Toxic Friendzone
Staked

The day was over to pick up the afternoon, seen the two friends talking while laughing down the school corridor. Sometimes the two friends tighten the bag on his shoulders. A hard day, also passed with a lot of luggage in their bags.

"Tomorrow I'll put all my books in the desk drawer. It's so heavy" Kayla grumbled with annoyance, so many package books she brought along not to mention some novels that she brought and would read when free to say hello.

Jennita laughed, "If Mr. Robert knew there were students keeping books in the desk drawer, he would hang us out for a day" The girl covered her mouth, then her face looked sad. Although a little killer but Mr. Robert is a strict teacher. Teachers who can educate and nurture their students well. But who would have thought that the most famous teacher had been found with a terrible situation.

A crushed head, mutilated body and already in a rotting state in the back shed of the school. But strangely the case was not thoroughly investigated by the school. They said Mr. Robert only became a victim of robbery and the case was closed afterwards, because of fear that the good name of the school would be tainted if the spread of murder cases that hit terrible. Many rumors say that Mr. Robert was killed deliberately, seen from the mutilation of his body that is like a pattern and it is clear that the culprit is a clever person.

"Sir Robert.." Kayla said slowly, somehow she felt guilty for the dead middle-aged man, there must be a family to support.

"After many years passed, only this time it was heard again that a murder case occurred.."

"Again?" parrot Kayla while looking at Jennita, now both of them are sitting in the back garden of the school while looking at the beautiful twilight sky.

Jenita sighed violently and nodded, her great curiosity leading her to know something she should not know. "Say, this school was a waste"

"Kylas.."

Both of them were shocked and looked back. Finding Kenzie running towards them made the two look at each other. Jennita clasped Kayla's hand tightly, and the girl smiled.

"Kay let's go home" said Kenzie while taking Kayla's bag for her to carry, but was immediately taken away by the girl. The man fell silent and looked at Kayla flat, this was like not her Kayla.

"For me to go to the bookstore with Jennita, you go home first. Mother also told me earlier, and she said she could."

Kenzie put Kayla's bag back into the garden chair, then she turned her head and stared intensely at Jennita. Seeing the girl nod as if assenting made Kenzie stare at Kayla flat back. "Udah afternoon." replied Kenzie briefly as he stared at the slowly fading twilight sky and replaced the night.

"It's not too late Ken, don't worry I've got permission."

The man looked at Kayla deeply, why did he feel like this girl was avoiding him?

"okay!" Kenzi's final step back and then left, but the man stopped when a small hand prevented him.

"Don't speed, and go straight home."

Kenzie approached and jerked Kayla's hand and hugged her tightly, it felt like she wanted to hide this girl from everyone's gaze.

The girl who had been sitting in the garden chair turned her face when she saw Kenzie clutching her best friend tightly. It seemed he did not see a romantic scene, but a scene that was more horror than seeing a pshycho tear apart its prey.

"Don't tell me for long when you're home!" whispered Kenzie while peeping at Kayla's forehead, and the girl smiled as she nodded. "Don't make it past 7, if it's past," she whispered again, stroking Kayla's hair gently. "I'll pick you up!"

"Yeah Ken."

"I'm leaving."

Kayla smiled as she returned Kenzie's hand which slowly started to move away. The girl was sitting limply on the park chair while looking at Jennita and the girl nodded as if understanding what her best friend was saying through the gaze. Kayla picks up her phone then types something and sends it to Jennita and the girl immediately replies.

"Don't ask Jenn anything, he's still here!"

"I understand Kay."

The two friends put their phones back in, then walked out of the park.

"Come on Jenn, the bookstore's closing."

"Prophe Kay!" jennita grumbled as she followed her best friend's quick steps. The girl then crouched down to tie her loose shoelaces. He could see there was a silhouette behind him, Jennita smiled indeed from earlier the man was staking out the two of them.

***

"The old time did not come here so much rame" said Kayla Celingukan, this place they have been since still Junior High. It used to be not as big and spacious as this, there were also no employees like now and only guarded by the owner of a middle-aged man with his son.

"Jennita's all good books. I want all!" tekik Kayla a scene that was immediately smothered by her best friend.

"Sstt, everyone looks here" Jennita said and took Kayla to the novel rack. The girl was pissed off and Jennita laughed. "What novel do you want?" jennita asked as she looked around, so many of her favorite horror novels that made it feel like she was in heaven.

