SEVENTEEN LINE

Looks Foreign-4

Aldo

That day actually I still feel annoyed with Aini. But after I thought again why am I upset with him? Last Sunday when she left with Gara, I went with Wella too. That is his right too. But seeing her this morning as if telling me to shut up in front of Gara was a strange thing. It was like I didn't know him at the time. What did I make a mistake? Why does he always seem to defend the stranger when he does not know what the truth is. Seeing him who was getting familiar with the boy made me not understand him. I barely even recognize him anymore. Either because we rarely interact because of my busy life, or indeed the stranger who influenced Aini to turn into a stranger in front of me.

I don't know why he arrived at my class and went home together. Actually, I tried to act ordinary in front of him so that there were not many questions from some of my friends. I'm actually still talking to him. I offered to be my audience before I went home. I think he'll reject it. But it turns out he wants to come.

He kept trying to get me to talk all the way to the futsal court. I was lazy to answer only a few questions. Maybe he'll think about whether I'm being bete or angry. Let it. Thought. Because that's all that can help me to ease my emotions and unpleasant feelings because of his closeness to Gara. I'm not sure because that's a good boy. Normally I would only support a few people who tried to be close friends with him. I don't know why I feel different this time. I don't want Aini to be close to that jerk.

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Flashbacks

“Do.. according to you, Kak Genta is the one who?”, asked Aini when we were enjoying chicken porridge on the edge of the house complex at that time.

“Hayooo, you have a crush on that big brother huh?”, I asked.

“How do you smile? Hayoo ngaku same meuu”

“Wah, great tuh people can make you persimmon like this”, I said “Ya not why. I also saw his son as good. Yesterday we played futsal with our upperclassmen. Well she's also”

“Jadii... gakpapa nih I'm close with her Do?”

“Ya gakpapa loh Aini. What matters is that he's not a macem. If he's weird you should report to me!”

“Each captain!”, his smile was growing at that time.

There were about a few months when Aini was close to even going out with our upperclassman back then. I never forbade him from being close to anyone, because we were just very close friends. I never had a problem with anything. We never separated from each other even though we had close friends. But that's for sure. I am the place to go back home. Vice versa.

Friendship is not a reason for us not to have privacy, right? But friends are people who always remind us when there are things that are wrong we have done. Do not hesitate to reprimand your best friend, because commenting on something is the nature of your concern for the person.

It is not the fault of the sky if the Earth does not want to get wet. It's not Earth's fault that Lamgit doesn't want air pollution. There's nothing wrong. Only an understanding never harmonizes.