บท 5: Wolf Hunting
In the end, his "father" never showed his shadow in the bathroom.
Aruna assumed this was her victory that day, it brought a big clue for Aruna to take the next step.
But, the girl knows, her success today is only because her "father" underestimated her. A trivial attack like this will not have any impact later. She had to keep adding the damage to each attack, after all she couldn't let her beloved "father" be disappointed, right?
'I'm going to show "father" how talented this "father's" daughter is.'
For a moment, Aruna was silent.
'I hate this fact, the fact that, just meet him for a moment makes my brain want to start working again and my whole body can function normally. Or even like being injected with stimulants. I'm really addicted to him.'
'But... he lives in Semarang, while I'm in Kendal. The distance between our houses is 1 hour 30 minutes. Maybe it wasn't a big gap at our age back then, but now he's just a 10 year old snotty kid. And me, I'm just an innocent girl who can't go anywhere without her family. Regardless of my age, unfortunately the most burdensome thing is family. Looks like I won't be able to see him again.'
In her heart, Aruna had already said goodbye to him. Saying goodbye to the person she really wanted to hold tightly.
'Once again, whether intentional or not, my family has again left me helpless and with no other choice but to let him go.'
A bitter and scornful smile appeared for a few seconds. Then pushed aside by the owner, she returned to focusing on what was in front of her.
'I still have plenty of time to chase (and kidnap) him later, now what's more important is catching this ugly, hungry man-eating monster.'
"Achoo"
On the other side of the room, Rijal rubbed his nose which suddenly felt itchy. Then for some reason, he remembered his recent meeting with the strange girl. What's more strange is that it continues to stick in his memory.
Every now and then he glanced at the table where the girl was sitting with her family. The girl seemed to be calmly eating her food, not paying attention to anything around her. It was as if she was alone in this world.
Strangely, this tickled his heart, this thing, he doesn't know why, it bothered him quite a bit. This makes him feel a bit...
'Sad?'
"What is it?"
The woman sitting in front of the 10-year-old boy realized that her son was paying attention to something.
"Nothing."
"Keep eating, or else it'll get cold."
"Okay, mom."
The boy pushed all his thoughts about the strange girl to the back of his mind.
'We won't meet again anyway.'
Again, there was a feeling of bitterness in his heart. It was as if there was something strange, which he didn't know what it was. But, it was quite disturbing.
...
Aruna stared at the math problem in front of her with a blank and horrified gaze.
'Wow, I'm really amazed by my brain. This is a basic math problem, a problem for middle schooler. But, I still can't do it at all.'
'I'm so embarrassed 😭 Even though I've been born again, I still can't do this trivial problem.'
From the past until now, until Aruna was officially appointed as a teacher, sadly, Aruna's main enemy was mathematics. Her brain can suddenly stop working the moment she sees the numbers which scattered on the paper, it could be said that she has a phobia of mathematics.
'Okay, remember Aruna, mathematics is just about mere numbers. They won't be able to hurt you. They are just numbers that can be solved once you know the formula. Ok, calm down, master it. Let's find out the formula first.'
Slowly and carefully, Aruna examined the notes in her book one by one. She knew, even though she was very stupid, she was diligent in taking notes. So, if she wants to try, she can definitely do it.
The more the seconds passed, the minutes changed, the more sweat dripped from her forehead. The calm that had been so painstakingly built suddenly shattered.
'I don't understand at all 🙃'
'It looks like I really have to use this last method.'
Aruna got up from her chair and walked towards the TV room, where her mother and father were lovingly watching a TV program together. Occasionally their laughter could be heard from outside of the room, indicating how harmonious the two of them were.
'It's such a comfortable life, after eating delicious food for free, now you can relax watching television while hugging someone. While my life... :')'
Tears almost dripped from the corners of her eyes, jealousy welled up, making her determination for revenge gotten stronger. If it were in a cartoon, Aruna's body would definitely be lit up by the flames.
"Mom..."
Her voice managed to destroy the harmony, the two adults automatically separated and focused their attention on Aruna.
