Friendships

18

“Hai” Sapa Shendy as Arra opens the main door before she even knocks on it.

Buh....

Arra quickly hugged Shendy tightly before the guy even said the second word he wanted to say, leaving the words swallowed in his throat.

Hix....

“How to cry Ra? Why ?” Shendy confused himself when he heard the sobs of Arra who tried to make the girl dim by hugging Shendy's body tighter.

Arra shook his head, but his cries could not be relieved. Shendy's been waiting for him to get into the girl's house. He told Arra to sit down and sit beside him.

“Why?” Shendy is soft, very soft. With both hands framing Arra's face and gently rubbing the girl's cheek with her thumb.

Arra shakes back. Choosing to crash his body at Shendy and hug the guy tighter. As if afraid if not hugged tightly the body will disappear by itself, evaporating into dust that is sobdenagkan wind. Shendy was silent, and returning his best friend's embrace was equally tight, pouring a longing that he also did not know when it came, harassing and messing his thoughts and emotions.

“Udah is not papa, Shendy is here really. Udah yah.” Shendy made a sound after a long moment of silence by hugging each other.

“Shendy wicked. Why didn't Grandma take Arra? Why did it take so long? You don't know? The house is empty if there is no Shendy! Shendy wicked. Bad know not!” Arra is upset himself.

“Daddy, iyah Shendy evil. Shendy is sorry. Shendy promises not to go if not the same Arra... okay?”

“Appointment?” Arra shows her little finger, with a reddened face and slightly puffy eyes, making Shendy squash himself when he sees her.

“Daddy promise.” Shendy fused his little finger to Arra's pinky, before pinching the cheeks of the girl sitting next to him, making him have a grouchy cheek and throw a punch at Shendy's upper arm, which makes the guy grimace softly, but did not stop both of them laughing. I don't know where it's funny.

-*-

Flasback 1 week without Shendy.

First day.

Arra got down from the car driven by Mr. Captro, stepped with a smile that did not subside from his ripe lips. Today she's gonna get through the day without the annoying Shendy. Ahhh not a hard thing too - a day without Shendy. And Arra is convinced that he can. Shendy hushh!

That's Arra right, not with Shendy. Biasanyakan tuh girls always plopped on Shendy's back if going to school. It's rich bags!.

Yes, that's Arra tumben well....

Again, same time with Shendy....

Or Shendy who does not want to be blocked again with him... Hahha....

Arra slightly slowed down his steps just to hear the whispers of the children talking about it. Arra remembered, they were Shendy's grandchildren who greeted him every day with the man. Or all this time they just greeted him because he was with the Shendy they were washing in. And be nice to him just because he's with Shendy. Worth it!

- Based on the purifiers who are not in return. Huh!- murmured Arra in the heart.

Then continue his steps towards class. Ignoring the whispers of Shendy's purifiers returning to his bad luck. Bodo....

Matt...The bodo!!

Arra sat himself in his chair with a breath that he was still trying to control in order to get organized.

“It turns out tired well, the road from the parking lot to the classroom. But why does Shendy never complain about cape every day carrying Arra from the parking lot until class?” Arra began to feel guilty.

“Eh why did Arra think of Shendy?” Arra Gumam.

“Hai Ra's. Tumben you're not with Shendy? Where is he?” ask Daddy who took a seat to the left of Arra.

“Death to flood.” Arra answered ketus.

What's the name to always go with that shitty Shendy, who's more concerned with the head of Eskul Paskibra, who's probably one of his purifiers at this school than he is with the guy's best friend who's been in the womb? Huh thicken!

“Hustt ngawur. Ujan don't want to flood?”

“Daddy also yeah. Bego lo Ladd.” Arra stuck his head on the table. Daddy tried to be patient and continued reading the novel that was within his grasp.

Right from the direction of the entrance came four friends who were none other than Reno, Dragon, Regal, and Cipto. The four of them walked over to Arra who was getting sleepy.

“Ra?” The dragon called.

“Hmm” Arra started closing his eyes.

“Cs where to? How to not tumben together?” The dragon asked again.

Arra was silent and did not want to be disturbed when drowsiness continued to attack him.

“Yeh. Arra in question even diem-diem bae.” This time Arra raised his head when he heard the voice of who asked that.

“Gwe don't know where Shendy is, if you guys find Shendy there find it yourself! Why should I ask gwe emang gwe what employer?” Arra said loudly. Then stand.

“Dan. How many more times should gwe ngingetin do not call gwe Arra! Gwe don't like you calling gwe by that name!” Show it to Reno. Before leaving the class that started to make him uncomfortable.

‘Sofa room Ketos good times well? Sipp. Oh sofa im coming!’ Inner Arra cheered happily as he found a comfortable and peaceful place to sleep his morning.

