
GLEKK! GLEKK!! Dira drank a large glass of water with just two sips. Then he stunned himself with his leg on a comfortable canteen bench. Exhaling a long breath as if releasing a heavy burden.
“OMG!! let's drink, Ra. Heavy dehydration huh?”. Resti nodded his head to see the behavior of his friend.
“Custom, abis escaped Mr. Jonly”'s.
“Oooo. Bai de wei, which daughter of Zion? How not to go with Lo?”. Connect Sonia while endlessly chewing on her favorite potato chips.
"Well that's him. That magical girl is one of the causes of my dehydration. It doesn't feel like breathing for an hour because of Mr. Jonly and the behavior of the Zion” guy. Dira's statement made Resti and Sonia pause their eating activities.
"Well, how can you? What happened to Sion?”. Tanya Resti was curious.
"Originally you know yes. Zion today is a strange wonder bin. He's like the guy who.gimana ya talking. Um, oh yeah! Like that man in possession. Not the usual Zion. From this morning he was holding his chin still while not ceasing to smile with sparkling eyes. And worse, he dared not to do pr chemistry. I told you to copy Agnes' pr. Uh, he said ‘ntar. Jonly sir is friendly kok’ so deh”. Dira is clearly excited.
Sonia and Resti look at each other in wonder, ”Kok can do it, Ra? The time was the child. Or is there something that makes him really happy and feel floating?”.
"You mean Res, Sion makes medicine so it floats? You mean by fle-fly? Awkwardly, seriously!!! And what about dong? What should we do?!”. Sonia asked frantically until she didn't realize that her precious potato chips had fallen on the floor.
"Jeez Sonia! It's amazing how your brain thinks and draws conclusions. I mean there must be an incident that makes Zion happy & she forgot herself like that”.
“Oooh. Thankfully”. Sonia breathed a sigh of relief and now she only realized her potato chips were scattering on the floor. "Hik.hik.hik my potato chips. Kan dear banget”.
Resti and Dira just smiled amusedly at Sonia's behavior. The cute plump girl almost never let her mouth shut. Always chewing and chewing. Food is his most precious treasure.
"Trus where's the kid now, Ra?”.
"Again punished sir Jonly. No way Mr. Jonly just take it off”.
“Basic si Sion. What the hell is in his brain until you have to find out the problem ma Mr. Jonly?”. Resti did not stop thinking.
"It's according to my analysis. It must have something to do with Ryan. The greatest source of happiness is Zion, Ryan it”.
"It just so happens to be talking to Ryan. I heard from the kids, the girl who was rumored to be dating Ma Ryan tomorrow has started to go to school loh”. Connect Sonia.
"You mean the Zetta? Holy hooch! Prepare for the third world war. Does Zion know this news?”.
"Gue knows, Ra”. Zion's voice that echoed suddenly shocked the three closest friends. Zion's mood changed 180 degrees compared to this morning. The girl shook herself on the bench in annoyance. His face was bent repeatedly.
"Oh my God, you make our hearts - we want to be dislodged. Do not appear suddenly like a ghost dong trus as if masang face blister gitu”. Protest Resti while massaging the chest.
“Sori. Ah, I really heard the news Zetta has started to come in. I felt like I was in heaven and now I'm falling in hell”.
"Patty honey. According to lo Zetta will change not in this SMA?”
"Gue tell you, Ra. The boy needs a thousand years to change his sick personality it”. Answer Zion sebal.
Princess Carolina Zetta is her archenemy. The two of them since childhood have always competed and become rivals until now. Especially love rivals. They both like the same people. Nothing but a lucky guy named Ryan.
"Eh, I also heard from the children, the Zetta was able to win 3 loh in the national piano contest in Jakarta”. Chirps Sonia.
