
The middle-aged woman was sitting in the courtyard of the halfway house she had built. Watching her son play with his friends. Running here and there filled with laughter as if there was no fatigue.
"You're gonna have to play here a lot by yourself, huh?" ask mother.
"Where is my mom going?" her son asked with his innocent face eyes.
"And mommy has to take care of your sister." her mom stroked her belly which was 7 months pregnant.
"Oh... If it is easy. Nathan will play here often... Nathan's best friend is here."
Nathan saw clearly the beautiful smile on his mother's face which then continued with the dripping of tears on his cheeks.
Nathan opened his eyes. Waking up from a dream he had been waiting for. She believes her mother is missing her in nature as well as her. Nathan curled his body in the mattress. Nathan misses his mother a lot.
"Ma... Nathan kangen really." he said.
Suddenly Revan banged on Nathan's bedroom door.
"Deck... Wake up..."
"Why bang?" scream from the bed.
"Liat the news. I'm a pick."
"Ah bang's... Bodo is very old." Nathan covered his face with a pillow disregarding Revan.
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Hana's waiting for Nathan in front of her dorm building. His cherry face disappeared when he saw Nathan was not excited. They were just yesterday officially made.
"Why?" ask Hana softly.
"Lack of sleep." she replied sluggishly.
Hana holds Nathan's forehead and examines Nathan's entire body.
"Badan lo angel, Nath. Want to go home?"
"Don't do... Yuk hunt."
On the way to school, there was not a word coming out of Nathan and Hana's mouth. Everything was different from what Hana thought. Makes the situation very awkward. Even when we get to class and start the lesson.
Nathan clogged his ears with earphones and put his head on the table while looking out the window.
"Sorry sir!" Hannah raised her hand. "I'm sorry to take Nathan to the UKS. He has a fever sir." he continued, holding Nathan's body out of class.
"Don't you... He's the one who brought it." Guru also pointed at students who had just passed in front of ips3 class.
"What's up, sir?" ask Deryl for wonder.
"Bring him to the UKS."
Deryl accompanied Nathan to the UKS. I don't know what possessed Nathan, he didn't refuse Deryl to take him.
"Madjana is very, very feverish to the UKS" said Deryl.
Nathan didn't respond.
"Gue denger bokap lo be mayor huh? Whoa... Congratulations yes... Donations to our schools are becoming more and more." said Deryl.
Again Nathan did not respond until Deryl finally entered the Uks and made sure Nathan was lying on the mattress.
"Der.." call Nathan to make Deryl turn around. "Mak Juli's waiting for your news" Nathan said.
"Oh... I'll play there." Deryl took her foot out. "Oh yeah..." Deryl took a deep breath. "That time... Sorry yes."
Several times the fights both always started by Deryl. Even Deryl was a little anxious because Nathan never returned the blow that Deryl gave him. Though once they always play swords and reciprocate with each other is the most fun thing in Deryl's life until finally he was adopted and left the halfway house.
"Gue also apologized that time there was no way you left."
Nathan was so disappointed with Deryl that he left without waiting for Nathan. Deryl is also disappointed that she thinks Nathan is no longer friends with her. Until one day he knew that Nathan had a disaster. She loses her pregnant mother in a collision-collision accident that makes her depressed and chooses to be alone. Deryl really felt guilty because there was no side to her best friend at that time.
Hana heard everything from behind the curtain that separated each mattress. He heard everything they said. He also believes that Deryl was Nathan's playmate when he visited the halfway house.
"Lo nguping huh?" Deryl surprised Hana.
How DEryl didn't know Hana's whereabouts if her shadow pierced through the curtain.
"Huh? I swear by it intentionally."
"Judah I went back to class first yes, Nath" said Deryl. "Lo mending buy shoes that have no strings deh." he continued with a small laugh and left the uks.
Hana smiled faintly looking at Nathan. It's so bad he hugged her and said "Good work, Nath." . But he didn't because it's in the school environment.