"Yes?"
"I don't understand this at all, looks like I need tutoring."
As if struck by lightning in the middle of the day, Aruna's mother was stunned to digest the words her daughter said. She thought that her ears were damaged, so she turned to her husband asking for help.
"Did Aruna say tutoring?" She whispered softly.
The husband nodded his head, as shock as his wife.
Aruna, who witnessed all of this, could only cry inside her heart, 'It seems like my laziness really can't be helped anymore.'
Aruna could understand people's reactions when they heard that she wanted to take lessons, how could they not be surprised, when she was told to just study independently, Aruna never did it. Even during her study hours, Aruna will only read her book for 5 minutes. Then, miraculously, the next minute she was busy drawing in whatever blank space there was in her book. Aruna also didn't know how it all happened, it all just happened without her realizing it.
"Aruna wants to take lessons?" Her mother asked once again, this time the question was asked to Aruna.
"I cannot understand the lesson given at school at all."
Her mother's eyes looked teary.
'I-I know I'm very lazy, but please don't be this dramatic. I'm just asking for tutoring, not saying I want to go to war 😭'
"W-where do you want to take lessons, my daughter? Mama will take you right now. To your math teacher? Where is his house? Dad, take the car keys, let's go now while Aruna's mind hasn't changed."
'Gosh 😭'
"Mom, calm down. It's late now, and besides, it's not my math teacher. I don't think I'm suited to his way of teaching. So, I want another teacher."
"Who's that teacher?"
"I want to take lessons in Semarang."
A small smile appeared on Aruna's lips.
A few moments ago,
'I don't understand it at all. I already miss him again.'
Without Aruna realizing it, she had already reached for her cellphone. Then, an idea suddenly occurred to her. The girl who had previously slumped limply now sat up straight in her chair and enthusiastically pressed buttons on her cellphone.
It didn't take long for Aruna to find Rijal's Facebook account and see all his activities.
"Mwehehehehe. To hell with goodbye. I will chase you at any opportunity given."
Evil laughter echoed, like a witch who had found her prey. Thanks to the skills of investigating someone that she got from her best friend in 2024, Aruna now has a lot of information about Rijal.
'I didn't expect this boy to grow up to be such a secretive man. I didn't even know his full name at that time, but look now...'
"Muahahahahahahaha."
And that's how Aruna got her motivation to take lessons. It wasn't pure, but at least only she knew that. What her mother knew was that Aruna was enlightened and the doors to her heart were opened.
'And that's enough, as long as both parties happy, everything is enough.'
"In Semarang? No way."
*Crack*
Aruna could hear the sound of something breaking, or more precisely, her heart cracking.
'Okay, I already expected that. Let's play our cards.'
"But mom, I found a great teacher there..."
"Semarang is too far, Runa. Who wants to take you there? What if there's something happen on the way? No, I can just look for another teacher for you around here."
"Dad. 🥺"
'Ha ha... How is it "Dad"? Your child needs your help, to maintain your image as a good father, you have to help her, right? Especially after what happened this afternoon.'
"Let's listen to Aruna's request first, dear."
'Gotcha!'
"But..."
"Aruna, explain it first, why did you choose a tutoring place that are so far away?"
The acting started, "Actually, I want to take lessons for elementary level because I don't understand anything at all. I don't even understand the easy questions. So, if I take lessons here, I'll feel embarrassed."
Aruna put on a face full of fear and worry, then she lowered her head and also her voice.
"But Runa, Semarang is far away. How can you go there?"
'Hehe.'
Aruna proudly used her ultimate move, it is looking at her "father" with a look full of hope.
*Sigh*
"I will take her, dear."
'Perfect.'
While her father and mother were still tugging at each other, discussing this problem, Aruna was already celebrating her victory. Not only can she take lessons at the same place as that boy, but she can also start to build the image of a "good girl" in the eyes of her family, and lastly, most importantly, she can find a way to get closer to her father.
'Hits two, no, three birds with one stone. 😏'
'Let's start the wolf hunt, my dearest father.'
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