Alby "He's mine"

17. Friendzone

While waiting for their friends to come, Reynand collected dry wood and made a small bonfire. So that there is light and warmth. They were in the park, Kaila sitting looking at Reynand who was struggling to light a fire with his match. Kaila really saw the sacrifice of a Reynand, it was these little things that made her give space in her heart to Reynand.

"It's a flame." Reynand said happily, He then sat down beside Kaila. Look at the fire that started.

"Sorry I'm getting my noserepotin lo again." Kaila.

"That is also a social creature."

Kaila smiled fakely, in her mind she felt sad. In Reynand's heart, Kaila is just a female friend with no special word.

"Oh yeah, I want to shoot Dara."  Reynand.

Kaila suddenly looked up, He could not believe that Reynand had shot Dara so quickly. Her fake smile was painted again, at this moment she began to realize that fake smiling was apparently difficult. "Gue believes Dara must have nerima lo."

"Hopefully Kai."

"Well, it will be quiet dong if there is no lo." Complain Kaila.

"But why? I'm here." Reynand asked still not understanding.

"Yes lo same Dara, definitely will not play again with me." Answer Kaila.

"Why? I'll stay rich, play with you." Reynand did not understand as well, She looked at Kaila whose eyes were glazed over.

"Cewe does not like if his girlfriend deket same temen other girls." Said Kaila, her eyes glazed but could be held back. Thankfully there was only a flame as the light so his eyes did not look teary.

"Gue doesn't like having a boyfriend who is too clingy, possessive but not too." Reynand stared at Kaila, noticing Kaila's eyes that were starting to turn red.

"Why's your eye?" Ask Reynand.

Kaila averted her eyes which were originally staring at Reynand, now dodging Reynand. "It's smog, so it's a little sore."

Kaila rubbed her eyes, so that Reynand believed that her eyes were only exposed to the smoke of a bonfire. Before long Fifi and Dani come, so does Maul and her friends. They brought some food so tonight could be more exciting.

"Lo bring food?" Ask Kaila to Fifi who holds a crackle snack.

Fifi nodded, she placed the white crackle in front of her.

"Main truth or dare yuk." Take Dani.

"It's like that." Dito Sahut.

They sat in a circle next to a bonfire that was still burning brightly, looking for applications that could be used to play truth or dare.

"This is me." Cetus Bimo, while showing the new application he got.

Truth or dare begins, with the first target being Dito. His face looked agitated for fear of being questioned or asked to do something strange. Her body became cold hot, her smile stiffened.

"Truth or dare." Bimo.

"Truth." Answer Dito.

"Gue has a good question, how many times have you entered BK?" Maul asked, not to be asked actually because every Dito entered BK Maul was dragged along. Everyone was slowly surprised by the question that Maul asked.

"Question lo rich man holy aje, if I enter BK you also come. More than ten times his wealth." Dito's response while smiling.

"Bosen did not enter BK ten times?" Ask Bimo.

"BK already rich my house Bim, wherever I go must always go back to BK."

This time everyone laughed, Dito's ordinary face without regret made the joke seem created. Continued to play truth or dare, now it's Fifi's turn.

"Truth or dare."

"Dare." Answer Fifi.

"Chat Mr. Cipto, keep calling him 'Honey'." Cetus Dito, Mr. Cipto was a barber in a school that was not married even though he was close to thirty-five.

"Crazy you, don't want me." Reject Fifi.

"Must want to, let's hunt."

With Fifi's press contact Mr. Cipto, calling Mr. Cipto with the name 'Honey' suddenly all laughing in the middle of the dark night. This game does not make them forget the snacks brought by Fifi, especially Bimo.

"Udah." Say Fifi while accusing the phone screen on all children.

"Continue, Kaila elo Kai." Bimo Reveal.

"Truth or dare."

"Truth." Kaila is too afraid of challenges, so she prefers questions.

"What are your regrets during life?" Ask Fifi.

