OPACAROPHILES

14. Badminton

This morning Love came early because she had to do a class picket. The atmosphere of the classroom was once quiet, there was only himself in the classroom. Love begins to clean up the entire classroom with nothing to miss.

Until slowly his friends came and filled the seats in the classroom. After completing his task, Love sat himself in his chair with a sigh of fatigue. He reached for his bottle on the table and took a sip. But suddenly Zemira walks into the classroom with red eyes and her cries instantly break when the eyes of the two of them meet. Love immediately stood up and hugged Zemira gently. Zemira's cry grew even more so when Love hugged her and stroked her shoulders.

Love let go of her embrace and looked into Zemira's eyes with a calming look.

"Why are you, Zemi?" asked Love with a hand that gently stroked Zemira's cheek.

"Hiks.. hiks... Love...," Zemira's cries grew louder making Love look at her worriedly.

"No papa, cry. I'll wait until you're ready for the story, "Love hugs back to Zemira's body which is taller than her. Zemira cried again in the warm embrace of Love. Gega comes and sees his two best friends hugging, while his other friends stare at the two in confusion.

"Well, what's up? Why the embrace of kayak gini?," asked Gega as he walked toward the two. But neither of them answered Gega's question. Instead, the two continued to embrace each other with the sobs of Zemira still heard.

"Love, Zemi, why are you so long hugs? Not bad what?" asked Gega again.

"Gega, can you help me buy mineral water for Zemi? I'm asking you for help, huh?" ask Love while still hugging Zemira. Without asking any further, Gega soon passed leaving the classroom to buy mineral water for Zemira.

Love sat Zemira in her chair and she sat in the chair opposite her. Love stroked Zemira's palm to make Zemira feel calmer. Then the figures of Gega and Felix came along to enter the class. The fierce gaze of the two made Cinta directly call Gega so as not to cause a commotion.

"It's Love the water" Gega said, handing Cinta a bottle of mineral water.

"Thank you a lot, yes, Gega," Love replied with a smile then he unscrewed the bottle and gave it to Zemira.

"Drink first, Zem. Let you be more calm, yes" said Love who looked at Zemira with sadness.

"Hiks... Love.., I broke up with Dito," said Zemira with sobs.

"You can tell me why you broke up" Love replied with a sad look on her face.

"Dito cheating Love, hicks... Dito is so mean to me...,"

"Maybe it's the universe's way of proving to you that Dito is not good for you" said Love with a hand that holds Zemira's hand trying to strengthen her best friend.

"Yes, Zem, just calm down. Fucking guys like that don't pantes for you, let me hit the boy! Dare to be as brave as my best friend!," said Gega who was carried away by emotions when he heard what Zemira told me.

"But I love Dito... What do I have to do now?..," asked Zemira who looked desperate because of a breakup.

"You don't have to do anything right now. Get enough rest, and learn to sincerely let go of people who are not destined for you. I know you're strong, Zemi. Me and Gega will also always be there for you, you who are calm, yes. Do not get sick," said Love who likes a sweet smile for his best friend.

"Gue can't accept that, Love. I want Dito to know that I won't just be cheated on," said Zemira with annoyance.

"You sure? You better not deal with him again, I don't want you to get hurt again because of him" Love replied.

"But Love" Zemira seems to disagree with Love's opinion because Zemira wants Dito to know that he will not be silent after being cheated on.

"That's Love, Zem. If you bales him, it will look really if you love to die with him and it even makes him so big head. Mending later home from school we walk, how?," invited Gega with his carefree face.

"I totally agree," reply Love is not less enthusiastic with Gega.

"Gue follow me," said Zemira resignedly. Right too, why would he think of that heartless man Zemira thought.

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After school Cinta, Gega, and Zemira will go to the badminton field that is behind Gega's house. Because Gega's father was a great badminton player, Gega went down to his father's penchant and skill.

But just as Love was about to ride on Gega's motorbike, the voice of someone calling the name Love made the two turn to the source of the voice. The figure of Luka walked leisurely with the bag that was on her shoulder towards Love.

"Where are you going?" asked Luka without further ado.

"I want to go to Gega's house, what's the matter?" replied Cinta with a confused face.

"Later to meet me at the cafe near the flower shop" said Luka.

"Love can not, we want to play until night," said Gega who came into the middle of Love and Luka who stood face to face.

