OPACAROPHILES

18. One Year Passed

Since the conversation in the cafeteria at that time, Gega and Luka, as well as Zemira never let Love alone. Until a year has passed they do so, and Love does not at all accept any threat. Now they have become students/i end of the year who will soon graduate and start a new level. This afternoon, they will gather to celebrate Gega's birthday together.

"Ta, I went to the cake shop first, yes," said Zemira who was on the phone.

"Yes, I'm the same Luka wants to buy a gift for Gega," reply Love who was preparing with a bright yellow dress that looks simple.

"Okay, don't even date in the mall!," said Zemira who is attached to Love.

"Who's dating anyway, Zem? I'm the same Luka as a friend" replied Love.

"Well, look at Luka. He thinks you're dating, but you think he's just a friend,"

"You know what, I'm going out, Luka's waiting ahead" said Love, who made Zemira scream.

"Aah!!! Well, Luka was very suitable to be your girlfriend. Hurry up, don't make the children lastly wait," after saying it, he said, Zemira immediately broke off her relationship because she did not want to hear the reply Love that has been since the last three years always he said every Zemira asked her to quickly have a boyfriend. 'I don't want to go out, Zem. There's something I need to finish first. Anyway, I'd rather find a job than a girlfriend, you know for yourself. All I need is a job, not a girlfriend'. Yes, it's the reply that Love always says whenever asked to find a girlfriend.

"Zemira hasn't changed, always ask me to find a boyfriend" muttered Love with a smile. He knew his best friend's behavior that never changed. It's as if Zemira never gets tired of asking her to find a boyfriend. Though Zemira himself knew, he had never thought of such a thing even once.

Without making Luka wait any longer, Love immediately passed out towards Luka who was still sitting on her motorbike quietly. Love smiled and walked slowly towards Luka. The hand of Love covering the sunlight that shone towards Luka made Luka startled and stared at Love.

"Why don't you come down and come in?" asked Love with the position of the hand that still covers the heat of the sun. Luka did not answer the question of Love but instead was busy looking into the eyes of Love deeply. They both dissolve in their eyes. Indeed, since one year ago, they became so close that many even thought that the two of them had dated. But the truth is, they still remain the same as a year ago. Just a close friend, as well as Love with Gega.

"You want to go now?" said Love who severed eye contact.

"Good," said Luka in her usual flat tone. And also, the Wound had not changed even if a year had passed. Luka remains a cold and flat figure, but Luka can be a very considerate figure when Love is in need of her. Love remembers when she quarreled back with Tyra, Love chose not to go home all night and accidentally she met Luka midway. Luka approaches her and embraces Love's shoulder to sit in a mini market and buy Love some drinking water.

At that time Luka just sat and accompanied Love until Love felt calm. And Luka said one thing that made Love feel her life was more meaningful.

"Lo can feel cape, you can make moan if you are tired. Why are you still trying so hard to be a robot if you are obviously created as a human being?" asked Luka who made Love smile.

"What's wrong with being a robot? Isn't that a robot that's good? Tasty because there is no need to feel bad, delicious because there is no need to feel guilty, and delicious because it does not feel the difficulty of life, right?" Love replied with a bitter smile.

"Who's word is good? So the robot is not tasty, life is regulated, can not be free of his own life," said Luka.

"What is the difference between a human being whose life is governed by the same words of others? That makes them live not to be themselves and have no power over themselves" said Love after vertical mineral water.

"So, same thing, right? Whether you become a robot or a human, your life will still be full of rules. If you want to live by the rules that you make yourself, you are already yourself. You can live according to your wishes without caring about the same speech of people, without being regulated by anyone. You can freely reveal the feelings you feel, because there are no wrong feelings. But your mind is wrong, you always think that lo nangis means lo crybaby. If you are cape, it means you are weak. All the feelings that you feel are normal, which is not normal if your feelings are digested in the brain, not in the heart," replied Luka managed to make Love speechless digesting everything Luka said.

"The umpteenth time I nemenin lo who again kayak gini, who is sad but never cry. But until now, I still don't know what really happened. You never told me anything, Gega, or even Zemira. Then, how can I know what else you think, how can I know what else you rasain if you just not a story," continued Luka.