Resti and Dira instantly froze at Sonia's words. Resti tried to give a sign to Sonia by turning her eyes. But Sonia still didn't. It was only when Dira pinched Sonia's arm while whispering something with a clatter that the fat girl was aware of the fatal mistake she had made. Sontak Sonia shut her mouth in shock. He feels so guilty. Sonia looked at Zion timidly.
"Ehmm.sori Si. I released earlier”.
Sion only let out a short breath.
" Emang lo wrong what Son, I'm sorry. I'm not papa. Oh, yes I pull it off first. Want to find the ingredients in the bus for additional tasks, Mr. Jonly. Bye”'s. Sion said as he walked away with limp steps.
Dira, Resti and Sonia looked at Zion's departure with a troubled heart.
“Lo sih Son, could-can release kayak earlier. Forgot yes ‘piano’ taboo words?!”. Dira cheated on Sonia.
“Soriii...gue completely forgot”. Sonia lirih. He seemed to cry because he felt so guilty.
“Already...It's been. We don't have to fight over this. Ntar Sion even more angry loh”. Resti.
Dira just silently looked. Same with Sonia and Resti. They both thought about the unfortunate fate of his friend. Since losing his father as a child. Zion lives alone with her mother. They fought hard to survive without ever relying on the help of family from the mother and family from the father. Ms. Zion, aunt Rosa opened a catering business as a source of income. That's where they survive.
And about the piano. Sion never touched the instrument again after his father died. For him, his father was a piano. Piano is his father. If his father is gone, there is no reason for him to keep playing the piano. His hands could no longer dance on piano keys. It made him feel like he could not win against Zetta. Zetta is a brilliant pianist. Often won various piano contests. Not like he's been leaving the piano for a long time. Actually Zion doesn't want to keep competing with Zetta. He just wants to live a quiet life like a normal teenager without having to worry about winning and losing from the various things he does. But apparently Zetta has taped Zion's forehead with the words “MUSUH”. So always try to win and disturb Zion. Kadar bothered him already entered the bulying stage. Moreover, Zetta's greatest jealousy is the closeness of Ryan and Zion. That girl doesn't like any girl who's close to Ryan. Since then he has managed to get rid of various types of girls who try to get close to Ryan. Without Ryan's knowledge. And her latest attempt at High School is to deliberately spread rumors that she and Ryan are dating. It's powerful to get rid of the guts of Ryan's fans. No one dared to oppose Zetta because of her queen-like attitude. And most annoyingly, Zetta's grandfather is the school's biggest shareholder. That means the school is just like hers. This time Zetta returned to school after a ten-day permit to enter a piano contest in Jakarta. Sion and his friends can sense there's a murder here. Zetta will definitely start launching his act to make Zion's life in school hell. The girl can be cruel to anyone, especially to Zion.
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Sion seemed to seriously read the chemistry book in the school library. His precious break time was forced to be used to find chemical duty materials from Mr. Jonly. Of course as a punishment for not doing the chemistry pr last week. The girl tried to concentrate on doing her most hated job to bury the unrest caused by Zetta's arrival. He realizes that this is one of the risks of going to the same school as Zetta. But he could not and did not want to go to another school because he wanted to always be close to Ryan, his friends and did not want to be far from his mother. chandrawinata High School is the closest school to where he lives.
“UHH!!! It's so hard!”. Zion throws her pen in annoyance. Trying to concentrate turns out not an easy thing if you have to do a complicated chemical problem. Zion ruffled her bangs with anxiety. One problem has not been resolved even arise again the next problem. Cursed the girl in my heart. Instead of having to work on the chemistry of the njelimet, the girl prefers to lay her face on the table.
“Eh, Nyon. Don't fumble bangs, ntar look like a nonong lo jidat it”. JLB! Like an arrow stuck in Zion's heart. Who else calls him ‘Nyon’ if not Ryan. The main character of all his problems. Zion turned her face and saw Ryan sitting in front of her. Across the table.
