The First High School Love

Chapter 18 Our Loneliness

“Matari, English lo good is not it?” ask Gilang to Matari during the first break.

“More packages of him than lo surely.” Said Thea later.

“Ngeselin. I just want him. Try two songs. Only this comes out a little from the typical lo. For the first song will be my duet, so you just relax. Well the second song, I want you to sing yourself.” Timpal Gilang's.

“Emang what song, Lang?” matari asked while sitting next to Gilang.

Gilang opened a music chord magazine. Two pages were marked.

“Quiet, all the band members have been recorded on cassette. Your all this week's assignment is to hear the song over and over again.” Gilang said and handed the tapes that had been filled with two songs for Matari to listen to and some of the rest to be handed over to the other band members.

“Wah, the richness of the song is difficult nih.” Thea said while looking at the tape.

“Hmmm, I brought the Walkman. I was horrified first yes.” Matari said as she reached into her backpack.

Matari took out her Walkman.

“Eh your band name what the hell?” ask Thea later.

“Eeeee…. WHAT YES?” Gilang then ngakak. “Ndon't know me either. What yes, Ri?”

Matari shrugged her shoulders.

“Lo by pinter nulis. Cariin the word absorption or strange words that are suitable.”ujar Gilang.

“Okeee, I'm lookingin ya. I went to perbus first and searched for reference.” Matari.

“Gue not coming yes, I wait for my ice milo from Lisa.”

“No papa, I went there myself.”

Matari took her walk and then put on a jacket. His walkway was placed in one of his pockets large enough, headset he immediately wear.

The Matari school library is located near the teacher's lounge. Two floors, because it's incorporated with the computer lab. It was quite far away from the 1st class row. However, Matari can run fast enough to save time. Suddenly, someone patted him on the shoulder quickly.

Matari stopped her steps and turned her head, Davi was already standing behind her. Grimaced.

“Where to?” ask Davi later.

“Perpussy. Mmm, would you like to come?”

That's when Davi's face changed, all this time Matari never invited him first. Always the initiative to start the call. But this time it was different, Matari invited her without hesitation.

Davi walked along with Matari. Not only Matari who had always felt there were butterflies flying in her stomach. Even Davi had sensed it since he first saw Matari shoot the target board a few months ago. And the butterfly, like it, has been living in its stomach ever since, not even stopping flapping its wings.

Inside the library, many 3rd graders are looking for references. Considering they're about to take a national exam. Matari entered into the library environment skillfully, as if she had been to this place almost every day. Davi realized, Matari may be known will give many other surprises that he did not know before.

Like this moment, as he walked among the long bookshelves of the library, searching with confidence. It was as if Matari already knew which book she was looking for was on which shelf next door. Davi followed him with great admiration. He didn't choose the wrong girl he liked. It is not boring and there are always new things that make his joy increase every day.

“This is it. Yesterday sempet see, the power is good.” Matari said as she picked up a book from the shelf.

“What's tuh?” ask Davi, kepo.

“Novel is it.” Sahut Matari while showing the front page of the novel book titled “Asmaraloka”.

“Good?” ask Davi grimacing.

“Ndon't know. Hahahah, just curious. I read at a glance first yes, if it is good I want to pinjem actually.”

Davi was actually just pretending to be interested. Books are the last thing he should like.

“OK, find the bench first yuk.” Davi said as he walked away from the shelf area and headed towards the reading area, a large area containing rows of tables and chairs.

Davi sat on one of the rather quiet sections of the table. Matari sat next to him.

“You while listening to music not?” ask Matari.

Davi looked around and realized that there was a ball magazine. He felt that the ball magazine could fill his time a little while waiting for Matari's activities in the library.

“Bby, can. I'll take the magazine first yes.”

Then the two of them sat together. Matari took his walk, and put a headset on the right and the other headset was given to Davi. Clumsy, Davi put the headset on his left ear.

“What song is this?” whispered Davi.

“Ga know me. Who chose Gilang. Gilang vice-chairman of my class.” said Matari while also whispering.

“Hah? Make what?”

“You? Same her?”

“Iyaaa. Class representative will retire. Rameans. Same Lisa too.”

