Abnormal Metamorphosis

Chapter 3: After Nine Years...

The next morning, after dropping off her mother's – cake in the cafeteria, Rosaline celingak – celinguk in front of the eleventh classroom, ventured to find Grey. But it turns out Rosaline had to be disappointed that day, until the bell went off, Grey's figure did not appear.

“ Hi, Rosaline...Looking for who?” arriving – arrives someone reprimands Rosaline when the girl almost passes from the front of the eleventh classroom.

“Eh bang Danni...Sorry, I'm looking for Grey..” said Rosaline with a red tinge of blushing her cheeks. Danni, a beautiful eleventh-year student who subscribes to Rosaline's mother's cake, who originally charmed Rosaline because she often helped herself, Sheila and Tika work on Mathematics PR at Sheila's house Danni is her brother Sheila.

“Grey? Oh, that new kid, huh? Looks like he did not enter today, someone delivered Grey's license earlier.” replied Danni kindly.

“Ooh..” Rosaline just nodded – nods. “Ya already, then I entered the class first yes bang....Thanks yes!”

Rosaline ran into the classroom while asking – ask inwardly why Grey did not enter that day.

“Hayooo why did you go to the eleventh grade? I know lhoo...” scolds Sheila while winking – winks at Tika when she sees Rosaline just put down her school bag and sits in her chair.

“Ehm, um, who yesterday just got poetry...” added Tika while giggling. Rosaline glares at her friend – friends. Obviously – obviously Sheila must have told Tika about the poem from Grey.

“Indeed, if I'm looking for Grey, then why?” reply Rosaline while mrncibir.

“Hey, Tik, remember you? It seems like yesterday someone said he would not want to be with someone who is pretentious and brash, someone continued to say to death he would not want to be his girlfriend.” Sheila seems to talk to Tika, but the goal is clearly –, explained Rosaline.

“Indeed I don't want to, who says I'm looking for Grey because I want to date! I'm looking for Grey because he turned out to be my best friend when I was kindergarten and SD, okay?” rosaline's hatch leaves Sheila and Tika wide-eyed.

“Haa? Your best friend during TK and SD?!” sheila said surprise.

“Yes, for nine years we have not met, I almost – hardly recognize that there is no poem yesterday that reminds me, which makes me so sure he's Grey my best friend was” explained Rosaline.

“Ooh..” Tika nods – nods. Sheila goes with – nods. But their conversation could not continue because Rahma ma'am art teacher entered the classroom, the first lesson sign will begin.

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Three days Rosaline looks for Grey at school, but Grey hasn't been in yet. Rosaline asks – ask, is Grey sick? Danni who became the place to ask Rosaline, always answered ‘do not know'. Curious too is Rosaline made, but the girl does not dare try to find Grey to her old house, yang Rosaline herself was unsure whether the Greys still lived there or not after nine years in America. Rosaline decides to wait for Grey to appear at school.

“Why deck?” reyna asked her sister to see Rosaline sitting on the swing in front of her house that afternoon while repeatedly looking at the mansion opposite their house.

“Old house Grey looks lonely huh kak?” rosaline Sahut.

“Kan has long been empty since the family of Mr. Darmawan moved to America first.”.

“But Grey is already..”.

“You said you haven't met Grey at your school? So it's not certain that Grey was your best friend?”

“Iya sak. But judging from the photos, I'm sure it's Grey...But well it is not certain before meeting the person.”

“Marketing yes?”

“So, make me curious, where have three days Grey did not enter school, where is he?”

“Sick maybe?” presumably Reyna's sister. Rosaline shrugged her shoulders.

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The awaited 14th – wait for all students and students at SMU Harapan Bangsa to arrive. Rosaline was so pounding that day because she got the lead role of Snow White at her school's theater show that she would pair with Danni Sheila's brother from the eleventh grade who was part of the role of her prince! Rosaline was silent – silent amazed – amazed by Sheila's brother, smart, class champion, basketball champion, handsome again! Luckily Sheila had a brother like that, Inner Rosaline. And even more fortunate (hehehe ), he had to dance and sing with a Danni bang on the stage. And that's a matter of pride for Rosaline.

Rosaline tries to play her role as best she can to be the beautiful and cheerful Snow White, dancing – nari nari nimble with seven human dwarfs – played by Tika and friends – other friends - on stage. Rosaline would not want to be grateful also to Sheila who has successfully registered herself in this theater show without saying – tell her first. (hehehe ). Sheila was so good at reciting poems of his creation in the section of the poetry contest held before the theater performance.

On the sidelines of – theater acting, Rosaline glanced at the audience, consisting of the father of the principal, the school board of commissioners, and the audience, the teachers and students of – SMU Harapan Bangsa students who filled the large room of the school hall. The boisterous sound of – low claps and the laughter of the audience blaring at the cute polah of seven cute dwarves. Audience of gripping silence as Snow White Rosaline chased – chase after witchcraft incarnation evil Queen – played by kak Fita, classmate bang Danni. Rosaline enjoyed the atmosphere. His eyes swept throughout the hall with great joy – mind.

