Boyfriend Or Friend

Chapter 152

“Juan, I'd like to ask you,”

“Ask what?”

“So yesterday there was someone who sent flowers to me, but there is no sender name. This I dih instead of geer or kepedean yes, just I want to ask you whether you maybe you send or you know who sent,”

“You mean send flowers?” Juan's question was immediately answered with a nod by Zeline. When he had just arrived at the classroom and was about to sit in his place suddenly Zeline stopped her steps by calling out her name.

“No, I didn't send you flowers,”

“Totally? Don't know who sent flowers to me?”

“No, I don't know who sent flowers to lo,”

“Oh so yes,”

“Hmm yes, thanks yes,”

Juan nodded his head and continued walking to his own stool. He put his backpack on the chair and then he sat down.

“Hai Zeline good morning,”

Gisa suddenly pulled one of the chairs closer to Zeline so she could sit next to Zeline.

“Morning, spirit very lo, abis shot yes?”

“Hahaha anjir. No, shot who I am,”

“Eh I want the same story lo,”

Gisa immediately seemed enthusiastic about negating Zeline's speech who wanted to share a story about the flowers he got from unknown irang.

“What's the matter? Cake exciting,”

“Then yes, Gis, I was threshed yesterday flowers but it is not clear who sent, nyebelin ‘kan? The sender was covert with me. So I don't know who sent flowers to me, not only ge confused but my papa mama also confused who has sent flowers. I ‘kan do not have a boyfriend, so who dong?”

Gisa immediately frowned confusedly as she was curious as to who had sent flowers to the annoyed Zeline. How not to get upset? Shipped flowers are fun if the sending does not hide identity. If he does not know more than him, not the happy ones that exist, but even misgivings.

“Hmm maybe former lo times, Zel,”

“You mean the Vindra?”

Gisa immediately nodded her head answering Zeline's question. Somehow he suspected that the one who had sent the flower was Vindra.

“Kok bsia lo think so, Gis?”

“Ya because he ‘kan seems to still hope the same you tuh. So I thought it was Vindra's job. But don't know, too,”

“But I've been to him he said it's not him, Gis. I don't know if he answered honestly or not. But usually he does not lie on my amazon, just do not know yes after I'm not my girlfriend anymore, maybe his hobby lies,”

“It turns out he's an honest man?”

“Yes if I was honest, that's what I know. But I'm behind me that I don't know is his business. Well besides he said no, I saw the gaze he was very convincing, motion screech him too,”

“Anjay knows also he moves if Vindra is lying or not,”

“Yes but don't know either. I just feel like I said it's not Vindra?”

“Ya hold who?”

Zeline immediately put her lips to her ears and whispered very slowly “Gue was suspicious of Juan, but I just asked and she said that she sent flowers to my house, what do you think, Gis?”

“Hah? Why do you think he is? Is there any sign of that?—

“Yes do not know why I suddenly think to him, his prayer ‘kan close to me so far yes he, you know yourself ‘kan how he attitude to me. We are friends and I don't want psyche or anything, just somehow I think that it's his job,”

“Eh uta anjir, I said yes, he has a crush on lo, Zel, but how is it? Maybe he hasn't dared to shoot you. I also watch his movements, and I want to talk to you just I'm afraid of the wrong people, though, that's why I think I just talk to you if in fact I'm looking at signs he's same demen lo, njir,”

“Consider, don't get to,”

“Lho why?”

“Yes because I'm not ready,”

“What has been in vain to lo? Talking in that direction yet? I mean, he's been talking about his feelings yet?”

“Hmm no, just because he did not have any friends other than me, I swear every day chat mulu, like to send food, love to, keep coming to my house there is a reason like a book minjam, study together, from myself I udha not feel good. Nyokap I also said like Juan there is the same feeling I just I try to think positive. Maybe he is comfortable with me so deketin I really,”

“Ah if a guy is like that om signs, Zel, not ngantgap you friend again that, but already more,”

“Sstt slowly just talking about it, afraid of being bullied by him,”

Zeline reminded Gisa to whisper very slowly so that the joking Juan became the topic of chatter because they could not negate what they were discussing.

“Iya I've whispered from earlier, njir,”

“Yes but more whispers again dong, more oelan lo voice, I mean,”

Gisa sniffed her hair back. Gerah also brought down a warning from Zeline. He is the type of person who is noisy, rather chatty suddenly must be told to whisper when talking. Honestly, Seidkit had difficulty but he understood that Zleine wanted him to whisper because it was to keep Juan's feelings. Juan was afraid they were talking about.

“If he shoots you how?”

“Yes not how,”

“Lo don't want to date her?”

