The Casual Lover

Chapter 2

Bima Aksa annual Literature Festival requires extra work because not only from within the school, other schools participate. Given the leadership of the new osis who was only one month old, it requires Vela and her friends to participate to intervene to help the Junior osisnya.

Vela is already twelfth grade. His term ended about a month ago. But he could not just hands off because this event was still very new for his juniors. This is where Vela's job is to guide.

Be here he is now, compared to the other twelfth graders who are enjoying the festival, Vela and Anin as the former chairman and vice chairman of the osis, are busy accompanying his Junior osis to take care of the Festival.

"Rame yes Brother. Last year's serame wasn't it?"

"More rames, De," Vela replied chuckling as she clasped her chin to look at the festival from backstage. "So it was last year that we had a special guest star. Artist."

"Well, can you? How can you not tell? 'I can invite you too."

Vela shook her shoulders. "Nothing is it."

Dean, the surrogate head sausage himself is sitting next to him. "Sorry yes Brother, you should now enjoy the show, not take care. Honestly, it turns out the osis is as easy as I imagined," he said regretfully.

Vela nodded. "Look down, I used to do that too. I used to be more self-reported than lo. Fortunately, Kak Bayu was able to relax. Later, if the department is up, help also adek-adek lo."

"Surely Brother." Dean nodded and smiled widely making Vela inevitably smile as well.

"Take a look at the arrangement of the show."

Anin joined after finishing her activities fiddling with background music stage. The girl carried the laptop attached with the stage speaker in front of Vela.

"What is this Dean track paskishow? Want to add a new show?" ask Anin.

"Yes Brother. Temen's proposal happened to be Paski's son. Many agree. I am okay-okay. Paski's son took part. No pa-pa, right?"

"No pa-palah De. The more events the better. What matters is interesting. We didn't think about following Paski, did we not Vel?"

Vela nodded with a faint smile.

"Eh, the laptop is lowbat. I went back there first. Bye," said Anin back to her place.

"Gue also unplug Kak," said Dean also rise to pack his work papers. "Cowok lo linger if you look."

"Hm? Where's?" but Dean was already scrapping to the front of the stage letting Vela alone sit there.

Vela circulated her gaze to find Saga. But too many people. Especially his position backstage. His eyes could not find Saga.

Vela sighed and took her phone.

Me: If you want to join, here

Saga: You know where my number is?

Me: You deleted it, I know. Memorize me your number. Here, don't stop. I'm tired of the way

No more replies. Vela hung up her phone and rested her chin on the table under this tent of osis. He was sitting there alone. There were only a few sausage officers who were busy arranging stage music with Anin on the left front. And some people pass by to just pass by.

There was someone sitting beside him making Vela turn her head. He smiled thinly. "Now I understand why Dean says you're a jerk. Not because of fear, but your broken face is loh," he said half insinuating.

"The boy was afraid."

"So. There is nothing to fear from you" replied Vela cuek.

"What a big upset?" ask Saga.

Vela nodded. "Hu 'um. Ugly make. Deserving people on the serem," he said. "You've said medicine first, I'm lazy ngeladenin if you're that rich."

Saga sighed looking at that perfect Angel side Vela. Too lazy to answer if Vela has acted indifferently like this. His head fell on Vela's shoulder. In addition to being sleepy, Saga also did not deny the feeling of urgency caused by Vela. Saga missed his attention.

"Don't have a handsaplast," muttered Saga shut her eyes.

Vela did not react for a few seconds. The girl just kept quiet while occasionally taking a deep breath. Not the heart, finally Vela opened her baby blue softcase. Take two pieces of the many handsaplast that always Vela stock behind it. Just for Saga.

"Lo's angry? You're angry, aren't you Vel?" ask Saga without raising her head.

Vela did not answer. The girl wordlessly pasted the handsaplast on Saga's knuckles. Saga breathed again. Pressing his head on Vela's shoulder and his hand instead holding Vela's hand. Letting silence silence silence and slowly overpowered a sense of comfort.

Vela smiled miris. His right hand cupped Saga's hand which grasped his left hand. Letting that sense of comfort fill their meager time.

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"Chocolate or tea?"

"Coffee."

Vela chuckled at Saga's short answer. Satisfied to see the flat face of the man when he heard his question. Without answering again Vela immediately went to the kitchen to make a coffee Saga and bring some snacks.

"That's plenty. You know I don't like snacking," said Saga took his coffee.

"Try, Ga. Tasty. It was my favorite," Vela replied and then ruffled Saga's hair a glance before passing into her room. Change clothes because today Saga invites him to go for a walk.

"Co scented anyway?" muttered Saga while riding a motorcycle makes Vela smell herself.

"Why? Don't like the smell? Overrated?" tanyakanya.

"So. Just dizzy. Like drugs, make opium," he said then put on a helmet.

Vela pinched her waist while holding a smile. "What have you tried drugs for?"

"Not yet."

"Yet? Just try wearing it, I kill you first before you go to jail."

Saga laughed and took off his bike. Today Saga takes Vela to Skate Park. This saga is a non-neko-neko person. No exaggeration. And anti-mainstream. He doesn't like to go to the beach, the Mall, or the restaurant. Saga likes something instant. The point was something that involved him and Vela directly. Introducing Vela to her fun world.

"Try riding this one Vel."

"Hold but," said Vela rose from her fall position while playing scooter. Then climb onto a black skateboard that is treaded on one of the legs of the Saga.

Then the little running Saga pulled Vela's hand. They tried it over and over again, and Vela was unable to last more than ten seconds. Finally Saga decided to go for a regular walk with one hand pulling Vela's hand that was on the skateboard so that Vela could relax a little.

Vela took out her phone with her other hand and opened the instagram app. Then record the Saga from behind. Don't forget their hand links.

"Ga, look here try," he called. And Saga turned to then smile broadly at his badboy face.

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