Fire Sun

Pretend Good

"Udah?" adji asked as Gesna approached.

Gesna. Finally among the many people he knew, only Adji would accompany him to watch Spiderman. Gesna wanted to watch. His head was shabby, his heart was still tight and he needed some entertainment. He realized that Thunder had no time with him anymore, so how would he want to take a look or dugem?

"Gue balikin scooter to the house first can?"

"By, yuk."

Adji and Gesna split up in the parking lot. Gesna headed for the motor park while Adji headed for the car park.  Adji's car follows his scooter all the way home and when Gesna finishes parking the beloved item, he immediately climbs into Adji's car.

"Lo, what's the relationship with Adit?" Adji gave a meaningful nod to Gesna. Maybe that's the question the guy wanted to ask since then, when Adit pulled him from Adji's arms.

Gesna's eyeballs are spinning. "What relationship? There's nothing to do with."

Adji's head immediately turned to astonishment plus shock. "Seriously lo? Adit's face wanted to fuck that, that was."

"I thought I was lying the same, brother? You already know how I feel with Thunder," murmured Gesna.

"Yes, that's not it, Ge. If that was me or the basketball kids, I understand. It's Adit. I still don't think, what the hell are you two." Adji started to chuckle. The guy's thick eyebrows were wrinkled.

"What if it's Adit?" asked Gesna to raise both eyebrows.

Adji's laughter is still left in the face. The guy's shaking.

"Ge, it's Adit," Adji presses seriously. "... Chieftain. He couldn't come and hug a girl he didn't know let alone say what was?"

Adji tried to remember. "He already has a shoulder to lean on" Adji said, laughing.

Gesna hit Adji on the shoulder. Indeed, if you think about Adit's sentence is a bit excessive and laughable. "Udahlah. I also don't know why Adit. Let it go."

His upperclassman was still messing around hearing Gesna's explanation. Like having his own conclusions from the interaction between Adit and Gesna that he saw.

Gesna again swung her hand to Adji's shoulder. "Udah, really. Don't talk about Adit."

"Yes, yes" said Adji, smiling as he watched the streets. "I think you really want to watch this Spiderman."

"For me. Why try it? Play basketball? The ball will be there later I bedel or ring I collapsed."

"It's not for you, Ge. That is indeed the soul of vandal lo aja overflowing."

Gesna clucked while looking at the street. Actually, he also did not think that Adit would be like that. Moreover, his place at school, not in the hospital or anything that will not be known to the two of them. True also said Adji, a Chieftain came without permission to continue hugging him. What's Adit kambet?

Adji's car has reached the nearest mall in their area. In the past, he used to walk three times with Adji and Naraya, just watching, sitting around hanging out or playing. But everyone will change. So did Naraya and Adji. The rush made them further away from Gesna. Moreover, a little bit of Gesna knows that between Adji and Naraya there is a story that cannot be considered ordinary.

He knows there is a awkwardness between Adji and Naraya. The girl rarely came to Pespel's canteen. After coming to the cafeteria, like not knowing each other with Adji.

Gesna followed Adji's wide steps. In Gesna's heart smiled. Adji is loved by girls in school. Because he's handsome, former chairman of the OSIS and former captain of basketball. The girls just know yes candidate seeds superior successor nation. The proof is Adji also includes basketball children who are a lot of girls. Indeed yes, the collaboration of children who are smart to exercise and smart to organize it into a stunning combination.

Gesna took a slow breath, again remembering Thunder. However, he likes Thunder not because Thunder is also an OSIS child. He likes Thunder even though Thunder is not a basketball boy and an OSIS kid. He liked Thunder long before Thunder was this famous. He likes the old Thunder.

"Ge" hiss Adji.

The guy suddenly turned around to take Gesna away until there was one voice he knew so well, making Gesna's body freeze for a moment.

"Eh, is there Adji's sister?"

Thunders. It was no mistake that the voice of thunder. Gesna shifted her head, out of Adji's body covering the view. His chest felt smashed by the rock again, for the second time, on the same day.

In the cinema waiting chair, he saw Thunder, Joceline, Renard and Naraya. Thunder was like telling the others about his arrival and Naraya turned his head towards him.

The look they meet.

Gesna squeaked and Naraya swept a detailed look at him. If you don't remember this movie theater, Gesna really wants to throw a bag at Naraya.

The girl said she was busy. The girl said she couldn't watch. The girl said it would be rearranged to their watch schedule when Asri returned home umrah. But why even watch it first without inviting him? Had he not come with Adji at this time, he might not have known Naraya was lying. It's amazing indeed. 

Right now, he is surrounded by liars. The closest people even have the potential to disappoint. Mama, Papa, Thunder and now Naraya. It's just amazing. Gesna snorted loudly while laughing coldly.

Adji pulled her to sit on one of the waiting couches after buying a ticket. "Udah, relax try, relax. Your face of war is not appointed."

Gesna glanced sharply. "Gue told you the same thing, brother? I invited Nay to watch. He said he was busy. Is this what he said was busy?"

Knowing that he was emotional, Adji patted Gesna on the back. The guy got up and headed to the drinking counter. Buy Gesna a drink.

"Drink first try," said Adji while thrusting a can of cold drink.

Gesna cradled a cold can that can make hands numb.

"Don't throw it, Ge. There is no ring here" Adji added slowly.