“This is my mosque. Let nonong also my jidat, napa lo who bokile”. Start a mouth attack. Zion looked at Ryan in surprise when she saw the guy smiling instead of being a manyun and replied to him as usual.
“Today I have no mood for war ma lo, Nyon. I just want to say a few words aja ma lo”.
Some silly thoughts stopped in Zion's mind. Will Ryan shoot me? Is it possible that Ryan just realized that he likes me? Or more extreme, Ryan wants to propose to me? Or is this a real continuation of his delusions fitting the pain of that time?
“Eh, Nyon. Kok even bengong”. Reproved Ryan.
“Eh, oh, yes. What do you want to say?”. Zion waited anxiously. Hopefully what will be said Ryan is not far off from his expectations.
“Gue just want to say thanks to you elo because I helped nyokap ngerawat I pasak”.
“Oh, just that”. Sion was a little disappointed. Is that all I want to talk about? There's nothing else? For example, talk about delirium at that time.
“Indeed it's just that. What do you expect me to say?”.
Sion pensive. Did he have to talk about Ryan's delirium back then? About the guy's confession. Should it? Zion realized she didn't have the guts to do that now. He's just not ready.
"Nothing. In addition to good looks and genius I”. Answer Ryan narcissistic.
Zion melengos, “Lo think you're the most handsome in the school here, Mr. Narcissist?”.
“Iya certainly! Is anyone better looking than me? If I have to see”.
“ Yes Yes!”. Sion replied annoyed. The girl looked around to find a creature that was more handsome than the guy in front of her. She's she? Naw. She's she? Nope. She's she? I can't give up Ryan. Some of the guys he saw in the porous no half even a quarter over Ryan's good looks. There really is no better guy than Ryan. Usually there are also very rarely handsome guys who want to stop by the library. It has become a law of nature a handsome anti-busty guy whose name is nampang in the library. Most of them are on the basketball court or on the school futsal court.
"Good by now, Nyon. I said no, don't believe”. Ryan said after seeing Sion could not point to someone more cute than him.
Zion doesn't seem to give up. His eyes continued to search, who knew there was a beautiful creature that escaped his observation. It breaks the laws of nature when no handsome boy inhabits the library. Finally there, at the corner of the library by Zion's window, he felt he had found someone worthy to compete with Ryan. A light from the window shone on the face of the beautiful creature. Gives a lustrous effect on his black hair. The guy fell asleep by leaning back with relax on the bench. Letting the sunlight hit his beautiful face. Sion was looking at a beautiful piece of art. Real artwork from the Creator. Without realizing it, the girl had been fascinated for a moment. Sion smiled triumphantly. This time he won with Ryan.
“According to me, HE is your toughest opponent”. Said Zion while pointing towards the beautiful creature she had just discovered. Ryan turned his head towards Zion's finger pointing and the man found himself unwillingly having to agree with Zion's words. He gained the toughest rival.
“Who is he?”.
"You don't know the hell. He is very famous. Look at the girls, they must have come to perpus not to read books but just want to see his face again sleep”. Zion pointed at the hordes of girls whispering with excitement while relentlessly glancing at the face of the beautiful guy who was sleeping.
"You mean he's the new kid from SMK tridaya who was frenzied in telling the kids?”.
"Well, you know. His name is Tyson and classmate ma i”.
"It's funny his name is like boxer Mike Tyson”.
“Eits. Don't comment on people's names. It was the name her parents chose. Not to comment if we comment. He doesn't look like Tyson the boxer. He's the prince's face not the boxer's face ”. Zion Protest.
"Don't you be the same as those girls. Clepek-clepek same face looks sampe ngebela segitunya”. Search Ryan curious while looking at the face of Zion fixed. Zion turned her face away, unable to be looked at so closely by the person she liked.
"where possible. Let's be handsome but he's not my type”.
“Good”. Ryan sighed in relief, "Gue so there is no need to take Tyson to the shaman to break the curse because he was chasing the same elo”.
