JANUARY AND MAHENDRA

21. First And Sepi.

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As the days are usually nothing special, Gantari enjoys her day off by staying at her house.

If usually this holiday will be enlivened by Mahendra and his best friend who will definitely make Gantari want to tear down his own house, this time different, different, he felt like he was back in the mood long before Mahendra came into his life. Let's just say this is a simulation so that Gantari is not too surprised at the loss of Mahendra's existence. The same is true of that time, the time when Mahen disappeared after recovering from his illness.

Since 3 days ago Gantari after returning from campus, a quiet house. Mahen did not return home since the campus event, Mahendra left Gantari with curiosity. He was just curious what is Mahendra's relationship with Keshwari? Surely it makes a big question in Gantari's mind, because to the knowledge of the girl he never saw Mahendra close to other girls besides himself, or maybe Gantari only who did not know. Or maybe they could have known long before Gantari knew Mahendra, well such a thing could have happened.

But it should be good that he can enjoy the day without the noise of Mahen. He can also enjoy his holidays in peace.

He once wanted to be quiet but not lonely like this. Even this morning Gantari had just heard one voice, namely the voice of Paijo mas who shouted shouting to offer his vegetables. Oiya is not only the voice of Paijo mas, Gantari forgets the noisy voice of the Mothers of the complex also accompanies her lonely day, but their voice malqh makes Gantari's head become dizzy.

The mothers of this complex are still talking about the good looks of Mahen's friend Lukas and their plan to match Luke and Mahendra with their child. Not only that, Dirga and Yanuar also entered into their discussion. It seems that it has become a mandatory thing to discuss, Gantari alone is very bored with topics like this.

"Mas Mahen for my son only"

"It's Mas Mahen's theme for me, it's a free voice"

"The victory mas Mahen will have 3 nih, it is fitting for me that one that yesterday also besuk mas Mahen sick"

"Ih namina saha anyway?"

"Yes, his name is yah"

"Mba Gantari tau mba?" Ask one of the mothers who was beside Gantari who was choosing vegetables.

"Definitely tau dong, people mbak Gantari one campus mas Mahen, right mbak?" Bu Rondo added

"Huh?" Gantari who was paying for her shopping vegetables immediately became planga-plongo.

After Gantari responded, "Oh that's ma'am, mending direct acquaintance aja ma'am so more mantep kan so can pdkt, if I'm passing me free they will not believe me too"

"Yes yeah really too, yuk ma'am our mother to his house mas Mahen" suddenly one of the mothers is pumping the other to go straight to Mahen's house.

Gantari sighed, now even the noisy mothers who want the four handsome men hope to be their daughter-in-law.

Yes, today he is free from the sound of Mahen brisik, but this time he has to face his mother's cradle.

This girl could only massage her tired forehead, "Mom, Mahennya is no longer home". Shouted Gantari at the entourage of the mother who was about to go to Mahen's house.

Instantly it stopped the steps of the mother who was the group heading to the courtyard of Mahen's house. "Where are you going?"

Gantari shrugged her shoulders not knowing. This girl chose to enter her house, seeing the crowd of mothers made Gantari suddenly dizzy.

"Gan! Woy Gantari!!!" Shouted someone while coming into his house and then closed the door tightly with a state of bad breath.

"Eh what's that, lo,?" Gantari panicked to see Lukas who suddenly entered his house. This girl then grabbed a broom to keep watch.

"Woits, santay Gan!!!" Luke said vigilantly looking at Gantari who was already sprightly with a broom in his grasp.

"Shortly, I'm thirsty!!" Sergeh Lukas headed straight for the kitchen and drank minerals from Gantari's refrigerator.

Suddenly it made Gantari shake his head, wonder also free of his descendants Fir'aun so all the shapes do not. Cute, but playing nylonong to people's homes.

"Crazy, at Mahen's house a real rame. Have a child to share what the hell" said Luke while sipping the sponge bread at the dinner table.

"Eh, I didn't call him up. He didn't even go to class today. You know why not?"

"Well, you should ask me" said Gantari.

"Yes, I know Gan, usually do not have to make an effort."

"Udah 3 days old son has not come home, but I want to collect monthly money." Said Gantari while washing spinach vegetables that had just been bought and then put in the refrigerator.

Luke was silent as if thinking of something. But in the end he found nothing in his head, he just tried to think why Mahendra disappeared for 2 days without Luke's knowledge?. "At Dirga house yes, because I have not seen Dirga from yesterday".

Gantari only agreed to Luke's estimate, most of the man was at Dirga's house as he had just recovered from his illness.

"Eh, Cash. You know Keshwari, right? That's the kid from the Medical Faculty." Gantari asked while peeling and cutting the dragon fruit that he had just bought.

"Know it, know it well. Did I hang out in front of the Faculty of Medicine building, why?"  lukas said and ended by the question, his hand grabbed a fork and then pierced the pieces of dragon fruit by Gantari. Clearly making Gantari round his eyes then clasped the hand of Luke who had helped pieces of his dragon fruit.