“Diem lo!” Reno said ketus, then moved to his desk. Regardless of the questionable gazes from Cipto and Regal who exchanged looks in wonder, also did not understand.

-*-

Day two...

Now it's time to rest after passing the lesson that managed to make Arra dizzy seven circumference, what else if not Physics?

Forgetting that lesson for a moment now Arra and friends are enjoying their school snacks. The most striking in the range of canteen snacks is Siomay Mang Danang which is a matchless pleasure. Evidently with Arra who has spent half of a plate of siomany it is not less in 5 minutes. I like it or laper. Leave it!

“Ra, you can really fight with Shendy. Let's just say you guys get along.” Tanya Nathalia started a conversation between them.

Arra grasped his grapple firmly. His friends already knew that he and Shendy were fighting, and also found out that the boy was visiting the house of the boy's grandmother, who was in Bandung, in Bandung, who else if not Arra himself who told the story.

But what makes his friends curious is why Arra and the guy quarreled? It was proven that 5 times in one day his friends asked the same thing. Kepooo...well, his friends are indeed kepo!

Arra grasped his grasp even stronger as he recalled the reason why he was upset with Shendy while piercing the potatoes that were complementary in the siomay with no food-like as a form of habituation. The 4 friends nosedived in fear. Arra is indeed spoiled even very spoiled, but if the girl is already angry all her cute potent nature can disappear in just one blink of an eye. It's hideous!

Daddy, Dynar, Rosse compactly glanced at Nathalia with a ready-to-kill look. Nathalia stared back at her friends timidly but, what made Nathalia's guts shrink the most was Arra with an aura more sinister than monsters, ghosts or the like even Shendy for now.

“Heheh, don't papa kok Ra, if you don't want to tell.” Nathalia laughed clumsily covering up her fear.

“Lo.... “ Arra refers to Nathalia with a grapu that has a small slice of potato at the end. Make Nathalia's guts more hateful.

“anak Paskibra-right?” Nathalia nodded awkwardly.

“Good. Find out about Reikka!” Arra continued to eat while Nathalia nodded, not knowing why, until Arra asked him.

“Eh. Why the same Chairman Eskul Paskibra Ra?” Asked Dynar who realized the atmosphere had started to calm down.

Arra smiled mysteriously. Making his 4th friend suspicious not playing.

“Antipation.”

-*-

Day three...

Arra sat in front of the entrance to the Osis Room. Enjoy the cool breeze that blows at dusk say hello. Unfortunately this time the school really feels lonely. Not because it was past the school hours, but Arra thought it might be because there was no Shendy.

Somehow Arra felt there was a gaping hole in his heart when Shendy was not there, maybe even now the gate was already stretched wide. There is a sense of emptiness that is always present and there is a sense of loneliness even when Arra is with his 4 friends. It's not complete without Shendy.

“Haufttt”

Arra exhaled a tired breath, before closing his eyes as he felt the wind gently beating on his face.

“Even the sound of the wind that people say is very soft, as if losing the same soft Shendy voice really when talking to Arra.” Arra's murmurs sounded soft.

Silent and quiet....

That's what Arra is feeling right now. It was as if the world was just a round ball filled by itself, empty, hollow and silent. Arra's world seemed to be unmoving when Shendy was not on his side.

Arra misses Shendy!

“Hai” Arra was silent, still with his eyes closed and hoping when he opened the eyes that Shendy was at his side.

“Khemm!” The person cleared his throat making Arra's attansi lead to him who was still in a standing position.

“Can sit here?” Arra nodded without interest.

“Btw you yourself here? Where are the other OSis?” Sergio hasn't given up even though Arra just cut him off

“Hmm. Home.” Arra is reluctant to answer, but Arra will always remember what his mother said about manners.

“Lo not coming home?” Arra rise.

“Eh where to go?” Arra doesn't care, he's still walking without a care of the question Sergio asked earlier.

“Let gwe anter lo go home!” Sergio blocked Arra's hand. Making Arra stop his steps and turn to stare at Sergio flat.

“No need to be picked up. Thanks for the offer.” Arra walked back after removing Sergio's hand from his hand.

“A unique girl.” Sergio mumbled slowly.

Arra kept going, never looking back to see the guy named Sergio. Arra is dizzy, soon there will be an inauguration event for the new Osis. Arra doesn't know whether to come or not. He's a regular with Shendy, if Shendy doesn't exist how is he? And now the guy named Sergio just keeps getting closer to him who is dizzy because he has to keep his distance from Reno with all the fickle nature. Please dong, Arra is dizzy. I want to cry dehh.

Ahhh....

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