Just Wanna Live in The Place
By Lista
Date: July 29, 2024
Ch. 11LIE


Today, Matcha suddenly cosplayed as a burglar, sneaking off to Green's backyard to look for the access card. She didn't tell Sky at first. However, as if nature's call was so strong that it connected him and Sky, he followed her to the back after saying he was going to the bathroom first to Green and Sage who were editing their short movie with the help of Navy and Neon. Meanwhile, Famila was still at her house.

"What if it turns out... the box was buried?" asked Sky, as Matcha peered into the urn. "Blue once buried a box like that, in an empty lot. What if it was an access card box?"

She pulled her head back, scrunching her waist. "But it's a vacant lot, not Green's house."

"Did the clue say that the card was in Green's house?" Sky tried to find a tool for them to dig the ground, until he found a scoop at the end, near the bicycle. "No, Cha."

Matcha grunted, approaching Sky, crouching by his side as Sky tried to dig in the dirt. "This yard was only bought by Om Wira when you hadn't come to this area yet."

"Then it's true, that land already includes Green's house. Am I wrong?" he asked, again not wanting to be outdone, which made Sky glance at him sarcastically.

"Not necessarily, until we find it. If so, anyway-" Sky's words were quickly cut off, realizing his scoop had hit a hard object as the excavation deepened, then Sky dug into the sides of the object that began to emerge, it was quite obvious by the tip, that it was some kind of box. He picked it up. "Found it!"

Sky was flabbergasted, smiling widely. "Really, I found it!"

"Open it first. Next time it's a corpse or something," Matcha commented, making Sky rush to open it and find two black cards there with red dots on them.

Then, when Sky turned it over, there was a neatly carved Sundanese script. They were the names Sky and Blue.

"We're going there now!" insisted Matcha, her determination strong. She was about to take over the box from Sky. Matcha felt that the box would be safer if she held it. Sky's attitude was too gray. The man had lied to her, but sometimes helped her. "Sky!"

Sky brought the box closer to his chest, hugging it tightly. "Let me hold it."

"It's safer with me!" screamed Matcha. Her hand reached out again, but Sky shook his head, both incredulous, both more sure of themselves.

"You guys... what did you do?"

The two of them turned their heads together at the puzzled question, looking at Famila who was standing in the middle of the doorway, her index finger pointing at Matcha and Sky, and then the girl with long flowing hair blinked at the sight of the earthen excavation behind the two. So, Sky hid the box behind her body.

Matcha and Sky looked at each other. It turned out that Famila had arrived and they were at a loss for an answer.

"Bury the rat!"

"Seeking treasure!"

Sky's words followed, which made Matcha's eyes close, then look sarcastically at the man.

"Bury the rat, it doesn't make sense," Sky whispered. The man was the same, not to be outdone and self-righteous. The excuse of looking for treasure was even more... absurd. "What's wrong, Mil?"

"Oh, that." Famila pointed inside. "There's a scene you want to delete. Do you agree?"

"I'll see!" exclaimed Matcha anxiously, afraid that they would delete a crucial little scene. Matcha ran over, pushed the chair closer to Green, and looked at the laptop in front of them. "Okay. This isn't important, though."

Matcha grabbed a strawberry milk box from the basket in the center of the table, but Green quickly swatted her hand away. "Chocolate over there. Just in case you're not wearing glasses."

"I prefer this," she said quietly, still taking the first choice of milk box. It made Neon look up, staring at her.

"I'll be gone in a minute." Matcha turned her head as Sky picked up the bag on the sofa, putting the box hurriedly into the bag, then looked at Matcha, picking up her cell phone. Matcha understood, she nodded. "I'll come back later to check. You guys just connect the videos first, choose the right one."

From that order, it made Matcha stare at Sky for a long time. The man, believed in his team. Very much different from Matcha. Why can Sky do it, while Matcha can't?

"Where are you going?" asked Sage. The most curious.

"Haryaka High School, just a minute, find Hu."

"Say hi to Hu's friend," Green chirped, even though his gaze was focused on his laptop. Matcha glanced at him disapprovingly, Hu's friend was obviously a girl. So, Matcha kicked the leg of Green's chair hard enough that her chair moved closer to Navy, who was busy playing a game, even though she said she wanted to help. "Ouch! What a guy."

Green gave him a bemused look.

"There you go. I'll buy snack for you in return," Famila exclaimed.

"Okay. Just chat."

Then Sky walked away, with Matcha reading back the message from Sky. She looked at her group members.
For once, Matcha could trust them, right? Even if the result was still the same, worse, or not to Matcha's liking, she could edit it herself, revising it when she got home.

She could be like Sky, although her thoughts just now, Matcha was well aware that she still could not trust them, even a little.

Okay. Matcha drew in her breath, reassuring. Just once. Although, it was... supposed to be; trust in her team.

"Well, I have a collection of pictures too." Matcha stood up, then as if it was a complete coincidence, she pretended to run to the door, yelling at Sky who was waiting for her. "Wait, Sky, together!"

As usual, without waiting for the other's reply, Matcha ran off immediately after pulling her bag. "All that drama."

"Well, if we go together, they won't believe us. They think we're dating." Casually, after saying that, Sky handed Matcha the helmet. "Same to Blue. Not you. Don't be surprised."

Matcha didn't respond, choosing to ride Sky's motorcycle. It turned out to be true, before they left the carport of Green's house, Green appeared. "Don't be long. Don't date. Don't be fashionable. Don't lie and buy me strawberry milk, four!"

She almost smiled slightly when she heard the last message from Green. Matcha just raised two thumbs up. After that, Sky's motorcycle sped up, faster. Until the bike was parked at the side of a tree.

Once downstairs, both Sky and Matcha looked up, because suddenly something was strange. Very strange. They looked at each other again, longer. It turned out that both of them had the same thought. Matcha even took a few steps back, making sure the straight line between the gate wall was parallel to the shop. It should be.

She looked up again, but it was the same. Sky's hands were clenched, kicking an innocent little pebble in front of her.

"WHERE'S THE MARKET?" screamed Matcha, her face red, panicked.

They suddenly didn't see the shop.



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