OPACAROPHILES

7. Cold one

Love classes are crowded due to group division for practice tasks requested by subject teachers. Love, Gega, and Zemira already have a group, but they lack one more person to fit into one group of four. Love Eyes move around the classroom, everyone already has their own group. Until the end, Love's beautiful eyeballs stopped moving on the white-hoddy male figure sitting in the back corner of the class while looking down at the book. The man who was often greeted by Ice was never speaking unless asked for a presentation or just permission to go to the toilet. Not interacting with other friends at all, just sitting still while reading comic books.

"Hm... If we take Felix to our group, how?," asked Love to Gega and Zemira. Suddenly the two people looked at Love with a forehead frown that automatically appeared when hearing the question Love.

"Oh Love, baby. Reluctantly, I don't want any mannequins in our group" Zemira replied shuddering in horror.

"Yes, Ta. Find another one how?" asked Gega who agreed to Zemira's words.

"The others already have a group, it's okay, yes?" asked Love with a pleading face.

"Hmm, but if he does not want to do not force, yes!," said Zemira reminded.

"Yes, I went there first, yes," said Love as he rose from his seat.

"Be careful, Love" whispered Gega slowly. As if Love will face an evil monster when it is just a quiet little boy who rarely speaks, Gega does like to overdo it sometimes. Love nodded and soon passed slowly approaching Felix who was not at all disturbed by the noise of his class voice.

"Felix, I want to take you to my group, you want to?," asked Love with both hands interlocked with each other because of anxiety.

Felix did not reply, but he raised his head and his sharp black eyeballs moved to the corners of the classroom until he finally stared at Love standing before him. That sharp gaze made the guts of Love almost disappear in the blink of an eye if Felix did not duck his head back.

Behind the body of Love, the two people who were watching the motion of Love whispered slowly.

"Gue was very sure that Ice would not accept our group's invitation, right, Ge?," zemira asked Gega, who was busy chewing the gum he had just picked up from his pants pocket.

"Hopefully, but if Ice accepts, it's over with our history, Zem," replied Gega rolling his eyes panted. Not that he chose friends, but do you want to know. A group with humans who are not much different from ice is not at all profitable, he will not be able to communicate when others exchange ideas, he will only do the tasks given, he will not be able to communicate, and after finishing his task he will just pass by leaving a friend who is still busy completing the task.

Love returned to her seat with an unpleasant face, making Gega and Zemira smile happily because their guess must be true if Ice would not accept their invitation.

"Where, Love? Rejected right?" asked Zemira impatiently.

"Hm.., HE WANTS IN THE GROUP KITA ZEMI, GEGA!," screams Love made the whole class look at him strangely and then laugh a little at the behavior of the class leader who sometimes like a child. But not with Felix, he did not show any reaction when he saw Love react so happily as he accepted his invitation to join his group.

"Well, Love. How are you even happy, anyway?" said Zemira scowled.

"Well, Zemi. Then Mr. Teta will also definitely ask us to invite those who have not been able to group to our group, Felix has not been able to group as well. So it's the same right?" replied Love with a happy smile. He was happy because he finally got the chance to be close to Felix, because for half a year, he was happy, he was very afraid to get close to Felix because his aura was so cold that Love did not even dare just to glance in his direction.

"Yes, Zem, we have to get breastfed now. We're going to be a bunch of ice, '" said Gega, who grabbed Zemira's shoulder. When both of his best friends do not like when they are a group with Felix but Love instead smiles happily. Because of this, he could know who Felix really was.

When the clock comes home from school, Cinta and her group gather in the classroom to share what tasks each will do and what tasks will be done together.

"Where felix, huh? Kok has not come yet, he said just to the toilet for a while," asked Cinta who was impatient waiting for the arrival of Felix from the toilet. Because he had to rush to the flower shop to work.

"Duh, Love. Gini nih if we are a group of Ice, it is not connected, he likes to disappear again like a ghost," replied Zemira who is now cool playing games with Gega on their respective phones.

"Zemi, your mouth can't be that, ah," said Love reminded. While Zemira frowned then resumed his game with Gega.

"Udah Cinta you go to work there, let me be with Zemi who is waiting for Es to tell him what his task is. Than you are late for work, right?," said Gega giving advice to Cinta. Love thinks hard, what to choose. Waiting for Felix who never came, or left Felix and went to his place of work.

