Lara's Admirers

Episode 31

My tears broke in the man's arms. Arka stroked my fine long hair. The warmth he gave me was able to give me a little forget about the many problems I had.

"I want today, tomorrow and forever we are always like this." I said with a little sobbing.

"I also want to be like that, but I don't know if tomorrow we can still be like this."

"It has to be, why can't it be?"

"If for example someday I'm no longer near you, you don't want to be like that."

"Where are you going?"

"To the one heart I hate."

"Who? The clara? You want to turn Clara around?"

Arka didn't answer my question just now she's silent a thousand languages.

Arka drove me and Renata back home. During the journey Arka did not speak a bit. He was focusing on driving his car, even with a blank look.

***

The traffic jam is quite long, making them inevitably have to wait a long time. Eresha who was sitting next to Arka was already visibly asleep. He was so exhausted today, Arka knew clearly that he was very difficult to get through today. But in fact, the girl succeeded. Soon today will be over and tomorrow a new story will greet him.

Arka rubbed the girl's cheeks that were still wet from her own tears. Both of his eyes were swollen as he was crying too much for today.

Arriving at Eresha's house, Arka carried her down from the car and took the girl to her bedroom. Arka was too strong to wake her exhausted little elf. Arka placed Eresha's body carefully on the bed and then covered her. Arka briefly dyed the girl's forehead before leaving her. Arka's step stopped for a moment, again his eyeballs were fixed on the photo hanging there.

***

"Have you gone to school?" Ask Stefani wonder.

I just nodded my head.

"Gue Denger from Arka, yesterday you prick your own hands using nails. That really?"

I nodded back.

"I'm crazy you sha."

"Well, look at your hand."

Stefani grabbed my hand wrapped in gauze.

"Slow down dong, sick tau."

"Yes sorry."

The bad girl observed my hand while shaking her head.

"Have you got Sha's life?"

"Yes, i...."

"Lo why?"

"No." I dodged it straight away.

"How are you doing now? Did mendingan? Now who lo rasain what?"

"It's okay, it's light."

"Gue noticed this yes, from yesterday your face is really tangled. Do I need to get an ironing?"

I didn't comment on Stefani's words one bit. I let out a long sigh before telling everything to my countryman who was also playing my best friend.

"So gini, yesterday when I came home suddenly my brother from Siantar came to the house. He said that he would go to college in Jakarta and live at his grandmother's house. But I don't like it when it's near him." I told all my complaints to this girl.

Stefani looked serious listening to my story.

"Loh, he's your own brother. Why do you hate him?"

"We had a problem and I've hated him ever since."

"Yaudah told you try to forgive him. Lo lupain your bad past. Who knows if your relationship as a sister could get along again."

"It won't be stef."

"Jude, what if I buy you some chocolate bread. Kan said chocolate can improve the mood again beke kayak lo nih."

"I also want to turn back Arka's clothes."

"Why can you be the same?"

"Yes I was the same Arka rain, and Arka said to borrow her clothes to me to change."

I took the man's shirt out of my bag. Then we immediately went down.

"Shaa! Look away!" Stefani pointed her finger at the parking lot.

My heart was like being thrown into a garbage can. It means nothing anymore. I saw Arka with Clara shaking hands together. Clara occupies a place that usually belongs to me. Stefani pulled my arm to approach the two of them.

"Crazy for Arka! Don't have a brain or anything? Which is said to be an Olympic champion, a student of the superior class, but his brain is not in use."

"Heh, what do you mean say it's like to Arka!" Clara immediately snatched at Stefani's words just now.

"Udah is stef. We give, because giving up does not mean losing." I'm trying to calm my best friend who's emotionally upset because of Clara.

"Oh, yes, I just want to turn over your clothes yesterday. Thank you very much yes. And this is the heart you hate?" I said while thrusting the Arka clothes that I had folded neatly in the goodie bag.

"You're still dating, right?" Tanya Stefani is worried.

"Ask the same as Arka." My word.

Stefani shines a sharp look at Arka, but the man remains silent.

"If you're really still dating Eresha, your behavior this time is really outrageous. And if Eresha can still survive this situation until later or tomorrow or maybe forever, you should be able to appreciate him more. You lucky guy can get a girl like him, because not all girls can be like Eresha. Including the ones you just screwed."

Stefani suddenly told us. I don't know when he became this wise. I was surprised to hear his words just now. It was like a taboo sentence that he had been reluctant to say all this time, but ended up speaking as well.

