleep while playing a game on his phone. The girl stopped for a moment. He remembered what happened this afternoon. Xaga saved her from death.

Although the man seemed cynical and unfriendly, but it turns out Xaga has a good heart. He took the risk to help Amadhea.

"I've been grateful, no need to thank you twice" muttered Amadhea as she resumed playing the game.

The next morning, Amadhea woke up early. He looks more cheerful today. Amadhea didn't get any interference from the subtle creatures last night. That's why he slept well and woke up refreshed.

Remembering Xaga's kindness, Amadhea intended to make fried rice for the man. As it was still very early in the morning, Amadhea still had plenty of time to cook. He poured the cooked fried rice into two boxes of provisions. One for Xaga and the other for him.

Amadhea went to school. He wore a jacket that he wore yesterday after being dried because he was wet when he came home. The girl had no other jacket in her house.

Arriving at school, Amadhea greeted Mr. Juki and Mr. Tarmin in front. Then he entered his class.

While climbing the stairs, Amadhea passed by a student whose uniform was different. Amadhea immediately turned her eyes away, because it was certain that the student was not human. For what morning students from other High Schools are in Germada High School?

The ghost-wearing High School Uniform is the old German High School uniform.

As Amadhea walked past her, the ghost stared at Amadhea who passed by her. The long-haired student with a face full of wounds looked up at Amadhea, but she did nothing.

Amadhea screamed in her heart, fucking ghost, you shit! I just remembered, he was the one who pushed me down the highway yesterday!

When he reached the 3rd floor, Amadhea was quite surprised, as there were many monstrous creatures in the corridor. The girl breathed a heavy sigh. He wanted to undo his intention to class, but if he returned, then he would cross paths with the female ghost on the stairs.

They must be ghosts of those old tree dwellers. Because they do not have a house, they are so wandering around like this and want to take over the school building as a new 'occupancy place', thought Amadhea.

Amadhea ventured into the corridor to her class. He only needed to pass through the XI-IPA-A class to arrive at XI-IPA-B.

While passing through the corridor, the ghosts pulled over. Amadhea. Why are they pulling over? They usually bother me.

Like the others, the black-bodied ghost did not attack me like yesterday. Is it because he heard a ghostly voice calling my name? Are the ghosts from my house so powerful and terrifying? Maybe he was protecting me? Amadhea wondered in her heart.

Amadhea screeched quietly. How could that black-eyed ghost protect me? He almost killed me in the dining room when Aunt Irma didn't come.

The break bell rings.

Amadhea did not go to the canteen. He still has the task of copying Chemicals. This time there was Alinda who accompanied him. Greeta and Zahra went to the cafeteria.

"What time did you come home yesterday?" amadhea asked without taking her eyes off Zahra's Chemistry book. His hands did not stop writing either.

"Hour 7 nights. Fortunately, Papa came home and picked me up. The parents of many possessed disciples came over night. Maybe they are busy too" replied Alinda.

"Zahra too?" ask Amadhea.

Alinda nodded. "Yes, Zahra and the other PKS members came home at 7 as well. They help PMRs that are almost overwhelmed. You can write by the way, can you? Well, you have a good focus."

Amadhea sees Xaga passing through her class with Elan and Zayn. "Alinda, I'm out for a second, yeah."

Without waiting for an answer from Alinda, Amadhea rushed out with a box of food containing fried rice that she made this morning.

"Dragon!" call Amadhea. The three men looked at him.

Amadhea gave the box to Xaga. "Thank you for helping me yesterday."

Xaga received the box and dumped the contents into the trash. Elan and Zayn had not expected Xaga to do so.

Amadhea saw her fried rice end up in the garbage can.

"xaga, lo...." Elan refrained from cursing.

"Don't make any more food" Xaga told Amadhea then passed by.

"Xaga." Zayn's following Xaga.

Alinda who saw that from the window looked annoyed. He came out and cursed, "Hey! You have no heart! Amadhea painstakingly made it! She must have gotten up early just to cook that meal for you!"

Xaga snorted in annoyance. "I didn't tell him to cook that meal."

Zahra and Greeta just got back from the canteen. They saw Xaga and Alinda fighting.

"Hey! Why are you throwing away food like this!" gerutu Greeta while pointing at the fried rice in the trash can. He elbowed Zahra's arm. "What's the term?"

Zahra replied, "Mubadzir."

"Yes, this is mubadzir!" gerutu Greeta's.

"I didn't throw it away." Elan flicked her hand looking at the annoyed look Greeta had on her.

Greeta folded her hands in front of her chest. "Who is this made of? Which crazy person threw away the good food?! You guys don't know a lot of hungry people out there?!"

Xaga replied, "I threw it away, so why?"

Greeta narrowed her eyes. "Oh, you're the one wasting food."

Zahra held Greeta back from speaking rudely. Amadhea stared dejectedly at Xaga then passed to the classroom. Alinda follows Amadhea, while Zahra still tries to calm Greeta down.

Greeta pointed at her eyes with her index and middle fingers and then pointed at Xaga's eyes, as if she said, "Well, I'm watching you."

After that, Greeta walks into the class followed by Zahra who glances in annoyance at Zayn.

"Why did I get the rubber part," grumbled Elan while sniffing angrily at Xaga.

Zayn let out a heavy sigh. "Gue too."

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^^^08.20 | 1 September 2021^^^

^^^By Ucu Irna Marhamah^^^