The Choice of Old Man
When We First Meet

February 27, 2018, South Jakarta.

"When did it stop, it was raining?."

Alexa stood on the school terrace looking up, staring at the dark clouds accompanied by heavy rain. It's been almost half an hour Alexa waiting for the rain to subside. Instead of subsiding even more rapidly, the water dam on the asphalt has reached the ankles. Alexa had no choice but to run through the rain, making her backpack an umbrella to protect her head.

On the sidewalk of the road, Alexa hit the arm of a gray hoodie man. He apologized for not being careful, then continued his steps. The man realized something, Alexa's school uniform got a little wet and exposed her body.

Alexa found an empty house on the edge of a deserted highway, not infrequently motorists or cars passing there. He decided to take shelter on the terrace of the empty house until the rain subsided. However, Alexa is not alone, seen one student standing looking at the street.

"Leonardo, are you here too?" ask Alexa. Leonardo is a classmate at Yuridicia Junior High School.

The young man named Leon did not answer. He was busy looking at Alexa's uniform wet with rain, revealing a black tank top and smooth skin. Instantly, the bulge on his neck moved, Leon felt his own already twitching.

Leon gently rubbed the top of Alexa's head, his lips smiling full of grin. "Alexa, you're beautiful. I love you from long ago."

"Keep why?"

Leon forcefully pulls the nape of Alexa's neck, landing a rough kiss on the girl's lips. He clung to Leon's shoulders, trying to push him. His strength was not comparable to that of the young man. The rumbling sound of lightning roared in the sky with a strong gust of wind pounding the leaves of the trees. The rain was pouring down the asphalt.

"Take me off!"

Leon's two hands began to guerrilla, placing his position in an impolite position on Alexa's body. Spontaneously, the girl pushed Leon's body backwards, away from him.

THE PLAQUE!

One loud slap filled the room, landing on Alexa's smooth cheeks. Leon finally lost his patience and went up.

"Where is the harm?!! I'm just a defense of my chastity!!" alexa screams hysterical. However, instead of replying, Leon released another slap on the girl's cheek.

"DON'T BE A HYPOCRITE!! You fit in as a prostitute." Leon pinches the thigh Alexa.

"Akhs! It hurts!"

"Eat it's like me! Open your uniform now!"

With a bated cry, Alexa released one by one her white uniform buttons, until they fell to the floor. After her chastity was snatched away by her classmates, she desperately looked after her for her future husband. But someone else got it. Alexa closed her eyes, hoping someone would help her.

The sound of gunfire shocked the two. Alexa immediately turned to the source of the voice. A man with a gray Hoodie and a black cloth mouthpiece, came shooting at Leon's ankle. The young man fell to the floor, blood running down his legs. The girl's prayer finally came. The man took off his Hoodie, put it on Alexa's body.

The man turned to Leon, swinging his legs kicking the young man's stomach in a row. Then, he took out the handcuffs, putting them on Leon's wrists. The man pulled out Leon's cell phone, contacted the authorities.

"In the meantime the police came. People like you, they pantes in the law." The man threw Leon's cell phone.

Alexa's cry broke, she hugged her own body. Tears flooded her cheeks, almost losing her purity. Alexa could not imagine what her fate would be if the man did not come to her aid.

Alexa rewinds the pace once she sees Leon. His knees were limp, his body was losing balance. Fortunately, the man swiftly caught Alexa's waist and grabbed her.

"Silent. I'm not a bad person." said the gentleman. Alexa wrapped her arms around the man's waist.

A week later.

Since the incident that day, Alexa became a quiet person, always confining herself in the room. He always dodged whenever his father wanted to hug him or just hold his hand. Of course Alexa does not tell what happened, she thinks it is better to hold it alone than to have to tell stories.

"ARGHA!!"

As loud as Alexa shouted, her voice would not be heard by her father and mother or next door neighbors. Because the room is soundproof. The girl felt a tightness in her chest, then beat her hard.

"Lo's fit to be a whore!"

Suddenly, Leonardo's reflection appeared in the mirror. Alexa growled furiously as she clenched her two hands firmly. He looked around, looking for something that could be thrown.

A PRAAKK!!

Alexa throws a mirror in front of her currently using a vase of flowers. Alexa looked at the broken glass on the floor. I don't know what's going through his mind. He took out a fragment of the mirror and held it tightly, until drops of blood fell under the back of his hand.

"Wherever you are, I'll keep following you." Leon's voice was heard whispering in Alexa's ear.

Alexa followed Leon's advice. Then, ran out of the house through the front door of her room. The girl ran on the sidewalk without using footwear. In fact, he did not care about the gazes of those around him. He had to get as far away as possible so as not to see Leon again.

Alexa stopped in the middle of the highway. Some riders honked their car and motorcycle horns, telling the girl to get out of the way immediately. Alexa does not listen to the sound of the horn that continues to sound.

The girl looked at a truck driving towards her. Someone managed to lift Alexa's body, pulling it to the edge of the road.

"Why do you nolongin me?! I should have died in a truck!" Alexa crying sobbing.

In one hand, the man held Alexa in his arms, his fingers patting the girl's back like a baby. The water in his eyes was getting wet on his face. Alexa closed her eyes, spilling all her pain in the man's arms.

"Don't do it, your life is precious. Not for anyone, but for yourself. Suicide is not the right path. I'm sure you can get through all this." said the gentle man.

Alexa shook her head. "I can't, I'm afraid."

"My face. Just calm down."

Just a few words made Alexa nod. Come to think of it as having a point, he shouldn't have given up just because of one delinquent like Leon. Alexa had her arms around the man's waist.

Since that meeting, Alexa went to a mental hospital to consult a psychiatrist, without telling her parents. He left a letter in his room. His doctor suggested that Alexa be treated for medical therapy. Over time, Alexa's mental state stabilized.

A year has passed, Alexa and her parents moved to West Jakarta. The girl will continue her school again, coincidentally her two best friends also moved there. Not to forget, Alexa left a letter on the doorstep, hoping the man would read it.

"Congratulations, Hoodie. Yeah, that's your name now. Because I don't know your real name. I am now moving to West Jakarta. Yea!."

The first time he met Alexa. There was a slight sense of attraction that made him want to continue to be by the girl's side. The man also decided to follow Alexa to West Jakarta.

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