Red Apple
The Shooting Arena
Ever since Lucy dated Arnold, that guy always made Lucy's days more colorful. They often chat in the library park, play cards, chat about their lectures and so forth. Lucy herself has begun to forget Chris, whom she has rarely seen.
“Today I want to take you somewhere..” said Arnold with his trademark grin.
“Where? Horse racing?”
Arnold shakes. “Other place..” He immediately pulled Lucy's arm, led her walking away from Building D towards Building H. Lucy never even walked the road they were on.
“Where are we going?” lucy's question was more astonished because the closer to Building H began to sound noise, a kind of gunshot. But Lucy doesn't want to believe what she's hearing. 'In school there can't be weapons, right??'
Arnold looked over and smiled sweetly. “Noisy place... might be fun.. But I'm not really an expert..”.
Lucy frowned, not understanding.
But once they get into Building H, understand Lucy. The place in question is the shooting range. Waw.
“This..?”
“This is a shooting range..” replied Arnold calmly.
Lucy could not help her amazement. A large open field with people busy shooting at the target of the puppet two hundred meters away. Wow, this is a vision. Is there a school?? “This belongs to Beauxbutton too?”
Arnold nodded, anxious with Lucy's face still a surprise. “But it is not open to the public.only those who have registered..” Once again the purpose of his words is specifically for the upper nobility and the family of Jhansen Wijaya. “Only for those who are already seventeen years and above..”.
Lucy held her breath watching someone shoot a bird in flight, right at the target. Lucy felt her adrenaline rush. He wants to try it. He was once taught, but he wants to try again now.
“You tried? But I'm less expert.. Within 60 seconds I can only shoot the doll only 5-7 times..”.
Lucy nodded. “I really want to try it..”.
Arnold was a little surprised, too. A woman wants to try shooting? Strange too. “Ya already... But change clothes first yes.. Must wear clothes in particular first..”.
Lucy nodded in spirit and in her opinion followed the officer that Arnold had called before.
'He why so much spirit??'
Fifteen minutes later, Lucy appears already complete with a shooting suit. Even the glasses and earplugs he had been wearing.
Arnold smiled. Of course he won't let his girlfriend directly try the shotgun and shoot that distant doll right?? He doesn't want Lucy to be in shock.
“Try this one first yes..” said Arnold gave the gun.
Lucy smiled wryly, “I want to try the shotgun..”.
“This one was...” said Arnold, “Try you shot the can that was there..” Arnold pointed to the bottle that was on the table, about ten meters from Lucy. Usually for beginners, aim for the can first by using a gun. And it has to get to.
Lucy according to him. He pointed his gun at the can and. DORR!. hit it, right on target.
Arnold was just dumbfounded. He just had to aim for 3 new cans hit while this chick, 'Ah, must be just a coincidence…'
“I can use a rifle?” ask Lucy.
Arnold shakes. With a movement of his hand, he told one of the officers to help. “Now aim the apple that the officer will throw.. If it hits directly, I will allow you to use a rifle..”.
Lucy nodded in spirit. Seriously, he focused on the green apple the officer was holding. And when the fruit is thrown, Lucy deftly takes aim at it and hits it.
Arnold could only stare. 'He... already have shooting experience?'
Inevitably Arnold let Lucy use a rifle to participate with 4 other young men who want to shoot each doll with a distance of 200 meters.
One of the officers rang his door, as a sign that they were allowed to shoot with a time that runs 60 seconds.
Lucy who has not even taught Arnold how to use a rifle because Arnold lupamam started aiming and his shot was always right on target making Arnold stand up to pay attention more clearly.
Time out. Only Lucy's doll was completely damaged, hit by 27 shots.
“You can shoot?” ask Arnold at the end.
Lucy opened the earplugs. “Iya..”
“Learn from whom?” Arnold still couldn't believe that the commoners could be this clever in shooting!! Because according to him only the upper class can buy and rent this shooting arena for practice.
Lucy smiled, “From the age of 8 I've been taught my eyes shoot. Unfortunately when I was 16, he died.”.
Arnold is still gawking. Who is this Lucy, teaching her granddaughter to shoot from the age of 8? And there's certainly a history in Lucy's family that relates to gunfire.
“Which family are you from?” arnold asked because Lucy had never told him her surname.
“Mochtar...” says Lucy.
Arnold glaring. “Mochtar…? Don't-don't.. your eye's name is... mmh.... who did I forget, Bambang Mochtar is not?”
“Yes yes it's my eye name.” Lucy was surprised as well so, why did Arnold know his eye name?
Arnold smiled, “He is very famous in the world of shooting.” Arnold remembered that Diraz's father even wanted to hire him as a coach for his 2 children, which was rejected outright by Bambang Mochtar. “He was a former fighter during the Japanese occupation right?”
