Even & Odd

25

It has been three days Fersya in Bandung, they live in a cottage that has been prepared by the competition committee. The lodge is certainly close to the event venue. During the event, Fersya did not think at all about the state of the house and so on because this theater competition event really made Fersya forget about the problems that were happening.

When the first day they arrived at the venue, Ira's friends immediately put the necessary items for the performance later in the place that had been notified by the event committee.

The first day is actually just to rest and tomorrow there is a race for the monologue drama. But of course for the participants of the race there is no such thing as a break especially when it was H-1 race. Fersya who is not part of them alone can feel the tension and nervousness, how about the one doing the staging.

But the next day, when the race event took place, nervous may still surround, but all that seemed to disappear when the staging began. Fersya did often watch dramas or movies on television but only this time Fersya saw the monologue play live and Fersya really felt amazed.

Aries who at that time saw Fersya was very focused on watching was even literate. "There will be no food that directly jumps into the mouth of Lo Fer" said Aries while clenching Fersya's mouth which at that time turned out to be wide open. Fersya simply gave his deathly gaze to Aries and gestured silently with his hand.

And on this third day again Fersya was made to gasp - this time his mouth was not wide-open - by the performance of the drama presented from each participant. After the staging is over, the organizers give a new break after which they will immediately announce the winner for yesterday's monologue drama race and today's drama performance.

His college theater Ira did not take home the trophy for the monologue drama but for the group drama performances they took home the second-place trophy. When the jury mentioned the name of the Ira campus theater, not only Ira and her friends were shocked but Fersya and Aries were equally surprised. Even Aries and Fersya subconsciously hugged and it invited a trick from his friends Ira. Fersya can only look down embarrassed and hit a small arm Aries as if it happened because of Aries fault. Though Fersya also returned Aries' embrace.

The event really ended before Maghrib and after that they were free to go anywhere because there were no more activities. Tomorrow they will go home.

Ira and her friends are gathering with other campus theaters maybe to add relations between campuses and it is necessary so that if there is information about the competition or staging they may be able to participate.

Fersya is confused about where he wants to go because he is alone here and he knows no one but Ira, Ira's friends and Aries. But right now the people Fersya knew were busy chatting with the others.

When Fersya decides to just go back to the cottage and will contact Ira via chat that's when the phone rings. There's a chat coming in. Fersya thought his father or his twin who indeed for three days quite often contact Fersya just asking for news. But it wasn't the two who chatted him.

From : Mom

Eca your mama telf huh?

Yes, the chat came from his mother.

Just a few seconds Fersya was surprised because of the chat from his mother, suddenly there was a call coming in. Her mother actually called her. Fersya was confused whether he should accept it or not? But when he saw the chat Mama just now Fersya still feel the heartache of the incident how could he accept this phone call Mama.

But Fersya is reminded by Ira's message not to refuse a phone call from his mother. At that time Fersya doubted if maybe his mother would contact him but now it was no doubt because his mother actually contacted him. Fersya wanted to ventured to pick up her mother's phone but it was too late because the call was over.

Fersya thought her mother would never call her again. Without thinking again Fersya immediately picked up the phone call.

There was no greeting from his mother when Fersya raised the call, I don't know if maybe his mother was as surprised as he was so difficult to greet him. But Fersya also did not have the courage to say hello first. For a minute they were silent and for a minute it was filled with their breath.

"Eca how are you, baby?" finally, it was her mother who greeted me first.

"good. Mama herself?"

"Mama is also good dear." pause a few seconds until finally Fani continues her speech. "Tomorrow Mama's pick up at Aries' house huh? Can you?"

"Take care of Mama."

"Yes already." Fersya thought the conversation with his mother would stop here, as before, apparently his mother did not continue this conversation for 30 minutes and after his mother ended the call because she wanted to prepare dinner Fersya just realized that her ears were hot and the Maghrib was ready to reverberate. He should rush to the cottage to prepare for the Maghrib prayer congregate in the hall later.

During the trip to the cottage, Fersya's mind could not stop remembering the conversation with his mother earlier. I don't know, all the series of events a few days ago between him and his mother just overflowed.

Fersya was happy because usually the chat between his mother and himself was only about ordinary questions or debates. But this time it was different, the two of them exchanged stories and it made Fersya unable to stop smiling.

***

Actually this plan is not a plan that has been prepared from far away, it is a super impromptu plan. Fersya last night did return to the cottage early and when Ira walked into the room around nine o'clock and told him that tomorrow they were going jogging. Fersya at that time was of course shocked, why all of a sudden but yes, what's wrong with jogging.

With the situation that is still sleepy Fersya has been in the field of the cottage to gather so that his jogging can go together so that no one will get lost later. Fersya swept his eyes, it seems that the jog event is not only the theater boy Ira, because Fersya saw some unknown people who joined the march.

Candra the chairman coordinates his friends to jog follow him and if anyone wants to precede him it may be alone or not alone. They began to leave the cottage field and ran slowly. Next to Fersya was Ira, but Ira seemed to have taken a step faster than her.

"Bak Ira if you want to go first, that's okay."

Ira thought for a moment. Ira was not used to Fersya's speed level which was quite slow according to him. He looked back and forth, seeing if there were people he knew. That's when he saw Aries in front of him, just three couples away from him.

"Aris!!!" the Aries called Ira immediately turned his direction and approached Ira. Fersya already knew what Ira meant when the Aries man called his sister.

"Tukeran Ris' place, will you?"

Unexpectedly Cindy who turns out to be behind them mengeletuk, "You really are sure, the opportunity of time is not taken, yes not Ris?" Cindy said that while raising her eyebrows.

"Yes, gih sono mbak."

"I got kicked out instead, you little brother doesn't know himself" Ira said as she gave a small pinch on Aries' waist. Aries who got a tiptoe attack because of Ira's pinch. After Ira moved to the place he was in, Aries also equalized Fersya's footsteps.

"Then I saw you again call, same nyokap?" Fersya simply replied with a nod.

"Is it better?"

"Come, maybe?"

"Maybe?"

"Yes, because I'm the same nyokap already diem-dieman for two three days and still call yesterday. And yesterday we talked long enough, just I don't want to think that we're better."

"You think of yourself?" Fersya confused what Aries mean? According to him, the Aries question has nothing to do with what Fersya said just now.

"According to you yourself, have you forgiven your nyokap lo?" aries' question was enough to make him think. Has Fersya forgiven his mother? Is Fersya still angry at his mother?

"What the hell is Ris, your question is not connected at all." finally coming out of Fersya's mouth is a sinister case.

"Emang, I just want you to question yourself, have you forgiven your mistakes and yourself?" those last words Aries spoke with a bit of pressure.

"No need to tell me the answer, because the question and answer is not for me, but for Lo Fer. So ask yourself, let's go home and meet nyokap lo, you will not try to avoid again and your pain will not hurt as much as before. Maybe I'm smart and meddling but somehow I feel entitled to it." After that Aries ruffled his hair and ran first.

"Sir Cin, please go to Fersya. Lelet the hell lo Fer, I'm ahead."

Fersya who was still shocked by the words and actions of Aries was immediately realized when Aries mocked him. With annoyed Fersya floated a kick that certainly will not hit Aries because the guy was far from his reach.

"So serious is your conversation like it, but how Aries until sniffing your head huh?" ohh, of course Cindy must have seen what Aries did and will not miss the incident just now.

"Not sniffing, sister Cin, but ngeberantakin. Udah ah I first yes sis." new Cindy wanted to hold Fersya to not jog alone, not to jog alone, but it seems that it is not necessary because right in front there is already a field that they had occupied to gather.

Failed to tempt Fersya.