"Don't interfere" replied Luka who had a flat face.

"But! You're the one who interfered in our event today" said Gega staring at Luka fiercely.

"Gega, let's go, Zemira has been waiting," ask Cinta.

"Later to tell you, Luka. I can see you at what time. Today I made a promise to my friends, sorry, yes," said Love is not good. The wound nodded briefly in return. His eyes followed Love until Love darted away quickly with Gega.

Suddenly Luvin comes with Mizka and stands next to Luka with a confused face as Luka's gaze continues to point towards the school fence that no one is there.

"Wound, do not be dumb here, said Bi Emy is here a lot of residents," said Luvin who spoke slowly afraid that the residents who were here heard.

"Yes, why is he standing here alone?" asked Mizka, patting her on the shoulder.

"Meet Love" replied Luka briefly without looking at Mizka or Luvin.

"Where does love go now?" asked Luvin.

"Go" replied Luka.

"Well, even though I want to meet the same Love, too" said Mizka and Luvin simultaneously made Luka look at the two with a look of disbelief.

"You mean?" asked Luka, not liking.

"Yes, why if I'm the same Luvin wants to meet also the same Love. Is it just you who can meet the same Love?," replied Mizka with the eyebrows raised next door.

"Yes," said Luka as she walked away leaving the two.

"Basic, it does not have status but already proprietary," said Mizka with a slurred speech.

"Tuh, Bang. Udah yuk, we follow Luka aja rather than him to go far," Luvin invited. The two immediately ran after Luka who was walking towards the badminton court. I don't know why Luka was heading there when now it was school hours instead of sports lessons.

"Lo want to play badminton?" asked Luvin to Luka who was ready with a racket in her hand.

"Main me," Luka asked as she handed Luvin another racket. The game went on, Luka was so quick to respond when playing badminton because since childhood his mother taught him to play badminton every afternoon.

When the two are busy playing badminton, Mizka chooses to walk around the school to breathe fresh air. Then his eyes caught the figure of a woman standing alone in the middle of a basketball court in school clothes that had been soaked with sweat. Mizka walked over to the woman.

"Lo punished?" asked Mizka. The woman raised her head making a sweat from her forehead dripping profusely onto her cheeks.

"Yes," answered the woman quickly lowered her head because the afternoon sun was enough to make her glare.

Kanaya Princess Amelina. Mizka spelled out that line of names in her heart when she saw the badge.

"Why in the law now? Is this the hour to go home from school?" said Mizka who stood next to the woman.

"Where do I know, ask the same Si Samsul," replied Kanaya with a tone of voice that sounded very upset with the owner of the name Samsul.

"Oh in the same law Mr. Samsul, you certainly did not advance the presentation right?," guess Mizka.

"Hmm..," Kanaya murmured in return. He was so sorry with the distribution of the presentation group made at will by Mr. Samsul, because he was in a group with bad children who never did the task. He worked alone to create a presentation that had to be made as many as forty slide power points. As a result Kanaya could not do the presentation task. And he ended up in the field after school today.

"Where are your other friends? Shouldn't they be punished too?" said Mizka.

"Take off the nanya again" Kanaya replied in annoyance.

"Gue buyin drink want not?," asked Mizka made Kanaya nod in agreement because her throat had been very dry since twenty minutes ago. Just now Mizka was about to pass away leaving Kanaya, but Kanaya's voice calling out to her made Mizka turn her head towards her.

"Eh, all the tissues, yes," Kanaya said before returning to her original position before being discovered by Mr. Samsul.

Mizka chuckles and immediately goes on her way to the cooperative to buy tissues and drinking water for Kanaya and herself. Arriving at the field, Mizka immediately handed a bottle of drinking water to Kanaya who was immediately gulped down by Kanaya without pause.

"Thanks," said Kanaya, handing over the empty bottle that she had gulped down.

"Either. Is your sentence long?" asked Mizka.

"Ten more minutes," Kanaya replied after seeing the watch in her hand.

"Gue went home first, yes," Mizka said as she handed Kanaya a tissue.

"OK, thank you so much Mizka!," replied Kanaya who immediately wiped off her sweat sweat that had been so much.

"Where do you know my name?" asked Mizka who looked confused when she heard Kanaya calling her name.

"From there," Kanaya pointed to her name badge that was on her chest.

