FRIENDSTHAT
Episode 1's
Beloved Girl
January 2004
“Happy birthday, Ditto!”
It was that speech that kept him awake in the middle of the night like this. Ditto involuntarily smiled, there was a part of his heart that warmed up every time he remembered their little tradition as it is today.
“Thanks, Cha—”
“May you live a long, healthy life, more cool, and hopefully tomorrow can treat me chicken noodles.”
Ditto laughed as soon as he heard the prayer from his best friend through this phone call. “Damn lo, Cha.”
“Yee, I'm a good doain for elo,” sulek Ayu. Before long, he yawned slowly and was heard clearly by Ditto. “Udah ah, I sleep first. Tomorrow don't forget the treat.”
“Iya, bauble.”
“Dah, Ditto!”
The phone connection was just cut off. However, the smile that had appeared since Ayu wished him a happy birthday did not also disappear from his face.
It's already the second birthday he went through by waiting for Ayu's phone at the turn of the day. And it feels, this kind of ritual is what she looks forward to rather than a birthday surprise from someone else.
Because he always feels special when it comes to Ayu.
***
The studio room had never been quiet since the five of them had entered it. Today is Tuesday which is the routine schedule of the school band for rehearsal. The band Junior High 19 is one of the exkul followed by Ayu and Ditto. A duo of best friends who have never been seen apart no matter where they are.
After nearly three hours of training, Doni decided to end the training session today. Ditto exhaled a sigh of relief. His hands were a little tired playing his wedding for almost three hours.
“Eating-eating ya abis this,” muttered Ayu while elbowing Ditto. “Gue laper nih, the Doni always start crazy if you want to race.”
Ditto chuckles softly. “Iya, yes.”
After the training session was over, Ditto and Ayu hurriedly left the studio. Made Doni and their other friends shout out in protest because they were not invited to the treaty.
Ayu and Ditto just laughed, along the way to their favorite dining place filled with jokes as usual.
“Eh, why do I not want to see Damu today?” ask Ayu as soon as they have arrived at the chicken noodle shop not far from their school. “From yesterday it was too, deh.”
“Gue is already the same as him,” replied Ditto lightly. “Pesen first there.”
Ayu also said, he wrote his order on a piece of paper that was provided on the table. This chicken noodle shop is famous for its delicious, making it never empty of visitors. From those who do live near here to those far away just to prove its delicacy.
It's the second year Ayu and Ditto are friends. Supel Ditto and tomboy Ayu are indeed inseparable, said the students of Junior High School 19. Almost two years ago, they met because of one current MOS group and then one class.
Then, by looking so natural, the two men began to be friends.
Everywhere is always together. Even Ditto invites Ayu to join the school band. Ayu is vocalist alongside Ola and Ditto in the percussion section. Ayu accepted the offer with pleasure. He never knew that ... Ditto actually had other intentions when he invited Ayu to join the band.
“Ya has broken up ajalah,” said Ayu casually when remembering Ditto's current girlfriend.
Ditto could only shake faintly while laughing. “Ya, see ajalah later,” said.
A few days later, Damu approached Ditto after school. The girl who had a smile with attractive dimples looked so happy when she met Ditto. Unlike Ditto who began to install his mainstay poker face.
“Nih, for you,” he said as he handed a small cage containing hamsters to Ditto who frowned confusedly. “Gift for you.”
“Hamster?” asked Ditto in surprise.
But Damu did not read Ditto's astonishment. They had been dating for four months, so it was strange that Damu had given nothing to Ditto as a gift. Hamsters are the right choice for him because the animal looks adorable and can be maintained.
“Iya.” Damu smiled looking at Ditto. “Pregnated yes hamster.”
After giving up the hamster, Damu bailed home and left Ditto sitting in the classroom corridor with a hamster in his small cage.
Ditto looked at the hamster in confusion. Should he keep a hamster?
Which kid, anyway, gave a hamster to his girlfriend?
The class next to him had just finished his study. The class children immediately scramble to get out of class and Ayu is among them.
“Ucha!”
Hearing someone call him, Ayu turned her head and found Ditto sitting in the corridor.
“You directly back?” ask Ditto.
Ayu nodded. “There was filming, nih,” he replied. The girl has been pursuing her career in the entertainment world since childhood. When Ditto first saw Ayu enter the classroom on the first day of MOS, Ditto immediately recognized Ayu. Who would have thought that now he became friends with this tomboyish girl?
“Eh, what's up?”
Ditto got up from his seat while taking the hamster cage. “Hamster.”
“Hamster? Make what?” “Dikasih gaya.”
“Hah? Do you love hamsters?”
Ditto nodded in response. Then Ayu immediately laughed out loud to make Ditto annoyed.
“Apaan anyway, Cha!” exasperated. Giving a hamster is ridiculous!
“Lo want to bring home hamster?” ask Ayu after her laughter subsides. The girl's eyes glittered mischievously, today she got the latest plumbing material for her best friend. Hamster dude!
Ditto put her shoulder out. His one free hand he used to restore his messy hair. In his heart he grumbled, there was only Damu. Where I am again. “Lo thinks to himself, Cha.”
“Telaiin aja at school,” proposed Ayu with his leisure. The girl remembers her chatter with Ditto, the guy is tired of Damu. And when the girl gives a gift that is ‘kilak’, this will be a good reason and can smooth out Ditto's plan if he really wants to break up. “Let's all break up!”
One eyebrow Ditto raised. He was tired of Damu. Moreover, there is not one gang, so the intensity of meeting me reka in a day is not so much. Unlike Ayu who has one class with him, one band too, and this girl always follows Ditto when at school.
“Ya. Where is it good?” ditto asked while grinning wide. The two of them also have a high five ria before carrying out the impromptu plan.
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