Blue Scandals
36 - Sedative

Julio's headed for the parking lot. He drove the blue motor out of the school. As he passed through the gate, his eyes caught the figure of the woman sitting alone in front of the school. The student looked sad.

Julio pointed his motorcycle near the girl. “Lilia?”

The woman who felt called by her name looked over. “Oh sir Julio just want to go home?”

“Iya. You haven't come home?” julio asked while checking her watch.

“So actually my Papa said to pick up, so I told Fani to go home first. But until now my Papa could not be contacted...”.

“Hmm, then let me deliver, there is no bus passing if it is late afternoon right?”

Lilia actually did not want to trouble the teacher continuously, it was just that she had no other choice because Fani was going home later in the afternoon.

“Sorry I am always a hassle,” said Lilia slowly.

“Not really.”

Julio takes Lilia first. The bespectacled man recalled the results of a DNA test he had read a few days ago.

“You are not as usual today,” Julio said opening the conversation,

“Hmmm I don't know, my mood is not good.”

“Tumben once, what about Reza again?”

Lilia was silent, for some reason she felt annoyed by Julio's guess which was always on target.

“Why does sir Julio think so?”

Julio laughs. “I rarely see you are not excited, usually that can make you express like it must be related to things related to Reza, are you rejected?”

Lilia was upset by the young teacher's words but at the same time she was comforted by Julio's guess.

“Hmm I don't know, I feel like I've been rejected without doing anything hehe.”

“What did Reza say again?”

“Ne said nothing. I haven't even spoken to her lately. She seems to be deliberately moving away again.”.

"If you're sad for not talking to him then talk to.”

Lilia laughed, “Actually I am not sad because I did not chat anyway sir. “.

“Then?”

“You don't laugh yes... .”

“Not really, I understand the feelings of young people.”

“Hmmm... somehow I feel like everyone left behind. Everyone knows now Reza works as a model, I just found out today.Such feelings, I am not that important to be told.” said Lilia slowly.

Julio was silent for a moment. He glanced at the rearview mirror of his motorbike. He could see the girl's expression look sad.

“Yes if it is related to a special person, surely if you know too late, of course it is a thing that makes the feeling uncomfortable.. but that does not mean you are left kok.”.

Lilia. “Maybe I pms so feel too emotional.. ”.

“ Feeling like that is not the wrong thing, it is a sign that you love your friends,” Julio said comfortingly.

Lilia's eyes became teary. “I actually don't really like the views of others who call me like living in another world... “

“Another world? The supernatural means?” joked Julio, trying to joke.

“Ih sir Julio.. .” Lilia was annoyed that the true joke was not wrong as well,

“Not so, I mean, they always considered me a student who had a perfect life, other than other students even some people there who felt to be friends with me was inappropriate, he said, though I am not like that. I want to be friends with anyone and Reza one of the people who might think so,“ said Lilia with a sigh.

Julio glanced again at the rearview motorbike, the look of Lilia's face was already seen more relieved. The young teacher smiled behind his helmet.

“Yes is okay, not good? People who are near you are automatically selected. If Reza thinks so yes let it be, you better be friends with people who really understand you and do not judge you unilaterally.”

Lilia sighed, this time she felt dissatisfied with Julio's reply.

Shortly after, he arrived at the village gate. Lilia and Julio looked puzzled as there were many people gathered.

Julio turned off his motorbike, Lilia went down and asked one of the surrounding residents.

“Excuse me pakde, what's up?”

“Loh son, you just got home? That was your Papa's accident in front of here, just brought to the sub-district puskesmas.”

The old man explained the chronology of the accident that befell Lilia's father.

Lilia was surprised, she froze for a while. Julio got off his bike and approached Lilia.

“What's up?”

“Pak, Papa I was in an accident. ,” said Lilia with a confused and panicked expression.

“Lilia, take a breath. “ says Julio trying to calm down.

Lilia said, after a bit of calm Lilia had just explained what she had just heard.

“You want me to take you to puskesmas?”

“Is it okay to go back and forth?” asked Lilia doubtfully.

“Nothing really, let me take between.”

Lilia rode the bike again. They also immediately headed to the sub-district puskesmas.

During the journey, Lilia's head was filled with bad thoughts and various unfavorable possibilities. He was very worried about his father's condition.

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As soon as he reached the pack, Lilia immediately rushed in. After getting information from one of the puskesmas officers, the brown-eyed girl went straight to the room where her father was treated.

“Papa!”

