A Gift for Lala

Sixteen - They're Wrong Big

"You're okay now, right?" A'am came up to me as he was about to enter class. I'm nodding. Last night I really vented to A'am. I was so sad that Mama dropped my idea in an instant.

"Udahlah, La. Now you can't give up. Keep trying, slowly for Mama you understand."

"But Mama never understood, Am. You don't understand, anyway."

"What happened, dong? I'm so confused, here."

We both fell silent thinking of the most appropriate way for this matter to be resolved. The deadline for sending her novel was getting closer while I was still confused by things like this.

"Here I am, I happen to have a notebook at home. You can wear it. So when I'm practicing basketball you can find your idea while waiting for me to finish training. How's it?" A'am laughed heartily at the idea he had uttered.

"But if it's not too risky, Am, bring a notebook to school. It can be lost."

"Yes, try not to lose dong."

I just heard A'am's answer. But I think that idea can be, too. But what reason did I tell Mama that I kept coming home late in the afternoon? What about less piano? Ouchh.... Pusiii! It doesn't seem that easy!

"You said to your mom that every afternoon there was extra tutoring. Trus has choir training for the race. If that's true" said A'am as if he could read my mind. Hmmm.it's true too. The inter-School choir race is indeed staying a little while longer.

"But, AM, what if Mama finds out I'm lying again. Chorus training is not every day. Ouch, I may be shackled and not go anywhere else," I looked desperately at A'am. A'am tapped his finger on my desk like he was thinking hard.

"Weleeh. What's so serious about his face?" Aryo came to my desk.

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Today I saw Junot walking with Yola. I pretended not to see that sight. A'am seemed to know and he tried to be funny so I laughed and at that moment I could see Junot looking at me. It seems like there is something he wants to say. 

"Hello geennk...!! The headlines this week changed, it turns out that the gossip between Lala and Junot was not true..." Sissy hung up her sentence, I saw Reni and Ririn smiling as well as Yola whose face turned red as if she had been stabbed! Em. I mean flushed in shame.

"Junot, the most hight quality single ever!, now is a girlfriend.... Yola!"

I swallowed my saliva many times. The whole class got excited and started teasing Yola. And what was even more terrifying was when I saw two of her maids give sun congratulations. Hueeekkvss... What did they marry? Wear kiss-kiss cheek everything.

"Congratulations, Yol," A'am exclaimed with a sincere smile. I just kept quiet. It's like I thought. Congrats! Junot had already gotten what he wanted. My face's warming. I feel weird. I feel like I'm experiencing de javu. Hasn't there ever been anything like this in this class? Oh yes. its different main cast. And Yola is the real lead.

"La, remember, yeah eat it. Btw, how are you smart to keep secrets with Lala? Just sit down, you want to surprise me, right?" Heina exclaimed towards us. Yola then smiled faintly at me. His smile.

Greaty! Now everyone thinks I'm conspiring with Yola. But they don't know the truth. Right now they're looking at me and Yola like two best friends helping each other make guys. They are wrong! And I must be prepared that the arrogant Yola will reveal everything, if I am just Junot's tool to get to him.

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