L A T E

6

"Fara!"

Someone shouted Fara's name from behind.

Fara knew that voice. Fara turned her body.

"Any, Nino!"

No. gabe.

It was not Fara who answered, it was Nova.

Nova, who had just turned her head back, immediately turned her body around, then walked up to a man named Nino, a suspect who greeted Fara.

Fara walks casually following Nova who runs small like a Kindergarten child if she meets someone who offers her a sling; full of enthusiasm.

Fara looked at Nova and Nino who both stopped when their distance was close.

Nova looked at the man standing looming in front of her. Nova smiled sweetly and replied Nino with a smile that was no less sweet as well.

Nino's gaze which was originally fixed on the short woman in front of him turned to the other woman he had just swept.

"What's wrong?" fara asked Nino, giving her a faint smile.

The wide smiling Nino suddenly became clumsy as Fara asked her like that.

"Ah, that, just wanted to say hello." Nino's smile was not as wide as before.

Nino saw the change in look of Fara's face that was smiling back to be flat as before. He saw Fara who nodded then turned her body.

"Nova, bell soon." Fara touched Nova's shoulder to resuscitate her dreamy friend looking forward.

Nova was shocked when a hand patted her shoulder. Nova turned to Fara as the one who patted her shoulder.

Fara sighed. "Come, bell soon."

"Eh, yes." New nova wakes up. Shortly thereafter Nova was embarrassed by what she had just done. Her cheeks feel hot.

Who is not fascinated by the sweet smile of the vice-chairman of OSIS before him?

Nova felt his hand being pulled by another hand. "Yes, Fara. Wait." Wait."

With a shy smile Nova said to Nino. "Then, excuse me. Bye Nino!" His right hand free from Fara's grasp waved small.

After saying that sentence—without waiting for Nino to answer him—Nova immediately turned her body and passed. It tells Fara and Nino in that place.

Fara's powerless grip was unable to hold the owner of the small body. Fara looked at Nova who was getting further and further away with where she was standing at the moment.

Fara turned her head to see the man named Nino. Fara felt a little fascinated by the figure before her. Nino who was smiling widely as if showing off beauty to Fara who was currently gulping her saliva.

"First, Nino," Fara told Nino. Fara nodded her head, then gave her a faint smile to Nino who was looking at her.

Not yet had Nino reply, the figure before him had already turned around and left Nino.

Nino stared at the back that was getting smaller and smaller. His right hand waved softly at the figure of Fara walking away from him. Nino's smile slowly faded, and completely disappeared when her eyes had not found the female figure. His right hand in front of his chest lowered. Nino sighed, she closed her eyes for a moment. Nino raised her head, her gaze fixed on the blue sky with white clouds that were abstract in shape. Mind wandered.

Not time.

***

Fara arrived at the class.

Fara looked at Nova who was already sitting in her seat. Nova's attention focused on the phone in his grasp.

Fara walked towards the place where Nova was. Fara patted Nova on the shoulder as a gesture to give way to her seat.

Nova's attention that was originally fixed on the phone turned to the figure of Fara towering in front of him. Nova stood up to let Fara walk towards the place next to her.

Nova looked at Fara who was already sitting on the chair. Nova also sat himself down, then played a mobile phone in his grasp.

The two women were busy with their own world. Fara took the phone from his backpack, he cursed in his heart when he realized that his internet quota was up from yesterday night. Fara will buy it after school. While the only woman who was none other than Nova was seen busy watching a video, there were several white men who danced while singing. Nova smiles indistinctly while occasionally singing songs from his favorite boy band.

"Fara."

Nova who had finished his spectacle looked at Fara who was laying her head on the table. The position of Fara's head facing Nova, the eyes look closed.

"Hm." Fara answered Nova's call. This boredom and boredom made him sleepy.

"Fara, you seem to have known Nino for a long time" Nova said. "You're childhood friends?" ask Nova to Fara.

Fara opened her eyes. He looked at Nova. His hand covered his mouth which was yawning.

"No" answered Fara ambiguously.

"Which one isn't?" nova asked back as her eyes gnashed in confusion.

"We're not childhood friends." Fara clarified her answer.

"Continue?" Nova took a breath for a moment. "You guys seem to have known each other for a long time."

Nova understood.

"What "nino in Junior High? Kayaking in High School?"

Fara answered Nova's question with a nod.

"Certainly, Fara is Nino at SMP how?" Nova asked another question.

"Huh?" Fara doesn't understand.

Nova smiled with anxiety. "I mean, Fara Deket is not the same as Nino in SMP?"

"Near how?" ask Fara to make sure.

"Yes, what is Fara's relationship with Nino?" Nova asked back.

"Nothing," replied Fara as is.

"Correct? You guys look so familiar."

Fara looked at Nova in wonder. "Why do you insist on daritadi?"

Nova who was asked like that instantly became misbehaved. He gave an awkward smile to Fara.

"Question and wonder too. Why can't Nino know a woman like Fara who's anti-social."

Fara fell silent after hearing the sentence that came out of Nova's mouth. If you think the word Nova has a point.

It could be that Nino who is still Junior High is willing to be friends with Fara.

Fara only realized that her life was surrounded by "unusual" people".

"Where's Fara? You were the same Nino at Junior High?" Nova again asked the same question, unsure of Fara's previous answer, his hand shook Fara's shoulder, demanding an answer from his close friend.

Fara awakens from her mind who remembers Nino's invitation to make friends when they were still Junior High.

"Friends" replied Fara.

"That doesn't exist" Nova protested.

"Oh, I was misunderstood" said Fara, who was ignored by Nova.

Nova. She soon remembered something. "My question is something you haven't answered yet."

"Which one?" ask Fara lazily.

"Well, Nino at Junior High" replied Nova.

Fara sighed. "Just like High School."

"Clearly dong." Nova whines because Fara's answer does not satisfy his curiosity.

"Yesame. Popular, exemplary, kind, and handsome." Fara answered with honesty.

Nino is popular. His face was pleasing to the eye, not ugly, nor was it too handsome. The skin is yellow typical of Indonesians. The handsome Nino has its own charm. Fara prefers to call it sweet rather than handsome, especially if Nino smiles and shows deep dimples on both cheeks, supported also by his friendly and helpful personality. No wonder so many female students who make Nino a moor and also teachers who make her their favorite student. Nino is also an active student, as evidenced by him currently serving as the vice-chairman of OSIS.

"The charm has been shining for a long time." Nova responded to Fara's answer which was still unsatisfactory. Nova wanted a detailed answer, but he was self-conscious if the one who answered was Fara.

Fara nodded in agreement.

"Oh, yes, Fara!" Nova screams a little.

Fara undoes her intention of wanting to lay her head on the table.

"Otherwise?" Fara asked fed up.

Nova smiled due to Fara's response like that. He's used to it.

"Then I chatted you, why not reply?"

"My city is over."

Nova understood.

"Fara, the bell is ringing, don't sleep." Nova told me something Fara already knew.

Fara did not care about the sentence Nova said.

Fara looked at the class leader who stood in front of the blackboard. The class leader wrote something on the whiteboard.

Self study. Teachers are in a meeting. Please no noise.

Fara smiled happily.

Today is truly his lucky day.

***