"Jenn Horror.."

"Okay, I'll help you find!"

The two friends continued down the shelves of novels, to find horror novels that could attract their attention. Jennita continued to look around while reading the title and synopsis. After reading the synopsis, Jennita sighed softly in a convoluted plot to make the girl put it back on the shelf, but suddenly he took one of the novels.

Just looking at the cover she was already interested enough to read it, the girl flipped the novel over and started reading the synopsis. "Well." murmured softly, it turned out that not only was the cover beautiful but the synopsis was also able to amaze him. The neatly arranged sentence straps, packed into a synopsis that describes the novel is quite interesting.

"Kayla, take a look!"

"What's Jenn?" kayla asked and approached her best friend.

"This novel"

"Yes, thank you" answered the two in unison, it seemed that the girl was a college boy who was looking for a reference book for his duties.

"The Death Square.." muttered the two companions while reading the title of the novel, and after that the two looked at each other and nodded. Kayla picked up the novel, as well as Jennita, and the two queued up to ask for the author's signature.

The girl occasionally looked at her watch, it was already 6 and it was time to stay another 1 hour. Kayla moves uneasily this queue is quite long, it deserves this bookstore rame in effective days.

"Oh.." - Kayla muttered softly.

"Kay, did we just cancel?" jennita asked when she saw her best friend was agitated.

"Nanggung Jenn, no more 2." pointed Kayla at the queue in front of her that was getting thin, and Jennita nodded. When it was her turn, Kayla offered the novel to sign the author but she was shocked to see who the author was.

"El?"

"Kayla, well it's been a while." replied the man as he signed Kayla's novel.

Jenita frowned and whispered in her best friend's ear. "Who's Kay?"

"Oh yeah, Jenn, he's Elfata the bookstore owner's son."

The man smiled and then thrust his hand out to shake hands, clumsily Jennita replied. I do not think the author is young.

"Elphata."

"Jennity."

"Greetings!" the two said in unison which made Kayla laugh. "When did you become El's author? It's so great for your fans to get in line." Show Kayla in the queue behind her, the more crowded the night becomes.

"Hehe. It was a long time ago, but not for long. You're dropping by again." replied the man as he signed Jennita's novel.

"Yes, you want to stop by again."

The man laughed, the girl was still as funny as ever. "Udah ya El, we say goodbye before the one behind the rampage." Kayla said wide open and passed away after getting her autograph and paid for it.

"Yes stopped by again, jennita, Kayla." she cried after seeing the two disappear.

After successfully exiting the two friends sigh in relief, being in there is quite crowded. "You know him Kay?"

"Yes Jenn, I used to be here at Junior High when the store first opened and the one who kept it was his father was the same as he was Elfata."

Jennita nodded, just as her best friend knew her. Slowly he reopened the novel, and sparkled with pleasure when he got the author's signature straight away. "Great yes he Kay, young is already a penu-"

"Why Jenn?" kayla asked when she saw her best friend pausing her sentence.

"N-no Kay." Jennita replied and stuffed her novel quickly into her bag. What he saw on the first page after the signature was enough to shock him and he became quite curious about the man named Elfata Devanka.

Kayla nodded then glanced back at her watch, it was already 18:50. "It's only 10 minutes left." he murmured softly. "Come on Jenn, speed it up later!" kayla said as she pulled her best friend's hand. He talks too late to make him forget time.

"Yes Kay, let's go pu-"

"Kenzie?" muttered the two together when he saw a man approaching them with a flat face.

"Let's go home!" jolt Kenzie while pulling Kayla's hand. "Why are you here?" kayla asked as she followed the man's wide steps.

"Pick you up what else!"

"But it's not 7 Ken yet."

"Less 10 minutes! Let's go!"

"I don't like this!" kayla murmured softly, yet it was still clear in the man's hearing.

"What did you say?"

"Nothing, let's go home! Jenn I'm first yeah.." Kayla's waving from the car window on Jennita who was staring at her.

"Yes Kay be careful!"

Kayla sighed softly, she was very uncomfortable with this. "Ken, next time don't pick me up so suddenly. I don't feel free, after all I've had the same permission!"

Kenzie fell silent and stared at the street sharply. Without answering anything he continued to drive his car to drive Kayla home with a burning anger.

tbc.