"I just can't express what I feel, Luka. I know it hurts, I know it feels disappointed, I know it feels angry, and tired, but I can't cry. It was too mixed until I did not know how to express it," said Love.

"But you can make a story of what you are rasain, without having to express what you feel. You're too mean to be yourself, Ta. Lo is too forced to always do well, with an alibi does not want to make others worry because other people also have problems. You can not believe it continues, other people will not be angry if you tell what you are rasain. Even if they don't really care about your story, but they won't forbid you to make a story," this time Love looked into Luka's eyes deeply. What he had been thinking about was already answered. Love always thinks that if not everyone will understand what he feels, not everyone will care about his story. But Luka was right, even if others didn't really care about her story, at least they wouldn't forbid her from telling it. And from that night, Love became more open to Luka, Gega, and Zemira. Maybe there's only one story they don't know, the story of his father's passing.

"You smell good today, change your perfume?" asked Love on the sidelines of their trip.

"Have Mizka," replied Luka from behind her helmet.

"The fragrance is very sweet, fits the personality of Kak Mizka. If you are a good fit that smells cool, because you are cool," said Love that makes Luka put a sullen face behind her helmet without Love knowing.

"Gue descends if you can't be quiet," Luka replied in an annoyed tone of voice that made Cinta laugh more happily behind her.

"Just try if you dare, most of you who are romelin the same Gega because I left on the streets," said Love with a face made as thick as possible.

"Gadu go on," luka sneered.

"People who say, he said that if you are evil with me, I was told to tell him," replied Love did not want to lose. Since they are near the spoiled and stubborn nature of Love is often the Luka sees when there are only the two of them. To be honest, Luka was very happy. The days that he lived the past year were filled with a sweet smile of Love, and his crisp laughter. And that made Luka unconsciously always smile together. It feels good to be with Love every day, spend time at the flower shop, or occasionally they go to the lake to see the twilight. This is a very precious time.

"Lo won," Luka replied without wanting to argue further making Love's smile expand widely.

"We want to buy what gift for Gega?," asked Cinta when they were both in the mall to buy gifts for Gega.

"No idea" Luka replied with her flat face.

"Where if we split up to find the gift?," the proposal of Love that immediately got the gelengan from Luka.

"Don't, you don't stay away from me," after saying that, Luka's hand immediately linked her fingers with Love's fingers that made Love surprised instead of playing.

"Huh, yeah I'm going to the watch shop. Like I want to buy a couple watch for me with Gega, what do you think?" asked Love.

"Whatever," Luka replied without turning her head towards him. How could he say yes to a question that made him jealous. Love really doesn't understand his feelings.

"Yuk there," invite Love who walks first towards the watch store. Her eyes instantly moved to look for a watch that was suitable for her and Gega.

"Our injuries can take his hand off, can't we? I'm not going anywhere," said Love who suddenly stopped making Luka steps also stopped.

"No" replied Luka Cuek.

"I'm ashamed of people" whispered Love to Luka who made him have to tiptoe a little.

"Lo to ge'eran, quickly find the gift. I also want to buy a gift," tell Luka to make Love pout upset. And quickly Love pulls Luka's hand to follow her around looking for a nice watch for her and Gega. When busy looking, Love saw a dark blue watch that really attracted his attention. He immediately thought that the Wound wearing it must be very suitable. So Love took the watch and immediately searched for a watch for Gega.

"I bought this one, simple color and suitable for me Gega, right Luka?," asked Love to Luka. Love pointed to a pair of very beautiful cream colored watches with a small heart shape inside of it.

"Hm," replied the Wound with a murmur.

"Yuk pay," Love passed taking Luka to the cashier. Luka only looked down in annoyance when she saw the shape of the heart that was inside the watch that Love bought for Gega. After paying, Cinta and Luka immediately went out from the clock shop to look for other Gega gifts.

"What do you want to buy for Gega?," asked Love to Luka who was still seen throwing her face did not want to look at him.

"No idea" Luka replied as she shrugged her shoulders.