"I've never seen Kanaya? Is he the new kid?" asked Mizka puzzled.

"Currently, there came a smile of their own, where did you Bang come from?" asked Luvin, who was aware of Mizka's arrival.

"Meet the angel," replied Mizka of origin.

"Huh? Where's angel?,".

"On the basketball court" said Mizka, sitting next to Luka, who was resting after playing badminton.

"Don't believe it, he likes to lie" Luka said after taking a gulp of his drinking water.

"Well, I really have an angel. Yuk, go home!" asked Luvin. The three of them immediately left the badminton field and went to the parking lot to pick up their vehicles and go home.

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Love, Zemira, and Gega had already gathered in the dining room for lunch together. Gega's house today is empty, only Auntie is guarding the house and taking care of the house. Gega's father is working, and his mother is also on business he said. Only the three of them filled the chairs at the dining table.

"Once we've eaten what will we do?" asked Gega, who had just come from the kitchen to help Bibi bring food to Cinta and Zemira, who were busy feeding Huni, Gega's cat, and Hune, pure white rabbit belonging to Mother Gega. Gega did ask the two of them to feed Huni and Hune while he prepared food with Auntie.

"Gega, Huni is really funny," said Cinta who looks very fond of Huni.

"Lucuan Hune Love, look at her pretty eyes" said Zemira who was holding Hune.

"Yes I know, but Huni is more quiet and obedient, if Hune is very active," replied Cinta while stroking Huni's fur.

"They fit perfectly with you two. The quiet Huni is like Love, and Hune is a Zemi kayak installer" said Gega, who joined them.

"Yes yes, too" replied Zemira.

"Come, Mas Gega invited his friends to eat first, then it's just playing again," said Bi Mimin with a friendly face.

"Yes, Bi. Let's wash our hands and keep eating!" take Gega. They enjoyed Bi Mimin's cooking casually interspersed with some chatter.

"There are still many Bi Mimin, the food is very good," said Cinta who is now helping Bi Mimin wash dishes.

"Oh, Neng, you can. Thank God Neng likes Bibi's dishes are perfunctory," replied Bi Mimin who looks shy.

"What the hell is it, Bi? Such a nice person" said Zemira, who responded when she came to the kitchen after cleaning the dining table.

"Ah, Aunty so embarrassed to hear hihihi," Laughter filled the kitchen making their work finished without feeling.

"There are still a lot of people, Neng, have helped Auntie get it done," said Bi Mimin.

"Together, Bi," replied Cinta and Zemira, after which they said goodbye to go to the badminton field where Gega had been waiting for them with Huni and Hune.

"You want to play badminton, Ge?," asked Cinta when she saw Gega standing with two rackets in his right and left hands.

"Yes, I heard you play badminton, so I brought it here," replied Gega while handing over one of his rackets to Cinta. Love reaches her and smiles happily.

"I haven't played badminton for a long time, I'm not sure I can still play" she replied.

"We'll practice first. As far as I know, next week there is an OSIS event which usually has a badminton race between classes. Who knows, we could be partners" Gega said with an excited face.

"There you guys play, I want to play with Huni and Hune aja," said Zemira who was busy playing with the two Gega pets.

The game was exciting, they laughed together when one of them lost every round. I didn't realize it was seven o'clock at night. After playing badminton for two hours, Gega and Love stopped. They decided to watch a movie and enjoy a snack. Then the rest of their time is filled with talking about many things.

"Well seven, I'm home, Ge," said Cinta, who had just arrived from the bathroom.

"Judah let me take it with me" replied Gega who rose up from his seat.

"Gue also delivered Ge?," asked Zemira who was ready to go home with a bag on her shoulder.

"It's the day I let the heartbroken lo go home alone," Gega replied making Zemira's smile inflate perfectly.

"Thank you, yes, you want me to break my heart until gini night. Sorry, Ge, I got you. And Love, thank you so much for the advice, you are the best!!!," cried Zemira who immediately moved to embrace his two best friends.

"Sama-sama, you chatty child!," Gega replied as he rubbed the top of Zemira's head.

"I'm really happy to spend time today with you" said Cinta when the three of them were on their way to Zemira's house.

"Gue too, I guess we have to spend a lot of time like this again, before we go up to third grade which must be this, complicated," said Zemira with a piece.