Zeline shook her head. There is no intention to open your heart because Ka himself has not recovered.

“Why?”

“Nales, want to be single first,”

“Yet moved on from Vindra? Hahaha know me,”

“No, I udha start moving on kok,”

“Halah time anyway? Two years is not a short time,”

“Yes but I can kok,”

“Yes already let's proofin, I call Vindra, I keep telling Vindra to hug Anin before your eyes. If you are jealous means lo—“

“That's a delay to his name!”

“Hahahaha tuh ‘kan, seem jealous. I'm honest you're actually jealous ‘kan,”

“Ngak,”

“Please lie,”

“Dih yes already if you believe, it's up to lo,”

“Honest if you still have not moved on from Vinda, you are jealous if he hugs each other in front of your eyes,”

*****

“Jeez, I have repeatedly talked to him so that he no longer needs to pick me up. What the fuck is that guy?! Don't understand human language, do you? I have to speak the language of birds, the language of fish?!”

Reta chuckles to see Zeline grumbling after she just told him that Vindra was waiting in the living room to go to school with her. If it had come so, of course Reta could not bear to tell Vindra to go from her home and bersagkat school alone without Zeline. Vindra's intentions are good, he just wants to go to school with Zeline who is already uncomfortable, no longer wants to deal with Vindra.

“Come down, go to school with Vindra. Do not be rejected, kasian he was willing to come to this house to go to school with you turned out you refused. Don't do it, son. May be friends but yes it does not need to be intense because ‘kan is not a girlfriend anymore. You need to know, Mama supports whatever you think is good. Because mama knows you can already mature in making decisions, so mama supports whatever decision you must have thought about first. Let's take the positive side. Means with your breakup with Vindra, you can focus more on learning, reach your goals, yes ‘kan?”

Zeline nodded her head justifying her words. That's what he thinks too. There is a positive side that he can take when breaking up from Vindra.

“Yes that's it now you go down. You went to school with Vindra. He already came here. Well if tomorrow you do not want to go with Vindra again maybe you discuss first with Vindra. Talk carefully to him like gini ‘Vin, do not need to pick me up again. I go home alone. Thanks, all this time I've been going home everywhere with me,’ Well if you've talked like that ‘kan it's equally delicious. You are not cruel because you have spoken well, and Vindra will also understand kok,”

“Yes if he understands, Ma. Try if he doesn't understand. Ih ribet deh,”

“Ya knows dong, so you talk well to him. Let's hunt down Kasian Vindra. He has come from his home here, so he can go with you and his attitude has not changed remains Vindra who Mama knows. Vindra still really appreciates Mama Papa, but she was still used to talking to Papa, as well as to Mama. So we should also keep appreciating him,”

Zeline clucked slowly. Imagining going to school with Vindra really made her uncomfortable. But he kept being asked by his mother to come down to meet Vindra and go to school with Vindra.

“Originally Mama knows yes, I have frothy her mouth talk to her so she no longer need to pick me up. He doesn't understand. I really hate it when it's like this,”

“Come game, Zel. You don't do this ah. Not good with Vindra. Tomorrow too Vindra may not come to pick you up again after you talk to him, so now consider this the last time Vindra picks you up at home to go to school together. Consider him as your friend. Remember, he was two years with you. Don't hate that. Besides you guys also break up ‘kan well, do not hate Vindra. Mama Papa never taught you to hate people, El, okay? So now also you come down, leave with Vindra,”

“I want to fight mulu with him. Why is he so stubborn. I'm not clear if I tried to talk to him? Jeez, I want to punch aja it feels like it's a guy yeah,”

“Astaghfirullah heh! You can't say that ah. Let him be your friend. Mams never taught you to hate people, Zel, let alone to have the intention to commit violence to people. Not good ah like that,” said Reta while tucking some strands of her son's hair that fell behind her ears.

“Come now go to school, no drama-dramas upset again the same Vindra,”

Persuade Reta to her surviving child, insisting she will not go down to meet Vindra who she admits is no longer her lover.

“Erghh yes I'm down now,”

Reta smiled as Zeline finally left the chair she was sitting in earlier. Zeline stared at the mirror for a while to make sure that it was neat. He left his room followed by his mother.

Seeing Zeline into the living room, Vindra immediately smiled brightly, but previously moody because he guessed Zeline did not want to go with him so long did not go down.

“Why come here?” Zeline asked, which immediately made Vindra feel hurt, but she kept smiling. He knew Zeline's mood was still not improving.

“I want to go to school with you,”

“Hah? Going to school with me? Why the hell? It's not clear if I'm the same lo it's no relationship anymore,”

“Udah break up yes break up, you have to accept the fact that dong, so if it is really dear and not our relationship why-not, you do not start looking for things first so!”