"One time Gan is very lo lo be a girl!" Gerudel Lukas prefers to drink his mineral again. His face became asem.

"Lo know Mahendra and Keshwari have what relationship?" Gantari's question made Luke who was sipping his drink slightly coughed then looked at Gantari with such a question, after which the man shook his head.

"Yesterday after the Keshwari campus event suddenly came to Mahendra with me. I don't know what their relationship is until I stay alone and Mahendra goes where Keshwari doesn't know." Obviously Gantari, he then stopped for a moment from cutting it.

Luke returned to monologue, because that day he already had a promise with Keshwari to meet. He also had several times to contact the girl because they did not reach the place they had promised. Luke had been waiting for the girl for almost 3 hours but still there was no sign that she was coming. He gave up until he finally chose to go home despite leaving with a sense of emptiness.

Knowing this, can Luke lie to himself that he is now also disappointed bada his best friend who has been almost 4 years they know?.

"Dogs!" Luke's hiss while tightening his hand that still holds the bottle of drink that still contains half.

"Yes, the Dog" said Gantari, and the mangosteen mangosteen approved Luke's curse.

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Mahendra finally brought Nathan to the hospital, because the child's condition was already terrible and Mahendra was also almost crazy because he only learned that Nathan had been hit very often by his own father. Because Mahendra himself thought that Nathan lived happily because he had everything. Yes that's what Mahendra felt all along, he even without his knowledge always felt jealous of Nathan.

He could only stare at Nathan in annoyance, but Nathan just lowered his head to play his fingers instead of avoiding Mahendra's questioning gaze.

Mahendra sighed before he spoke, "when were you hit like that?"

Nathan was still speechless, he bit his lips slightly intending to lessen his fear of Mahendra. Do not forget Nathan who was in the same place when Mahendra beat his own father all out.

"Annatal Jawab!" Mahendra's tone raised a sign that he was really upset. No, he's not upset with Nathan but he's upset with himself.

"Since you went to college in Jogja" Nathan said, but he still did not dare to look at Mahendra. "Dad got worse after mother's death, that's how Dad punished me".

Mahendra rubbed his face riled, this crazy has been almost 3 years Nathan lived with like that, "And you still feel at home with him?!"

"Gue don't know where to bang, every time I came to bang Mahen I was always rejected".

Right, Nathan alone to a dead end must come to whom else. Nathan also knew at that time Mahendra was still upset by his presence.

Nathan ventured to look at Mahendra who looked increasingly riled up. "Bang, I'm sorry" he said full of pleads. For the umpteenth time Nathan again apologized even though he also knew with forgiveness alone would never be enough to heal Mahendra's wounds for all his disappointments and frustrations.

Mahendra returned Nathan's pleading gaze very sharply, the child was again bowed "Gue tau, sorry just will not be able to return mother" he said, nathan's eyes became heated up as his tears would spill again if he remembered his mother, a guilt that would never disappear even if consumed by time.

"Sheep..." Mahendra's voice somehow became smooth but still with a sharp gaze toward Nathan as if there was a sense that stuck in his heart from earlier, just as he came out of the doctor's room.

"Since when have you had a heart defect?"

Nathan immediately looked up to Mahendra's question, this is the reason why Nathan did not want Mahendra to take him to the hospital. He hesitantly answered, "6 years ago"

Mahendra then stood up feeling very upset, Nathan really makes Mahendra more and more a useless human being. Nathan even hid his illness, even though at that time they were still in a good relationship.

"Gue know, you'll definitely ask why I never told you about this bang. I've tried several times to make the story all to you, but I don't want you to worry more after you know."  Nathan spoke again, first explaining it before Mahendra asked.

"Tomorrow if it has been quiet, you move first to Jogja. Later I say uncle Sam same Om Vishnu" Mahen final, he now feels tight to see Nathan in a weak state like this.

Mahendra chooses to get out of Nathan's room, the longer he is in the same scope as Nathan will only make his heart hurt more.

"Mas" called the woman behind Mahendra when he managed to close the door, then he turned around and found Keshwari who was waiting for him.

"Why not go in?" Ask Mahendra.

"Mas, I'm sorry I haven't been able to take care of Nathan. I also just found out that Nathan was hit by the same om Abdi" regretted Keshwari, he dared to swear while watching Nathan himself only knew if treated like that by his own father.

Mahen then smiled, "gue also apologized for often ngabain lo, thank you already want to help me". He said gently, he also did not know why he often ignored the girl in front of him.

His hand then outstretched stroking Keshwari's head affectionately, at least this girl no longer felt his regret. It's been better.

"Mahendra?" Exciting someone from the side, the person then walked up to him. Staring alternately at Mahendra and Keshwari with questions, or maybe now the person is confused and not believe the thing he is now seeing.

Mahendra stuck for some time, until in the end he muttered. "Dirga"

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It has been almost 8 days that Mahen did not return to his home. Obviously Gantari suddenly felt something strange. The man was really very unsettling because just this time Mahen went that long without saying anything to him.

He didn't run away, did he? He was afraid to run away because he did not pay his monthly money.

