
The atmosphere of the house suddenly felt quiet. Since that night, Syifa and Zikra have not spoken to each other. Lost all the familiarity and warmth that once colored their household. Syifa and Zikra sat together at a table. Both are like strangers.
The great guilt continued to curse Zikra himself. Moreover, seeing Syifa who was so cold towards him. Eliminate all his passion and passion.
Bonang and Rifa'i were surprised by the change that happened to her best friend. He's never been like that before. Frustration and more silence. Although Zikra is the type of man who does not talk much, and is very cool. But right now, he had incarnated into a very different person.
"Acstance ... Zikra ... elo why the hell? Having a wife instead of getting more excited, this even becomes saggy," complained Bonang while eating at the cafe after work.
"Yes. Elo should be happy to have a wife at this young age. Can do anything without fear of sin," said Rifa'i.
Zikra's face looked cold. Just silence hearing Bonang and Rifa'i blabbering as she pleases.
"Eh, Zik. Lest the wife of Elo again come the moon, yes. Be elo urinate," said Bonang chuckled amusedly. "ayo, ngaku ..."
"Elo, what the hell, a keribo? Indiscriminate if you say so, "sign Rifa'i so that Zikra is not offended.
Zikra looked at Bonang coldly. Then look at the remaining juice glass stayed half in front of him.
"Bonang is not wrong, Rif," he said suddenly. "but not right either."
"You mean?" Rifa'i furrowed her brows. His eyes looked as if he was waiting for Zikra's answer.
"Our marriage is due to an arranged marriage since childhood. There is no mutual desire to own and be owned. Honestly I admit marrying without love is not easy," he said lirih. "tolerance and mutual understanding is not necessarily enough to build happiness."
"So, elo haven't ehe-ehe dong, same her? seloroh Bonang chuckled amusedly.
"By the way, Elo, Keribo!" Rifa'i hit Bonang's head.
"Get up!" peekik Bonang rubbed his head. "sableng lo, 'i! Play with my head."
Zikra was silent for a moment. Not to criticize the behavior of two friends who always do not get along.
"Yes." Yeah."
Bonang and Rifa'i flabbergasted.
"That's because you can't, or don't love her?" investigate Bonang while raising one hand, to avoid Rifa'i attacks that often come suddenly, then hit his body.
Zikra was silent again. No answer came from his lips. Honest remarks to justify or deny Bonang's question just now. He immediately gulped down his remaining juice until it ran out.
At the same time in the same place. Syifa, Nadya, Isti, Salsa, Kirana, Panji and a friend of Panji, Anto. They're all celebrating Panji's birthday. No big parties, or surprise parties. The young man simply bought all his friends to eat.
After finishing eating. Isti took the initiative to make a game to entertain Panji who is on his birthday.
"Guys, we play truth or dare, yuk," he cetus while lifting the tablespoon. "use this spoon."
"How?" salsa asked curiously.
"How is this spoon placed on the table. Who gets a turn, he's the one who turns this spoon. Well, if the head of this spoon leads to one of us. That person accepted the challenge. Say honestly, or choose a challenge," he said while demonstrating it.
They all finally agreed. One by one get a turn to turn that spoon. According to the regulations for those designated by the object choose truth ayu dare.
Take the Panji's turn. He turned the spoon. Then the spoon stopped right at Syifa.
"Come, Syifa. Do you want to choose truth or dare?" Kirana looks excited.
Somewhat long Syifa chose between truth or even dare. Not without reason. If choosing the truth worries Nadya will pump up Panji, urge her to tell her the secret.
"Yes already. I choose to be careful," he said.
"Make sure you choose dare?" tanya Panji makes sure. "no money?"
Syifa suddenly felt tense hearing Panji's question. All his friends tried to give advice. Some asked him to stay on his original choice. While the rest ask to change the choice so as not to trouble themselves. Doubt has arisen overriding his beliefs. Almost swayed his choice.
"Yes," the answer is steady. "gue still choose dare."
"OKAY. Because elo choose dare, now I challenge elo said I Love You ..."
"What?" Syifa was surprised as she frowned.
Nadya gasps. He hoped that Syifa would reject the challenge.
Syifa did not want to disappoint Nadya. He knew the girl liked Panji very much. Hoping that one day the young man would shoot her, and make her his girlfriend.
"Gue didn't want to do it" he said, rejecting the challenge.
"Kalo elo do not want, meaning you have to pay the bill for all the food we have eaten. Is elo willing?"
Huh uh?! Where do I have money?
"I don't want to, anyway," he said.
"Elo don't cheat dong, Syifa. We have all done according to the rules of the game, the challenge period is so elo do not want to do it," said Anto furious. "want to feel good yourself. If you don't want to do it, then why do you follow?"
Anto's remarks provoked the opinions of his other friends. Salsa, Isti, and Kirana persuade Syifa to accept the first challenge, because the second challenge is too heavy a risk. While Nadya chose silence with her sour face. It makes Syifa so bad.
Secretly Panji and Anto tos each other with satisfied smiles, as an expression of their sense of victory.
"Okay, okay, I want to do it. But ... I'm the same Panji ..."
"Look, this is just part of the game. So do not need to be brought to the heart," said Panji quickly.
"I Love You," said Syifa quickly. "already. I did it."
"Cannot. Elo hasn't done it right yet" said Panji.
"But I'm ..."
"I told you, you have to do it in public" he explained.
Syifa.
The cunning banner was able to persuade the innocent girl to do as she wished.
With all his courage Syifa stood up. His knees felt weak and trembling. His nervousness could no longer be hidden. Until it was clear that his face was pale.
Nadya repeatedly shook her head in order not to do so. However, you cannot make your friend compromise with the situation.
Suddenly Panji stood in the middle of a crowded cafe visitor. Then present like a famous television host. After that, let Syifa do the challenge.
All the visitors immediately shifted their eyes at one point. Syifa.
Zikra was shocked to see Syifa standing there. Bonang immediately recognized the girl. Rifa'i squinted her eyes with her minus glasses to make sure that what she saw was not wrong.
"Well, is Syifa there?" ask Bonang curious.
None of Zikra and Rifa'i could answer him. They just shrugged their shoulders.
Syifa's heartbeats beat very fast and fast. As if ready to jump out of his body. Shame, grogginess, fear, and other flavors mixed together not because it filled his chest.
"I-love-you, Panji," cried Syifa in a loud voice. Smiling has conquered the challenge.
Most visitors cheered and applauded. In the middle of the sudden crowd Nadya left the cafe. The girl continued to run regardless of her call.
Syifa was suddenly shocked, after a minute's delay from Nadya's departure. Zikra stood up from his seat. His eyes were cold towards her. There was not a single word that slid from his thin lips. He left the cafe and swallowed his anger. Bonang and Rifa'i left after that.
Syifa was stunned to see the young man pass by from before her. His face looked very sad and disappointed. Maybe even more than that.
The girl was very sad to have been ignored by Zikra. Despite the recent days they no longer talk to each other, but seeing his cold attitude makes Syifa tormented. Her tears fell without excuse, sliding freely and caving the river on her cheeks.
"Syifa," Kirana said, awakening the sweet virgin from her daydream. Approaching and touching his back. "you're not papa?"
Without the ba-bi-bu Syifa moving out chasing them. Leaving his other friends in confusion.
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