Fly 19

It didn't take long for Tessa to figure out who the owner of the metallic gray sports car she saw yesterday afternoon was.

The car that Farah was also riding made her curiosity grow, like solving a complicated mystery. Inviting the adrenaline to keep pushing to uncover the, to the end.

Tessa started asking her friends by showing her a photo of the car she took, fortunately, some recognized the car.

"The owner of this car? I know, but I don't know the person."

Tessa did not give up, after asking everywhere she finally started to see a bright spot.

A friend she knew from one of the communities told her about the owner of the car. At first, Tessa puts her suspicions about Ghaza aside and applies the presumption of innocence, thinking that the owner could be someone else. But it turned out that the information she got was following her suspicions, she was even more shocked because Ghaza and Farah's relationship was beyond her expectations.

"Are you sure? Is that them?" Tessa asked one of her friends in the dance-loving community who had seen Ghaza and Farah several times at the party of Ghaza's friends who were still in the same circle with her.

"Yeah! I've been introduced to them."

"How many times have you met them?" continued Tessa with a limp heart.

"How much? About two or three times, uh, or four? Anyway, I've seen them more than once.".

"Then how they are?"

"What do you mean?"

"Yes, do they look intimate or just like friends," Tessa said, getting impatient.

"Whoaaa... It can't be just friends, I think! Or maybe a friend with benefits? Mmh, it could be!"

"Why do you think like that?"

"Because I caught them kissing once."

"Cheek?"

Her friend shook her head.

"Forehead?" added Tessa who again answered with a shake of her friend's head and a mocking chuckle.

"You're too innocent!" Maybe that's what her friend had in mind.

Tessa was shocked, she said silently and her friend immediately nodded.

"According to their close friends, they say they are dating! Yes, that's for sure ... Without being explained, everyone can see that they are dating, not just a friend!"

Tessa was silent, silently counting how many times she had been surprised to get news about Farah. Someone who is labeled a friend, but is like a stranger.

Tessa recalls the day that they first found out about Quitta and Ghaza's matchmaking. A day that will never be forgotten by her, because it coincided with her birthday. At that time she knew Farah was ready to surprise her, but all failed because Quitta couldn't stop crying knowing her mother would marry her off as soon as Quitta graduated.

Tessa believes that Farah was sympathetic to Quitta's situation at the time, so she knows that Quitta is more comfortable telling her secrets to Farah than she is. But why now does Farah seems to have stabbed Quitta in the back, the person who initially supported her turned into a crook?

After getting to know the facts about Farah and Ghaza, Tessa is increasingly showing her dislike of Farah. She always refuses if Quitta invites her along together, although to eat in the canteen which usually always makes her excited. Until slowly Tessa distanced herself from the two, and even Tessa always avoided her if she passed her best friends.

"I feel like Tessa's been acting weird lately." Muttered Farah during the break.

The three of them were starting to spend less time together, but Farah would occasionally come over to Quitta at her desk to just chat with each other.

Quitta nodded, inwardly agreeing with Farah's words. She wanted to talk about this with Farah two days ago, but she held it back because at least she knew what made Tessa stay away from Farah. Although she didn't understand why Tessa was avoiding her too.

Moreover, Quitta felt that he had never offended Tessa. Well, at least she's made an effort for it, either Tessa or Farah.

Farah looked at Quitta, then asked again.

"You two never go out together again?"

"No," Quitta answered curtly.

Just then Quitta saw Tessa who had just entered the classroom with some of their classmates.

"Tess!" without feeling guilty Farah called out to Tessa, but Tessa just glanced at the two then turned back and walked towards the exit again.

"See? What's wrong with her? That's so weird!" Farah was offended, shook her head, and looked at Quitta questioningly.

Quitta was just silent as she continued to look at Tessa even though her best friend had disappeared.

"Is she angry because I canceled our plans at that time? The feeling is that since then she's been quieter every time we're together..." Farah folded her arms with a frown.

That thought had crossed her mind for a long time. However, her busy schedule made her have no time to think about anything else.

Quitta was not much different. Her mind was full of things. And one that occurred to her suddenly was about Farah who might have a kinship with Ghaza. Ghaza may be Farah's cousin.

For some reason it crossed her mind, maybe because Farah reminded her again about the incident at the cinema, making her think about many things.

"Far, at that time you said your cousin was coming, but as far as I remember you told me that your parents were only children with no siblings ... " Quitta deliberately hung up her sentence to see Farah's reaction.

Farah looked at Quitta with a smile. Her demeanor seemed natural and didn't seem forced.

"Huh? Did I ever say that? Umh, but, indeed, I don't have cousins from my father or mother. But from my grandmother's sister is there, so umh, how can I explain... my grandmother has a sister, her sister has children, then the child has a child too, which means a grandson huh? So... Grandma's sister's grandson means my cousin, right?" Farah explained, with a cheerful face as if relieved to have managed to explain it to Quitta.

Quitta nodded silently.

"So what? Is Tessa cranky because I said I don't have cousins, even though there are?" asked Farah.

"No, I'm just curious. That time you canceled our event because your cousin came to school." Quitta meant to ask, but at the last second, he changed it.

"Yeah, I didn't know he was going to pick me up, he didn't tell me beforehand. Do you think Tessa is cranky because of that?" Tessa repeats the same question.

Quitta shook her head, not wanting to say anything about it. Let Farah herself say about this directly to Tessa.

"So what's his name?" Quitta asked after a while both of them were busy with their cell phones.

"Huh? Who?"

"Your cousin."

"Oh, his name is Ghiza." Farah answered briefly.

"Ghiza?" Quitta repeated, making sure her hearing.

Her mind immediately went to Ghaza, and how intimate the two of them were when they were in the cinema.