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For a week, I stayed home more. After teaching from school, I went straight home.

Every now and then, I go to the supermarket to buy monthly necessities. Rice, sugar, soap, and coffee.

Sometimes I want to buy bread, just like milk. But, I still think a thousand times, if you want to buy bread and milk. Because, the bread does not like to run out, in the refrigerator until the mouthpiece, and I finally throw it away.

I really don't like to snack. As long as there is coffee and cigarettes, my life is calm.

*Dreet..dreet....dreettt*

My phone's vibrating.

I see, there's a chat coming into my whatsapp.

"Assallamoallaikum, Mas Budiman."

I enlarged whatsapp profile photo. Kupelototokin photo of the veiled girl.

Long time ago, I looked at his face.

My memory, it's on Hira. Yes, the hijab girl who said hello through whatsapp chat, Hira.

"Waallaikumsalam," I replied.

Not wearing for long. My reply was a double tick, blue.

I don't know why. Suddenly I felt happy, while reading a short message through whatsapp.

"It's Hira, Mas," he said again. Means my guess, right. I wasn't wrong. The sender of chat through whatsapp is Hira.

"Mas. Excuse me. Don't get me wrong about last night. Yesterday, I came with my sister, number 4. I was lazy to go out on my own. So I asked my sister to take me," explained Hira, at length via chat.

"O," I said, briefly, sending only the letter o.

"Then, what does it have to do with me" I asked.

"Heheheheheheh" Hira replied.

"Once again, I'm sorry, Mas Budiman, no prejudice about me" said Hira again.

Hira clarified the incident at dinner yesterday. Perhaps, she thought I was jealous of her, because of seeing the man sitting next to her, that night. Hmmm.....Very good her. Why am I jealous!?

"O" I said again.

"Mas, he said he was good at painting, huh? Paint me dong, later if it is so, want me to display in my room," he asked again still through chat.

*Deg*

My heart was pounding when I read that chat message. I thought, she must have been related to Subandi.

Intentionally, I just read the chat, without me retaliating. In my heart, I actually want to be arrogant, say yes. But, I still think twice, to admit that I'm good at painting, like Hira's question.

***

At school, the other teachers were excited to see me coming this morning.

They took turns.

"Ehem..."

"Ehem..."

"Ehem...!

"Near by now, it's free food. Ehem...ehemmm!? One of them said that phrase.

Me, confused. Looking to the right and to the left. Find out who they're flirting with.

"Ehem...Soon there'll be a bachelor's party."

I am confused by their jokes.

"Ikutan dong, the bachelor's release party!" sahutku.

Worse, instead they compact laugh at me together.

"Lho, that party right...Mas Budiman, so Mas Budiman took us!" said Mr. Har, the math teacher at the school where I teach.

"That's, Piye iki Rek?!" ask me, still confused.

"Tu, there's a package, a delivery from a girl named Mahira. Ehem.." said Mr. Har again.

"Package?" ask me wonder.

"This is Mas, Mas hasn't come to school. Uh there's a courier from Tiki, he's taking the package to the school address, on behalf of Mas Budiman," Har said.

"Open the little package in front of the other teachers.

"Hmmmmm!" god Mr. Rudi.

"Wow. The perfume! Cuittt uhui!" chirp Mr. Rudi again.

In front of them, I pretended not to know who the package was from.

Inwardly, why am I suddenly GR. Feeling that Hira put her heart on me. Maybe this is one of the ways he apologized to me. Yesterday, I did not answer his apology.

As a man, I must be a jaim. Let him not be careless with me. I wonder how far he's going to go to apologize.

On the other hand, I'm actually not angry anymore, because he explained it to me, yesterday via chat.

You know, I'm fucking accusing him of being another guy. Hm.....

But, what's wrong with me?

Hira and I have no bond. Girlfriend, no. Friends or friends are not. He was just a new person, who Subandi just introduced to me.

Why do I get jealous when I see him with someone else. My jealousy was wrong address. That man, his sister. Not lover.

***

My phone is shaking again, midnight. I guess, chat from whom. From whom else, if not from Subandi.

Since Hira had explained to me, about the man who was with her at that time, Subandi's mobile number I opened again.

Before, I was angry with Subandi. In fact, he is not wrong.

I'm the one who didn't want to hear Subandi's explanation that night.

"Mas Bro. Tomorrow night invited yasinan reading event at Hira's house. Come yuk. You see, if it comes alone, I don't care," asked Subandi via chat whatsapp.

"OKAY. But, you go to my house first yes, pick me up." I asked

"Okay Mas Bro. Ready it!" subandi's promise to me.

As promised, Subandi kept it. The next day he was nongol in front of my porch.

"I'm confused why do you only ask for the company of me, if there are certain events? Don't you have any friends?" I'm serious though.

"Hehehehe. Because I feel, fit to be friends with Mas Bro aja," he said.

"Haha!" I said laugh back.

Honestly, I also feel like I'm just a good match for Subandi. I am not picky when it comes to making friends. But I do feel suitable.

"Oh yes Mas Bro, tomorrow night we are invited to dinner with Hira. He said it was his 24th birthday. Come yuk," said Subandi.

"Hm. Who invited us or his other friends?" ask me, ask for clarity.

"Well that's it's Mas Bro I don't know myself either" Subandi replied, in a doubtful tone.

I asked Subandi, so he could ask Hira for an explanation first. After there is clarity, I will answer, will be present at the invitation of Hira, the dinner.

***

"I make sure, the dinner, only you and Mas Budiman are invited," Hira exclaimed in a reassuring tone.

Without a second thought, I decided to attend, after hearing Subandi's explanation.

Subandi himself was also pleased, having known the answer that I would be present.

"Later I'll bring a gift for Hira" I said to Subandi.

"But don't tell me Hira is Bro. Plisss. It's both of us's secrets. I want to give her a special gift" I said.

Subandi. He urged me, so that I would say what gift, for Hira.

"Dong Bro's secret. Later you slip, keep telling Hira. Just wait for tomorrow. I'll give him a special gift." I said.

For this time, I don't know why I tried to accept Hira's presence in my life.

***

As I promised, I gave a gift for a special moment of Hira's dinner.

Hopefully, with that gift, he's happy to receive it. The price is not much. But I hope he doesn't see how much it's worth.

Uh wait. But is it time, if I give him a gift? For between me and him there is no bond. Yes just bonding as a new friend.

Uh. Never mind. It's not time yet, I want to give him a gift. At least, even without ties, the gift is a birthday gift. Because, I know, being given a gift on a birthday, is one of the most beautiful memories. Moreover, Hira also once gave me a gift parfume, even though I did not celebrate my birthday. This means, he gives sincerely.(connects)