7 Days of Time

Episode 9 Three June 30, 1998 Welcome to Fashion '88 (part 5)

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Diana looked at the man before her boredly. After college, Jimmy, his girlfriend of three months, picks him up and takes him straight to Breakdance's training ground. Two hours have passed, Jimmy and his friends are still moving their feet and hands. The longer Diana was getting upset. When Breakdance practice took place, Jimmy didn't care about it at all. Finally he rushed up to Jimmy and pulled the jeans on his acquaintance's jacket. "Jimmy, I'm hungry!" his yell. "Can you stop?"

Jimmy looked at Diana in annoyance. "I'm not done yet."

Diana did not want to lose either. "I'm really hungry. Again, what is the importance of a 'ridiculous' exercise like this?"

"Silly?!!" yell Jimmy. "Didn't you know this was an *trend?"

I know*, Diana said in her heart, but seeing you and your friends practice Breakdance is like seeing a horde of wild animals that move unnaturally. I thought Jimmy looked cool on his black bike, but now... Argha!

"Yes already" said Diana at last. "If you don't want to eat, yes. I eat by myself."

"Whatever!" snapped Jimmy. "Please. I'm not hungry yet. Anyway, I haven't finished training."

"I hate you, Jimmy!" diana shouted while running.

Jimmy was now truly sorry for having yelled at Diana. Three months ago, when she introduced Diana to her friends, she felt very proud. Her friends admit that her boyfriend is really beautiful.

Jimmy then ran after Diana. "Diana, wait!" yells.

"What?!" diana shouted annoyed.

"I will accompany you to eat" he said, seducing. "After that, I'll accompany you to the music store you want, how?"

Diana looked at Jimmy with annoyance. However, he was also finally crushed by the young man's gaze. "alright. You can't break a promise, yeah. You have to keep me company tonight, okay?"

"OK," said Jimmy with a big smile.

***

It was late in the afternoon when Lunna and Elios arrived home. "Sister should take a bath" Elios said. "Later we'll go to the record store."

"You want to buy a tape?" ask Lunna.

"Didn't you know?" ask Elios. "Today is the last day of the cassette price of Rp 2,750.00. Tomorrow it will increase to Rp 4,500.00. I'll buy a Megaloman cassette."

Lunna rushed into the house, "OK," he said. "I'll take you to the record store."

In the bathroom, he had heard what Elios had said. But his mind cannot remember. That afternoon she was wearing Elios' mother's jeans and a striped color blouse.

They went to the record store on the city bus. Arriving in front of the record store, there were already many people. Elios ran and tried to get into the record store.

"Elios, wait!" lunna said, while running after him.

Inside the shop, the crowd was growing more and more. Walking between them is not easy. Since Elios was a child, he could easily move around.

Suddenly Lunna saw Mami who was picky tapes not far from there. What's Mommy doing here? tanyakanya. Lunna shuffled between cassette racks and hid on a shelf near Mami.

"Diana," said the voice in an upset tone. "Until when do I have to be here?"

Lunna peeked out from behind the shelf carefully. Oh, geez! it was the young man in a black jacket on campus this afternoon, who was piggybacking on Mami.

Lunna looked at Mami and the leather jacketed young man intently. Mind frozen. Mami should have come here with Papi, she said in her heart. That's why Elios' words about the record store annoyed me. Mami once said that her first date with Papi was in line at a record store. Mami also said that everyone stormed the music store because the price of the cassette would go up. But why is Mami with the young man now? Not with Papi? Mami should be dating Papi today. Wait.. wait.I have to remember Mami's words again. Mami said that her afternoon before the first date, Papi saved her, right? But it was noon Papi.... Oh, geez! Papi saved me, not Mami. Mami should have been sitting on the campus this afternoon, not me. Papi was supposed to save Mami, not me. Holy hooch! I ruined Mami and Papi's chance to be together. If Mami and Papi aren't together, that means I won't exist.

Lunna. "I have to put the two together" he said slowly. "It's all my fault. Tomorrow I have to help Papi get Mami back."

In front of the shelf where Lunna was hiding, Diana snorted angrily towards her partner. "Jimmy," he said, "So you promised to accompany me here, right? I've been with you on Breakdance practice this afternoon for hours. Now it's your turn to be with me in line."

"Diana," said Jimmy, "My feet are sore."

Diana said cynically, "You're not sore during Breakdance practice. Anyway, you wait there!"

Diana leaves Jimmy alone to pick up the tapes. Lunna lowered her body to hide herself. Then looked at Jimmy with annoyance. He slowly approached the young man from behind. The rush of visitors makes it a bit difficult for Lunna to walk toward Jimmy, but eventually she manages to get close to Jimmy from behind.