“Oh no!” arrived – arrived Rosaline strangled outside the theatrical script dialogue, making the magic grandmother Fita glare in shock.

“Ros....Dialog, dialogue..” hiss granny magic Fita reminded. Red Rosaline quenched trying to master herself back to dialogue. But the girl could not take her eyes off the dozens of spectators who filled the hall, among the crowd, Rosaline arrived – to see the figure of Grey in between! Grey, who has been looking for almost five days, Grey, who has not been to school for almost five days and now appears in the hall like a ghost. Why is this theater so long? Rutuk Rosaline in her heart, she can't wait to meet Grey.

The dwarf still sings sadly when Snow White Rosaline falls unconscious from eating a poisoned apple given by her sorcerer Fita. Prince Danni still turning – turn ‘ in the forest' looking for Snow White Rosaline. Beuh, Rosaline is already tingling lying in a bed full of flowers waiting for the prince. Rosaline who was very excited by the theater show is now suddenly sultry want to quickly – quickly finish the stage and run down the tick ( eh? ) Grey who has made him feel good from the beginning met, especially after knowing that Grey is his best friend who has been waiting for nine years! Wanted to fly it was like Rosaline was meeting Grey.

Snow White Rosaline was still closing her eyes on the flowerbed when finally (phew) prince Danni came kneeling beside her. Rosaline was pounding because in the last scene of the theater, prince Danni would kiss Snow White Rosaline on the forehead and make her realize from the influence of the poisonous apple.

Rosaline felt a warm kiss on her forehead, the kiss was only a few seconds, but enough to make Rosaline hot – cold made. Especially when Rosaline opened her eyes and was directly faced with the gentle gaze of bang Danni who was still kneeling beside her in her princely costume. Bang Dani stretched out her hand to ask Rosaline to rise. Cold hand Rosaline clasping hand bang Danni. The two stood up and then Snow White and the Prince danced and sang along with the sign the theater was over.

The crowd's applause had not yet been heard, Rosaline still wearing her Snow Princess costume had run through the crowd.

“Rosaline! Where to?” call bang Danni sia – sia sounded, Rosaline has disappeared from view. Cute girl – cute it cocksucker – celinguk looking figure Grey. Not in the hall, Rosaline searched out the hall building.

“Oh it's him!” rosaline's strangulation was restrained as soon as she saw Grey's figure in the school parking lot. Grey seemed to be pushing his Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle out of the row of – motorbikes and then riding it. It seems that the young man is leaving. Rosaline won't lose her chance to meet Grey. The girl ran over to Grey. Rosaline's appearance made the young man gasp.

“Hey, what's up?” Grey put the helmet back that he was about to wear.

“Eh...Anu's...Grey?” for a moment Rosaline stuttered not knowing how to start a conversation. “Do you...You..”

“What do you want, girl?Anything important?” grey asked with his arrogant-sounding American sense, making Rosaline even more nervous.

“Anu, Gray....Are you...Are you..”.

“Did I already make a cake – your mother's cake runs out?” gray continued, making Rosaline almost faint to hear it. The girl gaped at the sight of arriving – arrived Grey smiled widely.

“Grey!!” peekik Rosaline could not hold back anymore. “That's right you?! Grey fat my best friend first?!”

Grey laughing.

“But now I am not your fatty boy anymore...I'm slim, you know?”The young man got off his bike. 

“Rosaline...Small butterfly...You are now beautiful..” Grey said as he stroked Rosaline's face, making the girl blush in shame.

“Grey dutul, why didn't you tell me first when you came home from America?”ask Rosaline later. “Why the hell should you use poetry all? By the way, why direct cake?”

Grey just shrugged his shoulders. For a moment the young man looked confused answering Rosaline's question.

“It feels like the answer is already in the poem right?” sahut Gray.

“Haa?” Rosaline who tried to remember – remember and digest the contents of Grey's poem. The young man seemed to be impatient to see Rosaline thinking later, Grey got on his Kawasaki Ninja bike.

“Listen, small butterfly, we find a more convenient place yuk to chat?” bring Grey.

“Haa?”

“Oh c'mon! What is Haa mean? Come quickly up?” Grey laughs at Rosaline's only answer ‘haa?’ time and time again.

“Wait, I still use my theater costume.” said Rosaline arrived - suddenly realized she was still wearing Princess Saljuanya costume.”I change first huh?”

“Wear that costume also it’s Ok, you stay beautiful kok.” said Grey laughed. Rosaline simply glared at Grey as she ran into the hall again, to the locker room behind the theater stage, where she left her uniform and school bag.

In the dressing room, Rosaline meets Tika who is also changing clothes.

