Fly 15
There is something strange about Ghaza. Quitta could feel it, Ghaza's attitude towards her was no longer warm. It's been a few times even Ghaza seems to avoid her.
Indeed in front of other students, they never showed that the two knew each other. Only Tessa and Farah know that the two of them have been betrothed to each other.
But still, the change in Ghaza's attitude was too obvious.
Two days ago, since Quitta stopped visiting the garden behind the school where she spent her afternoon break, Quitta saw Farah coming out of the park.
Quitta almost called out to her, if only she had not seen Ghaza coming out of the same place, only a few steps away from Farah.
Even though she was suspicious, Quitta didn't let bad thoughts overwhelm her. Previously when she was in the canteen, Farah did say she had to go to the toilet because she had a stomach ache. Maybe they accidentally met because not far from the back garden there is an old toilet that is sometimes still used by students who are near the park.
But it is too far away from their class on the second floor. Or from the canteen whose way should play over a broad school field.
"Are we going to play at your house now? Later we'll stop on the way and buy tteokbokki in front of the flight campus, haven't been there for a long time!" exclaimed Tessa, as she walked with Quitta and Farah after school was over.
"I can't seem to do it now, my cousin wants to come!" said Farah.
Tessa frowned in surprise, she looked at Quitta who was no less surprised.
Farah is the type of friend who is loyal and always pleasant to talk to, can keep secrets, and is always light-hearted. However, she is secretive and rarely talks about his personal or family matters. Whose friends know Farah's parents have been divorced for a long time since was still in her mother's womb. Soon her parents remarried and Farah lived with her grandmother. Since then Farah has never seen her parents again, moreover, both of them have moved out of town.
"Cousin?" Tessa repeated. She remembers Farah saying that her parents were only children, and she didn't have a cousin."
Farah nods.
"Don't you have cousins?" Tessa was still surprised.
"Huh? Who said? I never said that!" Farah dodged, her gaze straight ahead as if avoiding the others, while Quitta and Tessa looked at each other. In silence, they agreed that there was something wrong with her friend.
"Okay, I'll go straight to the front, my taxi order seems to have arrived!" Tell Farah, without waiting for a reply from her two friends.
Neither Quitta nor Tessa prevent Farah, they are aware that there are privacy boundaries that should not be violated even though their relationship is very close.
"Huh, so where are we going?" Tessa asked, pursing her lips.
"Anywhere, just don't go straight home!" Quitta replied.
"Ugh... Where should we go?" Tessa asked herself.
"Let's go to the movie, ok? There's a new exciting film premiere." Tessa's suggestion, remembering an article on a blog that discussed the latest films she read yesterday.
"What movie? Who are the actors?" Quitta asked sounding unsure. She was not in the mood to do activities that were more silent looking at one object. She needs refreshing by pampering her eyes to see various colored objects and moving her body more. it was her preferred way of keeping her mind off the problems she was dealing with.
"Or go to the cafe and do some history work?"
Quitta shook her head at Tessa half-heartedly then lowered her head while stomping.
"Tsk, don't be like that! So where are you want to go?" Tessa asked resignedly.
"Window shopping at the mall," Quitta muttered.
"Ok, agree!" Tessa replied excitedly without arguing with her.
Arrived at one of the malls which was twenty minutes from the school, the two immediately explored each floor. Enter every shop just to have a look, and buy if needed.
"That dress was cute Qitt, I want to buy it!" Tessa said as the two of them were going up the escalator to the top floor where there was a large cinema that Quitta and her friends were subscribed to watch their favorite movies.
After they finished looking at each floor, the two decided to go to the cinema, just to see the titles of the films that were showing.
"Yeah, just buy it," Quitta replied lazily.
Tessa had said the same thing four times, whether she realized it or not. But Quitta who heard it was bored and started to get annoyed.
"But if I buy that dress, my money will run out." Tessa half whined.
"You can ask your uncle again, doesn't he hesitate to give you whatever you ask for?"
"You don't know, actually my uncle is weird! If he has a girlfriend, he must be very stingy with his nephew." Tessa muttered.
"When I asked to top up my credit, the next day it was even billed! Huh, even though Brother Kevlar isn't like that!" Continued Tessa.
Quitta nodded in understanding.
"You know that right? It's overkill."
"Yes ..." Nod Quitta.
Quitta laughs at Tessa being grumpy by herself.
"Those two ... actually since when are they being friends?" Quitta asked, walking ahead of Tessa after getting off the escalator.
"Since they ..." Tessa's words stopped when her eyes caught a pair of teenagers who were walking away from the ticket counter which was ten meters from the entrance.
With a surprised face and a questioning mind, Tessa quickly turned around and stopped Quitta's steps.
"Qitt! Take me to the clothes shop! I thought I'd buy that dress instead of thinking about it."
"Why suddenly change your mind?" Quitta wonders.
"Yeah... after thinking a lot, I'm more willing to spend my money than not being able to have my favorite dress."
"Not usually you think a lot, ah ... wait! That's Farah, right? She... who was with her? Didn't he..." Quitta fixed her gaze on the two figures in front of her. The bag of two was wearing was very familiar to her, so she couldn't be mistaken even if they had their backs to her.
Tessa suddenly went limp, the sad look on Quitta's face made her regret not pulling Quitta out of the place immediately.
"Wait Qitt! We'd better go back!" said Tessa, stopping Quitta's steps from approaching the pair of teenagers.
But Quitta didn't budge, she kept pushing forward and trying to get close to the two.
"Qitt!" Tessa held Quitta's body and looked at him half pleadingly.
What the hell, isn't that Farah?" Quitta was almost provoked, her voice rising and getting emotional.
Tessa pulls her to hide behind a large pillar next to an advertising poster which luckily covers their figure.
"Please... I don't want you to get hurt more." Tessa said while hugging Quitta.
"But... that's Farah right?" Quitta muttered with a dazed face.
Her brain couldn't think clearly, for a few seconds Quitta stared blankly at her surroundings as if she had lost orientation.
It was only when Tessa pulled her towards the exit that Quitta came to her senses and held back her steps.
"Let's go home." Said Tessa slowly.
But Quitta shook her head.
"I have to make sure it's them," Quitta said.
"Sure what else? It's obvious that it's them!" said Tessa. She was too afraid to face the obvious truth.
Moreover, she knew it would affect Quitta greatly. Although Quitta never said it and always acted as if she didn't care, she knew exactly how Quitta felt.