"Come on." I urge Stefani to finish the topic immediately.

I don't want to linger here, because it's all gonna make me even more hurt.

"One more thing, maybe for your world it's just one person! But for someone, maybe you're the world!" Stefani commemorates Arka once again.

Then we'll get out of there. I sped up my pace, almost running.

"Lo didn't go to school with her sha?"

"No, I got on the bus."

"Crazy yes, with your status still dating now. All four times he went with that brat."

"Perhaps after Arka came to my house, she met Clara who was in trouble. Stay in anterin. Don't think negatively."

I keep trying to think positively, if there's any other reason that makes Arka leave with Stefani. Although it seems impossible, I don't want to dirty my own mind with bad things about Arka.

"When do you want to stay positive thinking mulu? Sometimes you have to use your common sense."

"Dengerin ya stef. Our mind is a magnet. If we think positively, then it will attract positive things around us. And if we're negative, it's the opposite."

"While lo deh sha. I also say free. But yes sha, I think do not torture yourself with positive thinking lo. Positive thinking is good and should be. But, you also have to know when to do it. Don't hit it flat in all situations."

***

"I'm dizzy stef." I complained to Stefani.

"Why are you?"

"Well, I know."

"How do you want to? Want me to anterin to the UKS? Sarah's mom, I don't dare excuse myself out of class."

Today there's another lesson from Ms. Sarah, and why should I suddenly get dizzy while Ms. Sarah's lesson is going on. I took a long breath. I try to stay focused even though this pain I can't stand anymore. But if Ms. Sarah finds me not paying attention to her explanation up front, I'll get into new trouble.

"Hold on, a little bit more to finish our deadly class. Patience sha, hold it a little longer yes five minutes anyway." Whisper Stefani while glancing at the wall clock hanging on the blackboard.

I just nodded weakly. Is this a side effect of yesterday's events, or I catch a cold, or even my vertigo recurred.

"Teens... Teng... Teng..."

Finally the bell sign of the break has echoed throughout the school. Aki and Stefani hurriedly tidied up our messy table.

"Lo's still dizzy?" Ask Stefani.

"It's a matter of silence."

"Lo this morning, before eating the bread I gave you breakfast yet?"

I narrowed my eyes trying to remember what happened a few hours ago.

"Yet, hehe..." I answered while grinning as if it were innocent.

"Eresha.... Pantes is just dizzy." Stefani seems to be increasing her patience with a child like me.

"Yes, auntie did not have time to eat breakfast because she had to take care of grandma at home."

"His grandmother has come home?"

"Udah."

"Thank God.... Yaudah let's go to the cafeteria, you fill your thick stomach."

"His son told me I was clumsy. You have a tough one."

"Eh, wait. That wasn't the reason you didang, was it if the aunt didn't cook?"

"What are the reasons again?"

"Don't tell me you're on hunger strike because you're having trouble with Arka again." Negotiation as good as jidat.

"Yes, it's not. I wasn't so sweet that time either. Uh, by the way, bucin, what the hell were you doing this morning? How wise words are that, usually you are the most anti-same sentence soan."

"Who tried the emotionless see the actor who does not know himself."

"Haha... Fuckin."

"Well, don't laugh."

We immediately headed to the cafeteria before the place was crowded and we did not get a seat.

"Mbak, two fried noodles huh. Drink some cold sweet tea." Stefani's message to the busy boy behind the storefront.

"okay." Sahut the mbak.

"Eh, I can sit here right?" Said someone who suddenly approached our seat.

I raised my head to find out who the owner of the voice just now was.

"Claras?" Ask wonder.

What business is the girl here.

"There's still another seat, right?" Ask Stefani ketus.

"Nothing, it's all full. Stay here empty." Reply with a slightly clear tone.

Stefani raised her gaze, observing the table around her. There is no empty table left. With a heavy heart Stefani finally allowed that annoying girl to sit with us.

"Judah yes." Stefani said with a heavy sigh.

Clara took her place right next to Stefani.

I also don't mind if Clara sits down with us.

"But beware that you're causing trouble here." Stefani's threat to Clara.

"Yes-yes, who wants to make trouble."

Clara's face that had looked so bright immediately smiled wryly at Stefani's warning.

"Carca!" Clara from her seat.

My eyes were made perfect the moment I heard that name. Stefani and I looked at each other for a while and then watched every move of the girl in front of me.

Arka immediately turned her head and approached Clara.

"Lo wants to eat, right? There is no empty seat anymore. Mending you sit here." Clara.