“Where were you? Looking for bang Danni? Forgot yeah? We will be treated bang Danni in the canteen, as a thanksgiving finish the stage earlier.” said Tika reminded.

“Wah I forgot. But I'm not going along, say my apology with bang Danni huh?” Rosaline.

“Lho coking?” Tika.

“I have important business...Urgent! The sudden! Emergency!” answer Rosaline carelessly, before the girl hunted – to clean up the goods – goods and go out of the dressing room immediately after finishing changing clothes, leaving Tika who was astonished – astonished.

Rosaline runs to the parking lot again, where Grey is waiting for her. The young man was still sitting on his Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle.

“Where are we, Grey?” rosaline asked while riding on a Grey motorcycle.

“Ke park near your house, ok? I still remember that place, we used to go there a lot, right?” sahut Gray.

It was a school birthday, learning activities were deliberately closed. Students – schoolgirls are free to go home quickly after the end of the event.Motor Kawasaki Ninja H2R Grey just passed out of the school parking lot, with Rosaline being held by him when Danni appeared from the direction of the building hall. The eleventh-grader, Sheila's brother, was like he was caught off guard by Rosaline's departure with Grey. There was a difficult expression on Danni's face.

Rosaline and Grey arrive at a flower garden located not far from Rosaline's house and Grey's old house. The two teenagers entered the still-deserted park, after Grey parked his motorcycle.

“Butterfly small...Do you remember?” grey said as he looked at Rosaline.

“What? Remember what?” Rosaline retorted that look curiously.

“That writing...The one we carved...Before I went to America... “ Grey pulled the girl's hand, took a run, as if impatient, looking for – find something among the large trees in the park, before finally crouching in front of the old banyan tree. Rosaline was astonished, watching Grey clean the trunk of the banyan tree shows a carving of a heart that was made haphazardly and in it reads :

‘Grey – Rosaline, faithful in hard and happy.’

The two laughed at the writing, imagined by them when they were still 7 – 8 years old to bother – sucked to carve the word – said the friendship pledge, which said – said obviously – obviously they took from Japanese cartoon films they had seen first.

“Ah, there is still that writing, you can remember, Grey?” comments Rosaline ticklish. “I'm the only one who lives here, I almost forgot..”.

Grey smile.

“Of course, I will never forget this..” replied the young man. ”Because it was our promise..”

Our promise. The words seemed to refresh Rosaline's memory nine years ago, the last day she played with Grey in the park before Grey's move to America, how she wept fearing that Grey would forget himself after his next move, how much Grey tried to comfort her, promised never to forget, and said he would carve out a pledge of friendship on the banyan tree. Now Rosaline can only smile amusedly, remembering the two of them and then saying the pledge together as a sign of loyalty.

The two teenagers then sat on a park bench enjoying a cold drink they bought at a liquor salesman in front of the park, chatting, talking, recalling the memories of – memories of their childhood nine years ago. Well, nine years, they finally came to the park again like they used to. But the flower – garden flower is clearly not the flower that used to be, and the butterfly – butterflies flying was certainly not the – butterfly that used to be, all have changed, and all have changed, like the figure of Grey who is silent – is being noticed Rosaline. Grey's face is very different from the look of Grey's face, as Rosaline remembers, Grey used to be cheerful, funny, as if there was no sadness there. But now? The girl looked at Grey's pale face, with a blackish tint adorning under her eyes, like a tired, sleep-deprived person. So sad that face. Rosaline recalled that Grey had not been to school for five days. Sick him?

“Ohya, Gray? Where were you five days ago? I'm looking for you, you know? You sick?” ask Rosaline.

“Yeah.” Grey answered briefly.

“Ooh...Shouldn't you go home and rest? You seem tired huh?” rosaline was worried.

“Ah no, I am just right. It's healed!” Grey looked at Rosaline with a smile. “Cause...By the way, how's your mom? Still selling cookies?”

“Still, why? Already miss the cake made by my mother?” Rosaline giggles.

“It is okay to spend up to one more jar..” Grey said with a laugh. Rosaline laughed.

“Then your mama came to my house, Grey, my mother and your mama were also good friends, often accompany us to play in this park, I also definitely want to meet your mama.” proposal Rosaline remembered with a beautiful and friendly Grey mama, who although she came from a rich family but never arrogant and willing to mingle with any circles. “Eh you live where now koyakannya your house that used to be quiet –?”

"We don't live in that house anymore. Papa bought a new house, besides I don't want to stay there anymore because there are many memories of mama in the house.." said Grey flat.

"Memories of your mother? Meanin?" Rosaline doesn't understand.

“My mother..” Grey's eyes were far looking forward when saying that, seemingly very reluctantly spoken from her mouth. “My mom was dead when I was 10.”.

“Innalillahi wa inailaihi Rosaline clutched her mouth in shock. “I was right – really didn't think, I'm sorry, Grey! Your mama died of illness?”

“Not..”

“For what? Accident?”

“Suicide..”