Gesna started to squeal. "That's all you know, yeah, sister." He opened the can cover and sipped a drink. The tail of his eyes pointed towards Thunder and Joceline's seat. A pair of chimpanzees who were in love were seen talking while laughing.

"Adji," call Renard.

Adji and Gesna turned towards Renard. Instead of talking to Adji, Renard laughs with Naraya. Naraya's hand even smothered Renard's mouth.

Adji just stood still and lowered his head, throwing a look in the other direction. "My patience is long for him, Ge. He's affectionate with all his boy friends, I think," muttered Adji while sipping a drink of his.

There's a point Adji said. Despite the jutek, the entire Pespel canteen residents love Naraya and are willing to protect Naraya from anything. Evidently when Naraya had a hard argument with Renard in front of the canteen. Pespel's kids hit Renard. Things are not necessarily there if the event happened to him, now. Thunder is no longer behind Gesna.

Gesna berkayakan. Honestly, he's disappointed. Naraya who said there was an OSIS affair even turned out to be double date with the Thunder couple. Why didn't you tell me you wanted a double date? He as a friend must be trying to understand, really. No need to play cat-sling and last caught like this.

"Lo's the one who should be patient" Adji added. His eyes glanced at Thunder and Joceline who was sitting told a story together.

Gesna grimaces. "My fate! Baper's with friendzone."

"Still mending lo, anyway. Your relationship with Thunder so stay durable, Ge. See how I am with Nay now. I also once told him my feelings were the same. He keeps me away from it."

"But you're relieved, right? Well, I'm a swipe."

"It's wrong too, yeah. Look at the positive side, Ge. Lo same Guntur can still be like before. The problem of feeling you live lo handle reset. Try me? How should I try? It's too late to tell him, 'gue' is just kidding'."

"Patience, Bro!" Gesna patted Adji on the shoulder. "The name of the soul mate is not going anywhere. As the saying goes, no matter how far he goes if a soul mate will turn to us too."

"Lo language! I'm right, though." Adji laughed, Gesna laughed.

At least, right now, they could laugh at the wound. That is all that can be done because crying also will not change everything that has happened. 

Gesna returned home when it was almost dark. In the studio, she and Adji encourage each other. He tries to be ordinary with Thunder and Joceline beside him, as well as Adji who, according to the guy's confession, struggles to patiently see Naraya close to Renard. But, patience is not as easy as theory, airy chest not as talk. He and Adji, excuse me to go home first after the movie ends, do not want to sit or gather with the four of them.

When entering the terrace, Gesna stared at the big motorbike. He knows whose bike this is. He started memorizing the motor plates that were with him in Bandung. Gesna rubbed his tired face. 

Why is Adit coming? What's up again? Hasn't that guy been asked to leave?

Gesna opened the front door slowly. Watching Adit sitting on the couch watching TV alone. There is no Gustav. The man looked up when he heard the door being pushed.

"What are you doing here?" gesna was confused. So confused he could not choose a better word to ask the purpose of Adit's arrival.

Adit smile. "How long have you been waiting? Who is the same waiting? What time is it coming?"

Gesna took off her original shoes and sat down next to Adit after throwing the bag onto the carpet. "Yes, what time did you come? Which brother?"

"Why isn't hape lo active?" Not answering, Adit asked back.

Gesna took the phone out of his pocket and showed it to Adit. "Lowbat."

Adit just clucked and ruffled Gesna's limp hair. "Clean up there first. Take a shower."

"Bath no shower also I remain saucy," elak Gesna while leaning on the sofa. His legs were raised to a small table in front of the sofa. His face is still wrinkled. Watching what should be a place to eliminate sto even bring more negative energy.

Adit glanced at the wall clock. "Gue waited for two hours and thirty minutes and eighteen seconds. Shower there, no need to stretch, yeah."

The man lowered both of Gesna's legs from the table and slapped his arms slowly.

Gesna. He doesn't like to be organized. But somehow, this time, the request was followed. Maybe because it feels hot and needs to refresh the body. Not twenty minutes later, he was out of the room. 

Adit looked at him who was wearing a black t-shirt with army green shorts.  "Where's hoodie?"

Gesna raised next to an eyebrow, astonished at the question just now. "Washed. Why?"

"Wear jacket. It's the night."

"Where are you going?"

"Find me something. You're not hungry? I'm hungry waitin' for almost three hours." The guy was full of insinuations. 

Gesna swept his gaze towards Adit from top to bottom. The guy changed clothes, didn't wear a uniform. As if it was ready to go. "Yes, how do I know you're here. What magic mirror do I have?"

He turned around, went back to the room. Open the closet and pull one of the existing jacket arrangement, then wear it hurriedly. The roar of Adit's motor engine was heard from his room. Gesna ran down and tied the origin of the shoes. He's hungry too. Pretending to be okay certainly consumes a lot of body intake.

"Yuk," Gesna asked while wearing a helmet.

Adit stretch glass helmet. The guy turns off the bike and comes back down, approaches him.

"Why?" ask Gesna.

Adit did not answer. The man's hand unites the zipper of his jacket, buttoning it up and then kneeling, unbinding the original made shoes and then tying it back well and tight.

"Remember, love yourself first love others," said Adit back to the bike.

The guy certainly did not know that Gesna had bitten the lip from behind the helmet. Right Adji said, between him and Adit this is strange. Said to be friendly also not, said there is a relationship also .. he does not know what kind of relationship this is. 

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