The middle-aged man turned his head, looking surprised to see his daughter in the puskesmas.

“Lilia, sorry Papa didn't pick up.”

Lilia's father tried to understand her son's worries. “Papa is okay, just cracked his leg bone.”

Lilia was crying even harder. It doesn't even matter if someone else hears it.

“Is Papa's son why crying gini? Papa really is okay. By the way who are you here with?”

Lilia's cry became slow, she just remembered Julio. The girl turned to the room but no one was looking for her.

“Oh, it was fitting to go home from Lilia's teacher, but until the village gate was told that Papa had an accident, kept teacher Lilia anter here,” said Lilia explained in a voice that was still hoarse.

“Kok not invited in? Tell me to come here, Papa would like to say thank you....”.

Lilia wiped her tears that were still left on her face. He came out of the room still with his eyes closed.

Julio was sitting in front of the puskesmas while playing the phone with a serious expression.

“Pak Julio, I'm sorry I went straight in,” said Lilia without daring to look at the teacher because her eyes were still swollen,

“It's okay. How's your dad? All right?”

Lilia nodded. “Anu, Papa ask sir Julio to enter.”

Julio was silent for a moment and then approached towards Lilia. Both of them entered one of the rooms in the puskesmas.

A middle-aged man was lying on a puskesmas bed with a calm expression.

‘Nina's dad ya..’ says Julio in heart.

“Good afternoon sir, I am Julio his teacher Lilia,” said the bespectacled man introduced himself.

Lilia's father smiled amiably. “Thank you for bringing Lilia here, sorry you had to go back and forth. I'm Budi, Lilia.”'s Papa

“It's okay, don't bother at all.”

Lilia's father looked at Julio carefully. “Pak Julio is still young once yes.”

“Iya sir, I am a new teacher at the school where Lilia studied. There hasn't been a year I'm here.”

“Ohh so, it's worth it, I have memorized almost all teachers loh, the face of this Julio sir who I just saw.”

Lilia was silent near her father while clasping the middle-aged man's hand. He refused to participate in the conversation between his father and his teacher.

Shortly after came the doctor who had just come again because he had previously gone home.

“Excuse me, these children can please come out first yes,” said the woman in white.

Julio who is also called a child by the doctor can only be silent because Budi only laughs. Lilia and the young teacher came out of the room.

“You were crying?” julio's question broke the silence.

“I do seem to be pms and so more emotional, I think too much about the bad possibilities.”

“So it's okay, you don't have to hold back your feelings, it's healthier if expressed.”

Lilia was silent, the sentence from Julio always managed to calm her down. Soon the female doctor and nurse came out of the room and talked to Lilia for a while.

Julio entered the room first because Lilia's father waved to her asking to enter.

“Pak Julio, I'm sorry in advance, can I ask you again?”

“If I can, of course I am willing to pack.”

The middle-aged man smiled with relief. “Please send my son home yes, if he is here until tonight even can not go home.”

“Then how about you?”

“The doctor said I should rest first, but it's okay.

“Good.”

After talking to the doctor, Lilia entered the room.

“Lilia, you go home the same sir Julio.”

Lilia was shocked by what her father said. “No, Lili to nemenin Papa.”

“Then you want to sleep on the chair?”

“Yes it's okay, tomorrow it's Sunday too. Anyway Lili does not want to go home.”

“No can dong son Papa, your mother will be alone at home.

Lilia was silent, she wanted to wait for her father but she also thought about her mother.

Seeing his daughter hesitating, Budi took the opportunity. “Papa's cement will be here, so you've just won't?”

Lilia pouted but she finally agreed.

“Sorry, look, I plan to go to Semarang tonight, there is something I need to take first at home, so you guys take Lilia and not go back and forth, Lilia wait here first ya.”

Budi nodded in agreement with Lilia as well. “Sorry yes sir troublesome,” said Budi again.

“Not really, you guys passed by too sir. Excuse me first, I'll be back.”

He nodded as well as Lilia. Julio left the puskesmas.

“Your teacher is very good, son, still young,” said Budi with a smile.

“Hayo Papa think what?”

Laugh to see his daughter pouting. “Think she might be a good ghost.”

“Paa! Don't joke like that, not good ah same him,” said Lilia upset.

“Yes Yes sorryin Papa. But he's so young, Papa thinks he's your friend.”

Lilia put down the bag she had been carrying. “No idea, Lili nanya's time is not polite. To the teacher should be polite.”

He smiled, proud of his son's attitude. The two continued chatting while waiting for Julio to return.

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