Lara's Admirers

Episode 42

Arka constantly blames herself. He always cursed himself throughout the journey. Again he did something so sloppy. For the umpteenth time that Eresha was hurt by it, she was never able to protect this girl as she should. Eresha is always wretched with him.

Maybe they shouldn't be together. But no matter how hard Arka tried, always failed. He was still not used to being unfamiliar with this girl.

Destiny did not choose Sendy wrongly. That man deserves more to be with Eresha than he does.

***

The next lesson has been going on since. We must have missed a lot of things. Just try Arka did not act like this suddenly, surely we will arrive on time.

"Take a look at the teacher!" My orders then pushed Arka's body.

The man clicked bitterly, although in the end he still obeyed my orders. Arka me steals a glance into the classroom from the sidelines of the window. Suddenly he dragged me into class. It doesn't really matter how he gets me in there. I also drag him often. But the thing is, he pulled my injured hand.

Even though I had tried many times to shake his hand, he still paid no heed to it. He kept taking me to class and then to our table. Finally he released his grip as well.

"It hurts!" Ketus.

Even Arka didn't touch my words at all. Luckily, our class was empty, so we survived.

I leaned my body on the chair, my head turned up and stared blankly at the ceiling. In reality we had to meet again, even more intense now.

"Woy! Howdy!" Cheers Stefani from behind.

I don't intend to serve him at this time. I wanted to calm myself down for a moment, even though I didn't know what was making me feel disturbed right now. Looks like I'll have plans to go to the cafe later, as well as do some power points there.

"Gee, stef!" My heart without turning my face.

"Yes? Why?"

"Let's go to the cafe."

"When do you go to the cafe?"

"Udah ah many questions. We'll go together."

"Oh, yaudah it's up to you."

I pointed one of my thumbs at the girl.

"I'm coming!" Arka Timpal.

I turned my eyes to the man.

"Well?" Ask wonder.

Crazy thing what else this guy has planned.

"Well, can't you? Cafe is a public place, anyone can go there." Reply Ark.

"Jaudah deh yayin. Males's fighting the same guy who doesn't matter." My reply was indifferent.

"But you're still important to me."

The sentence Arka just managed to make me silenced. I thought he hated me as he should, but the opposite was true. What if the feeling still persisted deep in his heart, and never died. He will certainly be very tormented.

***

The bell sign today's lesson hour is over, echoing throughout the school. All students are out of their classes. Some are in a hurry because they have to go for excursion or tutoring, some are impatient to go home, some stop by to hang out first with their friends, some are, some even have no purpose at all.

Usually I always wait until the streets out there are quite quiet, then I just get out of class. But since this time I promised Stefani to come with her to the cafe, I don't want to have to leave early. While Arka seemed to follow us from behind with a leisurely walk.

Stefani pulled my hand so I could walk a little faster before we missed the city bus. The atmosphere of Jakarta which was crowded and crowded everywhere, made the atmosphere around it change. Plus the weather was hot at the time.

We forced ourselves to stay on that almost full city bus. Standing lined up without distance between dozens of people, making the atmosphere here more cramped. It feels to breathe oxygen in the free air alone must scramble with others. And this is what this girl must feel every day. I should be more grateful for my life.

I was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief after getting off that public vehicle. Stefani went straight to the back to change into a work uniform. In the meantime, I'm taking a position right under the air conditioner. My uniform has been soaked in sweat. I hope there is no stinging smell coming out, it should be. Because I never forgot to wear a deodorant before.

I walked over to Stefani who was just getting ready at her cashier table.

"Dalgona coffe one." Say slowly.

"Okay, sip." Stefani's reply was brief.

I immediately went back to the table, then pulled out the laptop to start working on the task.

Earlier Arka said he wanted to come here, in fact until now the trunk of his nose is still not visible.

"Ah, stop! Why think of him." I muttered slowly.

I went back to trying to knit my concentration that had collapsed before. Then start doing my job slowly.

"Tin!"

Cafe bell suddenly rang, it was a sign this place returned the arrival of visitors. Actually, this time I had no intention of looking in that direction. I already know, because it always was.

Soon my order finally came. "Thank you!"

I didn't even have time to turn my face away because I was too busy with my current job. But the tail of my eye can catch all the events around me even though it is not so clear and only within a certain visibility.

"Ekhem!"

Suddenly the cafe service cleared his throat slowly, then sat in front of me. I don't want to have to check it to make sure. But my body even pegged in place, my two eyeballs perfectly rounded when I found the Ark that was in front of me at this time.

With great difficulty I swallowed my own saliva. I try to be calm and normal with this guy.

"Oh? It's coming." I said a little stiff.

Arka didn't touch on my question that was just a small talk just now. Then he put his bag on the table.

Somehow sometimes I feel a little awkward when dealing with him, although more often mediocre actually. But it made me feel uncomfortable.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes, ten minutes there was no dialogue between the two of us. These two selfish people are reluctant to start the topic first.

Ah, nevermind! I have to finish this job on time anyway.

Suddenly Arka pulled my laptop, then closed it violently.

"Oh no! Not that one. What else does he want." I murmured in my heart.

"Reverse to." I said while raising my hand.

"Can not be busy mulu. I want to talk from earlier."

Arka's confession just made me shut up.

