Dusk And Loss
Hope
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One of the buttons on the tape recorder was pressed by the beautiful shoulder-haired girl. He looked a little moody and annoyed.
Rtttrtrtrtt ..
Alana started to grumble. The tape recorder was placed right in front of his mouth. He told me about Baskara's request. He gladly accepted it. But why should there be anything to do with the Echoes.
Alana clucked in annoyance. “Can't God, remove him from the earth?”
Kringg .
The phone next to it reads, appears a figure on the screen of the phone with the nickname “Kak Baskara”. Alana already suspected the man was asking for certainty of her willingness to help him.
Lift it up, huh? He thought about ignoring the call. But he felt sad.
“Iya brother? Can Alana help you?" he decided to take up the call.
“Eh engga, Al. I just wanted to say thanks to you. By the way, you looked very different. Well-favoured. The vibes are very positive.”
Alana can't say anything. Did he just call to praise me? Or is it just a bribe so I can help him? His mind drifted everywhere.
He only replied with a small laugh. “Thanks, brother.”
“Oiya tomorrow will you, Al? Can you go to class to meet? Want to discuss the concept first" said Baskara explained.
“Can sister can. I wait in the cafeteria. Or ga ntar contact-contact an aja” replied Alana.
**
“Eh crazy” greet Alana with her distinctive tone. “Daritadi, lo?” While holding the phone in his right hand, he was busy watching the phone screen.
“Iya nih, from the idle in kost an, no work also.” The black-robed man's sout. While sipping the iced coffee that is almost finished.
Echoes want to know what Alana is seeing on the phone screen until – until she looks not interested to invite him to a fight. Not as usual. Thought in the heart.
Arrived – arrived there is an incoming chat on mobile phone Gema,
Gem, where are you? I met Alana, right? This is me no sudden business, you discuss the concept first Alana, huh? Sorry to join. Continue tomorrow yes. See uuu ..
The echoes grumbled a little, then turned to the girl next to him. Then deliberately thrust the phone into Alana's face.
“Liat nih, this one bege even gajadi here. There is important business he said. He wants us to discuss the concept first.”
“Yaudah, I'm following how you are" Alana is a little unresponsive. He just obeyed what Gema said.
Echoes rotate 360 degrees of his eyeballs while snorting irritably.
"Okay, how's that going to be. What do I want to paint me?"
"Let's browse first. What's good, huh?" he then scrolled from top to bottom of his phone screen. Looking for what he really wants. I don't know when it's over, Alana just shakes her head not wanting to know. Alana prefers to order a serving of fried rice with her favorite orange juice.
**
Still cool with his phone screen, Gema has not found what he was looking for. Then, he,
"Al, can you do this? This is really cool if you think it could be a painting. Mantep dah" Echo enthusiastically shows a dance performance video.
"Well, peacock dance? that's so easy, Gem. I often bring the dance if there is another event."
"Okay, tomorrow lo nari is in front of me, ntar I painted. the problem of the costume is easy to dah" said Gema straighten.
Alana mangosteen - mangosteen sign understand. He was a little disappointed because Baskara did not come and be among them. If it were not for Baskara, he would have refused raw - raw invitation Gema.
This is all for the sake of Baskara. His mind with a smile recalled how handsome that one guy was.
After hours of them together, the sound of Echoes broke the silence. Though the cafeteria is crowded with students who are busy with their respective activities. Someone is confused about their laptop. Some were relaxing to enjoy the food ordered. Some are chatting with their friends.
"Gue wants to come out looking for tools for painting. Wanna come with me?" Echoes stand up and tidy up the backpack he carries. I don't know why that phrase came out of the mouth of the echo. A word of invitation that even he himself did not know why came out of his mouth
Alana was a little strange with an echoing attitude. But he agreed to the invitation of the Echoes. Not because he was hooked or how, but yes because he just wanted to refresh the brain. Because so many bad thoughts that cross the end of this.
"Come, I also want a brain refresh. But don't be late to go home" said Alana assented.
**
The twilight is starting to come. But the city streets are still very crowded. After a few minutes of travel, the two of them reached their destination. A nameplate appears in front of a shop. “KUNO”. Just like the condition of the building. Buildings that seem like decades –ty years have been occupied.
Echoes down from the bike, then invites Alana to come in. Alana is coming from behind. He was confused why Gema chose a small shop and impressed this seedy? Bizarrely.
Just like the name suggests, this place looks very ancient and retarded. In the corner of the right corner there is a large canvas with a lot of color streaks there.then on the other wall a lot of small painting paintings that are somehow difficult to be enjoyed by the eye.
When Alana was cool to guess about the concept of the painting she saw, suddenly a middle-aged man came to Gema. In between their conversations, Alana heard a little of their chatter,
"Well, once you bring a beautiful woman, Gem. Who her? Your boyfriend?" A distinctive heavy voice rang out in Alana's ears. He just kept quiet and tried to ignore the question.
"No, Bah. It's Alana, Echoes' roommate." Echoes answered with courtesy and a smile. Just this time Alana saw the Echoes were friendly and not as irritating as usual. Without a second thought, Alana immediately approached Abah and immediately regretted it.
"Yes, just find what you need. Then what do you need - what, just call me, yeah?"
Echoes then look for anything he needs for the painting project he will work on. He chose brushes from small, medium, to large. He sorted out the brush milah and looked for - find the right canvas size. Gema then asks Alana to help describe the costume that Alana will wear so that she has a picture in the head.
Gema took Alana to the back of the store. Opening a large glass closet and filled with traditional clothes. There are a lot of clothes - ancient clothes that are deliberately stored and rented, because some people still need. Like jerik, kemben, even blangkon is there.
"Try finding a costume that's suitable for the dance I showed you to lo, Al." Echoes ordered Alana.
With alana looking for a pair of clothes, head jewelry in the form of peacock heads, and also hand and foot jewelry. Wahh, here is complete too yes, Inner Alana.
After they finished with what they were looking for, Echoes goodbye with Abah. Abah offered to lend an old car in front of the store because the canvas that Echoes choose is quite large, and will bother to take it if using a motorcycle. But Gema refuses, insisting on taking him without accepting an offer from Abah. He asked Alana to hold the canvas in the back. With a little force, Alana just nodded.
**
"Gue lager, Gem. Last lunch was in the cafeteria. Eat first, yuk? Where is this shoulder I feel like getting dislodged" Alana opened the chat. He could no longer bear the pain in his shoulder.
"Ribet ntar if you have to stop by first, this is my boarding area. Want to stop by? I know I am masakin. Or go food." Echoes give advice.
"Jaudah. Spoonfuls. I have a big shoulder on my shoulder." Alana grumbled in annoyance.
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