Gabril - Crown Or Arena
away from home
Gabril uncovers a black curtain filled with dust, a narrow hallway with scattered garbage where – whichever. Incandescent lamps with yellowish light that gradually fade.
Scratch wounds, bruises, red body parts, all sticking into one, the girl's steps cut off, the thin gloves she made from cloth, the, his arms hold the head protection commonly used in taekwondo.
Although he was cheered on by dozens of people standing to the left right, but his ears could not hear. The man threw money at her, the girl just judged a woman who was limp in the ring.
But for the first time, Gabril did not feel happy with the victory this time, bland, that's how he felt. There was nothing special, no feeling whatsoever, just a faint whisper in his head, the memory that he had beaten the woman.
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The smell of bread smelled until a big bus parked, a bakery with a small shop had just pulled out a large bread that was soft and tender.
The steam radiating hot steam wriggled out as the chefs took it out of the large, sweet-smelling oven with a faint hint of the faint flavor of a cup of coffee.
The woman with short black hair was busy arranging various kinds of equipment inside the dark red suitcase that looked a little worn.
On the right side of her a similar girl but without glasses was engrossed in eating warm bread with a cup of sweet coffee next to her.
“You look very thorough, Viona.” Gabril pointed at Viona's luggage with the bread in his hand.
“This is important Gabril, if anyone misses it can be messed up later.”
The two of them were preparing for the school camp event held today, a large field area, a stretch of human sea filled the field, the students were very enthusiastic, the radiance of spirit wriggled out.
“Hola hola, I think again busy alone nih.” Ara's loud voice greeted Gabril and Viona. Ara was really casual today, she was wearing the clothes she used to wear in various school activities. Polo shirt with horse logo on the left.
"Where, you have chosen a seat yet, if I had, behind the driver directly! It's in the corner again Deket window.”
Ara jumped in excitement. “Lho instead of his seat which of course it's teacher well.” Viona looked up in astonishment.
“Yeah, you guys obey the same rules, do not have that much time, anyways if you follow the teacher would not be a good seat.”
Ara rubbed her face slowly. “Ayo Vi come with me, we have to sit together.” Gabril ran on a large bus next to him.
People were already ahead of them, the whole bus was full. Gabril and Viona walked slowly while directing their eyes to various directions, looking for an empty seat.
Actually many seats are still empty, but the location of the seat is really not strategic, the journey from the parking area to the camp location is very far, so choosing a seat becomes crucial.
“That's there, behind where I'm still empty tuh.” Ara again respawned behind the two of them, her finger pointing at a chair in the front area of the bus, close to the door. Gabril immediately headed there, he quickened his footsteps.
The clock shows at eleven past five, the teacher and all the students are on their respective buses, 6 large buses lined up neatly in the parking area.
The six buses take turns out of the parking lot and mingle with vehicles and people who are using the streets.
Chanting the guitar with a little falls and stiff chant, the boy sings and splashes himself behind the bus, Gabril several times steal the view, Fahri this time really displays his jovial nature.
The man played the guitar with a smooth chant and sometimes jumped on the bus, despite being rebuked several times by the teachers, the group of boys still made a noise.
Ara who sat in front of them was busy with her cell phone camera, with a friend beside her they were busy doing thousands of poses and taking photos.
Viona clogs both her ears with earphones and opens one thick book, the girl will dedicate her journey by reading the stack of books – books she brought.
The teachers were busy with small television screens stuck on the roof of the bus, the rest of the students were enjoying the journey by sticking their heads on the glass of the bus and watching the expanse of buildings and houses that passed like a soap opera scene.
Gabril can sometimes see Rio who is joking with his brother Sassi on the other bus when passing by.Bus who transports his students and escorts are indeed separated.
Gabril who is confused about what to do to open his phone, he fantasizes about kidding during the trip with Viona, but the girl seems to not want to be disturbed when she starts opening her book.
Gabril opened his social media account, the history feed of the application was full of photos of people on the bus, yaaaa.
Gabril opened the search page, he typed someone's name on a vector-drawing keyboard with a rabbit motif. His fingers began to type the name of a person.
FAHRIS. The girl was doing a stalking.
The page of Fahri's social media account is plastered in front of Gabril's face, the bio is not filled even using a profile photo.
There are only a few photos of Fahri who was together with his friends and a few more show him who was playing ball.
The rest is just blank pages without stuffing. “This real person wants to be anonymous kali.” Gabril muttered a little annoyed, the girl closed her phone back.
There are not many things she can do, Viona still looks can not be bothered while her other friend is just Ara who is still busy with her cellphone camera.
And there was no way he could join Fahri and his friends because the increasingly boring atmosphere made the girl start to yawn.
His plan to have fun on the bus ran aground, Viona only turned her head a few times giving her sweet smile.
Gabril's eyes slowly began to close together, the cold AC bus burst could indeed be a strong reason for Gabril to fill his travel time with rest.
The gaze slowly faded as both of his eyes were tightly shut, his head leaning beside the jade, the vast streets looming and the tall buildings changing into a vast expanse of grassland.
Gabril fell asleep into his beautiful dream.
