CAMELLIAS

episode 6

JUPITER ALFIAN

Arena, the place I used to come to after school, this time was deserted. There's only Josh, Brian and Daniel. They were all friends of one tongue-in-cheek, as well as one school with me. Motor racing has become a part of me. Of the many demands of learning, I still often take time to do this hobby of mine. 

In this arena I mean, a gathering place for people who have more guts, testing how tight guts and iron horses they ride. 

Who does not know me, many nicknames are carried from the start of the Red devil, to the ruler of the arena.

This year no one has been able to match my abilities. I was a little bored, as there was no opponent who could match me at the moment. Everyone loses, even in the first round. 

My name is increasingly known to many people, especially I have a beautiful lover, Ayudia Calra.Become a complete package of a racer and his beautiful woman. 

Actually I don't think that Ayu and I are dating, it's just that I need Ayu's charm to complete the perfection that I have. 

"Where, tumben deserted?" Daniel approached, carrying a plastic cold soda. 

"Blom on the dateng, at the most." Josh said, grabbing a can of drink. 

"Where are you going?" Rian asked, as soon as I grabbed the helmet that was on the bike.

"Reverse." My legow

"It's still noon, don't you wait for the others to come first?"

"There's business. Just let me know if the others are together." 

I hurried away from the arena, fifteen minutes before Dad called me. Invited me to a dinner with a business partner. 

I think the dinner that Dad meant was just a formality. In reality during the dinner they only discussed company matters or show off power to each other. 

But this time, Dad promised no business discussion as usual, just dinner as usual, because the person he would meet was his best friend.

As soon as I reached my destination, I saw a man of my age and a young girl next to him. The girl's face was like a stranger. I try to remember it and yes, I remember!

She's the girl I was in school with, I can't be wrong, because I've seen her in the cafeteria a few times. But she was so different from usual, I almost didn't know her, if it wasn't for her long black hair and round eyes, maybe I wouldn't remember. Because almost all girls in my school dye their hair, according to the latest color trends. 

At school she was like a normal girl in general, even she was less prominent for a rich girl like herself. But tonight she's really sweet, and pretty. Her long hair was unraveled, wearing a knee-length black dress, adding to the sweet impression. 

Clumsy the girl introduced herself.

Name's Kara. 

Very funny name like a brand of coconut milk packaging.

After introducing myself, I still looked at him. His seat was right in front of me, making it easier for me to look into his round eyes. 

I was still looking at him fixedly, for some reason I liked his awkward attitude. Every now and then she saw her appearance, maybe she thought something was wrong with her makeup. But instead she appeared simple, but very beautiful.

Feeling constantly noticed he finally looked back at me, and sure enough his black eyeballs were so beautiful, clear and calm. I had time to think where he had been all this time and why only today I know if there is a girl as sweet as Kara. 

Kara looks uncomfortable at this dinner, of course her father and my father are busy discussing the expansion of the business cooperation they will work on. He needs to get out of this boring situation, as well as me.

Finally I proposed to take Kara out, even though I knew Kara didn't approve, I kept asking her out. I pulled her out immediately, as soon as Kara's father gave her permission. 

I held his little hand, out of the restaurant towards the front garden. Maybe my steps and steps are not balanced, so Kara whimpers in pain as soon as the soles of her feet are scratched by the shoes she wears. 

"illness?" My toot.

"You think." Ketus answer.

I like to watch him keep clucking, occasionally he puffed his cheeks and pursed his lips. 

I bent over checking the blisters on his legs

"Awww, don't press. It hurts!" The protest was, 'Think once I pinch her cheek. 

"Sorry, not intentionally." 

I like to tease her. Even I put him in debt, 'cause I took him out of dinner. Of course, Kara refused the one-sided debt that I was making, but I didn't care. I still consider it a debt, I'm sure if it's not considered a debt he will definitely avoid seeing me at school.

Wanting to linger with him, but not for long a waiter came, telling me that the fathers had finished dinner. Kara and I finally went back in. 

"Thank you, see you at the next meeting." Speak Om Fathur, embrace the Father and also Me.

"Together, next time we meet again." Reply Dad, don't forget Dad also embraces Kara, rubbing her head.

While I was still staring at Kara, Kara pretended to ignore me. Alright, to what extent can he ignore my existence. 

When I got home, I went straight to my room. Ignoring some phone calls from my friends in the arena. They must have been waiting for me, but this time I had no intention of coming because there was something else I had to work on.

Several times I searched Kara's social media accounts, but there was only an instagram account, not many posts. There are only a few photos. 

I kept looking for other information, it wasn't hard for me to find her phone number. After asking some people who are quite skilled in finding information at school, I finally know Kara's mobile number. 

"Drag, Kara." I sent him a message.

One minute, two minutes, even half an hour there was no reply. Kara just read, without replying to me. 

He ignored me again. Well maybe he needs to be reminded that he's under my watch, and I don't like being ignored.

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I purposely left school earlier than usual, even this was the morning I had left. I deliberately waited for Kara's arrival, right in front of the gate. Ignoring the strange gazes of other students. They must have been surprised to see me so early in school, I used to come at the last second, but now I came earlier than even the most diligent child. 

Half an hour later, I saw a white BMW car approaching the gate, it was Kara's car. 

Kara got down from the car, her gaze instantly changed as soon as she saw my ignorant smile. I waved at him, and he just snorted in annoyance and threw his face away, refusing to look at me. 