Arnold was a little stunned to hear those words. To him those words are appropriate for Jhansen Wijaya, an exclusive family, no matter around, he said, contributing only to name-raising and the worst thing is to differentiate between the upper and lower middle classes. Arnold is the least existent in Jhansen Wijaya. He even refused to be a successor candidate to his father's company. He wants to be free, enjoy life without the name Jhansen Wijaya. He wanted to change his life, not as a discriminating Jhansen Wijaya, not an indifferent one around and the rampant poverty of hunger, he said, not to be selfish and power-loving while the weak are oppressed. Arnold wanted to live his life on his own terms.
“Arnold??” Lucy wonders why Arnold is daydreaming.
“Eh sorry, I was daydreaming.”.
Not yet Lucy said anything, a man who was already a tier 4 college student, came near them. “Arnold, it's temen lo ya?”
Arnold looked at the man. “She's my girlfriend...” Ups, she's slipping again! Diraz and Jordan are going to this place, why did he forget?
The man smiled kindly at Lucy. “Gue was amazed to see the shrewdness of lo who could shoot the doll 27 times. Wow that's an achievement. Only Jordan and Diraz can be like that. But it's also rare.
Lucy held her breath when she heard Diraz's name. Arnold even wanted to temper his friend's mouth when he mentioned his brother's name. Don't let him also say that Jordan is the brother of Arnold!!
“So...” Guys are grinning horses, “By a match ga?”
“Eh?” Lucy stupefied.
“Shooting I mean.. The target is five more flying birds that will be released officer..”.
Lucy nodded immediately. He is most challenged with a walking target. “By right?” ask him about Arnold. Arnold just nodded sweetly.
Eventually, these two men competed. Officers released five pigeons that flew straight into the free sky. Lucy and the man who was Arnold's friend in this shooting range should be able to shoot at the bird. The most he wins.
Neither Lucy nor the guy wants to lose, starting shooting at the free-moving target. Each tried to shoot right at the target as much as possible. Lucy who won. He shot two birds and the guy was only two birds, only to lose because of the shooting speed problem.
That guy can only gap with Lucy's prowess. He came to Lucy and shook her hand. “Gue is very sure, if you can be a sniper.. Exercise where?”.
Lucy smiled stiffly. “Ga ever... Last tajararin age time 15...”
“Wow...” The man looked at Lucy from top to bottom, a sight Arnold disliked. To Arnold's friend this one, Lucy is beautiful too. “Other times I take it home deh... There are many rifle collections bokap...”.
Arnold couldn't stand it, he immediately pulled Lucy to step aside. “She’s my girlfriend.”.
The guy nodded, horrified also if he had to deal with Jhansen Wijaya. “Yes-yes, I know it..” He nodded politely then left.
Lucy looked at Arnold strangely. “You why the hell? How was it suddenly fierce to temen himself??”
Arnold glanced, it was also bad if his own girlfriend did not understand his current mood. Yes jealous, yes kelas because it is called, he will not be so able to shoot!! Arnold sat on one of the benches with a grim face.
Lucy is confused. A few seconds later he just ngeuh if Arnold must have been confused, just watch doang while he was fun playing shootouts and even fight with other guys. Lucy directly sat next to Arnold, “Don't get angry ya... Yes we have just returned to the dorm..”.
Arnold still has no comment. Finally, Lucy opens her bag and pulls out the red apple that Lucy used to steal from the kitchen cafeteria.
“Nih, your favorite food.. Don't snack again dong. Ugly.”
Arnold couldn't help but smile every time Lucy brought him a red apple. “Thanks...”
“Turn to dorm yuk? I'm tired..” said Lucy while putting a rifle whose bullets have run out, “Ke my recreation room... We drink tea.. Oia, all the time I make apple pie...”
Arnold was shocked. This was the first time she had been invited to Lucy's recreation room for tea. And even this chick wants to make him apple pie. How sweet!! “You can make apple pie? Really?”
Lucy laughs, “Boong time? Yes really..”.
Arnold nodded with a big smile. “It is with great pleasure that.”
“But I change clothes first yes..” murmured Lucy, “This shirt will I wear until dorm?”
Arnold laughed and Lucy went straight to the girls' locker room.
Arnold ate his apple while imagining Lucy's apple pie. Yummy mmh. Never did he think that Lucy made him feel this affection. At first, Arnold was dating just to make Chris hot. Arnold wants to avenge Lucy's heartache. But somehow now Arnold has a real feeling…
“Arnold?”
Arnold was shocked and looked up. Not wrong, this voice is for sure…. “Jordan?!” Arnold was awash with horror, exactly seeing ghosts, because Lucy was also here. Thankfully, Lucy was in the dressing room.
“Ngapain lo?” ask Jordan whose facial lines are firm, clean and cute. But if you already know its nature is a bit rough and senewem.
“La-workout shoot...” replied Arnold.
“Ohh...” Jordan looked at Arnold in wonder, “Kok ngeliatinya like that?”
“Eh engga... Just surprised...”.
“Kayak who has a sin..” muttered Jordan origin while passing to the men's dressing room.
Arnold promised that when Lucy came out, he would take her away from the place. Arnold was just hoping that the man who shot Lucy didn't tell Jordan what happened today.
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