Thank you, Samuel

nineteen

Olive and Samuel walked to the parking lot. But their steps instantly came to a halt when someone was blocking their path.

"Stop! I need your help now! It's an emergency, pliss I'm asking for a favor!" katya said in a panic that left Samuel and Olive confused.

"Why Kat? You're gapapa, right? What's an emergency?" asked Olive curious and worried at once.

"Gue just got off the phone, said Oma I suddenly went to the hospital. Can I pinch Samuel to help me?? Plisss.." pinta Katya while pleading.

Olive and Samuel then looked at her for a moment, a second later Olive and then agreed to Katya's request. "How come, Sam, you want her anterin? Omanya Katya is in the hospital. You anterin her, huh?" Samuel paused for a moment and looked at Katya trying to determine if this was Katya's alibi or not.

"Lo no longer boong, right?" samuel asked to make sure that made Olive rebuke him slowly.

"You are Samuel! When you talk about it anyway, it's Katya Sam.." said Olive quietly.

"Gue didn't lie, you want to anterin me Sam?" pinta Katya again.

"How about Liv?" samuel asked worried about Olive.

"I'm easy, just take a taxi. You anterin Katya aja there, kasian she wants to see Omanya" said Olive who made Samuel sighed resignedly.

"Okay I anterin lo" said Samuel to Katya who made Katya smile happily.

"Thank you Sam. lo is so good dehh"

"Yaudah if it's lo ati-ati yes Liv, I first yes nganterin Katya" said Samuel who Olive angguki.

Olive actually intends to go straight to the gate to go straight home. But I don't know why he suddenly remembered Mark. Olive then remembered now Mark was on a basketball practice schedule.

As usual, before he heads to the basketball court. He always bought a bottle of mineral water for Mark. Olive then could immediately see Mark who was seriously training. Olive then sat in the audience seat and looked at Mark training.

During the training break, Mark realized Olive and immediately smiled as he approached her.

"Hi Mark" Olive said with a smile, Mark returned Olive's smile with a big smile.

"More for you" as usual, Mark immediately received the bottle of mineral water that Olive gave and immediately gulped it down. Mark sat down next to Olive after he finished drinking.

"Aren't you going home with Samuel?" mark asked, Olive shook her head slowly.

"No, she was carrying Katya. He said Omanya Katya was in the hospital" Mark was just a beard, in his heart he was happy because it meant he could go home with Olive.

"Yaudah, that's why you're coming home with me" Mark bargained.

"Yes, I'm just waiting for you to finish training" and then they shut up and look at the other basketball kids. Somehow they felt awkward and even lost the topic again to speak. Though usually during this break, Mark was always fun chatting with Olive.

"Willy! Even going out with both of you!" shouted Ardi who immediately Mark threw the empty drinking bottle earlier.

"Syric to Ardi!"

Ardi managed to avoid Mark's throw, he then smiled mockingly and returned to his friends.

"Udah did not need to be servedin Mark, Ardi is like that anyway" they fell silent again, a few seconds later Mark then grasped the hand of Olive that made Olive confused.

"Liv, you don't feel like the more we come here like that?" Olive was silent listening to him. Mark was right, Olive felt so too. But now it's Olive's part to kind of dodge, isn't it?

Now Olive plans not to always rely on Mark. But, why was his heart so heavy to do that? Did Olive just cancel her intention than they had to move further away?

Olive smiled, then clasped Mark's hand back. "Sure, what if we go to an ice cream shop just a regular kayak?" Mark also smiled and nodded.

"Your ring is a lot of Mark, later if not immediately dilap fear of your skin will gatel-gatel" Mark just silently looked at the face of Olive who was seriously cleaning the sweat on her face.

"Well, it's done" exclaimed Olive smiling happily.

"Thank you" Olive simply nodded then kept her handkerchief back.

'prittt!!'

Pluit back again blown sign break time has finished.

"Udah lu Mark don't date mulu! Exercise again lo!" yelled Ardi again at Mark.

"Liv, I'm training again. Are you waiting again?" ask Mark before he goes back to training.

"Whoa, there you exercise again. I'll see from here" replied Olive, Mark then back to the field for training.

Olive just focused on watching Mark in training.

"I can't depend on Mark anymore. But that doesn't mean I have to go far or avoid it either. I don't want to make us more unclear and even end up not knowing each other. I don't want it to happen"

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Olive and Mark are in an ice cream shop not far from the school. They ate the ice cream while sitting on the bench that has been provided.

"Olive" called Mark who immediately made Olive turn her head.

"Why Mark?"

"I'm sorry if I'm still wrong. I don't want us to go any further, I want us to kayak first. You also want us to kayak first, right?"

"I-I want us to kayak first. But, I think your talk at that time was really Mark. I really need to find many other friends, I can't always just know you doang deket. I realized all this time I had been ansos child, and I realized that being ansos was not always fun. I also want to kayak other girls, who like to shop together, watch together, to the salon together, chat together. And there must be many exciting things that can be done together" Mark just quietly listened to Olive. Olive explained as she looked blankly at her ice cream.

"I will slowly change my cold attitude, I will try to get along with girls in class. And this time I want to do my own business, I don't want them to want to win the same I just because your man didang" Olive looked at the face of Mark who was still silent staring at him.

"But I promise, if I've got a lot of new friends. I will not forget you, I will always spend time together with you" said Olive reassured Mark with a smile.

"I'm glad you want to find your own tea. But you have to be careful too, because not always people who look good in front of it are good behind it too. Don't believe it even if it's your friend. You have to take care of yourself" Olive smiled at Mark's attention he always gave her. Mark's attention has not changed.

"Yes Mark, you're like a father who ngingetin his son not to snack carelessly" kekeh Olive which makes Mark even flank his nose.

"You were the time used to often snack haphazardly, often choose the wrong temen as well. That's why now I'm saying you don't go back" Mark then let go of Olive's nose.

"I feel lucky that Mark has a friend like you. You can be likened to my father, my brother, my mother, temen deket, kang Go-Jek." joked Olive who immediately made Mark protest.

"No elite is the same as Go-Jek!" mark's protest that made Olive chuckle.

"I was just kidding Mark.. When I did you miss Go-Jek anyway??"

"You're a multitalent, Mark. Dalem a day you can be anything to me. And I'm grateful that you still want to win with me"

"Sttt!" Mark put his index finger in front of Olive's mouth.

"You said what the hell Liv, until whenever I'll always be there for you Liv. I will not suddenly leave you alone, I will always be there for you if you need me again. Because you have always known for yourself if I love you, you are my best friend from childhood" Mark said, holding Olive's hand.

Olive smiled in her heart, yes Mark did love her as a friend from childhood. He must realize that he can't expect more if Mark loves him more than a friend.