"That's right," replied Gega who was busy driving. They arrived at Zemira's house quickly. After saying goodbye Zemira immediately down and Gega immediately plugged gas to go to drive Love.

"Ge, take me to the cafe near the flower shop, yeah. I promised Luka I'd meet there tonight" Love said.

"Lo is that close as Luka?," asked Gega who subconsciously asked like that.

"I don't know, either, since when we got close. But you are calm, Luka well really," replied Love calms Gega.

"Gue knows you will accept anyone who wants to be your friend, but Love, you also have to be careful. Not everyone is as good as you are, not everyone really wants to be your friend," said Gega who now turns to staring at Love when their car is stopped at a red light.

"Gega, my life is only once, I want my life that has only one chance this time can make many people happy," replied Love.

"But in reality you won't be able to really make others happy before you make yourself happy" Gega said with a serious look.

"You're right, but that's my only goal right now. When I no longer know where to go my life, "reply to Love who bowed her head.

"Lo has a purpose, just you doubt if you can reach that goal," Gega said, making Cinta lift her head back and look at Gega with a sad look. He confirmed what Gega said just now, so he could only shut up after her.

"We arrived," said Gega surprising the dreamy Love.

"Sorry, Love. Maybe my words made you hurt, I'm sorry, yes," continued Gega in a low voice like never before.

"I understand what you mean, and you're not wrong, Gega. I'm the lucky one to have your kayak best friend, thank you so much for today Gega," Love replied with a sweet smile.

"Can I hug you for a second?" asked Gega who looked afraid to say it.

"May we be friends!" replied Love who laughed lightly at Gega who looked embarrassed.

"Take care of yourself, yes, love. Don't get hurt" Gega whispered to Love's ears as they hugged. Love nodded in return and released his embrace.

"You're careful also to go home, I go in first, yes," said Love and immediately got out of Gega's car, but just got out of Gega's car. Luka was already standing not far from there and looking towards him. Gega's car has passed leaving Love and Luka looking at each other with a distance between them.

"Have you waited long?" asked Love who walked closer to Luka who was still standing in her place with a flat face.

"Two hours," Luka replied in a hoarse voice.

"Sorry, Luka, I made you wait for two hours" said Love is not good.

"Come in," Luka walked first leaving the Love that followed behind her walking slowly.

"Luka, why did you ask me to come here?" asked Love after they sat down.

Luka was silent with a flat gaze, "Luka, I'm just like you, again" said Love who looked at Luka confused.

"Gue has met Mama" Luka replied.

"You're not papa, Luka?" Love you know, the wound is not okay but he doesn't know what to say anymore. Luka once said that he and his mother were not on good terms. So Love knows that Luka now needs a friend.

"Gue hates our meeting, I hate seeing Mama's face, because all I see on her face are bad childhood memories. And I hate that, Love," Luka said with a look that showed how much pain she felt.

"Gue didn't want to see Mama's face again, but today we accidentally met and it made me almost crazy because it hurt so much. See her smile after the many cries that I went through because of her, make me not end up thinking the same way her mind," continued Luka who drowned her head in the folds of her own hands.

"Luka, it must have hurt a lot, yes. I don't know exactly what you're feeling anymore, but you're really good at enduring the pain" Cinta said as she stroked the top of Luka's head gently.

"Now, you just need to rest. Calm down in your mind and heart, so you can know what you are going to do next. Keep hating her, or forgive her."

"What's wrong if I hate the same people who have ruined many childhood moments of my life?. People always say that I can't hate Mama because she was the one who gave birth to me. But that doesn't justify what really happened, does it, love? He's still wrong! He destroyed a little boy who used to be very jolly and happy with his life" Luka said with a lot of emphasis on each word.

"I understand what you mean, Luka. But, Mama you are also a human being who can forgive and make mistakes. And it is fitting that we as human beings can forgive the mistakes of other human beings" Love replied in a subtle voice so as not to hurt the feelings of Wounds.

"You can be angry about what happened in your life, you can be disappointed with your Mama, and you can also not want to meet your Mama. But you must not continue to hold grudges the same thing that you do not know why your mother did it. I'm sure, Mama you have your own answer as to why she left you, and Brother Mizka," Luka raised her head and looked at Love seriously.

"Sorry, I take your break just to hear my story," said Luka not good.

"I'll always be ready to hear your story when you want" Love replied with a soothing smile.