"Oiya, this is breakfast and medicine. Drinkable." Hana is giving the chicken porridge she bought in front of the school and some heat-relieving drugs from the pharmacy. "So the teacher told me to buy it." he continued.
"Maybe it will be different if you were the one who brought me here" Nathan said gently and his eyes were faint.
The deg!
Hana's heart exploded hearing Nathan call out 'me-you' . It feels like someone is really just dating.
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The hour of rest has arrived. The sound of a bell instantly made the students scatter out of the classroom and crowded the canteen. Yura is seen with Gilang sitting with the black Genk. Yura's feeling of joy was unstoppable because this was the most anticipated moment. Not because he was sitting with a famous genk in school but because Gilang had already announced that he was serious with Yura.
"Deliver the pen." chirped Andre.
"Yes... Good riddance... At best, we are not like others think." continued Haris.
"What are your genes like? Not that it likes to look for a storm, keep playing women, huh?" Yura giggles.
"Where do we want to hurt women, Yur. We got Susan, she's a girl too, right?" said Deryl.
"Oh so you're Deryl nagging you to Susan this girl? Eums... Interesting.." continued Yura. Gilang nudged Yura's hand coding so as not to discuss the matter.
"Gini yes, Yur... That's what many like. Because he doesn't want to hurt women so he accepts women" Susan said.
"choose... I don't have other women, but I'm sick of it."
"Damf... You know too. And ngizini too." reply Gilang.
"Yes, you should know I'm hurt"
"Jude, it's gone too."
"Roof... We die." cried Andre was surprised to see this couple fighting as if he did not know that here not only the two of them.
"Gue to the UKS first." Deryl got up from her chair while pulling Susan's arm.
"Gue's coming? Why?"
"Let's go for a minute" said Deryl.
Arriving at the UKS, Deryl and Susan see Hana and Nathan both sitting in a bag with a bowl of meatballs.
"We're both not bothering?" ask Deryl.
"Not really, sister." replied Hana.
"Just bother." cried Nathan.
Susan had already turned her body back to exit the UKS but her arm was held back by Deryl.
"The two of us will go home from school to the halfway house. Lo coming?" ask Deryl.
"Can you come with ga?" nathan asked Hana.
"Huh? How do you ask me?" ask Hana wonder.
"Kan lo my girlfriend..."
"Yes, yes, I can..." Hana smiled shyly.
When Nathan returns from school, he comes to Hana and takes her to a halfway house. The other members of the black genk look very surprised to see Deryl who is close to Nathan. All this time they knew nothing.
Arriving at the halfway house, Mak Juli was moved to welcome the arrival of the child she handled first.
"Finally I saw the three of you together again. I'm worried I won't be able to see you together again until you die."
"Don't talk about it. Susan is guilty" Susan said.
"I'm sure every problem has a way out."
Mak Juli told a long story about the friendship of these three people and Hana diligently listened.
Nathan used to come home almost every day just to play with Deryl. Then came Susan who was away from home because of a fight with her parents. Somehow as time went on, the three of them started to get along with each other. Until finally Susan keeps a taste for Nathan. Knowing that, Nathan begins to keep his distance from Susan until Susan finally chooses to leave the halfway house and Deryl.
His relationship with Deryl is still good even without Susan as before until Deryl was adopted and his mother Nathan died.
"I also met Susan accidentally at the Mall at that time. Keep we exchange phone numbers and communicate while looking for schools together. Don't know we're one school with this arrogant guy." explains Deryl pointed at Nathan.
"What matters now is that the three of you are the same again" said mak Juli.
They laugh and mock each other about their childhood follies. Trying to recall the sweet memories they created at the halfway house.
"But you don't like Nathan anymore?" ask Juli suddenly.
"Huh?" Susan gaping.
"Not the mother. Deryl's with Susan now." Deryl said.
"What the hell lo, Der." Sneaky Susan with a smile.
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