I Want A Normal Life: No Romance
#06 - Technology That Makes Work Easier
We got to the girl's house just on foot, the house was not far from school, so there was no need to take public transport. But what time did I leave, what time did he leave? I've never seen him late.
BOING
“Welcome, let's go in.”
When we got there, we were immediately greeted by the mother, we sat in the living room, and served food.
“Mother, no need to be served food now, we want group work.” Say the girl.
“It's okay, this food must be exhausted.” I said with pride.
“...”
“Mother, please get my laptop in the room.”
“Good.”
The girl's mother climbed the stairs to retrieve the girl's laptop.
Wait, so the room's on the 2nd floor? This makes me even more confused.
Not long after, the girl's mother came down and gave the girl a laptop.
“Well, so, who is fast to operate this?” Ask the girl.
“Dia!” Tino pointed at me.
“Eh?!!”
“Every day he's in front of the laptop! Sometimes I doubt that he has a life!” Further.
“Ehhh??!!”
“Nak only!”
“... but true, sih.”
“Alright, so what's our job? Try looking back.” Ask Ivi.
“According to my records, we made a presentation about human civilization.” Said the girl while looking at her notebook.
“Hmm. Babylonia, ‘kan?”
“Not only that!” Tino.
“Now, you are looking for more about human civilization on the internet!”
“Good..”.
CLICKS
CLICKS
CLICKS
ICT ICT ICT
“Pe...ra...da..ban.
CLICKS
“Hmmm..”
“What's up, Razox?” Ask Ivi.
“Uhh... I just remembered something, here there is no internet connection, yes?” My complaint.
“Tau gini us to Level aja.”
“Eh? Don't, I've pewe.” Ivi.
“Part of us is tired of walking here.” Tino.
“Come, the distance is not far from here.”
“Umm... how about this??” The girl took something out of her pocket.
“Heh?” We all saw the girl.
“This.” He pulled out his phone.
“Mobile? Wh-wh-what for? Ask Tino.
“Use hotspot.”
“Hotspot? What is it?”
“Internet connection of this phone can connect to laptop. That's what people often use now if there's no internet connection.”
“Why not say daritadi?!!” I complained in a loud tone.
“Ohh.. so yes... now I know.” Tino hooked up many times.
Lying, I'm sure he doesn't understand.
“Alright, Razox, now find and create our presentation.”
...
...
...
It didn't take long to make this presentation, just 3 hours.
“This, you guys see.” I showed the laptop to the others.
“...”
“Ehh??!! Just like this?” Complain Tino.
“You just complain! You do it yourself if you want!” My reply.
“Tino, he's been trying, please appreciate.” Say the girl.
“He was right, after all, the only power he possessed was me, from earlier I just saw you guys doing things that had nothing to do with this.”
“Huft... alright.” Tino.
“Hmm... in my opinion, this is good enough, I'll learn.” Said Ivi while looking at the laptop.
“Well, so dong, I'm just happy to hear it.”
“Then..”.
“... This task I say finished!” Shouted Ivi.
“Alright, now, let's go home. Thank you Love.” Continue while lifting the bag.
“Wait!” Shouted the girl.
“What's up?”
“Ibuku already provide this food, spend first.” The girl pointed at the table where we were gathered.
“What food?” Ask Tino.
“Food it-“
“Eh?”
When the girl saw the table, there was no more food, only empty plates and jars.
“Si-who spends it??”
“This must have been Razox!” Tino stared at my cynicism.
“What?” I just clean my teeth with my fingers.
“You're the one who finished this meal? By yourself?”
“Yaa... how to say it, huh?? Doing the group work alone it makes me hungry, I ate a little bit earlier, until finally it runs out.”
“Uhh... alright, forget.”
“We go home.”
“We go home first, Love.” Tino.
We got out of the girl's house and went straight home, but we rested first at Level.
“I told you, the distance is not too far, we should do it here, here there is wifi.” Mumbles.
“Already, no need to think about, besides the task is done.” Ivi.
“Hei, Razox.”
“Can I ask you something?”
“If I had noticed, why did you never call Love by her name?”
“Eh? Right, I just realized that Razox didn't mention his name.”
“You, ‘kan already know, Tino.”