"Good morning, Car." Kara walked past me, even ignoring my good morning greetings. 

I immediately followed him, walking right behind him.

"Car, Car, Car,,,." He still doesn't budge.

"Car,, seasoning rendang." I screamed, and finally he looked.

"What the hell! Car, Car, Car, you think I'm a car?" 

"Lo was called ga nyaut, I nyapa aja gabansi."

"My name is Kara. Not Car." 

"Judes very yes, inget you still have the same debt I."

"What the hell, I don't understand."

"Ahh, you pretended to forget it turned out. Want me to ingetin?" I'm approaching, eroding the distance. 

"You want what?" Kara backed off as soon as I approached her.

I got closer, even Kara grew more alert as her back touched the wall, making it easier to scare her. 

"Jupiter!" 

 Ohh don't sound that anymore....

I turned to the source of the voice I was very familiar with. Ayu came with a probing look the moment she saw me and Kara.

"Well, are you here?" Ask Ayu.

"Is it the same with girls?" Ayu's gaze was so sharp that Kara was right in front of me. 

"There's a little business with him." My reply.

Just one sentence came out of my mouth, Kara had already escaped. He ran towards his class, making me cluck annoyed at not having the chance to tease him. 

Ayu immediately grabbed my hand, heading for class. I don't really like the way Ayu treats me. Everywhere should join hands and he'll stick to wherever I go. 

"What do you want to eat, all I want to pesen." Rian asked as soon as the break arrived. As usual me and my friends must have been in the cafeteria once the break arrived, occupying the corner bench as usual.

"Gue wants some sweet iced tea." My legow

Riyan gave a thumbs up, immediately ordered the food. My eyes went through the entire cafeteria, hoping to find Kara. But I didn't find his whereabouts, I just saw his close friend ordering a drink right across from me. 

"Where are you going?" Ask Ayu, as soon as I get up from the chair.

"Toilet." I lied, though,

I'm following a female student who I'm sure is Kara's best friend. I was like a stalker, following her slowly to the library.

And as I thought, Kara was already in the library first. 

I was still hiding, watching the two of them from behind the bookshelf not far from where Kara was. Kara was completely avoiding me, proving that she would rather have lunch in the library than in the cafeteria, because she knew I must be there. 

I couldn't just keep quiet, I finally picked up one of the books, sitting right in front of him. 

Kara was surprised by my arrival.

"It's a public place." Before Kara made her voice, I first pointed at the board that read Public Library. 

"May we both stay, there's someone I want to talk to him about." His friend nodded awkwardly, even he seemed still surprised to see my arrival.

"Nad, where are you going?" Kara held her friend's wrist, holding her back from leaving. 

"Gue get out first, I'll come back later." 

"Nad, lo,,." The girl named Nadira left. 

The rough sound from Kara's mouth made me smile to see her. Now it's just me and Kara, because it's a break, the library's atmosphere is quiet, there are only a few students who are here, the rest of them prefer to be in the cafeteria, the park or on the roof of the school building. 

Rarely does anyone spend time in the library, even this is the first time I come to a place full of books like this. 

I was still watching Kara, she was still ignoring my existence, even she was cool to eat the sandwich her friend had bought earlier. 

I was getting more and more anxious to see him chewing the bread in annoyance. 

"I think it's good, I want to try." I plucked the sandwich out of Kara's hand.

"Jupiter..!" The tone, the tone is still slow.

"Ga good, I don't like nuts." I bite back on his bread.

"That's mine." 

"I'm turning back." I return the bread that has only one bite left.

"More... Open her mouth. Aaaa"

" Jupiter!" His voice is getting higher.

"Kara, please don't be noisy. It's a library, if you want to talk please come out !" Mr. Sharif, as the manager of the library rebuked Kara, as soon as he shouted my name loudly. 

"Sorry sir. Kara wasn't on purpose." Her great-grandchild.

I just smiled at Kara who was getting upset.

Kara glared at me sharply. I just shrugged my shoulders, as if I didn't care and downed her iced tea until the toilet.

"What do you want?" Kara said slowly, holding back emotions.

"Gue don't want you to avoid meeting me."

"I'm not avoiding." His eagle.

"So morning, you didn't answer me."

Kara sighed, "Okay, tomorrow I answer, if you take me." I nodded, agreeing.

"Now you can go, I want to learn."

"Excused?"

"It's a library, Jupiter."

"Who said it's a cafeteria, you're the one that doubles up the library as a cafeteria." 

"You can't just go. Join your friends."

"Gue told you it's a public place." Kara's patience began to thin, she began to tidy up the books piled into one. 

"Whatever." He said, then he stood up to leave me. 

He had not yet moved, I first pulled his arm.

"One step away from here, I'm gonna scream if we go out." 

"What?!" 

"The choice is in your hands, choose to stay here or I scream that you are my boyfriend. Do you know if I have a girlfriend? You know who my boyfriend is." I purposely returned to using Ayu as a threat, because everyone knew who Ayu was. The bar-bar woman who will attack anyone who disturbs her life. 

My threat was successful again, Kara put the book again violently to make a loud enough sound. 

"Don't get mad. Lo ga afraid of being reprimanded again sir Sarif?"

"I'm more afraid of being grabbed by your girlfriend, in appeal reprimanded by Mr. Sarif. Satisfied?" 

I chuckled more and more to see Kara clucking in annoyance. I don't know what kind of disorder I'm having right now, I like to see Kara pouting, pursing her little lips.