Secrets & Prejudice = Keep it secret, you will hurt
one iceberg

I'm Alana, a kid living in a nice country town. This place is beautiful and has many views that refresh the eyes. Although it is a little far from the city, but I am happy to live in this place. Morning and fresh air always welcome me every morning, it is certainly difficult to get if in the city.

I can freely race my bike without fear of traffic jams or pollution. And again, growing up in this environment is a lot of fun. The people feel familiar and affectionate. Foreigners are also considered like family origin to behave well. We used to live by looking after each other until we were like brothers.

After the years that passed, there were people who had ties to me as close as family to each other. We used to eat together, play together, I thought it was really like family. Especially that one person who had been around me for a long time.

He's Ananta, but I always call him Nanta even though people like to call him Ananta. We've been friends since childhood. We used to spend a lot of time together every day, and to me he was much more special than just close friends and family. Me, liked it.

That feeling had been around for a long time, I had forgotten when I first felt it. You know, I like to see it. And I think I can live with Ananta forever.

Although I have been friends for a long time, the more mature I become the more difficult it is to understand the contents of his mind. He is unpredictable, elusive, his mind is as complicated as physics. Moreover, his face was flat every time he faced something until I thought he could not smile. I got used to her face to the point that it didn't upset me anymore.

Even so, he's a good kid. I'm sure he's a good man. He was always at the point where I wanted to keep it to myself.

As of now, the person I look for first time whenever I am in trouble is always Ananta.

KRAKK!

A loud noise distracted me from Ananta who was still paddling his bike leisurely. When I looked down I knew something was wrong. My bike was no longer working because the chain was gone from where it was supposed to be until I had to stop.

I hurriedly pitched my feet before my little bike took off. Again I was confronted by bad luck in the morning. Though this morning I woke up feeling happy, but there were events that damaged it. I breathed a rough breath. Now it's time to ask for help, because obviously I can't justify it myself.

“NANTA!” my yelling. Hard enough to make him stop from pedaling the bike to go even further. With a single shout I managed to make him stop and now he is setting his foot on the ground like me.

“The chain is off! Help me put it up again!” I shouted loudly because of our distance now. The iceberg parked its bike on the side of the road and then turned towards me. His face stared dislikefully, but still came over and helped me.

Even though he didn't seem to care, he still took a squatting position and grabbed my bike chain and confirmed the location. He did it quickly, his hands very deft. He was always as reliable as ever.

Ananta made sure his wheels were working again before looking at me with his cold face to ask for a tissue and clean his hands. I gave it to him, then just kept watching. His fingers blackened because of my bicycle chain. He cleaned it up quickly.

“Enak. It's one of his bikes that's too fragile know. I'm not heavy!” I didn't take it while throwing away the dirty tissue earlier. This mouth, can never say a sweet thing about me, which there is only mocking or commenting on the Exhaustion.

“mana. Don't blame the bike it's obviously your fault” replied Nanta, he's even good at insulting without changing his cold expression. His face remained calm even though his every word was painful.

My hand was ready to clench to punch him when he was already rushing back to get to the bike and pedaling again. Ignoring me who was still standing with my hands up.

He always has been. His actions and speech are much different. Although his face seemed always upset, he was always there whenever I needed him. Help me, he was my knight, my quiet prince who was handsome though very annoying. Yes already. Just let him act so annoying, let only me feel at home like this.

I smiled at him thinly. Actually I also feel grateful to Nanta, thanks to his help that I was not late to school. But I'm lazy to thank you. He would definitely mock me with irritating words if I said it directly. I'll pay him back later with something else. Don't tell him my plan, he'll have a big head.

Arriving at the school, we parked the bike in the space provided. In the place where the little roof was, I put my bicycle next to Ananta's. My pastel blue bike is always very contrasting next to Nanta's simple, almost all-black bike.

He left me and went first to class, making me hurriedly follow behind him. It was a little shaken because I had already missed a few steps and was still trying to catch up to him.

He put his bag on the table, just shut up. Occasionally raise his eyebrows when he sees his friend in class. The way to greet friends is very cold. I smiled kindly at everyone. He was it really, the real iceberg.

"depart with you again." said Feli who approached me with a nosy smile. Those sparkling eyes must have imagined things that are not-nothing about me like dating nanta for example.

"hmm just going out together" I corrected her, making her smile fade a little. But the next second Feli raised his hand in front of his face with a whispering gesture.

"waiting for her date, it's okay, suer" he whispered again in a quiet voice that I can only hear myself. I secretly expected him to know. But how can I hope that Ananta and I never have a serious conversation other than like a friend or sister. Friends don't feel like it.

I just gave her a gesture of telling her to be quiet by lifting one finger in front of her lips, well hopefully it works. Because it would be very strange if there were such rumors when I and Ananta really had nothing to do. He nodded obediently still accompanied by a smile.

I sat in my own chair, stealing glances at Ananta who did not glance at me at all. Why is it so hard to get close to this shitty guy, I thought a little frustrated.

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