SEVENTEEN LINE

Look Alien-3

Aini

I'm waiting for Aldo and the other guys in the parking lot. Before I saw Aldo, I saw Gara walking towards the parking lot where I was waiting for Aldo.

“Wait who Ni?”, ask Gara to me.

“Waitu Aldo out Gar class. You want to go home?”, I ask.

“Yes, I'm again a basketball practice males. Yesterday I finished the tournament so I don't think I skipped today”

“You came home with Aldo? Don't want to be with me?”

‘Pengen sih Gar's. But I'm not sure Aldo's okay’ anymore, I said in my heart.

“Ehm, no need Gar. I have needs too Aldo”

Suddenly Aldo came up to us. Aldo immediately turned on the car alarm and opened the door. He came in without caring about me talking to Gara.

“The others have already left. You come with me?”, he asked from behind the car window.

“Iya patient dong”, say, “I deluan ya Gar, you be careful. Bye”

“Okay you are also Ni, See you”

I got into the car and waved to Gara. I watched Aldo who was just sitting next to me driving his car. I turn on the car radio so that the atmosphere in the car is not too quiet.

“Why don't the others come with us?”, I asked Aldo to break the silence in the car.

“They carry motor. Want to go straight home after futsal”, he replied briefly without looking at me.

How he got cold. Bizarrely. Even though it was in class when I met him not this cute. I'm not gonna be so lazy if he's like this.

“Papa you haven't come home Do?”

“Later in the afternoon until Medan kayaknya”

“You picked up?”

“Enggak”

“Why? Getting to the airport. You have a car now”

“She wants to meet aunt Ellys first just returned home”

“Tante Ellys? Whynot? Oppa you in Medan huh?”

“It looks so”

“Kok her kayak?”

“Yes I'm manor Aini”

“What?”

“Yes kamunyaaa. Whyaaaa?”

“Gapap”

I looked in his direction. Put on an annoying face. Making sure he looks at me. But instead of him looking, he kept silent on the streets.

“We have reached”, he told me.

I still put on an annoyed face at him. And opened the car door without asking him where the other friends were.

When I got out of the car I looked around and found Aldo's friends in the corner of the field. Without waiting for Aldo to get out of the car. I immediately walked towards them.

“Aldo where say?”, ask Jepri to me.

“Still in mobil”

“Kok left?”

“She told me to deluan”, I said lie to them.

Not long after, Aldo came next to Wella. ‘Kok can there be Wella sih’, I thought.

“Well, if you do not join us”, Didit told Wella.

“Ya so be it. I also want to be treated with Bowok”, said Wella.

“Emang Bowok why?”, you are confused by the direction of their conversation.

I really don't know. These few days Wella and Aldo are often together due to the activities of the osis. Bowok and Jepri are also members of the osis who certainly often interact with them. I became like a fool in their crowd without knowing what and where their conversation was going.

“You don't know Ni? Bowok want to know us to his new girl”, said Wella to me, “Noh.... tuh his man came tuh”

We looked in the direction that Wella was heading. And it's true. Bowok was walking side-by-side with a woman, the more I saw that woman as someone I knew. But I forgot where I knew him.

“Known guys, this is Nisa. Nis, they are friends of I”, said Bowok introduced his girl to us.

We shake hands with each other. Until I realized that Nisa also seemed to remember me. But I really don't remember where I met him. For fear of wrong people, I just kept quiet without asking.

They started getting ready to play futsal. Me, Wella, Nisa and two younger siblings who were also watching sat in the audience. I felt a little awkward this time. I don't know why it's like a stranger in the middle of this field. I saw a bowok approaching Nisa giving Nisa water to drink and also leave her school bag and shirt to the girl. Then I saw Aldo also coming towards us. I thought Aldo would drop the bag on me. I'm ready to take the shirt and the bag. But it turns out that he gave his things to Wella who was sitting next to me.

“I tipped Yes Wel”, he said and immediately left the audience bench.

I just kept quiet watching the game go on. Just trying to be normal without thinking there's something wrong with Aldo. Wella also seemed a bit awkward next to me. Until finally throughout the game we did not say a word. We dissolve in each other's minds.

Pretending to be okay is not as easy as we think. It was hard. Because lying to yourself is more painful than lying to others.