"My regrets.. Too much importance to people's happiness than my own." Fifi replied, everyone was silent without a word, feeling sorry for Kaila who seemed to be constantly hit by problems. Fifi's intention to ask that is so that Kaila can tell a story, and hopefully with her story can ease the burden on her life.

"Lo said lo nyesel, but right now you're still doing the same thing." Said Fifi, suddenly making Kaila silent without her smile. The statement was like an arrow that could pierce through Kaila's heart.

"Lo's a too good guy Kai." Now Dani, he was silent and now he dared to speak. Sometimes Dani growled at Kaila who always put others ahead of herself.

"Gini Kai, fine but don't be a moron." Maul spoke up, knowing that Kaila was a very good person. The style of speaking is already visible, even just a small attention Kaila alone can make some people want to be close to Kaila, including Maul. Near here is not about love, but only friends who want to know Kaila more deeply.

In this situation Kaila feels in a corner, maybe this is just advice. But it feels like here he's guilty, he's down, he doesn't dare to raise his head before everyone stops talking. Reynand saw Kaila pitya, He stroked Kaila's back.

"Yes, go on." Take Dani, they play truth or dare until ten o'clock in the night.  Now Kaila sits on a park bench with Reynand, while the others sit near a bonfire. Kaila picks up the guitar from inside her house, and Reynand plays it. Singing together until Kaila forgets Reynand's words that want to express his heart to Dara.

"Sule has a new song, yesterday I did not accidentally hear the street time in the mall. The light is good, try horrifying on youtub." Reynand said, Kaila then opened her phone and looked for the song Reynand meant.

The song begins to play, both of them notice the video really.

...Princess Delina - Resisting Pain...

...I'll be there for you...

...Even if you're with him...

...I will endure this pain...

...I'll be there for you...

...Even if you're with him...

...I'm happy to see you happy...

Kaila noticed the lyrics really, the song that showed her. Illustrate the story with Reynand. Trapped in friendzone is difficult, always there but nobody.

Kaila promises herself that every time Reynand needs her, she will always be there. It is a form of love, although it cannot be expressed.

"Good song." Kaila.

"Yes, right." Reynand.

No one thought that Kaila's feelings hurt her, no one thought that her meeting with Reynand made her life more complicated.

Until half-twelfth night, Kaila's house lights were on. Dani and Fifi will stay at Kaila's house because they are sorry, Reynand and his friends come home. Now that the atmosphere became quiet, Kaila reflected on the words of Reynand who was about to shoot Dara. He also imagined how sweet Reynand treated him.

"What do you think Kai is? Reynand?" Ask Fifi who is now sitting at Kaila's study desk.

"Engga Fi." Answer Kaila.

"Sometimes I don't think the same Reynand, there are people who don't like that. Kaila who helped stand up, but who was invited to walk was another woman." Dani said grumpily.

"Father, his name is also people do not know the feelings of others." Kaila said to calm her emotional friends.

"That's you Kai, you can always look for the positive side of every problem." Said Fifi while pointing at Kaila with her index finger.

•••

The morning seems to have come, Kaila and his friends are still lazing even though the clock has shown at six. All three were the same, always needing a mother figure to wake him up. Kaila opened her phone screen, looking at the clock and then woke up from her sleeping position.

Kaila walked downstairs, seeing if her sister had returned from the hospital. But in fact not yet, so Kaila made some breakfast for his friends. Not too complicated, just plain bread. After that, Kaila returned to her room to take a bath.

After the bath, Kaila woke up her two friends. With great difficulty finally Fifi and Dani woke up and took a shower. Before long they went down and enjoyed the bread made by Kaila earlier.

At six four and five, the three children left for school. Fortunately, the school gate was not yet closed.

"Kok lo pale Kai? Don't you wear lipbalm?" Ask Fifi when she gets to class.

"Pake, I'm gapapa really." Kaila answered, the man lied. Since this morning his head was dizzy, probably because it was too long outside the room last night. From the night Kaila also did not eat rice at all, well that's how Kaila. He realized that in his body there was typhus and magh, but often neglected in eating problems.