Arka seemed to be silent for a while while staring at the seat next to me which was the only one empty at the moment. He did not say a word, then immediately filled the seat next to me.

I still don't understand Clara's intentions and goals, what this is part of her game. Since our communication wasn't so good, I feel a little awkward sitting next to him at the moment. I immediately confirmed my sitting position.

"Mbak, his meatballs are one. Drink some empty tea." Arka ordered her lunch.

I can't believe the four of us are eating at one table right now.

These two girls in front of me looked suspicious, talking about what they should be whispering like that.

"What are you doing?" Ask Arka and me at the same time.

Arka and I looked at each other for a moment because of accident just now. I really don't know if Arka would have said that sentence just now.

"Oh, no." Answer those who suddenly become misbehaved.

I became increasingly suspicious of both of them. Not usually the two of them become so familiar, usually always clash of mouth if they meet. But they seemed to be talking about something so serious. I highlighted Stefani's clinging, making the girl even more misbehaving.

"This is the order." Suddenly the mother came to break the tension of the atmosphere.

He arranged several bowls with different menus and four different drinks.

"Thank you mbak." Say to the four of us.

We enjoyed our lunch with great service. We were really hungry at the time.

Suddenly the meatballs that Arka had scooped up to be greedily spilled out for no reason and hit my hand.

"Ouch!" I groan in pain.

The hot liquid hit my injured hand yesterday. Ah, crap! How could this all happen. Come to think of it Arka couldn't have intentionally done that.

"Eh, sorry. Well, I'm not really intentional." Arka sincerely said.

Arka immediately grabbed my hand that was hit by the flush of the meatball earlier.

"It hurts?" Ask worried.

"Yes, yes." My answer.

"Udah, let's go to the UKS this has to change bandages."

He then pulled my arm and led me to the UKS. Until now he still has not let go of his grip from my arm, maybe he is afraid if I will run away.

My steps were teetering for him, I kept trying to align our position. But her oversized steps overwhelmed me, overwhelmed me and almost gave up. It's going too fast. Didn't he notice my steps that were like being dragged by him.

"Mom, please change the bandage. It's been a hot meatball sauce." Arka clearly entered the room UKS.

Even the mother of the UKS guard had not had time to say a word. He immediately nodded then told me to sit in a long chair, while the middle-aged woman took the necessary equipment.

"Here's mommy's bandage first."

I gave up my numb hand. He opened the bandage, added a little medicine. Replace it with a new bandage.

***

After we finished changing the bandages, we went back to the cafeteria. Holy hooch! This guy can slow down a little. I'm tired of chasing his footprints.

"Where are they?" Ask Arka.

I wonder, too, where I know where they're going. I was with him anyway.

"Udah finished eating maybe." Just guess me.

"Fast time." Arka scratched her un-itchy head.

"Yes, maybe we're in the UKS."

Arka poked slowly.

"Well, if I follow Stefani to class." I then walked out of my seat.

Suddenly a hand came back preventing me from going from there. He pulled my hand quickly and made me sit back. I was on the spot, what this guy just did.

"You can't leave before the food's gone." Say it in a flat tone.

His one hand was busy scooping the meat balls into his mouth, while the other kept me from getting out of there.

"Udah full." Short reply.

"Do I need a bribe?" Connect her.

I immediately shook my head quickly.

"Judah if it's eating."

I snorted bitterly with his annoying behavior, but on the one hand the actual treatment of me was so sweet.

I immediately ate my nearly cold meal.

***

I cleaned my mouth with the tissue that was prepared on every table. Arka's almost done with her meat sauce.

Without being told, my hand moved wiping the man's mouth that looked greasy. His body peeked in place, his eyes fixed on me.

"Udah right? I'm back." My pamit.

The arka is still in place.

"Wooy!" My solute.

"Eh? Why?" Arka looked like she had just finished daydreaming.

"I'm going back to class." Say it again.

"Eh, wait."

Again he prevented me from going there.

"What else? The food is over."

"Let me anterin, I'll go back, too."

"Our class is going in different directions."

"It's different when you go up the stairs. Before that, we walked the same path."

"Oh yes." I said with a small smile.

"Some time, I'll pay first."

I was waiting for Arka who was paying for our food. I still tap where the two girls went. Did they accidentally leave me and Arka alone in the cafeteria. But it feels impossible, considering it looks like Clara is still harboring a taste for Arka. How could Clara have let anything else intentionally happen like this.

