ALPENIA (The Cruel Small Town)

New Hope

Naya covered Faisal's bloody knees using both of his palms. Still with his cry, he felt a transfer of energy propagating from the wound, like a small pain that was enveloping his skin.

Faisal, who was still confused by what his eyes had just witnessed, could only see Naya who he thought was making a strangeness again. His wound suddenly dried up, and did not bleed again. It was as if the blood that had come up had never existed.

"Lo must be afraid of me now," Naya said with a look full of careless.

Faisal could not lie to himself. He was a little paranoid about the actions of Naya who was beyond reason. However, he would not say that to Naya directly, so that the girl would not get sadder.

"Please" said Faisal with a smile.

Naya was silent for a few seconds, before finally returning to ask Faisal. "Where have you been for the last four days? Why did you disappear?"

"Isn't that what you want?" faisal answered, reversing the question.

"Huh? When did I say that?" Naya guessed that her last conversation with Faisal had made the man wrong. He did want Faisal to stay away from him for the good of everyone closest to him, but that did not mean that the young man had to disappear and worry him.

"Gue's kidding Nay!" faisal answered with an awkward laugh.

"Continue, where are you going?"

"Gue did something really stupid, Nay. Because I don't want to keep thinking the same, so I run away from home to calm myself for a while. I went to Hexia and even joined the gang of motorcycle thugs earlier," Faisal explained.

Naya cringing. "In order to avoid small problems, you fall into bigger ones."

"Yes, I know," Faisal answered, bowing his head, unable to look into Naya's eyes, which always forced her to fall in love.

"What did you do until those thugs got mad like that?"

Faisal breathed a long breath. "They're really not good. And, I just realized that. Apparently, they're drug dealers. So, I took them to the police. But, when the police came to search the headquarters, they had hidden all the evidence of illegal business. Don't know where"

"That's weird. Why could it be? You report to the police secretly, right? Not so blatant that they can know, and can prepare to hide the evidence of their evil deeds?" ask Naya a little surprised.

"Clearly! Where might I tell them if I want to go to the police. Your mind is strange now, Nay," Faisal denied. "But who knows, maybe one of them managed to tail me while sneaking into the police station" he said, shrugging his shoulders.

Naya finally understood. "Eat it, don't like weird!"

"If I don't change myself to like to do strange things, surely my mind likes to keep thinking of you, Nay!" callah Faisal.

Naya smiled for a moment. He realized, the dreadlocks Faisal turned out to be quite missed. Before the end, the girl returned to being herself, pretending to want to vomit after hearing Faisal's ridiculous remark.

Faisal laughed at Naya who had slowly forgotten her cries. He was happy to see the girl become fierce though, rather than see her cry.

"Gue seriously, Faisal. Do not try to run away and do useless things. Think of the feelings of people who care about you!" naya.

Faisal raised his eyebrows. "Who cares about me?" tanyanya tried to lure Naya out the answer she wanted to hear. He thought Naya was starting to care about him.

"Keep, who else?" faisal asked still not satisfied with the answer that came out of Naya's mouth.

"The same with Salman. They are your best friends," answered Naya again by circulating her views. Why did he feel a little nervous with Faisal's gaze so fixed on him?

"Continue?"

"Udah. Just those three guys. After all, you're not that special until everyone has to care and worry about you," said Naya again lying to herself.

"Masa? Then, the girl who said I started loving me a few days ago, didn't care and worry about me as long as I wasn't around?" faisal's sarcasm leads to Naya's speech being so imprinted in her memory.

Naya can only pat her forehead. He was sure, Faisal would not be satisfied before getting the desired answer. But, he would not give up maintaining such a high prestige. "Gue was in a deep pressure at the time. That's why I talk. I don't love you!"

"Gue can't believe it" Faisal said.

"Gue doesn't care if you believe or don't believe" Naya continued.

"Keep, your face color is now, what do you mean?" Urged Faisal who was increasingly anxious to see the face of Naya who began to blush.

Naya immediately touched her own cheek. Damnit. He felt his cheeks warm, even slightly heated up. "Gue's overheated! Anyway, I just defeated the enemies. So, soy sauce and make my face gini red," she denied again and again.

Faisal was laughing. He laughed at Naya's stammering tone. All this time, he had always seen the girl's incredible confidence and confidence. And now, because of her, Naya turns out to be excited and hesitant as well.

"Udah. I want to go to work. Later too late. You can stand on your own, right?" Naya can no longer be close to Faisal. He feels intimidated now.

Faisal grabbed Naya's hand as the girl was about to stand up. "What did you say at that time, about us being far apart still apply?" his lightning-fast question turned his face into seriousness. No more whining.

Naya pursed her lips. His mind said to encourage Faisal to go away from him. But unfortunately, his heart did not go along with it. There was always a part of him that missed Faisal's annoying attitude. And he hates that.

"Get off my hands! I told you, afraid to be late!" Naya did not want to answer Faisal's question which she thought was very complicated.

"The answer 'yes' or 'no' will not take long which will make you late to work," Faisal interrupted increasingly pulling Naya's hand, until the girl's face approached her.

"Lo know right, if I can mentally face the same body you use the power that can emerge from the palm of this hand?" sarcasm Naya who still did not want to answer Faisal's question while waving her hands in the middle of his face and the face of the young man.

"Try me! I'm not scared!" challenge Faisal looked at Naya more and more closely.

"Stupid wow!" naya replied with a small smile. Then, he removed his hand from Faisal's grasp forcibly. And get up, and run.

Faisal realized that the little smile Naya showed just now had a meaning. He believes, if he can start fighting again his love for the girl.

"Gue hasn't even talked about your special powers, Nay!" To be heard by Naya who is growing far away. Then, he sprawled down and stuck his back on the sidewalk with a smile. No matter what others thought of him as crazy, but that was the expression of his happiness this time around. Or, could that be called madness in love?