Boyfriend Or Friend

Chapter 21

“Halo,”

“Assalamaicum, Zel. Have you slept yet?”

Zeline sighed softly. Now he must pretend to look neither upset nor disappointed after hearing information from Dara about Vindra having dinner with Anin but not talking to her.

“Waalaikumsalam, no, why?”

“Oh that, I bother you? What are you again?”

“Again watch abis work duty, do not disturb,”

“Sorry yes I just ngabarin, my phone died earlier, had abis batre earlier. And I don't check mobile phones are also being charged,”

“Oh yes it is okay,”

“You've had dinner?”

“Udah, this ‘kan already half nine, I have eaten already, if not already yes I will not eat again because it is already kemaleman,”

“Oh that's okay, good that way,”

Zeline smiled thinly. There seems to be no explanation from Vindra. He was silent for a while waiting for maybe Vindra will tell a story. But apparently not, Zeline was silent, Vindra was also silent maybe confused to talk especially to Zeline.

Zeline regretted, why didn't Vindra just tell her about dinner? That's what Zeline is waiting for so Zeline doesn't keep thinking. After school till night, Vindra had no news. If the phone is on charge, is there not even a minute to reach it?

“You've eaten?”

“Udah,”

“Hmm Yes,”

Zeline is like most girls. Loves overthinking. But all this time he could always handle it. Hopefully this time too.

“That's all you want to talk about?”

“Hmm..iya like, just want to hear your voice aja,”

Hearing that sentence, Zeline smiled faintly. Vindra wanted to hear her voice, while she wanted to hear Vindra's story about today. Vindra where after school? Why not contact him? Why not make sure it's home? Why are we just calling now? Why don't you talk about dinner with someone else? There's no harm, doesn't he want to hear it all from Vindra? There is no intention to limit Vindra's wiggle room, or make Vindra uncomfortable with her curiosity, but Zeline just wants to hear. Because Vindra also often asked such things.

But all those questions were only kept by Zeline in her head, she did not say because it felt like a waste of energy. Vindra alone did not feel like there was anything to talk about anymore, so why would he add to the duration of their chat? Not necessary.

“Yes if so, I hang up the phone yes,”

“Yes, tomorrow I leave with Papa to school,”

“Why? Not picked up by me?”

“Papa want,”

“Okay if so, meet at school yes, Assalamualaikum,”

“Waalaikumsalam,”

Zeline is grateful that tomorrow morning she will be ushered in by her Papa. It was a request from his own papa, because the plan was that he would be taken to a newly opened porridge but it tasted delicious. At least he doesn't have to meet Vindra who makes his feelings certain tomorrow morning. There is time to prepare to meet with Vindra and be mediocre.

******

“Vindra, have you slept?”

Vindra turned her head towards the door of her room which was knocked from outside. He heard Anin's voice. Too lazy to leave the bed, Vindra just answered in a voice without opening the door.

“I haven't slept, why did it, Nin?”

Vindra's forehead frowned. Did he not hear wrong? Anin invited him to have coffee? Nights like this? It's just Anin. Tomorrow school, gotta get up early. And usually Vindra if it has been drinking coffee even though it will be a little difficult to sleep. Then tomorrow he could wake up and finally be late. He doesn't want that to happen.

Besides this ‘kan is already night, time for a break, so Vindra is confused why Anin is still wandering outside the guest room, when Anin should have had a break.

Tonight Anin is staying at Vindra's house. After eating fried rice together at Anin's invitation, Vindra drove Anin to the apartment to pick up Anin's clothes and also Anin's school supplies.

“No, Nin. Sorry yes, I'm going to sleep, because it's sleepy,”

“Oh is that? Okay it's okay, sorry I interrupted,”

“Not a problem,”

After hearing the reply from Vindra, Anin immediately rushed back to her room. I don't know why Anin has trouble sleeping. He left the room and wanted to talk to his best friend. But baby, the friend already wants to rest and he does not want to disturb. So now he has to fight to end his insomnia that he likes to come. This time it may come because He is in a new place. Although it has been quite often come to this house before when he was a child and has not left Jakarta, but now this house is still foreign to Anin. And usually the strange place that makes Anin quite difficult to sleep.

“Eh ask Zeline ah. Is he active or not? Is he sleeping? Try chat deh,”

Suddenly it came to his mind the name Zeline. Finally he reached for his cell phone and called Zelins.

zel, are you sleeping yet?-

******

Zeline is driving out her unsettled thoughts by opening up social media. He scrolls through other people's posts to drive away his boredom and overthinking.

When there was a notification that a message had been entered to his number and it was from Anin, he immediately opened the message.

zel, are you sleeping yet?-

Zeline read the message in her heart. He immediately replied not with a lie. If he's lying. Strange as well, the period has gone to sleep, but can still reply to messages? There was no intention to ignore Anin's message, for fear that there was something important Anin wanted to convey to her.

not yet, why?-

- I want a phone call?-

Just now Zeline received the message, suddenly there was an incoming message from Anin. Zeline sighed softly before receiving Anin's call.

“Assalamualaikum, Nin,”

“Waalaikumsalam, I did not disturb your sleep ‘kan?“

“It just so happens I haven't slept yet,”

“Why? You insom too?”

“Hmm? Don't know, just can't do it anymore, why?”

“Nothing, I again can not sleep as well, want to chat. The Vindra already want to sleep so can not be invited to chat deh,”

“You know where Vindra wants to sleep?” Ask Zeline.

It's only natural that Zeline asks like that? Did Anin and Vindra just communicate so Anin knew? Zeline was curious about it.

“So I ‘kan ngetuk door of his room, I make sure he chat while drinking tea or coffee that but he said, he already want to sleep. So yes I have left,” said Anin who increasingly makes Zeline confused, and honestly overthinking that had disappeared a little, now comes blatantly again.

“How do you mean? You—you to Vindra's room?”

“Iya, in front of his room anyway, did not enter. I ‘kan nginap at his house, so I want to make sure he chat because I can not sleep. But he wants to rest, I don't want to disturb him. Suddenly I remember you. So yes I have contacted you, I am so sorry,”

“Do you stay at Vindra's house, why?you don't take it personally hear me like that. I was just wondering why are you staying at Vindra's house?”

“Lho, does Vindra not tell you?”