“Zel, I never considered our relationship hopefully yes. I never want to break up with you. The decision you made was one-sided, and I don't accept it, Zel,”

“You're off to school now, afraid it's late,”

Reta stopped discussing whether or not the relationship between Zeline and Vindra was broken. Honestly, he was anxious because of confusion actually their relationship was over or not. Zeline ended their relationship without discussing it first with Vindra. And because of that Vindra still came here, his attitude as usual, it turns out that Vindra never considered that their hibungan has ended.

“For this time we go together, tomorrow-tomorrow no need,”

“Hmm see tomorrow,” replied Vindra with a nosy smile. Zeline snorted in annoyance. He could have guessed before that Vindra would not be that easy to listen to his words. Vindra is stubborn sometimes.

“Mama, I'm leaving first, Assalamualaikum,”

Zeline said goodbye to her mom. Vindra did the same with Zeline. Because of Vindra's politeness, nothing has changed from Vindra, so Reta thinks that everything is fine.

“Waalaikumsalam be careful yes you guys,”

“Iya, Ma,”

“Iya ready, Aunt. God willing I take care of his son yes, Auntie,”

“Thanks, Vindra. Happy continue yes,”

“Aamiin, similar prayer for Aunt,”

Reta takes her son up to ride on the Vindra motorbike. After the Vindra motorbike drove away from home, then Reta returned to the house.

********

“Zel, I want to ask you something,”

“Aaan anyway? If you're driving again, just drive, focus! Not much for ngockeh,”

Vindra laughed hearing Zeline scold him. Usually Zeline was even happy if chatting with him on the vehicle whether it was a motorcycle or a car.

“Seriously I want to ask you something,”

“Ya already hunted ask while asking it is still allowed for free, if you have paid ‘kan peril, then, because you ask a lot of questions, automatically there will be a lot of money that you have to go out to start the question.

“You deliberately did not come down from the room for a long time? You mean to let me go by myself is that it?”

“Pinter really, not wrong to be my ex. You already know the answer to why it is still,”

“So big is my fault, Zel?”

“No idea ah, I'm lazy to discuss the past,”

“Don't go, Zel, I beg you, don't go anywhere ya,”

“I'm not going anywhere,”

“Duh I mean don't go ninggalin I mean we broke up, and you really make that decision alone when in fact we can talk well,”

“Udahlah, you find your own happiness, I also that,”

“Yes happiness I ‘kan is in you besides my parents and also my family,”

*****

“That's bullshit! Why try to talk like that ‘kan? You think I'm gonna melt? Hahahaha don't expect, I'm comfortable alone without a girlfriend, let alone an ex,” said Zeline directly with a firm tone.

“You hate that much the same as me?”

“Ya do not hate it anyway, more precisely already uncomfortable, do not want to deal with you anymore because we are now just ex, no more,”

“Don't hate me dong, Zel. I can't be hated by you,”

“Udah said I do not hate, but if you are still just deketin I could be I hate,”

“While I'm trying again,”

“Ngak for your business, Vindra. Why aren't you the same as Anin? He ‘kan your friend, dear friend. Why not just move on to him? Or actually you have moved on, yes only you are still not good with me if dating Anin? Well, relax. You want to date Anin kek, who is your right,”

“Gosh, I didn't think of it. I can't move on,”

“Halah, not can, but can't. It needs to be corrected while you still have a heart. No story cannot move on. While having a heart, having feelings, humans have the possibility to move on and meet new people, simple kok,”

Vindra shook her head. He disagrees with Zeline's remarks that seem to make it easier to move on, but not that easy, not that simple.

They arrived at the school, and Zeline immediately uttered terimakaish without further ado.

“Makaish has been picked up at home and delivered to school, but remember yes, no more deh lo ngelakuin this, later Anin jealous you know,”

Vindra immediately clucked resentfully toward Zeline's words, then she looked at Zeline with a look of disbelief.

“How do you say that anyway? Don't you fucking know. I'm the same Anin it's nothing. Yes if we want more than just friends, maybe I will never date you, I ‘kan know him udha much longer than you know you. Why would I date you if I like her and want more than her same friend? Huh?”

Vindra expressed her frustration at the words that came from Zeline's mouth. Vindra did not accept it because it was as if Zeline thought that something had happened between He and Anin when in reality it was not like that.

“I don't like to hear you talk negitu, Zeline, again I insist yes I and Anin it's nothing, you don't take conclusions as crazy as hell,”

“Zeline,”

Suddenly someone called Zeline and it immediately made Zeline turn, as well as Vindra because he was curious who had called Zeline.

