Time Turner

"I hate it when the news couldn't predict the weather correctly," Frans grumbled as he opened his locker and took out a simple blue thin jacket from the hanger, there's a thin cable attached to the jacket's collar. He pulled off the cable, wears the jacket then zip it up. Frans took out his phone then scanned a black circle on his jacket's wrist, with a beep, Frans sighed comfortably.

Alfizar and Rachzi did the same, Although Alfizar's jacket was dark red and Rachzi's was black.

This thin jacket was developed not long after the weather disaster a decade ago. It was made with a built-in heater and cooler, it was thin so people could wear it in any kind of weather and easy to carry around. By connecting it to their phone, they could set the jacket to be in their preferred temperature.

The three turn around to make their way to the class but stopped before they could even take a step. Behind them was Harloz who also staring at them. No... he was staring at Frans to be exact, seconds later he looked at Alfizar totally ignoring Rachzi.

The face that rarely ever showed any kind of expression suddenly broke out into a smile that looked really 'kind'.

Without saying anything, Harloz walked pass the three towards his own locker to take his jacket.

-

Thirty minutes later, it was snowing rather hard. The next hour, there's a snowstorm.

Alfizar sat on his seat in the class while looking through the window outside, how the beautiful garden get destroyed by the harsh cold wind, how the green grass now covered by the pure white snow. The gardener will have a lot of work to do after the weather calms down.

An old teacher shouting her throat dry as she tried to explain science to the few students 'Thick Head Children' as she described, that seems to have a hard time to process her teaching.

Most of the students' attention was on the old lady. Except for Alfizar who sat quite at the back with Vianzo at his side. Alfizar did not hear anything that came from his teacher. And although he was looking through the window, his eyes weren't really looking at anything.

He was thinking about Harloz and that smile. The way Harloz look at him as if Harloz already know him for a long time. Or he really did?

And that smile. It was a friendly smile, not mischievous smile, or the creepy one, or anything you thought of! It was a smile you showed when you see an old friend.

After he got to carefully look at Harloz's face, his face looks familiar, just like how Vianzo's face look familiar to him...

***

"Al! Are you alright?" Alfizar could hear a young boy's voice calling out to him in worry.

"I'm sorry. I can't stop Vi in time." The young boy helped younger Alfizar to dust off his pants after being pushed to the ground by Vi. Alfizar shook his head and say that he was alright.

"What is wrong with Vi? I never do anything to him!" The young Alfizar grumbled.

"Al... Actually, Vi was-"

***

"Alfizar!" Alfizar snapped out of his memories and looked at Vianzo who 'woke him up' by pinching his arm. Hard.

Alfizar looked at Vianzo with a frown as he rubbed his abused arm. "What?" Alfizar asked with a low voice or the teacher was going to hear them.

"Don't 'what?' me! You keep staring at me and that creeps me out! What's wrong with my face that you keep staring at me?" Vianzo whispered.

Alfizar's brows rose up, he was staring outside through the window before, and before he knew it, while trapped inside old memory he doesn't remember clearly, he somehow stared at Vianzo.

'Vi... Vianzo...?' Alfizar thought as he stares at Vianzo's face.

'That's right, Vianzo looks like Vi. And Har... Harloz?!' a shocked expression showed on Alfizar's face while he still staring at Vianzo, that creep Vianzo up even more.

"Alfizar! You stare at me again!" Vianzo said as he shot Alfizar a weird expression.

"THE TWO OF YOU AT THE BACK!! PAY ATTENTION TO THE CLA.S.S!!" The loud angry shouted startled Alfizar and Vianzo as the two snapped their head back to their respective half-risen touchscreen table.

Alfizar sneaked a glance at Harloz who was peacefully sat alone on his assigned seat. Then he looked down again. 'No way...'

But the more he thought about it, the more likely the possibility. Vi, a nickname for Vianzo. Har, a nickname for Harloz.

Alfizar knew that Vianzo and Harloz were childhood friends when they were younger. Vi and Har were friends! Harloz's family name is Sweinzrev. Which turned to be a family Uncle Zio know. So it was possible that they have met once before. Their family used to be close, according to uncle Zio, and that was before his parents died.

And Vi, or should he say Vianzo, his family name is... is...

'I can't remember!' Alfizar thought in disbelieve. How come he was so slow? How come he doesn't remember the two before? What took him so long? Why didn't he remember Vianzo's family name?!

'That, or I never get to know Vianzo's family name.' Alfizar took a deep breath.

"Vi..." Alfizar called out without looking up at Vianzo. From the corner of his eye, Alfizar could see that Vianzo was startled. "Have we met before here in GIPEC?"

Vianzo was silent as he looked at Alfizar who still won't look up from his electronic table. With a low, and slow cautious voice, Vianzo answer. "I don't think we have met before. Why?"

"Nothing, it just that the first time I see you, I feel that your face was very familiar. Maybe we have met somewhere but didn't interact." Alfizar answered steadily.

"Now I suddenly think about this... You don't have to answer me if it was something personal or painful..." Alfizar turned his head to look at Vianzo's cautious eyes. Something that Alfizar has never noticed but now.

"What is your last name?"

[Next chapter's teaser:

"Why did you suddenly ask me that question?"

"No, but I'm making a perfect opportunity for us to talk."

"You noticed that there's something wrong-"

"And I'm surprised that you noticed-" ]