Blue Scandals
17 - Secrets
Lilia remained silent during the Physics lesson. His mind somehow kept remembering Julio's expression and the look in his eyes that looked like he was missing something.
Julio's normally warm eyes looked somewhat different. It was like the eyes of someone who wanted to cry.
Lilia sighed, she indeed seemed to be paying attention to the lesson, but her head was actually filled with various kinds of thoughts.
After the lesson was over and the bell rang, Reza just left. The black-eyed man was still avoiding Lilia. He still did not want to talk to Lilia despite often watching the brown-eyed woman from a distance.
Lilia also let Reza behave as she pleases and did not invite him to chat first because he did not know what to say.
“Lilia out of school to do again?” halina asked who was wearing her bag.
“Iya, replacement a few days ago.”
“Semangatt yes, I first.”
“OK, be careful on the road,” replied Lilia with a smile.
The atmosphere of the class was instantly quiet once Halina left. Now only Lilia herself sat in her chair while looking out the window.
Someone came up to his desk and put down a sandwich and a cold drink.
“Eat first before others come, I want to take my bag first,” Julio said with a smile.
“Thanks sir.”
Julio dropped out of that class. While Lilia looked at the bread and drinks in front of her with a puzzled expression.
‘How does Julio know my favorite bread and drink? Even Fani does not know what bread I like..’ Lilia said in her heart.
The brown-eyed woman also remembered when Julio also gave her the sweets she liked.
Lilia felt strange about it all. His mind hesitated if it was just a coincidence. But if Julio knew, where did he come from?
Lilia ate the sandwich with a fidgety mind. Soon the students of class X who will take part in the race come to that class.
“Kak Lilia, what time does it start?” ask one of the students in glasses.
“Jam 14.00 start, you can eat or drink something first,” Lilia replied with a smile.
The four students looked relieved then took out their provisions. Lilia pulled out her phone and sent a message asking Julio to come later.
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Julio prepares to return to the classroom to provide meticulous intelligent race preparation training. His phone rang, he checked the incoming messages and smiled.
The bespectacled man sat back in his place and put his bag back down.
“Pak Julio today engelsin again huh?”
The man called Julio looked over. “Iya sir, for last tuesday's replacement. If I do live twice more, next week sir Darma can go back in.”
Mr. Damar nodded in understanding. “I heard next week you permission for a few days, any events sir?”
“There is a personal matter so I have to go home to Semarang.”
“Not dismissed for coming to student parents right sir?” ask Mr. Damar to worry.
“Hahaha, no really. The response I got was not as scary as other teachers imagined.”
“Loh said the principal also reprimanded you right?”
“Iya, there are parents of students who ask if there are problems resolved in school only.. Though it is important to talk with them, but my permission is not because of that.”.
“Yes so sir, the parents of students are tired from work and rarely anyone notices his child.”
Julio was silent, the bright brown-eyed man was quite understanding why many teenagers were wrong.
“I go home first yes, sir Julio,” said Mr. Damar then passed away.
Julio took a long breath. He knew there was no need to think about the students' problems too seriously because it was not his main task.
The teacher's room began to quiet, only the sound of seconds of a wall clock hanging not far from Julio's seat.
When the clock pointed to the number 2, the man got up from his seat and carried a backpack and immediately walked to class to provide training.
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After giving lessons for the preparation of a smart race meticulously, Lilia was escorted home by Julio. On the way home, the two talked a lot.
“Reza doesn't take you anymore?” ask Julio curiously.
“No, I haven't even spoken to him in a long time.”
“Why? Can just talk.”
“I still don't know what I have to say and he also always dodges so I can't say hello.”
“What do I need to find?”
“No need,” replied Lilia briefly.
Julio laughed, but when he realized the comfort when chatting with Lilia made his heart suddenly feel heavy.
“Oh yes sir, have you ever known me before?”
“No, I only know all the students here when I teach here, why?”
“I feel weird..”.
“Feeling weird? About me?”
“Yes, how can you know my favorite bread?”
Julio was surprised by Lilia's question. “Bread? Meanin? Do you know your favorite bread? What is your favorite bread?”
Lilia looked doubtful at the answer Julio gave. “Not so, it seems I think too much.”
Julio breathed a sigh of relief from behind his helmet. He had not expected Lilia to think that way.
“Pak, this morning you look sad,” said Lilia again.
“I?”
“Yes, you look very sad. Is there anything to do with student parent meetings?”
“Hahaha, no really, no problem about it. I was just thinking about something else. You're worried about me?”
Lilia let out a long breath. “Of course I'm worried. You will usually always look excited and cheerful.”
