"Urgh…." Anna groaned weakly, still feeling sore after having a pretty bad night's sleep. She blinked several times, trying to adapt to the room light that, somehow, she had forgotten to turn off before falling asleep. "What time is it?" She murmured, trying to regain her consciousness.
"Still 5:55, pretty early for you to wake up." Medina suddenly appeared out of nowhere, coming with a cup of coffee. "Just go back to sleep. I will wake you up two hours before the game begins." The woman said gently.
Even though Medina had an aloof personality, she was also the kindest person in the group, always taking care of everything and playing her role as everyone's big sister without even a single complaint. There was a reason why everyone was willing to follow her words, even with her cold personality, after all.
"Urgh… How could you wake up this early, Sister?" Anna asked, stretching her stiff body a little bit. She narrowed her eyes slightly, just to find out that Medina had already taken a shower and changed her clothes to the formal ones that she would wear later today. It was crazy, since the game itself only started four hours from now.
"It's the Fajr time, so I need to pray." Medina just shrugged at the question as if it were nothing. "Anyway, just go back to sleep. I know you stayed awake pretty late last night, right? Give your body a little bit more rest, I am sure that you will thank yourself for doing that later."
Anna could only sigh helplessly as she heard that. Honestly, the girl really admired Medina and all the devoted Muslims in the world. They all were willing to pray five times a day, even at the time when the sun still hadn't come out of the horizon yet, and did their prayer without even a single complaint. The fact that they managed to stay consistent doing the same pretty much on a daily basis showed how strong their feeling toward their religion were, especially compared to her, who only needed to go to church once every week, yet still did it lazily.
Honestly, it was embarrassing.
"Anyway, what are you doing, Sister?" Anna asked, looking at the older woman who wore a complete attire set already. "Do you want to go out right now?" She asked with her eyes lit up, liking the idea of hanging out this early.
"Yes, I feel like this is the only time I could enjoy this city before going back home." Medina nodded. "I have already brought a camera here, so it would be a pity if I didn't even use it for once."
"Can I join you?!"
"Um?!" This time, it was Medina who was taken aback by the girl's enthusiasm. However, she had no reason to refuse it, so the woman just nodded shortly. "Sure, why not?"
Indeed, just like what Medina said, it would be a pity if they couldn't enjoy this beautiful city after spending more than one week here. They were not that workaholic to the point that they would forget to enjoy life, after all.
After cleaning herself up and changing her clothes into more comfortable ones, Anna joined Medina to go out for a walk. They passed the boys' room and could hear the loud snores coming out of there, and when their eyes met each other, both ladies stifled their giggles at this funny discovery. Who would've thought that the boys would snore this loudly in their sleep?
As she left the hotel, Anna took a deep breath immediately, and the cold morning air filled her lungs instantly. However, she didn't feel uncomfortable. No, if anything, she could feel every fiber of her muscle relaxed; somehow, this tranquil atmosphere was enough to bring peace to her mind.
Not a lot of people were out yet. Hell, even the sun hadn't been out completely; half of it was still hiding below the horizon. Anna and Medina strolled slowly through the quiet streets, surprised by how calm and beautiful everything looked.
The city was so different from Jakarta, where thick fumes from cars and buses filled the air. Here, the air was fresh and clean, and the gentle sounds of the morning made them feel happy and relaxed. They looked around in awe at the calm lakes, the old buildings, and the gentle hills in the background. For a moment, they forgot about everything else and just enjoyed the quiet, magical feeling of this peaceful place.
Of course, Medina didn't forget to take photos of them here. In her words, 'The main purpose of living in social media is to brag, right? So, why don't we brag about our trip here as if this is just a pure holiday? I am sure our friends would drool in envy when we upload our photos.'
Anna had a sweatdrop on his face when he heard that. It seemed that Medina was fed up with the posts that her friends uploaded about their holiday trip, and now she wanted to return the favor here. Well, Anna didn't really want to join her shenanigans, so the girl just left Medina out there taking photos like crazy. Instead, after they arrived at a small park near the hotel, she took a moment to sit there and check her own social media.
'I wonder, what happened after the troll attack a few days ago?' She muttered to herself.
Yeah, this would be Anna's first time checking her own social media after that day, and honestly, she was afraid of any bad news there. After all, she hadn't checked it even for once, and even to this day, the girl still thought about the worst outcome where she was scolded by a lot of people after her loss against Yu Yangyi far in the past. It was Bagas's fault that she felt this way, as the fat boy had never clarified to her that this matter was over.
However, much to her surprise, Anna didn't find anything that really bash her failure that day. No, if anything, everyone was very supportive, saying a lot of nice things to encourage her more. Honestly, the girl was touched by their gestures, and if she were not in a park, she would've cried already.
However, before she drowned in her own emotion, Anna saw a piece of news that caught her attention, and as she read the title, her eyes widened in shock straight away.
'What the… He is on the news?!'
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