"Where if we buy a dinosaur doll, Gega once said that he liked dinosaurs again. My idea is good, right?" said Love to Gega with a smile that expands.

"Not good. But because I also do not know what to buy, we buy a doll only," said Luka with her annoying tone of voice.

"Well, let's go straight to Gega's house, she waited too long" Love replied and the two of them went straight to the doll shop. After they get a dinosaur doll that Cinta Gega thinks will love it, they immediately leave the mall to go to Gega's house.

Arriving at Gega's house, they immediately went down and went inside. This show is special for all four of them. So in the house Gega deserted, even it seems Gega is still sleeping as usual.

"Gega," called Love from behind the door of his house.

"Because he's still sleeping, last night he said the same I want to watch a badminton game until morning," said Cinta to Luka who stood while hugging a dinosaur doll wrapped in clear plastic.

"You're so funny that you bring a doll, not like an ice man but like a snowman, cold but smooth," led Love with a sweet smile.

"What a difference," said Luka, who was immediately styled to be cold with a stuffed dinosaur in her right hand.

Then suddenly the door opened displaying the figure of Zemira.

"Well, have you come?" asked Cinta who was surprised because the one who opened the door was Zemira.

"Udah from last time, waiting for you same Luka aja long time really buy his gift. Gega is still sleeping again" replied Zemira with her pouting face. He waited too long alone only accompanied by Huni and Hune.

"Lo nih's ways are the same mode of love in the mall," said Zemira.

"Zemi, you're a habit. Let's wake up Gega rather than continue arguing," Love goes first followed by both behind. The arrival of Love was immediately greeted sweetly by Huni and Hune. Love immediately put his luggage carelessly which made Luka swiftly catch him and move him to the sofa. Love likes to forget around if it's already playing with Huni.

"Gue was already pesen food for us, now we just have to wake up kebo who is still sleeping in his room" said Zemira after checking his phone to see his food order.

"Do you want to wake up now?" asked Love.

"Now let's have plenty of time to play and talk" Zemira replied. After that Love, Zemira, and Luka immediately went to Gega's room on the second floor with a birthday cake brought by Love. Luka opens her bedroom door to Love who has trouble bringing a birthday cake.

"Happy birthday, Gega!," said Cinta and Zemira excitedly making Gega surprised and immediately opened her eyes.

"Happy birthday ugly kebo!!!," said Zemira as she hugged Gega's body tightly which still looked flustered.

"Well you hold the cake, I want to hug Gega too" said Love to Luka as she handed her birthday cake to Luka.

"Happy birthday superhero!!!," Now Love hugs Gega's body.

"Gue just remembered my birthday, thanks to my two nyebelin girls!!!!," replied Gega who hugged his two best friends tightly. It was so nice to know these two women. Her life at the new school was really fun getting to know both of them.

"Luka let's say birthday to Gega," love pinta on Luka who still stands with the cake in her hand.

"HBD," said Luka Brief while thrusting her birthday cake in front of Gega.

"Thank you also ice man," Gega immediately blew out her birthday cake candle.

"Ge, you take a shower first. After I breathe here I smell asem, I look around it turns out the smell of his body lo," said Zemira who closed his nose because of the smell.

"Yes, Ge, you stink," said Love who came to close his nose because of the smell.

"I just want to cry because of you guys, not because of this. Yeah, I'm gonna take a shower, you guys wait downstairs,"

After the four gathered at the dining table, Cinta handed over the watch box she had bought to Gega.

"This is a gift from me, a couple watch for me and you. Good right, Ge?," said Cinta while showing her watch towards Gega with a happy smile.

"That's great, Ta. Thanks a lot yes," Gega replied no less eager to see the enthusiastic Love when showing her gift.

"Here I wear it," Love took out her watch to wear it to Gega's hand.

"Good taste lo, Ta," said Zemira who looks happy to see the gift that Cinta gave to Gega is very fitting when Gega wear.

"Gue loves it" said Gega who embraced the shoulders of Love.