“I'm not always excited every day. Oh yes, next week for a few days I can not attend school.”
“Wah male students would be happy to know that.”
Julio just smiled knot behind his helmet. Though he hoped Lilia would ask why she could not attend.
“I just gave a warning to their parents to better supervise their child.”
“Pak Julio didn't punish him?”
“I can not directly punish him for a new offense committed once. I heard that you were sick, right? Forgive me for asking for help from an impromptu raid and not paying attention to your health.”
“Oh that, initially I was healthy sir, it's just that I was a bit surprised to know my age friends have a relationship that I usually only see on tv or I read in novels… “ replied Lilia shrivel.
“About what yes sir the reason they do such things?” tanya Lilia added.
“Maybe a self-search?”
“Isn't there much of a way in self-discovery? Why choose such a thing?”
Julio was silent for a moment trying to string together the right sentences to answer Lilia's question.
“Because everyone has a different life so the path is different. Do you hate friends your age like that?”
“No.”
Julio was surprised by the brown-eyed woman's reply. “Why?”
“I just don't like what they do, but I don't really hate the guy. I feel I can't completely blame them, because I don't know what kind of life they lead.”.
Julio was silent after listening to Lilia's reply. The way of thinking that he thinks is stupid is actually very hated by Julio.
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The school field that morning was already filled with XI A class students who were taking sports lessons.
Since the beginning of the class increase, the gym clothes for female students have been replaced due to events in the previous semester.
Although still in the same color as the previous sports clothes, the material used this time is quite different and feels more comfortable when worn.
Students of XI A class lined up neatly and then warm up as exemplified by the sports teacher.
After warming up, Mr. Bambang asked his students to form a squad of four students for value taking.
While forming a group, Lilia saw Reza motionless from her place to look for the group while the other classmates seemed to have formed a group.
Lilia sighed then walked over to Reza.
“You a group?”
Reza looked over with a flat expression. “Bby.”
The eyes of the two met, but Reza immediately threw away his face.
Lilia tried not to think about that and focused on the sports assessment of the day. Halina who saw the awkward interaction of the two people just kept quiet without asking anything.
Kringg…
The hour-break bell rings to coincide with the completion of the day's value retrieval.
“Lilia, usually you like that close to Reza, but it's been a long time since you guys seem not to know each other?” halina asked suddenly.
Lilia let out a long breath. “Entah.”
The two walked together towards the class taking out uniforms to change clothes. On arriving at the class, on Lilia's table was bread and cold drinks.
“Who put this here Gin?” ask Lilia to one of the friends in her class.
“Reza yes.”
Lilia took the bread and drink and placed it on Reza's table. Halina who observed Lilia's annoyed expression did not dare to ask anything.
Lilia immediately took her uniform and headed to the toilet to change clothes.
After changing clothes, when going back to class, Lilia passed Reza who seemed to have just finished changing clothes.
“Reza, can you talk?”
The man called out silently looked at Lilia without answering.
“Halina turned back first,” said Lilia with a serious expression.
Halina nodded in understanding then returned first to the classroom without saying anything.
“You why else? Confused people know? Soon good, say, give vitamins, food, drink, say more....”.
Reza looked unsettled and leaned his back against the wall. His clear eyes looked at Lilia for a long time.
“Hehe sorry,” said Reza with a smile.
“Sorry for what?” lilia said with a serious expression.
“You're angry about me bawang that time?”
“Crude, if there is anything about you how? What if your wound is severe? You don't know how worried you were then?”
Reza was surprised by what Lilia said.
“Ndon't know. Don't give drinks, food or vitamins anymore.” Lilia wanted to leave the place but her hand was held back by Reza.
“Sorry.. ,” said Reza while holding Lilia's hand.
“Sorry I often worry and do not think if you are worried.. ” said Reza with a smile.
Lilia let out a long breath. “Are you going to say again like first if you don't talk first?”
Both looked at it for a long time.
“Ehemm.”
When she heard that voice, Lilia immediately pulled out her hand that Reza was holding. The brown-eyed woman turned her head towards the source of the voice.
“Kids please don't date at school,” Julio said with an amused smile.
Reza did not react and just looked at Julio with an annoyed expression while Lilia was being misbehaved.
“Apaan sir... Who is dating,” said Lilia upset.
“I went back first za,” said Lilia added without turning her head and immediately left.
Reza crossed his arms. “You do not know the situation sir?”
“Hahaha forgive me, but I want to keep the school environment conducive.”
Reza looked at Julio with a cold expression. “Oh yes? Not because you don't like to see Lilia near other men?”
After saying that, Reza immediately left. Julio who heard it pecked at his place in shock at what Reza said.
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