"Udah?" I asked when Arka came up to me counting the change.

"Udah yuk." Bring along.

Suddenly he took my hand.

"Well?" I asked with a low look that highlighted his hand.

"You said yesterday you want to believe today, tomorrow and forever."

"Well..." I don't know why this time I laughed so easily.

This man's attitude again turned so sweet on me after yesterday's silence.

"It's like laughing." He said while laughing too.

"Eh, you will go home with Brother Sendy only yes." Arka.

"Why?"

"I can't help you go home, because later I go home from school I immediately work group at home temen. It's nothing, is it?" Evidently.

"Nothing. Besides I don't mai because I'm your school until disturbed. Uh, but is it that Brother Sendy has come home at that hour?"

"Udah, today he did not go to campus he said. No classes today."

"Why should I be with Sendy? I can take the bus."

"If you are with Brother Sendy, I am calmer. Because I know him too. So if you're with her, you'll be safe."

I just nodded my head.

***

"Stefani!" I screamed from the classroom door.

"Oh, die me." Mumbled.

"Where were you Clara? How come I'm the same Arka Balim from the UKS you guys don't exist?" I immediately interrogated this girl.

"Yes, we're done eating. You guys really long anyway, yes we go back first. What are you guys doing anyway? A boyfriend? It could have been my emotions for a long time if it was Clara."

"Yes, it's not good to accuse me of dating."

"Keep why you just came back."

"Feed in the canteen."

"Same Ark?"

"Yes, who else is the same."

"Ekhem..."

"Why?"

"It's okay."

"Eh, are you sure you're back in class because the food's gone?"

"Yes, yes."

"But I saw there was still left."

"Gue's fullness." His eagle.

"Really?"

I don't know why I wasn't satisfied with the answer just now. I feel like Stefani's hiding something from me.

"Eh, you were talking to Clara."

"Eh? When?"

"We ordered food."

"Teens... Teng... Teng..."

The bell sign of the break hour has returned to echo.

"Uldah come in." Stefani.

Stefani kept dodging all my questions. I took a long sigh. It's up to him, I don't want to force him if he doesn't want to tell me now.

I took the history book out of my bag. Alright.... Let's forget about that.

***

The bells coming home from school have rang. All the students came out of the building. I stepped out of the classroom towards the gate.

"Gue go home first." Pamit Stefani's.

I nodded my head.

Stefani runs after the city bus that almost left her. Poor girl, surely after this she must go to work.

"Tin... Tin... Tin..."

The very loud honking sound made me gasp in shock. My feet make reflex movements to take a few steps back.

"Sister Sendy?" I made sure that the man who just sounded the horn was the right person.

"Yuk ride."

I immediately obeyed what he said just now.

***

Arka follows Sendy's motorcycle from behind. He deliberately followed his girlfriend, because after all Arka had to make sure that Eresha really forever to get home.

After Eresha reached his home, Sendy immediately turned back his motorcycle. But suddenly Arka blocked Kak Sendy's path. Almost had their motorcycle crashed.

"the arka? What are you doing suddenly? I almost hit you."

"I'm sorry, I was actually following you. Oh yes, brother, you want to say something important to me."

"Judah, we talked about it in a regular cafe. Not good in the middle of the road gini."

Arka nodded in understanding. They immediately plugged his motorcycle gas to where it was meant.

***

"Tin!!!"

The little bells hanging above the door of the cafe are always ringing whenever someone opens the door. Arka and Sendy took a seat right next to the glass wall of the cafe.

A waiter approached the two of them with a menu.

"Please, what message you want." Said the cafe waiter while offering a list of menus he brought.

"Moca latte one.... What if you were?" Sendy hung up her sentence, asking briefly at the man in front of her.

"Cappuccino." Answer's short.

"Oh, okay. If so moca latte one to the same cappucino one mbak."

"Okay, please wait."

Arka returned to her main purpose of bringing Sendy here to talk about something.

"Sister, I want to say something. About Eresha."

"Eresha why?"

The two of them instantly turned even more serious upon hearing the girl's name.

"When do we want to hide this secret?"

Sendy took a short breath, then returned to the topic.

"I don't know either."

"Are you sure you want to wait for the time that uncovers all these harsh realities?"

"If one day his memory of his past comes back, maybe it will be more convincing for him. It will be difficult for us to explain this matter, while Eresha herself does not remember anything about her past." Obviously Sendy.

"But what if her memory is lost forever?" Ask Arka carefully.