"I'm glad you like it. I also choose a picture of his heart because you are very good with me. You take care of me, you are always there for me and Zemira whenever we need you. You're like a superhero to me, thanks a lot, yeah, Gega. Today is your birthday, which means you are getting older. And soon, we will also graduate and enter the university. I wish I could still continue with you, Zemira, and Luka. I'm lucky to meet and know people like you" Love replied with a smile that faded from earlier.

"Gue would cry to hear it, lo that's too good. That's why I'm not gonna let a good guy like you get hurt,"

"I love you very much Gega," Love looked sincerely at Gega. Gega nodded and replied, "Gue loves you more, Love."

"OK now a gift from me," said Zemira while handing over a box of perfume that looks luxurious.

"It's my perfume let's not smell, Ge. I want to go to university when it still stinks, free handsome if the smell of asem where women want to come closer," said Zemira with a grin.

"Gue does not smell, just rarely take a bath so cool," Gega responded while smelling the aroma of fragrant oil given by Zemira.

"Just like, kebo. The point is I hope you make, hopefully you can enter law majors with me and Love. That was aja. Because I guess I can't get away from you two, I feel like we fit in. So, I want us to go to the same university and majors" said Zemira.

"Thank you, cute boy," Gega told Zemira.

"Where is your gift wound?" asked Love to Luka who had just enjoyed her meal while waiting for her turn.

"Now," Luka gives her dinosaur doll to Gega which makes Gega surprised.

"Well, how do you know if I want to buy this doll again?!," asked Gega enthusiastically received a gift from Gega.

"Love choose" replied Luka with her flat face.

"Thank you ice man" said Gega, who was nodding by Luka.

"What do you want to go to, Ka?" asked Zemira in between their meals. Because only Luka who they do not know yet wants to enter what majors after graduating from High School.

"Not thought," replied Luka with her flat face.

"Do you want to go straight to work?" said Gega who was enjoying his meal.

"Perhaps, look at it later," said Luka.

After eating they start playing, from Luka and Gega who play badminton, to Cinta and Zemira who feed Huni and Hune. Unknowingly it was almost night, Luka would drive Cinta home and Gega would drive Zemira home.

"Thank you again for today" Gega said after they were ready to go home.

"Together, I'm the same Luka first, yes!," after saying that Luka's motorbike immediately left the grounds of Gega's house.

Love arrived in front of the alley of his house safely. Before he went to his house, he asked Luka for a moment because there was something he wanted to convey.

"Luka, I have a gift for you," said Cinta as she pulled out the watch box she had bought.

"This is for you" Love handed the watch box to the face of Luka who made Luka confused because suddenly Love bought her a gift.

"Gue is not a birthday" replied Luka who had not yet received the watch.

"This is a gift for you. Here's my thanks to you. Because you've been taking care of me all this time. You have made me sad every time I am sad without asking. You who always love me slap about life with your spicy words that make me aware of many things. I don't know if we will be together again or not in the future. So, I won't regret it because I've said thank you very much and love you a gift for everything you've done for me, if later we can't be together again in the future,"

"You're so nice, you're just as considerate of me in a different way than the way Gega paid attention to me. And it makes me very comfortable near you. Thank you so much for taking care of me all this time. I'm so sorry I took care of you as long as you took care of me. I'm really happy to know someone like you, who is cool but always have a way to make me smile," continued Love with a sweet smile.

"Lo say gini like we're going to split tonight, pass it a long time," replied Luka while receiving the watch box that Love gave.

"I'm just afraid that I won't have a chance to talk to you about this next time" Love replied.

"Don't say that, by the way" said Luka to Cinta.

"Don't like to guess things that absolutely can't be predicted," continued Luka who was replied nod by Love.

"Yes you have come home, thank you for bringing me home safely," said Love with a smile that made Luka also smile.

"Thank you for the watch" Luka said before leaving. Love waved her hand at Luka and soon passed to go home to her.

But when she steps her foot into the alley, Love accidentally bumps into someone who is walking in the opposite direction with her. Love looked up at his head and saw a man dressed in all black with a mask covering his face and only his eyes were visible. Love looked into those eyes for a while before apologizing for accidentally bumping into her.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean it" said Cinta, still looking into the eyes of someone in front of her.