Gabril - Crown Or Arena
Something weird
WHY THE HELL?
Gabril's chat message froze, Akma's reply never came, the man contacted Gabril from their separation that afternoon.
A full question mark was thrown, Gabril standing right at the crossroads where it was this afternoon. Night with high street lights.
The location is far from each other, making some corners of the road still very dark when the light rays can not reach there.
The girl turned her head around, watching the people who passed by at nine past five.
His finger tapped on the screen of the phone which was not so big. Waiting for a reply from Akma who seemed to disappear.
Gabril did not want to do it, a night out in the countryside could make him get a severe punishment if it was found out, especially if they all knew there was Akma there.
But as if Gabril could not resist, spam messages, phone calls, and Akma pleading with voice messages made the girl unsettled.
When he was about to throw his cell phone and close his eyes without caring for a message from Akma, he could not. His phone was bombarded by hundreds of notifications.
It made him uncomfortable, and now he's finally standing here. ARA SAID SHE COULD HELP ME, AS LONG AS I HELP HER LET HER MEET HER OLD FRIEND HERE. That's his message.
Gabril tried to think logically, why not tomorrow morning or afternoon? Why at night. Why not yesterday? Questions entered Gabril's mind.
But everything was gone when her phone rang faintly, Ara called herself when she was about to fall asleep in a dream. Ara asked him, pleaded with her and persuaded her to accept Akma's invitation.
Slowly his thoughts changed, not because of Akma, but this time Ara asked him directly. Ara is a smart kid, has popularity, is good at building a network of friends, the chairman of the osis and other eskul, there is no reason for Gabril to refuse his reasons.
Plus the girl had been friends with Ara for a long time. And Ara was the only one who didn't stay away from Viona before she got into school.
Gabril got up from the short white mattress inside the room, changed his clothes quickly and picked up the thick jacket on the back hanger of the door.
Gabril crawled up, his footsteps advancing slowly, trying to dodge from the squeaking sound with the floor of his arms closing the bedroom door, his eyes staring at the living room.
There is no Viona, the girl who has recently become more and more in reading her novel book has fallen asleep in her room, there is only Kanti.
He was lying on the living room sofa which was quite long and soft. His right arm unfolded covering his face, his legs rising up the pile of bags at the end of the sofa.
Gabril settles down as he approaches Kanti. The girl with shorter hair than Viona was sound asleep. Only a breath moved from his stomach.
Now that Gabril was in the courtyard, the slightly dark sky made his eyes unable to see things ahead. The dim lights that only illuminate a small part of the house without lighting on a narrow street flanked by rows of houses.
His steps continued to move forward until he was silent and stopped under the light of the street lamp. Waiting for the incoming message from Akma or Ara.
Something interesting in his spectacle, a tall black silhouette was seen running small towards Gabril, his shadow becoming clearer as the silhouette approached.
The tall man wearing a thick black sweater with a head covering ran over while holding the phone still on. Gabril floated both his arms, he recognized the man, Akma.
“For so long?” Gabril folded his hands, looking at Akma who took a breath while bowing.
“So the child who is still awake, it becomes quite difficult to get out.”
“Momento in andare, we have to walk now, the time is not much.”
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They both stopped at a small road in the middle of the rice fields, and could still sneak into their skin even though thick jackets and sweaters were worn.
Gabril could see the small saung that he occupied while taking a break from the activities in the rice fields, the comfortable saung was now looking a little creepy, a little creepy, without lights it makes it look like an empty building that has been uninhabited for a long time.
Gabril looked at Akma, his head was confused, he divided his eyes with a cell phone and the surrounding environment. “What are we doing here? Where is her aura?”
“That's it, I'm waiting for Ara, who knows her place, I just follow the directions.” Akma said calmly, though his head repeatedly turned.
“Lo why join Ara? Don't you two know each other?” Gabril looked at Akma sharply, his cynical gaze filling the face of the girl. “Who said? I've known you for a long time, from class 11.”
Gabril was silent again. She bit her lips while thinking about her actions tonight.
I'm helping you, besides, I asked Ara, right ? If later why-why there will be Ara, a classmate he might not get a heavy whisper, I must be defended later.
Gabril builds up the suggestion in his head, trying to behave normally, but his fear can also make the girl's stance disappear quickly.
His heart beat was suddenly fast, his cell phone both sounded in unison. Gabril and Akma open their phones, A message from Ara.
The two stared at each other before looking back at the cell phone. “We walk to the foot of the mountain? That's a long way off. It's also malem, dark in there?” Gabril looked at the astonished Akma who was also confused.
THERE'S A DUMP THERE, TEMEN I'M THERE. I'M WAITING AT THE GATE.
Gabril let out a long sigh, now he had to walk down the tree line in the dark night. “Slowly walk, I have a flashlight. The drops behind me are beautiful.” Akma stroked Gabril's hair before walking up the mound.
Gabril tailed behind, he turned on the phone without turning his back from the messaging application that was still open. The drops of water falling from the leaves moistened the two slightly.
The dark and wet soil makes Gabril and Akma can not walk quickly, a row of slippery soil and not infrequently seeped into the bottom can make their feet both stuck deep enough.
Some animals are still around, some jumping from tree to tree, blocking the round moon that is still visible even though it is partially covered by leaves and wooden twigs.
Sweat drops made Gabril a little uncomfortable, even though the air around him was very cold. Akma was still walking his way through the uneven grooves of the forest, down the steep surface, and climbing using the roots of trees that spread out.
“Ngeras is weird? Akmas. Why did Ara ask the two of us to make her feel better, instead of her being the same as Kanti?” Gabril broke the temporary silence which was then greeted by a small flashlight of Akma shining down on his face.
“Gue also feels that, just because I've been old friends with him plus the nature of the girl who sometimes is not clear, yes.gue feel ordinary aja. In fact, not once this is just a malem fitting school camp event.”
Gabril opened his eyes wide after hearing the last line of Akma's sentence. Ara had already done this, met her old friend, before this too.
Akma instantly snarled after the last line of words, focusing on directing his flashlight to illuminate the wet and muddy road in front of them.
Gabril slightly muttered, the question again passed in his head. “Who's old friend Ara?”