"Damn it!”. Zion tries to hit Ryan with a chemistry book that's amit-amit thick. Ryan just laughed while avoiding Zion's punch.
"EH, STOP, STOP!! Can leak my head, if hit by a book as thick as it”.
"Wildamah! Lo nyebelin bangsih”.
Ryan quickly caught the super-scalable chemistry book out of Zion's hands. Berabe if Zion really intends to hit him with the book. Can shake his head.
"That's Nyon, that's exactly sewot. Anyway I thank you very much yesterday you saw me”. Ryan placed the book on the table carefully. Still trying to keep him out of Zion's reach.
“Doing a real job from Mr. Jonly. That is why there is a duty in the work. Okay well? I pulled ya. Dah”. Just a little while running around a little. Maybe afraid if Zion still intend to chase after him while carrying the thick book.
Zion looked at Ryan's back that was slowly disappearing behind the door of the bus. How does he know I'm under Jonly's law? There must be one of those three dwarves who leaked state secrets! But Zion could not help but smile. Sometimes there is a time like this, a time that Zion calls their truce. Joking around without having to argue with each other. If only every day they could do this. But Zion knew deep down, without quarreling in the slightest would make their relationship cool down and become ordinary.
Sion decided to clean up his war equipment. He's given up on the job, Mr. Jonly. For the time being, Zion felt she had to resign first. Now his mind goes back to Zetta. He knew Zetta had entered today and strangely until this second break Zion had not seen Zetta and her ladies. Normally, he should be happy. I don't know why the girl didn't feel calm. It's not usually Zetta like this. Too quiet. As a normal Zetta, a girl who looks after the witch Queen will start to terrorize her. At least the Queen and her ladies stopped by her class first to greet the Queen back. And Upik Abu must be ready to serve the Queen for the next three years. Who is Upik Abu? Well, it's easy to guess, Zion's the one. Until now The Queen of the Witch has not revealed the trunk of his nose. Zion was worried. What is Zetta planning?
After finishing tidying up his books and stationery, Zion stepped out of the library. He decided to return to class rather than have to stay in the perpus memolotototokin super-snap chemistry book whose contents are completely unable to receive the nerves of his brain. His steps came to a halt when he saw Adri standing leaning against the wall of the school corridor in a superior manner. NING NONG NING NONG! A danger alarm goes off in Zion's head. Here goes! Looks like the Queen is starting to act. This time the Queen sent her most tomboyish lady, Si Adriana or Adri, to confront her. The tomboy girl with her hair cut like that guy, looked at him or rather glared at his eyes from top to bottom with a contemptuous look.
“Lo is indeed stupid. Can't tell. The Silly Girl”. Adri started the assault. Sion closed his eyes for a moment. He was used to the treatment of Zetta and her followers. Already since Junior High they always bullied him. All this time the girl is still able to accept it all because she has friends who always support and defend her. Experiences for three years in Junior High, successfully made the girl can control her emotions well.
“What do you mean, Drie?”.
"Not to take it. Come with me, Zetta will see you!”.
Instead of answering Adrie just command Zion to follow him. Zion followed Adrie obediently. He didn't want to be like the buffalo he put on his nose, who would come whenever Zetta called him. He really didn't want to. But forced. He did not want those closest to him to get sap from his disobedience to Zetta. Zetta is the Queen Tega who can do anything if she's angry.
Zion's taken to the back of the library. A beautiful flower garden, one of the Natural Club research places in his school.
There the Queen was surrounded by her ladies. Zetta sat on a park bench with Mitha on the left and Farah on the right. She looks like a queen. The misleading obsession. Zion looked at Zetta. It always looks the same. Her nauseating haughty face and her queer-like arrogance of Queen Lalim were still the same. Honey, Zetta is so beautiful. The Dutch-Sundanese face is very charming. If illustrated, his face was eleven twelve with the beautiful artist Ryanti Catwright but his heart and nature like Nia Ramadhani in Sinetron Bawang Merah and Bawang Putih.