“Eh Juan,” greet Zeline while smiling warmly greet Juan who walked over to him.

“You to class together no?”

“Iya can ayok,”

“Gue first yes, once again thanks,” Zeline said to Vindra who was heartbroken to see Zeline go with Juan right in front of her eyes, whereas usually Zeline was always He delivered to class. Now Zeline to another man.

“Yeah, it's so tight to see. The time is so fast that Zeline moved on and got a replacement? I'm aja boro-boro can substitute, sure if you've broken up already no,”

“Vindra, eh Why is it still in the parking lot? Not to your class, Vin?”

Vindra breathed a rough look at Anin at a glance then He walked away, Anin immediately walked quickly trying to equalize Vindra's footsteps.

****

“Vindra! Why did you even pull it off? I'm talking to you, you know,”

“I don't want to talk anymore,” replied Vindra and still put his foot away leaving the parking area. Anin is still trying to equalize the footsteps of Vindra who quickly avoided Anin because his mood is not okay after talking to Zeline earlier and also saw Zeline with other men.

“I saw you leave with Zeline, really not?”

“Iya,”

“Kok still leaving? Zeline wants? I kept seeing Zeline to the same class as the new kid Juan-Juan, you're not jealous?”

“Ngak,”

“Hah? Really?”

Vindra nodded her head. And Anin immediately laughed at Vindra's words. Anin does not believe that Vindra is not jealous because Anin can see how Vindra's attitude towards Zeline. Vindra was still hoping against Zeline.

“You're not jealous? I can't believe ah,”

“Ya it's up,”

Vindra and Anin have arrived at the class. Vindra instantly exhaled a rough breath and took out her phone from inside her pocket. He would play the phone while waiting for the bell to ring but suddenly Anin took one of the benches and placed it next to his stool and Anin sat there.

“Vindra, you if there are any stories,”

“I'm fine, Anin,”

“But you seem to have another thought. I'm sure you're jealous again but why the hell aren't you ngaku?”

“I want to be jealous or not ya aja, it's not your business. Very chatty indeed, Nin,”

“Well people I talked about well. You're so sniffy,”

Vindra is still upset by Zeline's words as if she has a special relationship with Anin when in reality she does not. So carried away his attitude which is now upset with Anin.

*****

“Lo was leaving with Vindra yes?”

“Iya why?”

“Gue know, he's a former lo ‘kan?”

“Iya, know where?” is from

“Have heard from when you know. Rumors that you're the same she's been dating have reached my ears,”

Zeline nodded her head. Nothing he covered. He admitted that he and Vindra were indeed ex-lovers.

“How long was he with her, Zel?”

“Hmm how long is it? Why is it like that? Kepo lo?”

“Ya not kepo either, just want to know aja,”

“Gye same she less koredd two years ago,”

“Oh has been a while too huh? She's the first former lo?”

“Hmm Yes,”

“First love?”

“So you can say yes,”

“If I may know, why did you break up with Vindra, Zel? Isn't he nice, huh? The proof you can last him two years, and I see also his attitude is good anyway to lo,”

“Yes he is so good, that's why I dated him two years. I just can't go on anymore with him so break up,”

“It's a great thing that it's been two years breaking up. But I'm sure there's an underlying reason you made that decision,”

“Ya how to do again. Does not fit,”

“Is there a third person?”

“Neither,” replied Zeline while shaking her head. Zeline chose to be closed about her relationship.

“Keep why?”

“Ya the point is not suitable,”

“There must be another reason anyway usually, but whatever I doain the best deh make lo. Do not long fixate on the past if my advice, from now on look for your own happiness without thinking about the past,”

*****

In the cafeteria, Zeline and Juan enjoyed yellow rice as their lunch menu, chatting away. Without them realizing there were two pairs of human eyes that were staring at those who were eating while chatting. One of the humans felt tight to see the togetherness of Zeline with other men. He did not expect that he was no longer the one beside Zeline when eating in the cafeteria.

“They look so close,” muttered wrong sayu owner of a pair of eyes and he is Vindra.

“It's not really their courtship? How quickly Zeline moved on. Buset, is that a heart or what? Quickly very residents change,”

“Nin, you don't know exactly how. I don't know why I don't think they're dating yet, you've said nothing. You are not polite! If denagrs ama Zeline does not like to know. Anyway, if they want to date or not, it's none of your business. Unless that guy is your girlfriend and he deletin Zeline well you can comment,”

Vindra rebukes her best friend so as not to get used to talking carelessly to anyone else what is being talked about is Zeline.

