With cheerful steps Runi left Leiny’s room
and walking towards the boy’s dormitory. Time has shown 04.00 pm but Runi’s spirit
to get her lunch not subsided yet. Even now she is getting more spirit to
acquire her basic needs, which also means it will be a little tarnished Leiny’s
good name. Its okay, Leiny certainly understand about this issue, Leiny more
tolerant. The only one which is not tolerant of the matter is Runi’s stomach and
Leiny also understand it.
The first impressions Runi catch from
Mounbatten prefecture is neatness and cleanliness which indeed can be seen in
every corner of the school. But there are some things that make it different
from the girls' dormitory; the dorm is a bit messier (characteristic of boys,
is not it?) and a little more crowded. Runi call it a little because her
classroom at school far more messy and crowded than the place. Unlike the
girls' dormitory, the boy’s dormitories do not have the intricate alleyways.
It’s due to different architectural forms between them. Girls' dormitory has an
architecture that is more complicated because they have to accommodate more
children than the boy’s are. While the boy’s boarding house has a simpler
structure but is divided into two different buildings.
Runi stopped in front of a door numbered
17 and the rhythmic tapping it. “Surprise!” She shouted as the door was wide
open and makes the occupants jumped back in surprise. “The report is complete Mr.
Chairman, Times New Roman 12 point, single spaced as usual, and so on, and so
forth,” Runi attack, holding out a report that she had brought to Gerda.
“It is finished? You broke a new
record,” Gerda said, leaning against the door jamb.
“Today we have a lot of activity, don’t
we?” Runi said before Gerda could comment further.
“Hmm, not really,” said Gerda short.
“Activities require power, isn’t it?”
Runi said again.
“Yes. This—”
“If you run out of energy we need to
eat, right?” Runi cut.
“What exactly do you mean?”
“You know—”
“No!” Gerda said cut Runi’s words.
“I was fall asleep after school. After
waking up, I run in a hurry to the council meeting. Then—”
“You have not eaten yet?” cut Gerda concludes
Runi way conversation.
“Can you help me?” said Runi sounds
almost whispered.
Gerda didn’t answer; he just stared
quizzically in Runi face and whistled loud enough that bounced along the
hallway. Silent for a moment, Gerda glanced toward reports provided by Runi. He
read the report with a straight face before his right eyebrow rose in the end,
indicating there is something odd about the report. But he did not say anything,
make silence grew longer and gripping for Runi. Suddenly the door opens on the Runi
right side and from it emerges a student. The students turned in all directions
as if to make sure the situation around before finally turning towards Gerda.
“This,” Gerda stops his words when he
realized his code has been received by the intended person. “There is somebody
needs the PMI services,” Gerda said without moved his eyes from the report he
was carrying.
“Who? She?” asked the student with a
strange tone.
“Who else? Me?” asked Gerda countered.
“Are you sure she was not going to
denounce?” the student asked to make sure.
“She's not well.”
After heard Gerda’s answer, the student
again disappeared behind the door of his room which was also re-sealed. The
atmosphere is quiet again; Runi was silent on where she stands. She was
confused by a conversation between Gerda and the guys in the neighboring room,
and now she became more confused because both Gerda and Hendra (the student's
name was) did not mention the problem of food at all. But before Runi could ask
a question, Hendra has re-opened the door and held out a thick dictionary in
hardcover toward Runi. On the front cover or cover is now located at the top it
says 'upside'.
“Do not get overturned, it can be
spilled out. This transaction is confidential, so do not let public knew it.
Read in the room, give back this dictionary tomorrow after the meals time,” Hendra
message length.
“Thank you,” Runi said, accepting the
dictionary from Hendra and hurriedly left the Mounbatten prefecture before
Gerda actually realize peculiarity in reports that she has made.
“It seems like the world would end,”
Hendra said when he saw Runi left Mounbatten prefecture.
“It's a half hour meeting last report.
Hey!” cried Gerda towards Runi.