Lunna clenched her hands, she was already itching to hit the man's back. After thinking for a while, he undoes his intentions. How dare you piss Mami off. Look, feel the consequences!

Without guilt, Lunna nudges Jimmy on purpose, then runs away as fast as lightning. He heard the sound of tapes falling and a scream. "Who just pushed me, huh?"

Lunna smiled with satisfaction. Then, he saw a man approaching Jimmy.

"Hey, young man," said the man, "You've dropped these tapes. So, you have to clean it up."

"But, sir.." Jimmy argued.

Seeing that, Luna giggled amusedly. That's what happens when you piss my mom off. No one can hurt my family. I don't want you to be Mami's boyfriend. After all, Mami has to be with Papi.

Then, it dawned on him that he had long since left Elios. Lunna tried to find Elios in the crowd. He found her standing in line at the cashier to pay.

"Elios," said Lunna, trying to vent. "I met Mommy. I think I messed up Mami and Papi's dating history."

"Huh? Whahuh? Brother what's the talk?" elios asked, in the midst of a loud music frenzy. "I can't hear Brother."

Lunna's gaze fell on a cassette tape in Elios' hand. Lunna shouted loudly, "Oh my God, Elios! You're tired of coming here just to buy one cassette?"

The people who were standing in line behind Elios were silent hearing Lunna's screams. Lunna bowed in shame. "I'm sorry" he said to Elios sweetly. "You just stand in line, yeah. I'm waiting outside."

Lunna turned her back and walked out of the cassette shop. Behind him, Elios looked at Lunna's back. On his lips was a smile.

***

"I have to go to college and meet with Papi tomorrow" Lunna said. He and Elios had come home from the record store and were in his room. From that moment Lunna paced. "I'm helping Papi" he said again. Lunna dropped her body on the bed and tried to sleep. When he was about to close his eyes, a song came from the cassette across the house, followed by the sound of Elios singing loudly.

Yuke yuke yuke megaloman

Doko mademo susume

....

Megalon FIRE

Megaloman wa yukuzes

Megaloman hono no senshi

Lunna picked up a pillow on her head, and threw it at the door of the room. "Eliiiiiiooossss!" his yell. "Beriissciii! I'm going to sleep!"

Lunna took the other pillow and placed it on her ear. After going back and forth in bed for an hour and the drowsiness did not come, Lunna finally walked out of the room.

He walked towards the courtyard of the house and saw the sky above him. Millions of stars are scattered there. Are Mami and Papi also staring at the same sky in the future? the weakness in the heart. I really want to go home. But not before I get Mami and Papi back together. It's only six days. Lunna. Can I do it in such a short time?

Suddenly a finger pierced his back.

"Armghhh!" shouted Lunna in shock.

Behind him, Elios closed his ears in annoyance. "Sister screams so loud."

Lunna rubbed her chest to ease her shock. "Your own fault, it suddenly shocked me. Aren't you singing in your room? For you to come here?"

Elios snorted in annoyance. "I saw someone in my yard. I thought my house was a drift."

"Heh, you think I'm a thief?" ask Lunna upset.

"What exactly are you doing here these nights?" elios was confused.

"I'm staring at the stars" said Lunna. "I don't think the sky in the present or in the future will change, will it?"

Elios shrugged his shoulders, as if he didn't care.

Suddenly Lunna hit Elios on the shoulder and shouted, "Hey, there's a shooting star! Let's say your wish!"

Elios was almost knocked down by Lunna's hand on his shoulder. He looked at the girl in front of him in annoyance. "That's just superstition. Where is there a star that can fulfill people's wishes?"

"Stupid time" said Lunna. "Anyway, I wish I could go back to the future, and not have to deal with you anymore. Oh yeah, I also want to have a really handsome boyfriend, smart, kind, considerate, understand me for who I am."

"Oi!" elios shouted, reminding Lunna. "The star is no longer visible. It seems like sister's wish will not be fulfilled. After all, where is there a perfect guy like the big brother wants? Brother's request doesn't make sense. It must have been the star was also exhausted hearing the request of the long brother so."

Lunna took a breath in annoyance. "Name is also a request. Shouldn't we expect the highest? Yeah, already. If you don't believe me, you won't have to bother me to make a request. Well, now I have to wait for the shooting star again."

After that, Elios fell silent into a thousand languages. He used to believe that he could make a request when there were shooting stars. It's not anymore. Two years ago, he asked the star to get his parents back to him. Apparently, the request was never granted. Finally, he stopped asking.

Lunna was looking for the next shooting star in the sky. Elios lowered his head, then stepped into his house slowly..

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