Arka is afraid that her words just now even hurt Sendy.

"Maybe I'm not God's destined person for Eresha in the future." Sendy replied.

"Do we have to talk about this directly?"

"Maybe not necessary. Let all those answers come by themselves."

"Once upon a time Eresha remembered everything, it made Eresha depressed. Maybe he'll be as reckless as yesterday."

"Yesterday? How does that mean?"

"Eresha pricks her own hand with a nail." Reply Arka doubtfully.

"Why don't you tell me the same story!" Sendy's voice is now rising.

Sendy was ignited by the flames of emotion, how could he not know such a thing. Something that almost threatened his girlfriend in the past.

"I also didn't think of ngabari brother yesterday. I'm really freaking out."

"I also deserve to know! I'm his girlfriend!" Said the man in a loud voice.

Some eyes were directed towards them. They had made a ruckus in the cafe and were almost expelled by the security. Luckily they quickly realized they had become the center of attention at this time.

"I'm his girlfriend too." Reply Arka with a smaller sound volume than before.

In reality, they both still have the status of Eresha's girlfriend at this time. Because the girl has not cut ties with any of them. It was heavy for the two of them to accept the reality that neither man ever wanted.

"Sorry, I forgot that I was just his girlfriend in the past."

The look on Sendy's face turned cloudy, and there was rain water ready to fall whenever he wanted.

"You are God's destined person to be with him in the future." Reciprocity.

"No, my sister can't say that. Either way you haven't broken up, that means you're still dating."

Arka patted gently on Sendy's shoulder trying to tip the man off.

"You have to promise me brother."

"What promise?"

"Jagain Eresha as best you can, don't break her up. He deserves to be happy with you, and vice versa."

Arka didn't know what to say.

"Even if his memory never returns, it may be a fate line. I can't fight back, let alone change destiny."

"If her memory returns?" Ask Arka.

"The decision is entirely in Eresha's hands. It might also take Eresha quite a long time to accept this reality. Just like us, he won't easily accept any of that."

After their order came, they enjoyed a warm cup of coffee while chatting about light things only. They ended the debate which was enough to invite the attention of cafe visitors.

"What if tomorrow we take Eresha to the amusement park? You see behind this his mood is often messy." Usul Arka's.

"Against the monthly guest times, so his emotions like to go down and up. Usual if the mah." Reply Sendy in a relaxed tone.

"But there's no harm dong, if we take him for a walk to the amusement park. Who knows if he'll be entertained."

"It could be, but ask the child first. Want or not."

Arka reached into his pocket, looking for his cell phone. He hung out with his cell phone, looking for the girl's number.

"Not active cell phone." Arka said shortly after she tried to contact the girl several times.

"Take a question at school."

Arka nods her head saying Sendy just now.

"Till tomorrow it's just the three of us?" Ask Sendy suddenly.

"Yes, will you, continue?"

"I'm the mosquito, dong. You two are busy dating."

Arka was silent for a moment, he tried to turn his brain to find a way out. Actually Arka also feels bad if tomorrow Sendy even watch the two of them. It must be a little, he will feel jealous.

"Ah, gini. Let's take Eresha's sister, Renata's sister." Said Arka so innocently.

Sendy was sipping coffee that was not too hot, suddenly choked for no reason.

"Where do you know Renata from?"

"Today she also took Eresha to the hospital with me." Evidently.

Arka increasingly did not understand why this man was so surprised when listening to Renata's name.

"Is he in Jakarta too?"

Arka nodded her head many times like a child who was still innocent and innocent.

"All right now, so that Eresha and Renata's relationship will return to what it was. So that Eresha doesn't hate her sister anymore." Arka Clear.

Sendy knew clearly what this man meant, he had good intentions actually. But it feels a little strange if tomorrow they have to walk the foursome.

"Jaudah is up to you. But you're the one who's talking about this the same they are."

Sendy did not want to take a dizzy in Arka's plan this time. This is all his ideas, however, and he must take responsibility for the decisions he has made.

"If it's safe." Arka tried to convince the man who was a year older than her.

You also already know if the former Sendy and Renata was close even though it is not clear what the status of their previous relationship. The incident at the restaurant at that time, when Sendy gave a gift of a novel to Renata then accidentally Eresha saw it. This man is very sure if the incident that night still leaves a wound that still imprints clearly until now.

But Sendy chose to follow the plan Arka this time. Who knows, it is only Arka who can improve the relationship of these two sisters, even though it still sounds impossible.