"Why not talk?"

"Fear to disturb."

"Jude, by the way." Reply with ease.

"I'm not sure I can move on from you."

"Why? Because we're in class now?"

"Even worse than that, now we're one table right?"

"I'll move if you want, maybe I'll take a seat with Stefani or Clara."

"No! Never do that. At least I'd like it in the last few years we can give each other an impression."

"I'm sorry I can't give you any impression."

I nodded weakly saying his words.

Said Arka with a long sigh and then thrust the rectangular object. "This is my laptop."

I put the laptop back in the bag. I don't even intend to continue that task anymore.

"Why is it kept?" Ask Arka confused.

"Udah is not in the mood, later just continue at home."

"Because of me?"

I shook my head quickly, not wanting to make this man misunderstand me.

"You said the same to me that I told you to enjoy all these coincidences in my time. Uh, there's time we mean." I clearly.

"But this is no coincidence."

"Well, this is some kind of deliberate coincidence. Just like on the bus at the time."

Arka laughed softly after hearing the sentence I said just now. Finally, after a long time, I saw that smile on his lips.

***

I glanced at my watch. It's four o'clock in the afternoon, I'd better get home. I immediately cleaned up my things, then moved from that place.

"Wanna go home?" Ask Arka spontaneously.

I nodded in agreement to her words, then headed to the cashier to pay the bill.

"All of you have Arka, how much will it be?" I told Stefani.

"Damn... What wind is it? You guys just turned it around?" Ledek the girl.

I grinned briefly "Udah hunted, want to go home."

"Oh okay-okay." Stefani replies and calculates the bill.

"Fourty-five thousand rupiah aja Eresha Caitlyn Ananda." He said with a little excess.

"More." Reply while spending the money.

"Udah hush..hush." Stefani said shortly after I paid the bill.

If he wasn't my friend, I'd love to take that woman. Ever since he was at the table with Clara, his nature has become so annoying.

I took a deep breath, trying to increase my patience level to deal with the humans before me at this moment.

"Emang wants to go time!" Reply while whining.

I immediately turned my body back towards the exit that was at once the entrance as well. While Arka is seen coming from the opposite direction towards the cashier table.

As usual, I waited for a taxi in front of the cafe. I feel like I really should walk from this place to go home. Especially if you are passing through the streets at that time. Just imagining it made me shudder in horror.

Because the day is quite late in the afternoon, so the sun is not as bright as it was yesterday afternoon. I purposely stood a little further up to the edge of the sidewalk, in order to see the taxi from a distance.

"Thanks yes, make the deal."

The voice suddenly appeared from behind. It turns out Arka was the owner of the heavy weighted voice.

"It's okay." Short reply.

"Return to what?"

"Taxi ride usually."

After that Arka did not reply to my sentence. There was another communication between the two of us.

I squinted both of my eyes, trying to clarify my view. An object is traveling at full speed, from a distance. Then it slowly slowed down, then stopped right in front of us.

Tube the picture....

Who else if not Brother Sendy, he's the only person I know and always carries the ultimate weapon anywhere. Whether he just got home from college, or no classes maybe today. But how could he know if I was here.

The man opened the glass of his helmet, then gave a small smile.

"Udah finished?" Ask Brother Sendy.

I nodded my head with a little hesitation. "Where am I at this cafe?"

"Arka who knows. He said you wanted to come back, so I rushed here."

"Keep willing to go to class for me?" I said with sharp eyes.

"No, the class is finished from noon." Elak the man.

"Really?"

"Yes, yes."

"Why do you still carry a picture tube when you have finished college?"

"Biasalah, let's look at her little girl."

I snorted annoyedly at the man's reply.

"How much Arka?" I'm spontaneous.

"Oh? I'm here on a bike, so the reverse is okay." Reply Ark.

He has looked dreamy since.

"Be careful on the way home." I said to Arka.

Then I got on the parked motorcycle right in front of me.

"Be careful too!" Reply Arka while smiling stiffly.

His face cannot lie. There was something stuck in his heart. His smile was different from what I saw a moment ago. His smile this time was far from sincere, he was seen doing it by force.

His eyes were shining, but different from the usual. The glint of both eyes pens meaning. I can't catch exactly what it means, but I know what it means.

It must have been hard for him to do all this. His heart was struggling disagreeing. But he is a strong and strong man. He managed to overcome his selfishness.

Arka might not be like this now if we had never met before. The life of the three of us is complicated. I often don't even understand what's happening.

***

After Eresha and Sendy left, the third-grader of High School immediately approached his motorbike parked in front of the cafe. Arka sat on his bike while half daydreaming.

Then without cause Arka ruffled her hair with a feeling of annoyance. Without a second thought, he immediately hit the motor with his bare hands.

The fist he gave only made his hand hurt. While the motor body is experiencing a slight dent. If he was already stirred up by emotions, it would be difficult for him to manage himself.

Arka looked at her right hand which had quite a lot of wounds. Not infrequently the thick red liquid also flows from the source of the wound.

Arka let out a long sigh then confirmed her helmet. Before long he immediately moved from that place, not knowing where he was going after this.

Without realizing it, Stefani who was still in the cafe because he had to work had seen everything.

"What is the same Arka? How he's like that emotion." Stefani's heart in heart.