If he was gone for a long time and probably would not return to his house again, at least Mahendra said goodbye and paid his last monthly money. It will make Gantari's heart much calmer because it is no longer terrorized by her grandmother.

Gantari snorted as if there was no spirit to enter the classroom today. If usually every morning he heard Mahendra's speech that is not clear, this morning he was really not excited, there is no chatter and random story from the man.

The girl would occasionally circulate her gaze hoping that someone who often bothered her would suddenly appear before her. Gantari sighed, where exactly is Mahendra?. Let's say that Gantari is worried about Mahendra, he just feels prestige to admit it.

Gantari also forgot her breakfast this morning, she was too lazy to cook. He had intended to have breakfast in the cafeteria.

He ordered a serving of fried rice and one of his favorite dragon fruit juice, fortunately he was not alone because there was Ningsih who accompanied him this time.

"Gan?" Call Tiyan who just came with Damar then sit right in front of Gantari and Ningsih.

"Where is the task of the research report completed?" Tiyan asked after gulping down the canned drink she was carrying.

"It should have been, just a photo of the documentation that has not been. You see, Nathan hasn't given me his files" Gantari said.

"Well, Nathan doesn't go to college here anymore." Damar chirps who immediately get a gaze full of gazes from his friends.

Nathan doesn't go to college anymore? Just be right.

"Ohah, the pantesan from yesterday I did not squirm Nathan sliweran mas here" said Ningsih made Gantari realize something is true Nathan was not seen again one week ago.

"You mean brother? Nathan out?" Tanya Gantari looked at Damar who was enjoying his black coffee. "Suddenly gini anyway"

"Said the other children are resigning, one week ago there was a squirm father Nathan to the campus he said he wanted to take care of Nathan's move. And it was in acc at the same time as the rector of the campus." Damar.

Then the man said again shortly after his iced coffee came, "actually the campus is very sorry Nathan, yes you must know that Nathan is very influential for the progress of this campus. But yes want how again, who asked his father directly, horrified also if not in acc"

"Keep the documentation file how dong?" Gantari asked Tiyan who was still busy with her laptop.

"Later I try to mintain the photo file to Nathan so this task is sparse. You know Mahendra, right?" Ask Tiyan.

Gantari just nodded, Mahendra only helped him once and then just reviewed the material and data provided by Tiyan. Before Mahendra's disappearance, the man had said that he would help him until the paper's task was completed.

"Yes, I'm waiting for you"

Gantari now feels deadlocked, he can not do this job himself because it can be sure it will take a lot of time to do it was not necessarily perfect and accepted.

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This girl reached into her cell phone in a cardigan pocket. He tried to contact Mahen for the umpteenth time.

I don't know, even though Gantari is not sure whether the man will raise his call or not. But at least this girl has tried her best to contact this man. Because Mahendra is the only person Gantari currently needs.

2 times the experiment was not lifted until the experiment to the 3 screen phone that had been connected had turned into a ring.

"Where the hell is it?" Gantari said spontaneously after knowing Mahen's voice was heard coming into his ear.

"Why? Kangen?" Mahendra's voice was heard across the street. Is anything funny? To the point that Mahendra chuckled so crisply.

"Dam"

"I won't refuse hahaha either"

Instantly Gantari's stomach felt nauseous hearing Mahendra's speech that sounded ridiculous.

"Lo where the hell is it? I know you don't say it!"

"Gue's not going where Gan is, I'm at Dirga's house. Why emang? If kangen mah says it"

"Gue wants to collect debt!!!"

"O Allah Gan, consider your debt problem"

"Yes, make a grimace of your grave"

"Don't that Gan, he said lo puyeng if there's no me"

"Yes puyeng, you owe a lot of debt to the project!!! I'm tired of knowing I didn't tell you to do it myself" complained Gantari with a little grumbling, just let it now this girl is really tired.

But after Gantari again asked, "lo-no intention to go back again?"

Mahendra on the other side chuckled, "if I don't go back?"

"You don't go back and say to me, keep saying the real goodbye, pay your monthly money. Don't make me worry like I'm a crazy person because I'm crazy! Do not suddenly say continue to abound all the responsibilities that have been promised". Gantari protest, it seems that this girl has already been emotionally attached to Mahendra who suddenly disappeared and left him just like that.

In fact, the man lied, he once said that he would not go anywhere. If indeed he went at most is jajan egg roll and hang out in his angkringan bu Ummi. But in fact he was not there after Gantari searched both places.

Gantari sighed, wanting to ask about Mahendra and Keshwari's relationship. But just now he wanted to ask her, Mahendra's voice had been heard to make Gantari stop to ask things that might be sensitive.

"you finish class at what time? Let me pick you up". Mahendra asked in a soft-sounding voice.

"at 3pm"

"okay"

Mahendra's phone call ended. Seen Gantari's brief smile clearly drawn on the face of the hairy girl shoulder to shoulder. Gantari felt now he began to be relieved, Mahendra finally came home after almost 1 week more he disappeared.

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"First and quiet, don't ask if you already know the answer"

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