Until finally coming home from school, Kaila separated from her two best friends. There were so many thanks that Kaila said to them, if only there were none they would have been afraid of being alone. He walked limp towards the school gate, his face still pale, his head dizzy, and his stomach was nauseous. The Kaila problem is always in the stomach.

"Such a glue." Tegur Reynand who follows Kaila. Kaila just smiled, no response at all. It does not mean angry, it's just lazy to raise your voice.

"Do you want anterin?" Ask Reynand.

"Well, gapapa don't have to."

Their eyes were now on the woman who was sitting waiting for an invitation, sitting alone and looking around. Reynand was discouraged by the man in his sight.

"There's Dara, samperin gih." Kaila.

"Why?" Tanya Reynand convinced.

Kaila nodded.

"Lo sure you don't want me anterin?" Ask Reynand again.

"Yes, you are anterin Dara." Answer Kaila calmly.

"Okay Kai, yes first." Pamit Reynand, answered a nod by Kaila.

Today again felt the sadness of meakipun he had tried to remain happy. Kaila was indeed a person too good to waste.

Kaila continued her path and rode the blue angkot towards the house. His stomach felt very nauseous, plus the people who rode the angkot until jostling. His eyes were already fireflies, it was no longer strong to open his eyes.

Suddenly his body fell limp in the lap of the mothers beside Kaila, suddenly all the passengers looked in shock.

"Eh this is fainting." Said the mothers, the truck driver stopped by the side of the road.

"Take it to the hospital, get close from here." Advice from the young man sitting at the angkot door. The hospital was not far from there, only about two hundred meters away.

Without a second thought, the driver steered his car towards the hospital. Arriving at the hospital, they immediately carried Kaila. Kaila then entered the room to be examined by a doctor.

"That's not the Star Doctor's sister?" Ask one of the sisters who happens to be one team with the Stars.

"Yes." Yeah." Another sister's.

The sister then contacted Bintang, informing her that her sister had fainted and was taken to the hospital. Just now Bintang woke up from his sleep because he had been in the hospital all night, now he had to return to the hospital in panic.

Kaila slowly opened her eyes, looking around the room she did not recognize. In his hand was already an infusion stuck, He also saw his brother coming with a panicked look on his face. He tried to sit down, but was prevented by the Stars.

"Udah is lying." Prevent Stars. Now he stood beside Kaila's safe, looking at his sister's pale face.

"Why can the typhoid recur?" Ask the Stars, his face was creepy like never before.

"Gue hasn't eaten rice since yesterday morning." Answer Kaila fear.

The star clucked, then massaged his forehead several times. Things like this are what makes Bintang annoyed at his sister, stupid with his own health.

"Dizziness me, don't add to my burden, no more Mom." Cerocos Star.

"Don't tell Mom." Kaila.

The star did not answer, He came out of Kaila's room to look for porridge. Kaila closed her eyes until her sister came back.

"Eat." Pinta Star.

"Later on, I'm not hungry yet." Decline Kaila.

"Eat now, get sick later elo." Star Saying.

"Yes it is."

Kaila then ate the porridge that his brother had prepared, fortunately there were still stars who would take care of him. Only this time did he feel a mix of heart and physical pain. His heart was tired, but now his physique was also tired. Just this time also Kaila is sick tanoa the whereabouts of his mother.

Kaila opens the phone screen, opens the story Dara is having a selfie with Reynand. Kaila took a deep breath, trying to smile in front of the photo.

"Gue is too late to Reynand's life to think I'm nobody." Lirih. Kaila kept looking at her phone, to the point of finding quotes that were very similar to the one Dani said last night.

'I helped you stand up, but the other person you were invited to walk.'

It completely pierced through Kaila's heart, as if translucent into the innermost chamber of the heart. Trapped friendzone was not as easy as Kaila imagined, before that He considered that the friend zone was too much to cry on, but now He felt how hurt the friendship zone.