Admiral's Secret
014

Nala started handing out copies of the assignments to her classmates one by one after Mr. Andre closed his study hours.

Then Nala went to Jian's desk, gave him one copy.

"Nala, I'm asking for more.."

"I gave you that."

Jian and Nala stared at each other.

"Huh?"

Suddenly Nala took a place beside Jian, a place that Raskal usually sat in class. There is a pride of its own where Nala can sit on the bench that Raskal always sits on. I think he wants to sit on that bench until tomorrow. But it's not possible.

"Nala,"

Nala gasped, she forgot beside him was Jian. Nala cleared her throat, neutralizing her nervousness.

"Sorry, hmm, look," Nala whispered so that Jian had to lean his body near Nala so that he could hear Nala's whisper clearly. "So I met Raskal at Bang Toyib's shop."

Jian was secretly astonished, confused about what to do because Jian and Raskal agreed not to tell anyone if Raskal was in Bang Toyib. But now Nala knows where she is. So, Jian was confused, what should he do now.

But better, Jian listened to Nala's explanation first. While thinking about what he should say to Nala after this.

"I saw Raskal sitting there. Then I immediately gave a copy of Mr. Andre's duties to him. I told you I'd tell you, too."

Jian nodded slowly. "All right."

"Jian" Nala whispered again. Jian looked at Nala. "If you may know, Raskal, hmm.. he.. what pain?"

Jian termangu's. "That's.."

"I mean.. Is there something... to her? I mean.." Nala gulps. Doubt expressed his anxiety to Jian. Afraid that his words would later offend or not be accepted by Jian.

But Jian was his best friend, Jian must have known about Raskal. Seeing Raskal deliberately skipping and smoking alone made Nala anxious.

It's not about people knowing Raskal near the school area and smoking.

"Forget it. don't matter. I'm sorry, Jian.."

In the end Nala undoes her intention to ask Raskal's situation. Although Nala is curious, even though Nala is curious. Raskal's blank gaze caught Nala, the young man he liked that didn't seem to be doing well.

By the time Nala walked into the school again while carrying a pile of copies, Nala kept thinking about it. Thinking about what really happened to Raskal until the young man skipped and smoked.

But what was Nala, and who, until Nala dared to ask Jian about Raskal? Even if Nala so asked his concern to Jian, not necessarily Jian will tell it, right?

Nala instead thought and steadied herself to hold back her curiosity, this was none of her business, even though her heart kept trying to break Nala's defenses to not ask Jian. Her heart was sad, anxious, agitated, but then again, Nala was nothing and who had to dare to ask Raskal no Jian.

Jian looked at Nala's back. Baffled. Nala seemed to want to ask him something but Nala paused. Jian was sure, Nala wanted to ask him about Raskal at Bang Toyib's tavern. Might want to ask why Raskal was there and didn't go to school. Seen her look of anxiety on that sweet face.

But in fact Nala returned to her desk with a gloomy face. Jian noticed Nala there. Then Santa asks Nala something and tries to cheer her up. The girl smiled, even for a moment.

With a look, Jian cut off his gaze and turned back to face the front. Thinking of the many conjectures between Raskal and Nala inside his head.

After school, Jian had to ask Raskal this.

...-0-...

It's the third day Raskal doesn't go to school.

The bench that Nala always noticed was empty without occupants. In Nala's current gaze, Jian was not distracted with an empty stool beside him.

Unlike Nala, her heart and gaze were empty.

Maybe this is too much for everyone who will hear Nala feel her day dim because her sun does not appear these three days. But that was how Nala felt.

Even the message he sent asking Raskal for a task was not a single reply he received. Never mind replies, all Nala's messages no one comes in. Looks like Raskal's phone isn't activated.

Nala sighed, trying to scoop up oxygen to relieve her congested heart. Then he opened the book in front of him and stared at the letter sheet for him to write.

Secretly Santa was sad to glance at his friend moody for three days. Last Santa heard Nala's story that Nala met Raskal at Bang Toyib's shop while smoking. Santa was quite surprised to hear that, because to his knowledge he never saw the young man smoking outside the school even once.

And today is the third day on which Raskal does not attend school, making his best friend more reserved. Santa sure Nala's worried about Raskal.

Santa tries to entertain the girl with a witty story. Last morning Santa's father gave a funny chat, who knows Nala laughs.

...-0-...

Hello, Raskal..

It's the fourth day you don't go to school. Are you all right? Hope you get better soon, Raskal.

I can't wait to see you school again in good health.

From, from,

Your secret admirer.

Nala read back the letter she wrote along with the wicker of flowers in her hand. The letter Nala folded and then he circled around while he quietly put it in the locker of the Raskal table along with the wicker of flowers.

Hoping the letters and flowers managed to cheer Raskal up. Although Nala is not sure because the webbing is not as good as the webbing she saw in some video tutorials.