“So you're the same Zeline is really over, huh, Vin? No hope for a return? Yes if so, I'm not sad, but my advice is not to be sad for a long time, move on dong because you deserve to be happy even without Zeline,”

“Ya according to you? If it does not end I am already in the position of the gook it is now like before. But this is what? I'm here with you, not with Zeline. Not that easy to move on, Anin, you really tell me to move on, not easy to do tau no?”

Hearing Vindra's words, Anin immediately rubbed Vindra's shoulder while saying “Ya already, who is patient, Vin. Hopefully you can quickly replace it. ‘Kan Zeline already has a replacement, well hopefully you as well as soon as yes,”

“Not necessarily he's my replacement, yes so fast?”

“You're a real pain hahaha. What the hell are you doing? As nice as what? Yes, Zeline already has a replacement,”

Anin's speech made Vindra feel slapped with a strong, then dropped and trampled.

“I'm not making you feel sad or anything like that. But Zeline can already have a replacement, you do not be nervous as if Zeline could not immediately get your replacement. ‘Kan you yourself said that Zeline is beautiful, smart, good, not neko-neko her son. Well yes already, not only you are interested in him and want to make him a girlfriend, but other men can also like you ‘kan. I think a lot,”

Vindra exhaled a rough breath then lowered her head and shook her head slowly.

“I'm not ready,”

“Vin, you need to be ready. Lagian Zeline ‘kan already mutusin you, even though you have tried to maintain but Zeline still want to escape from your grasp. Yes, accept it. He's just as happy with his life now without you,”

“If it turns out they are not dating, I am very happy. At least I still have a chance to go back to Zeline,”

“Well if the Zeline doesn't want how? Time yes you want to maximize your will?”

“Udah did not talk again,”

*****

“Zeline go home with me?” Vindra chases Zeline out of class. Zeline immediately stopped her footsteps and looked at Vindra with a look of panted eyes.

“No, I want to go home alone, happens to be the driver at the hospital again so I ride the ojek online, because my Papa also again meeting,”

“Mending with me aja yuk,”

“No, did you not hear what I just said? I want to go home by myself. Go back to your own house, don't take me. ‘And I can go home alone,” said Zeline then passed through Vindra just like that but Vindra did not give up. Vindra is trying to catch up with Zeline.

“Zel, how come you are? I really want to go home with you,”

“Ya I should be the one who just why the hell? Did you answer ‘kan just now? Is my answer unclear? Huh huh? Gur wants to go home alone, this again want to order ojek online,”

“Ya already do not have to use ojek, just like me,” said Vindra who still insisted on inviting Zeline to go home together but Zeline shook her head.

“Do not stone. I said I don't want to. Please don't force me,”

“Zel, i—“

“Zeline, back together? It's a little cloudy, with me aja,”

Suddenly Vindra's speech stopped because there was another voice coming from behind Vindra as well as Zeline.

Juan came in with his warm smile looking at Zeline then Vindra. That instant also Vindra instantly gritted her teeth furiously.

“Why should you come at the wrong time? Can't you give me a chance to get close to Zeline? Why should there be lo?!” Inner Vindra with tightened jaw.

“Eh Juan, I plan to ride the ojek online anyway,”

“No need, go home with me. Fear long waiting for his brother to come, yes mending the same I just. Yes that's if you want to, or you want to go back with Vindra?”

“Iya Zeline—“

“No-no, I'm back with you if so,”

Vindra immediately widened her eyes not accepting. Her chest was hot now negating Zeline's answer who was willing to go home with Jan, instead of buying him. When he asked, Zeline refused firmly, Juan's turn came, Zeline did not spend a long time to be ready.

“Serious?”

Zeline nodded her head immediately and it made Juan smile. Vindra who saw it immediately can conclude that Zeline may still consider Juan as her friend but Juan seems to have been more than that.

“Yes if so let's go back now before it rains,”

“Okay,”

“Vin, I'm the same Zeline first yes,” said Juan who was not answered at all by Vindra. Zeline left just like that leaving Vindra who had to swallow a big disappointment. He failed to bring Zeline home, but now he must be willing to see Zeline go home with Juan.

“Vindra! You are in a great hurry I will find you,”

As Vindra looked straight ahead where Zeline and Juan were walking side by side, Anin suddenly came and immediately stood next to Vindra.

“I can go home with you?”

“Yes, have I never been allowed to?” Vindra replied as she passed, and because her tone was tight, Anin immediately scrunched his forehead.

“Lho how is he?”

Anin immediately caught up with Vindra with quick footsteps. “Vindra, why are you? Are you upset with me? Did I make it wrong?”

“No longer in the mood. I don't have to do it,”