"Yes, Ge. I'm giving up her job, yeah. Until this if I can't wait for Felix to work, I'm first, yes Dah, Zemi, Dah Gega!," after getting a nod from both of them, Love immediately came out of the classroom and passed into the bike parking lot to pick up her bike. As Cinta ran a little through the T-junction before exiting the gate, Felix saw the figure of Love running small until it disappeared behind the gate. The sharp gaze clearly highlighted the figure of Love and passed away after witnessing how Cinta smiled goodbye to the school security guard with her bicycle ridden.

"At the question is not answered, ice!," led Zemira with annoyance.

"Es, Love was saying goodbye because she had to go to work. So I'll tell you what your task is for our group work tomorrow, what tomorrow," Gega said while explaining what tasks Felix must do. Felix recorded all of what Gega was talking about in his memories. But his memory arrived last day twisted by itself.

*When Felix looked at Love with a sharp look, Love looked down in fear. With courage that is almost exhausted, Love again repeated his question.

"Felix, do you want or do not join my group?" asked Love. Felix closed his book with a slight snarl.

"Okay," Felix answered flatly and took his headphones on the table and put them on. Love holds her smile strong. Then he sat himself in Felix's front seat.

"So we'll go back to school and get together in class, yeah, Felix. Me, Zemira, and Gega will tell you what their duties are," said Cinta with a tone of spirit. While Felix who wears headphones without a song playing heard clearly what Love said while his eyes continue to look at Love stickily.

"I'm so happy, because you accepted my invitation. At first I thought you would refuse me. Thank you very much, yes, already want to join us!," continued Love with his happy smile. It's stupid that Felix couldn't hear what he just said.

"If so, I'll go to my seat first, yeah. Do not forget to go home from school later, yes!," said Cinta reminded before she passed away leaving Felix who was still staring at the back of Love from behind.

"Jangan coba-coba buat dekat sama gue, Cinta, kalau lo nggak mau terluka," gumam Felix setelah menundukkan kembali kepala nya*.

Luka was sitting in a cafe enjoying the rain out there. The soothing aroma made Luka take a deep breath in inhaling as much air as possible. His eyes closed, enjoying the sound of rain that sounded melodious in the ears.

While being cool to enjoy his own time, the sound of the squeaking chair in the slide made Luka open her eyes. The tall male figure sat himself in the front seat of Luka with his relaxed face.

"What do you think?" asked her with a cheerful face. Very different from Luka who put on a flat face without expression.

"Why did he come here?" asked Luka as he sipped his ice americano.

"Gue just happened to be here, uh met you. Don't.., we're a soul mate!," replied Luvin with his own laughter.

"It's not right your brain," said Luka.

"Eh Luka, you want to know? Yesterday I saw Love, he was sitting alone in the garden. Even though it was late at night, about eight o'clock at night, why was he in the night park that night?," explained Luvin at length. Luvin was indeed a very cheerful and open figure. His personality is welcome to anyone, making Luvin known to many friends at school. Moreover, his handsome face and high-statured make Luvin liked by many of the many women in school.

"Where do I know, why don't you ask yourself," Luka replied casually. Though his mind feels full of assumptions for what Love did at night. What Love was there since the afternoon to see the eyes of the sunset until it was not realized that the time was past night.

"No matter, you. I'm sure your mind must be full of assumptions about why Love was there last night" said Luvin guessing exactly what Luka had just thought.

"Smart child injuries, handsome children, it is no longer the time for prestige. You must show the same Love if you want to be close and try to make Love remember again about what ever happened between you. I'm sure, Love will not be sensitive if you are just cold and silent like this," Luvin said chattyly.

"But if I've tried to get close, but we're not meant to be together, for what?" asked Luka in a flat tone.

"That's a late affair, Luka. The most important thing is that you have effort, right?. Even if you are not a match, you can learn from all of them and get better, right?" Luvin replied calmly. He knew why Luka was so afraid to start all this, for what reason if our destiny was not to be together but only to know each other. Because of the sad story about his family, about his parents who love each other but it turns out they are not a match for both. So for what Luka tried as hard as possible if the tip of his tip he will not be paired with Love.

"Gue still hesitates to move forward, not even a single step I dare. You know, those who make me like this, those who make me do not want to expect too far from someone," said Luka.

"Without you realize, until now you've been hoping for someone. Love her answer. Lo keep looking for information about Love until the transfer of school to be close to Love, meaning you hope the same Love even though you do not know, lo and Love will be together or not in the end, I'm right?," asked Luvin with an eyebrow raised next to make Luka speechless and confirmed inwardly what Luvin had said.