Immediately Nala out of class so that her whereabouts are unknown to friends.

On the way to the school cafeteria, Nala was stunned to see a group of upperclassmen swarming around someone near the katin. Nala watched their movements as if they were hitting someone. There's an act of bullying there.

Nala was more surprised to see Lea who was being bullied by the upperclassman. It looks like the upperclassman is fussing Lea's closeness with Raskal. Nala knows the upperclassman who hit Lea today, the upperclassman is famous for his cynicism and arrogance towards his underclassmen, also they are known for their blatant love for Raskal.

Now Nala saw the upperclassman pushing Lea's shoulder, spurting her anger because Lea was too close to Raskal. Nala was eager to help Lea there, but she did not dwell because they were so many swarming Lea like a bug fly.

The atmosphere of the school began to get more crowded and it made bullying activities near the canteen the center of attention of the students.

But the many pairs of eyes watching them made them blazing a show of power. One of the upperclassmen wanted to show his anger at everyone watching, one hand went up and pulled Lea's original hair until Lea grimaced in pain.

Many pairs of eyes grimaced to see the brutality of the upperclassmen, Nala could not stand it anymore, was about to approach them but stopped when Raskal burst out and pushed the upperclassman away from Lea to fall to the floor.

The upperclassman complained of pain, Raskal's encouragement was not playful. No matter she was female or male, according to Raskal her actions were right to push her upperclassman down.

Nala was happy to see Raskal going to school again, her mind giving thanks.

"Are you okay?" Raskal approached Lea and helped comb through Lea's tangled hair. Lea shook her head and said that she was fine, even though her body was shivering in fear.

Shortly thereafter Jian appeared behind Raskal. Seeing Lea's situation, Jian was sorry.

While the upperclassman immediately ran away, cheered on the students and called him a coward. But Nala did not bother him, because at this time he was silent to witness Raskal's concern for Lea.

The young man did not hesitate to touch Lea's shoulder and tidied Lea's hair that looked messy and smooth to the touch. Even Raskal offers himself to escort Lea to his class and Lea attaches her hand to Raskal's. Raskal's hand was the safest and most comfortable place Lea had ever found.

Nala turned around, lowered her head and headed towards the classroom with a sliced heart.

...-0-...

Nala felt her ears buzzing, a little sick of hearing the hiroik Raskal's action became the lips of almost the entire school building.

But what makes Nala's ears restless for that reason, Raskal's actions reinforce the rumors between Raskal and Lea.

Plus hearing of Raskal's concern who was willing to take Lea to the girl's class. Unmitigated, Raskal drove him in until Lea's desk.

Santa just quietly listened to his friends' stories about Raskal and Lea. Noticing Nala moody beside him. Nala's face was lethargic. School hours have not yet begun.

Before long Raskal entered the classroom and almost all his friends cheered Raskal's arrival. Raskal is famous for being brave with anyone who does evil in school. Although there are some friends also regret the action of Raskal who encouraged a woman—for them Raskal could not push arbitrarily against women.

But Raskal's supporters are too many. So the comment sank with a line of pride on the cold figure.

Behind Nala stared at Raskal's presence towards her desk. His friends flocked to approach Raskal, giving his full support for his actions. They looked happy and proud because Raskal had managed to fight the upperclassmen.

Meanwhile, Nala, he just fell silent and daydreamed. Remembering Lea's and Raskal's hand grabbing her mind.

Then the action hiroik Raskal coupled with rumors that circulated so far, his friends unite the rumors with the actions of Raskal against Lea. His friends ventured to ask the status of two warm people discussed this morning.

Up ahead Raskal did not respond. From the beginning he entered the classroom, Raskal felt not disturbed by the noise of the class. The questions and prejudices of his friends are not at all discussed Raskal. Raskal had no interest in responding from the start.

Until among his friends berleleletuk origin, but the chirps reached Nala's ears.

"So, what was the fate of Raskal's admirers after seeing Raskal and Lea earlier?"

"If I had been one of Raskal's admirers, I would have backed out. Against Lea. I lost to you."

Nala looked forward. Is correct. Seeing the action and proximity of Raskal and Lea earlier indirectly made Nala— as a secret admirer of Raskal— feel defeated.

Lose telak.

The letters that Nala had made with the sentences as beautiful as possible, as neat as possible and made in such a way had no meaning whatsoever to see the closeness of Raskal and Lea. Almost all students and students in this school admit it. The names Raskal and Lea will always be juxtaposed and matched accordingly.

Raskal and Lea-like a Prince who manages to meet his Cinderella.

Nala, a small folk, witnesses the end of Prince and Cinderella's happiness. That's how it sounds from the end in a fairy tale.

Nala is nothing.

With this, Nala decided to stop writing her heart.