Davi nodded. Finally the choice to play the band has also fallen to his own classmates. From there Davi is quite sure, Matari is a loyal child. Though there have been many children in the 1st and 2nd grade who invited him to join to strengthen their formation band, but always rejected Matari well. At least that's what he heard from Abdi.

“Gue while reading yes..” says Matari later.

Matari began to read. The first song, Lonely Kita, performed by Pass Band and Tere, is indeed a duet song. It was only fitting that Gilang volunteered himself to sing together. A pretty good and meaningful song. Not a love song.

Accidentally his index finger came into contact with Davi's index finger. They were together to put their hands on the table, holding the headset cord from swaying.

The touch of a few seconds made Matari's heart rustle. He suddenly wanted to explode. He didn't know it, Davi secretly felt the same way.

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“ASMARALOKA?” Thea and Lisa exclaimed almost simultaneously.

“What does it mean?” ask Gilang. “Giri loka, Griya loka, such?”

“Hmmm according to KBBI dictionary, Asmaraloka means world of love.” Sahut Matari while showing the book he borrowed from the Library.

“Had, too sue-menye no hell?” ask Gilang later.

“Maclum, you are the same people who fall in love. Try if the same person who broke his heart, must be called Nightmare.” Lisa replied to a ridiculed laugh from Thea.

“Iya also yes.. Yes already, Asmaraloka, I consider again deh. Find dong again, let there be a choice. Later we vote with classmates.” Gilang.

“Yeah, must yes same classmate?” ask Thea again.

“Iya dong, Bu Ketu. Gottasss!!! Let our rich class children be invited to participate. Surely by itself will give support when we perform. Let's yell at the howl of gituuu... Let's have a lot of viewers!” Tandas Gilang's.

“Tumben lo smart, Lang. Okay, I agree. Please yes, Matari...” Thea said as she blinked her eyes.

“Ih, jijay deh lo!” exclaiming Matari while pinching Thea's cheek.

Matari rubbed her finger that had come into contact with Davi. Suddenly he smiled to himself.

“Woiiii, why do you? Smile themselves? There must have been an exciting incident in the same time frame Davi?” ask Lisa.

“Ah, enggak..” says Matari.

“Tuh, the face is red right? Ri, buruaaan. Stale hunting lo.” Lisa said again.

Matari took a breath. “Gue still not sure.”

“Later I told Davi to shoot deh.” Thea then.

“Do not, Theee... don't!” matari Sahut.

“Whyyyy?” ask Thea confused. “What are you still confused about? He really likes it the same way. Same time I used to.”

“Theaaa, about that, sorry.. I feel like I ever talked officially about this all.”.

“Alah, no papa. Just relax. When I first found out, I was angry with you guys. Same Davi too. But now it's not papa. I even geemeeessss really if you guys are still equally shy cat.”

“Jadiiiii.. You were angry because of that, The?” ask Matari.

Crossed over immediately. He didn't want to get involved in a girl fight. Ribet.

“Iyaaa. There are two reasons why I am angry. First, why don't you tell me about it? Second, why does Davi like my own best friend?”

Matari gulps. Embracing Thea. Lisa did the same.

“Sorry we yes, The. Honestly, I'm confused to know Davi likes me. Start calling me. Started talking to me intensely. And that's when you're busy with basketball championships. I am confused where he came from. Ngalir. I'm afraid of interrupting your time with the championship. I know, basketball is important for you now.”

Thea patted her two best friends. “Yaaaa. If I thought, I might do the same. Mungkiiin…. I'm sorry you guys are.”

“Iya, I'm sorry too, Thea. You know, I've always supported you, supported Matari. And I also can't if asked to choose between the two of you. I can't. But if you can not be cuddled again ya." said Lisa, wise.

Thea just smiled. “Make me now, the most important thing is friendship. After all, I don't notice anything with Davi. Rich is a bit sad. Rich I tuh singer trus lost his fans moved to another singer who happens to be my best friend.”

“Lo will meet others, The. Whoever it is. I'm sure someday

you will meet the right person..” said Matari while still hugging her best friend.

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