Asta Brata: Kartika
About Kartika
Tonight, drizzle down slowly. Wetting houses and trees on the side of the road. From a window, Kartika observed cars passing by on the highway. Calling because the streets are empty. The girl looked up at the sky filled with black clouds. Then he breathed.
"Lo why, anyway, Ka? Same with Ismail?" ask Ratih, Kartika's best friend. Kartika is currently playing at Ratih's house. He was so upset because of Ismaya. And he wanted to tell this to Ratih. Kartika sat on the bed beside Ratih who was lying on her bed. Playing Hpnya. Maybe you're chatting with a lot of her boyfriend?
"Thanks, Ra. Not Ismail, "correction of Kartika.
"Gue wanted Ismail, "Ratih lay on her back on her bed.
"Gue doesn't know what to do with Ismaya" Kartika said. Ratih rounded his eyes.
"Ismail what are you? Cheating on you? Well, really, this is a child, I must finish it," annoyed Ratih. Makes Kartika feel more upset. Not Ismaya, but she's cheating.
"No. Ismaya's good, really, to me. Only, I do not know how to ngadepin good attitude that," explained Kartika was not happy.
Kartika doesn't like Ismaya. He likes Mark Alexander, his super handsome upperclassman and basketball whiz. Which has been since the tenth grade Kartika close to him. Ismaya loses weight if he has to compare with Mark. Two months ago, after a rapid rise in heat, Kartika aggressively approached Ismaya. Just to fool around. But who would have thought a quiet and smart guy like Ismaya would accept it? PDKT then shot him?
And during his time as his girlfriend, the quiet Ismaya was so sweet as to behave in front of him. Kartika never thought, Mark never did that to her.
"Do you know how it works?" ask Ratih not to think now. What is this girl in front of him? The guy is really confused.
Actually Ratih used to disagree when he knew Kartika and Ismaya were dating. He was strongly opposed. The reason Ismaya is a insensitive male model that certainly can not take care of Kartika well.
Contrary to Hana and the other Tari-Sahabat Kartika and Ratih-who seem to agree that Kartika is related to Ismaya. They say Ismaya's a good boy with responsibility. So Kartika would be fine with him.
"Ismaya is too good for me, Ra," Kartika scolds Ratih's Tayo picture sheets. The model girl Ratih apparently likes the cartoon bus blue color box.
"Too well how?" ask ratih. Kartika clucked in annoyance. This exercise is insensitive. Though Kartika hopes Ratih replied 'Yes already, just stay' or 'mending you break up from Ismaya'. But Ratih did not say that.
"Thou, ah. As long as I say the same," ketus Kartika then stood up. "Gue's coming home, man,"
"Where are you going, Ka?" tanya Ratih in the fog.
"home. Claiming to lo is useless," Kartika immediately left.
"Don't go home first, Ka," Ratih's head nongol from her bedroom window when Kartika reached Ratih's courtyard.
"No. I'm home. Bye," cried Kartika then stopped the taxi that was passing by. Come in and go. Ignoring Ratih who called his name and forbade him to go home.
Bodo time! Kartika doesn't care!
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Aru looked at Ismaya long ago to turn her eyes to Candra who was frowning. The two sat side by side on the sofa in the front room of Candra's house, but turned their backs on each other. Occasionally with each other cynical lyrics.
"Ck, what are you guys doing?" tanya Aru was upset when she found Candra first glanced at Ismaya and Ismaya glanced cynically in return.
"He's the one who's messing around" said Candra and Ismaya, pointing at each other.
"What lo?" Candra glares.
"Lo what is it?" Ismaya glared back.
Aru pouted in his place. These two friends are so annoying.
"Lo what," annoyed Candra.
"Lo times," Ismaya won't lose.
"Lo times,"
"Lo, man,"
"Lo who did,"
"Lo yang_"
"Whisper!" pissed Aru. "Boy boys know!"
Candra and Ismaya were silent. They glanced at each other.
"You guys think about it" continued Aru. Apparently he's gonna nag long. "Udah on big. If you eat, you are no longer treated. Try if any problem is solved with a cool head!"
"Lo's both got brains, right? you're almost twenty, "Aru's cerocos "Eh, no. Still a little long I mean," his errata. Then shake "Aahh... Whatever. Want twenty or not, you are already given brains and already circumcised. So you can think, right?"
Candra raised her hand. "My cousin was a baby and I was circumcised. But not yet able to think well," said Candra.
Ismaya raises her hand. "Gue has a neighbor who has not circumcised, but can already think. Her name is Grandma Sumi,"
Aru was boiling in place. "As much as you!" Aru out to the terrace.
Ismaya and Candra looked at each other and their laughter broke out.
"Aru, don't go home yet!" Candra came out followed by Ismaya who followed her. They found Aru who was standing on the porch of the house. Lying them.
"Don't be angry, dong, ntar like a girl," Candra teases.
"Sam likes a real guy" added Ismaya.
"What the hell?"
"Don't sulk that way!" bejuk Ismaya's. " Don't you, Ra?"
"Yes dong" Timpal Candra then embraced Ismaya.
For a few seconds everything was silent. Ismaya and Candra stared at each other.
"What lo?" Ismaya took off Candra's embrace.
"Lo what is it?" Candra flips the sentence. The two exchanged glances, and jumped as Aru's laughter broke.
"Wouldn't be any better? " ask Aru. The guy had a flat face.
Candra and Ismaya look up again. Sighs and smiles.
"I'm sorry, Ra. I snapped" said Ismaya.
"Gue's the one who's sorry. I shouldn't have talked to you" Candra chimed in.
"Well, the new gini really," Aru embraced Ismaya and Candra.
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Kartika smiled as Mark sent her a short message. Ask some trivial things like 'have eaten yet?' or 'have you done pr?' and other trifles. Kartika then replied to him according to what he experienced. If it had been he would have answered already and if not he would have answered yet.
And Mark is calling him tonight. After Kartika's annoyance at Ratih, Mark calls her and makes Kartika forget about it.
"Gue dear lo, sister," whispered Kartika, The girl heard Mark's laughter scattered on the end of the phone.
"Kok laughing anyway, sister," Kartika's sulk. Mark stopped his laughter.
"Lo's funny, Kartika," said Mark "And that's why I like lo,"
Kartika's cheeks are warming. Despite the phone call, Kartika's heart was beating fast. The girl buried her face in the pillow.
"Ih. Brother Mark," whine Kartika. Mark laughed again.
"Don't laugh, huh," Kartika increasingly whines spoiled.
"Yes, it's not laughing, '" Mark held back his laughter but it exploded.
"Sister.." Kartika rolled on her bed.
"Udah did not laugh swearing," said Mark "Udah night, sleep, yes. Night Kartika,"
"Night Brother,"
Kartika smiled widely. Mark really made her feel happy. The girl snorted as her phone rang. He quickly read the screen. Then his smile receded. He rejected the call and turned on silent mode. She covered her entire body and immediately fell asleep. Let Ismaya frown when her phone is not connected ten times.
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