Secrets & Prejudice = Keep it secret, you will hurt
three. the weirdo

I'm still stuck in the same room with Shinta. Shinta just pretended to be sick, making me end up just quietly waiting for her without any intention of helping.

After all, Shinta can do everything on her own because her body does not hurt. Although gauze and plaster still remain in place. I even suspected that they were just ornaments on Shinta's neck. Asking for the sympathy of others by looking sick. He must be a cunning man, or a bad man, or something. I can't think of anything other than bad things about him.

I was shocked again as he suddenly got up after a few minutes of lying down. Makes me want to hit him if we were that close to joking.

“ayo come with me to where exclamation” said Shinta pulled my arm and ran. I was caught following his steps. Though he had just pretended to be sick, but why was his strength this big. This is not fair, I who is healthy just lose strongly from him who looks frail and claims to be sick.

He took me to the roof of the school. I stalled for a while, almost gawking in disbelief there was a place like this in the corner of the school.

Errata, this place really shouldn't be like this. This is the highest roof in the school, precisely above the classroom on the third floor and almost unknown to anyone because everyone thought this place was an unkempt warehouse. But now what I see is much different. There were a lot of knickknacks being smuggled in, and those things turned a messy roof that resembled a warehouse, into a fun hangout.

I stared in amazement at the lights installed at every corner, sure to look beautiful at night. I even saw a mattress set up like a sofa with a small roof that made it look shady and comfortable.

"very good" I said in amazement.

"i told you so." I wanted to pull my words back as he smiled braggingly afterwards. We sat on the mat, and as it looked it was really comfortable. Shinta has been laying down since. I just sat quietly next to him, a little prestige to come lying down.

“open we have to go to class, soon the first hour starts”, I interrupted. Just realized that I was actually involved in Shinta's delinquency. I spoke to him just once but was affected.

“i just fainted, remember? It would be strange if I returned to class quickly.” He said, hmm it makes sense too. Yeah, well, skipping class is fun anyway. I caught up with him laying down on a mattress that was like a sofa, and I just found out if the broken cupboard in the corner had changed its function into a food storage.

Shinta got up from her position to take a lot of snacks and sodas from there. We ate and drank together, relaxed for a while and then planned to return to class at the second hour. Shinta has been a pleasant bad influence on me. Maybe we can be friends later?

“Alana, you know??” he said suddenly with a curious face.

“the most haunted place in all corners of the school, is rooftop” he said with a face that looks creepy.

“don't joke” reply I tried to casually respond to what he said just now. But after seeing her unchanging look, I started to panic.

“Be-really??” I replied timidly, he nodded. Honestly, I am the least strong with horror stories like this. He put on a scary face long enough, though,

"in that corner," I gulped my own saliva in nervousness.

"there used to be a schoolgirl who killed herself, because she broke up with her boyfriend." I really felt a chill in my body all of a sudden. He really freaked me out.

“because you're a good boy, this kind-hearted Shinta will lend you this roof if you're disappointed or heartbroken. Consider it my gratitude for having accompanied me skipping today” He replied patting my back, I really feel he was constantly familiar snobs. Even though it was my fault for always responding to him and making him happy to tease me like this. Basically, anyone who wants to exist in those two circumstances that he says. I better not borrow this place at all.

“i also take care of you a little know in UKS” I replied annoyed because my good intentions felt in vain. He just shrugged his shoulders.

“ah yes, do not forget to fill again the snack if it is over. The snack didn't come from the sky, got it?” he said again, I reluctantly agreed but ended up nodding as well. Uh, but why do I keep obeying this anyway.

“wait, I do not want to be heartbroken or disappointed just to hang out here.” said I just digested his words. He said, this place is just to let go. Very sad if you have to be upset first can only come here.

“you can also come here when you are happy.” he said laughing. Is my word funny? I don't know if I'll just let her be happy.

We were actually back in the second hour, I was amazed to see Shinta who had perfectly turned into a weak child once we got close to class. She was very good at acting despite being in bad connotations to deceive our classroom teacher.

Leave it alone, that sneaky brain makes me have the valuable experience of ditching the full one-hour class at once now I have a hidden place if I want to escape later.

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I went home with Ananta as usual. This time I told Shinta's stories and as usual she looked straight ahead uninterested. I was like talking to myself because he didn't respond to anything I said.

“Ananta, it looks like Shinta likes you” I said spontaneously, I was surprised when she stopped. Making a feeling of disappointment present in my chest just like that. He replied with a plate face, Hmm short that sounds like he just found out about it, he was silent for a while before walking again.

“He asked, we are dating what enggak” he walked more slowly, I wait for his response patiently. But again his face slid and was silent. This time I lied, I just wanted to know how.

“Because he sucks, so I said yes aj” My words, back quietly waiting for him to respond.

“do you mind?” my question demanded an answer from his tightly shut mouth. He who keeps quiet pisses me off himself.

“hmm” steady murmur accompanied by plate face. A brief mutter that sounded like an agreement that I interpreted as yes. He answered me so and instantly made me smile thinly.

He doesn't know! she must have no idea, the answer she threw without thinking it made something on my chest feel warm. I may have held myself back from yelling because I was happy. After that we walked together for a while while silent, before pedaling the bike again because it had reached the outside of the school area.

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