“Why don't you just say his last name? Felia.” Ivi.
“Uhh.. No, I find it strange to say his name, even if only mention his last name.”
“Indeed you hate him?”
“No, if I hate him, why should I bother helping him?”
“Then why?”
“There's just a reason why I don't want to say his name.”
---
At first I was not much different from you, had that feeling, wanted a partner, wanted to have someone who had that feeling for you. As I recall, it started happening when I was 6 years old. People in my school talk about it all the time, every day, when they're still in 1st grade, snot! And because at that time I was still confused, I tried to listen to them talk about it, but as long as I listened to them, there was nothing I could understand. I asked about it to the people closest to me, at that time, I already knew Tino, but was not very familiar yet, so I asked my father.
“Razox, my son, you are too small to know that, you will understand that when you grow up.”
That's what he said.
I didn't get an answer from my father, I asked my sisters, they didn't know. I asked my brother, the answer is not far from my father.
“Razox, you're too small to know that, you'll understand that when you grow up, and so will I.”
“But, my friends at school are talking about it a lot.”
It just makes me curious, after that I was actually aggressively looking for references about it, from movies, books, wallpaper of my phone, even my room ever pale pink.
After that, I entered SMP, and I heard a new term, which is ‘pacar’. I chose not to ask the people in my house because their answers made me curious. I asked Tino that.
“Hei, Tino.”
“Hm?”
“’Pacar’ is what, yes?”
“Why did you suddenly ask like that?”
“Already, just answer.”
“The boyfriend is an opposite-sex couple who will accompany you like and sorrow. Why are you asking like that?”
“Ohh... it's okay.”
“...”
“...”
“Tino, do you have a girlfriend?”
“Of course, I have a girlfriend, her name is Farah.”
“Haa.. would be nice to have a girlfriend.”.
“Not really, kok.”
“Can you find a girlfriend for me?”
“Eh?! I didn't hear wrong?!”
“No, please find a girlfriend for me.”
“Umm... alright..”.
“Thank you!”
I was so happy then, I had a boyfriend, my first girlfriend, if it's not the wrong name Lily, she lived in a different city to me, but I don't know where she lives.
I was so happy then, though,
But it didn't last long...
A few months later, he called me on the phone.
“Razox, our relationship is here only, yes.”.
“Eh? What do you mean?”
“Our relationship ends, we break up.”
“But why?”
“I'm sorry, I was just pretending to love you, because your friend, Tino, you were a very lonely person, I felt sorry at that moment, and I already didn't want to pretend anymore.”
“...”
“Razox..”
“...”
“Please don't contact me again..”
“...”
TUTT... TUTT... TUTT...
I felt numb and lost when I heard it. I was thinking of just being a bully in his life. It suddenly spread to my life, my achievements dropped dramatically, I had no appetite, my weight dropped dramatically, and there were still a lot of bad things that came into my life. The people around me kept talking about it, nor did I tell Tino that my relationship with Lily was over.
From then on, I stopped following the trend, even until now
---
“Maybe I didn't tell you clearly, but I still hate it.”
“Hmm..” Ivi thought about my story earlier.
“Unfortunately I've been like that huh?” Tino tried to remember her role in my story.
“Then in my opinion,”
“...”
“you're just a person who overdoes it because of a broken heart to traumatize you.”
“That's the usual thing, a lot of people are heartbroken because of a breakup love like you.”
“...”
“If I suggest, why don't you give him a special nickname?” Ivi.
“You're kidding? I don't want to do that! I really appreciate the name his parents gave me. The Tino I've known for years I didn't give you a special nickname.”
“Huftt..” Ivi let out a breath.
“When I intend well on you, make you a sentient human again.” Complain Ivi.
“Thank you, but I have to go now.” I stood up from my chair.
“Eh? Where to?”
“I just remembered, there is a training schedule taekwondo.”
“Night-night exercises like this?”
“Iya.. but don't worry, I practice it indoor, kok.”
“Alright, I go first.”
“Cautious.” Said Ivi coldly.
I walked away from them.
“Alright, don't forget Sunday we will watch together.”
...
And back again.
“Umm... Tino, what do we want to watch?”
“I don't know, Love chose the movie.”
“...”
“Alright, until later.”
