Aara is Not Lara

Puzzle Pieces

“Ti-ga pu-luh tu-juh ha-ri.” Spell Ara with lips occasionally pursed, nodding steadily at each syllable spoken.

“Cock fast huh, Ra? First time feeling comes it feels laammaaa really.” Said Arini, one of the friends who got closer to Ara by the time KKN was at the end of the day.

“Because we are getting comfortable here, so time feels fast passing.” Lea sat herself on the cement floor of the Elementary School building. Now the three stared at the hanging pot of scrap plastic bottle material with their hands stretched away from the clothes attached to the body, afraid that the rest of the paint stuck to the palms of their hands stained their clothes.

“Feby not so follow?” Ara asked without turning her gaze from the flower pot of her creation. Ara's lifetime was born to Mama Lauritz with high creativity, this time producing crafts through her own hands. Creative demands and forced to innovate are a strong reason for the presence of various hanging pots with a variety of shapes and patterns.

“Males really discuss the Feby.” Grunting in annoyance, Lea said with sewot.

“You're still with him, Lea?” Ara asked, turning her head to look at Lea who was already pouting, both of her eyebrows almost linked and causing wrinkles on the forehead.

“No more, but don't want to discuss.” Kill Leah in a stern rebuttal. It is clear that the relationship between Lea and Feby is still deteriorating.

“What's your problem? Feby said it was just because he borrowed your phone. But why so long marahan.” Arini asked curiously, demanding an answer by occasionally nudging Lea's right arm.

“There's a point, it doesn't matter either.” Said Lea who was reluctant to discuss the problem with Feby again. Choosing to move from her seat, Lea walked closer to Ara.

“You've come all the way Ra from Feby, he's a snake.” Lea said softly to Ara who could still be heard by Arini.

“Indeed Feby matuk?” Chirps Arini with lips chipped, shaking her head slowly accompanied by a breath that was wasted in a forced impulse.

Holding back the instantaneous curiosity, Ara tried to take a quite wise stance. “We will soon finish this activity, not getting along even more hostile. So, you better sit down together and finish well.”

“Gah. He's a hypocrite!” Reject Lea with a growling sound clearly aimed at Feby, not Ara or even Arini. I don't know what's going on, it's almost a week since Feby and Lea got into a fight.

“Udah justin si Lea. I think he's still alive.” Arini said to Ara.

Nodding in agreement to Arini's remarks, Ara finally gave up trying to persuade Lea to make peace with her frustration. It is better to ignore them as long as they do not hurt each other. Quite often either Lea or Feby are reprimanded and reminded to make up, but nil, both are equally selfish and strongly reject speech from others.

"Yes Ra, let's go back to the base. That Lea already escaped first.” Take Arini while pointing at Lea who is already in the distance. Passing by first leaves Arini and Ara at will.

“Eits..! Beresin this first.!!” Prevent Ara when Arini wants to go straight after Lea who is chuckling watching Ara and Arini from a distance.

“Lah forgot the goods are still messy.” Patting his forehead with his palm spontaneously, Arini even forgot that his hand was hit by a paint stain that was still wet.

With the eyelids dilated, Lea scoops up as much oxygen as possible. “LEEEAAAAA..!!! DON'T KAABBUUURR..!!!” Arini's loud screams deafened Ara's ears. His right index pointed at Lea who was sticking out a sinless tongue, grumbling with a snorting of breath that was hunting in annoyance.

“Basic Lea, apparently intentionally left us!!” Grutu Arini again while reaching for the paint can that is still half part.

“The bratty child even left us. Ngeselin!!” Arini continued grumbling, her lips continued to move with a soft voice that came out like she was reciting a spell.

Lazy to respond to Arini's annoyance, Ara just kept her mouth shut and continued to use her hands to dispose of plastic waste used bottle cutouts. A flash of Lea's voice that said Feby as a snake flashed through Ara's mind. Of course, Ara understood that the snake in question is not a real snake that is soft and flat.

For a moment Ara tried to remember the last day of Lea and Feby's relationship when it was still fine. Right, at that time they just came home from taking advantage of free time to just vacation before completing the last Village service and returned to City B.

Now, as Lea and Feby's relationship deteriorates, Ara is convinced that she's not the only one trying to rearrange the scene that brings together the puzzle pieces.

Prejudice and suspicion flow clearly in each person's brain. One of them is the possibility that they are seizing the same man and just discovered when borrowing a cell phone.

“Ara, so nitip buy souvenirs typical Village L do not?” Asked a male friend who approached Ara, not Zen, but another friend.

“You buy now? In a moment yes, I wash my hands continue to take money first.” Ara said as she raised her palm, showing the remaining paint stains.

“Wash the oil first Ra, just rinse using dish soap.” The shrieking of the voice from behind Ara that instantly made Ara turn her head, nodding and smiling at a glance.

Pointing at her left thumb, Ara spoke briefly in return and thanked her for being reminded. “Sip, thanks yes.”

Wiping every drop between her fingers quickly, Ara placed a palm that felt moist on the shirt she was wearing. He is currently sitting crouching in front of his mini suitcase.

Frowning in wonder, Ara rummaged through the contents of her suitcase in panic. As I recall, Ara had stored some blue sheets in a small bag the size of her palm, slipping between the neatly folded clothes in the suitcase. But now, there are only two pieces of blue money left and a few sheets of green, brown and purple. Lucky money in red sheets Ara kept separate in the base of the suitcase and deliberately sheltered one of her underwear.

“Where am I going!?” Mumbled Ara softly while continuing to take out one by one her clothes from inside the suitcase.

Biting her right thumb nail, Ara's pupils moved violently. “Masa missing? But how can it be lost?” Murmured Ara asked herself.

“I always lock my suitcase, except.. There's no way when I don't lock someone who mischievously stole my money right?” Murmured Ara more and more riled, he could not be origin accused just because he put suspicion on others, especially female friends. The only ones who could access the bed where the suitcase was also placed were women only.

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What's the matter between Feby and Lea?🤔

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Waiting for UP, right? 🤭 Sorry yes just can love the continuation, pray today can finish the next chapter and 2 chapters next to again😁

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