"Gee.wah, Zion. Long time no see, kangen also same elo”. If anyone passes by and doesn't know Zetta, he'll think she's a nice, friendly girl, because a soft, sweet voice flows from her beautiful lips. But Zion was not deceived. Her three years of experience in Junior High had been enough to make her understand all of Zetta's nature and mannerisms. It's not just an ordinary greeting. Sion realized there was a sharp pressure in the word ‘Kangen’. He understood the metaphor of that word. Apparently The Queen ‘kangen’ to bully him again as he already.
“You need what's the same me, Zet?”. Zion's straight to the point.
Zion was stunned when Zetta laughed. Laughs at the queen's laughter. Oi, Zett! Until when you want to play like the Queen. Aware dong lo exist in the country of Indonesia with the Republic's state system not the Kingdom.
"You should have known. If I call you here, you must have made something taboo and made me continue”.
A taboo? OMG! Zion scrunched her forehead. What a mistake he made to harass the Queen.
"Lo still doesn't understand? Adrie try to explain!”. Zetta's orders when he sees Zion who doesn't understand what she means.
“Lo is wrong because Ryan is in the pylus. Smokey again. You know it's your most fatal error”.
Zion finally understood. It's worth it that Adrie said she was stupid and silly, it was all because of Ryan. Tender-hearted? Zion did not think. What they did before can be categorized as friendly. Zetta's jealousy seems to have reached its highest peak.
“Gue nothing ma Ryan, Zett. Lo misunderstand”.
As usual, Zion tried to give up. There is no point against Zetta, he prefers to follow Zetta's game. The girl knew she was in a difficult position. The peace of life Dira, Resti and Sonia even their families are in his hands. Just a little he acted, not long later he would hear one of his friends' families would be in PHK or in a mutation to a distant place. His best friends' families worked mostly in Zetta's grandfather's companies. Zion hates Zetta's cunning. But he can't do anything. All he can do is please Zetta. Dira, Resti and Sonia do not know if Zion is willing to serve Zetta because they are worried about them. It's too good to say it. For this kind of suffering Zion felt she could still bear it. The things Zetta did to Zion had not matched her suffering when she lost her father. So as long as Zetta and her ladies do nothing life-threatening, Zion believes she is still strong. She looked at Zetta like a spoiled girl who wanted everything to happen as she wished. The girl is not an adult. He did not know the true meaning of life's suffering.
“Yeah, you know Si. Ryan is mine. So I don't like any girls who aren't obvious near Ma Ryan. Let alone the poor, ugly, orphaned girl macem lo. There's no merit to it".
Sion nodded. Obviously he knows. The same words have been heard over the past three years. Where he might not know. Suddenly Zion woke up. These few weeks he forgot that Zetta also went to school in the same place. He almost wanted to ask Ryan how he felt and express his own feelings. It's dangerous. He made a fatal mistake that could make his friends miserable. Zion is sad. This time again he had to suppress his feelings deeply for the sake of Zetta's selfishness.
“Yes I know. Ryan belongs to you, I'm just a little friend aja”.
Zetta smiled triumphantly. He stood up and was immediately followed by Mitha, Adrie and Farah. Zetta approached Zion and whispered threatening words.
"Good Si. This time I forgive. But next time I see you near Ryan. Get ready to hear something sad from the mouths of lo” friends.
Zetta ended her threat with a happy laugh and left the park with her ladies.
Zion flinched where she stood. It's hard to accept the fact that Zetta is really back in her life. Zetta's threat seemed to confirm Zetta's whereabouts. Zion must prepare for the fall of Zetta in three years. Sion hopes the three years will last as fast as three weeks. UHH! Sion breathed a strong breath. It's impossible to live a normal high school life. His life was like hell when in Junior High seemed to be back in his senses. History repeating.