I'm Not a Bet

Avoiding Tristan

The first day of the Cultural Arts Event went very lively. All the organizers were busy with their respective duties, including Arindi. Early in the morning he was already on campus because he was one of the organizers at the event.

It didn't feel like one o'clock in the afternoon. The sun is shining very brightly. Arindi confirmed the black hat she was wearing. He had to cover his face if he didn't want his face to be charred, his hair ponytailed because he started to feel sultry.

The rest of the heartache yesterday still feels stifling, for that today he deliberately avoided Tristan. The more he saw the man the more his chest tightened. If Tristan accidentally meets him, he will bow his head, hiding it under his hat.

"Hey...."

Rasya's voice surprised Arindi who was sitting in the painting booth not far from the stage. He was exhausted from being busy pacing around on this hot day.

"Hey Shay." Arindi answered weakly. "Where are you? By himself? Where's Nadine Vivi?" He did not see his other two friends.

"Heemh, you don't know, there's work he said. Sory ya semalem I ga to lo place, I finished the maket semalem," replied Rasya.

"I know, it's ok." Arindi feels that her body really feels weak at this time, with the arrival of her best friend she hopes that it will be better and will not be thought of things that make her heart hurt.

"Why lemes really, kemaren kemaren excited really. Cape is a committee?" Rasya was surprised to see Arindi who seemed not interested in the frenetic events held by the campus.

You could say their campus Cultural Arts Show is one of the prestigious events held by BEM children, so this event is always crowded with visitors every time it is held.

"Well, I'm tired. How much less cape than cape of heart."

Rasya was sitting next to him, he raised the camera he was carrying, taking pictures of the human crowd under the stage in front of them.

"Eh uh look on stage, that's Tristan, right? Wanna say what to him? Kaya wants to perform deh Rin, "pointing Rasya to the stage.

"Owhh yeah, I don't know...."Arindi just answered indifferently.

"How come his expression, iiih... that's really, right lo the committee of the time do not know if the chairman lo there perform at an event of this magnitude?" goda Rasya later.

"Yes not everything I take care of, palagi ngurusin him, why try." Arindi's answer was a little harsh.

Rasya who heard the answer instead of understanding it was more tempting Arindi. "Ciee again marahan yes... Uh uh uh btw she wants to sing.... Look at Rin, really want to sing the power." Rasya excited himself to see Tristan on stage, he did not care how upset Arindi saw Tristan.

Arindi just leaned lazily in her chair, she folded her legs, her head bowed looking at the screen hp she was playing. He pretended not to pay attention to Rasya's words.

Meanwhile, Tristan was asked to participate in donating his golden voice on stage all of a sudden. He didn't want to do it but everyone shrieked his name, he just agreed in the end.

Tristan took the stage, he picked up the acoustic guitar on stage. He began to try to tune his guitar, after feeling fitting he also gave greetings to the audience.

"She's good afternoon, I'm Tristan, uhmm I don't have any real plan to stand here so sorry if my voice is not good to hear," tristan said with his deep baritone voice which is certainly very tempting.

Everyone applauded him. Tristan just tried to smile, he circulated his eyes, looking for the figure he had in mind at the moment. Actually he was agitated, he could feel Arindi always avoiding him all this time.

Before long he also found the figure of Arindi far away there, under the umbrella of the tent in the food booth. He could recognize it from far away. He also started strumming his guitar. Tristan is singing.

...🎶 Your beautiful smile is like an opium...

...I want to keep seeing though......

...I suppose you're here to treat miss rue...

...Feelings that are not heard...

...It's okay if this taste grows on its own...

...Powerless when in between...

...Even if it's just your shadow...

...Your beautiful smile is like an opium...

...I want to see it even from a distance...

...I also realize all only my dream that fantasizes can be with you🎶...

Everyone sang with him. As if swept away by the song that Tristan sang with a feeling. Even though it's an old song, somehow Tristan wants to sing it.

As Tristan began to sing the intro of the song, Arindi gasped. I don't know why he felt like the song was talking to him. He also raised his head. He saw Tristan from afar singing and Tristan was looking at Arindi.

"Did he squirm at me? In order? I'm really a baper. It may not be so," Arindi's inner being looked straight at Tristan.

"Wah Rin, cool, seriously, her voice is really good." Rasya elbowed Arindi.

"It's a kaleeee...." Arindi replied, she did not want to be seen looking at Tristan, she lowered her head.

"Seriously I, look deh. he saw you rich, wuihhh gilak really, if I diliatin use sunganyiin so it must be klepek klepek Rin." Tempting Rasya again, it seems he is not satisfied if Arindi has not let out his emotions.

"What the hell, yes," he still flatly rejected Rasya's words while continuing to pretend to play his phone.

Arindi was happy for a moment. But he didn't want to admit it. He denied the overflow of happy feelings that came from nowhere suddenly filled his body.

"Humh, don't be fooled, at least the song for the grandmother dropped by.... I-I even think of grandma drop by me.. eerrggh...."

The boisterous applause gave appreciation for Tristan's performance just now, Tristan had finished singing but Arindi still pretended not to care.

"Yes there yuk," suddenly said Arindi who began to feel awkward.

"Where?"

"Buy a snack or something like that cake, my laper." Arindi thought maybe by eating something her mood got better.

"Yes, he said. hayuuuk... But sure do not want nyamperin Tristan first, already in love song looh in fact, emang not yet full," seduced Rasya again while holding Arindi's arm.

"Lo wants to die...." Arindi quickly wrapped her arms around Rasya's neck.

"Think of Rin, my goodness... Huhahah." Rasya likes to tease Arindi who is being hit by the feeling of confusion like now.

Finally Arindi and Rasya went to the food booth to buy some snacks. After finishing eating, the two of them separated because Arindi was still busy with her work as well as Rasya

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