DON'T GIVE UP

A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT (2)

We were both waiting for public transport heading to the next village with people coming home from work. I who was daydreaming was surprised by ayu who called my name.

"Zal" call ayu. "The numbers have come, let's go in" he continued.

It turned out that the transportation we were waiting for from earlier came also in front of us. I,ayu and the people who wanted to go to the next village started to go up one by one. I walk behind ayu for fear of anything happening to ayu and if there is something to ayu, I must take responsibility for what befalls ayu. we both sat next to each other and close to the exit.

"Zal, this is my first day walking with you again after 5 years of separation we finally meet again. How you feel about today" she told me, which made me blush and bow my head.

" I also miss us walking together with you the last time we walked when you were still here and we are still first class as well as our favorite place is the rice field in his time haha." my reply while remembering the past that is now springing back but we will grow up, so our favorite place both of them become a place of good memories because the rice field is now the home of citizens.

"Yes yes, at that time we often go to the fields looking for eels or play with other friends. Ahh so we want to gather together to tell about all things and share stories, by the way our friends are still here not zal?" Ayu asked me about our old friend while in the village. I was spontaneously shocked by ayu's question.

"They're still here but they've got a lot of activities like never before that can play together, joke together and tell each other stories" I replied, raising my head and closing my eyes.

Jderr... Everyone looked at me because of the sound coming from me, my head hit the window behind him. When everyone was looking at me, ayu held back laughing by closing her mouth and hands.

"Haha... You're nothing zal?" Ayu asked while holding back a laugh with her hands.

the two of them also told a very long story until almost passing the night market, I rushed to stop the speed of the car.

"Bang bang left bang" finally the driver stopped the speed of his car. "Here is the money" "thank you, ma'am". After paying for the transportation we were riding and we turned to look back at how surprised we were because in front of us was already full of crowds of people who wanted entertainment in the market tonight.

"Let's go in and play something interesting" he asked me. I still can't believe it turns out that the night world is beautiful, just entered ayu directly want to try the canned throw toy on his right, "zal, try to play it yu" I also follow what I want.

We're already in front of the game place," bang, two people ya bang" ayu is excited to play it. "Nih ya mba" while handing the ball to us,"tank you mas" ayu getting excited because the ball is in the hand and ready to be thrown to drop the ball neatly arranged.

"Zal, it's okay we're fighting!" Bring it to me in a position ready to throw.

With the spirit of ayu invite me, I also answered the invitation of the match from the ayu. "Come, who's afraid haha". Ayu and I immediately focused on facing the target target, finally we began to throw the ball one by one and no one hit the cans.

However, there is one ball that has not been thrown by the afrizal hand "yes this is my last throw haha" saw ayu who had run out of balls I also mocked him but, the response ayu just a shy smile to me.

And *clinting "yes I dropped the balls haha I won yu" the last ball managed to hit the can arranged triangle and finally I got the prize. I celebrated the victory in front of ayu with pride until ayu just embarrassed to see the behavior of me.

I had to choose my own gift, because it was in my mind that ayu who took him for a walk and made my day bright again I finally chose a doll to give to him.

"Bang, I want a doll to bang." I also chose the gift.

"Why did you pick the zal doll?" Ayu wondered in astonishment.

"Yes there is a reason anyway" I answered briefly and made ayu increasingly wonder.

"Mas, here's the doll", the guardians handed the doll to me .

"thank you bang" he answered briefly. After the doll was in my hand, I immediately gave it to ayu who was standing next to me.

"Yes, this is for you!" I handed the doll to him.

"I.. Is this for me zal?" Ask me.

"Yes to my lovely old friend haha." I answered him with shame.

Meanwhile, at the same time but different locations there are a group of school children who always insult me.

"Boss... Boss.." - Boss..." His friend told him something he saw.

His boss who was playing at once his emotions overflowed because of his men.

"Sial, what the hell are you?bother me keep huh?" The child who had called him immediately fell silent because his boss was angry with him.

"Boss look" he pointed.

"What the hell is it?" Looking in the designated direction.

"Afrizale...! Now he had a friend so he could smile" he muttered, But when he saw my friend, Ie, he immediately looked silent at him.

"I don't know the boss, I didn't see him at school either" he replied.

"Ah shit,gue doesn't want him to hold on to Afrizal because he'll be mine forever" he said.

"Ah we rest first yu yu" I said because from earlier we walked there to here the same play one by one and yes ayu who paid all the tickets, and yes,I feel ashamed because everything that pays is ayu.

"Have you given up?" Ask while laughing. "But by the way I thank you for coming with me" he continued.

" I should have said thank you to you because I could smile and be as cheerful as I used to be,thank you for everything God willing I will replace everything you do today" I replied as I stared at the clear sky with the moon shining.

"So you when I was in town you were often lonely huh zal?" Ask while looking at me.

"Ah no" I answered briefly.

"Relatedly lonely?" Ask me again.

I just nodded my head indicating "yes".

" Oh yeah, did I go back to town? You see, there is nothing missing me" he replied with a small laugh at me.

"Hmmm yeah I miss you anyway, if I want to go to school I always look at your grandfather's house hoping when you come again?when are you here again? Actually I often wonder about you ayu" I reply to ayu about the truth that I have been damning in the heart, ayu was satisfied with the answer from me.

"hmm now that I'm here, what do you want?" tanya ayu made my cheeks flushed.

"Ah... I just want not to lose my friend" I answered the question from ayu by turning my face so as not to be found out if my cheeks are reddened because I am ashamed of the question.

The night was getting late, all the traders in the night market began to tidy up their trading places.The two of them went home by riding public transportation that operated night.

On the way Ayu fell asleep beside me whose heart spoke of her feelings for ayu," ayu, you're a good person I know from childhood to adolescence, you're always present for every day of my life.Maybe, you're a good person I know from childhood to adolescence, after making mom happy later I will express my feelings to you ayu." murmured me.

I who was still sitting next to ayu was surprised by ayu who accidentally fell on my left shoulder, there is a heart intention to stroke his head but I remember the promise from my mother not to do to ayu even if it hurts ayu because the heart of the woman is easily hurt by something. it turns out they have reached their destination and ayu was awakened because afrizal woke him up.

"Yep. ayu... Wake up! This has arrived in our village" afrizal whispered ayu's ears to wake up from his sleep because he did not want to surprise him.

"Emm" she woke up from her sleep.

"Let's go down we've arrived." I said to ayu who was asleep on my shoulder

They went down and paid for public transportation, Ayu who was still sleepy wanted to quickly get home. Finally, we got to each other's homes and they split up.

"I'm sorry zal, so I fell asleep on the street" said ayu to me who drove him to the house of ayu's grandfather.

"it's nothing kok yu." I replied with a calm face to ayu.

"thank you zal, if that's how I got into the house first huh. Assalamualaikum zal" greetings ayu in front of the door of the house.

" together yu, wa'alaikum salam" I replied as I waved at ayu.

"Beautiful nights don't pass quickly because I want my days to be filled with beauty instead of sadness and pain" I murmured as I walked towards my house.

"Assalamualaikum." I got to the door and knocked on the door.

the sleeping mother woke up to the knock on the door from me and rushed to open the door for me.

"Wa'alaikum hail, why is the night coming home?" ask the mother who opened the door.

I was also silent thinking of a proper answer to my mother's question.

"ah the angkot is already a bit quiet bu.so have to wait for the angkot to come ma'am." answered me.

"yes, come in late at night!tomorrow school again." said mother while telling me to go into the house.